The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-13

Fight in the Bibb County jail
GEORGIA
Superior court VIII be IN session IN COZ
fee county this week.
The Savannah Presbytery will be held at
Waycross, embracing the second Sunday in
December
At Waycross, B. Sweat is building a
house near the residence of G.. j. Philips on
Thomas street.
The dwelling Of William Jackson, near
Waycross, was destroyed by fire few days
ago He sustains q loss Of several hundred
dollars. with no insurance.
Cuthbart Appeal: Those men in Georgia
who voted for Fisk and Brooks Endorsed
that provision in the Third party platform
which fsvors aud demands female suffrage.
The injury that Dr.. r W. Fuller Of
Blackshear received on Friday morning
last proves 70 De n=i.her a dislocation of the
ankle joint nor fracture Of the leZ, but
confusion Of the ankle joint.
An old negro was put in Jail at Americas
last week who was wearing nat which he
claimed 70 have been given MIN in slavery
time. 1t looked very rusty and greasy, but
he said that he had been wearing it all the
time.
At Washington day or two ego John
R. Jordan, who wrote a letter TO a paper at
Albion. Ill, in which be slandered the peO-
pie of Clarke and Wilkes counties, was
forced to sign a retraction and then ordered
to leave town on the next train.
At Waynesboro one of Maj. wilkins fine
brood mares snagged herself by running
against a protrudlng piece Of plank in the
fencing. A great splinter 33 inches by l
entered her neck and ranging downward
passed entirely through one lung.
The mill and gin of Murray & johnson
at Wildwood were destroyed by fire a few
days ago. Their loss Is upward of $1,000,
with no insurance. The fire was evidently
started by an incendia Y IN pile of lint cot
ton. Murray & johnson are offering SI0Ure-
ward for the rascal
At Washington, Thursday, John Wood
went to the depot to meet Mime. Janau-
schek in a carriage and four bay horses As
he passed through the square on his way
thither he was greeted with a few cheers
from the guided youth; but on his return
with the great actress a most respectful
silence was Of course, maintained.
DR.. W. B. Burroughs of Brunswick has
received letter from Silas l.. LOOMS Of
Provincetown, Mass, suggesting the feast
bility of building a factory in Brunswick
for the manufacture Of Nassau plastering
fibre. This article is made Of the root Of
the palmetto plant. 1t is used in plaster
and is a splendid substitute for hair.
Madison is enjoying a building boom.
There are seven cottages in course of con-
struction and about completed. Two are
for D, P. Few, two for A: S. Hoagh, one
each for ". j. Carr, j. l.. Griffin and
George A Bearden. The cost of the cot
tages, which will be occupied as soon as
completed, will be from $500 to 81 500.
A negro woman named Mary Parks,
living on the Dukes place, six miles below
Macon, was brought TO that city Saturday
to DIR. Gibson to have her jaw repaired,
having dislocated it by talking. Not long
ago she went to a wedding and there talked
and laughed her jaw out of place and Sat
urday she was In town again TO have it
worked on.
At GAINESVILLE, Monday night, man
walked into the store Of j. T. Blalock and
asked for change of a $50 bill The enor-
nous 81 bill which had been made $50 by
the aid of cigar box was handed 10 Mr..
Blalock, and was promptly rejected and
the number 80 was pasted over the little l
on the 81 failed TO bring in the gain which
the trickster had expected.
Capt D. Z. Dunbar, living near the
Plains Of Dura, has sold his fine farm to
Mrs. Davenport, living in the same neigh
borhood. Capt. Dunbar removed to Sum
ter, from Spalding county, three years ago
and located on the place in question, which
is considered one Of the best small farms in
the county. He paid 81, 400 for 200 acres,
and day or two since sold it for 90, 800.
The Americas Republican was shown
Saturday a license TO retail spirituous
liquors in Sumter county. The license was
issued by Hawkins IL Num-, clerk Of the
inferior court, 10 James Harrison, and was
dated Oct. 4, l841, more than forty-seven
years ago. The price paid for the license
was only Sc p, sum quite in contrast with
that paid for retailing liquors now, which
is S276
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Bend has SOW Is years that has raised
him 132 pigs. or her progeny he has sold
twenty-eight breeders and fattened enough
meat for family use and sold from $50 to S65
worth each year. Mr.. Jones saws he fat
tened "Old Blue" two years ago 20 kill, but
after the water was hot and everything in
readiness for the slaughter his heart failed
him and he spared her life. He is now de-
terminei to keep and feed her as long as
she lives.
A negro man named Charlie White, died
at Greenwood, a station on the Covinston
and Macon railroad Saturday. About a
month ago while working on a construc-
ton train. he was coupling cars near Green
wood, and the engine pushing back farther
than he intended, White was knocked
down and run over, breaking his right leg
above the knee. On Saturday last it was
found that amputation was necessary, and
the injured member was cut off. An hour
later he died.
Last Friday H. A. Cheek of Americas
made brag shot and killed one of the
largest hawks on record. He saw the bird
light in a pine tree, nearly 100 feet high.
The tree was ninety three yards from where
he stood, and he used a double barrel shot
gun to do the shooting. He brought down
the bird, which was about 100 yards off. 1t
measured four feet nine inches from tip to
tip Of wing, and had talons, or nails, on its
feet one and quarter inches long. They
would cut like knife in tearing flesh.
Perry Home Journal: We we're shown
Tuesday a sword stick-osage orange wood
with elk horn and silver hilt, that was given
TO G. w. Mcdowell by Henry Evans of
Dooly county, formerly of Houston, in 1866.
IL was family relic of the Evans family,
and belonged TO an officer of the provincial
army before the revolutionary war. Ii
will be shown with the Houston county
exhibit at the state fair next week. Mr.
Mcdowell also brought in quilt that was
made by his wife in 1852 She was fouI
months making it.
Tuesday night last the store Of w. II.
Love at Pearson was destroyed by fire, to
gether with his stock Of goods His loss
was about $4,000, with $4,000 insurance
There was a keg of powder in the store
and quite an explosion occurred, rafting
the buildings near by, and scattering