The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-23
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
PARAGRAPHS.


Force Up the Price of Cotton Pick
ing-A Law Suit over a DoE-5e, 900
Acres of Timber Land Purchased in
Camden County.
GEORGIA.
It is rumored that daily paper run by
negroes is TO be started at Atlanta soon.
Can't James G.. Hughes has been ap-
pointed postmaster at Marietta, vice J. b.
Blackwell removed.
1t is said that Welcome Hyde of Wiscon-
sin made a deal in Decatur and Miller
county lands some months ago which netted
him $4,000
The amount of taxable property in
Emanuel county for this year is 1897, 14S
For last year it was Sl,5Sl, 6l3. Increase
over last year, $245, 5S5.
E. S Lyndon and A O. Lyndon will in a
few weeks erect large foundry in Athens.
The industry will be large one and viii
be great addition to the city.
h P. Reed, prosperous young farmer
of Wilson's district, Hall county, upon
seventeen acres Of ground will raise 200
bushels OF corn and five bales of cotton.
]. NJ. Lenderman and A. G. Williams Of
Carroll county were bitten by dog, on the
Meals ferry road Monday, that was thought
to be mad. The bite was very slight and
it is hoped no injury will come of 1t.
News reached Columbus, Wednesday,
that the steamboat Chippola, which runs on
Chippola lake, sank yesterday. No lives
were lost. but the whole cargo of freight
went to the bottom.
1t is said that Col r. D. Locke of Macon
will first be appointed deputy collector of
iaternal revenue at Macon in place of Col.
Cabaniss, holding that Office until the
expiration of Postmaster Hardeman's term,
when he will succeed him.
Messrs E. L. Vickers & Co. have closed
a trade with Eli Vickers, ST.. of Coffee
county, for 1000 acres of excellent pine
timber lying on the north side Of Saulla
river. The timber will be used for turpen-
tine and saw mill purposes. The price paid
was s., 200.
The case of Richard Lewis, alias Rich
mond Stephens (coloredl, charged with the
rape of Mrs. Emma Wilson, a respectable
white married woman living in Polk
county, was called for trial in the superior
court at Cedhrtown, Tuesday, and ended
Wednesday i'll conviction, with n recon-
mendation to the mercy of the court.
WIN Tyson, a young negro man, was
KILLED in his cabin, about SIX miles south of
Howard, on Saturday, Aug. 3, from the
effects of gun-shot wound inflicted in the
head S. Montgomery, Esq, impaneled
"a jury and held an inquest over the re-
mains, who decided, for want of proper
evidence, that the killing was accidental,
although there is some doubt as To the cor
rectness of the verdict
Last March George Hamilton (colored)
sold James II. Relationships sou, Nat,
yellow dog in exchange for pistol The
other day Bob Nolan (colored) met Nat
Blankenship in the street and claimed the
dog, and said be would have the dog or
fight The dog is coon, fox and 'possum
dog, but Blankenship, rather than have a
a lfxT va 1a1 ff N.,vr Nl.
is the subject Of an expensive law suit
J. W. Hightower, of the Empire Lumber
Company, is in Brunswick. Mr. High
towers visit is for the purpose Ct ccmplet
ing trade for 81, 600 acres OF land in Cam
den county. If the purchase is made, and
there seems no doubt that il will be- the
company will erect several saw mills on the
property, run tram roads through, and
make other necessary improvements, that
will enable them 10 reach the timber
properly.
cutting scrape occurred Tuesday night
In Red Creek district, about six miles from
Hartwell. John Lewis did not like the way
his wife was doing, and ne concluded that
he would try the virtues of a horse whip,
when she got hold of butcher knife aud
proceeded TO carve him up in fine style She
cut an ugly cash across his face and on his
arm and in his side. DR.. A. J. Matthew's
was called III to examine the wounds, and
pronounced the one in the side extremely
dangerous. There are no hopes of the mans
recovery.
The negroes of Terrell county have been
trying TO force the price for picking cotton
to 6O cents per 100 pounds. 1t is said that
they have formed an alliance. Some of
them, however, have given in and gone to
work at tho regular price of 40 cents Der
hundred, while others are more obstinate
and are holding out for GO cents. At Albany
day or two ago, negro was lodged in
jail in default of fine A warehouseman
told the negro he would advance the fine
aud allow him TO repay it by picking cotton
at gu cents per hundred. The negro promptly
and fatty refused to entertain the matter
asserting that Its wuff 60 cents hundred
ter pick cotton, an | amt gwine ter do it
fer no lessn
During last week J. NJ. Harris, respect
able farmer OF Brooks county, and his wife
went on visit TO Mrs. Harris mother.
leaving their son and daughter, aged re-
spectlvelv Is and 10 years. During their
absence George w. West, a neighbor, called
at the house of Mr.. Harris about II O'clock
at night and asked permission to spend the
night Young Harris put up his
horse and showed him to his room
About an hour later West entered the
room of the little girl She walked
when he put his hand on her and called her
brother. This frightened West, and he
asst MI. harris sw0re out warrant for
him Wednesday, charging him with the Of
Tense of assault with intent to commit rape
West bears an unsavory character in his
neighborhood, having been tried for the
larceny of a valise from a train, and is now
under bond for his appearance at tine supe-
rior conrt for the murder of a negro man
about year ago. Officers are after him.
Capt Bush Lumsden of Macon was one
OF the attendants at the meeting of the
State Agricultural Society in Cedartown.
and got in some good words for the estab.
lishment of a state geological bureau.
Among other things, he said: 1.-THE gen
tleman asks what good will a geological
survey of the state do TO the farmers. The
gentleman states that he is from Southwest
Georgia, and l will say that while very few
minerals may be found in his
section Of the state, there are
underlying many of the counties in
Southwest Georgia immense beds of
mari, which, If properly examined and
brought to light, would add greatly to the
wealth of mis- section. l dislike to see an
act Of sclhshness. l cannot bear to see one
section of our glorious old state antagonize
another section. Whatever benefit North
Georgia will assuredly benefits the whole
state, and what adds to the wealth of one
section will increase the wealth of all sec
tiyns, north, middle and southern"
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