The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-07-04
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
PARAGRAPHS.

GEORGIA
The high school at Tennille needs a prin-
cipal.
Allen Bullock of Thomas county is in the
race for the legislature
A society for the prevention of cruelty 10
animals has been organized at Brunswick.
1t is said not less than 1900 people have
been TO Cumberland and St. SimOn's since
Jan. !.
The Weekly Budget Of Macon will ap-
pear as a daily on Tuesday next. 1t will
deal almost exclusively with local news,
At Augusta, Monday, the negro republic
cans held a mass meeting at the city hall to
ratify the Harrison and Morton nomination.
At Sandersvile the work on the brick
stores is progressing finely and it will not
be long before the buildings will be
completed.
1t is estimated that 10000 watsrmelons
will be eaten in Atlanta and at Salt springs
to-day. The freight cars brought in thou
sands last night.
Signal Service Observer w. Easily Smith
has been promoted to position in the head
office at Washington, and will leave At
lanta in a few days.
Will Cochran, an employee at Beutolps
factory at Atlanta, caught his right hand
in planer Monday, and DR.. Dan Howell
amputated three Of the fingers.
T. D, Kline, division superintendent Of
the Southwestern road, has handed in his
resignation. Mr.. Kline has accepted po-
sition under Capt. Raoul, on the Mexican
central road.
The law department Of Mercer university
will be a feature Of the next term. At the
meeting Of the board of trustees Judge EN-
DRY Speer and Glenn Z. Steed were elected
professors in that department of the uni
verslty.
A day or two ago the day book Of Hodges
& Y oungblood dated Oct. 1855, the same
year that Sandersville was visited by the
first big fire, was found under the Jones
building in the Gem, covered by some dirt
and rubbish perfectly preserved, except a
small corner that was burned off in the
recent coniiagration.
Monday, as has been the custom for sew
eral years, a flfty-pound melon was cut in
the little court yard in the rear of j. II. a
W. w. Williams jewelry store at Macon,
and as usual the melon came from the ia
nous Jones crop in Baker county. Six
melons were received on Saturday, and the
six weighed 3O0pounds.
Sunday Engineer Nix of the Americas,
Preston and Lumpkn beat the record on
long distance with the smallest amount of
wood and water. He made us miles with
"a cords of wood, and Sc miles with one
tank of water. This is the longest distance
ever run on that road with so small an
amount Of wood and water.
Monday the bank of Americas and the
bank of Southwestern Georgia declared
semi-annual dividends. The directors of tho
bank of Americas declared the usual semi
annual dividend of 6per cent. The earnings
of the bank for the past six months we're
az . IL
Southwestern Georgia declared a dividend
of per cent, after laying away nice sum
as profits
Frank Flynt, of Spalding county, is a
political canvasser who literally does not
allow grass to grow under his feet In Orr's
district on Saturday he came across a
farmer ploughing in the field and took his
pillow in order that the farmer might 90 to
the polls and vote BY repeating this in
different cases two or three times, he
secured enough additional votes to carry
the district.
The burglars got in their work In fine
style at Hampton on Saturday night, oper-
ating it is thought. about midnight From
W. B. Price, a merchant, they secured SS5.
which he had taken home from the store,
and silver watch. From f. Goodson they
got IS and a coat. T. d. Carson lost a $500
check on an Atlanta bank, 50 in cash, and
a pair of pants. 1t is thought that there is
clue to the perpetrators of the raids.
At Conyers, Sunday morning, the wife of
Ance Carr (colored) was found dead IN the
bed. She died sometime during the night.
though no one in the house knew ANYTHING
about 1t until the next morning. The
negroes buried her without notifying the
coroner. His honor heard of the death
this morning, impaneled jury and had
the body taken up and examined The
verdict was that death was the result of
natural causes.
Monday, for the first time in his life, DR..
j. +. Brown of Bulloch county was sworn
in court house. He was summoned to
Americas in the Black Brown viii case. He
is over 80 years of age, and was never on a
jury, never was sued, never sued anyone;
never paid lawyers fee until Monday,
which he paid to Hon. +. G. Simmons
DR.. Brown has represented the Seventeenth
senatorial district in the legislature, is now
one of the delegates to the gubernatorial
convention, having been elected while away
from home.
One of the largest mortgages ever filed in
Fulton county was filed Monday by Col
George T. Fry. The mortgage was for
100000 When in New York Nav Il
last Col Fry sold first mortgage thirty years
o per cent. gold bonds of the Atlantic, At
lduud anu bIedJ w eSueTn railroad company
TO the amount of So, 600, 900 The mortgage
Is to secure these bonds, and is the first and
only mortgage executed or 10 be executed
by the company. The mortgage is made TO
the Mercantile Trust company Of New York
as trustee for all the bondholders, The
bonds are TO be 100 in number. each of the
denomination OF 1000.
A singular fact can be observed at the
corner of Commerce and Jackson streets. at
Albany. The ground from over which an
old building has been but lately removed.
is covered with dense growth OF coffee
weeds. The seed or coffee beans could not
have been thrown or blown there since the
house was removed, rs it was about January
when 1t was torn down, and no seed have
matured since. The only solution of it is
that the seed dropped on the ground thirty
years ago before the house was erected and.
without the sunlight and moisture, have
lain dormant until the house was removed,
when conditions favorable h. generation
quickened the ancient seed into life
Bob Solomon (colored) was arrested at
Macon Sunday and taken 20 Jeffersonville.
He is charged with burning IA house be.
longing to DR.. T. NJ. G. Rice, in Twipgs
county. Prior to that he had stolen anum-
Der of things from Henry Solomon, among
them five head of cattle. These, however
were recovered near Jeffersonville. He is
also charged with burning house belong
ing TO w. II. Burkett, in the same county.
On June q w. Fl. and J. A. Burkett got on
his trail about two miles from jefferson
vile, but he escaped from them, although
he was fired at three times, one Of the balls
taking effect in his hip. On Saturday night
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