The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-10-01

ress Oct. 4. and 8.
The sugar cane crop in Worth county i
the finest for years.
Gov. Gordon has issued an order number
ing the new militia district of W orth
county 1,42S.
There is demand for skilled carpenters il
Albany. Work now under way is making
slow progress for want of a sufficient mum.
Der to rush it.
Two chickens fought in the back of s. r.
Browns store at Albany, Friday, and one II
them knocked the other into an old cistern,
and it was drowned
A Zig gathering Of Alliance men was
held at Salem church, above Morgan, last
Wednesday, for the purpose of forming a
county organization.
A few days ago DR.. George Little OF
Crawford cut from u negro boys eve ball a
splinter one-fourth of al inch long without
any injury to the eve.
The dea h of Treasurer C. r. Tondee and
the refusal of Tax Collector Thornton to
become a candidate will insure two new
officials for Schley county.
The law students at Athens have about
given up the idea Of forming a military
company, as it might conflict with the more
important study OF Blackstone.
A Mrs. Jones, living near Brooks station,
was shot last Sunday bv her husband, and
she is in a critical condition. The husband
says that the shooting was accidental
Two or three enterprising parties are
figuring upon putting up a general store
near the Americas, Preston and Lumpkin
warehouse and compress at Americas.
John Brown. one of the contractors now
building the Brunswick and W estern decks,
was fired at by L. Myers, but not hit, in a
saloon row at Brunswick Friday night.
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while wrestling, Mid NJ rtin a colored bsy
living with Prof Moss, had the misfortune
TO have his left arm disl coated and slightly
fractured
An efI1gy Of man hanging near the
depot at Toccoa Friday morning led to re-
ports that a lynching hat occurred. A
thousand people rushed to the scene to see
the corpse.
Clouds Creek church, Oglethorpe county,
on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week
celebrated its centennial. The occasion was
of the most pleasant nature and drew i'm
mense crowds each day.
Sheilman Baptist church starts out with
favorable promise of success 1t was or
ganized last Friday with a membership of
twelve jealous workers, and it is thought
others will unite with it at an early day.
A few mornings ago George Churchman,
large lumber dealer, arrived in Eastman
with an order for 200, 900 feet of lumber.
In two days time the lumber was sawed
and shipped, notwithstanding the difficult
ties in securing cars.
w. b. Lester's residence at Lexington
was totally de troyed by fire a few DAYS
ago. Mr. Lester had the house insured for
$500 in the Phoenix of Brooklyn, which
very materially lessons the loss of 81 200. 1t
had been twenty years or more since Lex
ington had had fire before this one.
Tuesday night last the wife Of Hon.
Joseph McWhorter breathed her last at his
home in Antioch. Mrs. McWhorter ha 1
been in bad health for several months, but
10 was hoped she was improving, until
few days ago she caught cold, which de-
veloped into pneumonia, and her weakened
constitution quickly succumbed.
The little ruffie in Oglethorpe county poll
tics for the past two weeks stirred up things
considerably, and the result is the largest
registration list the county has ever had.
A hundred or more were registered week
ago Saturday, and a count shows OBJ
names on the list, whereas 700 names is
the largest number ever heretofore regis
tered.
Henry Tiller Of Simston district, Ogle-
thorpe county, came near having the index
finger on his right hand sawed off by cir
cular saw He was working at Waller &
POOLS saw mill, and while cleaning the dust
from under the saw lot his hand get too
near the saw with the above result DR..
Faust dressed the wound, and hopes to save
the finger.
The managers Of the East Tennessee, Vir-
ginia and Georgia Railroad Company are
cutting down their forces along the line 1t
Is rumored that heavy cut will be made
IN the Eastman Office. Reports have it
that both day and night operators will be
dispensed with and the Office closed at night
The agent viii be expected to do the work
OF agent and operator, with the assistance
of only one hand and no messenger
A movement is on foot to organize a
house of commons among the students at
Athens. The idea is to make it identical
with that of the English parliament. There
will be two political parties who will con-
tend for victory in questions submitted to
the body, and the leader Of the successful
party will become the premier. Quite a
number OF boys are enthusiastically in
favor Of the plan, and it viii, in all prob
ability be adopted within the next few
weeks.
AT Rome Friday Judge Maddox issued
Callahan, his lawyer, Howell c. Glenn, and
his conductor, Mr.. Lumsden. Contractor
Callahan, represented by his LAWYERS,
Messrs John 7. and Howell c. Glenn. went
before Judge Maddox on their case against
the Rome and Decatur railroad; tried it,
took their chances and lost The fact of
Col. Callahan with Conductor Lumsden and
his lawyer, Howell C. Glenn, having run a
train into Alabama after the Judgment of
the court was made known to Judge Mad
dox The proceedings for contempt were
then taken by the court. Judge Dorsey.
the receiver, declined to move an attach
ment against Mr.. Howell c. Glenn for con-
tempt, because Of their intimate and friend
ly relations.
Harry Cato, negro so years Of age, was
adjudged a lunatic before Judge Speer
and a jury at Americas Friday.
Early Friday morning Willie Phillips
opened his fathers bakery and passed
through TO the rear Of the house. When he
returned be found Cato standing behind the
counter. Willie asked him what be wanted
and told him to get out He replied that he
was in his own house and told Willie 20
move himself; that he would have in hun
dred bales Of cotton in a few hours and ex-
pected to buy a hundred mules; that he had
hundred hands picking cotton, and that
he would never work any more himself
He offered some one a hundred thousand
dollar check IL they would give him tho
paper to write 1t on. Everything runs In
hundreds with him.
Lenoir Sentinel: II is rumored that Ger
tam parties will at the next session OF the
legislature have bill passed PROHIBITING
the sale Of tobacco, cigars, cigarettes and
snuff and the raising of tohacco