The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-10
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

school Fund Distributed among the
Connties An Order to Insurance
Companies The Commerce of Co
Iumbus
Col James NJ. Clarke Of Augusta died
Sunday.
Alb. Enand Of Crawford has jug that
was made in 1881. frhe jug never had any
whisky in it.
Rome may try to induce one OF the shoe
manufacturing firms burned out at Lynn
TO locate in Rome.
Bishop J. w. Beckwith preached the
dedicatory sermon of st. Stephens Epis-
copal church at Milledgeville Sunday.
L. O. Stubs has sold out his interest in
the Dublin Gazette to Z. P. Burney, the
new management taking control at once.
On Friday the people of Cordele voted to
issue bonds to the amount OF $1,000 TO
build water works. Only two votes were
cast against the proposition.
Friday night some person drove up to the
corn crib on the farm of Col. T. NJ. Furlow,
six miles from Americus, and opening it,
filled I'D the wagon with corn and left.
Negro preachers are having bad time in
Dublin. Three have been arrested during
the last few days upon charges of drunken
ness, obstructing the marshal in lawful
arrest, and theft
An executive order for insurance COM
panies to file their statements within the
time prescribed by law-that is. sixty days
after Jan. lis ION the stocks, /" and will be
issued early this week.
At Macon, in the superior court, Satur-
day, a compromise verdict for "a 900 was
awarded plaintiff in the case of Mrs. N. L.
Frobel Of Atlanta, Administrative or the
estate of the late r. w. Frobel against the
Covington and Macon road.
Saturday night near Ullman's place in
Vinevflle, Luke jackson shot man named
Wilson. Both were colored. He fired three
times with a breech-Ioading gun. Wilson
is badly wounded. Wilson being with
Jackson's wife was the cause of the diff
Guilty.
Dublin has 1900 people, and increase Of
1900 in three years. -Four two-story brick
buildings are in process of construction,
known as the Hicks and Jones block. The
MethodistS are building new brick church,
which, when completed, will be beautiful
structure.
A large lot of machinery. tanks, pipes
and boilers that will be used by the Bruins
wick Brewing and Ice Company were re-
ceived Saturday. Among the other things
that were received were eight large Nor
man draught horses, which were shipped
from Philadelphia.
On Monday night last w. A. Wood, clerk
of the city council Of Dublin, lost roll of
bills upon Jackson street, and, suspecting
that Rev. Joseph Clifford colored) had
found the money he caused his arrest, but
it was not until he was locked up that he
would confess and hand it over.
The business of Columbus has increased
wonderfully in the last seven years, and the
EnqGiier-Sun will prepare an exact state
ment for the year 1889 as soon as the
for the present month. NJ. NJ Moore, clerk
of the city council, thinks the sales for 1889
will be more than double what they were
in 1SS2-say something like $l2, 900, 900 ex-
elusive of the cotton business, or SIG, 000, 900
with cotton sales included.
Judge R. G. Fulghum and his son, DR.. A.
G. Fulghum, arrived in Macon Sunday from
Texas, and registered at the Hotel Lanier,
en- route to their home in Pulaski county,
The readers of THE NEWS are acquainted
with the arrest of DIR. Fulghum few weeks
agoat his home and his hasty departure for
Texas in the custody of the sheriff to stand
trial on the chargeOf murder. Dr. Fulghum
was acquitted Of the charge, and can now
rest safely at his home in Pulaski county.
At Dublin Saturday a negro inquired at
the express office for a package sent to
his address. The package was sent c. o.
u. from New York city, and the negro paid
WV Ava AZ. 0h opening DOJuAQR
was found but cigar box, with blank
wrapping paper on the inside. On the out
side and inside of the box was printed. with
rubber stamp, counterfeit" money. The
scheme is patent. The negro sent for
counterfeit money, and this package is sent
to him c. o. d.. for which he paid 500.
At Augusta, Saturday. Tom jackson con-
fessed killing Robert Williams, and the
coroner's jury say it was deliberate muir
n nsaIr~ a
Williams before last Monday night, when
he arrived at his home. Williams, he said.
sat in his house, which had only one room.
until very late hour. He apprised him of
the fact that it was bed time, but the visitor
said he intended staying for the night
jackson demurred, but Williams insisted,
raising his stick in very threatening
manner. At this jackson grabbed his ak,
standing near by, and Williams turned to
leave. As he did so Jackson struck him on
the back Of the head with the AK, The man
fell to the floor like log.
Every county in Georgia has now drawn
its pro rata share of that part of the school
fund disbursed on drafts from the commits
sioner. the poll tax, which amounts to
about one-third of the amount appropriated
to education, is paid directly to the county
school commissioners by tax collectors,
The school commissioner has distributed
about $49l 900 for the present year. Adding
to this the poll tax. the entire school fund
amounts to $676,000 During the recent
session of the legislature Senator Bradwell
and others insisted that the schools would
fail of support il the fees for inspecting
fertilizers should be decreased. As a matter
OF fact the school fund will be big
ger next year than this. Though
$4,000 was lost to it through tie
fertilizer bill, $4,000 was added by the
Hall amendment" and $3.50, 900 by direct
taxation. Deducting $4,000 loss on fertil-
izer inspection fees, the fund still has left
$4,000 increase, which, added to the total
for the present year, amounts to 1921, 600.
Speaking of the mulberry tree, Col
James NJ. Smith of Oglethorpe county SAYS:
1.-TWO years ago bought of Mr.. Thurman
1000 fruit-bearing mulberry scions, and
got him to superintend their planting. l
did this, not only because / wanted to in
cidentally test the silk industry, but be-
cause thought the mulberry tree possessed
many advantages in other respects re-
gard the fruit-bearing mulberry as a
valuable tree both for fruit and for timber.
They grow up quickly, and bear berries
luxuriantly. Being nearly all heart, the
timber is very valuable for posts,
crossties, and many other purposes
where durability Is an object.
Again. MULBERRY timhar ia aSDaoiaIl.,