The morning news., 1888-11-05
ITEMS In THREE STATES.
GEORGIA, FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA PUT IN TYPE.


Gin Houses Go Up in Smoke-Troop
to be Ordered Out at Americus.
GEORGIA.
A telegraph office will be established a
Metcaf this week.
Hon. H. H. Carlton will address th,
citizens of Athens tonight
Work has begun on the Methodist parson
age on Central avenue, Valdosta.
1t is rumored that there will be another
private bank in Naldosta next year.
Many Of the sub-alliances in Oglethorpe
county have already established trade
houses.
Several ntlemen in Savannah as wall as
Townsville viii take stock in the new state
hank at Valdosta.
Rev, H. f. Hoyt of the Athens presbytery
has been extended a call by the congrega-
tion of AmericuS.
For the preservation Of peace at the polls,
1T is understood that tho Eureka Cavalry
and Americus Light Infantry will be or
dered out at Americus tomorrow.
At Augusta, merchants in all lines of
trade declare that business during the past
week has surpassed any for years, and they
have never seen such activity in all circles
At Montgomery Dewitt, who robbed the
trunk Of Matthew Sharpe of 800 last sum
mer, pleaded guilty last week ana was SEN
fenced to the penitentiary for twelve
months.
Henry county having built handsome
new jail, the grand jury now recommends
that a twelve foot high fence be placed
around 1t TO keep the prisoners from get
ting out
The old we'll house on the northeast cor
ner of the square at Americus, which has
fy,v.
down and hauled away Friday The old
court house could easily be spared also.
Several days ago, at Statenville station,
Charles Goodman shot and killed John
Fountain, and he also shot Jack Bell in the
groin inhlcting painful if not dangerous
wound. In turn Jack Bell shot Charles
Goodman, inflicting a mortal wound.
The largest damage suit disposed of at
this term of Henry superior court was
James w. Edwards and wife VS.. Henry
county for $20,0 900 for damages sustai ed by
being precipitated from Edwards bridge.
The county succeeded in gaining the case.
The palatial Wa ner palace car, side
tracked at the depot at Thomasville, used
by Capt. Flagg, superintendent Of the com
pany, and in which he brought his family
to Thomasville, is the one used by Presi-
dent and Mrs. Cleveland when they went to
the AdirondackS last summer.
At Senoia, Tuesday, while a crowd of
white and negro urchins were playing
around the depot, a negro boy threw a rock
at one of his companions. The rock missed
the boy but struck John Hancock in the loft
eye, cutting it severely. Mr.. Hancock will
perhaps lose the sight of the eye entirely.
DR.. Yarboroughs gin house, near Will
hanson, was burned Friday afternoon, with
several bales Of cotton and two good gins.
bon fNvsac afA III, e = "
with no insurance. The fire was caused by
failure to oil part OF the machinery, caus-
ing friction that brought about the dis
aster.
Tuesday evening three-roomed cabin on
+. I. Berry's place, near Crawford, occu-
pied by negroes, and most of its contents
was burned. How the fire originated is not
known. While the house was burning a
loaded gun therein was discharged, part
of the load taking effect in the back of
negro woman who was standing near. Her
wound was only slight.
H. Adler, prominent merchant Of Mil
ledgeville, has made an assignment. His
assets are about $4,000 and liabilities said
to be about $1,000. 1t is said that Messrs.
Nussbaum & Co. of Macon are the largest
creditors, but they are well secured. Mr..
Adler has been in business several years,
Bad collections and dull trade are supposed
TO have forced his failure
The gin house of Maj R. J. Bacon. at
Baconton, was burned Friday morning.
There were six bales Of cotton burned to
gether with gin, feeder and condenser. and
a large lot of cotton seed. The loss was
about 81 800, with only 1925 insurance. The
six bales of cotton belonged to tenants on
the place. The origin of the fire is not
known, but it was accidental.
Al.
Temperance Union are anxious to see whisky
banished from Georgia. In order to accom-
plish this the ladies have had printed a
number of petitions to the legislature. ask
ing that body to pass law prohibiting the
sale of liquor in the state. These petitions
are being circulated all over the state and
are being numerously signed. The men
sign in one column and the ladies in one
just opposite.
The large stones at the base of the Gate
City National bank building at Atlanta are
smooth and soft, and make excellent whet-
stones. This fact has become known TO a
great many citizens and small boys, and it
Is no uncommon sight to see half dczen
persons standing near the building sharpen
ing their knives. Whenever two men stop
at the bank corner to hold a conversation
out comes their knives, and the sharpening
goes on as long as the talk lasts.
The Watertown mills shut down last
Tuesday morning. The Satilla river, on
which the mills are located, is overfiowing
lis banks, covering their tram road for a
mile beyond the river, and making it i'm
possible TO haul in the logs. The water is
running over the public bridge, and grad
ually flowing under the mill house. The
mill will probably shut down for week or
two as it will require some time to repair
the damage to the tram road after the
water recedes.
At Augusta, Friday night, tramp took
an old gentleman from the rural districts
into a negro restaurant for the ostensible
purpose of putting him to bed. The old
gentleman had an overcoat and grip-sack
In the latter was $25 in currency. When
the two entered the restaurant the coat and
were laid on the bed and the
tramp led the old man in an adjoining room
to take a drink. While the latter was
drinking the liquor the tramp left him, and
returning to the room which they had iust
vacated picked up the coat and grip and
made off with them.
A gentleman of Valdosta was standing in
the carshed at Macon several days ago
waiting for train when the Georgia South
ern passenger from Vienna came putting in
He turned and asked porter what train it
was "De wiregrass train, boss-from
down de country; don't you see dem messy
back fellers gettin' OFF, Dey tells me dat
down about tother cen at 'Dosta, 'er some
sich place, de moss acterly grows on der
backs; dey don't know de niggers is freed.