The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-18

TO Mr.. Douglass, of Coffee county
A prominent capitalist remarked to
Banner Wofchmdn man at Athens. the
other day, that it would not he very long
before the very fine water powers around
! Athens would all be utilized. Already
Barnett Shoals are being developed, and MS
soon as the Georgia, Carolina and Northern
railroad is built fine factories will spring
mp at McLcroy's Mills and at Tallahassee
Shoals
a young lady near Riverside three miles
west of Tift0n named Monroe, fell into
well few days ago. She was at the well
drawing water with an old-fashioned
sweep, and something got out of order
with il and she got upon the curb to fix it
and while working on it she became dizzy
and fell in. She caught, however, TO the
inside curb and held on until she was
rescued.
Pulaski Superior Court was convened on
Monday last, and adjourned on Tuesday to
the regular term in May. Judge Fort had
consented to preside for Judge Kibbee in
! the trial of cases in which he was dis
qualified, but from some cause the lawyers
failed to agree, and Judge Fort returned
home. All the prisoners in jail escaped on
Friday night last, and there was not much
business for the court.
There was quite a stir among the colored
school teachers at Washington last week.
The school commissioner Of Talaferro
county. reported that a colOred teacher
from Washington named Rowe had been
there on Jan. % and secured a list Of the
questions on which the teachers were eX
amined on Jan. y. The board will examine
the cOlOred teachers over again on new
questions Rowe says he didn't do what he
is charged with.
w. Il. Respess, of Eatonton, and his son,
Heard, make a good team for business.
Mr. Respess is dry goods merchant, and
young Heard furnishes the metal cuts that
adorn his advertisements. The cuts are
well executed. While the young man has
never had the benefit Of instruction in the
art, he has a natural aptitude for the work.
which no one would take to be that Of an
amateur. The most astonishing fact con
nected with it is that it is done with com
mon pocket knife.
Two respectable and clever ladies. Miss
Mary Carson and Miss Fannie Merritt, live
on a little farm about seven miles from
Athens, in Sandy Creek district. They had
secured a lot OF rails for the purpose of
building fence. which were strewn along
at different points. Unknown parties re
paired to the farm in the moonlight and
putup the fence, over 100 panels in length,
leaving the occupants of the farm in bliss
full ignorance as to who it was that per
formed the kind act.
At Lumpkin, j. w. May has fine cow
that usually gives a large quantity of milk
at each milking. but she suddenly lost this
power few days ago. On looking for the
cause of this loss of milk he found that
three little pigs were daily relieving her of
this fluid. To his surprise not only did the
pigs enjoy this feast, but the cow was as
anxious to furnish them this luxury rs they
were to receive it, She lows for them as
she would her own offspring, and they fol
low her around as they would their mother
swine.
Augustus Exposition buildings will be
the handsomest and largest ever seen in
Georgia. The building will occupy 2l3 $50
square feet and will be 926 feet in length.
The main building will consist of central
hall and three wings on the same floor, so
that the entire exhibits will be under one
roof. The center hall will be 320x150 feet.
! and the two wings each 400X10O. The third
wing will be octagonal in shape and sur
rounded by promenade fifteen feet wide
and used a restaurant. 1t will be able tc
seat at table from 800 TO 600 guests at one
e. time.
2 The Dispatch says considerable indigna.
ton prevailed at Hawkinsville Monday
| when 1t was ascertained that Mr. Pollock
the Tax Collector, had been in Hawkinsvillt
t on Saturday night and had registered &
r number of colored men in back room
% with the front doors closed The Prohibi
| blOlllSlS Idu ilOJ DttD UObllltu bLdb ne WUuIO
open his books there on Saturday night, OF
they would have made no complaint. 1t il
| alleged that a cOuntersign was necessary tx
a obtain entrance to the room. The election
will take place on Thursday next. The
Prohibitonists are confident of carrying the
election.
a At Augusta Thursday Coroner Picquet
| held an inquest over the body of DR.. Alex
, | ander Martin, who was found dead Thurs
day morning in the house of a negro woman
on Martin street. He was taken sick dur.
| ing the night and messenger was sent fol
! a physician. He returned with a negro
!, doctor, who gave the sick man narcotics
until he secured ease from pain and slept
. Thursday morning Mr.. Martin was dead
and the testimony before the Coroner was
such as 60 excite his suspicion, ana he or
: DIR. Thomas r. Wright to make an autopsy
3 Mr.. Martin was well connected, and was
at one time, well off in worldly goods.
A serious cutting affray occurred in the
vicinity of Ebenezer, Dooly county, a day
or two ago, between Isaiah Williams and q
+; young man named Culpepper Mr.. Culpep
per eloped with Mr. Williams daughter and
; the next morning after the couple hao
eloped and married the enraged father went
to the young mans house and found him in
' the lot feeding his horse. He went at Mr.
; Culpepper with his knife and stabbed him
in nine places. Thinking, by Mr.. Culpep-
| per railing, that he had fatally wounded
4 him, he next went to the house in pursuit
of his daughter, but the inmates would not
S let him in, or prevented his entering by
: losing the doors, and he then went to his
horse, mounted and rode away as though
/ nothing had happened. Mr.. Culpepper's
3 wounds are considered dangerous.
Hon. John Tyler Cooper, Mayor of At
: lanta, will leave for New York to morrow
/ to attend the meeting of the New York
r State Society of the Cincinnati. Mayor
= Cooper is the only Albanian vino is a mem
9 Der of that honorable association, and will
be absent about week. His ancestors for
generations past have been members of the
, Cincinnati. and Mayor Cooper's member.
: ship comes from his father. On Wednes
day evening, the 221 instant, the society
} will celebrate the one hundred and fifty
sixth anniversary of the birthday of George
; Washington at Delmonico's. Mayor Cooper
received the following autograph letter
from the Hon. John Schuyler, Secretary of
+ the society: New York, Feb. Is, 1885,
+ Hon. John Tyler Cooper, Mayor of Atlanta,
. Ga.-Dear Sir: | hope you may be able to
be with us on the celebration of the birth
day of our first President General, and
speak a word for Georgia, who has not
been heard from since her last meeting,
held at Savannah 4th July, 1875"
FLORIDA.
The shipment of cigars from Tampa is