The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-06-21

GEORGIA.
Az Au0usta 81. 600 has been subscribed
toward building an armory for the Ogle-
thorpe Infantry.
J.F. Palmer of Duke reports chicken
with one head, one bill, one eye, four legs,
two bodies and four wings, out his way
It's runored that the railroads want the
exposition grounds at Augusta for freight
and through passenger transfer business.
A registry law is called for by the people
Of Warren county as a relief from illegal
voters. The legislature is to be pettloned
for registry law.
The ordinary Of Worth county has offered
n reward of 500 for the murderer or muir
derers of Jack Ford (colored), who was
assassinated about year ago.
A Young married lady of Brunswick, the
mother of two or more childEen, has lived
in hearing Of the surf Of the Atlantic all
her life and yet has never been to the sea
shore.
Sam HornsIey and Sylvia Cody. both
colored, the former aged % years, and the
latter 10. were married last Saturday in
Hephzibah by o. G. Tarver, at the store of
4. ]. Tarver.
At Brunswick the building committee of
the board of education, is composed of
Messrs Glauber, Nelson and Colson. 1t Is
estimated that the new public school build
ing will cost $4,000.
Frank Jossev, the forger who got into
Americas bankers for quite snug sum,
has been heard from. He is in Washington
territory and is sending his notes in return
for money he got so fraudulently.
The Dawson National Bank has bought
the vacant lot between the Dawson heiUs
office and Talbot's store, and will soon begin
the erection Of the bank building. The lot
is 22x72 and the price paid was $3.50.
The trustees of the Dublin graded school,
at q meeting last Wednesday, elected
Douglass Allen of Kentucky as principal Of
the school for the ensuing term, and Miss
Carrie Ballard of Eufaula, Ala, as assist
ant.
Rev. John Westmorland, who has been
living in Hartwell for several years, died
from a sudden attack on last Tuesday
night He was taken in the morning while
fishing on the Savannah river above Hol-
lands Ferry.
John Nelson, a baker, left Butler on
Saturday night, June 8, and was to have
returned on Monday morning. He has not
yet returned and tits the general belief that
he has gone TO stay, leaving u. b. Waters
considerably behind.
Sam Robertson, the white man who shot
o. r. Willis in Cochran last December, and
who pleaded guilty to the charge against
him at the last term of Pulaski superior
court has been sent to the convict camp
near Chauncey. He was sentenced to two
years service in the penitentiary.
Mayor M. T. Hodge and Alderman r. J.
TAYLOR of Hawkinsville, have started for
Europe. During their trip they will visit
Queenstown and other cities in Ireland.
Liverpool, London, the exposition at Paris.
From Paris they will go to the cities of
Rome and Naples and will probably visit
Switzerland and Scotland before returning
home
Jesup Sentinel: The East Tennessee, Vir-
ginia and Georgia railway takes the blue
ribbon. Car No. 6,135, loaded with melons
from Wilson, Folsom 81 Co. of Quitman.
Ca, left Jesup June IA, at o'clock a. m.
and arrived in Chicago June II, at 9 a. m.
seventy-two hours by freight from Jesup to
Chicago. This is the fastest freight time
on record.
The time of meeting of the directors
of the experimental station at Griffin has
been changed from Aug. and z to Aug. 9
and 8. The horticultural society will meet
in Griffin July 81 and Aug. 1, and as some
Of the members are also members of the
board, the idea in making the change in
dates was to hold both meetings about the
same time.
John R. Sapp passed through Townsville
Tuesday en- route to Monticello with s. l..
Houston, who is charged with being ali &C
complete in the killing Of Judson Cason in
Jefferson county Oct. % last. 1t will be re.
membered that Judson Cason, while in the
hands Of the officers of the law, charged
with cutting John L. Bryan, was killed
and thrown into Miccosukie sink.
The alliance men of Terrell county will
handle and store their own cotton next
season. For some time a trade has been
pending between them and Hon. O. b. Ste
vens for the latter's warehouse at Dawson.
Saturday President j. w. Sears of the
county alliance, contaminated the trade
with Mr.. Stevens and the papers were
signed. The price paid was $780,
Pelham had little excitement last Sat-
urday morning The telegraph operator
Mr.. Mcdonald, had some trouble with !
negro named Gabe Dickson, which was
about to end seriously when Homer Castle
berry, the town marshal, appeared on the
scene to put the parties under arrest. Dick.
son resisted and the marshal sent a pistol
ball into his neck. The wound is not con.
sidered serious.
Brunswick Times Not every man appre-
ciates the blessings the fates send him. Fol-
instance: A colored man, rather dudish,
bought a second-class ticket, yesterday, tc
st. Simon's via the Egmont. He saved Just
cents; but when he found that he must
ride in a second-class compartment, he be
came indignant and contemptuously hurled
the nickel into the sad, salt sea. But he goi
there, just the same.
A. r. Brown has removed the old store or
the corner of the square near his residence
at Hartwell. 1t was the first store buildinr
erected in Hartwell, and was built for John
b. Benson when the town was laid out il
1S54-thirty-f years ago. The building
has been purchased by B. H. Andrews, who
will convert it into blacksmith shop. The
vacant corner would be an admirable loca
ton for good bank building.
There was a negro in Rochelle Monda,
who seems to have become dangerous or
the subject Of religion. He will go right t.
preaching on the streets or anywhere he
can get anyone TO listen to him. He was
tried last week on a charge of lunacy, il
Abbeville, but the jury failed to find him q
At subject for the asylum, consequently b,
was allowed to go on his way, preaching t,
all who will lend their attention.
At the last session of congress SIC, 900 wa.
appropriated for the building of hospita
at the United States arsenal on the hill a
Augusta. The plans for the hospital have
been drawn by Architect A W. Todd, and
have been accepted by Maj. Reilly, who
has forwarded them on to Washington fol
acceptance. The building will be built
within the appropriation, and, as required
by the government, the hospital will be O.
the same architectural design as the other
buildings at the arsenal
Another murder occurred in Buckevt
district, Laurens county last "Wednesday