The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-06-16

A Flash OF Lightning Kills Negro and
a Mule Near Montezuma-Incend
aries Burn the New Church at
Poplar-A Notable Negro Who Lives
in Terrell County.
GEORGIA
A hooking bird in Albany whistles Bou-
hangers march.
Americas will be lighted by gas in less
than two weeks.
F. L. Vickers is now sole owner of the
Willacoochee NelCS.
y. H. Morgan of Pulaski county is will
ing to so to the legislature.
Capt. J. B. Scott of Sumter county is q
candidate for the legislature.
An effort is being made to secure the
requisite capital for the establishment of
an electric light plant in Dalton.
A proposition is before the city council of
Marietta to furnish fifty gas street lights
for 81 200 per year for twenty years
Oliver Ivey, aged IS, drowned himself
Thursday in pond near his home, four
miles from Buena Vista. No cause is known
for his act.
Near Montezuma, Thursday, lightning
struck and instantly killed negro and a
mule, while blowing in an open field on I.
w. Browns place.
Three small children of Albion Morgan,
living near Springfield, were struck by
lightning last week. the Oldest being killed
outright and the others siriously injured.
The handsome new church being erected
at Poplar has been burned by lncendiaries.
They also fired the cemetery, burning
everything about inhammable. No clue to
the perpetrators.
At Townsville E. NJ Malette has sold
ninety-three feet front on Lower Broad
street, commencing at the Bruce block, TO
MeSsrs. Dekle and Cook, for $1,000. This is
S65 per front foot.
Charles Herbst Of Macon has collection
of confederate curiosities In the lot is an
old play bill of 1864 at the old Anthenum
in Atlanta. the tickets were S., with no
half price for children.
A great increase IN values is observed in
Sumter county. Collector Mize thinks that
there will be an increase in the tax returns
Of from 500, 900 to $4,000 this year over
the returns of last year.
There is not an idle workman in Rome
Never in the history Of the city at this
season of the year have there been so many
carpenters and brick masonS employed. All
the manufactures are also rushed with
work.
Capt. J. NJ McAfee has found most Of
the money lost by him last week Jack
Couch, a negro, found S25 and returned it
like an honest man, Jake eagle found $50
and Mr.. Cline, the mail carrier found so.
He is now only out SIS.
1t is now supposed that the man
who wrote about Macon and abused it
in the Salt Lake Tribune, was a Mormon
elder going through the south after con-
verts. He struck Macon, and not finding
or ID 70 =. Iii, nLr
At Atlanta a movement is on foot in the
interest Of Samuel Fleming, the blind biga-
mist. 1t is proposed TO get up petition re-
questing Gov. Gordon 10 pardon him. Being
hopelessly blind and in bad health, his case
has enlisted the sympathy of the public
The saw mill of Beverly & McCollum,
in Thomas county, was buried Tuesday
night. The lumber was saved, the boiler
was unhurt, the engine injured slightly,
and the sa W and fixtures were ruined There
was no insurance. The cause of the fire is
unknown.
The Marshallvllle cider and vinegar com
pany made an assignment Thursday. G. S.
johnson was made assignee The assets are
about 8, 600, and the liabilities about 81, 600
This company did an extensive business for
awhile and made a very good article of
cider, some days shipping near 100 kegs of it.
A young man named Worthy was bitten
by copper-head snake near Dalton one
day last week, while picking berries near
town. The reptile bit him on the arm,
causing it TO swell to twice its normal sizs
and giving him excruclating pain. The
administration of proper antidotes saved
his life
At LAGRANGE, wednesday, the work of
locating the building of the LAGRANGE cot
ton mills was completed, the grades estab-
lshed, and ground broke TO begin the
building The plans show that the building
will be a subs antial one, 220x80 feet in
size, so arranged that it can be enlarged to
double the size when necessary.
A curiosity in the shape of watermelon.
which has grown between two roots of a
white oak, is on exhibition at Albany. 1t
came from Lee county, and presents the
queer spectacle Of a melon compressed in
the center to a remarkable thinness, and
bulglng out on each end where free from
the compress Of the roots to full size.
On Tuesday night the barn Of Lavoisier
Lamar, in the Warrior district of Bibb
county, was struck by lightning and set on
fire. The building, fine mule, over / 200
bushels Of oats, just harvested, and years
supply Of Zeigler grass were consumed
The harness and a wagon were also
destroyed Mr.. Lamar had no insurance.
~ OdibOu IHO COWS BOJ lllUO uRuI laSJ
Saturday MOI ming, and their horns became
so badly tangled that it was necessary to
saw off part Of the horns OF one of them in
order to free them. One of the COWS be-
longs to |. w. Wood, and received a bad
wound in one of her eyes, which will prob
ably result in its loss. The other COW was
not hurt.
Col. J. G. Nisbet of Dade is a candidate
TO represent the Forty-fourth district in the
next senate. 1t is Dade's time, and Dade
has always given him a large majority.
His influence in the state is great. enabling
him to be elected secretary of the last con-
stitutional convention by large majority
over the present popular secretary of the
senate.
j. H. II. Brown, one Of the most pros
porous farmers Of the Veazey neighbor-
hood, of Green county, has curiosity in
the shape of an egg The egg is not I'M
naturally large, but at the small end it is
raised in the shape of serpent. The rep
tile is perfectly plain, seeming to lie coiled
around it. The head, eyes, body and tail
are all perfectly formed.
At Atlanta, Thursday night, a large and
enthusiastic meeting of colored citizens, in
Guiding representatives from all parts of
the state assembled at Bethel A NJ. Z.
church to indorse the national colored ex-
position, and to pass resolutions requesting
the Georgia senators and reDresen tatives in
congress TO urge the immediate passage OF
the bill making an appropriation for the
proposed exposition.