The morning news., 1888-07-11
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

ofBrunswick's Postmaster Burglars
Very Promiscuous in Their Visits at
Brunswick.
GEORGIA.
Every room in st. Simons hotel has been
engaged.
The Milledgeyille election on th1 school
tax has been postponed until Oct. 9.
Mrs. NJ. NJ Plowden was found dead in
her room at Long Cane day or two ago.
There is some talk Of holding state
shooting tournament at Griffin in about
month.
The republicans Of Bibb are preparing for
a Farrison and Morton rally in Macon at
hear date.
An automatic newspaper mailing ma
chine has been patented by LaGrange
gentleman.
-Four thousand or 5000 people attended
the barbecue Of the Farmers alliance, at
Rockmart Saturday.
Prof Benjamin Neeley was unanimously
reelected superintendent Of the Rome
public schools Monday.
Capt. f. NJ. Henderson, Of Antioch, pre-
sents his name to the voters of Troup
county as candidate for sheriff
Farmer Tatlm, Of Berrien county, made
last year, on his one-mule farm, twenty-five
bales Of short staple and one bale of long
staple cotton.
A citizen of Ty Ty has lamp, the wick
of which they have been burning for four
years, with good prospects Of its lasting
through the fifth.
First Lieut. O. T. Kenan of Macon has
resigned the position of first lieutenant Of
the Southern Cadets. 1t is not known who
will take his place.
At Macon, Monday John farrell, an
apprentice at the Central railroad shops,
lost the thumb and first finger of his left
hand by the buzz planer.
At the election of Baldwin county last
Wednesday there was a majority of l4i
'for a fence" The city voted for the
stock law and country for fence.
- Smithville Netcs: A Texas pony, a
quart of rye whisky, and something that
looked like man, passed through Smith
vile yesterday. This was the first cyclone
that visited US this season.
Rev. A j. FARRELL Of LaGrange has received
a telegram from Rev. Sam Jones, who Is
conducting meeting at Carlisle, Ky, re-
questing him to come and aid him He
wall probably go on Friday.
Eight negro messenger boys gave up their
places at the Western Union telegraph
office at Atlanta, Monday, because the man
ager declined to reinstate one Of their num-
ber who had been discharged for impu-
dence.
The Macon library association made S400
by the Fourth of July entertainment. This
is much less than in previous years. This
year there were celebrations all over the
country which interfered seriously with the
crowd.
Coleman & Parks of Ty Ty have begun
the erection of building to be used as
cotton warehouse the coming season. Ac-
cording to present prospects there will be a
large increase in receipts of the f1eecy staple
at Ty Ty this next season.
William E. Hatchett of Raleigh has sent
in an application to Adjt. Gen. Kell for the
privilege Of organizing the Meriwether
Volunteers. The application bears the
names OF thirty-two men who desire to be
members of toe organization.
Two mules belonging to T. P. Barnes of
Schley county were killed by lightning
Sunday afternoon at Hopewell church,
three miles west of Ellaville. A young man,
son Of Mr.. Barnes, was holding the bride
reins and escaped with slight shock.
While the lady delegates from the w. NJ.
F. S.of LaGrange were en- route to Atlanta.
Miss Tudie c. Stone, the noble secretary
went through the train and raised s15o
a deserving school of the church in North
east Georgia.
The Brunswick postoffice having been
made second class and the postmaster's sal
ary raised to $1,000 in consequence. Sunday
morning the news came that his bond would
be doubled, from $1,000 to 100000. His
fr lends think $40, 900 bond is a big one to
give on $500 raise of salary.
A negro, George White, was run over
Monday morning by the passenger train
which passed Dawson at O'clock. and in
stantly killed. His legs were both severed
from his body, and skull crushed. II is
supposed that he was drunk, as a bottle
partly filled with whisky was found living
At Blackshear, Sunday, Moultrie Smith
white, son Of A. n Smith, and Reppard
Ivey (colored), both boys, engaged in a
fight, resulting IN the negro being knocked
in the head with lightwood knot and
stabbed in the back with knife. The
physician who dressed the wound pro
nounced it fatal.
Thirty-two negro laborers quit work
at the ballast pit at Longview, Habersham
county, Friday night, and declared they
would work no longer until their wages
were increased from 80 cents to 81 per day
1t is likely that the railroad company viii
get new force at the same old price. and
let the old ones go.
Summerville NetOs: We are reliably in
formed that at least seventy-fve babies
have been born in Chattooga county
within the last twenty days. II old Chat
tooga holds her own in this line a few more
years, she will have people on her many
hills and in her beautiful valleys as thick az
the leaves of the forests.
DR.. Strickler said at Atlanta Monday
night concerning his election as chancellor
of the state university at Athens: "I will
not accept the chancellorship / stated be-
fore the election that was not n candidate
and that | would not accept l have been
notified of my election and will tomorrow
write letter of declination."
Eugene Clarke Of LaGrange has a long
memory. Twenty years ago his brother.
j. L. Clark left for Texas. He had not
seen him since. The youth OF l6 then is
now a mature man Of &c. When he went
away Eugene was mere child. The other
day the long absent brother walked in his
store and he knew him instantly
In Sintonville, n suburb of Milledgeville,
Thursday night, about 10 O'clock fire de-
stroved a small wooden tenement occupied
by Judith Joel as a store. The house and
contents were soon destroyed Mr.. joel had
no insurance His loss in stock is estimated
at $500. The house belonged 10 VIM. Walker,
on which there was insurance of SOS.
Milledgeville linton. In Baldwin county,
outside of the city, the negroes own about
one acre of land TO the white mans thirty
acres yet the negroes can compel the white
men TO fence their land, strip their forests,
dry nm their springs branches and creeks