The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-31
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE qWo STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.


Fund Win Pan Out-A Legacy o
$4,000 from the Fstherland.
GEORGIA
Americas has five banks.
The average Dodge county farmer is
growing richer every year.
Brunswick is working 10 secure the loca-
ton Of n manu- 'actorv Int is 10 make
plasterers' hair from palmetto roots.
A SO, 900 capital stock company is now
being gotten up in Augusta for The pur-
pose OF opening uo another lc9 factory
The proposed new factory, lt is understood
will be located 10 Hamburg, just across the
river.
At Atlanta, TUESDAY Judge Simmons
was administered the oath by Gov Gordon
forh new term of six years on the supreme
court The new term began Jan. /. but be
has been holding over under the old COM
mis- ion,
There are III employees of the Western
and Atlantic railroad who have been in the
companys service fifteen years and upward,
while few time-honored conductors have
been pulling a bell rope since the first train
ratified over the OLD fat irons Of long ago.
Oscar Redlich, who lived in Macon for
some time, but now resides Ia Birmingham
Ala. has recently received letters Of credit
for "a 600, which be inherited from his
fathers estate He will in few days re-
turn to Charleston, s. O. his former home.
At Atlanta suit was filed in this superior
court Tuesday against the Central Railroad
and Banking Company by Samuel l.. Rich
ardson for $40 900 damages He fell over
a crosstie near the new barracks some time
ago, and claims to have received permanent
injuries.
In letter to the Hon. James Lachlson,
chairman of the river and harbor commit
tee Of Darien, Mr.. Norwood SAYS that he
has secured the survey Of the route between
Sapelo and Dobov sounds, and that the
clause will appear in the river and harbor
bill when passed.
Bill Tooke who ran awhile for office in
Schley county, was in Americas Monday
and bought fine pair of mules, paying
$3.50 for them. tie says that be is going to
make more corn, cotton, potatoes, hogs and
money this year than the ordinarys Office
would have made HIM in FIVE.
A large number Of old cOnfederates were
interviewed at Athens, Monday on the war
with Germany, and all we're heartily in
favor of the war. They said that they had
rather be drawing gil per month with
rat.o1s thrown in than following a mule
and making cotton at 10 cents per pound.
At Augusta the four cases of the bar
room keepers who were reported for keep
Sunday were all tried by Recorder Dunbar
Tuesday, and resulted as follows: w. B.
Harter and George Harris were found
guilty and fined SOL 50 each. The other
two csses were dismissed
At Butler Messrs. Willis & Steed were
employed by Robert C0rson TO bring suit
for damages sustained BY his little step
daughter in an acct tent on the cars at that
place on Dec. ., 1888 The railroad settled
ha al afy ME, . s 81
neys. Willis d Steed will now bring suit
against the railroad company, and prose-
cute Corson for breach of contract.
At Macon the deadlock that has prevailed
several weeks in the CITY council over the
aldermeu's refusal TO confirm Mayor Prices
denomination of w. A. Wyle as first lieu
tenant Of the Macon police, was broken
Tuesday nj BIT by Wylie resigning and
withdrawing from the contest, whereupou
Mayor Price nominated Second Lieutenant
c. NJ. Wood for first lieutenant He was
unanimously confirmed. The nomination
Of second lieutenant was deferred until the
next meeting
Americas Recorder: Americas andsSum-
ter county can boast of the oldest horses
and mules Of any city or county in the
state. We have eeven horses whose ares
will aggregate 200 years, and SIX miles
whose ages will aggregate the same Some
get about in as lively manner a. if thew
were only five yeas old Ono Of the horses
included in this estimate was offered for
sale at auction on Saturday, that is known
to be 80 years old.
A young man Of Hawkinsville and his
best girl" Qlarreled some DAYS ago, and
remained lat outs with each other until
the young man relented and began to devise
some plan t. ''make up" He finally decided
to try the effects OF flag Of truce. and cut
ting delicate piece of white ribbon into the
shape OF miniature flag, he sealed it in a
sweetly perfumsd envelope and forwarded
1t to his fair enemy. 1t had tho desired
erect, and she at once gave him permission
to cross the line and be happy again.
AT cambridge great interest is taken in
the revival Of tobacco culture in Florida.
Before the war Decatur county was sue
ceSSful tobacco unity. The tobacco grow
ers OF Madison, Jefferson, Leon and Gadsde1
counties will hold n convention in Talla-
hassee on Feb. o. TAs purpose Of this con-
vention is TO form tobacco growers asso-
citation for mutual benefit and protection
At the head of the movement is United
States Marshal Bird of Florida. who owns
hne tobacco plantation in Jefferson
county.
Tuesday, Secretary r. A. Nsbet was
busy mailing railroad passes to the mem
bers OF the Georgia State Agricultural
Socletys invention, which meets in Bruins |
WICK on Feb. II. The railroads al vays OK !
teno 10 the delegates the courtesy of free |
passes. and thew have not neglected TO do so |
TINS year. Secretary Nisbat says one of the |
most interesting aud leading features Of the |
programme will be tho paper % be do !
llyered by General MANAGE BelkuaD OF the |
central railroad on the subject, Relations |
Between Carriers and Producers
The up train from Brunswick. due at
Albany at 1920 o'clock Tuesday, met with
a singular accident eleven miles from Al |
bany. A freight train upon "A siding had |
left car too near the main track. and as /
the train came by at the rate Of forty miles |
an hour the freight car grazed il as it |
passed. The engineer Lad his arm out Of |
the cab, but pulled il IN just in time TO save
IL. One sldo of the pa senzer coach WIS |
torn up, the windows smashed in and blanks |
torn OF. Fortunately, no one was hurt.
Inc damaged car presents singular ap-
pesrance.
AZ Americas, Monday morning. as the
white and cOlvred children were going To |
school, several large colorad girls met one
OF two little white girls on jackson street.
ana, instead OF allowing them half of the |
sidewalk, joined arms and took the whole .
space, ana as tie white girls attempted to |
pass next the fence very large T. egress
pushed one Of Thorn rudply against the f,pre
ana proceeded u pound her heavily i'm the |
face with Der fist The white gin gave her
name as Bnelsh or Eulah Cameron. and
was very much mortified aud Illuminated AT |