The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-10
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

IN PARAGRAPHS
Marietta's Increased Taxable wealth
A Hunter in Walton County Mis-
takes his Father for a Squirrel ant
Shoots Him-Two Negro Crildrei
Killed by an Overdose of Medicine.
GEORGIA.
A lodge of the Farmers alliance wa
organized at Perry Tuesday.
j. Otis P pc, o white man, escaped from
the jail at Monticello Tuesday night.
Mai. J. f. Andrews is a candidate for re
election as treasurer of Wilkes county.
James F. King, Jr., is the democratic
candidate for the legislature in Wayn
county.
Carroll county's delegates to the congress
ional convention at Columbus will vote fol
Col Traylor of Troup county.
Mat Williford of Abbeville is the cham
pion bat killer He robbed one of his ba
trees and got 35S of the mixed breeds.
DR.. R. r. Thompson of Cedartown is il
big luck. Prospectors have struck oil OF
his lands in Gordon county, and also coal.
The senatorial convention, of the twenty
seventh district met at Monroe Wednesday
and nominated Hon. j. r Lyle of Oconet
county by reclamation.
Gibbs and Smith, who were seriously cut
in a fight al Seville on July 20
are now at their homes at Able
vile, and will soon be well.
The biennial convention of locomotive
fremen convenes in Atlanta on Sept. 10
and the indications go to predict the largest
meeting ever held by the brotherhood.
The mayor and clerk of Marietta have
Just finished footing up the taxable prop
erty, real and personal of the town. They
find an increase of $3.50, Gas over last year.
Wilcox county boasts of having, in the
persons of Cage Owens and Nathan Sta
than, two Of the oldest men in the state
they being respectively "a and 90 years old.
A new postofice has just been established
county. II is called Dyson, in honor OF the
late George Dyson, late ordinary of the
county.
Col. r. H. Kinnebrew of Madison, recent
candidate for state senator, has withdrawn
from the race, being disqualified by law,
not having resided in the state for the last
four years.
Rich Early tcoloredl was shot in the leg
near Washington Monday, by Samuel
Babo, landlord whose place he was leaving
without settling his debts. Early is said to
have been very impudent
This being CAROLS time to name the
senator for that district, several names
have been suggested, and the friends Of ex-
Senator L. P. Mandeville are endeavering
TO get him to enter the race.
Lilly, the long and remarkably good first
baseman of the Atlanta base ball club, now
holds down the bass drum in Shields circus
band, and he does 1t as we'll as he held down
the first base on the diamond.
Wiley Hood, one of T. L. Gantt's depu-
ties, captured large still in the upper part
of Oglethorpe county on Monday night.
Five men were at work, but four of them
to escape, one only being arrested.
1t is now probable that the differences in
the democratic party Of Fulton county
over the convention and primary plans Of
nominating legislative candidates will be
adjusted on basis satisfactory to all con-
,erned
The democrats of Henry county In a
mass meeting at McDonough, Wednesday,
selected delegates to the gubernatorial and
conventions A primary was
ordered for representatives and county off,
GERS to take place on September Is.
Thomas H, p. Wright, proprietor Of the
Hudson house at Gainesville, has the cham
pion kicking COW of Northeast Georgia. To
be MIXED she has to be confined in a stall
securely fastened, her legs tied with ropes,
and then it takes three able-bodied men to
her.
Will Reed Of Cedartown has let out a
contract to prospecting parties to bore for
oil on his property near the Reed banks. 1t
appears that there are strong indications of
the presence of petroleum in that locality.
80 strong that these parties feel like giving
il a thorough test which will ha dona -
once
The Cumming cornet band has challenged
q band, composed Of Milton county musi-
clans, for 800 a side, the band winning the
contest to receive the 5000, and the one
losing to pay all expenses, the award to be
made by five practical musicians, two to be
chosen by each band and the fifth one by
the four.
Willie Nolan, son Of Tom Nolan, deceased
OF Morgan county, committed suicide
Tuesday afternoon by shooting himself
with shotgun. No cause is assigned for
the rash act. AS he was returning from
the well with bucket of water he deliber-
ately set his bucket down, went and got his
shotgun and killed himself
Cochran's first bale of Pulaski county cot
ton was brought in Wednesday morning by
William ]. Mullis and stored at the ALI
ance warehouse. 1t weighed 5l7 pounds,
classed as middling, and was sold to Mayer
A. Watts at 12H cents per pound. Mr..
Mullis brought in the first bale last season
on Aug. 10, and is therefore about eight
days earlier this season.
William Brunson of Perry received three
bales Of cotton Monday. They were the
first brought to market from Houston
county. They averaged in weight 5O7
pounds per bale. For the first bale be paid
10 cents per pound, and s5 in gold as q
premium; for the second 10 cents per pound
and for the third 91S cents. Cotton is open
ing fast. The prospects are fine for a large
crop. Corn is doing its best to beat La st
years crop.
A 4-year-old negro boy, whose parents
live on Tank Carroll's place, near Snow
Dooley county, killed his little brother last
week by knocking him in the head with a
piece of lightwood. No one knows the
cause, as the mother was away at the time.
II is supposed that he became enraged with
his brother about something, and struck
him with the piece Of wood, knocking his
left eye entirely out of its socket, from the
effects OF which the child died in a few
hours.
Quitman county politics are red rot and
still a-heating. The electors who were
elected by primary one week ago met in the
court house yesterday and cast their votes
w. E. Gay having received a majority OF
the votes, was declared the nominee In
the afternoon some friends went to NJ. l..
Albritton and asked him if he would not
be candidate. After thinking over the
proposition while he consented TO make
the race, and SO there are two candidates in
the field.
DIR. Poore of Monroe was called to see