The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-01
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

IN PARAGRAPHS.
Two Fat Infants to be Exhibited 49,
Two Big Land Sales in Washington
County-A Negro Boys Ride on a
shafting-The South as Field for
Money Lenders.
GEORGIA.
Harrieta Irwin, an aged negress of Mari
eta, was drowned a night or two ago.
The Savannah River Association meets in
convention in Augusta Nov. IA and Is.
Hon. n. NJ. Collens representative elect
from Spading county, is i'll with typhoid
fever.
The Washington academy is again without
a principal, Prof. Hall having resigned his
position as such.
Scott Russell, a colored man employed on
Silas Pages place, near Starksvllle, i'll Lee
county, dropped dead Monday.
There are now five steamers on the Oc-
mulgee river route-City of Americas, Alb
beville, Swan, Maggie Bell and J. w.
Sweeney.
The first carload of articles contributed
in Sumter county toward making up an ex-
hibit for the state fair, went forward Mon
day night.
In Liberty county the bridges over Ca
noochee creek have been carried away by
the late freshet, and Taylor's creek bridges
may be carried away.
Messrs. Speer and Maddox have been ap
pointed for the night mail service-ons to
run between Atlanta and Brunswick and
the other between Atlanta and Savannah.
AT Griffin, on Sunday, the last services
were held in the old Presbyterian church.
and next Sunday the new church, which
has just been completed will be brought into
USE
The production of ribbon cane in Newton
county the present year has been quite
profitable and satisfactory. Next year the
crop in that county will be doubled many
times,
There are said to be two gambling sa-
looms in Griffin in full blast, and many
farmers who have just sold their cotton are
enticed into these dens and made to lose a
years earnings
The Weekly MddiSonidn has been sold by
B. NJ. Blackburn to Glenn c. Moore of Craw-
fordville, and w. E. Reynolds of Green's
boro, who will remove to Madison and con-
tinue its publication.
At Ochlochnee, Thomas county, Mrs. NJ
Y. Chastain, who was doing general mer-
chandise business, made an assignment Oct.
20, for the benefit of her creditors to j. B.
Reagan. Assets $3.50. liabilities 5000
Recently Hon. w. F. Sweat, of Pierce
county, had two fine cattle killed by fall
ing tree. When found they were about
three feet apart, one on each side of the log,
with heads buried underneath the weight
of it.
w. B. White tells of gourd vine which
is growing on the road to Hickory Grove,
Crawford county. He says it has run a
long distance up an oak tree, and 25 feet
above the ground hang among the branches
about dozen large gourds
Two large land trades were contaminated
at Sandersville, Monday. DR.. Rawlings
bought the Richardson tract l 100 acres
from K. j. N. Walden, and Mr. Walden
became purchaser of Judge j. T. Young
blood's plantation, l, 500 acres.
The city council of Albany has fixed the
tax levy for the present year at seven-tenths
of per cent.-two-tenths to be applied to
the payment of extraordinary expenses,
quarantine, sewerage, etc, and five-tenths
for current expenses and all other purposes
M. J. Hunter of Lovelace this year had
in sugar cane just one-fourth of an acre
From this he has already sold and pocketed
sos worth of cane, has bedded enough stalks
to plant two acres next year, and still has
enough on hand to run his sales up to an
even 500 when he disposes of it.
Francis Everett and Daniel Billiard, Jr,
are charged with robbery in stealing
twenty railroad tickets from the depot at
Billiards. station. The boys deny all knowl-
edge of the theft, and stoutly assert their
innocence. Daniel Billiard, ST., the father
and grandfather of the defendants is worth
from SIS, 200 to 100000.
Last Saturday James Pierce, of the upper
portion Of Crawford county, in attempting
TO rescue a child from a mad dog, was
severely bitten on one of his hands. The
dog had the child down and was irving to
bite the child on the body, but the boys
thick clothing prevented the dogs teeth
from entering the flesh. Mr.. Pierce went
to Atlanta to be treated for hydrophobia,
almost Immediately after being bitten.
There is said to be in Brunswick two
negro children, aged respectively 10 and
years The girl, years old, weighs 4o5
pounds feet high, 11S inches bust measure.
81 inches around the arm; while the boy, Is
years old, weighs 30S pounds, apd is of
course smaller all around than the girl
They were born and reared in Coffee
county, and ore in charge of VIII Howe.
Mr.. Howe expects to exhibit them at Au-
gusta, Macon and Columbus.
"Well,n said an elderly gentleman at
Brunswick Tuesday as he stood on BAY
street near the Ocean hotel, and shook from
his coat sleeve downy sub lance which
was falling to the earth, eff it isn't snow
ing" and the old gentleman buttoned his
coat more closely, and walked off at a
rapid gait. Percned on the top of q tele-
graph pole hneman was saving mortise
mans snow was the falling saw dust
Fifteen hundred dollars even is the
amount mailed from Atlanta Tuesday to
the national democratic campaign commit
tee. 1t was in two checks-one for 81 900
and the other for $500. The former was
sent by the government officers in all
branches of the custom house; the latter by
Fulton Colville, president of the Young
Mems Democratic League. This was the
first money sent from Atlanta, but it will
be followed by other checks in the next few
days.
In the office of one of the hotels at Au-
gusta much-traveled tourist was recently
entertaining number Of gentlemen with a
graphic description of the grand canyon of
Colorado, through which runs the Denver
and Rio Grande railroad After he had
dilated upon its sublime scenery. overhang-
ing crags and perpendicular walls OF rock,
towering thousands of feet above the track.
Cracker" from across the Savannah was
heard to remark that he didn't believe a
word of it; a tunnel would be much cheaper.
At Crawfordville the three prisoners
who have been for several weeks confined
in the county Jail, effected their escape
Monday night by tearing off one of the
planks of the ceiling, and cutting hole in
the back part Of the Jail Ed Rhodes one