The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-04
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEws OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
PARAGRAPHS.

Fulton County.
GEORGIA
Griffin is 10 have a new daily paper called
the Call
Hon. Nicholas Dlehl, ex-ordinary OF
Jefferson county, is dead. He was ordinary
forty years.
The press, type and fixtures for a six
column paper are on their way TO Abel, IN
Berrien county. A. II. Shaw will be editor.
Col. R d. Locke, who was sworn in last
Saturday night at Atlanta as deputy reve-
niue collector of the Macon district, took
charge Of the Office Monday.
The Decatur county survivors associa-
ton are working up grand reunion OF all
living confederates soon. Jeff Davis, Zen
Gordon-all the great leaderS are 70 be in
Vited.
The Rice registration law for Fulton
county, which was enacted by the leglsla-
ture last week, went into effect Monday.
The law will make it next to impossible for
a voter to cast an illegal ballot.
Monday Chief Kenan Of Macon received
"a telegram stating that j. F. a s. b.. Lewis
of Eatontou had been robbed OF S9JO In
cash. besides merchandise. on Friday uight.
The firms safe had been blown open.
1t is probable that considerable number
,ppf the members of the New York Yacht
Club will make Brunswick's harbor their
anchorage next winter. Both sail and
steam yachts will be brought, the purpose
being to test Brunswick as winter port Tor
pleasure seekers.
Ben Williams of Princeton factory has
been very i'll for months Night before last
at O'Clock ne arose from his bed, dressed
sn his wife's gown and walked TO Athens,
where he was arrested and sent back home
I'm a diving condition. His mind is IN
balanced.
The building of factory at Whitesburg
land paper mill at the fine water power at
Morrows mill on Snake creek, one and
suuarter miles from town, have been con
bsiderably agitated the past month or two.
Some decisive action will be taken coon IN
the matter.
On Monday night last while on their way
ITO church in Hancock county, John Evans
land Ed Thomas both colored, got into q
Ldifflculty, and Thomas drew his knife and
splunged it into the neck of Evans, severlng
his jugular vein from which he died in a
few minutes.
Mrs Dekle Of Quitman, aged about 65
years who has been confined to her bed for
nine years, is very i'll with rheumatism,
which has drawn her limbs up in a most
shocking manner. One of her lower limbs
was drawn to such an extent as to break
her thigh bone just above the knee.
On last w ednesday j. NJ Wood of Wash
Sngton found silver dollar in horse track
In the road. Twas in the print of horse
shoe, and Mr.. Wood believes in horse shoe
luck-so the next morning that 81 went
straight TO New Orleans, where he has no
doubt that $4,000 is ready, willing and
waiting to serve its call.
At Albany, Monday Officer James and
Sheriff Edwards raided negro gambling
den. Four men were playing. One of
them grabbed and pocketed the stakes as
they entered. He escaped with bis booty
As they were carrying the party on to jail,
Officer James fired at him without avail
One of them drew a knife upon the sheriff,
but it was promptly wrenched from him
Three of tue gamblers were imprisoned.
There is a man living in Irwinton that
says he has not rode on a train but once in
twelve years, and during the time has not
spent cent of his own money. As an act
of kindness and saving for tenant GA his
plantation at one time he went to Macon
and bought a supply of provisions, his ex-
penses being paid to and from by the negro
He has lived during the twelve years near
the RAILROAD, too-the distance being not
more than four miles. He is good citizen,
runs four or five piows and deals heavily in
cotton every year, but he doesn't believe in
spending his money on railroads.
The first carriage that was ever seen in
Wilkes county had a history. The first
day it was brought there it was driven to
church, the owner and his wife and their
child, in the arms of a nurse, being its &C.
cupants, besides the driver. While services
were in progress, the nurse remained with
the infant in the carriage Something
frightened the hundred or more horses tied
or held outside the church. and there was a
general smash up, the new carriage being
Knocked into pieces and the driver manned.
The nurse and child escaped, the latter
without scratch, though thrown to the
ground, and Robert Toombs was spared to
his country.
About three weeks ago Peoples &, Millner
came to Macon and opened a photograph
gallery on ''the ticket system" They put
three drummers on the streets who sold TO
the citizens tickets at 35 cents apiece, each
holder of ticket being allowed twelve
photographs and one frame at IS, which
was several dollars lower than the regular
home photographers charged Peoples 4,
Miner applied for a license, but there being
no regular license for such business as they
conducted they were required to put up a
collateral of $50 with the chief of police
until the return of Mayor Price from New
York, who was expected to FIX license
Monday the home photographer went before
Mayor Price and complained about the cut
rate and ticket system business of Peeples n
Mlllner. He required the firm to pay $50
license for the two weeks they did business
S. per week for each of their three drum
mers, and declined to issue license for them
to do further business.
There is lady living in Athens who
vouches for the following queer story: a
gentleman in w isconsin mailed her fathe,
a check for $500. A republican admins.
tration having charge of national affairs
the check was lost en- route. A week afte,
the time he met professed fortune teller
at the home Of sick man, and there thu
owner of the check was voluntarily told by
the soothsayer of his loss. Further. the
fortune teller told the gentleman that tbs
check had been extracted from the envelope
and that the empty envelope would be re
ceived by him in few days. The thief wa,
described, and the assurance given that the
money would be recovered eventually afte,
much trouble. The wizard also told
his listener that two unexpected visitor,
would be at his house in a short while: that
they we're close relatives, whom he had not
seen in six years, and that they would sur
prise him by their advent. Next day the
empty envelope came. Two uncles from
France arrived the next week. The THE,
of the check was spotted in Wisconsin. and
the money recovered, after much time anc
trouble, though the thief escaped conyic.
ton. The Athens lady ana her father are
now firm believers in the for ne teller.
Trenton Times: The trial and convic
ton OF John Pyburn and Callie Bush TO,
the killing of Jasper Frost, near the Ten
nessee state line q few months ago was