The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-21
ITEMS IN THREE STATES.
GEORGIA, FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA PUT IN TYPE.

GEORGIA.
The Gate City Guards Of Atlanta will
probably hold fair soon.
Tattnall county claims to bs entitled tc
the state senatorship next year
Darien has over 500 shares in the Inter
state Building and Loan Association.
TIE vault for the Washington Exchange
Bank will soon be finished. It will cost
$1,000.
The Sibley cotton mill at Augusta has
Just declared semi-annual dividend of 81
per cent.
The total salaries paid TO the teachers in
Macon and Bibb county amount 10 S4,0JC
Fper month.
The Mcintosh Dragons of Darien want
= the city to give them a lot on which to build
an armory.
The fire started in the elevator, and Is
supposed to have resulted from the friot On
of a match.
Winterville merchant says his firm
does $50, 600 worth of business a year. and
their net profits are only $4,000
The cotton ginnery of Ware g. Wiles at
Marshallville was burned Friday. The loss
Us 81, 600, and the insurance only $72O.
Mr.. Beasley Of Wadley has a curl )sity in
a calf. None Of It's feet are split. as is
natural, but ara solid like a mules, He
values it at $50
A large proportion of the machinery
ordered for the Manchester cotton mills in
Vineville has already been put in place and
adjusted for operation.
Rev. w. H. Patterson of Eufaula has
been called to serve the Baptist church at
Dawson next year. Rev. B. w. Davis, who
recently resigned its pastorate goes to
Plains-of Dura.
A day or TWO ago a negro corn shocking
at Dorsey, Morgan county, ended in a row,
an which Genus Mitchell (colored) fractured
the skull of d. T. Waters with q stone.
Waters will probably recover
A new postoffice has been established in
Stewart county, in the neighborhood of
Summer Hill, called Lotus 1t is on the
mail route from Florence to Columbus, and
will be supplied from Florence.
Stewart superior court will convene to-
day. The number of cases on the docket is
not very large, and it is probable that court
will not hold longer than one week, this
being an especially busy time with the
farmers.
A large barn of A. K Ramsey of Spring
Place was burned on last Tuesday night
There was a large amount of feed in it, a
tine mule, two horses ald some cattle, which
were also burned. The loss is near 81 900.
Mr.. Ramsey was in Dalton at the time of
the fire.
The members Of the Augusta fire depart
ment have organized q mutual benevolent
association. The members of the depart
ment pay monthly dues, and 4 the event of
sickness or injury $40 a week is received :;
ia the event of death $50 is paid TO the
family.
At Albany three negro boys, aged respect
lively II, IL and IL years. are charged with
committing an assault upon a little colored
girl years old. The child's father. who
lives at Triton, has been sent for, and cases
will doubtless be brought against the bows
upon his arrival.
The mills of Andy Morris. who lives in
hemptown, were consumed by fire last Sat
urday night. 1t is supposed that some one
set them, as there was no fire about there at
the time, and bottle that had contained
Kerosene oil was found under the ruins. 1t
is supposed that the oil was used in igniting
the building. The damage is estimated at
81, 200 or 81, 500.
AT ars1auville. Saturday, a dispute
between Ed Banks and Win Belvin (botn
coloredl, about 20 years old, resulted in the
killing, by stabbing in the breast of the
latter. Belvin fell in the middle of the
street, and died in few minutes. Banks
was chased and ar ested by Marshal w. Is.
Hudson A coroner's Jury returned ver
dict of willful murder.
ain country around Hiawas;ee are at
present very much excited over their tim
Der. A northern company has several
agents over the country who are buying IN
all the timber that the people will sell to
Inen, and are paying a very good price,
There is some talk of them floating it down
hla"ssSee river to Murphy during high
water.
Some of the Maconites who went on the
-,
Cooper have returned, having gone where
the Ocmulgee and Oconee unite. The sur
vey, however, continues on to Darien The
deepest water found was forty feet, and the
shallowest was six feet, at the old Augusta
bridge At no point in the river tetween
macon and Hawkinsville is the channel too
shallow for navigation.
A night or two ago Henry Gardner, a
prosperous farmer of Macon county. lost by
fire all the houses on his place but his dwell
ing. The fire is believed to be the work of
an incendiary, and JEFF Holt tcolored). a
tenant of MIR. Gardner, was arrested and
lodged in Jail as the guilty party. The day
previous to the bur hing Mr.. Gardner and
Holt fell out about the division of some corn,
Mr. Gardner holding the Negroes share until
his debUs were paid.
Last winter Andrew ]. Larkev of Chaun-
cey went across the Ocmulgee river into
Wilcox county, collecting money. A day
or two afterward his mule and buggy were
found in the swamp, with no trace of the
owner. Rumor said he had got behind in
his money matters and had absconded
When last seen he was drunk. His skele.
ton, clothes, watch and few dollars were
found Thursday ~ miles down the river.
and about 100 yards from the run of the
river.
Woodbury. is said to be on regular
boom. The Macon and Birmingham rail
road is expected to pass through there. and
the citizens of the town are confident that
the Chattanooga, Rome and Columbus rail.
road will intersect the Georgia Midland at
that place. Col Thomas, a representative
of the Macon and Birmingham road, was in
Woodbury. few days ago, and purchased
quite number of building lots Lots are
being sold freely, and business is lively in
and around Woodbury..
Hartwell Sun: Little Mamie. 2-year-old
daughter of James NJ. McCurley, of Cokes
bury, came near being drowned in tub of
water. She had gotten up on a box nd
became overbalanced, and fell headfore-
most into the tub Of water. BY mere
accident her older sister, Miss Hattie. who
was at the notwithstanding, arose, and look.
ing out into the yard, was horrifed TO See
the little ones feet projecting above The
edge Of the tub The child was linn and
ifeless, but by prompt and vigorous action
tiDOn the mart of fha Tnoshar ana eieto,. -.