The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-21
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GEORGIA
Fort Gaines now has artesian water.
Brunswick ships nearly one-seventh of the
naval stores OF the world.
W. W. Pendeton has purchased an inter
est in the Eastman JpUrHdL
Dslton's excnequer contains, in cash and
assets, the snug little sum Of S2,9l2
An Industry for the manufacture Of agri-
cultural implements is future possibility
at Dalton.
Judge McGrif has ordered an election in
Pulaski county under the local option law
on THURSDAY, Feb. b
The Brunswick Company will soon erect q
coaling station there where stedmers can
run in coal up and get out on the same tide
A Whitfield county man has in his pos
session, and occasionally wears, an old army
coat OF blue that did good service "in the
times which tried mems souls.n
Ground for the new hotel on ST. Snons
island was broken Thursday 1t will DO
pushed TO rapid completion, and viii be
ready for the reception Of guests by June /.
W. A. Woodruff, of Walnut Grove, New
ton county has sold out his mercantile in
terest and left for California, where he viii
probably engage in the fruit and vineyard
business
Hon. John Quincy Adams, Of Washing
ton, has some fine spun silk from Wilkes
county worms spun on a Wilkes county
machine that was invented by a Wilkes
county man.
The receipts Of cotton at Hawkinsville
this season will reach 20 600 bales The re-
cepts at the warehouses up to tuesday
night last were Is on bales The town viii
receive 1000 or 5000 bales more than last
season.
H. E. Hendrix &, Son, for a number Of
years prominent supply merchants of Mil
ledgeville, have sold their business to Jewell
& McCombs. The latter fivmwill continue
Nv" sam" business at the old stand on Han
cock street.
AZ the regular meeting on Monday, the
Town Council Of Dublin Appropriated 81 600
10 the educational fluid, 500 for the whites
and $500 for the colored school. The money
is to be spent for the employment of compe-
tent teachers
On Monday of last week George Harris,
Of Sumter county, after living with a wife
fortyfour years, was granted a divorce.
As soon as be found himself free he boarded
the train for Macon and took unto himself
a new Mrs. Harris on the Tuesday after
being divorced
In Houston County Court last Monday
Joe Boston was convicted of selling cotton
between shutdown and sunrise. under the
law fCrbidding the sale Of farm products
within such time He was sentenced 10 pay a
fine of SIS and costs. or to serve four months
IN the chain gang.
The bale of cotton donated by Miss Volo
Benson and ra1ied last Wednesday night
for the benefit of the new Ca hohc church
at Washington was won by E. j. OCCnuer,
of Augusta, who generously presented it to
the Rev Father O'Brien for the orphan
boys under his charge
A gentleman living near Winterville
broke the knob Off one Of his doors, and for
the want Of something better he put n
coffin handle on the door, ana now there is
not negro in the county who will open the
door. This would be a good thing for a
corn crib and hen house.
horrible accident occurred on the Cen
trail railroad at point a half mile from
Milledgeville THURSDAY. A negro woman,
with her 4-year-old boy, attempted to cross
the track just as the train was approaching.
She got safely over, but the engine knocked
down the little fellow aud his body was cut
in halves.
Dublin Gazette. Ordinary Duncan is in
Savannah for the purpose Of having the
Oconee river bridge bonds printed. We are
informed that the bonds will be placed upon
the market as soon as they are received
will be no trouble in disposing of the bonds
at par, the Ordinary having already re-
ceived letters from moneyed men desiring
TO take either part or the whole issue
Thomas B. Penklenen, the most inhuman,
brutal william VINO ever disgraced Georgia
soil, was caught near Naldosta Thursday
and lodged i'll Jail there. He is the man
who is wanted in Jasper, Fla, for beating
his wife in a most horrible manner. It is
Inv ho L.
safe when he is returned to Florida, for the
people are intensely wrought up. IL is
alleged that he CHI ~ ed his wife for months.
beat her brutally, and then threatened her
with knife and pistol.
On Tuesday evening as the passenger
train on the East Tennessee, Virginia and
Georgia was going south, when about three
miles from Eastman negro fired into the
rear coach. The bullet struck near the
centre Of window, scattering the glass
into the face OF lady who was occupyin q
the seat. Capt. Haunscn Immediately
stopped his train and tried to capture the
fiends. There were three of them, and
Capt Haunson learned that their names
were John Height, Oscar Lane and John
Lane
The four prisoners confined in Whitfield
county Jail made an attempt to escape from
''durance vile" "a few evenings since but the
attention of Mrs Durham, the jailer's wife.
was attracted by the noise they made, and
their plan of escape was "nipped in the
bud" With the aid of a small piece OF
S eel, the prisoners had cut through the iron
door of their cell and effected a way into
the passage without, where they proposed
10 overpower Jailer Durham, when he
should come in, and then make q bold dash
for liberty
One of the few old ante bellum land
marks now standing in jackson is the old
law office Of Col D. j. Bailey, which vet
stands in its original form near the resi-.
dence of Col I. j. Dempsey. 1t is a small
frame building, with green window blinds
In this little house Col. Bailey spent the
palmy days of his young manhood, and
pored over the dry pages of Blackstone
Gritty and other law books, and planned
for the future. From this Office he was
elected three times TO the Georgia Legisla
ture and twice TO Congress-
The Odd Fellows of Griffin have pur.
chased the old Jossey corner for 81, zoo. and
will, III the near future, erect a fine three
story building on that corner, taking in
their present building. The building as
planned is to be an elegant brick structure
with three storehouses on the ground floor
for rent and on the second floor they vii
either fit up elegant offices or make public
hall or opera house The third floor will be
occupied by the Odd Fellows, being divided
off into large halls, one Tor the encamp
ment, the other for the subordinate lodge
The deeds have all been signed up and the
trade contaminated