The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-06-12
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
PARAGRAPHS.

Cordele-A Dangerous Bridge over
the Ocmulgee River at Lumber City
How Two Pigs Struck a "soft
Snap" Under q Barn at Leary-A
Strange Find of Fisherman on the
Savannah River.
Bainbridgs is to have another newspaper
st an early day.
Rad Rawlins is the most corpulent man
in Telfair county. He tips the beam at 275
pounds.
II will not be very long before work will
be commenced on the electric light plant al
Americas
The Artssian City Brick Company of
Albany is turning out brick at the rate OF
1900 day.
At Brunswick, Saturday, little child Of
Mr.. and Mrs. J. R Dillon came near being
gored 10 death by COW.
The Central railroad IS perfectly willing
to Join the other two roads II the erection
of union passenger depot al Albany.
Little LoIlie Murrah Of Harris county has
a hen that Is IL years old, and she has never
had time 10 sit but once during her past
career.
The marshal Of Pelham attempted to ar
sisted and was shot by the officer, though,
it IS thought, not fatally.
Columbus is likely to have a new street
car line. The people OF Wynntoa say that
they are in earnest, and il the legislature
will grant them charter they viii build a
line 70 that suburb.
Hon. J. L Sweat gave notice in the last
issue Of the Waycross Reporter that appli-
cation will be made to the next general
assembly Of Georgia. to assemble in July,
for a charter Incorporating the South
Georgia Bank Of Waycross.
One Of Atlanta's dead laws is that re-
quiring drayman TO make bond Of 1850
It was revived the other day. however,
when citizen who had a grievance against
a drayman held the city responsible. Mayor
Glenn at once looked up the law and will
enforce it.
A very remarkable case is that Of Mrs.
Wiley Roberts Of lagrange. She is af-
fiicted with dropsy and has been tapped lis
times. The highest number On record is
100. Mrs. Roberts is about 20 years CT age.
and really seems to be doing as well aow as
when the first operation was performed
The Savannah, Americas and Montzom-
cry telegraph line IS progressing nicely.
Coney was reached Saturday night by the
wire gang, and il was expected to be in
Cordele Monday evening. A number Of
messages have been sent and received from
all points between Americas and Coney.
Abraham l. Champion (coloredl of the
Plains Of Dura. walked into the Americas
Recorder office on Saturday, and said he
had at last built machine that ruins BY
perpetual motion, and that he wants to sell.
He is the same colored genius that invented
car coupler. and wanted to sell it for SIS.
AT Hamilton, Monday was Uncle Jimmie
IF a hssay- ~
neighbors in the Cataula district met at his
house and celebrated the event Rev. C. c.
Willis. the next Oldest man in that section.
met with them. and held religious services
after dinner. There were five men present
whose ages aggregated 400
jackson NetcS: A little son Of Mrs. Jane
Maddox happened 70 serious misfortune.
terminating into a fatal result, last Satur-
day. Young Maddox was engaged in haul
ing wheat, when, in some manner, he fell
from the wagon down in between the
wheels, receiving internal injuries, from
which he died Sunday morning.
The protracted drought which was bro
ken by cnpious rains last week has proved
q serious injury TO the melon crop OF
Lowndes county. II is feared that the
rains have come too late. The growth Of
the vines and the fruIting has been set
back ten or fifteen days, and in many in
S. II Inman has the plans ready for a
residence at Atlanta that viii cost $50 900
and upward. He viii build ar once on his
lot next to A E. Thornton's, on Peachtree
street. His lot is 100x4l7, and beautifully
sloped and shaded He viii also build for
his father a residence % cost about $4,000
on his lot on Peachtree street and North
avenue.
Peter Marcus, who was tried at Hamilton
for burglary at the last superior court,
found guilty, aud sentenced to the peniten-
tiary for ten years, applied for a new trial.
Il was refused by Judge Smith, and he was
carried 10 Columbus Tuesday morning by a
guard from the Chattahoochee Brick Com
pany. He viii be put to work on the
Columbus Southern. Only one prisoner is
left now in jail.
Several years ago Jasper Watkins, who
now lives in Madison county, aud Merideth
Yarbrough had difficulty about 5 cent
plece, each one claimed that the money was
due him. They both became angered about
the small amount, and Watkins picked IN
S. shotgun and killed Yarbrough on the
spot. Watkins was sent to the penitentiarv
for several years for the offense, and is now
farming in Madison.
Waynesboro True Citizen. Jacob Gold
staub came into an unpleasant alteration
with colored man named CIV West. who
was drunk and very insulting. Abusive
words from the negro caused Goldstaub to
use a whip IN inducing HIM to leave the
store, but he returned with some brickbats
which he was using freely when Mr.. Gold
staub fired two shots at him, one of which
struck him in the wrist indicting a rather
painful wound.
In Atlanta two black and greasy-lookinc
specimens of the negro race stood up before
Judge Anderson for trial recently, the
whites of their eyes cleaning from their
black faces like moonbeams through the
murky cloud. What are you here for
boyslm asked the judge. "Dey's got u:
scused er quallin, boss" What's your
nanleI7 Josh Billings, sah.n And yours !
"Bill Arp, boss The boys will never uu.
derstand why the judge and all the white
men laughed.
Stanton & Kelly of jug Tavern employed
painter of Osceola, to do some painting
on their store. He was at work over the
postoffice when he spilled some paint which
ran down into the office Some one re
marked in his presence that his paint had
damaged the mail, and he would be held re
sponsible for it. aud besides he would be
mobbed at night He took the joke in dead
earnest and left his work, only begun, with
out word of warning. Somebody can nor
get job Of finishing up to do.
Mrs. luke, whose attempted suicide ha.
been reported in the Leary Courier, is i'm
proving and viii recover. The well intS