The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-02
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

AN ALsANILNAL-
A TaIbotton Swein's Sad Disappoint-
ment- Enlarging Grif1n's Cotton
Factory-A Wholesale Slaughter of
Rats-A Suit Over the Ownership of
Hidden Coda Horrible Railroad
Accident Narrowly Averted.
GEORGIA
A new oil mill is to be built at Columbus.
Snow fell in several parts of the State
Monday.
The fertilizer factory at Columbus is to be
enlarged.
At Athens Tuesday w. L. Mahoney's leg
was amputated.
Cobb Superior Court convenes the second
Monday in March.
Romes base ball enthusiasts are red hot
for State league.
jackson county reports 81 ,435 cash on
hand this term of court.
The Baldwin Blues, of Milledgeville, are
laboring to get new uniforms.
Bennett Jones, of Macon, who took NOR
phine with suicidal intant. win recover.
AT Tennille last Sunday there were sew
sral accessions to the Methodist church.
The Milledgeville Light Infantry elected
G. I. Whildel captain few nights ago
One hundred and thirteen rats were killed
In one house at Irwinton day or two ago
w. A. McCarty is moving his remaining
stock Of dry goods from rennille to San
dersville
The building of cotton mill in Lawrence
vile is being seriously considered by citizens
of that town.
The Agricultural Society of Washington
county Is discussing the advisability Of hold
ing fair next fall.
The new Methodist church at Jesup was
dedicated last Sunday by the Rev J. D.
Anthony, Presiding Elder.
At Gainesville court has been in session
more than week, but nothing Of much inn
portance has been before it.
g. P. Boone & Bro, dealers in furniture,
are preparing to build factory at Gaines
vile for their low grade goods.
One of the Appling county convicts stole
a horse belonging to DR.. Graham last Sat
urday night and made good his escape.
There was ice at Townsville Tuesday.
1t Is feared that pears and peaches were
damaged as many of them were in full
bloom
The Ordinary of Baldwin county has
called mass meeting of citizens to discuss
ways and means of replacing the bridge
across the Oconee
At Athens the railroad contractors com
plain that it is hard to get enough hands, in
spite OF the fact that they are paying from
81 to 81 80 per day.
At Monroe a day or two ago the Jury re-
turned with a verdict for 81 800 damages in
favor of the plaintiff in the mill-dam case.
new trial will be moved for.
At recent meeting of the Flint River
Bridge ard Ferry Company, of Americas, a
dividend OF per cent. was declared on a
capital stock reported at 5000.
At Marietta w. B. Carnes has bought
Mr. Chambers residence, on Anderson
street, through the agency of Col J z.
Foster, paying 81, 075 for the same.
AT Albany Monday Albert Sanders, ne
gro boy, who works for Patterson 81 Son,
IN iettlng heavy pice of iron to the floor,
had his finger caught and crushed off.
1t Is stated that young man of Talbotton
went to Columbus not long since to see his
sweetheart, but when he got there found
that she had been married Just one day.
Louis Edwards, the negro who was con
vlcted at Jesup last spring of the murder of
H. j. smith, of Wayne county, and SEN
fenced TO the psnitentiary for life, has been
granted new trial.
Talbot county's present court house was
erected over fifty years ago. Prior to that
time little log house about fifty yards
stands was used as a court house.
A large addition is being built to the cot
ton factory at Griffin, in which to put the
spools and Wrappers, in order to make room
for sixteen more looms. The stone work of
the addition is nearly completed.
Gwinnett Superior Court meets next Mon
day and will probably remain in session two
weeks. There are no very important civil
or criminal cases for trial, but there is a
large amount of business of a small char
acter.
In Hall county Superior Court to-day is
set for the trial of the case involving the
ownership Of 81 200 in gold found near there
ABOUT year ago. A man at work in a
field plowed up this money, and now the
fight is TO see who owns it.
A few weeks ago Mr.. Asbury's store at
Billion was burglarized. The negro was
caught IN Atlanta one day last week and
was taken to Gainesville Wednesday, tried
and convicted Thursday, and sentenced on
Friday to term of ten years.
Hon. X. b. Russell, who for three terms
represented Clarke county in the Legisla-
ture, not only advocates a repeal of the in
ternal revenue taxes, but is an out-and-out
free trader He favors the removal Of all
tariff duties, and says let the general gov
eminent be supported by direct taxes.
At Sandersvllle Wednesday Renie Wall
(colored) was washing near large fire and
her clothing ignited. In a few moments the
flames covered her entire body, burning her
so badly that the skin almost completely
peeled of DR.. Rawlings was summoned
and all medical attention given, but her re-
covery is extremely doubtful.
The mysterious appearance of an m
known boy or 10 years old in the cliffs
around Mount Alto, about six miles down
the Coosa river, near the Rixey farm is
creating considerable excitement in that
neighborhood The lad, ragged as a beg
gar, was seen by hunter, but almost inn
mediately disappeared and cannot be found.
Athens Chronicle. We overheard the
following conversation Wednesday morn
ing, which is pretty hard on firm engaged
in the butcher business. Representative of
the firm addressing lady of the house: "WIl
You have any meat this morning, maamy'
''Have you any pork bralnsT mo, maam,
there is no brains in our house of any kind. i
At Athens the colored Odd Fellows are
in fiourishing condition. Wednesday they
offered John Byrd 81 500 for desirable lot
corner Broad and Lumplcn streets, on
which to build a hall Mr. Byrd refused
the offer on the grounds that he did not
want TO SELL The Odd Fellows will erect a
convenient building as soon as a suitable lot
can DO purchased.
Mrs Caroline SimpsOn 81 most astimabla