Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-28
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA,
NEWS OF TRETWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

County Murderer Arrested at Column
bus.
GEORGIA.
Capt. Sneed, of the Atlanta Rifles. was
presented with gold watch by the men,
bers of his command Christmas.
Y. A. Wright, of Jackson, has a re-
markable pointer dog. His latest freak of
intelligence was to voluntarily take
lighted cigar in his mouth and place him
self in the artists chair and sit for two
pictures. The dogs owner has refused
500 Tor him,
The factory at Sparta will be sold on
the first Tuesday in January, 1887. The
machinery is old-fashioned. The factory
will probably be put in operation,
although 1T will take some time TO change
the machinery. Muntour Factory was
the name OF the factory when it was last
In operation.
Jim Wright, colored train hand on
the Columbus and Rome railroad, had his
hand badly mashed Thursday while he
was coupling cars at Nance's station, in
the upper part of Muscogee county. He
was brought to Columbus and surgical
AID rendered. 1t was found necessary to
ampUtate,part OF the injured hand.
At Atlanta it is reported that young
gentleman of that city, we'll known in
business circles, has been dabblng in
Birmingham real estate for the last four
months and counts himself ahead now in
the transactions engaged in just 500, 900.
he is making preparations now to start
bank in Birmingham with that capital.
Policeman Joe Cannon arrested Doc
Carson (colored) at Columbus Friday
night. Carson killed negro woman
named Jennie Smith, by shooting her in
the head. near Oglethorpe, in Macon
county, about year ago. There was a
reward Of $3.50 for the arrest of the muir
derer. He was placed in Jail and the
Sheriff of Macon county was notified of
the arrest.
Rev. Mr.. McClesky was transferred by
the conference from the Waynesboro
church to the presiding eldership of the
Sandersville circuit. The opposition to
this change was so strong that the Bishop
yielded to the wishes OF the people, and
the recent appointments have been re-
voked, and Waynesboro is happy in
claiming MIR. McCIesky as her own at
least for another year.
At Quitman Friday E. A. Grower,
cashier of the banking house of Clayton,
Grower & Co., while out collecting mis-
laid an express package containing
$4,000. The package was unopened and
addressed to the above firm from W. W.
Gordon & Co., of Savannah, Ga. Five
hundred dollars and no questions asked
has been offered as a reward for its re-
turn. Up TO Saturday no trace Of it had
been discovered.
At Columbus Thursday night n. P.
Martins son George, aged about 16 years,
in company with Johnnie Patrick, a play
mate, were running down the track of the
Mobile and Girard railroad, on the east
commons, near FOntaine's wood yard,
when George fell into an open culvert,
fracturing his leg at the knee. DR.. Butts
rendered surgical aid and the boy Is now
getting along very well. Martin will sue
the city for damages.
The sgitating question In Houston
county is the Jail Improvement. The jail
inspecting committee of the grand Jury
for several terms have reported adversely
to jail, as to its cleanliness and ventiIa-
ton. At the October term the grand Jury
made sort OF mandatory recommends
ton, and since then the Board OF County
Commissioners have advertised for bids
involving extensive interior alterations.
The tax payers are opposed to this. The
Jail hae cost the county about sic, 900, aud
the people who pay the money think q
small sum is sufficient to rectlfy the evils.
The cultivation of the pecan tree is be-
coming new source of wealth through
out Georgia. There have been many
groves planted in various parts of the
State. There is a grove of four acres In
Wilkes county, in which the trees have
attained height of twenty-five feet, and
from which the owner has netted largely
the last season. In 1878 Col. j. T. Jones,
OF Troupe county, planted the seed. and
has made three crops from the trees.
When planted from the seed the tree Will
grow and become productive IN five years.
The nut, which is something ike the
hickory, drops readily upon shaking the
tree, and requires no care save that OF
picking. While the pecan tree grows
readily upon hillsides aud rocky or level
lands, yet thrives best on lowlands, 1t be-
ing a swamp growth. The cultivated nut
is much finer than that found in the
swamps, and always finds ready market.
At Macon Friday night as young Mr..
Williams was escOrting a young lady
home he heard groans near Stewart Nc.
Carty's gate IN East Macon, and after be
bad seen the lady home, he returned and
found negro, John Reed, about 10 years
old, lying on the ground with bullet
wound in his head. Mrs. MoCarty had
heard pistol fire near the gate, and, at
tracted by the groans, she. too, mad inves-
tIgated and found the young man. The
report OF the shooting soon circulated
among the negroes, and Reed was taken
from the street and carried to q house
near by, and DIR. j. g. McCrary was
called. He examined the wound
and found that the bullet (from a
22-calibre pistol) had entered the tore
head and penetrated the brain. The man
was questioned, but his answers were in.
coherent, and in his dazed condition II
was impossible to get anything definite
from him. He claimed that first one and
then another had shot him, and there was
no clue obtainable to the author OF the
shooting. He fingered until about 2
O'Clock Saturday afternoon, when he died.
He has lately been in the employ of Mr..
Melton, hauling wood, and was last seen,
prior TO the shooting, going toward home
with the steer and cart. There was boy
employed by Mr.. McCarty, who carried 9
pistol, and he lett the house and went out
at the gate just about the time the pistol
shot was heard. This circumstance was
considered sufficient to warrant the of.
flcers in arresting him.
Albert Angel, OF East Orange, New
Jersey, has lately arrived at Brunswick
Tor the purpose OF cultivating the ramIt
plant, and has leased the farm lands of A
4. Putnam for that purpose. 1t is assert
ed by Commissioner Henderson thai
Georgia's soil aud climate possess all the
requisites for the propagation of the famit
plant, the use OF which seems to be TO su
persede fax and hemp, and to dethront
cotton by It's unsurpassed strength, gloss
and durability OF fibre. 1t is claimed tina
II Is obtainable at such low rates as t