The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-14

GEORGIA.
Thirty loaves of bread are sold for 81 at
Fort Valley.
Carrollton wants bank fire company
and public library.
The Athens factory will not close down,
unless it is to give the hands day off dur
ing the summer.
At Valdosta, c. B. Patterson has sold his
interest in the grocery business of Scruggs
q Patterson to Mr.. Scruggs.
There was quite a heavy hail on Saturday
evening last in the Sixth district of Car
roll county, doing considerable damage to
young vegetation.
All the necessary stock has been sub
scribed toward building a well equipped
street railroad between Rome and Forest
Vile and Printup City.
W. A. Mcneil, Esq. the present efficient
sheriff, Hon. w. S. Humphreys and Col
William Jones want to represent LOwndes
county in the Legislature.
The last vestige of the old Clinard House
at Athens is gone, excepting the box wood
in front of the old hotel. This latter is
being dug up and sent off to different parts
of the city.
A case involving the sum of $40 took up
nearly the whole of last Tuesday in the
Superior Court at Quitman. 1t would have
been far cheaper for the county to have
paid the claim than to have tried the case
The Democracy of Franklin county have
declared in favor of a primary election to
select candidate for Senator from the
Thirty-first Senatorial district A primary
election will be called some time in August.
Washington Gazette: There is a man in
Washington who has been on the street
every day and did not hear of the lvnching
until he saw an account of 1t in the Savan-
nah MORNING NEWS on Wednesday even
ing.
The following is the number of the school
population of Hartwell as furnished Us bv
II. j. Goss, Enumerator: White Males So
females "a; total 1876 Black: Males 81, fe-
males 25; total 62. Total white and black,
1873.
In difficulty at ball, at Rochelle,
Thursday night, one young man cut another
with pocketknife and was in turn mauled
with base ball mallet by the young man
whom he cut. There was no serious injury
to either of the combatants.
Hugh Dorsey is the unluckiest delivery
clerk in Athens. About ten months in the
year he has his arm in sling from some
accident. Friday he was riding on the de-
livery wagon and fell Off breaking his right
arm. This is four times his arm has been
broken.
The following is a list of a family who
lived in the same house at Marshallville,
up to few weeks ago: One great grand
mother, one grandmother, three mothers.
two daughters, one granddaughter, one son,
one grandson, one great grandson, and
three widows.
AT Washington, Thursday, Emily Will
klnson, colored woman living on the plan
tation of James A Moss, became tired of
this life and went down to the spring where
the washing was done, took a bedspread.
tied one end around the limb of tree and
the other around her neck. When found
she was dead, and had evidently been so
for some time. No cause is assigned.
james benson, who is engaged in gold
mining short distance above Cumming,
has curiosity which he dug up three and a
half feet under ground. 1t is an Indian
pot, about inches across at the top, and o.
excellent workmanship. 1t was probably
used for cooking purposes, as the bottom
was covered with smut. A smooth sand
stone of diamond shape was found with it.
H. j. Starrett is owner of the first house
built in new Tallapoosa, being built by the
Georgia Pacific railroad for a commissary
building. 1t originally stood where the
Hotel Tallapoosa now stands. and was
moved down TO its present location. 1t is
handed down to us that the first murder re-
corded IN this city was committed in this
house, as the result of a quarrel between
two negroes.
At Hartwell, few days ago, negro
was pointed out who was sent to the peni-
tentlary for ten years from Hart county
for burglary. He served out his time. and
when he reached Madison county on his
way home, he broke into a smokehouse
and stole some meat. He was sent back to
the penitentiary for three years. After
serving two terms he got home after an
absence of thirteen years.
Knoxville Tribune: On the front of the
court house, under the arch, is a mulberry
plant growing nicely. AS the building is of
brick, and the steps that come together and
make the arch are of granite, it is some
thing OF a problem to discover how it came
about that the plant could spring up seven
or eight feet above the ground. That the
roots should go through a solid brick wall.
and also through closely laid blocks of
granite, seems impossible.
John p. Trammell, of Lumpkin. lost n
fine mule from snakebite last Tuesday. On
his farm, six miles from town, a negro was
blowing with the mule, when all at once il be-
gan to rear, and the negro discovered large
rattlesnase beneath it, which the mule had
stepped on. The snake had retaliated by
striking its deadly fangs into the mules leg
just above the hoof The negro got the
mule away and ran for a fence rail with
which to kill the snake. He killed the SER
pent and found the mule in commissions,
staggering, reeling and lettering as if it
had blind staggers. Swelling took place
rapidly, and the mule was dead in thirty
minutes.
The case Of John Logan, who shot at Mrs
Eliza Elliott at Cross Roads, in Wilkes
county, came up for trial Wednesday. The
case excited more interest than any case
during the week, and the court room was
packed all day. The verdict of the Jury
was for the acquittal of Mr. Logan. When
the verdict was read out applause was given
that would do honor to a campaign speech.
The judge, however, Immediately ordered
the sheriff to collect fine of S25 each out
of two young men, they being the only
ones he could detect in making racket.
There was at least fifty who were concerned
in the applause, but among the vast crowd
it was impossible to distinguish them.
FLORIDA
Enterprise wants good, live real estate
agent
The State debt of Florida is but very little