The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-07
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.


A Dog Lives ct the Bottom of a Wei
Week Without Food-Lovers VIII,
Forgot All about Their Horse-k
Man Internationally Kills His BirC
Dogs-A Meteor Found Near Thorn
son.
GEORGIA.
Penfield has shipped about 1000 bales o.
cotton to date.
He was in the cotton field, and heard il
whizzing as a minnie ball, and when it fel
1t burrowed about three or four inches il
the earth. The centrifugal force of the
heavenly bodies is playing some curious
tricks.
Prof s. F. Coffin of Penfield was tried
for lunacy and sent to the asylum q few
days ago. He has suffered very much of
late with an ulcer or cancer on his tongue.
1t is supposed that brooding over this mis-
fortune caused him to be in his present sad
condition.
James Matthews, 10-year old boy whose
,,nrents reside near Americas, was so I'M
fortunate as to get his leg entangled in the
spokes of a wagon yesterday morning while
the same was being driven at rapid rate,
breaking the limb in several places and
rendering amputation necessary.
Ellaville Enterprise: A young couple
went to ride he other day, and they both
became so interested in conversation that
they forgot the horse, and when they
thought of themselves the horse was leis-
urely grazing on the side of the road
Fortunately he was perfectly gentle.
Cumming Clarion: Old dame nature is
constantly showing her power in some
wonderful and mysterious manner. Her
latest eccentricity is in the shape of yellow
yam and a red boon potato growing from
the same vlne The potatoes were brought
us by Hon. H. L. Patterson, and there is
no doubt as to their being of different
varieties.
w. NJ. Pitts In Thomson Journal: Ben
Wilson brought to my office today a mete-
oric stone to be analysed. Il was about a
pound in weight, and was encrusted with a
dark, condensed, sooty matter. When the
condensed crust was broken off, the inside
had a granite appearance, with a metallic
lustre, with particles of pure metal of
nickel appearance.
Cumming Clarion: We heard preacher
say the other day that while passing a GER
tain church recently he found the members
engaged in controversy as to whether or
not some of their members who had Joined
the Farmers Alliance should be turned out
of the church. They had been arguing over
the matter since 10 o'clock-it was then
-. uls-dI1u DdQ arrived at 10 con-
clusion.
Lexington Echo: J. T. Arnold is grieving
over the tragic death of both his bird dogs
He had them out hunting Tuesday evening
when one, puppy, did not behave to suit
him, and he thought to shoot him at long
range to make him mind. To his utter
chagrin the shot killed the puppy and his
old dog Jack" as well. II had rather lost
my best mule" said Mr.. Arnold, ds the
tears came in his eyes.
At Albany, Saturday, Dan johnson,
negro from lifts Gordon place, saw another
negro drop $50 on the street He picked il
up, took several drinks at the nearest bar,
and then invested in banjo and tambour-
inc at the Helsman d Agar music store
The loser put Officer Jones on his track,
and he found him ensconced on the after
noon passenger train, on the Southwestern
railroad extension, which was just ready to
start. He made the amount good and was
released.
Lexington Echo: 1t is told that during
the session of a recent association in this
county, and while a collection was being
taken up for the theological chair of Mercer
University, one of the solicitors met with
this response from a lady living in Ogle-
thorpe: mo, l can't give anything to buy
that chair. Haven't got chairs enough in
my own house now. What do they want to
buy Just one chair for anyways Why don't
they buy set at once and be done with itF
The solicitor nearly expired.
Americas Republican: Goode Price came
up from Leesburg yesterday morning, and
while here told the Republican about the
boss turtle catch of the season. A negro
living on his plantation in Lee was fishing
for suckers in kinchafoonee creek Friday
evening, when all at once he felt something
heavy Juggling away at his hook. He drew
his line In slowly toward the bank, and was
surprised to see that an immense turtle had
swallowed the bait. He was drawn slowly
to the bank, when hoe was thrust under
him and he was drawn out of the water
and killed. His turtleship was as large as
the top OF an ordinary sized trunk and
weighed 1877 pounds.
Summervile NeiUS: H. B. Kirby owns q
yellow hound dog, which recently happened
to a very peculiar mishap. Last Monday
morning, week ago, tine dog disappeared.
A week later it was found in the bottom of
an unused well on Lon Dalten's farm, ad-
Joining town, in company with another dog
belonging to II. J. Hosch. When the first
named dog was drawn out it made an effort
10 get back into the WELL but when its COM
panion was drawn up il seemed reconciled
and willing o-ce more to mingle among
Its former associates above & ound. We
cannot state whether the dogs accidentally
or Intentionally got into the we'll or, if the
latter, their reason for doing so.
Marion Mann, an old citizen of Griffin,
who for some time has been occupying
room over Niles clothing store, was found
In 1t Sunday morning in a perfectly nude
condition. His room was perfect wreck,
he having torn down his bed and placed
everything in topsy -turvy condition. In
his hand he held grasped Stat of the bed,
and upon inquiry stated that he had been
killing bed bugs all night, and up to date
had slain 5000. There was one very large
one, however, that had eluded his efforts TO
kill him, and had led him chase of several
hours. The proper authorities have been
notified, and he will be taken to the asylum
He is suffering from a mild attack of
lunacy, and is perfectly harmless. For some
time past ne has been suffering from
paralysis, and has had several severe
strokes.
At Charleston L. Barbot, city civil engi-
neer, is engaged on a report which will
probably be presented to committee Of the
citizens Of Augusta in reference to the pro-
posed system of bottling up the waters Of
the Savannah river, or at least of keeping
them within their Legitimate bounds. Mr.
Barbot said Monday that the whole matter
would be referred to Il board Of engineers,
who would probably meet in week or ten
DAYS. This board would look over the stu
alton and recommend such action as they
thought necessary. Whether a system Of
levees or a diversion of the stream would be
recommended could only be determined nv