The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-04-14

making arrangements for the erection of
the works.
An exchange suggests that immigration
circulars, describing Southern advantages,
be scattered in the cars on Northern rail-
roads IN winter.
At Thomasville Wednesday S. r. Van
Duzer, who bought $4,000 building lot
Monday, let the contract for a 900 resi-
dence to be built this summer.
Through the generosity of other towns
almost enough money has been raised to re-
build the churches at Calhoun which were
demolished by the recent cyclone
The Democratic party of Polk county is
called to assemble in mass meeting at the
court house on Tuesday, May l, to elect
delegates to the State convention at At
lanta.
A colored brakeman named Bruce, had
his hand badly crushed while coupling cars
at the depot yard at Columbus Wednesday.
1t was necessary to amputate two of his
fingers.
Brunswick will celebrate the laying of the
cornerstone of the new hospital on April
Is with a procession in which all the local
organizations and the seamen in port will
participate.
Congressman Clements has introduced
the petition of Elizabeth Long, widow of
W. P. Long, of Whitfield county. asking
q
Court of Claims.
Ira Browning, who is now in his 80th
year, and who is a highly respected citizen
of Montgomery county, spent a night on
the banks of the Ocmulgee river week be-
fore last fishing for shad.
Nineteen new cars, with a capacity of
twenty-five tons each, passed through
Americas Wednesday, being carried to the
Columbus and Western railroad to haul
ties for the Ozark extension of that road.
Willie Wins, an engineer employed at
the saw mill of Messrs. Bewick a. Co. at
Prentiss, met with painful accident last
Monday, which resulted in the loss of the
first and second range of finger bones Of
the first and second fingers of the right
hand.
Judge J. F. Freeman, Ordinary of Whit
field county, has invented a convenient
case for holding county records. The case
is arranged with sliding apartments for
each volume, the book being placed in such
position that it can sustain no possible
wear or tear.
A little negro stuck fishing hook in his
jaw at Americas Wednesday. He was pre-
pairing to go fishing and in trying to bite
apart two hooks that had been tied together
got it caught on the inside of his jaw. He
had to be taken to Dr. Hinkle's office to
have it cut out.
The drill team Of the Perry Rifles to com
pete for the prize at the Augusta exposition,
viii soon be selected from the company by
Capt. Davis, after which the team Will be
drilled almost nightly until the date in Dc
tober fixed for the drill The Rifles are de-
termined to carry off the prize.
.. +. Mason & Co., of McRae, having
perfected a settlement with their creditors
to the satisfaction of all concerned the bill
of injunction of NJ. Nussbaum & Co. against
B. +. Mason & Co. enjoinig the Sheriff
from selling the goods and the appointment
of a receiver has been dissolved by Judge
Kiobee.
A man on Cedar creek, near Adairsville,
during the high waters, while attempting
to ford that stream with a buggy, two
gallons of whisky and horse, lost ms horse
and buggy, and but for the strenuous
efforts of some friends near he would have
been drowned. He was rescued, his jug in
cluded.
The Perkins Manufacturing Company,
with the push and energy so character istic
OF the firm, are erecting new buildings on
the site at Harrison, where thtir planning
mills were recently burned down, which
will soon be filed with the most approved
new outfit for planning mill, single mill
and lath mill
J. G. Rowe, who has been bookkeeper and
clerk for Z. w. Warren, of CovingtoD,
during the past winter, is said 70 be several
hundred dollars short in his cash account
Wednesday Warren & Woodruff swore out
warrant for Mr. Rowe, and he was arrest
ed by the Sheriff "A bond was agreed upon
and he was released.
During last year ninety-eight public
schools were taught III Houston county, and
3,l6S pupils attended these schools. There
were forty-six schools for whites, attended
by LIP pupils, and fifty-two for colored
obi at.l -
total amount paid teachers from the public
school fund was $500 65.
At Griffin Thursday d. J. Bailey, Jr.,
canvassed a portion of the city to secure
subscriptions for a new hotel. He was onlv
out for short time and succeed in secur-
ing subscriptions amounting to nearly
$1,000. Most of the subscriptions are for
small amounts, which will be increased by
the subscribers, if necessary.
Tuesday night the beautiful new residence
OF Rev. j. NJ. Smith, about four miles from
Harrison, was entirely consumed by fire
The fire originated in the kitchen, it is
thought, from defective stove pipe All
the kitchen furniture was destroyed, but
the household goods were saved. The loss
is about $3.50, with no insurance.
Some of the citizens of McRae are going
to contest the right claimed by the Western
Union Telegraph Company to close its office
at that place Under the act of the Gen
eral Assembly of 1887 they are liable to a
penalty of 800 for not receiving and trans
hitting a message. The company closed
the office because the town decided to levy
tax of IS per year.
A crazy colored woman arrived at
Adairsville from Chattanooga two days ago
and has been creating some excitement
among the negroes here by her wild maniac
demonstrations. 1t took the combined
strength of three stout men to put her in the
lookup. After staying several hours in the
lookup she was carried TO the depot, and
after destroying the headlight Of the loco
motive with a stone as it came to a stand.
still and cracking a colored porter on the
head, She was put upon the train and car
ried back TO Chattanooga, over which place
she will soar in her Imagination as an
adopted angel
AT Camilla, Wednesday night about II
o'clock, Stewart, son of Col j. p. Heath,
raised the sash Of a window and entered the
sleeping room of Tom, a son of j. B.. Butler,
partner of Mr.. Heath in business. Young
Butler, in the excitement Of the moment,
took pistol from under his pillow and
fired two shots at young Heath, and one OF
the shots took effect in his right eye. Dr.
Iwltty was sent for, and on his arrival at
the house Of the suffering boy, after an ex-
animation approved by DIR. Scaife, had Dr.
Mcintosh, of Thomasvile, dispatched for