The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-04-16
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS

VINO comes nom oOneW lat RE
markable Famly-Result Of the Suit
Over the Big Find OF Gold in Hall
County.
Hardy Pitts Of Cordele owns q flock Of
sheep numbering over 1000
Capt. Ed. L. Wight has resigned his Office
as captain Of the Albany Guards.
Bainbridge is bound 70 have compress
nv the opening Of the next cotton season.
mrs Donal.oa's new house opposite the
Baptist church at Bainbridge is nearing
completion.
The saw mill men say that within few
miles If Cordele alone the mills employ BE-
tween Z. 900 and 900 hands.
Saturday night Senator Alfred H. Col
omit, arrived at nome, and will spend some
time with his family and friends in At
lanta.
Mrs. Cordelia Williams, who lives near
Temple Ga, at the age Of S. years, is
cutting a new set 0: teeth. She has five
just cut
A strong gale Of wind passed over Au-
pusta at / o'clock Sunday afternoon which
tore off about 50 feet Of the tin roofing on
the Augusta factory. No other damage is
reported.
A man passed through Fort Gaines last
Sunday in an OK cart He came from
Western Texas has been twelve weeks on
the road, has Travelled over l, 800 miles, and
spent only 81. He was heading for De-
catur county.
The fish in Yellow and South rivers, in
Rockdale county, are being destroyed by
the use Of dynamite. The grand jury has
the names Of several of the parties, and the
probability is that they will suffer the
~ EafCFa "a sIgrDr1ar ig crrna
The mill and ginhouse Of Judge R. T.
Jones near Waynssboro, was burned on
last Wednesday. The building caught from
a spark from the engine. The engine was
saved. but the building and contents were
destroyed. No insurance. Loss about
$500
J. S. Montgomery, route agent between
Albany and Thomasville, and Eugene
Hightower, who had the run between
Albany and Blakely, have had their official
heads cut of, and John and Caesar Few,
two colored brothers, have been appointed
in Their stead.
DR.. Dion C. Sullivan, principal Of the
Albany academy, on account Of nervous
prostration, resigned his position Saturday.
The resignation was accepted by the board
of trustees. The board has induced w. ".
Turner Of the Nelrs and advertiser 10 as
sumo charge Of the school for a short time.
James jackson of Newton county died
last Thursday Of paralysis and at his dying
request Drs. Rosser and Gwinn, the attend
ing physicians, made post norton exam
ination TO find, if possible, the immediate
cause Of his death. His heart was nearly
twice its natural size and one Of his lungs
collapsed.
1t is rumored that there will be change
in the postoffice at Conyers at an early
date, and that there is being considerable
underworld in the event Mr.. Quigg. the
present efficient incumbent, is reno we'd, to
defeat the appointment of J. T. Adair, who
made an excellent postmaster under the
Garfield and Arthur administration.
At Waynesboro the city taxable property
Of the whites foots no 1851, 55l so. while
that Of the colored is $11 ,22G. Mai. Wilkins
is the largest taxpayer Of the whites. and
Josephine Trowbridge heads the list Of the
cOlored She pays taxes on $500 worth Of
property. The revenues accruing 10 the
city from taxes is about 81 800, which is
g 25 on the 81 600.
President Gambler, Of Emory college,
promises an interesting commencement at
Oxford this year. The sermon win be
preached by Rev. G. B. Stricken, d. D..
and literary addresses will be- made by
Hons. John Temple Graves, F. H. Richard
son and Peter F. Smith. Excursion rates
viii be given by the railroads SO that visi-
tors who desire to spe3 ID only the day at
commencement can easily do 50.
Charles Crocker's store at Pomona was
entered by burglars Friday night by break
ing open the front door. Croker. who
sleeps upstairs. heard the noise, and coming
TO the head Of the stairs was very much
startled at seeing a man standing In the
door. He fired at him. whereuDon the shot
was returned by the three burglars, one be-
ing shotgun. They ran away, and it is
not known whether either shot from
Croker took effect The house was riddIed
with bullets. The burglars got nothing
Capt. Weitzell of Dayton, o., has been
visiting Atlanta for few DAYS past. The
points Of particular interest to him were
the battlefelds around the city. He was in
the Flfty-fourth Ohio, which participated
IN the engagements around Atlanta He
carried back to his Ohio home an old rusted
canteen which be unearthed about mile
from Fort Walker and which he AYERS be
distinctly remembers having seen one Of
his men hide in the bloody times of tue
civil war. When he last saw Atlanta il
was lot Of smoking ruins, and he was
amazed TO find it great and growing city
Hon. William L. Scruggs, the newly ap-
pointed minister to Venezuela, is home at
Atlanta again. Col. Scruggs was appointed
minister TO Colombia in the spring of 1875.
years residence at home he was sent to
China, where he remained for a time and
YVES transferred back 70 Colombia and re-
manned until 1888. On Clevelands election
he resigned and returned to Atlanta. Col.
Scruggs is an accomplished scholar and
linguist, and his diplomatic career was such
as 70 give him high rank among pub
lie men at home and abroad. He will
leave this country for his new post about
May /.
A collision occurred late Saturday after
noon at Acworth, and an engineer and fire.
man on No. 10, the northbound train, wore
injured in jumping from the engine. By
some Misunderstanding both trains took the
sldetrack at the same time As it was a
long siding, with a curve, they could not
see eacn other as they went on the switch
from the main line, and they were within
Il short distance of each otuer before the
danger was discovered. The engineer Of
No. 10 reversed his engine, but il was too
late 70 stop entirely and the engine struck
the standing locomotive of No. with CON
siderable force. Both pilots were torn off
and the front wheels Of No 1875 engine were
deralled. The engineer and fireman of
that engine in jumping off were more or
less injured.
An amusing incident occurred in one of
the colored churches at Isabella not long
since. One Of the prominent preachers
having fallen from grace. it was decreed
by Brother Paul, n colored authority, that
he should not be allowed to preach until he
publicly confessed his sins and received alb
solution But the preacher would r,aitbar