Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-10-27
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS oFTHE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

GEORGIA.
j. T. Harrison is a candidate for re-
election to the office of Tax Receiver Of
Stewart county.
The stock law will be in force through
out the limits of Stewart county within
the next SIX months.
The store of J. K. Cook, a dry goods
merchant of Fort Gaines, has been closed
by the Sheriff on attachments issued by
creditors.
On account of prior engagements, Rev.
b. W. Davis, of Dawson, could not accept
the call TO the pastorate Of the Lumpkln
Baptist church.
The Mayoralty of Cuthbert will be holly
contested in the coming election. The
cand dates in the field are Capt. John w.
Sealy and James a. Allison.
Hon. Charles f. Crisp, member of Con-
gress from the Third Georgia district, viii
address the citizens Of Stewart county at
the court house in Lumpkin on Friday,
Oct. 20.
Monday Gov. Mcdaniel issued war
rant On State Treasurer Hardeman for
$4,000, amount OF appropriation due
Academy TOR the Blind at Macon for the
fourth quarter.
Certain gentlemen are discussing the
proposition to ask the Baptists OF Georgia
20 move Mercer University from Macon
10 Atlanta. A subscription paper is being
prepared for circulation.
Nathan Smith, cOl0red preacher, has
been arrested al Rome, charged with the
burning of the store OF A. ;. johnson in
South Rome Saturday night. The EVIL
dence is circumstantial, ne having made
previous threats.
The Woman's Missionary Society of the
Elberton district held their annual meet
ing at the Methodist chnrch at E!berton
last Saturday. Quite numb Der Of dele
gates were in attendance, and the reports
were very satisfactory.
At Atlanta, Monday, IN the City Court,
IN the case Of Joseph Jones VS.. the Fire
Insurance Association OF England, the
plaintiff got a verdict OF $3.50 and 500
attorneys fees. The suit was for the
burning OF Jones' dwelling and barn, and
was brought on policy for $500.
The delayed election returns from Mil
Ter county have been received at the Office
Of the Secretary OF State. The total vote.
438 polls, was cast in favor OF the cOnsti-
tutional amendments. ln the legislative
race. Henry Hand received 209 votes and
his opponent, j. w. Cowart, 1872.
a marriage in fashionable Atlanta So
ciety occurred at the Second Baptist
church, in that city. Monday night. The
contracting parties were 7. A. Hammond
and Miss Clifford Putnam. The BRIDE il
the daughter of Israel Putnam. insurance
agent. The bridegroom IS the son OF Con-
gresham Hammond.
The gin house Of John l.. Edwards, two
miles west OF Hampton, containing
twenty-five bales OF cotton in the seed
was burned Friday night. 1t is supposed
TO have been the work of an incendiary,
since no one had used the gin all dav
ia
wards loss is all of $1,000. All the fix
lures were new.
At Rome on Monday Al Hall, a we'll
known fisherman, was arrested charged
with CONTRIBUTING. 1t is thought he -
one Of the manufacturers Of the spurious
coin which has been extensively circu-
lated there. William Jones, VINO was
arrested on the same charge SATURDAY.
night, will have cOmmittal trial before
the United States Commissioner Friday
afternoon,
Ed Peters, of Atlanta, said Monday that
the Atlanta Street Railway Company lost
money by the base ball business last sea-
son. We paid the Atlanta association
$3.50 cash down aud $25 for each game.
We came out about $500 behind. Some of
the games paid nothing. He said that
one paid the company 81 and another
81 90. In addition to the money loss the
company lost the work of the stock and
the wear and tear of the cars.
About five years ago negro woman
walked into an establishment in Griffin
aud oneied com with hUle in it in pay
lnent OF q 80 cent purchase. She was
told that II would only pass for 30 cents,
hut pursuaded the dealer TO trust ner for
20 cents. After five years absence she
walked mo the store few days ago and
Use bin loOkin' fer you ebeft adr Ter de
las five years 70 pay you dat -1 cont, but
you had dun gone and moved yer store
whar | couldn't flud it,"
A. o. Harper, one of Eibert0n's most
energetic and enterprising young farmers.
has made this year, on a lot OF thirty-eight
acres, thirty bales of cotton. The field
was prepared and cultivated with one
mule. On one halt the lot he fertilized
with compost manufactured at home, and
on the other malt he used cotton seed com
pound manufactured at Elberton, 200
pounds to the acre. He failed TO get a
good stand. and saws tnat il be had got a
good stand, and it had been an
average cotton year, be Is satisfied he
would have made thirty-fYe or forty bales
on the same land.
At Washington Monday bids we're
opened by the supervising Architect for
1urnlsnlnB material and for constructing
all the masonry above the concrete foun-
dation required for the court house and
post Office building at Macon, Ga. The
bidders ana the amount OF their bids were
RS follows: John Moore, Syracuse, \. Y.
k67 300; Leamy Bros. & Crawford, SYRIA.
cuse, \. Y, $64.jd0; Dumesmil Bros.
Louisville, KY. $500; Belkman Il Du.
mesmil stone Company, Louisville, KY,
S45. 100; Oman, Stuart II Co., Nashville.
Tenn, $4,000; l.. ID. Wllcutt, Boston.
Mass, $5S.639 Mccarthy II Corbett, Dis.
trict or Columbia, $685. Terre Haute
stone Works Company, Steubenyille, o.,
$4,000.
At Atlanta Monday morning the Su.
perior Court took mp the case Of Edward
q. Thomas against the Atlanta aud West
Point railroad. Mr.. Thomas sues for
E2O, 600 damages. On Aug. 70. 1854, while
running AS United States mail agent be-
tween atlanta and Montgomery. Mr..
Thomas was seriously hart in q collision.
Jle jumped from the mail car lust as the
trains coilided, falling into a deep often.
lie says that he was permanently in-
Jured. Bis back and right side we're nurt,
his spine disordered, and his nervous sv s.
lem shocked. His capacity Tor coutmu-
ant labor is gone. At tho time OF the ac-
cident he was q years old--was sound in
health, strong OF body, and was earning
81, 800 year. He charges gross uegll-
gence on the road.