Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-07-26
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County Melton Growers Report
tr. Most Succ-sstui season fhey nav"
r,-r Had-A Barbecued fig men
atlanta sporting women Dldht Eht
atTAllulah.
GEORGIA.
Al lnman Il Co. bought Primus
$500, first bale at Atlanta saturday,
DsyIng l0I2 cents per pound.
a. Nic(iauley has bought w. L. Brln-
rarn, near Ou-ley and has moved TO
~" Mr.. Brmsou will move 10 Texas.
rovndes the corn crops are good,
.,Imongh The stalks are blown down
ha.ilv m some sections and the fodder
badly stripped up.
,Tna tax returns OF Clay for this year
.hoyan increase on property OF 900
onJ 1865 polls, making $4,000 and sos polls
increase for 1886.
l. is understood that Prof. Nash will
not rejaIn the principalship OF the Val
dosfa Institute, and the trustees are look
inc about i0r new man.
There are now six or eight lunatics con-
eraJ m the outbuildlngs in the jail yard
49, Atlanta. awaiting OdatiOns at
en-. ASYLUM. 1t Is necessary TO keep
',I,ord Ia look after them. One OF the I'M
tortnnalps is u small white boy, VINO has
tie dropsy.
Whenever a United States prisoner
wants to come out OF Jail and give bond,
tba law requires that a United states
oNici3l Guard him TO the custom house.
Tnr mis- the officer gets thirty cents.
1bis Zee amounts to considerable at At
lanta every year
Thomas f. Morrison has entered suit
AGAINST the city of Atlanta for five hun
dred dollars damages. lie claims that his
nroperty on Green's Ferry avenue has
been damaged that amount by the street
force leaving the street in such cOndi-
ton as to overflow his lot.
# minors are to be relied upon beer
Garden will be opened this morning Just
0utsde the corporate limits of Atlanta,
Notwithstanding the prohibition laws.
The garden will be located on the United
States reservation beyond West End. A
man named Cohen is the reputed pro-
prietor.
Valdosta Times: Political matters are
0uiet in Lowndes county. We hear more
or less talk about candidates for Senator
and Representative, but there has been
no sign Of excitement yet, and we trust
there will be none. We can make a selec-
lion for both of these offices without stir
OF excitement
A negro named Lum Miner, on Rufus
Rocks place, in Lee county, was shot and
killed Thursday night. He was sitting
in the door eating a watermelon when
some one fired, the ball entering his head,
and he fell dead without struggle. He
was quiet, hard working and honest
negro, very humble and obedient, and his
death, or the cause, is a mystery, as 1t
was thought he had no enemy.
A gentleman who has been rusticating
In Webster and Stewart counties for sew
eral DAYS reports that corn IS the best
that has been known for years apparent
". 1t has promise that surpasses any
previous year in his knowledge. Cotton
presents very poor appearance, and in
some places will be a complete failure,
aud in his opinion the crop will be very
short. Cane, potatoes, peas and otaer
things are good.
Frank Allen, fireman on the regular
passenger train of the Americas, Preston
and Lumpkin, while hanging on the ten
der and looking under tine engine while
in motion, came near being killed Tues
day. His head struck a post at a cowgap,
knocked him backwa into the tender,
where he lay unconscious for ten or fit
teen minutes. He is up and at work all
the same. A thick hat, tough skin and
thick skull saved him.
Wednesday between 10 and IL O'Clock
the kitchen on the place occupied by Fl .
7. Fretwel, on Dudley street, Americus,
caught fire and was discovered by Flor
ence Ray, cOlored girl employed on the
place. She threw water on it, gave the
alarm, then ran to the chimney, climbed
10 the root, and when help arrived poured
water over the burning root until the
flames were extinguished. A good large
hole was eaten by the fire before it was
put out. The girl exhibited great nerve.
Rome Bulletin: p. n. Aycock's son,
Bradford AycOck, about Is years, has Gull
tiYated twelve acres of cotton on NJ. G..
oelman's place in Texas valley. 1t aver
ages three feet high. Mr.. AycOck brought
10 the Bulletin office yesterday morning a
stalk OF cotton with fourteen hollis and 81 Y
0uds. Mr.. Aycock says he has the best
crop he ever had in his life. He Will make
forty bushels of corn to the acre of upland
and his cotton will make three-quarters
Oh bale to the acre. The cotton, of which
he brought in stalk, was planted on May
o: There was no guano under 1t at all.
the seed were rolled in stable manure.
Quite an excitement was created on
whitehall street, Atlanta, Saturday at
tefnOon by tue vampire escaping from
the Olrd show. About six O'Clock ne
managed to escape from his cage, and fly
lhg GU. the door of the building. dart4d
across the street, striking the front of the
Cham0erlin building, and dropped upon
me sidewalk. The gentleman who has
been managing the show since Prof. Leon
went to Tallulah was sitting IN the door
Wlen the vampire flew out, and started
aiter him The bird fought hard and at
Uacted quite a crowd. He was subdued
ana Gagged again. much to the gratifica-
ton of the crowd.
saturday night the entire outfit in Chan
qls restaurant at Atlanta was attached.
rom Col. Sims it was learned that Mr..
mandy owed the Central Bank Block AS
"cIauon 5000 and that in order to secure
sue debt the entire outfit in the restaur-
Sn' was attached, the papers being served
constable Fuller. 1t was stated that
mI C0andy intended to leave sunday
mot,hlhg for Birmingham, and Mr.. Sims,
CSlshg mold OF this fact, and acting for the
SeuF@ Bank Block Association, had the
S''aurant and fixtures attached. Mr..
DuSndy says he intended TO 20 TO Bir-
T'usnam on business trip, but had no
WA OF Skipping the town. While ne has
r35 maze fortune here, he has made a
"'inS' and did not expect this trouble.
Alapana Star: Mr.. j. II. KIRBY says
NAV WAd turkeys cannot be tanned. lie
suuohed ease 20 prove it, When he
"G MAJ boy his mother placed number OF
E" ~fAey eggs under dOmesticated
se, ana Two Of the turkeys, IA hen ADD
spooIer, remained with the tame tuc-
f"! uhli grown, when the gobbler left
''l paris IlDluntsy "a o. nd he, IL