The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-25
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

stroyed by Fire-More Claims Filed
IN the Big Dry-Goods Failure at Au-
gusta.
C. W. Newton of Macon died Wednesday
Peyton H. Moore Of Athens died Tues
day.
DR.. Jack Smith Of Columbia county has
Just lost his Clubhouse by fire. A lot of
loose cotton and several bales were burned.
A two-story brick building is to be erected
at once adjoining the building occupied by
MIR. Elkan on Newcastle street. Brunswick.
William B. Young of Fayetteville, n. c.,
and Miss Hattie B. Kincaid of Griffin were
married at the home of the bride Wednes-
day.
Dougherty and Lee counties are badly in
need Of rain, none having fallen in four
weeks. Crops are suffering Streams and
wells are drying up.
Davis station, on the Brunswick and
Albany railroad, will probably be called
AGREE, the name of the postottice, In order
to prevent confusion
Edward Williams, of the firm Of Will
Jams, Ballock & Co. of Columbus, was mar
ried Wednesday at Huntsboro, Ala. to Miss
Dovie Paschal of that place.
AT Schofeld's foundry, at Macon, Wednes-
mashed that it became necessary for Drs
Gibson and johnson to amputate them.
Brick is very scarce at Brunswick. Macon
brick have advanced 81 80 and Atlanta IS
cents. The manufacturers around Bruins
wick, however, have not raised the former
price.
A gourd 81 feet long is one of the prod
ncts Annie Lowe (coloredl of Marietta
raised in her garden this year. She has
fifteen of these gourds, some Of them four
feet long.
The bill to submit to the people a consti-
futional amendment authorizing the legis-
lature TO pension the widows of confederate
veterans passed the state Senate Wednesday
by vote of 81. There was not dissenting
vote.
The bill to increase the salary of the state
librarian from 81 500 to 81 800 was passed
by the state Senate Wedne day by vote
of % to Is. At one time its friends were
about to table it, when it was discovered
that they had a constitutional ma iority.
Jake Hughes, a colored boy on the plan
tation of Mrs. G. A. Hughes, near Irwinton,
had one of his fingers torn to pieces by a
gun several days ago. He was out hunting
squirrels, and on firing at one the barrel of
the gun bursted near the lock, a piece of
the metal striking his finger.
among the spectators at the cavalry tilt at
Atlanta Tuesday. and when one of Lib
erty's troopers made a fine score she sprang
up and gave yell that made the Comancne
Indians ashamed of themselves. Then she
blushed, sat down and cried.
Monday morning Chief of Police Savage
of Dawson pulled off his badge and returned
1T to the city council, with his resignation.
The cause Of the resignation is said to have
been the release of a citizen by the council
who had been arrested for drunkenness and
disorderly conduct The council met Mon
day night and reelected Mr.. Savage, and
he went on duty again Tuesday morning.
At Athens, Wednesday, the negro who
stole Mrs. Prof. II. G. Whites diamonds not
long since, pleaded guilty to the crime of
burglary. Before Judge Hutchins could
sentence him he leape from the second
story window to the ground below, aud,
strange tosay, received no I'M uries, although
the hight was fully twenty feet. He made
off, but was caught after chase of two
miles.
Two marriages took place in the Kimball
house parlor at Atlanta Wednesday. DIR.
Cherry, Chaplain Of the House of Represen-
tatives, officiated in both instances AT
O'Clock, Miss Lizzie Williams, daughter of
Representative Williams of Epson, was
united to w. F. Williams of Warm
Springs, Meriwether county. TIE marriage
at night is reported to have been a run away
match. Miss Katie Lowry of Carrolton,
and j. w. Quite of Fort Paine, Ala .
were the parties. After the ceremony the
new couple held a reception and shook
hands with members of the legislature aud
other friends.
Atlanta Journal: The stars were shining.
They twinkled brightly in a clear sky when
the people of Atlanta retired last night
Everybody, including the oldest settlers,
was certain that there would be no rain for
a week or ten days. Some time after mid
night terrific thunder storm awoke the
people, so peacefully dreaming Of droughts
and dust. A few minutes later the heavens
opened, and the rain came down in tor
rents. Seventy-five thousand people, who
went to sleep last night in a city of dust
and starlight, awoke this morning to see the
ground soaked with ram, and heavy fog
enveloping the houses and trees
Thompson & Anderson and John B.
Hutchinson have filed a rather peculiar suit
for damages In the city court at Atlanta.
1t is that Of n. G. Nicho.s against the East
Tennessee Railroad Company. The amount
of the suit is $1,000 Nichols lives at
McDonough, and he claims that on Oct. 8
he paid s. cents for ticket to that station
over the East Tennessee railroad. The
ticket agent claimed that he had not
received the money, and refused to sur.
render the ticket, which Nichols claimed to
have paid for. Some dispute followed, and
Nichols says that ue was submitted to the
modification of being made out a thief
before those who were standing around.
He therefore sues for $4,000.
Augusta Chronicle: Sheriff O'Conuor
was busy taking stock at B. F. Kohler &
Co.'s yesterday. Five more mortgage,
have been filed since the one reported Tues
day morning in favor of the National Elk.
change Bank. The new mortgages are as
follows: The Algernon Mills for $1,000
Moses Myers, executor, 80, 500; Commercial
Bank of Augusta, $4,000; Moses Kohler
$1,000; H. B. Clafiin & Co., New York
$4,000. The above amounts are given il
round numbers Some of them are littl,
above, and others below the actual figures
These new mortgages foot up 49,, 900, and
with the $4,000 already reported make
$45, 600 recorded so far. There may or MAJ
not be others. The stock is probably suffi
Gent to realize this amount if it were SOLE
to advantage in the regular course of trade
but it is not likely that it will do so at
forced sale.
Macon has a gu sr freak of an English
sparrow. Every morning this sparrow file.
into the Office of the city clerk through the
" ndow, tarries a while on the top of the
inner blind, chirps merry good morning
and & n makes itself at home. 1t does not
seem at all frightened at the people coming
IN and going out, but fits about the room