The morning news., 1889-04-27

Coin Received After the Battle ol
New Orleans Still Kept by a Barlow
County Man.
GEORGIA.
At Macon, Thursday, the bogus Rabb
Kramer was Fl ned S2J by the rec rder.
At Macon Joe f. Walls, jeweler, has
made an assignment Assets $4,000; liza
bilties $4,000.
Preparations are being made for the CEN
tennial celebration June is, of the found
ing of the state university a. Athe IS.
Rev. Sam Jones left Cartersville Monday
night for trip t. fiji appointments in Nj -
sour and Illinois. Ho will return next
week.
j. W. Storey of Jonesboro was in Colum-
bus THURSDAY circulating petition asking
his appointment as agriculturist Of the ex-
perimental station.
Rev. T. II. Christian. pastor of the Meth
odist church, has just closed 8 series Of
meetings which have made profound re-
hgious impression upon the city of Val
doSta.
There is a colored man in Quitmau county
who has son named David, one named
Jacob. one named Napoleon, one named
Christopher ColuubuS, one named Ferdl-
nand and one named James Monroe
Will Debi!l, who is a Jail at Townsville
under sentence of death for the murder of
Walter Long, was received into the col
ored Methodist church and baItized Wei
nesday, the ceremony being perform ed in
Jail
W. R. Shadman of St Sinon's Island
has at least $50 young olives on his place.
If no mishap comes, and nore is looked for
Mr.. Sbadman will be abls TO make a little
extra pocket change. His crop ought to net
him $2, 500 this year.
William White OF Barlow county has an
old French coin that ne received for two
gallons of whisky, fe days after the bat
tie of New Orleans. Th re is no date on 1t,
but by tracing out the historical characters
it is found to lie about 100 years of age.
On account Of the illaess of Col. Ruther-
ford, the leading counsel for Tom WOOL
folk, the much expected trial will not take
place on May 7. as had been previously an
nounce1. Thursday Judge GusJin ordered
pOstponment until the frs Monday in
June.
Monday Capt B. NJ Turner, the late
superintendent of mail service, purclas
from Col J. J. Rogers the Va.iety wor s
near this Central railroad depot in Barnes
vile. He purchased the pllning mill, corn
mill and whole business, and al once pulled
off his coat and began work.
The East Rome title case has consumed
the pas two DAYS il Floyd county s lpsrior
court The first day was devoted to argu-
meuts on the law points and the doctrine
OF es opel" This was finish d Wednesday.
TIE E s. Rome Town Company spent the
remainder Of the day Introducing wit
nesses.
c. G. Clark, who works at the bucket
factory, at Albany, had one of his fingers
so badly mashed Wednesday as to make
amput4tion neces airy. Mr.. Clark displayed
great nerve, as he refused to tie put under
the influence OF opiates, but never quivered
while his finger was being amputated and
dressed.
The stockholders of the Etowah Com
pany met at Atlanta Thursday. A majority
Of tbs stool was represe nted and the sale
alluded to IN yesterdays News was rati-
fed by formal action Of the meeting. Sc r.
eral kilograms have bsea received from
Parks & Buzby, who are expected in At
lanta Tuesday to make a payment On the
trade.
At last the missing J. W. Crowley,
Of Griffin, has been found. After
three days of MYSTERIOUS silence, IA
telegram was received Thursday
from Locust CIR We, saying Crowley arrived
there Tau sday morning about 6 o'cloc in
very feeble condition. Ii Is thought that
his mind is unbalanced, and That he just
wandered around unil he finally struck his
old home.
What can be acc 7mplishe1 on even a
small lot in town is show1 by the experi-
euce Of Capt. K. 2. Dodge OF Atlanta, who
says that upon a space forty by ffty feet,
upon which he hsd thirteen houses and
runs, he kept, in 1887, healthy and ific
In egg prodlc ( rty-nin' hen of different
varieties, VIII ca laid 5l214 dozen eggs, that
sold for 1854 3I15 eXpe .tses Sl44 10, includ-
ing cost Of houses, runs aud labor, a net Of
$50 224, or over S. per hen.
George Cutler, a negro we'll digger fully
90 years old, came near losing his life in a
well at Perry last Saturday. He was in
the well, and large bucket nearly full of
sand fell from near the top, striking him on
on the head aud breast. He stinctivelv
caught the rope in both hands as it came
within his reach, and was drawn from the
well in an u &C Jnscious condition. A large
cash as cut over his left eye, which re-
quired several stitches. The bucket was
insecurely fastened to the rope, hence the
accident.
On Monday Of last week OF James w
Hageps sons, while at work in his field
10 tie fork Of Beaver Dam aad
Brier creeks, Scriven coun y, found
gold coin about the size Of a silver
half dollar. round. but not near as thick.
On one side was the profile OF man, and
the inscription "Josephus /. ID. G. Po T. at .
Alg Rex, and bearing the date of l712; on
the reverse side was a coat Of arms, sur
mounted by Il crown. This coin was evi-
IDENTIFY lost during the revolutionary war,
or, 1t may be, Is stray piece of some hidden
treasure.
The people Of the southern suburbs OF
Macon have at last united in one common
name. "South Macon" The Gilesville.
Pumpkin Hollow, Sandy Bottom, Mechan-
tcsvllle, and other suburbs too numerous
to mention, have faded out Of exis ence.
At recent mass meeting Of the citizons
that porti n south Of Boundary aud east
from Calhoun sire t was included IN the
general name Of South Macon. The street
car line will however, not C ange the name
Gilesvllle on their cars, but will call the line
Eat aud West, TO distinguish it from the
Belt lie.
The dead body Of John jackson was
found a half mile out the corporate limits
Of NAldosta Thurs lay morning. A coio.
Der's jury was impaneled, aud 10 was de.
Veloped that jackson was shot Saturday
night In front OF hir own house by another
negro named Swalne Swaine was thick
with JacksoI's wife, and Jackson sttenpted
to make bin leave, when Swaine seized
Jaeksons gun, and a. h. ran be sent six
bullets thr ugh him. IL was not known that
be was hurt TIL his desd bndy was found a
hundred yarus ia the woods. Swalne has
not been caught.
The l. dies Memorial Association Of
baruesvils has finally succeeded in hav-
lng erected muuume 1 in memory OF Our
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