The morning news., 1889-02-19
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

EOLl OF MOuSSs
GEORGIA.
The rice planters of Darien are hard at
work.
The balance Of the capital stock of the
Darien Bank has been called IN.
One negro was disemboweled and another
shot IN the leg at a negro dance at Amerlcus
Friday night.
DR.. P. S. Clark Of Darien had a small
piece Of one # his faGers amputated by DR..
Elliott in Savannah & few days since
One farmer in Ebert has nine negro
cbildrel bound 10 him until they are q
wears Of age. and most Of them are now
able to do good work.
Rev. J. y. Bradshaw, the pastor Of the
PRESBYTERIAN church at Darien, has re-
signed. He has been there for the past four
years. he goes to Madison, Fla.
William WLi'e, Sr., of Chattoogs has a
coin in his possession which he has had for
sixty years. 1t is evidently very old coin,
but lust now how old cannot be told by the
inscription on it.
Judge Asa VI. Jackson, one Of the oldest
and most prominent citizens OF Clarke
county, is lying at the point Of death. He
is 20 years old and was ordinary OF Clarke
county for forty seven years.
Mack Lunsford of Coviugton has been
IOT SGNGTdl weeks IuIlilLlE Il oAN lllli4 near
Jasper, Ala, and while kiln-drying a lot of
plank Saturday the kiln collapsed and fell
on him. His injuries were fatal.
NJ. H. Wyche, who lives near Elberton,
killed a mad cow last Wednesday. The ami
mai had by irophobIa in its worst form and
was very dangerous, trying to bite, hook
and paw everything it came Ill contact
with.
At Darie1 timber is now coming down in
earnest Daring the last two days Of last
week very nearly 20J RATS arrived, and this
means several million feet. The balance of
the month promises to be lively in the tim
Der line.
Chairman Collat has received a letter
from Contractor Mulligan in which he
states that he has flushed the artesian well
at Sapelo. and will resume work on the
Darien well Just as soon as he gets his money
from the government
At Darien Wednesday. Dr. Randolph
Kenau the dentist, was cleaning a pi { J.
when il was discharged, the ball taking
effect in his left leg, just above he knee.
The bal did not break any of the bones or
touch an artery; the wouad is therefore not
a serious one.
In counties around Ebert hogs are dying
with some strange disease. Several farm
have lost their entire crop. When the uni
mails are dissected, their bowels and the
lean part of the meat in every por ion of
the carcass is found to be filled with little
pimples. Very few recover after being
taken sick.
At Griffin, Saturday, the grand jury,
which has been in session since Feb. T. adj
journed, having returned about 100 true
bills, about p of them for gaming. The
excitement among the sporting men con
tlnueS. A considerable number of the best
people of the city were summoned before
the gra d jury.
At Waynesboro Mr.. fitzpatrick, the
night watcbman Of the Central railroad
Friday night detected negro named Jim
Wheeler in the very act OF robbiug one Of
the freight cars. He had already forced
open one Of the doors and was putting aside
some of the goods. He has been arrested
AMI is now in jail.
The following resolutions have been
passed by the Rhemer Alliance, No. 1,474,
of Coweta county. j. VI. johnson is secra-
ryIrv OF TITS -17ri-gnca- TTesOTved- TTaf
this alliance will not use any guauo the
present year, unless they can buy the same
brands as last year at last years prices, and
not use but half even at those prices. 2. Re-
solved, That this alliance will not use any
jute bagging on their cotton next fall-the
crop Of 1889.
Col r. II. Jackson Of Heard county, said
at Brunswick Thursday: Ny sister-in-law
on the night Of my marriage, presented me
with the first fruit cake | ever saw. and
just put it away for sixteen years, and one
night we brought it out for supper, and six
rosy-faced darlugs were with u to help dis
pose Of that wedding cake. That is how it
came about that my children partook Of my
wedding supper"
Manager Jules Grau of the well-known
GTau Opera Company is at Atlanta nursing
a broken leg. Some days ago he attempted
70 show his company how the charger in
the BLACK Hussarn should be ridden. The
aforesaid charger fell over on his fearless
rider, and the result u the latter was
fractured leg. He is getting well as rapidly
as could be expected, but will remain in
Atlanta for few days while his company
plays few one-night stands.
An Ottawa dispatch of Feb. saws: "The
seizure Of the American ship Bridgewater
at Shelburne, n S., in 1887 will be the sub
ject Of a parliamentary inquiry on Monday
next, when Mr.. Edgar will call for the
papers and correspondence to the case Mr..
Allen of New York, owner Of the vessel,
claims $4,000 damages from the dominion
government" The BridgeWater is now in
the port Of Darien loading with lumber"
There is maiden lady in city not far
from Elberton who is so constituted that
she cannot live out Of water but a short
while at time. After remaining away
from a bath tub for q couple of hours she
commences TO faint and almost suffocates,
and to procure relief must at once cover her
her entire body In cold water. She has in
her room pool Of fresh water, and III this
she spends greater part Of her time, both
winter and summer. Otherwise her health
is very good.
There is great excitement In northern
Georgia over the discovery Of a vein of
quartz, four feet wide, 500 feet deep and
three miles long, which is very rich in Sill
yer. The quartz has been thoroughly tested
and yields $50 in pure silver to the ton.
Albert DUEL. the superintendent Of the
Rock Creek Mining Company, the owner of
the property, is now in Chattanooga TO pur-
chase an engine and stamping mills TO
operate the mine. he is an old California
miner, and says the company has struck 1t
rich.
At Griffin, Sunday, Detective Shackel-
ford, Of the Central City Detective Agency,
assisted by Officer Gary Cunningham ar
rested a men named Chambley on a bench
warrant, who is charged with starting the
fire that burnt the Flint River mills. in
Upson county, on Feb. 6. Chambley was
formerly in the employ Of the company,
and bad threatened on several occasions 20
burn the mill. He had a row with the
superintendent tie day before the fire, and
was suspected and the arrest was therefore
made.
Milton Democrat: One day last week
during the session Of the superior court, we
heard a man say NJ pverv man in Crror