The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-03-31
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.


Texas-A Wise Hen of Quitman-The
Iron Ores Of Taliaferro County.
GEORGIA
A new boat Is 70 be built at Montezuma
for the Flint river trade.
There is gentleman in Athens 50 years
Of age who never tasted corn bread.
The managers of the Atlanta baseball
club are negotiating with the famous Monk
Cline, short STOP
The talk in council on the subject Of an
electric light plant for Bainhridge is as
Stunning practical shape.
Chancellor w. e. Boggs of the university
has consented to preach the Lucy Cobb
commencement sermon this year.
At Sparta. Tuesday morning, Miss Susie
Ireadwell was married to Osnsn d. Griffis.
Both are residents of Hancock county.
L. 0. jackson, of Bainbridge sold last
week, three four-months old registered Jer-
sey calves to a gentleman IN Texas for
Hon. James NJ. Smith of oglethorpe
county is making arrangements to 60
largely into the raising Of cattle. Healready
has herd OF some 800 which be will in
crease 70 1000 during the summer.
Bainbridge Baptists have about a. 500
subscribed to build new church in that
city, and this sum is being constantly aug
mented by additional subscriptions The
house will be erected during the summer.
John Powell says that there is a walnut
tree on bis place, at Gibson, that has been
stone dead for seven years, but that IL has
come to life again and Is bearing sweet de-
licious walnuts as it did previous to its
death.
On Saturday Of next week a novel case
VIII be tried in the justice court of Pleasant
in lorf hr.r Il
be suit for the possession of dog The
animal, however, Is a very high bred hound
bitch Of sufficient value TO bring about a
suia
Last Saturday Walton Edwards (coloreH
of Taliaferro county exhibited a curiosity
in the shape OF q ben's egg. IL was Just a
common egg from outside appearance, but
when the shell was broken the white was
natural in its shape and the cavity that
should have contained the yelk, contained
perfect little egg with hard she'll
The marshal Of Swainsboro having gath
cred about twenty-two head of hogs from
the streets, and put them in pond for de
livery as their owners would come and paw
cost and get them out, but the owners fail
ing 20 comply after certain specified time,
he sold them on last Saturday to the highest
bidder. They brought from 81 to 81 30
per head, some Of them going very cheap
Here is a watch, p remarked a Ouitman
gentleman the other day, that cost me
81 ,250, and he held out for inspection a
handsome gold one He then went on to
explain how he had loaned man that
amount Of money and how after several
vain endeavors 70 collect the same he at
last wound up with the above mentioned
watch, which had in reality cost him this
sum Of 81, $50.
A tramp, claiming to represent the New
York World, passed through Chipley last
week. He visited the negro schools, ex-
amined the pupils and associated with the
negroes generally. exciting them to some
extent as to their treatment by the whites.
He left on Thursday evening Well for
him. Had he remained over. the boys
would have presented him with bucket Of
tar and feathers.
Allen Thompson, living about six miles
west OF Swainsboro, is inclosng a woods
pasture that will contain about 500 acres Of
land that Will be convenient for himself aud
four different families Of his children He
says that he and his sons will in few weeks
turn out on that pasture TO craze fourteen
colts under years old He also SAYS If
corn and fodder don't come pretty soon
they will have to turn out fourteen more
above IA years old.
The baboon belonging to 10-cent circus
made two breaks for liberty at Griffin
Thursday. Early in the morning he slipped
his cable, and was very much frightened by
the children Of the public school, having
got as far as their play ground He was
captured by his keeper after making a stub
born resistance In the afternoon he
escaped again, but was retaken, having
concealed himself in buggy which was in
yard in the rear OF the Griffin bank build
ing.
The stockholders Of the First National
Bank of Cartersville met on the 2lst and
organised by electing the following direc-
tors: j. II. Vivion OF Lebanon, XIV, j. c.
Woford, w. G. Baker, j. A Slower, L. S.
Munford, j. R. Wikle, W. B. Sadler of
Cartersville. and Hiram Blaisdel of Boston.
Mass. Afterward the meeting Of the di-
rectors was held and the following officers
were elected: President, Judge ]. r.
Wikle; cashier. J. H. Vivion; teller, w. B.
Sadier.
rawfordville Democrat: On Saturday
last d. A. Saggus Of this county brought
in huge piece OF mineral from his place
that showed plainly that there was iron in
the dirt where it came from. Our county
Is full OF it, aud we only need it worked A
gentleman told us last Friday that he had
just returned from the Moore Place mines,
and he says they are digging tons after tons
OF the finest ore he ever saw. The shaft is
now about go feet deep and the iron is still
good. They are finding at this depth a
silver-lookiDg flint rock that shows that
there is something else in this vein instead
Of iron. We pronounce it silver. DR.. ]. J.
Kent Of the soap mine fame has brought In
good specimen Of the existence of iron on
bis place here near town.
At QuitInan last Tuesday night, Henry
Hithwould, young negro lad, and Hannah
Jones, also colored, became involved In
difficulty, the end Of which was very tragic.
Henry came to the Jones woman's house
and tried to get in, but she had the doors
locked and refused TO let him in. He then
pulled off garden paling about feet
long, and going back TO the house, COM
menced trying to punch the woman with
the paling. Ihewoman had a baby a few
months old in her arms, aud in punching at
her the boy stuck the paling into the baby's
head, killing 1t almost instantly. Coroner
Ponder was sent for and the case investi-
gated by jury, which brought in q verdict
that the infant came TO it's death In accord
Hnce with the above statement The young
murderer at once fed, and has not been
caught yet He is supposed TO be in Florida
At Atlanta Friday the grand jury found
q true bill against Charles E. Hamilton for
assault with intent to murder. Mrs. Ham
lton was not able to appear. but Chief Con.
molly went before that body and testified
and the result Is as above stated. The facts
~ the case are familiar TO tho public Ham
hton cut his wife's throat with a razor
ABOUT two weeks ago at the Kimball house.
lie narT.ta1 hafpro TnIora Pat O.,