The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-06-11
ITEMS IN THREE STATES.
GEORGIA, FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA PUT IN TYPE.


The Negro, Population OF Wilkes
County Increasing Much Faster than
the white-An Alleged Murder Re-
ported in Polk County, but No Body
Yet Business Changes at
Valdosta.
GEORGIA.
Sheriff Mcneil of Brooks county reports
that he has four prisoners in jail charged
with murder,
The Presbyterian congregation Of Wash
ington is having new organ put up, which
viii be much the largest in Washington. 1t
cost s., 200.
The total number of children of school
age in Coweta county, as shown by the cen
sus Just taken, Is 5000, 772 white and
S,9ls colored.
1t is estimated that $50 carloads of melons
will be shipped from Quitman this week.
Kolb gems are selling on the track from
500 TO $50 per car.
Near Newman last Friday some miscreant
entered the pasture where mule belonging
to Rev T. n. Sims (colored) had been turnel
in to Craze and cut its throat.
There lives near Smithville a colored
woman who is said to be los years old. She
works in the field along with the rest of
them, and is as active as she was at IS.
J. j. Goodrum & Co. of Newman made a
pair of shoes for a colored customer last
week that are No. ISIS, full measure, and
weigh about seven pounds. The man for
whom they were made is only feet
inches 10 stature and weighs $40 pounds.
A moccasin was killed near Smithvile,
and out of curiosity the boys made a post
mortem examination of his body. To their
amaZement they discovered that he had
swallowed a snake of length nearly equal
to his own, less the head, which had been
chewed off
Dahlonega Signal: Joseph Pinion
writes to us from Temple, Ala, that he
found a rock about 20 miles from this place
in 1868 that would cut iron and he says
there is a great deal of it. He said
John D. Palmour offered $40 for it and
said he would pay $50 to know where it
came from.
The nail manufacturers who are to re-
move from Chattanooga to Rome have pur
chased a site just above the property of the
Etowa manufacturing company, on the
line Of the East Tennessee, Virginia and
Georgia railroad. 1t is situated both in
Printup city and ForTestvllle. The lands
donated lie Immediately along the projected
dummy line, and are valued at 5000.
A horse thief captured the horse and
buggy belonging to the Rev. Mr.. Horn
buckle Of the Lowndes Methodist mission,
at Behring'S church, last Sunday night, and
made for some point north of Valdosta, but
he was so hotly pursued he abandoned the
horse and buggy near Adel, on the new
road in Berrlen county, and they were re-
covered, but the thief made good his escape.
Subppnas were out at. Washington last
week calling for men to swear whether they
will believe James Branlett on his oath
Mr. Branlett went to Tennessee soon after
the war, where he was one of three wit
nesses to a will Two Of those witnesses are
dead, leaving Dir. Branlett the only living
witness. Now 1t is claimed that there was
no will to be signed The case was to have
been tried at Delhi Saturday.
On Wednesday last relatives of Rilla
Green, a negro woman well known in
CeIartown, swore Cuta warrant for the ar
rest Of Bill Smith colored), employed by
the contractors on the G. R. and e. The
warrant was the result of a number of
rumors that got ahoat, asserting that the
body of the woman had been found some
where near the foot Of the Dugdown mount
aims, with her throat cut and her hands and
feet tied, and that the body was in an adj
vanced stage OF decay. THIS was said to
have occurred last Tuesday. At last ac-
counts, however, no one at Cedartown
could say positively that a crime had been
committed, and the coroner had not been
notified of the finding of a body
Washington Ca Gazette: A very serious
matter confronts the people of this county,
and that is the great preponderance of the
increase of the negro population over the
white population. Hon. b. +. Jordan and
Hal Simpson are now engaged in taking
the school census Of the county. Not long
since we gave you the returns from within
the corporate limits of the town. Those
figures amazed us, but now come figures
that lay these in the shade, and verv black
ar bak In do
of the incorporation there are only 38 white
children of school age and Z91 colored; in
the Anderson district 81 white and 273
colored. Danburg district shows up better
than any other-1l9 white and 1856 colored.
There have been several business changes
in Valdosta within the last ten days. Last
week the dissolution OF copartnership Of
Dees 81 Fry was announced. A few days
later Mr.. Lovett sold MS stock of goods to
Samp Barfield, and it was moved to the
Barfield store nine miles above town on the
new road. On June 2, 7. NJ. Smith
sold his interest In the business of
A S. Pendleton e. Co., grocers and
furniture dealers, to Mr.. Pendleton,
the senior partner, and he continues
the business at the Old stand. Mr. Smith
will take "a needed rest from active business
until next winter. On June 8, Lewis Strck-
land sold his interest in the general supply
store of Strickland & Stevens to Mr.
Stevens, the junior partner, and he will
continue the business at the old stand. Mr..
Strickland will take a few months rest, but
he will be in the cotton market next fall
and winter. Robt Wind has closed out his
business on Ashley street, and has returned
to Talbotton.
One July morning in 1873, nearly ten
years ago, q. b. Stewart, of Atlanta, who
was then and now is a wholesale liquor
dealer, awoke to find on his front door step