The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-31
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

Deposited 500 With Hin-A steer
That Has Made Nineteen Crops.
GEORGIA.
Dalton continues full of refugees from
Florida.
An ice factory is to be built at
Marietta.
Cotton in Whitfield county is about two
weeks earlier than it was last year.
B. P. Crenshaw was nominated for the
legislature in Randolph county on tuesday.
The present church edifice at Cary, Pa
laski county, is to be torn down and re-
built
Elberton has voted to issue 5000 worth
of bonds for the purpose of building a
school.
Col P. w. Jones of Baker county thinks
that the cotton crop in his section has fallen
off from its July prospects fully 33 per
cent.
Hardy Wilder was thrown from wagon
at Macon Wednesday. HIS skull is reported
as fractured, and he lies In precarious
condition.
According to the new directory, the popu-
lation of Macon and its immediate suburbs
is 49, 1871, divided as follows: 1913 white,
1864 colored.
There is fatal sickness among some of
the cattle west of Ty-Ty. James Willis
has lost six head. Upto the last report the
nature of the disease has not been learned.
The negro, DR.. Powell, who was arrested
at Amer,cus Tuesday for assault and "a
tempt to murder, was given preliminary
trial Wednesday, and sent to Jail in default
of $500 bond.
A very remarkable duck is owned by w
Y. Bailey of Kingston. 1t has four legs,
four wings, two tails aud one head IL will
be exhibited at the North Georgia and Ala
bama exposition.
Talbot superior court convenes a week
from next Monday There are 1871 cases on
the trial docket for the term. 1t would
require at least four weeks session of
court TO clear the docket.
Calvin Rencher (colored) wns kile by a
negress, near Marietta, last Saturday. Cal
via attempted to 60 into her house against
her wish, and she knocked him on the head
with cudgel and killed him.
A military company with over forty
members was organized at Washington last
Friday night. The governor has been mott
fled of the organization, and, as required by
law, will order an election for captain.
Ty-Ty reports that rust is playing havoc
with the cotton crop there. 1t is now
thought that the entire crop will be almost
a failure. Caterpillars also have attacked
the late cotton and are using it very badly.
At Talbotton, mad dog bit a calf be-
longing to John Bradshaw, one day last
week. Mr., Bradshaw fully determined
that there should be no hydrophobia about
his premises, killed both the dog and the
calf.
The democratic executive committee of
Dodge county has been called to meet IT,
morrow for the purpose IF ordering pri-
mary election at the several precincts in tho
county to nominate democratic candidate
for representative.
The liquor dealers of Americas are very
much exercised over an ordinance intr0-
duced in council to increase the retail lea $50
to $500. Two hundred dollars is the lice Sc
at present. 1t is now said by some that the
charter will not allow council to fix the
license till January.
Basley u. lvey, the man who shot at
George A. Johns at Social Circle, and who
was committed to Jail under warra 1t
charging him with assault with intent TO
murder, was brought before commission
Friday and adjudged fit subject for con-
flnement in the asylum.
At Sylvania last Tuesday about noon,
Fuqua Brown, the 14year-old son of Mrs
F. NJ. Longest of this place, was lamp ring
with loaded sh ptgun cartridge, twelve
gauge, when it was exploded, the charge
passing near enough to his head TO craze
the skin on his temple, drawing the blood
little
The negroes living In the settlement be-
tween st. Paul's church and latina sunare
at Macon are greatly worked up by negro
man without vestige Of clothing stalking
about apparently ainllessly i'll that section
According to the account given of him, he
has been shot at by those who wanted to
put stop to such antics.
Athens was never healthier than at this
and N al 70
yer or gastric fever Is repo ted by the physi-
clans. The city has been cleaned from eel
lar to garrett, all the pet pigs banished, and
the strictest SAINT airy regulations enforced.
There is no local cause for fever unless it be
the carp ponds on the outskirts of the city.
The cotton buyers Of Athens have issued
circular to the farmers, complaining of
sary amount of bagging on their
bales, and stating that they
wsll hereafter make deductions
on this overplus. Many planters use twice
as many yards of bagging on their cotton
bales as necessary.
A steamer has been chartered for six
months to ply between Brunswick and New
York, with the privilege of increasing the
contract to one year. The freight has been
guaranteed by s. H. Hawkins of tho
Americus, Preston and Lumpkin railroad.
steamers to Brunswick, and by Cole, Sim
kins a. Co., cotton men.
George Tucker of Irwin county was out
hoghunting some two weeks ago, carving
his gun on a somewhat contrary mule. In
trying to mount his mule the gun was acct
dentaily discharged, the load entering his
person near the groin, and passing through
came out near the spine. After lingering
in great pain until last Friday night, he
breathed his last. Modification set in and
penetrated his whole system.
Clarke county farmers report that in
many sections more than half the cotton is
now open and ready TO be picked, even I'M
matured bolls being forced by the dry
weather. The cotton crop viii be very
short, and on an average won't make more
than two-thirds the yield of last year. In
fact, It 10 turning out even worse than ex-
pected. The fields are getting white and
there is great demand for picsers
The cotton factories in aud around
Athens have sold the last yard of second
hand bagging they had and farmers are
clamorous for more. This bagging was sold
at cents per pound less than the new aad
answered every purpose. Planters are only
purchasing enough bagging TO ausw or
present and pressing demands, and threaten
to permit their cotton TO remain unginned
before submitting to the oxtortion Of the
trust.
A fatal accident happened at b. w.