The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-24
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
TIE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

A Darien Rice Planters Big Profits
The Mcintosh Dragons to Build an
Armory-A Boy Accidentally Shot at
Brunswick An Atlanta Man Who
Thinks He IS the Prince OF Wales.
GEORGIA
One of Darien's rice planters clear ed s10,-
900 on the past seasons crop.
The new per cent. interest law has
caused the taxnayers OF Bib county 10 pay
up very generally.
The state supreme court and the United
States district court adjourned at Atlanta
Saturday. The Christmas vacation Of
both bra ches Of the superior court CT vii
and criminal, began some days ago. and the
wheels OF justice will not grind any more
this year All these institutions will start
work again on No day, the On or January.
De Launey White was the victim Of a
painful acclde at Brunswick Saturday
He was sta ding in front of c. L. Elliott's
store, on Newcastle street, when something
keen and sh rp pierced bis left ear. It
proved to be Jsvelih made by fastening
sharp-poilted piece Of steel to a palmetto
leaf stump, and was hurled by Charlie
Doerhinger The affair was purely ecci-
dental
Frank Everett Of Eatontou is in Atlanta,
and is speaking confidently Of the early
completion of a road, almost an airline,
from Eatonton to Atlanta. From Eaton
ton to Machen is sixteen miles, and a road
between these two places IS b9lng rapidly
built, three miles being graded. and good
force of hands are at work. From Machen
TO Atlanta is only fifty-fve miles and it is
hoped that the road will be completed by
October 1. 1890
Mr.. William Strickland, who keeps a
store near Bellvista, Glynn county. was as
saulted and robbed on the 18th inst. y two
negroes, Abram Walker and Charles For
roster. TIE robbers took from the store a
lot of stuff, amongst it several pairs of
pants and shoes, several coats. knives, and
about $40 in cash. It is supposed that they
are in this vicinity. Walker is a North
Carolina negro Mr.. Strickland offers a
reward Of $500 for the capture and convic-
ton of the desperadoes.
Three hundred negro emigrants from
North Carolina spent several hours at the
Unicn depot at Atlanta Saturday before
zesuming their journey to Louisiana.
Mississippi, and Texas. They had several
hundred children along, and provisions ran
short. "Pegleg" Williams, in whose care
they were, provided the needed refresh
ments and took the party on their way
The negroes are f1ockIng from North Caro-
lima to the west Every week train loads
of them pass through Atlanta.
There is an Atlanta man who thinks he is
heir apparent to the throne of England. He
is c. K Maddox, the genial deputy city
clerk. Recently MIR. Mad iox said to a
crowd in the clerks office who were discuss.
lng the heirship to Cumberland Island: 81
believe that large number OF people are
defrauded of their rightful positions. Now,
am OF WEIGH descent, and have spent
much time in tracing my ancestry. After
considerable labor / have found that am
rightfully the Prince of Wales "
The 6-year-old child of the Rev. Dr. Bar
rett, pastor Of st. Luke church at Atlanta
had narrow escape yesterday. The attic
of the residence is gwen up to the children
for play-room, and the child was leaning
from window in it when she lost her baN
ance and toppied out. The window is about
eighteen feet above the roof of the front
veranda. and as the chill dropped upon this
she bounced off and went 10 the grou nd,
another eightee feet. Strange TO say, she
was not hurt particle by the fall.
William w. Gibbs, who lives at No. 81
Rawson street, Atlanti, has two brothers
the same age as himself living in North
Carolina. Mr.. Gibbs is As years Of age, and
fought valiantly in the confederate army.
He and his brothers fought together. When
they were young their own relatives could
not tell them apart, but later the resen-
blhnce was not 50 great They all three
learned the carpenters trade together and
worked side by side for many years. The
brothers are able bodied, healthy men, and
have apparently many years of life before
them.
A curious case of forgery occurred in
Athens the other day. A countryman went
to one OF our warehouses and there pre-
sented an order, signed by one of the valued
attaches OF the firm, for two bales If cotton
which he claimed as his own. The sigma
ture on the order was found, on examine
ton and by appealing to the clerk in ques-
ton, TO be genuine forgery. The culprit
on being confronted with the charge. did
not, however, seem at all abashed, but ap-
peared TO take it as a very convenient
method of getting two bales Of cotton.
Such verdancy and assurance was too much
Tor the proprietors of the warehouse to
stand, and they told him to go his way
and sin no more and he went.
Robert E. NJ ,ddox left Atlanta Saturday
Tor his home in Texas. He will STAY over a
few days, however, anBelle Meade farm
near Nashville. Tenn. His visit TO Georgia
was occasioned by the desire to be present
at the marriage of his cousin, Miss Eula
Maddox. The financial success achieved by
Mr.. Maddox has been remarkable. He was
reared near Meridian, La. His father.
having lost nearly everything by the war
gave him horse and $500. He at once left
for Texas in 1874, arriving in Fort Worth
Just ahead OF the first train that reached
that city. An entire stranger, but wit the
three requisite qualiflc atoms for success
soberness, industry, and economy--he went
at once to work, and is now worth more
than S5O0,O00, and as not Yet reached the
meridian Of life. This remarkable success
is not due to speculation. The first money
he made he inve ted in real estate aud
manufactures, and has grown up steadily
with the city.
John Mayer of Admission was in hard luck
Saturday. He came from that city to At
lanta in search Of Miss Cora Fisubaek, who
with her young sister, Miss Sue Fishback
came to see their father, presumably. Satnr
day morning. When he arrived in he city
he found out, to his panied surprise, tina
Miss Cora had been married to young man
VIII Reeves, about ten minutes before hi
arrival. Some years ago Ed Fishback anC
his wife separated, and he went to Key
West, leaving his two little girls with tne.
mother Mrs. Fis back married Ed Lowry
and the two removed to Admission. Mis-
Cora, the Oldest girl, grew very rapidly, anC
Is now JUS Ii years old and verr
handsome. Her father returned to Atlant,
and has been living out near Nestv.et
cemetery. Miss Cora fell in love will
young VIII Reeves, but her mother womb
not sanction his attentions, aud kept tn
Two apart as Inu,h as sue possibly could
Mayer Is young business man, seemingl,