The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-23
ITEMS In THREE STATES.
GEORGIA, FLORIDA. AND SOUTH
CAROLINA PUT IN TYPE.

Weather in Augusta-Macon's Move
ment TO Organizs e Car Building
Company Suit for Damages
Growing Out of a Disagreement
over Mortgaged Property.
GEORGIA
A new depot is to be built at Griffin by
the Central railroad.
Judge ErsKine has returned to Atlanta.
He spent the summer north and is in fine
health.
A general exodus of the negroes of Polk
and Barlow counties to Arkansas is in
progress.
T. J. Thompson is having the lumber
hauled for the erection Of a new residence
on Washington street at Mount Vernon.
Frank Yarbrough was lodged in jail at
Jefferson Friday, arged with an assault
and attempt to rape on 2-year-old
negro girl.
Teachers of public schools in Meriwether
county were paid fl last week at 80 per
cent. of their claims. This is better than
has ever been done before, and puts about
$500 in circul .tion.
The store of Macarthur Bros, at Nc
Bride, was destroyed by fire on Monday
morning last about 2 o'clock. 1t was a
p .
valued at $4,000 or $1,000. There is no in
surance.
Samuel H Rumph Of Marshallville is said
to be thu most extensive peach grower in
the world. He has 800 acres in peaches,
embracing over 100 varieties. During the
past season he often shipped nine car loads
per day from his orchard, and the crop
amounted to 200 car loads
In the eastern portion of Montgomery
county few days ago some youngsters
were fooliDg with a pistol. After taking
out all the charges, as they thought, it was
discharged in the bands of a Mr.. Kite the
ball penetrating the thigh of Mr.. Benton,
and infiicting a serious wound.
There was bad wreck on the Central
railroad. near Bostick, seven miles from
Talbotton, Friday afternoon. An engine
and twelve cars Of a freight train were
completely demolished. No one was hurt
seriously. The fireman was scalded slightly.
The track was badly torn up, and the mail
and passengers had to be transferred.
The question of shooting fireworks in
Augusta on Oh ristmas is becoming an issue.
1t is prohibited by city ordinance, but the
mayor has issued proclamation suspend
ing the ordinance for two DAYS in certain
sections of the city. A petition is now be-
ing circulated for signatures. which is to be
presented to the council, asking reconsid-
GRAFTON of the mayors action, and enforcing
the city ordinance
At Greenville day or two ago Capt. W.
III. Johnston's cotton gin was fired by
a spark from the gin of j. P. Barker Mr..
Barker finding that Mr.. Johnston could
only get cents offe ed for the damaged
cotton in Griffin, proposed to pay 9 Liz
for it himself. Although not responsible
legally for the burning of the cotton, Mr..
"a Hafarminad hot nt
should lose nothing by the unfortu aate ac-
oident
Dahlonega Signal: A few days ago Willis
Wehunt went over to the house of Mr..
Stone, kinsman, who had little boy
some ten years old. A pot of water was
sitting before the fire and the boys got to
playing in it, dashing the water on each
other with their hands, and at last Wehunt
seized the boy and put his head in the pot
of water up to his eyes, and 10 his aston
1shment the water was boili on one side.
1t is thought he will not recover. All the
flesh is coming of the boys head to
the skull bone and he is still having spasms.
In the United States court at Macon Mr..
John r. WlrrSe lY, of Houston county. is
suing A. B. q A. II. Small, wholesale gro
Gerry mer hants of Macon, for $25, 900 dam
ages. Some time ago Messrs Small had
Mr.. Wimberly arrested charging him with
cheating and swindling, claiming that a
piece of land which he had mortgaged to
them was mortgaged to other parties. VIM
Berry denies this, and claims that every
thing was regular, ard thinks he has been
damaged to the extent of the above amount.
The Fulton county court house at At
lanta was broken into Thursday night.
Beyond the breaking of a lock or two and
scattering lot OF papers in Judge Va 1
Epp's chamber, so far as can be ascertained.
no theft or damage was done. Nobod v
about the court house had. any idea as to
the object of the person or persons who
effected the entrance t. the building, but it
is more than probable that it was court
papers that they were after, as none but
the chamber of Judge Van Epps was dis
turbed.
There is considerable interest in Macon at
present on the subject of organizing COM
pany with capital stock of not less than
$250, 600 to erect car factory. Several
prominent gentlemen discussing the m IT err
Saturday, said they believed that $3.50. 600
can be easily raised in Macon for the plant.
Two gentlemen have already signified their
willingness to subscribe $4,000 each, and a
third said ne thought he could influence
$oO,OoO from among certain of his friends.
1t is generally conceded that q car factory
would succeed splendidly.
Thursday John Andrew Wilson. a pris-
oner, appeared in the recorders court at
Macon with face badly disfigured, caused
by beating he had received the night be.
lore from railroader named Bernard. in
whose cell he had been locked up Wednes.
day evening. Bernard denied all KNOWLEDGE
of the beating. He was fined $55 for beine
drunk and committing the assault. Satur-
day Wilson sought legal advice, and it is
more than probable will enter suit at once
against the city for damages to the amount
OF 500 for being assaulted while in the
prison and in the keeping of the city.
On Wednesday night last the dwelling OF
Mrs. Colbert, a widow lady who lives near
Rlchland, was consumed by fire. The in
mates OF the house were asleep when the
fire started, and did not awake in time tc
save anything of consequence. Two hun
bred dollars which NJ S. Colbert's son haC
IN his pocket when he went to sleep were
missing. Circumstances indicate that the
fire was of incendi Try origin, and whe,
Deputy Sheriff Holder, on his return from
Mllledgevllle, arrived at Richland he wa.
requested to stop and work up the case. FL,
did SO, and as a result of his efforts TIVE
negro men named Jordan, who were n
work on the Columbus Southern, were ar
rested
Ii has been generally understood tina
Col K. ID. Locke would not have any
opposition in his candidacy for postmasteJ
of Macon. to succeed Hon. Thomas Harde
man. whose term expires on Jan. ~ Capt
W.. w. Brown, ex postmaster of Macon