The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-02-26
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

ance ola Colored Lawyer at Atlanta
"A Clarke County Wife Deserted by
Her Husband.
An Alabama man is selling brick at u 30
per 1000.
Rochelle, Wilcox county, has neat new
% weekly paper called the RdtchmGn
There is only sc, 500 between Atlanta and
the holding of the exposition next fall
Lem Smith of Millen, a brother OF the
successful applicant for the West Point
cadetship. accidentally shot himself in the
foot while carelessly handling pocket
companion"
Mai. s. W. Crawford of Toccoa has in
vented machine which, attached TO car
riages, not only tells the distance travelled
over, but also makes diagram OF the vari-
Gus turns and windings of the road.
Col. Hardeman thinks that he will be
ready to commence moving into Macon's
new post Office this week. The most of the
furniture is on hand, and the contractor
thinks that he can have it all in place this
week
F. NJ. Pitcher OF Americus discovered a
large hill of quartz bearing gold on his
place, ten miles from Americas, on the
Sumter and Schley line. He has had ex-
nounce it very fine.
GAINESVILLE is going to have the cotton
mill at last. Friday closed the subscriptions
TO the capital stock, 100000. and the work
will be begun at once. Friday night all the
subscribers met at Granite hall and organ
lied the company aud will make all endeav-
ors to get the mill to work by Nov. J..
At Dranesville, Lee Ware, who married
Miss Felicia jenkins about two years ago,
carried her young baby 10 her mothers
wednesday for visit. He then went to
Athens, took the train for distant parts,
sending his wife note saying that he had
left her. The parties stand high, and ell
thought we're happily married.
Capt Hutchens, conductor on the fast
train on the Northeastern road, has q pet
chicken in his car which he has raised from
the time it was out Of the shell. IL was
given to him by colored woman one day
as the train passed Woodville. The icken
is a good-sized fowl, and tame enough to
eat out of your hand. The captain has be-
come very much attached to his pet, aud
would not part with it for anything.
Following is a republican slate as it is
made up at Atlanta for President Harrison's
consideration: For marshal, Col. A. f.
Buck; for district attorney, Col George s.
Thomas; for collector terna revenue,
Walter johnson; for surveyor of customs,
G. G. Wimbish; for chief Of postoffice in
spectors, Henry Booth; for superintendent
Of railway mail service, Col. r. d. Locke
for postmaster of Atlanta, Gen. j. r. Lewis
A special from Dauielsville says that
Friday afternoon B. NJ. Russell was found
dead in his wagon on his way home from
Winterville only a short distance from
Christians bar, whore he had drank some
whisky. Russell, Dial Cash (colored) and
Doc Moon teolored) left the bar about the
same time, Russell and Cash having had
some CROSS words. 1t is not known whether
or 10y foul play. He was good citizen anC
prosperous farmer and leaves a devoted
wife and many friends.
The first time a colored lawyer ever ap.
peared in Atlanta was when Aaron Al
peoria Bradley came to the state Senate
Bradley was a kinky-headed mulatto, q
sharp fellow, too, and when he rose unex
pectedly in the courtroom one day to de
fend a case, the lawyer on the other eide
was so indignant at his impudence that he
Immediately forgot everything he know
The mulatto lawyer called for the papers Ia
the case. looked at them through his eye
glasses and made a motion 10 dismiss upon
some technicality. The court granted the
motion, and Bradley with an aggravatine
twist Of his mustache, staggered Off, leav
ing the white lawyer so full of rage and
modification that he would not open bis
mouth.
Councilman Tom Lanier OF Waycross
has q curious relic of the colonial DAYS OF
Georgia. 1t is a script certificate, and
reads: Georgia, l776. No.-Hhese are tc
certify that the sum of six pence sterling is
due from this province TO the bearer hereof
the same being part Of 12,572 pounds, Il
shilling sterling, voted by provincial con
gress, for taking up and sinking that sum
already issued. n Wade, l.. McGleray,'
1t is printed IN old style type with the long
s. II shapel, having a border around it that
resembles string of frog eggs more than
anything else we can think Of Just now.
The paper is yellow with age and in size
and shape resembles the green-baok 50-cent
note of twenty years ago.
Saturday package of money was lost al
Macon by an express messenger. The pack
age was found by an old negro woman
named Lucinda Davis, who carried it home
and gave 1t to her daughter, Susie Caesar.
Susie opened the p ckage and found 1t to
contain $50 bill. The next morning she
gave it to Oscar Hester to change Oscar
did not have time TO change it, and handed
1t over to Abraham Gordon, who said he
lost it through hole in his pocket. The
time consumed between the time Susie gave
1t to Oscar, and the time that Abraham re-
ported that it was lost was about ten min
uUoA ne Dlli uhS disappeared, auQ no one
Is known to have seen 1t since Oscar gave
it to Abe. All the parties were jailed to
await an examination yesterday.
The commission for selecting furniture.
carpets, ETC., for the new capitol was in
session at Atlanta Friday examining bids
and hearing from d. ffsrent bidders. In the
adjoining office perfect horde Of drum
mers were stationed, eagerly watching the
door opening into the room where the COM
mission was in session. A Philadelphia
drummer was called into the room. He
was smoking ten cent cigar, and as no
opened the door be laid his cigar very care
fully on a desk. The door had hardly
closed behind him before another drum
mer from the city Of brotherly .love had
bounced upon the cigar. As he sucked
away on it, blowing clouds Of smoke into
the air, a laugh came from his brethren of
the grip who were around him. That's
pretty good" exclaimed one Of them. "Of
course it is" replied the smoker. THAT is,
you mean the cigar" and sticking bis
fingers in his vest, he strutted out of the
room, and was not present TO see the blank
look that came over the face Of the owner
Of the cigar when he came out and found 10
gone.
Waynesooro True Citizen: We had the
pleasure this morning Of seeing at the sta
bile Of Maj. wilkins, Bertha Wilkes a mare
belonging 10 Mr. A. F. Ross, the successful
stock breeder Of Rome She is a beautiful
ches nut sorrel by Onward ore OF the best
Sons of the great George Wilkes ont Of a