The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-03
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS. .

Lumpkin-The Cotton Blockade at
Abbeville Raised.
GEORGIA
A new oil mill and guano factory is being
talked of in Covington.
The supply of me chanics in Thomasville
is not equal to the demand.
There are still large quantities of cotton in
the fields of Newton county to be picked.
John G.. Andrews, one of West Points
Oldest and most honored citizens, died Tues
day.
At Conyers the new oil mill will begin
work Monday, and the paper mill will soon
resume operations.
At Charlottesville three prisoners escaped
from the county Jail Sunday night by tear
ing out one of the plankS in the ceiling and
cutting out tha back way.
The steamer City of Brunswick has re-
turned to Brunswick from Savannah, and
after putting in new carpets ETC., will be
laid up to await the opening of the Cumber-
land route.
The opening exercises of the first annual
fair of the Gainesville Fair Association took
place Wednesday. The exhibit hall con-
tains 10000 square feet of space and the
exhibits are very creditable. The racing
promises to be exc llent, and the track is
claimed to be the best in the south.
The new capitol was lighted for the first
time Wednesday night. A few days ago a
connection was made with the electric
works, and trial of the lights was made
Wednesday evening. The brilliant lights
streamed through every window, and made
a picture tnat many people stopped to
admire.
A 6-year-old negro killed himself in
Lumpkin, Tuesday night. His parents
went off after supper and locked him up in
the house until their return. When they
came home he was found lying dead upon
the floor with a bullet through his head.
An old rusty pistol which belonged in the
house was beside him, one chamber of
which was empty.
A congenial party of the 'knghts Of the
road" were engaged in an animated discus
sion as TO the result of the ming..election,
in the office of the Gulf house, at Thomas
vile, Wednesday, while waiting for de-
layed train. The following is a sample of
the bets made: $50 to s. that the demo-
Gratis will carry Delaware; $50 to $40 that
Cleveland would carry New York; $40 to
IS that Indiana goes democratic.
Supt. Hawkins discovered a couple of
tramps in an open car, at Amsrlcus,
Wednesday, and at once telephoned to
police headquarters for an officer Police
man Feagin went down and towed them up
to the guard house, when they began cry
ing, and told such pitiful tale of suffering
that the officers heart melted, and instead
of locking them up, he gave them a good
breakfast and told them to light out They
Lit.
At Macon, Thursday night, as Mrs NJ s.
Ware and her daughter wers returning
home from shopping in the city, and while
passing the residence Of N. II. Taylor, on
Spring street, a thief slipped up behind
them and snatched the pocketbook of Mrs
Ware, which was suspended from her arm,
and ran into Mrs. Taylor's yard and made
good his escape by the alley. The pocket
book contained S75 and number of notes
and other papers.
Joe Revier, a colored man living in Mari
eta, has brought suit for 5000 damages
against the Western and Atlantic railroad,
i'll Cobb superior court, on account of in
juries received by being struck and knocked
from the track by an engine while wo king
for the road. Four other damage suits have
been filed in Cobb court, two against the
Western and Atlantic, one against the
Georgia Pacific and one against the Mari
eta and North Georgia,
Townsville Enterprise: When DR.. Cul-
pepper passed through Washington on his
recent trip to New York, he called on Presi-
dent Cleveland. With the modesty so much
in keeping with the average citizen of
townsville, when the doctor was presented
to the chief magistrate of the nation, he
THAT is the DOCTOR said: 81 received YOUR
letter" For moment the President looked
puzzled, then he caught the point of the
joke, a herculean task, and replied: Il am
81 i'd to see you, assure you.n
Mrs jams g. Woodward and little child
were walking on Whitehall street. Atlanta,
and when opposite J. NJ. Highs dry goods
store, pile Of boxes, which two boys were
attempting to move, tumbled down, and
both Mrs. Woodward and her child were
struck. Mrs. Woodward was seriously
hurt, and two physicians were summoned
to see her when she reached her residence.
AT last accounts she was still suffering CON
siderably. The child was badly bruised.
but Is not thought to be seriously injured.
w. A. North, the leading merchant
signed Thursday to w. B. Will
son of that place His liabilities are
estimated at $4,000, with assets of g., 5000 |
in general merchandise, and about IS 900 |
in notes and accounts. There are two pre- |
ferred creditors, one of 81, 400, and the other
not quite $400 Bad collections and short |
crops caused the failure, which is considered
an honest and square one. Macon and At |
lanta are the principal creditors, there being |
only few dollars owed elsewhere.
One of the drivers on the Atlanta Street
Car Company's line is a preacher OF the
gospel He has but recently stepped from
tire pulpit to the street car platform, and
the life is such change from his former
manner of living that the preacher is very
much grieeed He says he thinks he would
make good street car driver If he had two
more eyes TO assist him in looking for pas
sengers, in watching his team and in seeing
ht W to make change, and IL he had two adj
ditionsl hands TO assist him in holding the
mel ey and the lines, in winding the brakes
and IN handling the whip.
Sam Baer grocer of Macon, reported
at police headquarters Thursday night that
while he was at supper. and his store in
charge of his nephew, the safe was robbed
CT something over 5000 Mr.. Baer was of
the opinion that when he went TO supper he
locked the safe, but when he returned the
safe was Unlocked and the money gone
Officers McDermond and Bonner arrested
Perry Jenkins and his wife Anna, and
found $40 in their possession. They could
not give any satisfactory explanation as.to
how they secured it, and this fact, in con-
nection with other circumstances, caused
their detention.
For the past two or three days the Amer
icus, Preston and Lumpkn railroad COM
press at Americas has been shut down.
owing to a blockade of cotton on the
wharves at Abbeville. The immense bust
ness CT the road has taxed the steamers on
the Altamaha to their utmost capacity in
moving compressed cotton, but they have
been equal TO the emergency, and the block
uda &c rav,idlxy haipu Mo -