The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-16

sected - Hon. Jonathan Norcross
Thinks Blaine Means What He Says,
GEORGIA
Robins are numerous at Albany.
s. Z. Whitfield has been commissioned
Postmaster at Nunez, Emanuel county.
A. f. Clark has purchased the Duke
building near the depot at Nrightsvllle.
Hundreds Of choice grape vines will be
set out in and around Jackson this spring.
It is rumored hat Mai Hanson will rebuy
the Macon Telegraph and put Col. Lamar
and Mr. Edwards al the helm again.
Burke Superior Court convened on Mon
dav in adjourned session 1t is thought
that the docket will be cleared this week.
sleep walker stepped of the steamer
Joel Marable into the CoOsa river, night
or two ago, but was rescued before be
drowned.
Mr. and Mrs Joel Martins little 3-months-
old daughter was found dead in bed at Co
lumbus last Sunday morning. The cause
of her death is unknown.
Rev. W. l.. Wootten, one of the olde It
and most prominent citizens of Wilkes
county, was buried at Independence church,
Sunday Feb. -. He was sick less than
twenty-four hours
The reunion Of Confederate States caval-
ry which convened IN New Orleans on Mon
day morning, was quite largely attended.
Gen. Stephen ID. Lee was elected President.
Among the Vice Presidents Is Gen. Z. NJ.
B. Young, of Georgia.
Toccoa had a genuine sensation Monday
in the shape of a mad dog. Il was first dis
covered in the eastern part of town where
it bit some cows and a dog belonging to
Martin Watkins, (colored.) After "A long
chase the dog was killed.
L. Nj
Jr., representing the claim Of the National
Bank. of 5000 against the stock of Fl. G..
Pickett, foreclosed the mortgage held by
the bank. The bank was made a preferred
creditor by the deed of assignment.
The Adjutant General has commissioned
Ed l. Wright as Captain of the Albany
Guards. The resignation Of r. Fl. Wash
ington, first lieutenant of the Attucks In
fantry (colored) OF Augusta, and j. y.
Griffin, second lieutenant Of the same com
pany, have been received and an election
ordered for Feb. "a.
From information received at Macon
Tuesday the affair at Bolingbroke was not
near so horrible as first reported. Several
days ago Mr.. Dewberry had a difficulty
with negro man on an adjoining place,
and the negro was shot in the breast Short
lv afterward an AK fellupon Mr.. Dewberry's
leg cutting bad cash
Every ulSlIiCb III IhduiSOn county VIII
hold an election on the whisky question
very soon. Both sides have been working
very hard and the contest viii be most ex
citing Madison voted on the liquor cues
ton about six months ago, and it is thought
that this approaching election will settle
the affair for a few years.
John W. FARRELL, of Oglethorpe county
has in his possession relic Of the dark days
in 1851 being what is known as a McLane
NH .,k.
w. W. Billups, Lieut. Col. Twenty
Georgia Volunteers, Atlanta. GA. Mr.. Jar
rel says the owner can get it by exchanging
as good a saddle in its stead.
At Atlanta Tuesday gang of workmen
while making an excavation for new
building, between Whitehall and Pryo
streets, unearthed few bones Of a human
skeleton, several Unit1d States buckles ant
the barrel Of gun. The collection of relic
suggests the idea thai they are all that i
left of a Federal soldier buried there during
the war.
A negro woman was in Frank Kim
broughs express wagon at Columbus Mon
day, and held the rems. The wagon was OF
the railroad track at the Broad street depot
and the east-bound train was approaching
She endeavored TO induce the horse to NOV
on, but in vain. The engine struck tn
wagon and completely demolished wheel
nc WOItldu tSCd lJeu
On Milton Littles plantation, in Hancock
county, some time since mule was bitter
by mad dog. A day or two ago the mult
was seized with the rabies and bit a Negro
quite severely on the wrist. 1t is reported
that an apple tree about ten inches in
diameter was almost totally DESTROYED bl
the mule while under the influence of tn
dreadful disease. The mule died.
A very amusing little railroad war is so
ing on at CreSwell, where the Atlanta anC
Florida railroad is trying to cross the Sa
vannah, Griffin and North Alabama rail
road. Like a good many other places wher
1t is going through, the Atlanta and Flori
dG railroad has failed to pay for the RICH
of way across the Savannah, Griffin AM
North Alabama railroad, and the latte
keeps an engine across the point, or i'll it
absence lrby Howard, and at night Road
master Abe Banks keeps guard with
howitzer, and the Atlanta and Florida mel
retire in disorder to their tents.
At Atlanta Tuesday Hon Jonathan Nor
cross was asked what he thought of Blaine
withdrawal from the race for the Presi
dency. He said: Il think he is sincere i
his declarations, and wouldn't be surprise,
If Sherman was not the next stronges
man. This is the opinion Of nearly all tn
white Republicans in Atlenta. The colore,
element do not seem to be very unanimou
ON any candidate, however. The meeting
of the central committee will no douh
show that Georgia's delegation is to b
delivered to Sherman. 1t is said tina
ingalls,, Edmunds and others will be urge
to speak sn Georgia during the campaig
and that an invitation will also be sent I
Blaine, in case he returns to America i
ample time.
At Albany Saturday negro woman en-
tered III. Farkass store wearing an anxious
far-away look, as if she wanted somethin
and didn't know exactly what it was. MI
Farkas and his clerk tried to sell her some
thing, but she finally went off withou
making purchase. After a while she re
turned and restlesslv stood about the stor
until an opportunity was offered to her t
speak to Mr.. Farkas alone Calling hir
aside, she drew from under her shawl
little glass jar. Handing it to Mr.. Farka
she told him that it was his; that she ha
stolen it from him a year ago, and nov
wanted to return it. She said its posSeSSio
and the fact that she had stolen il haunte
her by day and by night, and that sh
wanted to return it and ease her guilt
conscience. Mr.. FarkaS took the jar an
the repentant woman departed.
At Sugar Valley Monday while Mrs
Henry Cleghorn was doing her famil
washing, negro man entered her hous
and stole breastpin, silk handkerchief an
razor. The negro, whose name is Henr
Kinabrew, then went on down the roa
some little distance and called at Mr. Cole