Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-30
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OFTHE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS

Pathetic Incidents OF the Death oi LOU
IN. Hudsou-A Duektng as the ne
suIt of Navigation Experiment at
SIaoon-A Gentleman Who Lives ON
TTu1r AIone-Chase of Criminals in
OgIethOrpe County.
GEORGIA.
MANY orchards are being set out in
Hancock county.
An OglethOrpe farmer has raised
turnip weighing II pounds.
J. G. Sutherland, of OcOnee county, was
found dead Thursday morning.
The spring term Of DOugherty superior
Court will convene next Monday.
Putnam county dairyman ships but
fer to New York, and realizes 4Oc. per
pound on it.
Joshua johnson, of Brownsville, IS y
wears old. and can read fine print without
the aid OF glasses.
At Macon Saturday gentleman drew
a handsome cluster pin at an auction
sale. and he insisted on Ofhcer LoWen-
thall's accepting it and wearing II.
At the meeting of the stockholders last
Saturday they decided on the scout land,
situated on Decatur street anu Vhe rail-
road. as the place for the Conyers OIL mill
and guano factory.
Il. X. Oglesby, General Agent OF the
SteDbens Monument Association, has
received a contribution OF 500 from
George W. Childs, of the Philadelphia
LedGeT, to the monument fund.
The guano trade in Hancock does not
seem to have felt the prevailing touch of
dullness and hard times. Many tons of
the various brands have been disposed of,
and the agents are still on 1.-THE CO."
A queer spinal affection has been prov
ing fatal among the horses in Bib cOun-
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to treat the complaint, and is causing
horse owners a good deal Of trouble.
Recently in Brunswick Macon young
man acted as godfather to the infant of
friend. The excitement of the occasion
caused him to drop the infant into the
baptismal font, making a Baptist of it
instead of an Episcopalan.
For some time the question of building
another bridge across the Ocmulgee
river at the foot of Second street at Ma
con, has been agitated. 1t is now pro-
posed that it be built by privatesub scrip-
lion if the city will not take hold of it.
County Treasurer Spence, of Milton
county, is reported TO be failing rapidly.
He has not taken food or water in eight
days. His refusal to do so is based on
the idea that 1t is all poisoned. He is
mot expected to survive many days
longer.
died the other day in AdaifsVilie from
pneumonia. This little boy was a uni
versal favOrite with the merchants of
AdairsVille. He visited them with big
speeches which ne had learned, and then
a collection was taken up by him.
There are a number of farmers in
counties below Athens who will this year
plant largely OF broom corn, and say there
is more money in it than any crop they
2 bD Col n
G. Barrow, one of the largest farmers in
Oglethorpe, viii plant every foot of land
he has in broom corn.
Saturday night,a gentleman who passed
through Macon on his way to Florida at
tracted some attention at the restaurant
at the Depot of the East Tennessee, Vir-
ginia and Georgia railroad. He ate no
supper, but swallowed five glasses of
milk one after the other. He said THAI he
had not eaten mOuthful of TODD in four
years, owing to the nature of disease
with which he was afflicted. He was,
nevertheless, strong and fat, weighing
perhaps 1850 pounds.
Americas Recorder: There is in full
view of cur window as we write a large
shrub called the Chinese magnolia in fuH
bloom, that attracts every passeF-by. 1t
is rich and gay, with six petals folding
like the bay Of royal purple color on the
outside, with pure white lining. 1t has
only four calix and a medium-slzed green
leaf resembling that OF persimmOn. 1t
is rich and attractive, is easily cultivated
and should be in every yard. 1t blooms
very early and pTOtusely, and gives life
and beauty to the yard and fragrance anu
good cheer to the housewife.
c. j. StrOberg, OfMacon. has been en-
gagged for some time in the construction
of a boat with which to navigate the
raging Ocmulgee. phe craft is a sort of
double beat. Two narrow canoes ABOUT
ten feet long are fastened together, aOd
the propeller is fixed between them. The
VOyager is to sit on a high seat and Oper-
ate the treadle with his feet. Saturday
Mr.. StrOberg went down for a trial trip
and took his son with him. They had
Just launched it when 1t tOppled over and
sank, throwing both gentlemen into the
water. TWAS at a shallow place, and
wetting was the only damage done.
Hon. J. N. Hudson, of Schley county,
died at his home near Ellayille, on Fri
day night, after a prOtracted illness. One
Of the saddest scenes ever witnessed was
enacted at his bedside Monday of last
week. He had suddenly reused up from
long stupor, and called his wife and
children to his bedside. With words Of
love and tenderness he babe them good
bye, blessing and giving bis dying bene-
dlct1on to each one. He took his little
bdbg III us arms, ana Win TEARS IN his
eyes and taltering voice, kissed it and
returned it TO its mothers arms, giving
her clear and explicit directions as to the
way he would like it reared; told them
how he would like to be buried, and the
disposition OF his property. After it was
all over he quietly turned over and sank
into Inconsistencies, from which he only
awakened for few minutes the next
morning.
Sheriff Maxwell, OF Oglethorpe county,
while on the trail Of Kate Lumpkin. col
ored fugitive from justice from Monroe
county, secured evidence which made
him believe that be had spotted her where
ab0uts and accordingly raided the place.
lie was just in time 10 see her In company
with negro man depart hurriedly over a
neighboring hill. Pursuit followed, and
a long and warm one it was. The fuRi-
ives were, however, captured when the
woman admitted her Identity while the
man, Ben Brooks by name, pleaded inno-
eence OF any crime whatever. Mr.. Max
well knew of no crime being charged to
such man, but his suspicion
was strong and he began to pick
bis prisoner. and ere they mad
reached the Jail the negro opened his heart
and admitted that be had, six years ago,
attempted a heinOus crime upon young
lady in Walton county, but had succeeded
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