The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-07
ITEMS IN THREE STATES.
GEORGIA, FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA PUT IN TYPE.

Tickets-Cattle Dying in Taliaferro.
A new hotel is among the possibilities at
Cordele.
Athens will soon have thorough system
of electric fire alarms.
E c. Davis has been elected marshal Of
Sylvania and has gone on duty.
President Nunnally wants $4,000 for a
new building for Mercer University.
A big vein of coal has been discovered in
Floyd county twelve miles north of Rome.
The military company at Warrentou has
disbanded and the guns have bsen shipped
back to Atlanta.
F. w. Shelton, a merchant, has departed
from Dublin, leaving his store closed and
several bills unpaid.
Maj. N. Speer has sold his plantation
near Plains of Dura to Mr.. john Goodwin,
for s., 900 cash In hand paid in.
Ellen King, a negress, is in jail at
Townsville charged with setting fire to
Mr.. Beebes stables on Thursday.
Thomas J. Roland, who lives about three
miles nor,h of Gainesville, has made 700
gallons OF syrup on six acres of land.
A negro was killed Friday at Waynes-
vile on the Brunswick and Western.
Whisky aud cards were at the bottom of
the murder.
While at work in the Central shops at
Macon, Friday, E. Edmunds, a machlnist,
had his left arm caught in some shaftlng
and terribly lacerated
Statisticans estimate that the cities and
and towns of Georgia have gained since
the war $60,000.000 in value, while the
country has lost $50, 900, 900
Mrs. 8. L. Whitenurst of Macon, while
trying to escape from cow on Spring
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hands, breaking her left wrist.
At Milledgeville, Friday, dummy train
ran into a horse and buggy here tonight,
killing the horse and wrecking the buggy,
but no other damage was done.
The Senate and House ,mmittee of the
legislature made tour of inspection Fri
day of the state academies for the blind,
white and colored, located at Macon.
While walking along College street near
the cemetery, at Macon, Mark l. Harris
9-year-old negro boy, was seized with a con-
gestive chill, from which he died in a few
minutes
d. G. helms, who was sentenced to the
penitentiary for life for the killing of NJ.
Fagans in Banks county several years ago,
will receive pardon and be released on the
14th inst.
B. s. Kittrell, one of the largest mer-
chants and planters of that section of
Georgia, died at his home just across the
line of Laurens in johnson county on
Thursday night last.
Judge Thomas Barber died at his home
near Ogeechee on Thursday night He fell
from his piazza about week ago. and sus-
tanned injuries which caused his death.
He was 70 years Of age.
A young lady Of Columbus has made
crazy quilt out of Louisiana state lottery
49, hat Fas1 II -. ,,,ikL
prize wheel. The numbers are worked in
silk Of beautiful colors.
A case that is invested with great deal
of interest is set for trial before Judge
Richard Clark at Atlanta this week. It is
that against ex-Tax Collector Wilson, on a
charge of embezzlemsnt.
In Taliaferro county cattle are dying
with a most peculiar disease. They are
only sick a few days and drop off with
little warning; and the matter Is getting
serious. 1t is thought to be bloody muir
rain.
The Jekyl Island Sporting Club imported
two or three years ago 1877 English pleas
ants. Last year over 1000 birds were
raised and safely reached maturity, aud the
island now contains between 2, 200 aud 5000
pheasants.
At Lafayette few days ago Rev. J. j.
s. Galloway baptized, for the first time in
an experience of twenty years in the min
istry, a convert four score years Of age. He
entered upon the work of his Master in the
thirteenth hour.
j. b. MCGEE has been superintendent of
the bibb county chain-gang about fifteen
years, and it has been thought that he had
vested privilege to hold it as long as he
pleased, but it seems that he will have stout
opposition at the coming election before the
board of road commissioners
A special term of Wilcox superior court
will be held this week, commencing to-day.
1t is called for the express purpose of trying
Willie Williams (colored) for the murder Of
Conductor Whigham, also for the trial of
John Williams (colored) for the killing
of another negro at Rochelle.
Parks Clarke of Elberton, who dashed
MIR. Henry in that town for voting the
republican ticket at the last presidential
election, will be tried before the United
States court at Atlanta for the offense
1t is reported that two other prominent
gentlemen will also be arrested.
Wednesday Of last week NJ s. j. D. Strick-
land sold to Rev. A. H. Waters, for Sidney
Passavant of Pennsylvania, his farm in
Duck Creek valley, Walker county, for
$4,000. 1t is the entering wedge that
opens the way for the influx of a large num-
Der of the best farmers Of Pennsylvania.
The new station on the Chattanooga.
Rome and Columbus railroad on the Chick
amauga battlefield has helped L. A. Osburn.
He had two acres that he offered for $50.
Thir y dollars was the best bid he could get.
Since the station has been established. he
divided his ground into lots. He has sold
three for $40 and has five left.
The contract was let at Griffin, Saturday.
for the erection of the building for the
electric light plant 1t was taken by the
Aycock Manufacturing Company, who are
bound to complete the work in fifty DAYS
They agree, however, to have it done in
thirty days, at which time it is expected
that the machinery will be ready to put in.
At Augusta, Friday night, while the
crowd was leaving the gallery of the thea
ter, negro boy was seen TO make an
attempt at turning out the gas Jet on the
stairs Had he succeeded trouble would
have ensued, for stampede would in all
probability have resulted. The boy was
afterward arrested, giving his name as
Andrew Glover.
Atlanta Journal: Mr.. Clifton of Chat
ham, known as ''the old war horse from
Chatham was in the chair Saturday
morning, when the committee of the whole
house had under consideration the disabled
veterans bill. 1t was Greek meet Greek.
The members, recognizing the eternal fit
ness OF things, gave him a round of
applause, which he received with smiles and
bushes.
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