Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-21
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OFTHE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

skulls of Two Children FRACTURED
Near CarrolltOD.
GEORGIA,
Albany received %SS bales OF cotton
Saturday.
William Tittlebaum, >ue OF Atlanta's
oldest citizens, died sunny.
Five hundred and thrty-One bales OF
cotton were received at Albany Friday.
A military company was organized in
Athens Tueday, known as the Athens
Light Infantry.
T. }. Threlkeld. one Of the largest buy
ers Of cotton in Griffin, died At his resi-
dence Friday night. He was about 10
years Of age.
James NJ. Smith will build for his own
use a railroad from his plantation, in
0gethorpe county, 10 WinterVllle, dis
tance OF six miles.
The Augusta Chronicle issued hand
some siXi een-page trade issue sunday.
1t Is well written. neatly printed, and
worthy OF preservation for the valuable
facts 10 contains.
1t is rumOred to-day that the coloreI
Knights Of Labor will put a man in the
field a. a candidate for legislative honOrs
in Clarke county. They have not as yet
named tneir man.
The amount of force eXerted by heat
and cold in expansion and contraction OF
metal is equal to that which would bs re-
CURED to stretch or compress it to the
same extent by mechanical means.
negro, Tom Miller, has put in apc
pearance at the last four terms of Glynn
county court, thinking that be was under
bond, only to lind out last Thursday that
there was no case on the docket against
him.
Wallace Sooyille, the engineer wounded
in the late collision at albany, is report
ed by his physician to he doing as
well AS could be expected. His wound is
a very serious and pain ful one, and he
will be confined to his room for some
time.
Al Dauielsville Thursday, whisky got
the batter of some of the boys, and they
got IN the notion to mug some of the other
bows, and while doing so one of them got
TO feeling Tor his cousin with his knife
and cut him in four places, making ugly
gashes.
Colonel Jackson, one of the contractors
for the new hotel at Brunswick, has
reached that city, and also the representa-
tive OF the architect. Ground was broken
for the hotel site Friday evening, The
directors were out inspecting the site
yesterday forenoon.
There is need of more banking capital
in Brunswick. Increasing business re-
luires that banking capital shall grow
with the growth of business. Brunswick
has doubled its business in twelve
months, but her banking capital has not
rOrrespOndingly increased.
The Albany News aud Advertiser is in
debted to DIR. z. l.. Hilsman tor a natural
curiosity in the shape OF bunch Of pears.
Clustered together on one little limb
were twelve large, we'll developed pears,
making a solid buncn OF fruit that would
about fill a peck measure. Tne pears
We're of the keiffer variety. "
The Democratic primary to nominate
candidates to represent Fulton county IN
the next Legislature will be held Sept. 2S.
So far but two can iidates have formally
announced themselves, but there is
great deal of talk about probable candi-
dates. Among them are Hon. f. p. Rice,
Mr.. w. A. Haygood, DR.. J. o. Perkins
and MD. VI. Lddell.
The surviving relatives of A. It. Vandi-
we're, OF Cedartown, "A freight conductor,
who died from injuries received in a wreck
OF his tram on the K. and w. railroad
some time ago, have received the amount
OF his insurance in the Conductors ln-
surance Association OF America and
Canada, some $1,000. A while before MS
death h. was induced TO insure, and had
: The Boston journal of Commerce gives
the following recipe as a varnisn for cab
inetmHkers' use: Pale shelac, $50 parts
mastic, "a parts; alcohol OF 80 per cent,
1000 parts by measure. The solution is
made in the cold, with the aid Of frequent
stirring, 1t is always muddy and is en-
ployed without being filtered. With the
same resin and proof spirit varnish is
made for book binders TO use over morocco
leathe
A new concrete now being used quite
extensively in France is composed of
eight parts sand, gravel and pebbles, one
part pow dered cinders and one-and-a-half
parts Unslaked hydraulic lime. These
materials are thoroughly beaten tog 'ther,
The mixture forming concrete winch
sets almost Immediately and becomes in
few days extremely hard and solid. IL
may be improved by the addition of one
part cement.
Colonel Slaughter, who is in charge OF
the government forces engaged in clean
ing out the Flint river, is making slow
but sure Roadway to Albany. The force
IS now at BaccntOn, Just sixteen miles
below this city, and the work will he
pushed as rapidly as possible. Colonel
slaughter is 90 ng good work, and is con-
1ident that when he has accom- plished his
task a line OF steamers can run up to AL
bany with ease and safety.
Acworth News and Farmer: One
thing that Acworth needs is handsome
ffty-rcom hotei on one OF the beautiful
sites around our town. By proper and
we'll directed effort hundreds OF summer
visitors could be brought here every year,
while different portions uf our State are
now catching great many VINO formerly
spent the winter in Florida. The old
Robinson place, IN the lower end OF town,
is a most attractive site for summer
hotel, aud with tie i'm mineral well and
picturesque surroundings, could be made
one Of the loyelest summer retreats
In the country.
A terrible difficulty occurred Friday at
North's mill, six miles west Of Hampton.
Mr.. North had mis- pond drawn Off 10 re-
pair bis dam, and more than "a hundred
men had repaired thlther to catch fish
every man win seine on one shoulder
and a jug of whlsky on the other. About
y O'Clock the row commenced between
Barlow Crawley, Hal Dorsey, Gun Dor
sey and Frank LOWS, Barlow Crawley
was fatally shot in the hand and bowels
by CUT ID irs"y. Hal nIrsey had AN arm
broken, and he WAS otherwise terribly
beaten. Frank Lewis head was severely
gasbed and his skull cracked.
At Warrenton Sarah Mathis, a colored
woman, cooking for Mrs. Adam Jones,
was arrested Monday on very serious
charge. There vas defect in the war