The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-16

army telegraphed to o. P. a B. z.
Nillingham q Co. of Macon 20 furnish
them at once the material with which TO
build fat at Macon. The lieutenant is
preparing TO descend the Ocmulgee from
Macon on a tour of official inspection
t. make survey, and the surround
ings Of the Ocmulgee between Macon
ana Hawkinsville. aud render a report to
the officials at Washington with a view of
learning if the stream can be made naviga-
bic between these points. II a favorable
report IS made Cong essman Bl0uRt will
petition cangress to make the necessary APP
preparation. 4 petition is now being signed
At Abbeville and By the people along the
line Of the Ocmulgee, and will be signed by
the people of Macon, asking congress for
the appropriation. The board Of trade will
hold an important meeting on the subject
IN about week.
Augusta Chronicle. 1.-THE flower man.
This Is phrase that has been uttered very
frequently of late on upper Broad street.
II has besn brought about by the peculiar
actions Of a stranger, who evidently be-
heyed himself possessed of the lncontesti-
bic right 70 take any and eYerybcdy's
flowers. He was first noticed about one
week ago. OF ordinary hight, about 40
years of age, full reddish beard and always
we'll dressed, he easily attracted attention,
His first costume was a suit Of white flannel,
which caught the eve of the ordinary resi-
dent at once. Each day he made three trips 10
the locality mentioned. 1t was soon Oh
served that he stopped ut each garden and
Dlucked one flower from each busaiu reach
And he seemed to think that his acts were
perfectly lawful, for he pulled the buds
when the pazzas were occupied, just the
same as If there was not a person in sight.
he was not fastdious, however, taking n
bedraggled sunflower from this yard and a
full-blOwn rose from the next. AS his visits
continued from day to day, so his aud tcity
grew. His trips and tricks were the talk
Of the vicinity. The next thing the residents
knew all flowers along the fences were gone.
and the impertinent stranger adopted
a new system. He opened the gates ana
walked in deliberately, helping himself to
the choicest Of flowers. A gentleman who
had suffered from his depredations finally
determined 10 put stop 10 the mans
audacity. Next morning he bobbed up
serenely, opened the gates as usual and
walked over to a vine of pretty flowers.
The gentleman in question had been await
lug his appearance, aud descending from
the piazza said: "What right have YOU.
sir, to take my flowers witnout my permits
sion" The mysterious man looked around
at him IN disdainful sort Of way, and re-
piled: People who paint flowers have
. Agsii1 w AtihC buotll any hltle anu hl any
time" He continued pulling the best
within reach. But those are my flowers"
the owner continued, getting angry at the
indifference displayed by the flower fend
BAH You're crazy. | don't care to talk
with you" ana the man walked out OF the
gate rs uncOucernedly as if 1t had been his
own residence. This is only one of a dozen
such incidents that have occurred in con
nection with the matter.
AT the meeting Of the State Agricultural
Society, at Cedartown, Tuesday, the Olive
bill was lndorsed Wednesday the action
was reconsdered and the convention refused
to niorse the measure Gov. Gorhon ad-
dressed the delegates. Hon. l.. f. Living
stone was reelected trustee OF the state
university. He then took the floor ia
opposition TO the bill making tine trustees
elective from the congressional districts.
The Chattanooga, Rome and Columbus
road rendered an excursion to the members.
which was accepted. The most munificent
gltt of all was the offer which had been ac-
copied of the Central road TO pay the
Sl,2J0 county prize at the state fair
as well as to pay the second prize
OF 500. These liberal donations are
to be duplicated by the East
Tennessee system. Commissioner Hender-
son, of the state agricultural department,
was not present, but if no had been, the
speech of Col. Branch of Columbia county
would have possessed much interest for him
Col. Branch vigorously attacked the acrion
Of Commissioner Henderson in putting com
mercial values on fertilizers, which was
extra official work. He mentioned two in
cidents in which the actual market figures
were 81 and S. lower than those
furnished by the commissioner
This society," said he "has been friondly
to the state agricultural department, but |
boldly announce that tho farmers do not
receive from a department to which thew
pay over 100000 annually i'll fees, the pro
lection to which they are entitled. The
commercial values given by Commissioner
henderson to fertilizers should be lowered.
The Inspection of fertilizers has been
totally insufficient. An inspection of one
sack IS made to cover /, 1000 pounds. The
chemists have received S36, 900 during
the last twelve Years. Manufacturers
are sharp enough to run through whole
consignments of fertilizers under cover of
an Inspection of a single sack, which was
kept for that purpose. He asked for legis-
lation, to which Col. Tom Lyons objected
saving that the legislature paid but little
attention to petitions. Col. Livingstone
defended the legislature from the charge
of Indifference. Hawkinsville was chosen
as the next place of meeting and Hon. w
j. Northen was unanimously reelected
president, with Col. Wadtell, of Polk, as
vicepresident. The vice-president elect
from the congressional districts i'll order
were S. d. Bradwell ]. J. Mccall, j. H.
Black, Leonard r. Peck, E. c. Ramsay,
A. w. Woolly, George E. Hard, w. A.
Perkinson aud John S. johnson. The dis
trict delegates appointed to go to Ohio or
the excursion were W. r. Kemp, o. A.
Berry, J. b. James, H. H. Carey, L.. f.
Livingstone, r. A. Nesbit, j. o. Wad-
dell, W. J. Northen, W. II. Parkinson,