The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-08
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

Lardsberg Badly Used by an Ignora-
mus at Baxley-A voodoo Doctor
Forced to Disgorge.
GEORGIA.
The manned soldiers of Georgia will re-
ceive their annual state pensions after Jan
uary.
Hon. James E. Boothe of Pulaski county,
sold at Cochran on Monday last, 100 bales
of cotton made on his farm this year.
The town council OF Canton met last Sat
urday evening and, after passing on few
accounts, assessed the town tax for this
year at cents on the Sl0J worth OF prop
erty, bcth real and personal
A young lady o. Nuuez was offered s. by
G. F. YoumaEs last week TO go to & certain
graveyard without company after night
She did 50, then Mr. You mans asked her to
take fifty cents for her trouble.
There is q bill now pending in the legisla
ture providing for an increase in the salary
of the treasurer of the county Of Fulton.
and also that Of the clerk of the commits
sioner of roads and revenues in Fulton
county.
1t is believed that there has been more
syrup made in Pulaski county this year
are paying from p cents to 80 cents per
gallon 70 it, and are retailing 1t at 80
cents and s. cents per gallon.
The voters Of Cherokee have their choice
between two candidates for ordinary, three
for clerk, two for sheriff, four for treasurer,
seven for tax receiver. and six for tax col
lec:or, but there are no candidates 50 far
for either surveyor or coroner.
Capt. T. E Brown, tia first white male
born in Sandersville, is seriously i'll OF
Bright's disease OF the kidneys Capt
with the exception of few years IN Cali
fornia, has passed his entire life there.
Though the 'Dr. Ransom brought to
Perry from Macon ON Wednesday of last
week proved not to be the man wanted IN
the Dasher poisoning case, the right man
has been located and will lie brought there
as soon as he RECEIVERS from a spell OF puea-
monia.
In pursuance of a recomn eadation of the
grand jury. the paupers OF Pulaski county
will be supported at the county poor house
next year. The county commissioners will
not issue county funds for 1889 to those Of
the county's Leneficlaries who do not 30 to
the poor house.
Mrs. Eliza l. Moore of Canton has two
counterpanes which she knit during the
last yen. One CO taius 1,105, 92) stitches
and the other ~ COO. Mrs. c. H. Castle
berry of FreemaDsville, who IS visiting
relatives and friends at Canton, has quilt
with Z, AS pieces in it.
Harry Edward, a colored train hand,
was killed AZ Johnsonville last Sunday
night. No one saw him killed, but it is
thought that he made o pass % get on the
train while in motion, missed his hold and
went under the train, which ran over his
head and killed him instantly.
a primary election was held in Clayton
resulted as follows: Ordinary, z. c. Fort:
Gle Of the superior court, W. I. Kinsey;
sheriff, L. c. Hutches0n; tax receiver, D.
H. Dunson; tax collector, j. A Christian;
treasurer, f. i. Hanes; surveyor, j. J.
Hartsfeld; coroner, J. T. Scarboro.
Wash Baker, a negro prisoner, died at
the Fulton county convict camp Sunday
from natural causes. Emily Baker, the
wife of the dead negro, has brought suit
against the city for $4,000 damages. She
claims that she would have paid her hus-
banI's fine if he had not been sent out so
50 soon. Her case seems 20 be fllnsy one
William Stevens. late roadmaster of the
Central railroad, and who went to Mexico
to accept a position on the Mexican Ma
tioDal railway, returned to Macon Thurs
day night accompanied by mis- wife, ana
will in future reside in Georgia, as Mrs
Stevens did not like Mexico at all. It is
said that Mr.. Stevens may devote himself
TO agriculture.
DO not spit your snuff and tobacco on
the stove, and neither behind the seats. No
loafers is allowed in mere; all on the outside,
and no boys at all, only those who have
business here. And do not lie on the seats
This printed notice was posted in tho
depot at Griffin by the porter, and taken q
Macon by a gentleman who thought it too
good to be kept in Griffin.
The race for county offices in Laurens
county Is engendering much excitement
The principal fight will be over the position
of ordinary. The present incumbent, Judg
Duncan, who is a candidate for reelection,
has held the Office for period f twelve
years. Judge Duncan is vigorously op-
posed by Col. 4. H. Walker. The contest
is very exciting now and will grow more SO
until the election.
One day this week Miss Minnie Holley Of
TaZWell, Marion County. secured board a.
X. j. Perry's for the purpose Of taking
music lessons, so she stated. Her stay was
of short du alton. A Young man by the
name of Robert Patton, from the sam,
place, arrived yeste day, ard after a short
consultation with friend, Rev. Mr.. Bralc
was summoned, who sool Joined them TO-
gether as man and wife.
A mans skeleton was found on the place
of ]. j. Andersoi >, near Hawkinsville, last
week. The bones were found near tie line
Of the proposed railroad from Hswkinsville
to Fullington's mills, and at the inquest
held by oroner johnson it was elected that
the remains were those of Robert Wright,
a colored man who came from Macon in
August last to work on the new railroad.
He probably died in August, and his deaf h
is supposed to have resulted from natural
causes.
At Baxley Wednesday. James Landsberg
was in town going on with his usual wit.
when large, double-jointed, long haired
ignorant looking fellow walked up to him
and knocked him fiat. AS soon as Lands
berg was able to speak, he asked the fellow
what he meant. The fellow asked him if
he was not Jew. Lansberg told him thai
he was, and with another blow with double
the force of the first, he said, you killeI
Christ them As soon as Landsberg re
covered the second time he tod the fellow
that Christ had been dead for thousands OF
years. With another blow, the fellow sad
81 just heard Of it yesterday"
The most novel and original proceeding
heard of in many a day &C ually &C 'urre1
in an adjoining county TO Pulaski very re-
Gently. An attorney who was an admins
TRAITOR on an estate went before the clerk Of
the ordinary and took GU trover and bail
proceeding returnable to the court of ordi-
nary and put the papers in the hands Of the
sheriff, who proceeded 10 arrest the defend
ant and took him before the clerk and who,
TO effect his release, had TO give a bond Of
81 800 The bail and troyer proceeding
were had to recover certain effects which