The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-22
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF TIE TWO STATES TOLD
PARAGRAPHS.

GEORGIA.
F.W. Jewell & co. no longer have con
troll Of the Armstrong hotel at Rome.
A. Cooper. who has been identife,
with the East Tennessee, Virginia and Geor
gia railroad for q long time, and who
well and favorably known in Rome, is thr
new manager.
A serious accident is reported 10 have
happened near Blue Ridge, on the Marietta
and North Georgia railroad. Engineer
Kennon White Is reported badly hurt by bis
engine turning over.
Aaron Robinson, negro barber, wa:
killed at Camilla Tuesda,. William Swim
die, a white man. did the killing, firing al
least four pistol shots. Both were drinking
The father Of young Swlndle Is sheriff Of
the county.
The prohibitionists in Franklin county
who have put their names 10 the petitions
foot up nearly 900 A thorough canvass
would have secure1 1,S00 or 1000 signers.
The great strength Of the ants has petered
out until they are little more than a cor
poraPs guard.
Joe Kelley of Atlanta is an unmitigated
thief, and has a mania for pleading guilty.
In fact, he has been known 10 plead guilty
10 any sort Of charge in order that he might
be sent to the rock pile. Kelley is unable
70 take care Of himself, aud will commit a
theft simply 20 get sentenced to the chain
gang.
At Athens Guy Hamilton happened to an
accident Saturday night He was wrest-
ling with a friend in his room, when he
threw his foot around to catch a lock upon
his adversary. In doing 50 he struck his
ankle against table breaking both bones
He will be unable to leave his room for
several weeks.
The old Cohen property in South Rome
was sold on Saturday to Mr. Lyle of Bar
tow, Fla The price paid was S6s per acre.
aggregating about $4,000. Mr.. Lyle in
tends to Immediately survey tne property,
improve a portion of it, including lake at
Kings spring and a street car line to Rome
and lay off the entire property III residence
lots
The alliance men of Webster county are
building a commodiOus ginnery at Weston.
They will put in a sixty-saw gin, mill
rock for grinding corn and cotton seed
crusher. The work is almost completed
The alliance men of Stewart and Webster
are also erecting a warehouse at Ric land
for the sale and storage Of cotton and other
produce.
In game Of base ball at Grovetown
Tuesday, Jim Freeman. while running
OdseS, WIS alTuEk IN inc lace DY INe tall
thrown by the catcher His nose was
crushed all to pieces and mashed fiat, and
bis skull at the base Of the nose, between
TIE eyes, was also fractured DR.. II stton
pronounced the boys injuries serious and
dangerous.
At Atlanta Alderman Joe Hirsch is soon
to build handsome new home near build
ing which stands largely as a monument 70
his push and energy-the Hebrew orphan
age. Mr.. Hirsch owns a large lot Just
beyond the orphanage, and as he is little
crowded for elbow room on Forsyth street.
he viii make his home where he can ge.
plenty of fresh air.
The midsummer term Of Greenville supe-
rior court opened Monday, and the criminal
docket is reported very heavy 1t will take
about two weeks to get through with it.
The principal case is that Of the two negroes
charged with placing an obstruction on the
Georgia Midland rosd some time ago. which
resulted in the wrsckiug of a passenger
train and the death Of Engineer Red6eld
On last Saturday Senator Joseph E.
Brown, wife and family, arrived at Salt
Springs, and are now making Headquarters
at Sweetwater Park hotel Senator A. II.
Colquitt went TO Salt Springs Monday with
Col. Jordan and Mrs. Jordan, and will re-
main there one week. Gov Browns health
is much improved and the drinking of the
Salt Springs water is having a fine effect
on him.
Mrs. Julia s. Hunton, of Hickory Flat.
has New Testament which has been
handed down from generation to generation
for $50 years. 1t has the marriage record
of her grandparents, which was entered
Feb. IA, l747-more than l42 years AGO.
Mrs, Hunton also has mortar cut out Of
marble and pestle made out of lignum
Vita, which are known TO he more than 100
years old, and have been in her keeping more
than forty-eight years.
On Saturday last Prof. Dumas (coloreD
who runs a huckster stand on Cotton
avenue, Amerlcus. decided that the palate
Of his mouth was down, as he had been feel
ing bad for some time, and asked an old
negro friend of his for remedy for it. The
old negro called for some cords and fast
ened them to the wool on the top of Dumas
head, and gave them two or three strong
pulls and succeeded in pulling out ali the
wool Dumas had on his head. He now
wears a wig, as he is too old to sprout new
crop of wool.
There was much excitement on Cotton
row at Augusta Tuesday, occasioned bv the
rumor that the Laue mills at New Orleans
lone Of the largest producers of cotton bag
gingl had been bought by the jute bagging
trust The rulnor was traced to a drum er
who had heard somebody say it on the train.
Itisnot believed that there is anything in the
rumor. The demand is so great for cotton
baggng that the Sihley mills of Augusta
will begin at once manufacturing il. Presi
dent Sibley has already orders for nearly
200 600 yards.
W. Il. Wooten is mentioned as the DOS
sible successor of the late Representative
Arnhelm OF Dougherty county. The
Albany NeCs says the session should not
and, doubtless, will not, be long protracted
so by the time it would require to order
and hold new election, the present session
should be adjourned, ana there is no reason
TO entail upon the county the cost or de-
morallZatlon Of an election at this time. the
busiest season of the year. Impelled bv
such conservatism, petition numerously
signed was forwarded TO Gov. Gordon Mon
day, asking him not TO order an election to
fill the vacany
At Townsville Monday night at ll:3O
O'Clock the bakery and grocery store of !
L. Linton was discovered to be on fire
Before the fire was extinguished it had
either totally destroyed or greatly damaged
the stocks of the following firms: J. L.
Linton, baker and grocer; Miss Laura
Jones, miliner; j. E. Stephens, grocer; ;
Morehouse d Brandon, merchandise
brokers. Three store buildings were partly
burned. All the stocks aud buildings were
covered by Insurance, except Stephens.
who had allowed his insurance to run ont
preparatory TO moving. Mr. Linton saws
he is satisfied the cause of the fire was in
cendiary.
Mrs. Estes, the mother of George P.
Estes, who works at the Trowbridge Fur
uiture COMPANY was sitting with "a 1ittla