The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-02

MlleS-CottOn Sales at Albany.
GEORGIA.
The United States Express company has
opened an Office at Rome
Capt. Sneed has Withdrawn his resigna-
ton as captain of the Atlanta Rifles.
Walton and Newton countie, will hold
their primaries on Saturday of this week
Harry p Brown has left the Griffin Sun,
to become city editor of the Macon Euentng
Neics.
The largest marble quarry in the world
is that of the Georgia marble company in
Pickens county.
H. NJ Franklin has resigned the position
of alderman of Tennille. The vacancy will
be filled by election on Aug s.
An entire new outfit of newspaper and
JOB type has been ordered for the Americas
Republican and will arrive in a few W eks.
Monday U. B Harold bought from
William and Walter Furlow their sulendid
house and lot on Lee street, Americas. The
price paid was 81 900,
Delegates favoring Hon. W. Z. Gay for
the Legislature were elected in Quitman coun-
ty Tuesday. Cap. Gayis one of tna largest
planters in the county.
The new town at Bremen is named
Kramer, and the station known as Pleasant
View, about ha way between Bremen and
Carrollton, will he called Vaudeville.
A radish weighing three ard half pounds
and measuring twenty inches in Circum-
ference, is on exhibition in Dublin. 1t was
grown by DR.. Buchan of Reedy Springs.
1t is reported that there is dissatisfaction
with the recent nomination for representa-
tive in Laurens county, and that another
nomination or primary election will be held
in that county.
The military company of Monroe has not
haa, nc oaft Ic c.z,t,s lat ,,,I
OF the street tax exem ptiols allowed the
members have been recalled on account of
failure to attend drills
The primary election Tuesday to nomi-
nate candidates for the legislature from
Coweta county pass off quietly. Hon
w Y. Atkinson and Pope Jones were NOM
mated by large majorities
Rev. w. w. Cheney, one of the oldest and
mot respected citizens of Schley county,
died at his home there on Sunday morning
last Mr.. Cheney was about IS years Of
age and had long been an invalid
Jackson county has nineteen candidates
in the ield-two for the senate, six for the
next general assembly. three for tax COL
lector, two for sheriff, three for tax re-
ceiver, TWO for ordinary, and one for clerk
A meeting was held at the court house at
Eastman Monday to organize a saving, and
loan association. Hon. w. T. Macarthur,
tae prime mover OF the enterprise, being
absent, no permanent organization was
effected.
The Irish Volunteers of Augusta will re-
organize as an Independent command. A
recent ruling Of the military committee
makes this necessary, as all commands
which had suspended are required to
organize as Independent corps.
Tuesday John Fills, who is working at
the Matthews mine, Of Hall county, now
owned by A. J. Nichols Of Gainesville.
found nugget of gold weighing twenty
ounces, worth over $500 This is one of the
largest pieces ever taken from the mine
R. l.. Simms, Alfred bearing, John Peek
and A II. S. Davis, all of Covington, per-
formed q swimming feat on Yellow river.
on Monday last, which is hard TO excel
They swan from Browns bridge to Cedar
Shoals, which is between three and four
miles.
Alarge Sunday school'celebrationo occurred
at Salem, Oconee county, yesterday. Three
thousand to 400 people were present sun
day schools from Morgan, Greene, Oconee
and Clarke met there and had singing
contest, the school which sang the best win
ming the prize.
At Albany, Monday, N. & A. F. Tiff &
&c. sold 400 bales of cotton of Col. L. A.
Jordan's last years crop. The sale was
made to c. Wesselowsky, for Hamilton &,
Co, at 81 cents per pound. S. r. Weston
az Son sold ninety-eight bales on Saturday
last. When these purchases are shipped
Albany's stock of cotton will be reduced to
about twenty-five bales.
Prof. Lawson Z. Brown reports quite n
phenomenon on his plantation in Burke
county. He has well there 100 feet Deep
with about 40 feet of water in it, About
three months ago the water began to boil
up with roar distinctly heard at some dis
lance. The disturbance continued for
weeks, then ceased for a short me, and
began again with equal vigor. The tenant
on the place has recently cleaned out the
we'll to the bottom, discovering no cause to
produce the phenomenon.
Jim Robinson, a negro who was for some
time employed by Mrs Sarah Whitehurst,
at the Stubblefied house Macon, was
charged with assault with intent to muir
der, and Mrs. Whitehurst stood his bond
for the sum OF $500 for his appearance at
the last March term CT Bibb superior court.
Robinson skipped his bond, and has not
since been heard from. Mrs Whitehurst
offers through Shackelford's detective
agency a reward of s25 for Robinson's ar
rest and safe confinement in jail.
A curious freak of nature may be seen on
Col. b. q. Swanson's stock farm, two miles
west of LaGrange. Last week, one of his
Jersey cows gave birth to calf with five
usual place; the fif h projects from between
the fore shoulders. 1t is as perfectly formed
as the others, only it is in the wrong place
1t is Embedded in the muscles of the
shoulders and is there Ito stav.n The calf
acts just like other quadrdpeds of its kind,
is healthy, and may live as long as others.
At Athens Tuesday, Constable Porter
arrested Joe Carter, an old man living near
the Georgia factory, charged with the
crime of incest. Carter is about GO wears
old and his daughter. the victim of his lust,
rs years old. While he stoutly denies the
charge, there is no doubt that he is a guilty
old sinner. He admits that he was charged
with the same offense some time ago in
Towns county, where be was then living.
but said the charge was made by his enemies
to run him out of the county The war
rant for his arrest Tuesday was taken out
by bis daughter.
Frank Williams, the miller with John
Wright of Greensboro, was bitten by a
moccasin the other day. In the mill is a
trough in which corn is kept. There is a
small opening in the trough, aud Mr.
Williams, while sta ding near, saw rat
run out of it. Thinking there were more
rats in the trough, he slapped his hand TO
the opening. In second more he felt a
sharp prick in the center of his hand, and
instantly imagined he had been bitten by a
snake. Camphor and other antidotes were
applied, and Mr.. Williams experienced no