The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-02-03
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN P AsEsAG RAPaS.

Manufacturing IN the South-A Pay
Roll Of wer Times Recovered-An
Atlanta Phenomenon Not Jack-the-
Ripper.
oEbRGIA.
Telephone wires are being put up at
Buena Vista.
Citizens Of Hartwell carry S27l 800 Of
life insurance. -
The Amerious ice .Eorks will have a ca
pacity Of 20 tons per day.
sB. o. Hill and r. l. Winslow have made
arrangements to run a saw mill 10 Green
VILE
Tho banks Of Americas have loaned to
the farmers Of that section the present year
about $500, 900.
Marshal jackson Of Busna Vista collected
last year on town taxes S5S3, against s337 GO
collected the year before
TIE receipts at the railroad office at
Ellijaya for all busiHeas au0uat % some
thfng over 81 500 per year.
Tire watermelon men Of BIooRs county
are preparing Iisir land for tho reception
Of the luscious kolh Com sect.
a lady living near Dalton male $50 las.
year from tic sale of thr product u her
COWS, garden ard orchard, without inreIfer-
ing with the farm operations u be, husband,
and says She III run It 81 0)J tins year.
Although but year OH Carlele boasts Of
siKtseIs stores, two god hntels hapk, two
railroads, SAW mills and planning mills,
which viii soon be supplemented with ~
artesiaa we'd, cotton 500 oil nil, Ku1Go
factory AID variety works. Pretty dwell
inga sEe sp.inging up al aver tue town
Charles iSTnith, q Young s1a u Henry
Smith tcl!ared), living on r. niiicrs' piscs.
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very painful accident last "Wednesday
morning. Tho accitiept VS. CAUSED 10y tue
bursting of a gun, whicu Charles had dis
charged at bird His LETT hand was fosl'-
fully mangled, and he will bs cripple for
life.
The drummer Shiver, who so uDmerci-
fully sbussd the south and her people at
the All u House in Americas not long snce.
has bean discharged by the house he repre-
sented, Messrs. Chappell, Chase, Maxwell q
Co. Of New York. A letter has Just been
received bY an Americ,s merchant to that
effect. which also expressed their regrets
that S5ivell conducted himself in the man
ner be did.
Monday last at White Oak academy,
Oglethorpe county, Miss Julia, daughter Of
Nat Smith, came very near being seriously
burned. She was standing before the fire,
when her skirts became ignited, and in an
instant sho was enveloped in flames
Prompt assistance extinguished the fire Ee-
fore any serious hurt was done the young
lady. The hands of some of her rescuers
were badly burned.
A tragedy was enacted in Cbsttahoochee
county Thursday, in which Daniel McKan-
non was shot and instantly killed by Jesse
Niikerson. The two men were out no So
bach riding and accidentally met a short
distance from Cusseta. A mlsunderstand-
lng arose from some unknown cause and
Wiikerson fired Ave shots into the body of
McksBnoD. So far as ascertained no pre-
vious Qusrrel had taken place between the
two men.
Monday evening last an unusual and
Greene county. He was III his lot and dog
was following him. A COW gave the dog
chase and it took refuge between the
majors feet, causing the COW to strike him,
knocking him down, the fall
disEocating his left shoulder and
otherwise painfully bruising him UP.
At last accounts it was thought he was
resting easier and his recovery is hoped
for.
When Mrs Hueling purchased her prop
erty on the corner of Lee and Church streets
at Americas several years ago, containing
about one acre, she paid $500 for it. Not
long since she sold to w. j. Phillips 4 lid
ing lot on Church street off of this pronerty
for $500, and on Saturday last she sold an
other building lot 20 Mr.. John Taylor, 'front.'
ing on Lee street, for 81 900, and IS offering
another lot on Churc street for $780, and
will still retain the corner lot for her own
use.
William Bailey, an operator In Wayman-
vile factory. Epson county, met with q
horrible death a few days ago. While at
werk BE WAS accidentally caught in the
belt, dragged mp to the shaft and beat to
death against the ceiling. When the IN
Fortunate man was perceived in such an
awful p sition, the machinery was stopped
as promptly as possible. Life was extiucS
when he was taken down. The mangled re-
mains were taken to his late home, where
distracted wife and young family awaited
them.
-Four years ago, Cary Cobb of Wilcox
county mashed his thumb with a hammer
1t was not consideied serious matter at
first, aud tie usual remedies were applied
The wound did not heal, however, but grew
worse, and finally DEVELOPED into what the
doctors called ''ross cancer" Last sum
sner Mr.. Cobb came TO Hawkinsville, and
had the thumb amputated. This did not
afford the expected re ief: but the patient
grew worse antil last Sunday evening when
be died Mr.. Cobb leaves a wife and four
children.
some ten days or more ago Hon. J. P.
Walker of Greston had a bull that Was
strangely affected. he would neither eat
nor drink, but kept up a continual below
ing when first noticed, and then showed
symptoms Of being mad. After a short
time he attacked yearling and gorod it to
death. and STOOD over its carcass a whole
day and night, apparently satisfied. MIR.
Walker, fearing that the brute might do
some injury TO some member Of his family,
had him killed, although he was the head
of his herd.
Lexington Echo: Monday morning last
there was much xcilement in and around
Antioch over the reported discovery of
cave just outside Of the town.
A party was soon organized to explore its
depth and mysteries Repairing TO its
one Of the party discovered ia
miliar odor, which led to the discovery that
il was only one OF Ben Gi.hams oyershoes
which be had left stuck in the mud while
tramping from the house of one Of his
adared ones 10 that Of another. A COW and
calf and q flock Of sheep had taken refuge
in 1t from the weather.
The stockholders of the Bank of Cordele
met In Cordele on Tuesday night for the
purpose Of effecting al organization, 45s
shares out of the 800 being represented.
After effecting a temporary organization
the following board Of directors were
elected: S. IL Hawkins of Americas, J.
w. cabiniss aud w. w. Collins Of Macon,
S. w. Coney OF Coney, Duncan McRae, G..
w. McWillians, J. Z. d. Ship, g. Il. Ham