The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-03-13
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.


A White Girl Assaulted by a Negro
Near Amoskeag and Lynching
Feared-Fire Making a Record at
Macon-A Monster Hog Raised in
Rockdale County.
GEORGIA.
There is a dog in Cumming that chews
tobacco.
Managers of the Macon dummy line are
establishing twenty stations and when COM
pleted trains will only stop ct these points.
William Corbett had his hand badly
mashed while coupling cars on the
Fast Tennessee railroad at Macon Monday
1t is rumored at Macon that Capt. John
C. Rutherford of the law firm of Bacon q
Rutherford, will soon move to New York
to live.
An attempt was made at Macon to fire
the residence of Morrison Rogers, on Col
lege street by lighting shavlngs under the
front steps.
On March Is, Judge Speer will hear the
case of Langdon ct al. VS.. the Branch and
United States Construction and Improve
ment company.
The old Walden plantation of 1 ,266 acres
near Townsville, owned by Mrs. Fannie
Hughes, has Just been sold TO David
Mccartney of Wisconsin.
Charlie Anderson, son of Superintendent
Anderson of the Riverside cemetery at Ma
con, accidentally shot himself in the foot
with parlor rife Monday.
Joseph L. D. Terrell died at Dawson
Monday after lingering illness. Mr.. Ter
rell was one of Terrell county's prosperous
farmers, and his death is deeply regretted.
He leaves a wife and several small children.
Congressman II. H. Carlton and wife &C
companied by their niece, Miss Mary
Newton Cobb, and John Carlton. who has
been attending school in North Carolina,
arrived at Athens Friday from Washing
ton.
Hester Wingfield of Washington has been
appointed mail agent on the rout from
Camak to Macon, at a salary of $500. His
will be night run, and he will take the
place as soon as his papers arrive which are
expected every day.
A genuine dog eater appeared at the home
of Jordan Massengale near Jones mill, in
Spalding county, a few nights ago. His
three dogs were killed by the monster, and
one of them was eaten entirely up with the
exception of the hind legs.
At Townsville, a negro while assisting a
policeman in leading horse down jackson
street Saturday, was kicked in the head by
the horse, the kick fracturing the skull
DR.. Mcintosh gave the man prompt med
ical attention, and says that he is getting
along very well.
The damage to the Mulberry street
Methodist church parsonage at Macon by
fire Sunday, was about 81 ,000 Rev. Mr..
Kendall and family are residing tempo
rarily at w. r. Rogers residence The
property was insured for $4,000 in the
Southern Mutual.
Last Saturday, at the mills of Mitchell &
Harris, few miles south of Amoskeag, the
7-year-old daughter of John Howell, one Of
the white employees Of the mill, was as
saulted by negro named John Freeman.
He is now confined in the jail at Eastman.
Lynching was feared Monday night.
One day not great while ago man by
the name Of Coon called at the Waycross
postoftice for his mail He was followed
by Mr.. Fox, and that gentleman had barely
cleared the door before Jim Wolf wanted
his mail. Next day a Lamb and a Lyon
marched in to see if there were any letters
for their folks.
Bishop Beckwith of the Episcopal church
has visited Gainesville. Sunday morning
be dedicated the Episcopal church. In the
afternoon at 4:30 O'Clock he preached to a
large congregation in the Methodist church
because his church was small and could not
accommodate the crowd He delivered, in
his impressive style, one Of his best pulpit
efforts on the "fullness of time"
Talbot superior court commenced Mon
day, Judge j. NJ Smith presiding. At the
last elections a large number of illegal
votes were polled, and it is thought that
the grand jury will investigate the illegal
voters. Honest voters in this county have
become tired of allowing people to vote
who never pay their taxes, and desire to
have it stopped, One hundred and seventy
fhraA stand for %-io oil hn -. III
docket.
A Worth county gentleman carried his
family to Albany short while since, and
OF course his dog accompanied him. While
In town the dog got lost, and on their re-
turn the family mourned and refused to be
eomforted. Three days elapsed, and on the
morning of the fourth day the dog made
his appearance before the family we're astir,
and, going to the bed of each member, bid
them all very affectionate good-morning
in dog language.
For the past month several of Grifln's
moneyed men have been discussing the
feasibility of opening another national
bank. An effort was made last week TO buy
out the Griffin Banking Company, but with
out success. Then movement was started
TO organize another banking concern. A
two days canvass secured $65, 900 of the de-
sired SlO0, 900, and il is now settled that the
entire amount will be subscribed at home
About May the Griffin National Bank will
commence business, and those on the inside
say it will have Col J. d. Boyd as presi-
dent, with either Clark Brooks or Can't. ID.
d. Peden as cashier.
D. c. Goode of Rockdale county killed
hog Monday that weighed 965 pounds gross
and $50 pounds net. The head weighed SO
pounds and the hams 100 pounds apiece.
The hog was 8 years old Feb. Is. 1t took
five men with the assistance of a long lever
to hang it up Mr.. Goode did not begin to
push the hog until last fall He put it in
stable 70 fatten and thought he would send
it to the Augusta exposition and the state
fair. but it became so vicious he was afraid
1t would be dangerous to those who might
approach it. He will make it up into lard
and sausage. Mr.. Goode will realize be-
tween $50 and $40 from the sale Of his
hog.
Fort Valley Mirror: While the confeder-
ates were vacating Yorktown in '62, Gen
Rhodes was shot in the arm while giving
Instructions to a vidette. The shot came
from two-story dwelling, where federal
sharp shooters were causing sad havoc. The
general, with little attention to his wound,
said: IL wish we could silence those men
forever" ''I'll do it," promptly responded
the vidette, and Immediately disappeared.
Shortly thereafter the little fort was in
flames, and the soldiers of the gray received
no further injury from that quarter. The
vidette was our townsman, G. Roach, who
had wiggled himself under the building,
and plenty Of turpentine and a match
did no