The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-02
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS

IN PARAGRAPHS.
e Cat Returns From Macon to Its Old
Home at GAINESVILLE -Perry's Rifles
Willing to Drill the Floyd Rifles for
$500 or $1,000 a side-A Lively
Encounter Between q Macon Drum
mer and a Country Merchant
GEORGIA
McRae has nearly 200 population.
Forty negroes are to be baptized at Brunsl
wick tomorrow.
The site for dry dock at Brunswick has
Just been bought.
Sergeant B. A. White has been elected
Junior second lieutenant of the Brunswick
rihemen.
At Augusta, Wednesday, gate fell on
Edgar Streets, aged years, and crushed
his skull He may die.
Capt J. ]. Slade, veteran educator of
Columbus and one of her best citizens, an
nounces himself as a candidate for mayor.
Henry Collins of Goggansville, Pike
county, had his hand caught in gin Mon
day, and so badly injured that be had to
have three fingers amputated
Mr.. Davis of Burke is known as the bell
member Of the House on account of e little
bell be wears on his watch-chain, which
tinkles merrily wherever he goes.
A syndicate has bought the Kirkpatrick
property between Decatur and Atlanta, and
near Edgewood. The tract contains AIS
acres and the price paid was $4,000.
Among the recent dead in the state are
w. J. Hall of Calhoun, Smith Lemon of
.Acworth, Mrs. Louisa Bradbury of Athens,
and Mrs. George Williams of Bulloch
county.
Dawson is preparing for the hveliest mu-
Dicipal election in her history, and one OF
the candidates talked of for mayor is ex-
State Senator J. G. Parks, a leading lawyer
of that city.
James w. Maloy, formerly prominently
conn ected with tue American Marble Com
pany at Marietta, died in Boston last Sat
Orday Of pneumonia. he was noted in
Ventor Of Woodworking machinery.
Wednesday, the wrecking schooner
Mary Collins, in attempting to get away
from the wreck of Alpharetta Campbell,
near Brunswick, got entangled and lest her
main mast and jib boom.
Thaddeus Murphy of GAINESVILLE recently
moved to Macon. He had his cat securely
boxed and carried it with him, put the next
day after he left the cat was in GAINESVILLE.
How the cat knew the way back or what
induced it to come back is a mystery.
Inspector Tate of the postoffice depart
ment was in Dalton on Tuesday last and
secured a warrant, through the United
States commissioner at that place, for the
arrest of a party i'll Chattooga county,
charged with using the United SIates.mails
dor fraudulent purposes.
A young man named Britt, who lived
near Norcross, died very suddenly last Fri
day night He had been to the exposition
on the day before, and returned home as
well as usual That night be was taken
with cramp collie, and before day next
morning he was corpse
A few days ago, while the Washington
branch train was nearing Barnett, a bullet
came crashing through the glass. After
breaking the glass the bullet struck the
frame of the window shutter. As no re-
port of gun was heard, it was thought to
be bullet from sling-sho or a spent ball
1t having been intimated here that the
Floyd Rifles of Macon are not satisfied with
the result OF the state military contest at
the PIEDMONT exposition, the friends
of the Perry Rifles say that a special
contest between the two companies cal
be arranged Immediately for $500 or 81 900.
Capt. B. NJ. Thomas, commander of the
Dalton Guards, has received notice from
Adjutant and Inspector General Kell that
the recent examination and inspection of
v.
has also received a blank bond upon return
of which, perfected. the adJutant will for
ward the commission and requisite arms.
An old lady of Dalton uses a leather
sachel as work-bag or receptacle for her
knitting, spools, thread, etc. This sachel,
when not in use, is hung upon a wall near
the mantel. On taking it down the other
day she found coiled among the balls of warn
and knitting needles half-grown serpent,
which had found its way into the retreat for
its winter siesta.
In the lower house of the state legislature
at Atlanta Thursday the gallery was
crowded with visitors, and among the au-
dience was an old countryman. The old
man recognized friend among the MEM
bers OF the House, and leaned over the rail-
Ing and yelled: Hello, Bob. Bless nv
heart, 1t does me good to see yer,n The
speaker raped for order, and one of the
deerkeepers sat down on the loquacious
countryman.
An old lady of Irwinton had pair of
glasses not many days ago that troubled her
so much that she couldn't more than half
see through them at times. They were
lying on the table one morning, and by some
means were swept into the fire with some
old paper. When found they were in a bed
OF oak Goals, seemingly ready to fall to
pieces. She took them out and cooled them
OF, and says that they are now the best
glasses she ever saw.
Athens Banner: In the case of Barnard
q Leas Manufacturing Company of Moline,
Ill, against Taylor Bros, sued on account
OF mill machinery, the jury has just re-
turned verdict in favor of the plaintiffs
for $3l7 Oh. The amount sued for was 49,
765. They have paid the Judgment at
$3l7 03, as also the costs in the case which
amounted to $55 IS. At the last term of the
Superior court Taylor Bros. got Judgment
In the same case amounting to 81, 300. The
Judge granted now trial which has re-
suited in the verdict just returned.
Brunswick Advertiser: The wreckers are
still at work on the wrecked schooner Alpha
retta Campbell, saving her cargo of fish
plates, bolts, etc. And now the question of
salvage is coming up. The underwriters
think 40 per cent. enough, but the wreckers
suggest in view of the location of the
wreck, the danger anddifficulty of working
there, ETC., that rs per cent. would be about
the clean thing. Meanwhile, another feature
comes up-the question of freight money.
The vessel having failed to deliver her
freight to its destination Nhe docks of
Brunswick) and the work of transpor alton
being completed by the wrecking company.
they claim part of the freight money.
4. V. Murray, revenue officer, denies
the report that he swore out warrants