The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-06
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

Countys Condemned Murderer
Ready for Suicide.
GEORGIA.
H. S. Blitch's new house at Statesboro is
nearly completed.
James Miller has bought Joseph Roun'
trees dwelling at Statesbor1.
The Governor issued a warrant Friday to
the Treasurer for S1S0,317 80 for coupons
paid and cancelled.
Hart county reports that if the peaches
continue to fall Off at the present rate, but
few will remain to ripen.
The Dewberry and Zorn arbitration case
was commence at HillSboro Wednesday,
About $50, 900 is involved.
Hon. Israel Naples and A. R. Curtes an
nounce themselves candidates for the
Legislature from Mitchell county.
Farm laborers are quitting many of the
farms in Schley county. They demand
higher wages, and, being ref Ised, are quit
ting work.
1t is learned that DR.. II. II. Tucker has
purchased the Christian Tndcc from Dr.. J.
S. Lawton, and that the change will be an
nounced at an early day.
The Messrs. Callahan, of the Salem
neighborhood, in Greene county, had a rat
killing a few days ago, and killed 800 rats
In one crib and so in another.
G. W. Asbury. of Lula, will institute a
suit for damages against the Air Line rail
road for rough treatment bv the conductor
The amount claimed is $4,000
The Sumner Local is informed that there
are bright prospects for the securing of a
mail route from Sumner via Lutterloh's
still and Rev. N. Clements to Sycam 3re.
Messrs. Butler & Turner of Camilla,
have the brick on hand, and will begin in a
very short time the erection of a room 38x
100 feet between their store and the EN-
mons building.
A cat on Shoal creek, in Hart county,
recently gave birth to a kitten that had
four eyes, four ears and two mouths. 1t
was well shaped, with the exception of the
above deformitles. 1t died soon after birtA.
The saw mill of o. F. McRee, at Barnett
Shoals, was burned Wedne day night with
about 10000 feet of lumber that had been
sawed for the Bloomfield Manufacturing
Company. Mr.. McRee lost about $500 with
no insurance.
Early Friday morning the house of
James Beardon, at Red Clay, was entirely
consumed by fire. The family was all
asleep when the fire broke out, and barely
escaped with their lives. The house and
contents are a total loss.
LaGranges annual municipal election
passed off very quietly on Wednesday, and
resulted in the election of Col. II. Z. Ware.
Mayor, with the following Aldermen: DR..
+. NJ. Ridley, 2. T.. Gorham, ]. d. Ed
mundson, S. A. Reid, ]. f. Dunson and
j. r. Broome.
One Of the most desperate negro convicts in
the State escaped Thursday night from the
convict farm of Col James NJ Smith, in
Oglethorpe county. The negro, George
Dowdy, alias George Long, has a Grimm
record which embraces many years and
covers many counties.
Prof. j. d. Davis, of Stockbridge. saws
that last week there was Matched upon his
place chicken with four well developed
legs; two set towards the front and two
towards the rear. They were about half of
an inch apart, and were perfectly formed.
1t was quite curiosity.
A negro convict named William Hamil
ton was caught in the brick machinery at
ChattahOochee Friday and his right arm
and left leg are very badly mashed and the
bones are broken. The injuries are so
severe as to necessitate amputation. His
recovery is very improbable.
The old saw mill at Hillsdale, Worth
county, was destroyed by fire last Monday
night. notwithstanding it had been aban-
doned for a considerable time there was
some valuable machinery under the shed
that was destroyed. 1t was the property
vi AuI. JOol AIdNcS estate.
William Thomas (colored), having rented
piece of land on the edge of Lexington.
in some way procured broken down
horse and started out to make crop. He
had no feed for the animal, but continued
II pillow him until he got beyond going, and
then turned him out to starve to death.
There seems to be fatality attending the
wives of the colored preachers in and
around Lexington. On April % the wife of
A. r. Davenport died near the Glade: on
April 26 the wife of Lake Brown died in
Athens, and on April rs Rev. II. NJ. Smith
was called upon to bemoan the demise of
his companion.
The writ of garnishment against the Gate
City Gas Light Company, OF Atlanta. in
connection with Walter +. Lawton. was
heard in the City Court Of Atlanta, Friday.
and verdict granted for $7l 900 against
the company, or, in other words, deciding
that the company was indebted TO Lawton
In that amount.
In the southeastern portion of Worth
county few days ago, j. w. Overstreet'S
son Moses got his left arm broken near the
shoulder. The young man was diving a
team Of horses hitched TO a wagon. when
the horses became frightened and ran away.
he was thrown from the wagon. and the
wheels passed over his arm with the above
result.
While going home from his drug store a
few nights ago DIR. Aleck Cook, Of Amer
tsus, had the misfortune to slip and fall,
breaking again one of his limbs, which was
shattered by bullet during the late war.
The wound is an exceedingly painful one.
In that many small particles of the broken
bone are coming to the surface and have to
be removed.
At the February term of Hall Superior
Court quite batch Of charters were
granted numerous enterprises Among
them were charters incorp orating the
Gainesville Improvement Company, Gaines
vile Compress Company, Gainesville Fair
Association, Piedmont Rifles" and the
gainesville Light Company. With the ex-
ception Of the first and last named orgaui-
cations dave been effected.
A negro who lived near Meanwhile. in
Pike county, was suspected of an ATTEMPT
TO rape, and on Tuesday night n party of
masked men, about six in number, went to
his house and took him out t. mob him.
They shot both ears off and broke his right
arm, then left him for dead. but he was
found and cared for before life was extinct.
1t Is said that several Of the parties en-
gagged in the affair are known.
A sensational affair occurred near Ac-
worth Friday. A negro had been clrcula-
ting some very unsavory and damaging
stories about number of young men Of that
town. He was met just outside the incor-
porate limits of the town by several Of the
young mon, who ordered him TO suand and
he remained until the young men gave him