The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-29
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.


Macon Womsns Shots-A Peculiar
Business Transaction at Sunnyside.
GEORGIA.
Work on Darien'S new artesian well will
be resumed in about ten days.
Sunday the new South Macon Baptist
church was formally dedicated.
About 90 600 barrels Of rosin we're ship
ped from Willingham last week
Two or three Of the rice plantations on
the Altamaha will take rest" this year
They will put them IN good shape next
year.
The firm Of Mansfield & Todd having
been dissolved. MIR Mansfield has associated
with him d. L. Kiliinsworth in the mill
business.
Widow McCauley of Trenton was found
dead 10 bed Saturday morning. She had
been i'll for some weeks, but her death was
unexpected.
Miss Annie Lowenthal Of Macon routed a
burglar Sunday before dawn who was try
ing to break into her mothers house. She
fired two shots Subsequently the burglar
fred two shots at the house. No one was
hurt.
James Coughlin of Millen, who is some
so years old, few days ago, while hunting
hogs in Buckhead swamp, fell from a log,
breaking his hip. He remained all night IN
the mud and water, and when found the
next morning was suffering intense pain.
Lieut.. Q. NJ. Carter, of the United States
engineer corps, arrived In Brunswick Fri
day night. He came over on the Angler
from Savannah, and went down Jekyl
creek Saturday to start the government
work of deepening the passage. He returned
home Sunday.
AT Griffin, every firm Interested In the
mortgage which was foreclosed in the case
of g. w. Wood of Sunnyside has written
Sheriff Cornell stating that they die not
directly or indirectly authorize Lawyer
John Stewart TO act for them, and telling
the officer TO dismiss the case and return the
stock of goods u Mr.. Wood. 1t Is thought
by some that Mr. Wood will bring SUIT
against Mr.. Stewart for damage of credit.
The recent bad weather has greatly inter
fered with the hauling of timber to the
rivers and creeks in the pine belt contgu-
Gus to Darie0. There are three big ships at
Sapelo loading with timber They will
carry about 100000 feet between them
Timber has been selling for good price If
late and the prospects Of a fine spring bust
ness never looked better A big business
will be done in Darien during the spring.
Fifteen vessels are now In port
At Griffin between and o'clock Satur-
day morning a thief entered the hardware
store of II. c. Burr & Bro on Hill street.
The only things missed are showcase goods,
principally knives. As is u ,ual, one knife
Of each kind was placed upon the box con-
tanning the zen and these exhibited in the
case. They cleaned the showcase of every
sample knife, spoon, fork and razor. The
firm estimate their loss at about $50 There
is 40 clue as to the guilty parties
Taking testimony in the ordiuary's CON
test in Telfair county began at jacksonville
last Monday before Justices Mann and
Studstill Very little was done there and
they adjourned to NEE at McRae, Satur-
Gay, and resume the examination Of wit
nesses, but the contestant, Judge McDufiie,
and his attorney failed to put in their APP
pearance, owing, it is supposed, to the in
cessant rain which had been falling all day,
and the matter was therefore postponed
until yesterday.
Darlen has recently organized a bank
under the name of the Bank of Darien.
gentleman Of Brunswick, deciding to take
several shares of stock in the institution.
wrote it to that effect, but not knowing its
correct name, aud being aware Of the fact
that it was the only bank in Darien, adj
dressed his letter to the First National Bank
of Darien. To his surprise the letter was
returned unopened, and written across the
address were the words: mo such bank:
should be Bank Of Darien." The gentleman
tore up the letter and consigned it to the
wastebasket. He hasn't written to take sny
more stock.
The bazar at Tennille on Jan. %, % and
"A, was both social aud financial success
The object of was to pay for new mu-
steal instruments of the brass band The
proceeds and contributions amounted to
$3.50, which will pay for the instruments
and also furnish the members of the band
with new uniforms-Cards are out for the
grand annual masquerade ball given by the |
IrnW4YnT He - l, A =
CIV. +. Schaufell & Co, narrowly |
missed being burned out this week Some
one, before closing up for the night, had
thrown cigar stump in a box filed with
sawdust, which ignited and had burned a
large place in the floor next morning when
the clerks went in to open up.
On Sunday morning, Oct. 2S, 1888. a two
anda quarter column article appeared in the |
Columbus Enqitirer-Sun containing ii de- |
tailed account of all the residences, new build
ings and large improvements on residences |
and buildings. which had been erected and |
made within the corporate limits of that |
city during the previous twelve months. |
Not only was the number of the houses and |
improvements given, but the estimated cost |
of each The amounts expended footed up |
nearly ", OOO,OOO. During the past week a |
reporter interviewed several prominent cit |
liens and a number Of the contractors. ON |
- bNiA1AlAE Improvements IN |
the city during the present year They |
were all jubilent over the outlook, and one |
aud all we're Of the opinion that the number |
for 1855 would DO at least equalled, though /
many expect It will be far greater.
About o'clock Sunday morning num- |
Der Of persons in South Macon noticed a |
black cloud passing over the city at "A rapid |
rate and with dull roaring sound The |
cloud, or rather n cyclone, passed from the |
northwest TO the southeast, and was about |
l,OOO feet from tho earth. The noise could |
be heard for miles, and at several parts of |
the city people heard it, and rushing out OF
their doors saw it passing over |
the church stesples in a lively |
manner. So far as can be learned |
II did no damage along the roads leading |
into the city. About the time it passed |
over Macon the city was visited by a wind |
storm, which blew window blinds from |
their hinges and scattered things generally |
along the streets. One gentleman who was
standing near Wesleyan, OF College street |
waiting for the dummy, said that the tower
OF the college seemed 10 wave to and fro |
The cyclone passed directly over it and |
frightened him considerably.
a Leesburg special TO the Macon Tcle-
graph says: Leesburg is on a boom. but it's |
the boom OF the pistol, aud it's crack can be
heard on all sides. Jim Sater is contesting
the election Of Ed Martin for sheriff of this
county, and If things are not settled mighty
quick there is going to be serious trouble
Friday NIGHT the tDvvn wac in, tho