The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-28
GEORGIA

Up ana ABOUT Win a builet IN 6er
Head.
GEORGIA.
Rev. Mr.. Casey of Adairsvills is dead.
The city election at Atlanta occurs TO-
day.
Anthony Wadley was killed by train at
Forsyth Tuesday.
The merchants OF Cordele are doing a
thriving business.
The Cordele cotton factory has DOM.
menced buying cotton.
There is a protracted meeting going Oh
at the Cordele Baptist church.
Albany has received nearly 5000 bales,
and her receipts Will reach $4,000.
Stewart county was carried by the anti
prohibitionists, Tuesday, by a majority of
400.
A stock company is being organized 70
run telephone line between Athens and
Lexington
The Methodists Of Cordele are actively at
work to raise asufficient amount TO build q
nice church.
Atlanta hasn't presented a set Of colors
70 the man-of-war named in her honor but
viii probably do so soon.
Elijah Jacobs. Of Wayne county, has ten
children mo twins, the oldest being only
how days more than IL years old.
Prof. D. A Crittenden has resigned his
position as principal Of the Cordele high
school in consequence of failing health.
Capt. Sim Harrel of Mogal, Berrien
county, has sold his saw-mil, together with
the timber on about 10000 acres Of land, TO
Miller g. Co.
Rev. ]. r. Winchester has resigned the
paStorate Of Christ church, Macon, to take
effect Feb. l. He Will 80 to Christ church,
Nashville, Tenn.
DR.. Willis Westmoreland, OF Atlanta,
recently removed part OF the jugular vein
of w. P. Mccarthy Of Dalton. The patient
is now nearly well.
W. d. Cloud, charged with misappropri-
ating s3l2 from the Southern Express Com
pany, at Bailey, has made the amount
good and will not be prosecuted.
At Lexington a telephone line will soon
be established between the depot of the
Lexington Terminal and the business center
of the town, a distance Of 500 yards. for the
convenience Of the public.
Near LaGrange Maj. Egbert Beall, while
hunting Saturday, accidentally shot his
a3-year-old boy in the eye, destroying the
sight The shot struck a rock and glanced,
which caused the accident.
Last Saturday night the negroes had a
EuPpo4 Ou OAS VI -. W JduleB Plantations
near Blakely, and, as usual on such occa-
sions, a row ensued, in which George Cowart
was shot and killed by a turpentine hand.
The negro who was arrested at Macon
Friday by officers jenkins and Mogaly as
the supposed Ed. Johnson, the alleged muir
uerer OF Capt. William Miller, Of Houston
county, did not prove TO be the right negro.
At Albany, Sunday, the congregation of
the Baptist church, IN convention, decided
70 erect new house Of worship, 70 cost
$1,000 The subscription opened with a
donation Of $1,000. Work will commence
upon the new edifce April l.
J. B. Mount, one Of the largest dry goods
and clothing merchants Of Newman, has
sold out lis entire stock TO Einstenis Sons
q Co. Of Savannah. 5. Waxelbaum &
Son, together with William Waef of
Macon, compose the company of Elnstain,s
Bon & Go.
At Cordele J. E. D. Ship, ". W. Ship,
J, 3. Scott, D. L. Usher, K S. Burton, e.
A. LittleJOhn, Joseph Littlejohn, K. T.
George and 3. D. Davis have all given con-
tracts for handsome new residences. and in
addition 70 these are many cottages spring
ing up all over the city.
At Ty-Ty, Monday, Iverson n. Ford
while showing a Winchester rife TO q Gus
toner at his store, found that the gun
when a cartridge exploded and the whole
charge OF powder flashed into his face. bis
eyes were seriOuslyhu
Rev. j. u. Chapman has been envaved
for the past week in raising money TO pay
the debt resting on the Baptist church OF
dlllsdgeviIle- The collection at the church
last Sunday amounted 70 1922 IS, which.
With previous collections made by Mr.
chapman, ls about sufficient TO pay al that
Near Quftman, last Saturday afternoon,
FlaYius Yonng's gin house, cotton press,
i've bales Of cotton, a quantity of cotton
seed, al his farming implements and his
seed pindars were consumed by fire. The
fire was the result Of an accident. Mr..
Young estimates his loSs at $500, There
was no insurance.
Saturday night at 10 o'clock Alonzo Holt
who Is negro 25 years old, while walking
along the public road to his home near Ma.
con, wac suddenly confronted by a large
negro, who fired pistol directly at Holt
Tie ball entered the abdomen The negro
ned Holt died Monday without being able
10 say who shot him.
Two strange negroes passed across til,
bridge at Fort Gaines into Alabama early
Sunday morning, aud soon afterwarc
officers from Calhoun county arrived il
pursuit, stating that the fugitlves the nigh
previous had wantonly and brutally muir
dered another negro after winning hi
money at game OF cards.
a strong effort is being made to uusl
Albany forward. Among the schemes under
dlscusslon are free schools, a cotton factor,
which Is TO cost $3.50, 600, new railroad lines
two construction companies, an extensiy,
system OF water works, street car. DUNN,
and electric lines for rapid transport. AMI
other similar conYeniences
Madiso4 Mudtsonian: We heard dark,
say Saturday that he owned pig, and on,
day gave it a bucket of mush. Said tb,
darkey: "He eats de whole bucketful O
mush, and den put de darn little cuss in d.
bucket and he didn't fill it up half full
The question for philosophers to settle is
what become Of the mushl
A difficulty occurred at Brunswick. Tues
day, between T. f. Owens and Mrs. M. II
Daniels, resulting in a broken leg for tn
latter. The fe lure OK Mrs d ,niels to pa,
rent was the cause of the trouble. Mr.
Owens claims that she attacked him anC
fell wher be pushed her off. She claims
that he seized her and threw her out of tn
door.
Judge Mark Blandford of the supreme
bench Is FIRM believer in the zodiac signs
He lost an arm at the battle of Mcdowell
Va, in May, 1862, and he declares that h,
and every other soldier who got wounded
in the arm in that combat recovered. while
all the leg wounds proved mortal. He saw,
he had occasion to take particular notice OF