The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-03
GEORGIA AYD FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THB/Two STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.


Candidate for Solicitor General of the
Middle Circuit--A Douglas County
Horsethief Shoots Man.
GEORGIA.
Tbe bonded indebtedness of Glynn county
is S54,50
The Baptists of Marietta still have under
Contemplation the building of a new church
edifce.
!. Troup, the principal OF the Sandersville
school, died Of pleursy and Jaundice on
Tuesday night.
Timber lands in Southwest Georgia are
said TO be offered for sale at Albany at 25
20 30 cents per acre
Both the Presbyterians and Methodists
of Cedartown are agitating the building Of
new churches this year.
The Rome Tribune, which started with
eight pages and press dispatches, states that
it is not paying expenses.
John B. Goodwin, of Atlanta, has been
presented with gold watch by the anti
Prohibitonists of the city.
The Commissioner of Agriculture has a
lot of tobacco seeI in hand which will DO
sent to those desiring supply,
Workmen have been busy for almost a
week in putting up the new town clock III
the new court house at Americas.
Ground was broken on the corner Of Elm
and Second streets at Macon Wednesday
for the South Macon Baptist church.
A. A. Gaddis has resigned rs President of
the Board of Trade of Brunswick, as he is
gong to move to a distant part Of the coun-
try.
At Atlanta Wednesday the creditors bill
fled some time ago by r. j. Morris against
w. j. Roberts was settled and the case dis
missed.
The students Of the North Georgia Agri-
cultural College at Dahlonega have adopted
resolutions eulogistic of the late Chancellor
Nell.
At Gordon Tuesday King Sanders bought
the Gordon Hotel from Charles f. Frasuer,
Mr.. Sanders paying 81, 800 for the property.
The hotel win be re-opened under the man
agement of Charles Hooks.
Montezuma has received up to date over
1000 bales of cotton more this season than
for the same time last year The farmers
are in a better condition now than last year.
Some of then have cotton on hand.
r, D. Evans, Jr., of Sandersvile says he
is not candidate for Solicitor General Of
the Middle circuit, and will take great
pleasure in seeing his friend, Oscar II.
Rogers, the present incumbent, reelected
to the Office.
1t Is reliably stated that Floyd county
will have three Congressional asprants:
Hon. J. G. Clements, Hon. Joel Branham
and Hon. John IL. Reece. Friends of all
these gentlemen are already at work in
their interest.
Old man Mortv Wood, once a prominent
colored man of Americas. died on Monday
from injuries received at the fire which de
stroyed the old two story building on Lee
street. opposite Mr. Minis store, from which
he never recovered.
a oil
of her badly by an unknown negreSS at
Augusta at noon Wednesday. who disguised
herself as a milk seller. The police have
been notified of the theft, but the baby has
not been recovered.
Hon. c. G. Post, formerly Of Chicago.
but for toe last year a citizen of Douglas
vile, has purchased the entire interest in
the canning factory, and on Tuesday broke
dirt for the building. He will have 1t ready
for the next fruit and berry crop.
Dunlap and Perry, of Gainesville. the at
torneys for Josh Coffee, OF Lula, who is
charged with defrauding the government
out of tax on whisky, have made PROPOSE
ton TO the officials to compromise the case
by paying taxes in full and all costs.
Mr.. A. J. Harp, editor of the Abbeville
Times, says the people Of Wilcox and other
counties bordering on the Ocmulgee river
are fully awake 10 the importance of secur-
and If such an appropriation is not secured
there is going TO be trouble.
At Atlanta Wednesday Senator Brown
was among the early callers at the Execu-
tive Office. He was cordially received by
the Governor i'll his private Office where
they talked for about an hour. 1t was i'm
possible to learn what attracted the Sena-
tor into the Governors presence.
Jim Whittoll. a negro, was arrested Mon
Jazv - 10 ~
county, charged with stealing horse and
wagon. He was placed in the custody of
John Long, and that night managed to
shoot Mr.. Long twice and escape Both
wounds are flesh wounds in the right arm,
and are not serious.
Rufus Christy, Of Athens, has been
appointed by Judge Lumpkin, Of the Supe-
rior Court, stenographer for the Northern
District of Georgia Mr. Christv is an
experienced shorthand writer, having been
employed for many years at Washington, D.
{. he will enter upon his new field on
Monday next at Glascock court
AT Atlanta "Wednesday Lizzie King filed
a suit for divorce from her husband, Henry
King, to whom she was married in October.
1887, aud with whom she lived until Jan
uary, 1888 The petitioner claims that he
was married to her husband at Is Years of
age, and that from the day of her marriage
until they separated, he treated her badly.
At Atlanta Wednesday O. f. Sanders
fled a suit for 5000 damages against the
Central Railroad and Banking Company.
The petitioner claims that while in the ON
ploy of the company, in November, 1887
AS train hand, he had one of his hands
smashed between the bumpers of two freight
cars while he was endeavoring to couple.
J. J. Kinchen, of Hawkinsville, during
the past year, ran five plows. and made lO6
bales of cotton, averaging $50 pounds per
bale, 800 bushels of corn, 600 bushels of
peas, 400 bushels of potatoes, and an abun-
dant supply of fodder and other kinds of
provender. In addition to the above ex-
traordinary crop, Mr.. Kinchen saved 1000
pounds Of pork.
W. w. Perry, a successful farmer living in
the eastern portion of Pulaski county, had a
SOW that brought forth litter of eight pigs.
all of which were successfully raised. and
when the litter of eight were slaughtered
this season it was ascertained by careful
and accurate weighing that they had pro-
duced 1870 pounds of pork, an average of
246A pounds each.
At Atlanta Wednesday Charles Jarrett, a
negro fireman in the employ of the Rich
mond and Danville railroad. jumped off the
hind coach of the Atlanta and West Point
passenger train and, holding to the rail of
the coach, was dragged some distance. The
ankle of his left leg was passed over by
wheel and so badly crushed that it was
necessary to amputate it.