The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-01
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

IN PARAGRAPHS.
How a Resident of Pickens County
Passed Off as a Woman and Avoided
Going to the War-An 1rate Father
Snatches HIS Daughter from the
Arms of Fer Prospective Husband.
GEORGIA.
Atlanta claims a population of $4,000
within the city limits
At Macon the large number of visitors to
the jail to see Tom Voolfolk is daily on
the increase.
The Macon and Covington road will run
by Pennington and Watkinsville instead of
by High Shoals.
James NJ. Smith sent seyenty-fve wagons
to Winterville loaded with cotton and car
ried back load of acid phosphate
Some fend incarnate poisoned and killed
a valuable mule for Reuben Thomas, of
Quitman county, on last Saturday night.
At Greenville the trial Of Cartwright for
murder resulted in a verdict of guilty with
recommendation Of life Imprisonment
The new Superintendent of the Macon
Street and Suburban line is Bish Bell Of
Nashville. He will take hold Of the line at
once.
George Lumpkin, of East Macon. made
an assignment Tuesday. The liabilities are
estimated at $1,000 and the assets at about
$4,000.
James T. Lambright'S country residence
at Sedgemore was accidentally burned
Tuesday. The loss is about 5000, with no
insurance.
Aaron Joseph, more familiarly known as
Gen. Jackson, a colored man of Athens has
been paid $-5 pension as a wounded COnfed-
crate soldier.
A 3-year-old son of Fred Dawson, living
six miles below Athens, ON the line of Ogle-
thorpe and Clarke counties, was burned to
death Monday.
The colored boy who broke open the
A, p. ard l.. depot in DeSotO a week or so
ago was captured, and jailed on Saturday
night He confessed
At Georgetown two negro men, Tom Gay
and Andrew Gay, attacked West Caters
with knives on Sunday last and cut him
seriously-all over game of marbles.
The committee appointed at the last meet
ing of the Georgia State Agricultural
Society to arrange the premium list for the
next State fair VIII meet at Macon to-day.
At Decatur a rule has been filed to fore
close a mortgage held by the Georgia Rail
road and Banking Company on the property
of the Pendleton Guano Company for
$4,000
The Coroner, after investigation. decided
that it was not necessary to hold an inquest
on Jessie Afford, the little girl who died at
Atlanta Monday while under the influence
of ether.
At Macon Tue,day the lumber firm of
Hendrix 81 Willingham received into part
nership B. E. Willingham, formerly of the
cotton warehouse firm of B. II. & B. E.
Willingham.
The Presbyterian congregation of Athens
has purchased the residence of Mr.. Lucas
now occupied by J. G. NJ. Edwards, and
will use it for their parsonage. The price
paid was "a, 800
Mr.. and Mrs j. P. billiard, living six
miles east of Vienna. after living together
for twenty-five years, without issue, were
made happy Monday by the arrival OF a
nine-pound boy, their first.
DIR. w. H. Tut, who has recently re-
turned to Augusta, and is building hand
some dwelling on the hill. has offered to put
his residence site in as 900 in stock of a
Summerville hotel company.
Buchanan & Bells grocery store at Amerl-
Gus was robbed Saturday night. The bur
glars carried off, so far as can be ascer-
tanned, seven pairs of shoes. some half
dozen sacks of -four, cigars, coffee, sugar,
meat, and several other articles.
Quarterly conference of the Jacksonville
circuit, Methodist Episcopal Church, South
was held at Jacksonville Saturday and Sun
day. This circuit consists of about 500
members The salary of the pastor was
fixed at s4OO for the present year.
At Macon Monday night Thomas Adams
tcolored) stabbed George Williams (colored)
in the thigh and face to prevent him from
testifying against Darl Pitts Ccolored). of
Warrenton, who is under ihdictment for
violating the internal revenue laws
Parker, the man who killed Dukes near
Covington last fall, and who has been in
the Fulton county jail ever since Dec %
was carried back to Covington Tuesday
Parker will be tried for his life during the
present term of Newton Superior Court
Saturday several of the colored men near
Georgetown were on a rabbit hunt, and
during the hunt Gene Dozier emp ed his
gun at a rabbit, and a portion of the load
took effect in the lower leg of Allen Clark
While the wound was painful at first, it is
by no means serious.
Adairsville reports that as a result o. the
recent cold snap, the oat crop is badly dam
aged. The unusually warm weather os
February advanced the wheat to such an
extent that in some instances it had begun
to joint. The wheat is injured There was
no material damage to fruit orchards.
At Townsville Tuesday Gov. Rusk, of
Wisconsin, who is guest of the Mitchell
House, went out with Mr.. Mccartney to
his place. While the latter gentleman was
attending to some business with negro
that had been blowing Gov Rusk took hold
of the pillow and made several burrows.
A difficulty occurred at Sutton's bar-room
near Buford, Saturday night, in which
William Hazel and J. Byrd were severely
cut by j. w. Cain. Cain was knocked
down by Sutton, and in rising he cut
Hazel and BYRD, whom he was friendly
with. The physicians think that Byrd
can't live.
The Presbyterians Of Atlanta are discuss
ing among themselves various plans for
establishing in that city a Presbyterian col
lege. The idea seems 10 be to establish at
Atlanta Presbyterian university for the
south Of such high character as to attract
patronage from other States The matter
has gone so far that a meeting of the Pres
byterians of Atlanta and Georgia will be
called at an early day to discuss the sub
ject.
At Gainesville, John p. Stegal sold last
Monday all of that lot of his land living east
of the Western and Atlantic railroad The
purchaser is George w. Barber, of Mil
waukee, Wis. The body contains about 200
acres Of land and was sold for about 50 900.
1t is the intention of Mr. Barber to divide
the land into lots and build upon them. 1t
is stated that he intends to erect 800 dwell