The morning news., 1889-02-18

Dream-A Sexual Change at Ameri-
cus-The Heirloous of an EIberton
Lady.
GEORGIA.
Hon. Jonathan NorcroSs Of Atlanta is
said to be dangerously i'll at Thomasville.
A report that a negro was lynched at
South Rome Thursday night Is without
truth.
King Daniel Of Columbus broke an arm
while practicing in q gymnasium day or
two ago.
Colonel Womack viii more than likely
beqin planting congressional seed in Rock
dale county this week.
Mr.. Phillips from Lumber City let the
contract several days ago for the building
of a g.. 900 hotel at Ilfton.
The alliances Of several counties of north
west Georgia are accumuatng a fund
something after the plan of building ana
loan associations, enabling people to borrow
money at legal interest so they can make
cash purchases and do away with the time
supply system.
The new depot at WaYnesboro is now
nearly completed, and. although built Of
wood, will be quite an improvement. The
new depot site is much nearer the heart OF
town, which shows that Mr.. Belknap Goss
consider the convenience and accommoda-
ton of our people and the travelling public.
Carroll has two citizens noted for the num-
Der of their children. Tue Hon. John Bon
ner has been married three times and has
twenty children. Pinkney Yeats has been
married but once aud has twenty children,
sixteen of whom are living. Mrs Yeats is
fine and healthy looking lady, aud does
not appear to be over 40 years of age.
At q meeting of the city council Of
Eatonton on Feb. I3, the city purchased
twelve school bonds. The city now owns
eighteen of these bonds. F0Tty-three OF the
bonds have been sold to date. There remain
unsold thirty-two The academy viii now
be pushed to its completion. The remain
ing bonds viii be disposed Of at an early
date.
On Friday afternoon of last week, Reho-
beth church, located about twelve miles
above Elberton, was discovered to be on fire,
and was entirely consumed. School was
taught in the church during the week, and
the fire caught from a defective fue. The
benches, window sash, etc, were saved. The
ediace cost about 5 200, and there was no
insurance on it.
VIII King, a young negro man Of Thorn
aston, who was put in jai, about two weeks
ago for stealing ten pounds of meat from
another negro, was taken out on bond
shortly after, but he seems to like Jail bet
ter than anywhere else, for he ran away
from his bondsmen before he had been out
a week, and stole two cows from another
negro, his father-in-law, and sold them for
$16s
1t is rumored that cutting ARRAY oc-
CURED at COrdele Thursday night It seems
that a young man who is supposed TO be
not very bright, slipped up to window and
pulled up the shutters and was looking in
the window, when he was seized by a man
hr D. g,
and cut him on the neck, making a very bad
wound tut not serious. No arrests nave
been made.
An l8-month-old son of Eli Bleckley Ccol-
ored), who lives on the farm of j. l. Rob
erts, near Dawson, was shot one day last
week and buried in a fence corner. either
by his 6-year-old brother or a companion
about the same age who had been PLAYING
With them. Neither Of the boys could be
male to tell how it occurred. The shooting
was done with gun which they took from
Ellis house. OF course nothing can be done
with the young criminals beyond parental
punishment.
HOwe's LoldOn circus exhibited at Cuth-
bert Friday. During the performance in
the side show Anderson Groves, a resident
negro, secreted the monkey under his coat
and left. He carried it up town and placed
it under a box in a neighbor's barn. 1t
aLJTActlOn
the show was missed, aud, upon inquiry
was traced up and found. The little fellow
was greatly disturbed in his new abol lie, and
was very glad TO be restored to his friends.
Anderson was arrested and ls now in jail.
Americus Republican: young lady of
our city Whose name / shall not mentlon)
had caller not long since, aud he lost no
time in revealing to her the object of his
visit. He said: "Miss -, l called this
evening to ask you a question, and have
brought a handsome ring with me. Now.
! want you 70 be candid with me, and be-
fore | give it to you l want to know that if
you are only inclined to be sister to me,
will have TO take the ring back, as father
objects to my sister wearing such an at
tractive and expensive ringn Whereupon
his girl decided to take the ring aud let her
lover keep her heart. Listen for the wed
ding bells.
Americas Republican: We hear that a
young man and young lady of marriagea-
BILE age Of Sumter county, had a singular
coincidence to befall them. The Young
man visited his sweetheart in another coun-
ty, one day; the young lady's lover from
another county visited her the same day.
The young man and his girl set the day for
their marriage, and the young lady and her
beau set their day. Ii now turns out that
they set the same day TO celebrate their
InhTTlhGe, duu DOtu parties selected the
same minister 70 perform the ceremony.
Aand it is to take place at the same hour.
The two ceremonies take place in two
different counties about twenty miles
Apart.
o. AT Taylor one or more persons entered
the smokehouse of j. L. Fountain last
Tuesday night, and took away several hun
dred pounds of meat Suspicion centering
upon Ed Curry, warrant was secured by
relatives for his arrest and placed in the
bailiffs hands, who with others to assist.
secured Curry's person, and going out into
the woods threatened to terminate his ca
reer below if he did not make confession OF
guilt. Frightened as he was, he made
confession implicvting himself and two
others. The bailiff and party returned and
said that he had settled il with Curry, bu5
refusing to give details. One of the party
reports that Curry gave them 81 50 to set
him free. Curry's relatives have not seen
or heard anything of him as yet and begin
to feel some uneasiness as to whether he has
been killed or not.
At Jefferson Friday the jury in the case
Of the state VS.. SIeflor, for the murder Of
his father, after being out eight hours, found
the defendant not guilty. When Judge
Hutchinson sounded the case the court room
was well-nigh filed with spect tors, curl
GUS 70 see the youth, who few months ago
slew his father At the call of Edgar
Shelor stand up" young man with smooth
face and well dressed arose. When as ed
10 state whether or not he was guilty. he