Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-24
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OFTHE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

GEORGIA.
LIQUOR licenses now cost $500 at Daniels
vile.
TIE cotton receipts at Columbus have
reached "A, l78 bales, an increase over the
same date last year of 3,ooI.
The Gainesville Eagle appears from
new press and is as neat and heWsy as the
best weekly in the entire south.
William Brannen. one Of Bulloch's old
est aud most respected citizens, died on
Monday last, after bret illness.
1t is reported that Rev. stephen d.
Elements Will open a school at woodbury.
in connection with his pastorate Oh lDe
circuit.
Hon. r. W. DeLoach, of Bulloch coun-
". tell through the ice and cut gasn
Through to his tongue under his jaw. IL
is sewed up.
Editor Maddox, of the COnyers Soild
sSOutb. has been suggested as suitable
man 10 represent RoCkdale county il the
next Legislature.
Miss Cordeia c. Cooper, of Albany,
was married to j. c. Field at the residence
Of Mrs. Z. z. Mayo, the Key. q. W.
Mathews officiating, at Albany thursday.
( MI. Field is 10 ana his bride Al.
On the night of St. Valentines day the
y 100 members Of the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Engineers will give one of the
oraudest masquerade balls known in the
history o Macon, and "A superb banquet.
Al an election held last Friday in the
new district. 13S5th, known as Gamblers,
in Hall county, on the fence question, IS
votes were pooled, and mo fence" won by
votes. There will probably be no con-
test.
A negro woman on the plantation of
DR. Cogburn, in Putnam county, went to
the spring Wednesday morning and while
there was attacked with CONFUSION,
fell in the spring branch and was
drowned.
At Macon Friday three men passed
along Pine street. The middle one, sup
posed to have been a Mr.. Hoge, was being
upheld by his companions. He was seri-
Ously stabbed in the shoulder bat dill
gent inquiry failed to develop the partlcu-
lars.
Capt. John Browne, of Doboy. lodged a
complaint with the Darien Pilot CommIs-
siOners against Pilot j ohm Hebbard, but
subsequently Withdrew 1t. The commits
eioners still insisted upon the charge be-
Ing invested, and after the hearing fined
Gebbard S25.
Benz. T. Morris, who served on the
grand Jury of Walker county last week,
Is 90 years Old, and on last Saturday, after
Ire jury was discharged, at o'clock,
walked to his home near DraketOwn,
some fifteen miles, arriving between sun
down and dark, or something over three
hours.
At Columbus Friday Capt. Randlette
and Engineer Long, of the steamer Will
Ham Ellis, which sunk several weeks
ago, were presented by the Peoples line
with a handsome silver service and gold
watch respectively for their gallantry on
that occasion. The Elliss has been thor
oughly oyerhauled, and resumed her
sehedule yesterday.
P. F. Lawshe, editor and proprietor Of
the Gainesville SOutbTOn, who lost his
entire outftin the recent IRE declares him
~eelf "A a tight place, and asks his debtors
10 hello him out by paying the amounts
/ due him. While small singly they are
large in the aggregate, and it would re-
Hect credit on those concerned to do their
duty IN The premises.
AT Macon there is a man engaged in a
novel industry. From the long broom
sedge out in our old fields, and narrow
splits of White OAK, he is manufacturing
the real old.tashoned brOoms. like the
aarkies used to make in plantation days
He works with jack-knlfe, just as they
did in the olden time. and manufactures
avery serViceabie article.
The prizes offered by j. R. Mercer & Co,
warehOusemen of Dawson, We're awarded
as follows; For five best average bales
Of cotton. $40, to r. G.. Jones and
Bigelow Bros; for first best single bale of
cotton, SIS, to +. Bell1ower s. Son; for
second best single bale OF cotton, $40, to
E. W. Avera; for third best single bale Of
cotton, 50, to A. I. Wall.
The late Judge Epson, OF Oglethorpe
county, was systematic up to the last.
He only permitted DR.. Faust, the attend
ing physician, TO visit him at certain
hours, and would not see him at other
times. Ii is thought the Judges estate
will be worth $4,000 or SO, 900. He has
but one child, the wife OF eX-Lieut. Gov.
Sims, of Mississippi, who was with her
father at the Time OF his death.
Wesley wilkinson. OF StatesborO', came
near losing his residence on Tuesday last.
MISS Lizzie Dekle went into the bedroom
after twilight with a lighted torch in
search OF a lamp, when a flying spark
rested on the bed, ana when discovered
had burned two pillows, TWO blankets,
thrOugh the bed and mattress, and was
making good start on the ceiling, when
ltwas extingushed by Mr.. wilkinson.
\ I | Eeveral years ago a certain clerk in
L \ EatontOn, being drunk, went into the
cellar of the store TO sleep during the
day At night the proprietor charged
him up S. for storage and lost time.
ANOTHER merchant, on like occasion,
made a similar charge against mis- clerk
III uCAl Jay tue ClbIh was bDDGIs ant AT
night he went to the ledger and credited
his account with S. for being sober one
day.
SAnegro in LAGRANGE is the owner OF a
hnAlse and lot 10 the city and 100 acres OF
valuable land just outside the corpora
tioH. He also has a contract for carry
ing the mail two or three times a week TO
E8mall village "A few milesdistint, which
laye him $50 q quarter. The same cO0red
han came 80 LaGrange when NJ was in
newOOds, aud tented with mis- then mas
n or the spot now covered by the Bap-
st church.
1t Is said that IN Taylor county there is
Juetce OF the Peace who acts as Judge,
ry and administrator. Not long ago he
led case of divorce between two col
Cd people. He put the case 90 trial as "a
iIee aud decided that both parties were
eitled TO q divorce as jury, and then
pceeded TO administer on the elects Of
tlbartes, giving the woman her share
at the man his. 10 10 presumed also
tht his Little lee came along towards the
let.
{ nan calling himself Fitzgerald, who
~ been about Elberton for the last two
or hrte weeks advocating negro equality,
0Ired an insult 10 "a lady about some