The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-06-20
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

In the Arny-Rider Haggard's Negro
That Belonged to Lord CORVALLIS.
GEORGIA.
Covington will not hold fair this year.
John J. Williams, at Ty-Ty, harvested
$3.50 bundles of oats on fifteen acres. The
best crop he ever made.
The eighth annual reunion OF the
Eighteenth Georgia regiment, will be held
at Conyers, July "A and 20.
Constable Leavy of Brunswick has an old
army saber in his possession which he claims
belonged to Lord CORVALLIS.
Rider Haggards companion in his tour
through Persia will be a Georgia darky
who has been IN his service nearly year.
Milledgeville Recorder: A negro viii
keep six dogs and divide his rations with
them; but he will cuss the county out If he
is called on to pay dog tax.
Hudon Howell while in the river at Rome
Monday bathing went beyond his depth
and was drowned He was 8 years old and
q grandson of Col. j. l. Wright.
Gen. D. H. Hill Of Milledgeville has re-
ceived a letter every year, for the past
twenty-four years dated June 10, THE an
niversary of a battle,) from an old army
officer, with these words: "God bless my
old commander"
st. Julian Yates Of Augusta has sub
scribed 81 200 to the Masonic building at
Barnwell, s. c., to be paid in brick on
Monday, and the brick are being shipped.
Several cars have already arrived. The
first installment of the subscription to stock
Is being rapidly paid in, and the building Of
a masonic temple is no longer newspaper
talk but a certainty. The building will be
In the business part of the town, and the
stores will bring good rent at any time.
News reached Augusta that r. K. Aaron
was visiting the house of Capt. Langley
last Thursday evening, few miles from
Barnwell, S. c. As he was about to leave
be remarked to the young ladies that he
believed no would shoot himself, and walked
out on the piazza. While handling his
pistol it went off and inflicted a painful
flesh wound on his breast The ball passed
under the muscles. 1t was reported next
morning that the shooting was Intentional,
but such is not the case. There was no
cause for such a rash act.
At Albany Saturday night about $3.50
O'Clock the electric lights went out,
leaving the city in total darkness.
CONSERVATION and commotion pre-
vailed through the business portion
of the city, as the stores were crowded with
customers The merchants found them
terfered with their Saturday nights trade.
The trouble was caused by belt flying
from the wheel in the engine room of the
electric station. 1t was soon remedied and
the lights were turned on again in about
three minutes.
There was a representative meeting of
Rome's business men at the Rome Land
Company's office, Saturday night, to enter
tain proposition from ii. L. Brooke of
Pennsylvania to construct a furnace in
Rome. A motion was made and carried
that the chair appoint a committee of three
TO further examine into the proposition.
In case this proposition is not accepted the
citizens of Rome will frame proposition
of their own, to be submitted to Mr..
Brooke. He is agent for the Pulaski Iron
Company of Pulaski, Va, and is a thor
ough iron and furnance man.
The old state house has become big
white elephant on the hands of the state. Ii
cost 500, 900, and will sell, if it sells at all,
for a song. Advertisements for bidders
failed to bring forward even a possible pur-
chaser. Purchasers are shy, because the
old house will have to be torn down. 1t is
probably beyond repair. Thus the old
building, venerable as the seat of a sover-
eign state government for twenty-one years
OF reconstruction, recuperation and reviyi-
hcation, is useless relic for the legislature
to dispose Of 1t will be an object of care to
the general assembly that meets on July 3.
For the first time since his return from
Washington, d. c., Gen. Longstreet was
upon the streets at Gainesville Saturday
morning. He was driven to his farm one
mile northeast of Gainesville, and for the
first time viewed the ashes Of his once mag
nificent home. This home was his pride, in
fact, being his only permanent home. His
home up to 1865 was in the saddle, and from
that time up to his removal to Gainesville
in 1875, he was on the wing. He was driven
over his farm. viewing the growing crops
and his vineyard. The general is quite
feeble from a recent attack and looks badly.
One of the interesting features of the trial
of A. ID. REVERE for the murder of the
unknown man at Stone Mountain will be
the attorneys in the case. Two brothers.
Col. Milton A. Gambler and John S. Gambler,
will be pitted against each other in this legal
battle. Col Gambler, who will do all he can
to prove REVERE innocent, is 81 years old,
and is the eldest of family of whom ten
are boys. John Gambler, who will put forth
his best efforts to convict REVERE, is 81 years
old, and is the youngest of the same family.
Mr.. Gambler is solicitor general for the Stone
Mountain circuit, and his brother is widely
known as a criminal lawyer of ability.
Albany Neacs and Advertiser: kilograms
from Washington in yesterdays papers.
announced that DIR. c. w. Arnold's APP
pointment to the position of internal
revenue collector for Georgia might be
made on yesterday, as the President and
Secretary Window had both agreed on
him. 1t is unouestionably true that the
doctor masqueraded in female attire during
the war, but it is also true that he is man
of exceptional good sense, which bis business
career in this city abundantly attests The
Net1S and Advertiser abominates Dr.
Arnold's politics, but, as republican had
to be appointed, we unhesitatingly indorse
him as well qualified to fill the position to
which he has been elevated.
Capt. R. n. Rogers, one of Milton county's
best citizens, says that few days ago his at
tention was called to frying sized chicken
that appeared to be sick. Upon examina-
tion he discovered sharp point protruding
just behind one eve. 1t took hard pull to
get the foreign substance out, and no won
der, for it was nothing less than hat pin.
4inches long with head the size of small
marble. 1t was recognized as belonging to
one Of his daughters. The chicken had
swallowed it head downward, the point
working out as described. The strangest
part of the occurrence is, that although a
considerable hole was made in the side Of its
head, the chicken survived the operation
and is now as well as ever.
The Hayne Industrial Institution at Au-
gusta for colored pupils is one of the largest
of the educational institutions of the
south. Its present quarters are on Cal
houn street, few doors above Center. Last
week the school turned out q large class of