The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-29

NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

A Man Who Was Once Charmed by G
Circuit Advocated-A Georgia Dele
ton to the Battlefield of Gettysburg
GEORGIA
Half million young shad were eInphed
into Flint river at Albany Saturday.
block of Americas Investment Com
pany stock sold for 1925 per share Satur
day.
About thirty kegs Of beer were sold in
Americas last "Wednesday, tournament day
Seventeen were sold on Tuesday
On Saturday night, near Summerfield,
seven miles from Macon, regro named
David Bowman shot ard killed George
Carter.
At Newman, Saturday, the dwelling house
of Lindsey Roeso was destroyed by fire
The loss is 81, 900. 1t was insured in the
Rome Fire Insurance Company for $500.
There were three men who weighed on
the same scales in Washington the other
day, and the three aggregated 1853 pounds.
They were DR.. Kemme, Sheriff Galloway
and Capt. J. F. jackson.
About one month ago j. r. Baker, a dry
goods merchant of Atlanta, feiled, and A.
j, West was appointed receiver Saturday
the stock of goods, invoiced at $1,000, was
sold to Frank Lester for e., 800.
Chef Clark, son of Mrs. c. NJ. Clark,
while climbing a tree for bird eggs at
Albany, Saturday, lost his footing and fell
to the ground, a distance of ten or twelve
feet, and broke his right fore arm about tho
wrist.
There is said to be plenty of gentlemen
who desire to go to the next legislature as
the county" representative from Rich
mond. There has been nothing tangible,
however, and If still hunts there are, they
are very still.
Adjt. Gen. ]. Mcintosh Kohl has ap-
pointed Capt John l.. Hardeman, Of the
Floyd Rifles, to inspect the Quitman Guards.
OF Forsyth, and the Southern Cadets, OF
Macon. He will inspect the Quitman Guard
on Wednesday night.
Saturday E. NJ Camp was arrested in
Marietta upon telegram from Atlanta.
Camp is from Cornelia, near Rabun Gan
junction, where he is wanted to take part in
a marriage ceremony, which will take place
Immediately upon bis return home.
In Franklin county man by the name
OF Boyd hauled the lumber, built a house
complete, and moved into it all in one night
recently. The house is built on the noun
tam at Coilnsyllle, and IS large enough to
accommodate Mr.. Boyd and family.
Jim Stringer colored), of Gainesville
says band of mRraudefs attacked his house
on Saturday night, destroyed his garden
vegetables and attempted to release some
cattle that he had lmpounded The band
numbered about ten persons, supposed TO bs
darkieS, and he shot at them twenty times.
A party Of raiders failed to locate n
suspected distillery along the Augusta
Gibson and Sandersville railroad Friday.
The boots and jeers that greeted the officers
on their departure smacked much of the
suggestion that the officers had been out
wltted IN their search and not wrong in
their suspicious.
The Memphis base ball club telegraphed
Sunday morning to Augusta to Dennis
owens to have fourteen breakfasts prepared
Tor them. When they arrived they did not
care for breakfast and asked for sand
witches. As they did not care for what they
ordered, they were not accommodated with
sandwiches, and left for Charleston hungry.
There is negro man living in the river
swamps on the Boyd plantation in Rich
mond county, whose beard and hair mako
him appear unearthly. Long and unkempt,
receiving no attention whatever and being
astranger to comb, the hair on the head has
become one tangled mass, nearly as long
and as round as a half bushel measure. The
oearo Is white and Jagged, and is a foot
A young man while riding at Augusta.
Saturday, on upper Broad street, was
thrown by his horse. He sustained no in
Jurles, but the frightened animal dashed Off
up Greene street, above McKinnie, and in
his plunglng ran over the infant child of
Doughty Hester. The child had been left
by the nurse, and was on the edge of the
sidewalk at the time One of the horses
hoofs struck the little one in the back. in
tlcting painful injuries.
The arrangements for the memorial exer-
cises at the National cemetery in Marietta
next wednesday have been completed The
exercises will occur in the morning. and
will be brief and simple. The o. M. Mitcholl
Post, Grand Army Of the Republic, Of this
city, accompanied by number Of friends
including several members of the Fulton
County Veterans Association. will 90 IN
on the morning train to Marietta, The
exercises will be held in the cemetery.
]. d. Nanny, Of Randolph county, had a
fine OK to take collie last Monday in Cuth-
bert, and after exhausUing all known RENE
dies without giving the suffering beast relief
and when death seemed inevitable, an in
strument was inserted into his side. making
an opening through which the gas escaned
from the ox's stomach. and he was relieved
1t was desperate remedy in which the
chances were all against the OK, but IL had
the desired effect, and his life was saved.
Gov. Gordon, Gen Lewis, and one or
two Others, are considering the matter of
having Joint meeting of all the Confeier-
ates and Federals of Atlanta, at an earlv
date, to make arrangements for an excur-
sion to Gettysburg, Pa, early in july.
where reunion of the blue and Gray''
IS to be held, and Gen Longstreet has
already agreed to speak on that occasion.
and Gen. Gordon is also expected to make
an address in case no can attend the re-
union.
There was something little out of the
usual order in the history of Robert A.
Harris, who died in Wilkes county FRIDAY
from injuries inflicted in the stomach by
tho rebound of gun. As young maj,
Bob Harris, as ne was Familiarity known.
left Wilkes county for the war as a private
IN the Irwin Artillery, where he was re.
nowned for his bravery and promoted 10 q
lieutenancy. He served with distinction
throughout the war, without a scratch
Soon after his return home, howeyer he
shot his arm of. Then he met his death Inv
the accidental discharge of a gun while he
was putting the cap on, the rebound from
the gun causing internal injuries.
The fact that this fall Atlanta. AUGUSTA
Macon and Columbus will have good race
tracks, suggests the idea Of FORMING =
racing circuit. Macon has already a mil,
track, probably the best IN the South. AT
lanta has a good half mile track. and mil,
tracks are now being built at Augusta anc
Columbus by the exposition companies q