The morning news., 1889-03-29
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.


shamefully Neglected bv His Society
Brothers at Macon.
GEORGIA.
The last session of the superior court for
Dooly county cost about Sl,l5O.
The Buchanan Banner has been pur'
chased by a stock company, who propose to
improve the paper.
The Oelethorpe bank building at Bruins
wick is to cost S25, 900. John o. Smith OF
Savannah is the contractor.
J. A. Pittman is very much interested in
tie INN ediate building of a cotton oil mill
in Douglassville He says that So, 900 will
be sufficient TO put the enterprise through.
Mr.. Pittman will put up $1,000 Of the
amonnt
Willard Oliver Of Hawkinsvile, and a
Charleston drummer, have decided, after a
careful COMPARISON and examination, that
there is an almost Inexhaustible supply Of
phosphate rock lining tho banks Of the
Ocmulgee river at Hawknsville.
The stock of B. Clewls & Co. at Hawkins.
vile was closed out Wednesday to NJ. p.
P ckett. The amount paid, we learn, was
S., 100 spot CASH TIE goods will be moved
UP to Mr. Picketts store, next to the
national bank, where they will be sold
f. c. Nichols, a brakeman, employed on
IHo OQdJLAuODBh, INOIl6 Tdll-
road had hls right hand crushed in Cedar
town Tuesday. The accident was Of such a
nature that it was impossible t. save his
hand. He went to a physician in Cedar
town and his hand was amputated.
The Conyers Oil and Fertilizer Company,
under the management of J. p. Tlley, bids
fair 10 make good record for this season.
1t closed down last Saturday, after run of
nearly six months During the season just
closed the output was S33 barrels Of Oil, AZ
bales of cotton, 673 tons and sack of
guano and AS tons of meal.
I. J. Blackshear was in Dublin last week
exhibiting walking stick of which he was
justly proud. The ck was of hickory
and had been cut to look like a vine. The
handle was a perfect hand which held
bottle All the work on the stick was done
with a pocket knife. He saws be is now
carving a cup and saucer with a kitten
climbing into the cup.
Tuesday, r. A. Daniels brought to Amer
icus small twig cut from a peach tree
on the place Of j. H. Rains of Dooly
county. 1t was Just fourteen inches long
and had on it about 100 you G peaches. Il
is of a large yellow variety, called the
"Dooly Boomer" and through all years of
drought and pestilence it has borne fruit,
from one to two good large luscious peaches
to the bloom.
Judge Smith, a negro 90 years old, died
Monday night with pm umonia in house
on Nisbet's row, on Maple street. Macon
The man belonged to several colored secret
societies and churches, ut none came to
the assistance of the family, until Wed1es-
day two hotel walters dubbed in and pur-
chased coffin for the body. Mayor Price
then gave an order for his burial by the
city undertaken.
Gar,opaI NJ T,,lya ola - "a
was tried Monday before the ordinary, Col
f. w. Hammond, Oh a writ of lunacy and
was committed to the state asylum at
Milledgeville, for which place he left imme-
diately after the trial, accompanied by
Charlie Bowden and l. T. Thrash. His
mind has been impaired for a number of
years, but he has been considered harmless,
and not until very recently has be exhibited
any symptoms Of a violent character.
The supreme court has decided agai st
Judge Ryan in his case against Pulaski
county for $500 salary. 1t will be remem-
bered that the grand jury of last spring
recommended the reduction of the Judges
salary from $500 to $3.50, and the county
commissioners acted In accordance with the
recommendation, and refused to appro-
pirate more than $3.50. Judge RYAN ap-
pealed to the superior court and was sus-
tanned by Judge Kibbee. The commission
ers carried the case to the supreme court,
and the result is as above stated.
At Griffin the Brush Electric Light Com
pany, not to be outd1ne by the Houston
Thompson system, has asked and received
the privilege Of also putting up their wires.
This will give Griffin two systems of arc
light for trial, without one cant invested.
III, after showing the advantages of their
respective companies, the city or its citi-
Gems do not care for either, the poles and
wires will be taken down, and other COM
panies allowed a trial IL they desire. At
any rate, Griffin, in about three more
weeks, will be- flooded for sixty days with
light, and at absolutely no cost at all.
A gentleman was riding to Americus a
day or two ago, when an old negro WON IN,
with scared look, ran from her house,
saying: BOSS, is you got gun il your
pocketT mo" repl ed the gentleman;
whats the atterm "Well, yer see dat iay
bird up darF' YES" "Well, dat iay bird
come dar when my old man died; an he
peck an he holler; den my old man die
den dat same jay bird cum dar two yers
after, he pecks an he hollers, and my little
gal dies. Den las yer he cum. and he go
fro de same akshun, an sum onerous rascal
steal all mi chicken; den he Gums to-day,
an if yer doan shoot him old Sallie be ded
fore mornin'." He took pistol and fired
at the bird and the old woman shouted:
BLESS de Lord, yer duss skeer de debble
away dis time suah."
The city assessors of Brunswick have
completed the task Of assessing city prop
erty. The report shows that the value of
real estate assessed is 81, 1858, ,332, and i'm
provements $i,255, ,655, making the total
amount OF property and improvements
assessed for the year 1889, So llS,9S7. The
total assessed for the year 1855 was So, ,572,-
113. This gives an increase of value for
the year 1889 over 1888 Of $546, ,874. While
the above figures represent the total amount
assessed, it does not represent the amou t
Of taxes which will be paid on, ns 1857 $50
worth of property included in the total
assessments is exempt from taxation. These
figures speak for themselves, and indicate
in certain degree the increased value Of
property over former years. Property has
steadily increased in value at the rate OF
100 per cent. a year for the last five years.
Wash Harrell Of Eastman is proving
himself regular Bogardus in the use Of
shotgun. He went out a few afternoons
since, and, after firing eight shots, he
picked up twenty-nine doves. lie sought
the deep reces ses Of Gum swamp on Friday
last, and late in the afternoon came up on a
huge alligator, which he watched for some
time. Finally Harrell fired, lodging a
heavy load Of buckshot into the head of his
'gatorship, killing him almost Instantly.
The gator measured about eleven feet In
length, and would have proven a most
formidable antagonist TO tackle" He was
left where be died, as the gunner was
alone. Mr.. Harrel had not adva ced far
from the spot before he encountered an
other OF these saurians which was