The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-07
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

County-A Fighting Circus Mantle
Grave of Mcintosh, the Indian Chief
GEORGIA.
Miss Maggie Postell of st. Simon's Island
died Tuesday.
Sheriff Richards reports that there is not
prisoner in the Talbot county jail.
7. J. Vandiver and L j. Wood, two
prominent citizens of Rome, are among
this weeks dead.
Dodge superior court was adjourned last
Monday by Judge K,bbee until the fourth
Monday in February.
J. II. Mitchell has been elected to fl the
place in the legislature left vacant by the
death OF n NJ. Collens
At Butler James Anthony is building for
+. b. Montfort very handsome residence
opposite that of Col. ". 2. Edwards.
A negro was killed by the train near
Graham few nights ago. Part of his
brains were found on The track at McRae.
Probably the youngest telegraph operator
in the south is James w. Haygood, who mas
charge of the Western Union Office at Fort
Gaines.
At Albany several plantations were sold
at sheriff's sale this week. The price
brought was low, but showed an upward
tendency.
Tatnall Charlton of Griffin, shot himself
NcOb-S SHY. L he DdIl )d7>cu through uis
thumb, making quite a painful but not a
serious wound.
Some excitement was caused on the
streets at Griffin, Tuesday, by J. H. Powell
tossing up $25 in slve and large crowd
of negroes scrambling over it.
Tie working men of Brunswick have put
up thu following ticket: For mayo, D. T.
Dunn; for aldermen, J. r. Cook, A
Christie, A. V. Woods, Theo lore Clark
W. D. Bridges, of Creswel, bad the mis-
fortune of losing his gin no So by fire We'd
nesday. There were two gins and guam
titv OF cotton seed and some cotton burn 3D.
David Moore, colored IA mer of the
lower portion of Pulaski county, made this
year, with only one plow, IS bales Of cotton.
2l0 bushels of corn. 100 bu hels of oats and
cane, pens and potatoes in abundance.
n. G. Edwards, who has general store
at Sharon and branch store at Madison
assigned Wednesday. Horace NJ. Holden
of CrawfordVille was appoiuted assignee.
Liabilities about $4,000; probable assets,
$4,000.
Israel johnson, while hewing timber near
Dublin, one day last week, came acrO-s
large ball of lead There were 100 grains Of
timber TO the bail, which was about 10 feet
high IN the tree. 1t Is supposed to have
been shot there 100 years ago.
At Griffin, the municipal election of
Wednesday was the most exciting held here
in years. The result is as follows: For
mayor. James A. Stewart; alderm. n. john
l.. Moore, NJ. F. Morris and J. H. Powell:
clerk and treasurer, Thomas Nall.
Thomaston had an election for mayor on
Monday, IN which the question of prohibi-
ton came up, as it had in every election for
some time past. T. 3. Bethel was the wet
candidate and received 90 votes, while his
opponent, ". II. Sandwich, received only H.
The Cadmean Club, literary organize
ton Of Albany, held its bi-weekly m .eting
at the residence Of Mrs. c. N. Clark thi,
week There were fine choruses and a
splendid orchestra. Judge w. T. Jonei
read a fine essay upon Campbell, the poot
selected for the evening.
G. II. Murray, one of the largest and
most successful planters of Macon county,
lost his GIN house, press, three bales Of cot
ton and large quantity of cotton seed
Tuesday at Garden Valley. Il is supposed
that the fire originated from a match in the
cotton. There was 10 insurance on eith.r
the cotton or building.
A. r. Tinsley, the newly-elected city
treasurer OF Macon, has been engaged by
counsel, in the sum OF $500, TO examine the
books of Defaulting Treasurer Adams from
the commencement Of his term, eight years
ago, to date OF removal, less than two weeks
since, and the bOuGsnen of Treasurer
ing some one mako the examination with
Treasurer Tinsley.
Chief OF Police Wiley of Macon is in re-
ceipt Of a circular letter from w J. Dvar
of Hartwell, requesting him to be 90 the
outlook for one James r. Estes, VINO had
enticed or Kidnapped Dyar's 13-year-old
daughter. Estes is very disrepuablo
character, and served one term ia lie South
Carolina penitentiary for burglary, and has
wife and child living at Boman. Estes
goes under several aliases.
At Americas the fire committee was in
structed by the city council Monday night
to dispose of the hand engine used by the
colored fremen, and the Sumter steam en-
CINE, used by the T. Wheatleys This will
make toe Wheatleys aud the Vigilants hose
companies. the Annie Bell viii be re-
tanned and usei in case of emergencies. A
the water tower is now c1mpleJod there is
no necessity for more than one engine
which also curtails expenses.
Col. U. B. Harold, who recently prr-
chased the Furlow property on Lee street,
Americas, Is making many substantial i'm
provements in the same. One or moro
broad avenues will be laid out through II
and portion of the land divided of into
building lots, than which there will he none
more desirable or better located in the city
The old mansion has been moved out to
within short distance Of the street and
viii be considerably added To and beauti-
fed.
A petition is being circulated through
DeKalb county in opposition To the pro-
posed bill 60 authorize the county comm s.
sioners 10 issue $4,000 bonds for the I'M
provement Of public roads, and will no
doubt DO signed by majority of the tax
payers OF the county, IL il can reach them
III time. Three Of the members Of the board
Of commissioners are in favor, while two
oppose, aud if the bill should pass, il is
hoped that a clause will be added allowing
the people to ratify IL.
A silver platten, a dozen silver spoons, as
many silver forks and eight knives we're un-
earthed by laborers on Edgewood avenue at
Atlanta Wednesday The silverware was
found about seven feet below the surface,
and had evidently been buried years ago by
some one. The box In which the goods hal
been buried was almost entirely gone. The
articles were in good condition, but leave
no marks by which they could have been
identified. 1t is thought that they were Sc
GREETED during the war.
Dublin Post: On Thanksgiving day a
countryman came to town and found all
the stores closed. He waited some time,
hoping TO find at least one store open, but
be waited in vain. Finally he decided 10
return home, and when n mile or so out OF
town met another gentleman coming To