The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-18
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS

Desperate Fight Against arrest - A
Negro Fined for Cursing in Another
Negroes Presence 4 Spring Under
Eacon's New Public Building.
GEORGIA
A movement is on foot to build a fine
hotel at u rietta.
Dawsol's third building and loan associa-
ton was organized last week.
The new twostory brick bulldog If w.
r. Dassiter at Dublin is about completed.
The cotton factories around Athens have
all opened up and are doing splendid bust
ness.
The people Of Carroll county are petition
ing for new court house IN preference to
repairing the old one.
Col. E. T. Brown formally announces
himself for mayor Of Athens. subject to the
decision Of the democratic primary.
Col. A E. Buck and ais wife returned to
Atlanta Tuesday from "a visit of more than
q month to his old home in Hallowell, Ne.
DR.. w. A. Ware of Franklin has in his
possession powder gourd which he carried
ON bis squirrel hunts thirty-iiVe years ago.
The Gate City Gaslght Company aud the
Atlanta Gaslight Comp any were given the
power Wednesday to furnish electric lights,
by the signature Of Gov. Gordon to tho
amendments Of the acts Incorporating the
two companies.
Col. Walter r.. Johnson, internal revenue
collector for Georg a. has appointed Daniel
). Muse to be deputy collector to fill the
vacancy caused by the death by accidental
shooting of I. l. Jones. Mr.. Muse is citi-
zen of Woodbury.. Meriwether county
The Ladies' Memorial Association of Grit
7in Is preparing to turn over to a COM
nittee of cit zens Of Chattanooga, Tenn,
the bodies of two confedera.e soldiers.
buried IN Griffin, for removal TO final
resting place in the soil Of their native
state.
Hon. B. S. Irwin and Hon. F. Fl. Colley
of Washington sent some executions to r.
Il. Guitars, sheriff OF Lincoln, who levied
and took them to Washington last Satur-
day. They were in the pocket of his over
coat, which he left in his buggy where he
fed bis horse. Tho horse went foraging and
devoured the executions.
A negro man went before the grand jury
of Irwin county few days ago and swore
that he had been offended by another
negros curSing in his presence. The grand
jury returned a true bill Tho offender was
arrested and tried at the recent term Of the
superior court, found guilty and sentenced
TO pay fine Of S. and costs.
The Cordele Manufacturing Company has
just been organized at Macon as follows: j.
#. Hanson, president and treasurer; Emmett
Daniels, secretary; direct rs, j. E. D.
Ship, w. w. Ship, George b. Jewett, j.
IL. Hanson, and w. W. Collins Capital
stock 100000. The factory is nearly COM
pleted, and will begin operations Jan. l.
On Sunday, as tho west bound passenger
train was pulling in at the depot at Dawson,
the horses to Statnam's transfer became
restless and backed against the moving
train, completely demolishiug one whole
side of the vehicle 1t is almost miraculous
that the driver and horses were not killed
There were several in the hack, hut fortu-
nately they had gotten out just before the
accident happened.
The state Senate having received a COM
munication from r. A Nisbet, secretary of
the state fair ISOLATION, inviting its attend
ance on the opening day of the fair-Oct,
23-Mr. Strother introduced resolution
providing for the appointment of joint
COMM ttee of three senators and five repre-
sentatives to attend the fair. The resolution
was adopted. The House will no doubt
take similar action.
Lee Barrentine and John Pittman, two
white men from Randolph county, got on a
drunk at Dawson last SATURDAY. Barren-
tine exchanged several shots with Marshal
Savage before that officer finally conquered
him. The final struggle was thrilling one.
Armed with gun, Chief Savage grabbed
the horse by the bride and placed the nuz-
zle Of the weapon IN Barrentine's face.
Barrentine showed the barrel of his pistol
into the officers face. Both pulled the
trigger. Both weapons failed to fire. and
two lives were saved The chief threw
down his gun and grabbed Barrentine, and
as he did so Barrentine struck him across
the hand with the butt of his pistol, making
severe bruise. The officer bruised Barren
tines head with his club, and he was then
overpowered and carried to JAIL
On Monday afternoon Ben Grantham.
or Schley county, WIS crossing the Buena
vista and Ellavile railroad at Reese's
crossing about eleven miles from Americas
in Schley county, when he discovered the
train coming toward the crossing. He
drove over the railroad, but Just in front of
him was another buggy, drawn by a mule.
The driver tried to urge his mule forward.
but could not, at which Mr.. Granthams
horse became frightened and backed on the
railroad track. Mr.. Grantham saw what
danger he was in and jumped from the
buggy just as the engine struck il. The
buggy was shat cred, not even piece large
enough to show that it was q buggy being
left. The horse was jerked around against
the coach and instantly killed, having its
head bursted open and brains and blood
spattered over the car.
Rome Tribune: The work of clearing the
Coosa river for navigation goes bravely on.
Lock No. l, at Greensboro, Ala. has been
opened and thoroughly tested, I'd steamers
can now pass through with safety. The i'm.
portance of this work cannot be over
estimated in its practical benef,
to Rome and the surrounding country
as products which are now shippec
TO Birmingham and other point.
by rail, beng by this means accessible Il
our steamers, will naturally come int
Rome-especlally coal, OF which there ar,
large fields i'll the section thus reached
Congress has been very liberal in river anc
harbor appropriations for this year. and il
is hoped that the work which is now being
done in removing the Instructions from the
most important river of North Georgia vii
be pushed to completion, and that an add
tional appropriation viii be secured fol-
that purpose when necessary.
Plumbers are at work inserting n nv
draulic pulp beiow the boiler Dit of tn,
new government building at Macon to keer
the swamp water out of the furna @ aDC
out OF the basement. Years ago the site a
the corner of Mulberry and Third streets
on which the government building nov
stands, was a swamp. The building i
heated by steam, and sometimes the waite
from the old swamp bulges into the boiler ri
in such quantity that much of the boiler is
covered with water. Parts Of the base
ment are also wet, and in very raj
weather the water is several inches deep OF
the basement floor The smell at time
from st gnant water is said To Toe quit