The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-15
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.


GEORGIA.
The Mcintosh cornet band of Hinesville
Is fully organized and equipped
There is a diversity of opinion as to
whether frost fell at Albany on Saturday
and Sunday nights.
R. L. Oliver of Americas went to Vienna,
in Dooly county, last week. and during his
short stay spent $4,000 for cotton.
Mai. Hargrove and j. J. Childs are men
toned in connection with the postmaster
ship of Rome under the republican regime.
Mavor John B. Fielder and Thornton
Wheatly are mentioned in connection with
the mayoralty of Americas at the January
election
Mai. T. NJ. Furlow is a candidate for the
office of tax collector of Sumter at the ensu-
ing election in January. A. c. Speer seeks
reelection as ordinary.
Hiram Fretwell of Americas owns an old
chest that is supposed to be over 80 years
old. 1t descended to him from his great
grandfather, and is now in good state of
preservation.
led. Ship is in Cordele this week,
looking after the building of his new bank
The material is all on the ground, and when
q start is made the work will be pushed
rapidly to completion.
J. O. Bradley, gentleman from South
Florida, was in Americas Monday looking
about with a view to locating. II he can
find vacant storehouse he will enter into
the fancy grocery business in Americas.
At Macon Tuesday as the Columbus pas
senger train was coming in, negro train
hand named Charles Johnston stepped on
the track in front of the locomotive and was
knocked down and his foot run over and
cut off.
dat Lax
never been adequate, but in short time
they will be- greatly improved and en-
larged. The Barnes is being metamorphosed,
by the remodeling and addition of wing
with twenty-five new rooms.
Waynesboro Citizen A citizen on
Stone and Water streets is the owner of a
Young COW, which develop the most
furious kicking propensities just on the full
of the moon At other times she is as
gentle as a dog, and meek as lamb.
DIR. l. Hamilton of Athens has sold one
of his thoroughbred dogs to a northern gen
tleman for $500. This is the largest price
paid for dog in that section. 1t is one
of the finest trained dogs in the state, and
old hunters say he is we'll worth the money.
The river war is over and everything is
again serene on the Chattahoochee. Mon
day the pool boats advanced their rates to
the old schedule Of 20 cents per dry barrel.
The Aid will run regular schedule, leaving
Columbus on Wednesday morning of each
week. The other boats will keep their pres
ent schedules
Efforts will probably be made by the
railroad authorities to settle the claims for
damages likely to grow out of the recent
disaster on the Buena Vista division of the
Central railroad Five lives were lost in
the accident, and large number of persons
who were aboard the train received painful
and dangerous wounds.
A white man named Eckson cut a negro
in the shoulder at Rome, on Sunday, about
IS cents, which he claimed he had given the
negro with which to buy liquor. The negro
denied being the party to whom Eckson
gave the money, and Eckson stabbed him
and ran. The police pursued him to the
city limits, but he made good his escape.
Near Coosa, last week, W. S. King, a
prominent farmer, was pitching hay with a
fork from the second story of his barn to
the third story, when, by some mishap, he
fell to the ground, and was discovered some
time afterward unconscious. His ear was
cut nearly off, which was supposed to have
been done by the pitchfork. He received
medical attention, but is not improving
very fast.
The United States court met at Macon
Tuesday and was opened for business by
the Hon. Emory Speer, judge presiding.
The traverse luries were excused for the
term. The following order was passed: at
is ordered by the court that the grand
Jurors be, and they, each and every one OF
them, are hereby excused from attendance
on the court until 10 o'clock a. IN. on Dec
IL next.
Monday blind negro stood on the street
corner in Americas, begging money OF
every passer-by. He was young, and to all
appearances strong and hearty; but he wa,
a professional beggar. Not fifty feet of
stood old Geor ge Carter a blind woodsawyer
hard at work saving up load of wood. He
has been totally blind for twenty years
but he has never yet begged The contras
was striking, and the probability is that tn,
professional beggar got 81 for doing nothinl
where poor old George gets one by hare
work.
At Atlanta, Jane Kelly, white woman
got drunk and undertook 20 stop travel or
Marietta street. She piled upa lot of rocks
end every time a pedestrian or vehicle
passed she began bombardment. The
show lasted for half an hour and 800 or 40C
persons gathered to see the fun. When &
pc son attempted to pass the woman, h
had to run to get out of the way of the
rocks, and the crowd yelled every time
new victim sought refuge in flight.
policeman came along, and Jane was soor
''rocking" along in the Black Marian to the
station house. She was fined $40 70.
AS the train from Macon for Augusta lef
James station Tuesday, the rear passenger
coach became detached, and the engine anC
other portion of the train forged ahead, tn.
engineer putting on more steam to prevent
rear end collision, the train going down
grade at the time. Capt J. c. Wheeler
the city engineer of Macon was on boarC
the car, and on finding it detached, wen
out on the platform and put ON brakes. II,
then signaled to the engineer to come back
but the engineer could not distinguish
whether the car was rolling toward him o
was still until Capt. Wheeler jumped from
the car and stood on the ground and sig
nailed him The car was then backed an,
the car coupled on again. Had not Capt
Wheeler put on the brakes and stopped to-
car no doubt there would have been
collision.
At Townsville Sunday afternoon Wake
West, who has store on lower Bread street
asked a colored man, named Henry Tilmau
the price of apples. Tilman took offense a
the remark and answered in an insulting
manner. Mr.. West went out TO wher
Henry was and asked him If he did no
know better than to use such language Il
him. The negro answered in still NOR
insulting way, and drew back a walkin,
cane which he carried. West caught tn
stick and jerked il away from the negro
Tilman then cut him with knife which b
had concealed III his hand. G. w. Smith
a carpenter, who saw the difficulty rushe,
out about this time with pistol and fire,