The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-24


Gas is sold for 81 per LOCO feet at
Macon.
Eatonton shipped 700 pounds of butter
last week
A baby boy born at Albany, Monday
night, weighs fourteen pounds and is IL
inches long.
Sd. J. Proctor's residence, near Forsyth,
had narrow escap from destruction by
fire a day or two ago
There is much talk of a $50, O01 building
for the Young Mems Christian Association
and public library in Macon if the two in
situtions can come together on some per
manent basis.
A gentleman, who wishes his name with
held, he's offered $50 in gold to the pupil Of
the Glynn Academy, ut Brunswick, who
on examination in June, shall rank the
highest in English spelling
d. F. Ware, of LaGrange has some eggs
that are a curiosity. On the large end is
the moon in the second quarter. On another
is the new moon, and on the third IS tho
moon in the first quarter. The representa-
lions are perfect in every respect.
Morgan county is, sad to relate, well rep
resented at the State lunatic asylum at
Miledgevllle During the last twelve
months no less than seven unfortunates
have been sent from that county and are
now inmates of this institution, three whites
and four colored.
The grand jury of Clarke county is max
ing it hot for the boys who shuttle paste
boards, and as a consequence some energetic
young men are now engaged in snipe hunt
ing i'll the OcoEee swamps 1t is understood
that the jury will also look after the chicken
fighters and other violators Of the law
Judge Turner, of LaGrange, has whitfield
out of pine board a very genious model
of garden harrow. The Judge works out
his own garden with this new Invention and
1t is the cleanest in LaGrange. He doe,
with it in two or three hours what it would
require negro two or three days to accom-
plish
Mr.. Williamson, of the c., r. and c. rail-
road, refuses to ship 200 tons of iron ore
daily for Mr.. DuPoyster of Cedartown
because he will have to make an extra stop
and 1t is thought to get revenge for re-
fusing to give TO the road the right of way.
Mr.. Williamson demands that the money
paid out by the road shall be refunded be-
fore he will receive freight Of them.
At Dawson, Monday night, Milton
Weston, Win Weston, Jack Miller, Jim
Byrd and Dallas Byrd, all oolored youths,
were arrested and lodged in Jail, charged
with rocking the cannon ball train on the
night of May 5. 1t is the impression that
the evidence will be sufficient TO convict the
parties. The committal trial will take
John D. Prather, who for nine years has
been route agent on the Elberton Ale Line
railroad, has been offered promotion in the
service. Some time ago Mr.. Prather ex-
pressed his intention of retiring from this
work, and gave as his reason that the death
of his father and the large business inter
ests of the estate falling on him, demanded
his attention. He is yet undecided whether
he will accept promotion.
A lump Of ashes of pinkish hue, and
weighing about half pound, was dug up, a
few days ago, in an Indian pot from the
garden Of Ed Jackson, who lives three
miles from Greensboro. The ashes are toll
erably we'll cemented together, but will
crumble when roughly handled Mr.. Jack
son has dug up several Indian earthenware
vases in his garden, but hitherto all of them
were so mutilated that their contents were
undesirable.
Cedartown has made considerable prog
ress lately. Brick are now being laid on the
wholesale grocery house of Pace, Stubs &
Co. Russell 81 Co. are erecting their planning
mills. The Methodists are at work on their
new church. West End is now thoroughly
laid Off and set in trees A new street has
been thoroughly graded on this property
and trotting track is in course of con-
struction. The mining interest is very
prosperous. Crops are fine
At Griffin. Tuesday, j. l.. Bowden. the
colored principal Of the colored public
school, broke HIS leg just above the ankle
IN his effort b escape a supposed mad dog
At recess dog came bounding into the
play grounds The children began running
and halloaing mad dog, mad dogn The
professor looked out of the window and saw
the dog, and, in attempting to escape
through window, fell and broke his ankle
as above. The bone protruded through the
flesh.
Near Piedmont, Richmond county. on
Monday, a strange accident occurred. A
little son of the miller in charge Of Richard
sons mill was fishing on the bank near
where an upright shaft ran from the water
wheel TO the connections above. The boy
Jerked his rod, having gotten a bite" and
The line was caught around the rapidly re-
volving shaft and around mis- arm at the
same time. Before the unfortunate little
fellow could untangle the strong cord from
about him it had cut off his arm near the
elbow as clean and sharp as il by knife
The wounded youth is still living.
The large country trade coming to the
place makes Albany tradesmsn alert to
obtain It, AT no city are the shops opened
80 early as rule A stroll down the bust
ness streets between and o'clock in the
morning will show many of the doors
opened, the stores swept out and the clerks
sitting upon stools in the doorways, with
Oiiod eApIo9Slou ana attitude, as II thew
had been working already a half dav. II
is usually between 10 O'Clock and midnight
before the shops are closed, though for the
summer months the O'Clock rule prevails
much TO the relief Of the clerks and sales,
men.
Burke county has selected new Demo-
cratic Executive Committee, composed al
most entirely of young men. They met
last Tuesday and decided to have primary
elections at the various district precincts.
August 10, next, for nominees OF the party
"a candidates for the Legislature. William
Chandler has announced his candidacy.
William H. Davis is put forward by the
young men Of the Democracy as probable
candidate. Mr.. Davis is the principal of
the Waynesboro academy. 9. T. Belt u
member Of the last House, and Col. Thomas
NJ. Berrien. will be candidates also, no
doubt. but they have made no public an
nouncement.
Several days ago. Capt Mygatt, while
grading on the Macon and Covington rail
road, near Athens, was surprised TO see a
yellow metal, very much resembling gold,
III bed Of quartz. This, upon examination,
proved very good specimen Of gold ore,
Capt Mygatt thinks that il the vein was
followed up good return would he had,
ana that Dr. Carlton, upon whose rlace the