The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-03
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPH

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Killed at Atlanta-Vsn Pelt Retires
From the Atlanta Postofice-A Toad
Charmed by e Snake and swallowel
GEORGIA.
There were seventy-eight deaths at Macon
last month
The Second Baptist congregation Of At
lanta will build a new church soon.
Rev. Irl r. Hicks. the noted weather
prophet, VIII lecture in Atlanta this winter.
DR.. W. P. Stubs, who formerly resided
10 Macon, died at Citra. Fla, day or two
ago.
1t is claimed that Eve shocks Of earth
quake were felt at Macon at 10 O'Clock
Tuesday morning.
r. E. Short and Judge Cody coli had
hands mashed while couph cars at
Columbus Tuesday.
The Glynn, Brunswick's exposition
ship, was christened Tuesday and launched
forth on her journey.
Nearly 200 pupils have been entered on
the rolls of BruHswick's public schools. OF
this number about 2j0 are coiored
DR.. Asbury Kingman. an old and very
prominent citizen of Jones county, died
Tuesday. He had lived III Jones county
more than half a century.
The Central railroads two congresses at
Columbus are running on full time, and
find it impossible to keep up with the heavy
business that is crowd upon them.
The supply Of coal at Atlanta at present
Is less than the demand, and the price IS to
be advanced. Dealers claim that they are
Innabie to secure shipments from the mines.
AT Byron Tuesday, Kinchen Taylor fell
dead at the dinner table at his home He
was about 60 years Of age aud had cen a
merchant until January last, when ho re-
tired from business ON account of falling
health.
Collector J. B. Cobb, who has served as
the United States revenue stamp collector,
Rendered his resignation some time ago TO
Solector Johnson As yet no one has been
appointed TO ill tho place. Col. Cobb
stepped out yesterday.
DIR. j. L. Hamilton Of Stone Mountain
died at his home Tuesday, after an illness
lof four weeks. He was the oldest pract1c-
ing physician, and one OF tue most promi-
nent men in the county, having spent his
life of GO years in the county.
The governor has signed the bill
authorizing the mayor aud council of
Macon to issue bonds TO the amount of
$500, COO for the purpose Of parking, paving
and se@ering the streets of Macon, to pro-
vide for commission to adopt permanent
plan for parking, paving and sewering the
streets, and for expenditure of the money
raised for that purpose.
Lin Thomas, a negro convict who escaped
several years ago from the Carolina peni-
tertiary, where he was under twenty-five
years sentence for burglary, was captured
an Augusta Tuesday by Sergt. Careledge.
of the police A rather humorous side of
the affair is that at the time of his arrest
this ex-convict was figuring in the role of a
private detective and trusted employe Of a
corporation.
While ginning cotton, Tuesday, J. f. Nc
Chung, prominent farmer of Dougherty
county, met with a painful accident. He
started to oil band wheel, when his hand
became caught beneath the band, carving
1t around the entire wheel, aud crushing it
badly. Mr.. McClung was thrown violently
against the pulleys The upper part Of his
hand was mashed off, and has head skinned
and bruised.
The foreman OF the gang of treste build
ers of the East Tennessee. Virginia and
Georgia railroad near Forestyille. Floyd
county, was told tohalt late Satur
day night by an unknown man
The two had a baud 10 hand conflict
in which the railroad man took pistol
from the highwayman, who ran off. The
railroad man thinks he cut his assauIter
with his knife.
At Columbus Tuesday night S. II. Tice
had very close call. While transferring
the current from one circuit to another he
had misconnection and received the
whole charge i'll his person. He was knocked
senselesS, and it was with much difficulty
that animation was restored. The small
finger on the left hand and the forelinger
on the right hand were terribly burned
Great surprise was expressed at Fort
Valley Monday wien it became known that
HAFnaF RfnS w ba "
eral mercantile business, had been closed by
the sheriff. 1t was generally admitted thai
they were doing profitable business. and
the collapse Is surprise, inasmuch as their
suspension was caused by the foreclosure of
a mortgage held by the wife of one of the
firm. Their assets and liabilities could not
be ascertained
Tom Brooks, gentleman so years
old, and who lives in the upper part Of
Clarke county, assisted IN the removal of
the Indians from Geor ga, and was in the
same command with Nathan Cook. of
Oconee, who last year drew a handsome
pension. Jesse Daniel, Of Clarke county
also assisted in the removal of the Indians
and is also entitled to a pension that now
amounts TO about 5000, and $l2 per month
so long as he or his widow lives.
The work of the committee of promirant
Macon citizens who have undertaken to
settle the trouble between r. w Patterson
ana w. A Huff seems to have hung fire
All the papers and corresponds ce were
placed in their hands, and both gentlemen
agreed TO abide by Whatever decision was
reached. Now, after a lapse of two or three
weeks, nothing has been heard from the
committee. Some misunderstanding has
come about, and the committee will prob
ably never make report.
+. Nj. Van Pelt, the successor of IT q
Lyons, has retired from the Atlanta noet.
Office. Mr.. Van Pelt, it will be remembrance
was appointed to the position of superin.
tendent of the registry department Of the
postofiice shortly after the Penny rakcet
occurred. He has accepted a position as
route agent on the East Tennessee railroad
between Atlanta and Brunswick a T.
Lumpkin, formerly assistant postmaster ar
Rome, has been appointed superintendent
of the registry department
The archaeological school at Atlanta onene5
yesterday. The prospects for the sch oil the
coming season are very bright About $50
scholars are enrolled, this number being 40
more than the number in attendance last
year. The machinery department has been
greatly improved during the summer. and
the shops viii be III a better condition than
ever for furnishing practical ms truction to
the boys. New apparatus have been put
into the laboratory, and this department
will be unusually we'll equipped.
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