Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-06

was appointed to give the usual notice in
our o county paper.-Noticing Rev. A. B.
NucHolIs, OF Cumming, having been a
MEMBER OF the Baptist Church, in the
NEWS, for forty-one years, leads me TO
state the following facts: Mrs. Joel Calf
mas been member of Canton Baptist
Church forty-four years. n. n. Edge, now
member in Canton, has been 4 Baptist
loICy-seFen years, and neither acknOwl-
edge to be old. Mrs. Whatley, who re-
Gently died in Fayette county, had been
member of the Baptist Church for
nlnety-six years. She died in her Hath
year. w. G. Davis, of Newton county.
who died some years since, had been an
officer in the Methodist Church seventy
six years.
Arlington correspondence NEWS, June
3: The recent rains have been abundant,
ana the crops are looking WE'LL the Oat
crop particularly has improved wonder
fully, much to the delight of the farmers
ana their hungry stock. No corn has been
shipped to this point this season, and it Is
very probable that none will be needed
our merchants have good deal of good
sound corn on hand which they took in
during the winter and spring, but which
they cannot now dispose OF at IS cents,
except in very small quantities.-The
WOODS are tull of commercial travellers
The cry is, "Who will buyg" Very likely
some of the more enterprising will be
around in short time with samples
ior next spring stocks. There
Is nothing like taking time
by the forelOck.-Abe Blocker, the leader
OF band of negro ku-klux, who entered
the house OF some peaceable people last
tall and killed an inoffensive boy, and who
escaped from the guard after arrest, has
been captured and is now in Morgan Jail.
Inc last grand jury found a bill of indict-
ment against him for murder, and the
Governor offered reward of $3.50 for his
arrest and return to the authorities. Cal
houn Superior Court cOnvenes next week,
and 1t is almost a foregone conclusion
that Abe will soon have an opportunity to
follow those who have gone to glory from
the gallows.
Several weeks ago Mr.. Newell, the con-
tractor building the artesian we'll at Quit
man, struck strata of very hard flint rock
SO hard that with the most highly temper
ed drills he could not go more than One-halt
10 three inches per day. However, at
that snaiPs gait he went through, and
suddenly his drill dropped about ten feet,
and soon thereafter he discovered that he
had reached a strong, bold stream, ten
feet deep. He continued to go down, but
encountered an even harder rock than
above. He worked day after day and still
with no success, and for three weeks he
did not go more than six inches. Seeing
that no progress was being made the
Council decide tO!try dynamite and made
trade with a Chattanooga expert to
make the experiment. This party placed
fifteen pounds of the explosive in the hole
made by the drill, and then sent down
small cartridge to explode it, but the
small one exploded when about half way
down and tore up the casing. This was
Strengthened, and he was preparing to ex-
plOde it by electricity when he was called
home to sick wife's bedside. DR.. Snow
and ex-MayOr Averett took up where the
expert left off. They connected the bat
terry, and a low distant rumbling sound
was heard. The explosion had been made,
and great was the commOtion. The
houses, stores and shops for 300 yards
around were shaken to their foundation
the whole town was shaken up, and the
rock below was shattered.