The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-07-22
ITEMS IN THREE STATES.
GEORGIA, FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA PUT IN TYPE.

GEORGIA
The Worth county fair is TO be held at
Poulan Cd July "A and p.
@anasor Colquluu spoAe at Rome Friday
d behalf of the prohibitonists.
Atlanta is TO have a free dispensary.
Thanks to the philanthropy Of several
physicians.
The increase in the taxable property of
DougheTty county for the year 1889 was
1925, 900, or about II per cent. Of the re-
turns for 1888.
There is a negro working with John j.
Rountree Of Swainsboro named Bob Drew
who is over so years old and who says he
has never eaten a mouthful of watermelon
In his life
A negro, protesting to have supernatural
power and attempting to impersonate Christ,
Is attracting considerable eXclteme and a
number of followers among the more igno-
rant negroes a few miles below Canton.
At the meeting of the Fulton County
Farmers Alliance, at Bolton, Friday, reso-
buttons were passed. cOndemnlng Mr.. Nena-
ble's bill for the establishment Of an lnebrl-
ate asylum; also condemning the higher
education" scheme and the uniform school
book law.
There is a gentleman living near Quit
man, in Brooks county, who never ate a
morsel of bread or meat in his life. He
subsists principally on fruits and potatoes
He weighs nearly 200 and was never sick
longer than an hour in his life. He drinks
q gallon Of milk day.
Last Monday night some one stole new
set of buggy harness from Judge g. 5.
Rountree of Swainsboro, and road cart
from Joe Lewis that had been in use only
about one month. Judge R1untree say
he is satisfied who did it, and says if they
will return both the read cart and harness
he will let the matter drop.
At Carrollton Friday the daughter of
Colbert Thomasson fell in well forty
five feet deep, and death resulted. The
mother heard the splash as the little body
struck the water and her screams brought
immediate aid Only few minutes were
occupied in recovering the body, but it was
limp and lifeless. 1t is thought the child
was killed in falling.
The return of DR.. A. A. Lipscomb 10
Athens after voyage TO the Old World
and the fact that he has returned in better
health than he has enjoyed for many years.
will afford his many friends, not only in
Athens, but all over Georgia, much gratif-
cation and delight. DR.. LIpscomb returned
on Thursday night after a stay of one
month across the waters.
Gen. Lewis bond as postmaster in At
lanta has been signed and presented for ac-
ceptance in Washington. 1t has the follow
ing signatures: w. b. Miles, w. NJ. Scott,
Alton Angler, L. A. Angler, Hugh Angler,
Josiah Sherman, II. b. Tompkins. The
bond is for $4,000 The bondsmen must
verify for double that amount.
Friday the grand jury OF Douglas county
indicted Thomas RlX, white IN m, for the
murder OF his wife last year. Rix broke
his wife's neck with q table leg. lie was
Judged insane and sent to the asylum
The authorities, after carefully watching
him for several months, sent him back to
Douglas county with a report that he was
not insane. So the grand jury went into
the case and Xix will be tried for his life.
At Augusta, Rev. g. c. Rowe (colored)
and w. A. Heron (colored), both Of
Charleston, are suing the Georgia railroad
Last week they were accompanying two
women relatives as far as Atlanta on their
way to Chicago, and, buying first-class
tickets, boarded the tirst-class car. They
were elected, it is alleged, by Conductor
Arnold, and required to ride in the colored
peoples car. For this they sue and arraign
the road.
Frank Blount win hang at Valdosta next
Friday. The execution will be private
None but the officers of the law, physicians,
ministers, reporters and some near relatives
of the condemned man, If they should de-
sire, will be allowed To witness the execu-
ton. The execution will be ius de the Jail
The gallows has been erected, and all the
plans perfected. No one outside of the few
who will be entitled to admittauce will see
anything of the execution, or even know
when the trap is sprung.
A half dozen well-known Atlanta gentle
men are speaking of organizing a social
syndicate. They will purchase half dozen
fine sites for homes in the suburbs near to-
gether. Beautiful bones are to be erected
and the families are to form a social set to
themselves There is TO be school teacher
employed jointly, and Bible readings are to
be held on Sunday afternoons. During the
week there will be entertainments at one of
the homes. A small electric plant will be
put into operation to furnish light in the
houses and in the yards.
1t is rumored that Engineer VIM. O. Car
roll, of the Savannah Griffin and North
Alabama railroad, is quite sick at his home
in Carrollton and it is not certain that he will
recover. He is the heroic engineer who.
during the terrible yellow fever epidemic at
Memphis, Tenn, inslS7S-'19 ran the only
train that made regular trips into the
stricken city, running without a fireman on
his locomotive. Although finally himself
victim of the fever, he recovered, and was
rewarded for his brave and humane conduct
with an elegant gold medal, the gift of the
city of Memphis.
Capt. Fred Dover, of White county, has
large, curiously carved soapstone pipe,
which no doubt was made by the
Indians, and which was plowed up by a
tenant on his place recently. Judging by
its size it must have been pipe of peace"
as it was large enough TO hold a quarter of
pound Of tobacco. He also has number
of other relics found on his place, consist
ing of flint arrow heads, parts OF cooking
utensils made Of flint and other articles 1t
is quite curious and interesting collection
of the handiwork of race now rapidly be-
coming extinct
On June ~ 10 o'clock at night. Edward
Coleman (colored) was waylaid and muir
dered while he was walking on Peters
street, at Atlanta, with a woman. The
woman said she did not know who did the
shooting. A few days ago suspicion pointed
to Tom Oliver and he was arrested near the
Chattahoochee river, Friday a negro
woman called at police headquarters and
stated that she saw Tom Oliver when he
killed Coleman. She was afraid to tell on
Oliver until he was under arrest A war
rant has been sworn out charging Oliver
with murder, and the police say they have
sufficient evidence to nang him.
Judge" Coker, about IA years old. son of
E. s. Coker of Canton, was bitten by a
rattlesnake on the calf of his leg last Sun
day morning while going through James
Chamblee's place. about one mile from Fort
Burlington. One of the fangs of the snake
cY4t fha sL-iD and auotbar b,,rr. a.