The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-08

County Revised and Negroe
Stricken OFF.
GEORGIA
Rome wants a steam laundry.
Every business in Lithonia is prospecting
Several rev dwellings will be erected q
Lithonia soon.
about 2l0 pupils
The firm of Rawson & Nelson Of Albany
has been dissolved.
So far, Albany has been remarkably fire.
from fires this year,
There are now ffty-three pupils entere,
at Lucy Cobb institute, Athens.
The Guyton academy ope led on last Mon
day with quite a large attendance.
The first sorghum sugar was made by DR.
Robert Battey, the famous gynaecologist, o.
Rome
Sol Joseph (coloredl has been arrested a
Triton on a charge of burning the saw mil
of Col Nelson Tiff.
There are enough Jews in Albany to give
halt Sunday air to the business portion OF
the city on Jewish holiday.
There is big bear on st. Smons is'a I'd
1t leaves track that measures six by eight
inches, and the inhabitants are cxcits1.
Tuesday. negro man killed mgress OF
s. A Biles' place il Iron Springs district,
in Butts county. the murderer is in jail.
The Athens Manufacturing Company has
withdrawn its agencies from jDbDerS, a ID
will hereafter carry their goods direct T.
the trade.
DR.. H. H Tucker has male an offer Of
Sl00 900 for the ChriStidn Mder, which tile
proprIetors of that religious journal have
under consideration.
J. D. Hull died at his home in Oglethorpe
county Thursday. He was a large planter
and successful merchant. and he ia olly
bsen married about six weeks.
The wife of William Lewis, the Dawson
negro who wss killed by the cars near
MonteZuma some time since, will sue the
Central road for $4,000 damages.
The taxes assessed by the Terrell county
commissioners this year, for ali purposes,
have been fixed at IS ~ on the tho lsand
for the county, and 81 "a for the state.
Capt. Fitz gerald slipped from the wharf
at Owens Ferry Saturday. The water was
running very strong, tut beng a good
swimmer, he made his way to the nearest
bluff.
Elijah j. Harper, fireman in the service
of the Covington and Macon road, is suing
that compant for 81 600 damages for the
loss OF the end of finger by an accident OIL
his engine.
Lewis ]. Rivers. who has the contract for
building the Alliance warehouse in Hawk
insville, has a large force of worknen at
work. and the house will be ready for stor-
age of cotton next week
Col. James Smith speaks of completing
the Union Point and White Plains railroad.
which was commenced by Capt. Harry Hill,
if the people interested will give him the
right kind of encouragement
There is only one tree on L. A. Rumph's
fruit farm in Houston county that produced
a crop of peaches this year. The gross re-
turns from this tree. however, amounted to
$5S, yielding a net profit of SIS.
A protracted meeting will commence at
the Me -hodist church in Guyton o Sunday
next and continue through the week The
pastor, Rev. J. NJ. Lovett, will b. assisted
by Rev. H. A. Hodge of Louisville.
One day last week, during heavy rain,
lightning struck the residence of II. W.
Reed, near Waycross, ard ripped up things
generally. Several persons were in tie
house, but no one was seriously hurt.
Tho cotton crop in Quitman county is
considerably damaged by the recent heavy
rains. Where it is very luxuriant, the bot
in the bolles, and all that is blown out is an
entire loss.
Mr.. and Mrs. John T. Wall Of Thomas
vile have receivt d an autograph letter from
Mrs. Davis, wife Of jefferson Davis, thank.
ing them for the hopor conferred upon her
daughter, Miss Winnie, by naming their
little daughter for her.
The Rome Land Company have n bona
fide offer of 81 500 for the lease of the bridge
for ninety days. The parties Offering thi,
amount will pay it cash in advance and
believe that they will double or treble their
money by charging toll.
The democrats of Dawson county met al
Jacksonville on Tuesday, and nominated G.
II. Taylor as candidate for representative
Congressman Gambler was Endorsed. The
nominations of county officers will be made
on the first Wednesday in November.
The statement that North Georgia is
likely to be created new diocese in the
Catholic church, revives interest as to who
would be bishop. There Is a well-definel
rumor that his holiness Leo XIII. has hi
eye on Rev Father Clifford of Dalton
AT this weeks meeting of the commission
ers Of Pulaski county tax levy was mad,
of So "A on the 81, 200 for county purposes
which makes with the state tax, $40 on til,
81 600. The contract for building the
jailor's residence was awarded to Michae
O'Brien, for 800.
Plke county has lively election ahead o
it. The republicans held O mass meeting ci
last Saturday in Zehulon, and nominate,
w. T. Fincher (white) and Jacob Maddu,
(colored) as candidates for the Legislature
There are now two republicans and fou
democrats in the field.
The 3-year-old son of S. A. Stanley o.
Randolph county was burned to death las
Friday. BY some means the little fellow
had obtained some matches, with which h
was playing, when they ignited, caught hi
clothing and burned him to death before h,
was discovered. He was in q room alone
Col. Herbert Fielder, for many years
distinguished and honored citizen Of Cuth
bert, died last week at his home in Demipg
N. NJ. He was graceful writer. an clio
quent orator, and an able and skillful law
yer. He and his sons, it is said, were i,
the enjoyment Of large and lucrative prac
tice.
Mr.. Grouse found at the mouth of Whit
Oak river, Camden county, on Saturday,
dead man tied to dead OK. The man
body was so badly decayed that Mr.. Crous
could not tell whether it was black o
white There is no one missed in the neigh
borhoood. Seventy-five cents and a pip
was found in the clothes hanging to tn
boiy.
DR.. w. w. Black Of Atlanta, formerly @
New Orleans, left Thursday for jackson
vile, where he goes to volunteer his servic,
TO the yellow fever sufferers of that city
Dr. Black has had considerable experienC
in the treatment q yellow fever, and goe
TO jacksonville feeling as if he could IL
some good in the line of his chosen p-,