The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-01

a negro Alll6O on u NOOn NUM- III
dele's New Enterprise-A Woman
Who Expected a Postmastership for
the Asking-Some OF Henry Coun-
Uty's Successful Farmers.
GEORGIA.
Atlanta is 10 have a dime savings bank.
Real estate is ON great boom in Athens.
It's prettv plainly understood at Canton
that Ben Digger will be in the next CON
gressional race
Nose Cato (colored was killed by the fall
of a tree he was cutting down while coon
hunting in LOwndes county few days ago.
At valdosta Messrs. Boone are going &c
build three new brick stores on their lot on
Hill avenue next to Holders building.
Early county's tax digest shows an in
crease Of nearly $40, 900 in property over
the digest of last year. The polls show a
decrease OF %.
Jasper county has twelve murder cases on
Its docket for the next term OF court Nine
of these murders have been committed dur
ing the year 1889.
On Wednesday a negro woman living
near Poore's mill brought her child, 3 or i
wears old, to Camilla tor treatment for
cholera infantum. The little sufferer died
in few minutes after being brought in.
Parties going across the East Rome
bridge Thursday night, noticed a gray
horse and buggy, with the shafts resting
on the banisters on the other side. Nothing
could be learned of the ownership of either.
Some had theory that a suicide had been
committed, but nothing definite could be
learned,
Hiram Williams, an octogenarian, who
has lived within two miles of Cordele for
more than forty years, is the sire of eleven
living children, eight sons aud three daugh-
tiers, all of whom are in good circumstances.
The youngest of the children is over 20
years of age. Mr. Williams has never mar
ried but once, and has never had death in
his family.
Mr. and Mrs. James Sinclair, of Bruins
wick, are the parents of a child that is a
curiosity on account of its size. Mary
Laura is the infants name, and although
she is months old, she does not yet weigh
pounds She can safely be placed in a half
gallon measure and completely hid Her
arms are about l inch in circumference and
and her fingers not over half an inch in
length. She is perfectly healthy, possesses
a good pair of lungs and does not mind
using them Mr.. and Mrs. Sinclair are both
of usual size.
Cordele continues TO boom. The cotton
factory is being rapidly pushed TO compile
ton. Work is progressing actively on the
guano factory and oil mills. good sys-
tenn of waterworks will soon be inaugu-
rated. A board of trade is soon TO be organ
lied. The barrel factory IS doing heavy
business and turning out excellent goods.
The artesian well is progressing. There are
several parties in the city prospecting
Tomlin's variety works has orders for weeks
ahead
In view of the unprecedented demands Of
INCREASING naffnnacra
found necessary to add to the accommoda-
lions of the Southern Female college at La
Grange. The boarding capacity will be
much enlarged In addition q three-stOry
building is to be put up. On the first floor
will be hall 4Sx63 feet, for the museum
the second floor will be used for the library
and reading room. The plans for the build
ing have been adopted, and work on the
contract begins at once. The college al
ready has fine system TO water works. and
will soon have the benefit of electric lights.
Madison Mddisonidn: Wednesday even
ing about 7:45 O'Clock those who We're look
ing In that direction were startled by won
derful spectacle in the western sky. 1t
looked like a dull red post about six or eight
feet high, with one end resting on the hOri-
zon. There was no reflection and no sign of
flames. Il simply glowed with sullen,
lurid light, like the red lantern in front of
barroom doors. When first seen it was
sloping at an angle of about 45' toward the
north, but slowly righted. and then gradu-
ally died out from the top, as though sink
ing behind the horizon.
Wilson Pullin, successful farmer. who
resides in Henry county, owns 500 or 2, 900
acres of fine farming lands, and raises an
nually from 1875 to $50 bales Of cotton. His
farm is in high state of cultivation, and
nicely improved with numerous elegant.
new tenant houses and residences Mr..
Pullin loans from s., 600 to $4,000 annually.
WV. Amis, another successful farmer of the
same county, started after the war with but
few hundred dollars Now he owns g. 600
acres of land, has fine house and $15, 900
in bank. John P. Copeland. w. W. Amis,
Capt s. r. Brown, and z. W. PuIlin own
some 5000 acres in one body, which pro-
ducs not less than 600 bales of cotton and
5000 bushels of corn.
A woman and her daughter moved TO
Cordele last week from station ON the
Brunswick and Western railroad. They
brought with them ali their household goods
and rented house. The mother went to
Cordele under the impression that by NOV
ing there and making simple application
for the postoffice that she would have no
difficulty In being Immediately Installed in
that position. Her mistake arose from the
ract that certain republicans living in Al
Ddny uau INFORMED lef that she could OBJ
tain any postoffice in the southern portion
of the state by recommendation from
them. They were friends of her late hus-
band. She learned upon inquiry that the
old democratic incumbent was still in
charge of the Cordele office, and supposed
she would get it on application. On being
informed that the office had been given an
other, she repacked her baggage and re-
turned to the place whence she came
Allen Burke is a negro man who has been
working on the two-story annex of the
Rome Tribune building. He lives about
half mile beyond the corporate limits of
East Rome, on the Rockmart road, and is
telling curious story about a visit the
White Caps or some other body Of masked
men paid him on Tuesday night. He saws
that some persons caught him in bed that
night, and taking him, tied bag over his
head and a rope around his neck.
The rope was tied TO a horse,
and all went trotting off at a lively
rate through the woods They stopped near
big white mill on a creek bank where he
had never been before and gave him good
switching. he then wandered about, he
says, until 10 o'clock Wednesday morn
ing, when he found his way back home.
Burke says he does not know whether tue
party he claims assaulted him were
white or black. He has only one or two
marks on his back, and they might have
been made by his falling out of bed or in a
fight with some one. The negroes in East
Roma n ccncidaro Il - -.