The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-18
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
TIE NEWS OF TIE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

New store for Mscon-A shooting
Scrape at Gainesville-A Caateen as
a Memento of Hard Fighting-Libe-
ria's Ex-Minister Writes q Book on
the Race Question
GEORGIA
There were only four deaths IN Macon
last week.
The new match factory at Macon viii
also manufacture paper boxes, bTooms,
wood and willow ware and tOotnplcRs
Charles II. ]. Taylor Of Atlanta, ex-
minister TO Liberia, has just Published
book whites and Blacks, or, The Question
Settled"
A Young negro named Sol Williams Was
stabbed by Bob Porter lcoloredl, st Macon,
Sunday, aud there is but little hope that
Williams viii live.
Henry Horne will erect a large and hand
some two.story brick store on Fourth street,
Macon, between the Southern Express Office
and Green woods store. It will be occupied
bya wholesale grocery firm.
At Albany, Monday. J. S. WhiddoD sold
the Sterne corner for s., 500 to j. A. John
son of East Dougherty. Mr.. johnson pro-
poses in the spring and summer of next
year to erect a handsome dwelling on the
lot. Mr.. Widdon purchased the acre of
Snd about a year ago for $1,000
Several gentlemen were discussing the
fine weather at Atlanta Monday, when
Steve Postell said: "There is a man in Sa-
vaunah who has a watermelon patch in the
suburbs from VIII CHI he is now selling water
melons in the Savannah market" Sumo
years ago Mr.. Postell, in paying a visit u
Savannah left the snow banked up several
inches against the window Of his room in
Atlanta. That was Just after Christmas. The
next day he ate for dinner strawberries
raised In the open air in a Savannah garden.
Col. r. A. Crawford Of Atlanta has in his
possession quite an unique old war relic 1t
is small yankee canteen, sHrnlounted by
an eagle with outStretched wings. Tue
canteen was presented to CJi. Crawford Il
number of wears ago by the secretary and
treasurer of the First Michigan Volunteers,
as a memento of three stormy meetings be-
tween the two at the battles OF Malvern
Hill, in all three Of which Col. Crawford
confronted the Micbiganders. The federal
soldier found out who was his fighting foe,
and presented the cauteen as a tribute Of
the high estimation in which they held him
as hard fighter.
At Gainesville Saturday night, Lee
Stringer and w. +. Smith, a restaurant
keeper, got into a quarrel which resulted in
fist fight, and Monday D. NJ. Stringer,
the father of Lee, together with Lee and
another son, renewed the quarrel with
somibD, anu IL Is Claimed uTSW Knives ON
him, whereupon Smith drew his revolver
and shot d. NJ. Strilger in the fsce. The
ball entered Just to the left of has So, and.
CHANGING on the cheek bone, missed the
head, and lodged at the back Of the meek,
infiicting a very painful, if not dangerous,
wound. Considerable bad feeling has been
aroused, and more bloOdshed may result.
The machine shops of the old Macon and
Brunswick road, located on the line Of the
Eoc p
the Georgia mills at Macon, was totally de-
stroyed by fire Sunday. The building since
the erection OF the East Tennessee shops had
been used as BLACKSMITH shop A small
amount Of machinery, used for light work,
together with stationary engine, filled the
main portion of the building. Four FORCES
were run in connection with the machinery
The building was about 30xl00 feet in
dimensions, one story in hight. and hardly
more than a she'll. 1t was Quilt in 1856 or
1857 when the Macon and Brunswick was
first built to Hawkinsville, aud was used by
that road as its main shops for many years.
The total damage will scarcely exceed
$1,000, although new bolt cutter, which
had been recently put In, was valued at
$500.
For years the properties of the White
Sulphur Springs, near the SuwaDnee river
in Florida, have been known. Hundreds
have regained their health by drinking
from its waters, and have gone away fully
convinced Of its wonderful curative uuali-
ties At the spring there now stands
frame building used as hotel. Near by are
number of cottages used during winter
and summer alike by the guests A fine
farm Of 100 acres surrounds the hotel
Sunday G. A. White, the sole owner Of the
spring, was in Macon, ID consultation with
members of the Macon Construction Com
pany and Others, ia regard to the forma-
ton OF joint STOCK company, with capt.
tai Of 100000, to develop the property and
to build large hotel for winter tourists A
meeting of the stockholders Of the new
enterprise will be held on Jan 2 at the
Springs hotel The Macon investors will
go down on a special train that day, and
inspect the properly.
There are sensational reports at Atlanta
from Mississippi. Speculations are rife,
but up TO date noticing definite can be
learned. Sunday night Detectives Shackle-
ford and Wilson came in from q trip 70
Memphis, Tenn. On their way home they
stopped at New Albany, Miss, where they
were info rmed of strange case that oc-
CURED there yesterday morning. Near the
town lives a wealthy widow. About 9
o'clock in the morning there was an ate npi
to enter her dwelling. Sheriff Anderson Of
Union county lives near by, and when tn.
alarm was given he went to the lady's relief
at him. The man fell, and lay there
apparently dead. Sheriff Andersoi
hesitated about approaching tn
fallen man alone, and went to procurt
lantern. When he returned he saw two
other men bearing off the body of the sup
posed robber, and when ne attempted tx
halt them, they showed fight and escaped
IN the darkness. At the time Detectlv,
Wilson left New Albany, the sheriff ha.
not been able to discover any clev to tn
identity of the robbers. 1t is suspected tina
these are the remainder of the gang o
which two were captured at Amory Satur-
day night. and great many people are O
the opinion that it is an organized ga z O
outlaws, with RUDE Burrows at their head
The community was very much exciteC
over the occurrence, and posses OF men ar
out in every direction to try and ferret Tn
mystery and intercept the fugiuives.
Maco Telegraph: Macon can very read
lily lay claim TO the m )st youthful upnolde
OF the honor of the confederate cause In tn
person of Mr.. Ben Goodbye r, who, scarcel,
IN his 18th year, was found in the from
rank of a company from this city tina
Joined the Sixty-fourth Georgia regiment
and who chung to it from the day it left tn
Central city for st. Sim )n's Island, TO tn
sad hour Of Appomattox, here be. wit
the handful that were left, surrendered I
the overwhelming leglons of Grant A
TINS surrender, Selling the opp )rtunity