The morning news., 1889-05-08
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF TIE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS

An Unexplained Fatality Among the
Suckers in the Streams About AL
bany-A Fish With Rife Bsll Under
Ite Scales
GEORGIA.
The foundation Of the Dawson Variety
Works store house gave way few days
ago, and caused the building to come very
near falling down.
John M. Godfrey, a well-knoTn ner-
chant On Ross street, Macon, and one Of the
oldest merchants OF the city, is lying seri-
ously III at bis home on Ross street. There
is but little hone of his recovery.
Seven carloads Of furniture have arrived
for furnishing the new capitol at Atlanta.
Among the lot are seats for the Senate and
House of Representative chambers. This
viii beunloaded and put in position as soon
as possible, and the remainder will arrive
as fast asit is ready.
At meeting Of the Medway congrega-
ton, on March 13, the ceremony Of relay
ing the cornerstone was postponed, on
account of the weather, until May g, aud
the Liberty Troup who were present at the
original ceremonies, were requested to take
charge Of the same. 1t will therefore occur
to-day.
7. M. Smith Of vaIdosta caught a trout
weighing three pounds in Mr.. McRee's mill
4S@A AAHt sfccAs hUu NIen IL was bCAieu duu
cleaned for the pan a "a rife ball as found
anbedded in its flesh, the scar having healed
entirely over. The ball was fattened at the
point and bad three scales driven into it,
and il required the use of knife to cut
them out Of the lead.
The special board of visitors 30 the Uni
versity of Georgia will meet in Athens this
morning. The board consists Of w. J.
Scott Of Atlanta, A, w, Van House Of
Gainesville, Jerry Pound Of Barnesville, G.
J. Orr Of Douglasville and J. F. Park of
LaGrange. The powers of the board are
greatly enlarged by recent legislation. aud
its action will be looked 10 with much in
terest.
Warrenton fishermen are dismaved at the
strange and unacconG table way in which
the suckers are dying up in the creeks and
ponds. Quantities Of dead suckers can be
seen floating in the water at almost anv
god fishing place. Some think it is caused
by the fish eating q poisonous bud, while
others think 1t is disease AT any rate
the havoc among the suckers is terrible
TO other variety of fish seems to be affected.
Detective George Shackelford.returned to
Macon Saturday from Hawkin5vie, where
he attended the trial of Charles Dswhart
aud Sam Northern, charged with robbiug
Adam Ac(jee of S940 several weeks ago.
Judge Lyons Of the countv court, after
hearing the testimony. bound Dewhart over
in 81, 500 bond to.await the action Of the
grand jury. Northern was released on &C
count Of failure to secure witnesses from
Macon.
While passing the residence Of C. A.
Taylor, several miles from Americas on the
Beuna Vista and Ellaville road, on Satur-
day morning, the passengers saw that his
Kitchen was on fire and burned nearly
uo.h. Several men were on top OF his
dwelling endeavoring TO save that, with
what success is not known, as the train
moved on. strong wind was blowing
directly toward the house. and fears are
entertained that it was also burned
Sunday the house OF James burden, in
Rutland district, Bib county, asdestroyed
by fire The family were in Macon and
there was not person on the pla 0. Some
gentlemen who were at the station saw the
smoke from the burning building and went
over to II, but too late to do any good. The
ire is supposed to have been the work of
an incendlary, as it originated ia the stable.
where il was hardly possible to have been
caused by accident. 1t could not be learned
whether or not there was any insurance.
j. s. McCorkle stated to an Americas
Recorder man Saturday that he went sen-
Ing last week at the old Hollis mill, in
Marion county. While wading about in
the'water he discovered the tail of a large
catfish sticking out of the water He
stopped down and picked up, not the fish,
but large stumptail black moccasin that
had swallowed the fish as far as the fins.
he says that he saw il was a snake about
three or four feet long and a very large
one. No one told him TO drop it, but he
did so and left the pond.
Among the passengers on the Airline
train arriving at Atlanta, Sunday night,
was P. S. P. Pinchback, noted negro of
louisiana His wealth is estimated at
S500,0O0 During the reconstruction period
he was elected lieutenant governor of
Louisiana, and afterward acted as gov
ernor. Pinchback is a bright mulatto, and
his children show no signs of the colored
blood In their veins. One Of his daughters
married q white man in New York, and one
OF his SONS Is proprietor Of large drug
store which was stocked by his father with
&30000 worth of goods when it was opened.
Pinchback was on his way home from
Washington, and remained in the city only
a short while before leaving on the Atlanta
! and West Point railroad for New Orleans.
at Gibson DR.. I. J. NJ Kelly is getting
up petition to send to Judge Samuel
Lumpkin to have II. II. McCannon's bol I'd
reduced, which now stands at $1,000. Nc
Cannon was arrested in Sparta in August,
1888, charged with stealing a mule in TAFT
nall county. He was carried to Tatsnall
and tried, but the jury failed 10 convict
MIN. lie was then brought TO Glascock
county for trial where he traded the mule
to g. c. Discon for horse, while passing
through on his way to Sparta. At the su-
perior court Of Glascock county in Feb
ruary last the jury made = mistrial and the
judge placed the bond at the above
stated figures. There is something strange
however, concerning the case, and therefore
the citizens do not believe that McCannon
Is guilty OF the crime OF which he is charged
be has been confined in the county jail at
.Gibson ever since September, 1888, and is
In very feeble health; and fur hermore, it
Is believed that It is an unnecessary expense
TO the county. Nearly all the citizens OF
the county will sign the petition, and they
trust that it will have weight upon the
Judges mind.
Toccoa NelUS: Last Saturday a popular
young man and his amiable sister drove out
70 attend church. On the way he concluded
10 deposit bouquet of flowers, evidently
intended for his sweetheart, under the buggy
seat when they were astonished at finding
rooster under the seat. What 10 do with
MIN was the next question. The first idea
was 70 take his head off and turn him in on
She Dill OF fare at said sweetheart's house.
put considering bis age, they aban ioned
tnat luea, aud concluded 70 give the intru-
der chance. and he was allowed 10 remain
"nere ne was Mr.. Rooster showed his ap-
preclatlon Of their decision by being very
quiet during service When they arrived
at the neighbor's house, where they intended
spending The evening, he saluted the fowls