The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-10
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
PARAGRAPHS.

cal Work in Handling Legislative
Bills-A Marriage in the Presence o
Dying Brother.
GEORGIA
1t is said that there is a lady in Lexing
ton who sports a cork foot.
Brunswick wants more docks. There il
talk of building dry dock.
Peaches sold for less than 10 cents 6
bushel in Lexington the other day.
Miss Georgia BrumDalo committed sui
eide at Reynolds saturday by taking
poison.
William W. Bush, a highly respected
citizen of Channcey, died Saturday OF
typhoid fever. He was buried II nday with
Masonic honors. He leaves a wife and
several small children.
Wednesday evening last q negro boy no;
over Is ears Of age was jailed in Lexing-
fton charged with having attempted TO com
NIT rape upon a negro girl Of about the
same age in Wolfskln district.
A month ago John G.. Smith left his home
in Florida and returned to Montezuma
/ He said on his arrival that he realized his
I end was near, and that he wanted to die
among his friends. Last Saturday morning
he died.
Indian Springs will be made more attrac-
tive than ever for the next summer. Dirt
has already been broken for dummy rail
road from Flovilla to the springs, and by
next summer there will be fine hotel at
Flovilla and at the springs, built by a
wealthy syndicate which is preparing to
boom the springs.
There is some probability that the road
recently opened by the citizens of Craw-
: ford. connecting tho Lexington and NAL
! and EIhartCp
roads, will be closed. Mrs Harrison from
whom the right of way was purchased, had
no legal right to sell the land, and the sale
stands a chance of being declared null and
void.
At Barlow, Friday, the Central Georgia
Lumber company's engine was coming out
on the main line with loaded trucks when
Vince Bigham, colored, jumped off of one
of the trucks to change the switch SO that
they could come in. He slipped down,
falling with his left arm across the track.
The truck ran over it near where it joins
{ the body, fearfully managing it. The arm
had to be amputated.
The rawlings of demented negress, Fan
ME Pettis, from Winterville, caused a
hubbub on the streets of Lexington Satur-
day last. She is laboring under a delusion
that she has been called to preach. Sheriff
Max well took her in charge, summoned a
1ury. before whom she was tried and adj
Judged monomaniac on the subject of
preaching. She was carried TO the asylum
Wednesday
Gainesville Eagle: Sampson Palmour
(colored) has been in town this week with a
coat like Joseph's-of man colors. Samps
is character. He holds to the traditions
of the Cherokees, among whom no was
raised and still thinks he will vet make his
fortune by discovering the mines of gold
aud silver that these people used to work to
get the metals to make their ornaments.
The members of the Marietta Baptist
church, while in conference on last Wednes-
day night, were surprised when Clerk r. H.
Northcutt read a paper that had just been
handed him by The able and much beloved
pastor, Rev. George ). Tumhn, announcing
his resignation as pastor, to take effect in
November. The resignation was not ac-
copied, and everything possible will be
done to have Mr.. fumiin withdraw it,
Brunswick Times: A thin man, one who
appeared TO be closely acquainted with dys-
pepsia, said: II am a native of Georgia
but l have lived many years in Washing
ton city. l was present in the United States
Senate when Senator Alfred Iverson, of
this state, made his famous secession threat:
and l saw Bob Toombs, then opposed to
secession when he stalked over to Senator
Iverson's seat, exclaiming: my God, Iver-
son, do you want to ruin usF'
Last Thursday Elias Jones, who lives
near Delta, Macon county, begun complain
ing of soreness in his neck. Sunday night
he v as taken with violent commissions, with
symptoms Of hydrophoba, with the excep-
ton that he did not try to bite anybody. The
physicians were satisfied he had the disease,
although he did not remember to have ever
been bitten by anything so afflicted. He
fingered until Monday, when death relieved
his suffering.
The committee from the state legislature
to investigate the lunatic asylum arrived at
Milledgeville Wednesday night, about
thirty in number, headed by Chairman
Wright of Polk county. They spent
Thursday and Friday at the asylum. Their
work was thorough, and every point about
the great institution was carefully scru-
tinized. They attended big dance at the
asylum on Thursday night, and were shown
one of the many ways by which the au-
thorities there comfort and cheer the
unfortunates.
A party of young men were drinking in
the Centennial saloon on First avenue at
Columbus night or two ago, when quar-
rel arose between Ike Pearce and B. Bur-
nett. Pearce, it is said, made a dash at
Burnett. when the latter pulled his knife
arm and once in the breast. The cut in the
breast narroely missed the heart. and it is
believed that 1t will prove fatal Both
young men belong to good families.
Pearce, the young man who was cut, is &
son of I. l. Pearce, a wealthy and prominent
citizen. Burnett is nephew of g. Gunby
Jordan. Pearce refused to-day to swear
out warrant against Burnett.
Statesboro Eagle: The old darby, an ae-
count OF whose trip from Louisiana to
Georgia wass published in the Eagle some
time ago, found his young bosses at last.
He belonged to Mr.. Nllman of Iattnall,
aud was sold as slave long before the war
and taken to Louisiana. AS the shadows
Of old age began to gather around
him, his heart yearned for his child
hoods home, and so last spring
The old fellow, with his wife and children
Travelled all the way back in a horse and
cart. He had got to Tattnall, but found
that his old boss had gone the way of ali
mankind, and Joseph Tillman, one of his
young bosses, with that feeling that every
southerner has for the good old-time darky,
brought the old fellow to his home in Bull.
loch, gave him a house, and land to tend
where, with his young boss to help him
he hores to spend the remainder of his DAYS
in peace and contentnlent.
Lafayette Messenger: J. NJ. Mcfarland
OF Rossyille mas an interesting war relic. a
time-worn copy of the six column half-sheet
Chattanooga Daily Rebel of Jan. "A, 1868
Among the advertisements is one that now
sounds strangely out of date-that of John
;. Henderson Offering a reward of S25 fol-
his negro man Bill, bought of A. j. Wis
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