The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-18

Atlants-Another Steamer from Da
rien TO New York-A Hog that Eat:
Tobacco Murder Ia Putnam County
GEORGIA.
D. H. Hubbard is a candidate for tax col
lector of Polk county.
Dr. Lyndon refuses 60 be candidate for
the ,payoralty Of Athens.
Lively times in the timber line are ex-
pected In Darien next winter.
The National bank OF Darien will COM
raence operations next month.
Capt. J. H. RuoSer will establish an ice
works back of his compress in Athens.
The sentiment in favor of building a new
court house in Cumming is rapidly grow
ing.
The Conyers Oil and Fertilizer Company
will put in some new and necessary
machinery right away.
In Taylor county very little damage has
hesn done to corn by the overflow, but cot
ton is materially injured.
Mrs wri hit, wife Of Capt T. II. P.
Wright, Of the Hudson hotel, Gainesville,
died in that city on Thursday evening.
Another steamship will be put on the
route between Darien ard New York next
winter. She will be used in the timber
trade.
The republicans of DoughertY county
met Saturday aud adjourned till Saturday
Of this week without making any nUinina-
tions
The Princeton factory at Athens has CON
sented to buy cotton from farmers and
furnish them secondhand bagging free to
DO it up in.
The latest from Midi on lu7ty is by a
reliable gentleman who says that passing a
house he saw thirteen girl children, all of
tle same size, sitting on one stump.
q A Jersey COW owned by Capt Hobbs Of
ALBANY is giving three and half gallons
of milk and yielding more than pound
Of butter daily, besiGes what the cals takes.
William Walker. a negro who has been in
jail at Butler for six months, and who was
found guilty of assault and attempt TO rape,
and who has been in jail since, pending
new trial, died day or two ago.
The result of the primary In Wilkinson
for representative is as follows: Joel A.
Smith, $40; Thomas NJ. Freeman. 2T0 There
Is an independent candidate running in this
county, W. +. Cannon, former citizeA Of
Bibb.
At Cedartown, MasSrs. Mason and Clay
are preparing the foundation for two spd-
cious one-story brick stores on West Main
street, below Harrison & Nixon's stable.
Ms. Masons will be built with large oven
for bakery.
The Mineral Post, bright seven-column
four-page paper, at Acworth, is edited and
published by youth who has Just passed
his fifteenth birthday No one would have
known it, however, II the young man had
not given away the secret himself.
S. S. Monk Of Carsonville, Taylor county.
lost fine mule and a valuable colt a few
days ago They were playing in the
pasture, when the colt was running. the
mule after it, and they both plunged head
foremost into an old well and were instantly
killed
the Morgan county grand jury last week
made contribution of IS 90 to the yell NV
fever sufferers of JAG ssonville, the money
being the amount collected by fines for
violation Of private rules of the body. sup
piemelted by voluntary contributions from
the individual members.
A day or two ago w. T. Martin. who lived
at the old Lindsey Colbert homestead. about
five miles south Of Danielsvlle, had his
house and all his furniture and wearing an
parel burned, with tue exception OF two
feather beds, six old chairs and two sewing
machines. Loss about $500.
William +. Baine, a contractor. sues the
government foe SIC, 900 damages which he
says he sustained on account OF the "offici-
Gus, meddlesome, arbitrary and arrogant
conduct of Capt J. w. Jacobs, the gov
ernment's agent in the construction of the
new barracks near Atlanta.
J. c. Butts, Sr., who lives in Morgan
county, owns a porker of rather singular
tastes. He is as fond of tobacco as any old
tobacco chewer IN the county, and he will
readily chew every piece VI tobacco thrown
10 him, and actually loves IT, He is a fat
porker, weighing over 200 pounds
Il is said by close friend Of Dir. White
OF Athens that under no circumstances will
he allow the use of his name for the chan
csliorship Of the state university at the
meeting OF the board on Oct. 5. This being
the case. IL is more than probable that Gen.
stephen ID. Lee OF Mississippi will be
elected.
A negro woman named Lula Murray
came into Washington Thursday with
wounds in her head and considerable blood
on her, and reported that Tom banner had
beaten her and her daughter with piece of
iron because they would not 90 and pick
cotton. She swore out a warrant against
MIR. Danner for assault.
The politics of Warren county has as
sumed a new phase this year. The republi-
cans have organized and placed candidates
In the field TO oppose the democratic nomi-
neeS for the house and senate. o. T. Con
dei VOiuroSl II Lhe republican Canuluate Tor
the senate, and J. II. Leo (colored) appears
in the field for the house.
Capt Sweeney, the contractor who has
been building boats for the Americas, Pres
ton and Lunpkin line at Abbeville, wac in
Americas Thursday and Friday transferring
!nschinery from the Central to the Amsri-
Gus, Preston and Lumpkin cars, which will
be placed in the last boat. The boat will be-
launched es soon as tue water goes down
sufficiently to do SO.
W. F. Under of Dublin hired horse
from Smiths stables to 90 short distance
IN the country, and while crossing Hunger
and Hardship creek at the Rocky Ford
crossing, about four milos from Dublin.
his horse became entangled in some dri {
wood, and was drowned before no could be
gotten out, although the water was only
about ~ feet deep.
few days ago a negro school teacher at
Cork, Butts county, caught up little girl
of lobe Williams aud kissed her. As soon
as Mr.. Williams heard Of II he gave him a
severe whipping with his buggy whip. The
negro obtained warrant for Il Williams
arrest for assault and battery, hut befo,N
the case was called the negro had left for a
more congenjal climate
Hatcher Bros, merchants at Dawsop.
uade a transfer of stocks to their brother,
A. z. Hatcher, few days since. The latter
took possession and began to sell tue goods.
Creditors holding claims aggregating s10,-
900 against the assets of the firm learned of
the transfer, and bad the goods attached.
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