The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-03-23
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

Confederate Veterans Of Fulton
County.
A Dalton man has his eve on foreign
mission.
Barney Nugent of Coffee county will
plant 100 acres of cotton this year.
Chan Fun, a Chinaman of Dalton, has a
steam laundry in successful operation.
Up to date about 130,o0O bales of cotton
have been received at Brunswick this year.
northern gentleman has an eve on
Dalton as a suitable location for an ice fac
tory.
Forest fires have been raging on the
mountains vest Of Dalton for several days
past.
1t is expected that an excellent cat crop
will be harvested throughout Houston
county
The planters in Coffee county have com
menced to put sweet potatoes and corn in
the ground.
The twenty years lease of tho Western
and Atlantic railroad has only nine more
months TO run.
1t is not improbable that cotton planting
in Houston will be the regular order the
first week in April.
A Sc bill of Virginia state currency,
issued in 1717 is a curiosity in the posses
6lOl OF OaltOn gentleman.
Improvement in the breed of chickens in
Perry is as noticeable as the Improvement
Of cattle throughout the county.
The work of macadamiziug King street
at Dalton has legun. The present year
will witness great improvements IN Dalton
streets.
At Sandersville. peach and plum trees
are generally in full bloom, aud as they are
SO much later than usual a good fruit year
is predicted.
Dalton factories, without exception, are
prosperous, and pay their stockholders good
dividends. But Dalton needs many smaller
and diversified industries.
The colored Odd Fellows of Perry-G. U.
q. Q. F.--have purchased lot ne9r the
west end of Carroll street, on which they
propose to build lodge hall.
The expenses of the Voolfolk trial in
Houston county in May next will be paid
entirely by Bib county. No court expense
at all will attach to Houston.
The Baptists Of Perry have purchased the
Cutler lot, corner Of Washington and Main
streets, and the house on it will be put in
6rst-class repair and used as parsonage
The Macon committee to solicit subscrip-
tions for the location OF the experiment
station went to work Thursday. The cash
subscriptions now amount to between 81, 900
and $1,000.
The time Of United States District Attor-
ney Ben H. Hill was out last Saturday
night at 12 O'clock, and the first important
Georgia appointment will probably be that
Of his successor
The indications are quite favorable for
an early realization of Dalton's new hotel
project. We are informed that the requi-
site building stock. with the exception of
about $500, has been subscribed.
court was brought before the grand Jury IT
Gwinnett county, but they declined to take
any action in the matter, thereby post
poning the organization of such a tribunal
this year.
The State Association Of Colored Teachers
will hold its annual convention TO 1889
in Columbus. The convention will 20 in
session the first three days in May next, nd
a very elaborate, interesting and entertain
ing programme will be gone through.
Coley Anderson (colored) of Rochelle was
shot in the left arm about six years ago
fracturing the bone, and about two weeks
ego parts of it began working to the sur
face, causing intense pain. Surgeons had
to remove the protrudiug pieces this week
A correspondent writes from Cove City
that since the mad dog appeared in that
vicinity about a fortnight ago seven dogs
that were bitten have gone mad. The peo-
CANNES are being slain regardless Of race or
distinction.
The city council of Brunswic has closed
contract with the Engle SAINT ry and
Cremation Company, through their agent,
MIR. Morse, for an eight-ton creamat0r to
be used in the destruction OF garbage,
filth, night soil, dead carcasses, etc. Eight
tons can be burned at one time.
1t is said that r. S. FARRELL, owner Of the
stock that were caught in the Augusta and
Knoxville wreck, will refu,e to receive any
of them. The cattle arrived in Augusta
Thursday. 1t is understood he bases his
refusal to accept them on the general
principle that whatever is caught in a
wreck is damaged.
The $1,000 drawing Of the Fulton Vet
erans' Association came Off at Atlanta
Thursday night, and ticket 2, 437 drew the
capital prize Of $780, The ticket was held
by the association. It Rad been sold 90 q
gentleman who returned it Friday because
of some change in the terms Of the drawing
and had his money refunded.
Little j. T. Hunt, Jr., Of Columbus. had
a narrow escape from a terrible death by
poison Wednesday. The little fellow, while
rambling about the house, happened to get
hold Of bottle of nitrate Of silver. lie
was just about to swallow some Of the
poison when he was detected. small por-
ton of the nitrate fell on his cheek and left
black mark.
There has been considera BILE excitement In
Capt j. A. Wash's neighbour cd in Clay
county for the past week. Mad dogs arc
taking the settlement by storm. Thero
have been no less than twenty killed in the
past two weeks. Bosom Wash killed eleven
tand other neighbors killed as many. The
settlement is stirred uD aud uneasy for fear
that Some one will DO bitten by the dogs
Engine No. blew out cylinder head
about three miles from Gresston last Thurs
day, while loaded with Ave trucks OF logs.
II was on grade, and the engineer could
not control his train. 1t ran back two
miles, and tore up things generally. The
loss is estimated at $500. An old negro
jumped from the train landing on his head,
but no damage resulted from his acrobatic
performance.
The artesian we'll at the arsenal at Au-
gusta has reached a depth Of 3l5 feet. A
bed of rock--chlof ide slate--was found at
a depth Of 300 feet, with veins Of quartz
running through. that are quite hard.
Progress through this formation is necessa-
rily slow, about ten feet day being bored.
No rock was struck until depth below the
foot of the Sand Hills was reached, when
the strata that the well at the chemical
works pierces was reached
At Atlanta Thursday in the clerks office
OF the superior court petition for charter
for the ATLANTA Machine Works" was filed