The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-10-17
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

The superior courts Of Henry and Ogle-
thorpe counties are IN Sc sion.
John j. Thomas one Of Athens Oldest
and most respected citizens, died Sunday
night.
A. Franklin q Co. of Washington
have opened a large mercantile business at
Madison.
In Hart county J. B. Hays found a British
copper cent recently that was coined IN l122
--lG6 years ago
The Oldest person in Hart county is
tyranny Rowland She was born in 1870,
and is therefore %.
There are seventeen alliances in Pickens
county. They will average at least lirCy
five members apiece.
The contract for building Gordon county's
new court house has bee let to William
Bowling of Chattanooga at Sl4, 400.
The merchants Of EIberton have or
ga lied board of trade, with H. X. Card
ner as president and w. Q. Jones as secre-
tary.
The amount Of taxable property in
Townsville foots up $2,1O29S0 This is
an increase of more than 100000 over last
year.
William NJ Hairston, prominent young
man of Bold Springs, is a candidate for the
position of gallery keeper of the next legis-
lature.
The Southern Star, Sam Small's prohibi-
ton paper, came out in mourning last week
for its deceased contemporary, the Atlanta
Commonwealth.
DR.. J. A Butts was summoned to Pear
son Monday to assist DR.. Julian in a surgi-
cal operation on an injured man, Henry
Brown by name.
There is a great demand for dwelling
houses in Elberton. Every house in the
place is occupied, aGd quite a number of
families are kept away for want of houses.
At Perkins junction, Burke county, the
residence of Mills Perkins was burned on
Sunday morning, between and 10 O'Clock.
1t is thought the fire resulted from accident.
There was no insurance.
j. f. Orchard, for long time member
Of the reportorial staff of the Atlanta Con-
StitutiOn, has, with J. j. Toon, bought half
interest in the Commonwealth and will re-
sumo the publication Of that paper.
AT Atlanta Monday, Treasurer Harde-
man said: IF the legislature will pursue
that policy, in my Judgment, the state of
Georgia will fund the next issue of 81, 09s-
600 of her bonds in 1890 at 81 per cent. in
terest and sell them at premium"
At Augusta, Monday. at a meeting of the
directors of the exposition, it was decided
to greatly extend the flooring space of the
balcony on the second story of the exposi-
ton building, so as to make room for the
additional exhibits, which are daily being
extended.
Some new developments are promised
very soon III the mule-poisoning case Of the
Macon Street Railroad Company. It is
said that evidence is accommodating that win
surely convicta certain party, and that his
arrest will follow Just so soon as the testi-
mony is all collected.
A brunette aged about 16 years, of fine
figure, and excellent education and natural
intelligence, died at the home of Nellie
Hamltoa, at Macon, Sunday. where she
had given birth to a child, which also died
The girl refused to reveal her identity, but
claimed TO be of good family.
Griffin SIN: There were more drunken
men in Griffin on last Sunday than we saw
all the preceding week There is NJ doubt
that somebody is preparing work for Col
Womack at the next court. We saw most
pitiful sight Sunday evening. An old man.
young man and little boy not over Is
years old, all drunk
The board of health Of Macon met Mon
day and declared the quarantine of. 1t
was the intention of the board to take this
action last week, but the reports from the
fever districts were not satisfactory. and il
was concluded that 1t would De best u wait
until Monday. the quarantine officers did
not go out on the trains Monday night, and
now the deOple can come into the ity with
The gin and ginhouse belonging to Thomas
johnson of Sandy Cross were burned Mon
day in OglethOrpe county, about eight
miles from Lexington. The cotton belonged
to himself and patrons. There was no in
surance on the house and contents. Ii was
almost impossible TO save the dwelling
house OF J. c. G. Stevens. which was
situated about forty yards from the fire.
Mr.. JOhnson's loss is estimated at 81 500
Two bales belonged to Ed Bolton (colored) :;
two % William Glenn tcolored); one to John
Glenn tcoloredl. and three to Mr.. johnson.
Henry c. Hamilton, clerk of the United
States court at Atlanta, tells Of a great
curiosity which Bob Kinyon, an old negro
man, Is now raising on Mr. Hamilton's
place IN Daltcn. The object may be de-
scribed as a fowl mugwump 1t is half
duck and half chicken-its father being a
duck and its mother a hen. The mugwump
is about the size Of a frying-size chicken.
Its age was just months Sunday, and it is
of the feminine gender. The head and
breast are built like hen, and the back,
tail and legs are formed like those of the
duck. But, strange to say. the creature is
not web-footed. The fowl mugwump
cackles like hen, and in walking wobbles
like duck.
At Atlanta, the rumors about new
morning paper are still afoat. 1t is said
that a company has already been organ
ICED. A gentleman said Monday: 81
talked yesterday with a gentleman who
was in the meeting, and you may put it
down that Atlanta will have new morning
paper in a short time. Julius L. Brown,
w. i. Gentry and others are interested in
IL. The company will have a capital OF
fifty thousand dollars, and will run cheap
morning paper, and will run it strictly in
favor Of anti-prohibition. The idea is %
buy the outfit Of the Ecening Capital
The men who are interested in it will not
talk now, but the action of the meeting
will be made public soon.n
A negro named VIII Sneed was badly cut
at Columbus Sunday by John Jones, also
coiored. The cutting was done in a field
near Exposition park, just outside the city
limits. The two men, with some other COM
panions, were on their way TO some So
cluded spot for the purpose of playing
''crap." On the way fuss arose between
Sneed and Jones about the letter's brother.
After the exchange OF some warm words,
the two approached each other, each armed
with brick. Jones had also a stout stick
in his hand, which he dropped when he
drew near his antagonist, and drawing his
knife, jumped on Sneed and stabbed him
four times-three times on the left shoulder
and once in the side. Sneed will not die,
however
Americas Republican: A negro employed