The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-06-03
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.


bership in Baptist Church-Excite
ment Over an Assault on a Negro in
Morgan County - Secretary Grier's
Successor Not Yet Decided On.
GEORGIA.
Tallapoosa is working up new hotel
boom.
Mrs. Milan1's residence, at Tallapoosa,
was burned a few days ago.
The new hotel at Carrollton win soon be
built, near the depot, and will be magnih-
cent building.
The next Legislature will be petitioned to
create the office of Solicitor of the City
Court of Macon.
The freight and passenger receipts Of the
Atlanta and West Point road at Newman
will average $4,000 per month.
Braxton R. Ezell of Jasper county, after
a short illness, passed away ON last Satur-
day, Goth ultimo, being in his Goth year.
At Hartwell, Friday, Allen Hunter, a
young man about 2l years old. dropped
dead in the field. 1t is supposed he died
with heart disease.
Charlie Demore of Athens had a pig born
Thursday, one of the fore-feet of which was
perfect hand. 1t had five perfect fingers.
The pig only lived short while.
On Monday Reason Walden, of Gibson,
undertook to extract a tooth for his wife
BY some means in his endeavor to loosen
the tooth be broke her jaw bone.
Lieut. o. NJ. Carter, of the United States
coast survey, has had his steamer launch
Angler" in Brunswick harbor making
soundipgs for two or three days past.
DR.. W. L. Hitchcock is building a large
pond and preparing park just outside the
limits of ('arrnllrOn which rhay,
pleted, will be a fine resort for pleasure
seekers
Judge Bush & Son, planters, of Miller
county, sold and delivered in Bainbridge.
Thursday, to a sail duck manufacturing
firm OF Maryland 101 bales of middling cot
ton at &C., (. o. b. The sale-the bales aver
aging 500 pounds-brought in S4,545.
There is a movement on foot among the
young folks of Guyton to get up an excur-
sion to Tybee some time this month. The
excursion viii start from Millea, so that all
who desire to do 50 along the line between
there and Guyton can join and get the
benefit of reduced rates.
The dwelling owned and occupied by
Lindsey Reese, situated about one mile east
of Newman, accidentally caught fire Satnr.
day afternoon and was entirely couRurned
The property was valued at 81. go. upon
which there was an insurance of $500 in the
Rome Fire Insurance Company.
j. n. Mcbride, Of TallapooSa, is the DOS
SCISSOR Of fine nugget of gold in the form
Of scarf pin, weighing about one penny.
weight, taken from near the surface on his
property lying about seven miles southeast
of Tallapoosa, and being an extension Of
the vein being worked by the famous Ca
mile Gold Works, about two miles east of
the city.
George W. Manning, in company with
several friends, visited his farm near Adnirs-
vile few days ago. When they repaired
to the spring their attention was attracted
by the noise made by a rattlesnake. Going
near this noise his snakeship was seen living
out full length, with head erect, and only a
few feet away was a full-grown rabbit.
evidently under the charm of the snake
After the latter was quickly dispatched the
rabbit was seen to keel over and in a few
moments was dead.
When asked at Macon Friday night what
appointment he had made for the Secretary
ship or the State Agricultural Society.
President Northen said he had no authority
to make any appointment, nor was there
any provision for filling the office other
than by annual election by the Executive
Committee Each member of the committed
has been written to, and their REPLIES will
settle the appointment temporarily 1t is
understood that there are now seven annli-
cants for the position.
Even the Twelve Apostles are being bet
upon in these degenerate days. Thursda v
weil-known young blood of Athens.
while in company with some friends.
started discussion on scriptural matters
and wound up by offering to bet bis hearers
$25 that none of them could name the
Twelve Apostles. When the offer was re-
duced to s. it was eagerly accepted, but
after repeated trials il was found that NOT
one OF the numerous circle could get beyond
ten, and only one succeeded in reaching
that number.
Considerable excitement prevailed at
Madison, Friday, when a negro arrived
from Buckhead, small town on the Geor-
gia road, eight miles from Madison. bring
ing the Intelligence that a nel-o had been
badly beaten by four white men who hailed
from Jasper county. The negro swore ont
warrant for the four men, and said thew
were desperate set of fellows. Sheriff Joe
hillsman Immediately began organizing a
posse to accompany him on the trip and
assist him in the arrest. The posse had inst
started when they met two of the party
John and Jim Flemister, and they were
arrested without any trouble. They were
brought to the court house and will be given
preliminary trial. 1t seems that the negro
VIM W oS Ootipcn ny bLSfl uaU Dean hired TO
one of the party, but had run away. and
they were trying to carry him back One
OF the party is a bailiff in Jasper county.
but he had no warrant for the arrest of the
negro.
A few days ago some Of the hands en-
ployed in getting out crossties, eight miles
from Carrollton, discovered what they sun
posed to be an old grave, and suspecting
that at some time in the past some one had
committed murder, concluded to dig the
earth and see. After throwing out some of
the earth they abandoned it and went off.
Soon afterward an old negro named Howard
Wells came along, in company with another
negro. and seeing that the earth had been
recently moved began to speculate on what
1t meant. So, with u couple Of sticks, they
also began digging, and Howard pushed his
stick into cavern and revealed what he
claims was pot of gold. He left and went
TO work, intending to go back that night
and get it. but waited longer, and
when he did go, some one else
had been there and carried off the
Prize. Howard made haste to tell of his
misfortune, and stated that there was fully
three bushels of gold contained in the pot
and was sure 1t was the money hid by old
Mcintosh, the Indian, as there were signs
Of notches having been cut on the treo,
around the place. He claims to know who
the parties are that got the money, and
tried 70 negotiate a trade with q lawyer tc
institute proceedings TO recover it, but
failed to make the trade, and is now almost
deranPed over thA unattar Ha 10 nosi,iv W,