The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-22
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

A North Georgia School Teacher
Charged With Robbing Bis Father
of S3SOo-An Interesting Fight Over
the Property OF Negro Who Was
Once a Slave-An Arm Torn off by
Pianer.
GEORGIA
Methodist and Baptist churches are in
course of erection at Calhoun.
NJ. Nussbaum Of Macon has decided to
close out bis business in Talbotton.
j. F. Mathis, at Lincolnton. lost a gin
house and ten bales OF cotton Wednesday
night by fire.
Frank Bowart, who works at Haiman's
slow factory at Atlanta, had one of his
arms torn off by planer Thursday.
At Washington, Thursday, E. A. Bar
netts ginhouse and twenty-five bales of
cotton and 5000 bushels Of seed were
burned.
The Macon public library has made ar
rangemen with Prof Ira Fisk to give a
grand balloon ascension and parachute
jump on or about Christmas day.
Charles D. Haines, who recently resigned
the presidency OF I e Macon dummy line,
has purchased the Kinderbrook lake park
for S50,0 1t is the picnic and excursion
ground for Albany aud Troy, Y. y.
At Atlanta Thursday 11j students Of the
chronological school presented DR.. l. S.
Hopkins, the president, with very hand
some gold-headed cane, which they had
purchased with a purse made up among
themselves.
Mai j. F. Hanson of Macon has been in
vited to attend the Tariff League banquet 10
be given at Delmonicos. New York, on Jan.
II, and respond to the toast, Tine southern
industrial growth the strongest bond of
union and peace"
The Phillip & Wright warehouse at
Cedartown was burned Thursday morning
at 2 o'clock, together witt an adjoining
building Of small value. The warehouse
contained the outfit Of the Guardian,
which was partly covered By insurance.
Since the Hebrew fair at Atlanta closed
the accounts have been balanced, and Pres
dent Joe Hersch is smiling-smiling because
the fair cleared about IS, 600 Eight thous-
and dollars is enough to furnish the orphan
asylum, and that was just what the fair
was intended for.
Rome Tribune: A prominent citizen of
Rome on Wednesday sent his son-in-law,
in a town not ,00J miles distant, a tele-
gram worded as follows: Isaiah tx. g.
first clause-Al is we'll" Let the Tribune
readers search the scriptures and fiud the
reason the telegram so worded, was sent.
w eek D6IOFo ldsL AliSu deWlelt. OF lei
fair county, was thrown from his horse upon
a snag, which penetrated through his
mouth on both sides, tearing his mouth
open, breaking his teeth and terribly LAGER
att his chin and mouth. 1t is frightful
looking wound, which will distigu him for
life.
A little negro child was burned to death
on the plantation of w. Z. Graham, four
miles from McRae, last week Its mother
1aff l. iY,- for faxr
While she was gone it crawled into the fire,
its clothing caught on fire, and it was 50
badly burned that it died in short while
thereafter.
The republicans of Lee county have made
the following nominate ms: For clerk supe-
rior court, James Morgan; for coroner.
Warren Pax ION; for sheriff E. B. Martin
for treasure 7. M Booker; for tax re
ceiver, j. 7. Furgeson; for tax collector,
r. A. Forester; for ordinary, George c.
Edwards; for surveyor, S. B. Smith.
Capt r z. Park of Macon says: Il have
Just received letter from Mrs jefferson
Davis, who writes me that Mr.. Davi
weighs 40 pounds, more than she has ever
known him to weigh. She says he is too
feeble to get about much, but his mind is as
clesr as sunshine, and, despite his four score
years. still takes deep interest in nationa
affairs
Some of the posse who were summoned
by Sheriff Galloway for the purpose OF
dragging Broad river in Wilkes county, t.
ascertain If the bodies Of the two negroes who
were said to have been drowned could be
found, have returned. The, very carefully
dragged the river in the vicinity where the
drowning is said to have occurred, but
could discover no trace of thNn.
The case of the Ashley Phosphate Com
pany of Charleston, s. c., VS., j. II. Nc
Kenzie q Co.. was tried at Augu Ia Mon
day. The result was refusal by the court
TO appoint receiver and failure to show
insolvency Of the firm. The defendants
showed up the sum of $63, 600 assets over all
liabilities. The firm will be ready to dis
charge all claims as they fall due
w. II. Collins of Butler who was robbed
on Tuesday night, was forced to make an
assignment Thursday to Capt. 7. III. Frier-
son.' His liabilities are about s., 600 while
his assets are said to be about 81, 200 or
$1,000. There are no preferred creditors.
His father, Enoch Collins, is one of the
& Co, Small & Mallory, Mrs. johnson, L.
Cohen & Co., and others are interested.
Capt. R. Hobbs Of Albany has deter
mined TO enter upon an experiment which
may result benefcaly TO that section and
the entire south. He says that he can't see
why jute won't grow In the rich lands Of
West Dougherty, and he has ordered one
pound OF Tie JuCe SEED Win Wnlcn ne pro-
poses to make fair test of the adaptability
of the soil and china TO its growth lie
will plant it in a rich alluvlal soil on his
West d ugherty plantation, and devote
every necessary attention TO its cultivation.
NJ N. Wilcox, who moved from Tefair
county, Georgia, to Texas in 1870, was
killed at Bryan, in that state, on Dec. 3.
Mr.. Wilcox was marshal Of the town of
Bryan, and was attempting to make the
arrest of a young man by the name Of Earl
Knox, who was charged with the rhine Of
burglary. Knox refused TO consider him
self under arre,t, and fired at Marshal
Wilcox, the latter dying in one hour from
the time be was wounded. Knox escaped
at the time Of the killing, but was captured
next day.
At Macon, Thursday, while Tom Wool
folk, the notorious murderer was walking
out in the corridor of the Jail, win Smith,
well-known thisf, went into Woolfolk's
cell aud stole a handkerchief and So IS tina
was tied up in one corner. Voolfolk soon
detected the theft and reported it TO Jaier
Birdsong Smith tried TO throw the money
out Of the Jail, but was detected in the act.
Voolfolk always seems TO have a little
money, which is furnished him by relatives.
They claim not to believe in his guilt and
say they will stand by him TO the last.
Voolfolk is very confident Of having new
trial granted him by the supreme court.
II is reported that Dr. Felton, will be in