The morning news., 1889-03-10
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

Burglars Steal Silver Service Of {
Church at cambridge "A Dog'i
Capacity for Rats-The Marshal o
Talking Rock in Trouble-Old Money
Owned at Americus.
GEORGIA.
A national bank is TO be established at
Griffin.
John n. Scarborough Of Americas hai
been offered S20, 900 for the car coupler b,
has invented.
DR.. W. A Watson was found dead in
his offics at Jefferson, jackson county, &
few days ago.
Atlanta has received only GO, l2S bales OF
cotton this season, against l02, 721 bales
same date last season.
The court house at jasper, Pickens
county, is nearing completion, and will be
ready for court In May, but not entirely
finished.
a gentleman living in the eastern part
OF Greene county last week purchased a
farm OF some size, and In few hours after
ward sold it at an advance of 81 900.
On Wednesday evening, T. Pierce Of near
White Plains died suddealy at his home. He
was well known citizen, and about 70
years Of age. Death was the result Of a
disease of the heart.
There will Be competitive drill at
Athens on Tuesday evening for the purpose
of selecting a company of thiruy-nine men
out Of the battalion to enter the military
encampment at st. Simon's island this sum
mer.
The brick used in the construction If the
new jail at Louisville is so poor that the
county commissioners aad committee Of
citizens refused to accept it unless the con-
kbs.
coats of paint. which he agreed to do.
1t is astonishing to know how many rats
q common dog, owned at Crawfordyille,
can eat One was seen to eat fifteen extra
large. old field rats, on last Sunday after
noon, without salt and pepper, and was
eager TO eat more after taxing drink Of
branch water.
meeting Of the stockholders Of the
North Georgia and Alabama Exposition
was held at Rome Thursday. The reports
of officers were submitted and it was re-
solved that the exposition should be held
this fall. the date to be determined later by
the board of directors
The council of Lineolnton has ordered an
election for the purpose of extending the
corporate limits If the town TO one mile in
every direction from the court house. No
Ece is given that an election will be held
on March 20 for submitting the extension
10 tne legal voters OF the town.
At Macon. Thursday, General Manager
Alexander Of the Palmer Cooperage Com
pany of Charleston closed a trade with
Thomas Troy for the purchase Of the labor
atory building anG ten acres Of land for a
barrel factory plant, and the deeds were
passed Work on the factory begins at
once.
Friday evening last little negro at DAYS
station suffered the folly of jumping on and
of moving trains. When the train stopped
for water at the tank he got aboard to take
short ride and jump of, but as he jumped
he was jerked under the car, wheel pass
ing over his left arm and crushing it 50
that it had TO be amputated
Two weeks ago the residence Of Judge B.
B. Bower, at Bainbridge, was burglarized
and about $50 worth Of goods stolen and
carried off. Suspicion at once pointed to an
unknown man who had been about the CITY
- some days, processing 10 be a painter sand
calling himself Charles Beaumont. He i,
now in Jail at Monticello, where be at
tempted to burglarize the depot. Part OF
Judge Bowers property has been recovered.
The comptroller's Office has just received
10000 blanks for tax returns, which ill
be sent out this week, as soon as the tax
digests are disposed Of. Judge Halls
amendment to the tax bill will figure in
these blanks, and will be a test Of that
amendment as to the amount of revenue
received by the state from its taxable prop
erty. The tax digests will be sent out on
Monday. Five will 60 TO each of the 1877
counties, three for improved and two for
wild land.
Supt. Hall OF the Southern Marble Com
pany, who is making short visit to At
lanta, says that the demand for Georgia
marble is growing all over the country. It
Is popular in New York and Chicago and
many other large cities. Mr.. Hall says that
people down this way have little idea Of
what is being done in the marble busIn sss
In Pickens county. Two companies are
making things hum up there. About $780,
0OO IN cash has been invested in the work
and there are about 40Oworkers in the mar
BILE mines.
At Bainbridge, on Sunday night last,
after the conclusion Of the days services in
the Methodist church, consisting OF ser
mon by Rev. Mr.. Myers, agent of tho
American Bible Society, followed by a eel
ebration of the Lords supper by the
church and open communicates and again
at night by an address by Rev. Dr. Hinton
on the Bible subject--some miscreant with
out the fear of God or Of the law Of the
land, forcibly entered the church and took
therefrom one large silver pitcher, two sill
yer communion goblets, two silver plates,
one silver wine hagon, one silver baptismai
font.
Last Saturday morning the dead body of
Jack Mobley wRs found near Red Bluff, in
Scriven county, with evidences Of violence
on various parts, which convinced the
finders that a murder had been committed
A track was found going TO where the body
lay, and thence TO house in the
neighborhood, which led b the arrest Of
John Foster. Contradictory statements
made by him, and the fact that several
parties are ready TO swear TO the track as
that of John Foster makes probable with
other suspicious circumstance that the guilt
will he fastened on him. Both parties are
coiored.
Two Greensboro gentlemen have for
some time been batting fish hole in Town
creek The other day they concluded TO go
down and examine the hole. They carried
along few crackers and scattered them on
top of the water. In few minutes the fish
appeared in a perfect drove, eagerly gllp-
ing down the food. One Of the gentlemen
became so excited that he could not restrain
himself, and be hit terrific blow with his
walking stick at the bobbing noses. And
with good effect, for he succeeded in killing
four large fish, which be took home as an
illustration Of what one man can do with a
walking stick.
In the lower part Of Greene county, some
time since, repairs were made on a colored
church by one Of the brethren. The con
gregation agreed to pay him s25 for the
WorK, which was speedily performed.