The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-07-06
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
TIE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

OOlored Alliance OF DOugnerty
County Faced by a Heavy Finan-
cial Loss-A Challenge for a Prize
Fight.
GEORGIA.
Dan Grant, the Macon murderer, has
been sentenced to Imprisonment for life
Mrs. Lou Darden and Mrs. Elizabeth
Pinkston are among the recent dead at
Crawfordville.
DIR. Bass of the Wesleyan Female Insti-
tute continues solid in his opposition to
modern round dances
Capt GULL, the Oldest man in Greene
county, is critically i'll at his home in
Bairdstown. He is nearly 9S.
Mrs. Mary Chastain, an old and respected
lady of Thomas county, died Wednesday at
the home Of her son, j. I. Chastain.
The house of Rudolph Wessler at Griffin
was burglarized Thursday night of a watch
and other articles Three suspicious charac-
tiers were arrested.
A elephant for Grant park, Atlanta, has
been ordered purchased in New York The
animal is guaranteed by Supt. COnklin of
the Central park menaRerie.
w. o. Baldwin, who shot and killed a
policeman at Brunswick and is out on bail,
is reported 70 be recovering from his illness
at the home Of bis parents at Cuthbert.
Walter Hanson Of Macon is in New York
under the treatment Of physicians. His
health is in a very precarious condition.
The latest information is that serious doubts
are entertained of his recovery.
During thunderstorm Wednesday
Charles Middlebrooks a colored man living
on r. S. Jones place. near Wellington, in
Morgan county, was struck by lightning
and killed, as was also good horse that he
was blowing.
There will be no public schools in Madison
this year. In the election held Wednesday
the vote stood &C for public schools, A
against public schools. As it requires "a two
thirds vote of the qualified voters of the city
to get public tchools the vote fell short Of
the mark.
The residence Of Frank Cook, father Of
Jimmie Cook, the boy preacher, near Glen,
in Carroll county was destroyed by fire IA
week ago yesterday. Several of his neigh
bors were soliciting help for him in Carroll
con Tuesday. and were meeting with liberal
responses
A NelO South reporter noticed a flicker
ing light in j. A. Pittman's store at Doug
lassville, while passing there Sunday night,
and looking IN discovered that something
was on fire. Thealarm was given and soon
the flames were extinguished. It's thought
the rats ignited a match in a box containing
some trash.
Sam Blalock. who works for j. A. Rhudy
Of Carrollton, says that he sold last week, to
a gentleman in Heard county, who is now
OF years of age, the first readymade suit of
clothing the gentleman ever bought In his
life. His wife, who had never had a store
bought hat, also bought one on the same
day, at one of the millinery stores.
Following are the officers Of Jesup's
newly organized military company: p p
Woods, captain; George f. Armstrong, first
lieutenant; S. B. Smith, second lieutenant;
p. D. b. Stanse, junior second lieuten-
ant; L. A. Swindle, first sergeant; 7. w.
Norwood, second sergeant; r. A. J.
McDutf1e, third sergeant; j. H. Price. first
corporal; j. F. Fishback second corporal;
w. A. Goethe, third corporal.
A few days ago smoke was seen issuing
from a trunk at the Union depot at Macon.
The trunk was broken open and as soon as
the lid was raised flames shot up in n lively
manner. The contents of the trunk, CON
slstfng OF some kind of chemicals and lot
of fancy clothing, were dumped out OF the
trunk, and with much difficulty extin-
guished. The trunk belonged to vender
of Indian medicines in Macon.
William Genoni of Columbus has issued
the following challenge: ~ challenge any
man IN Georgia who is native born Geor-
gian to meet me in a twenty-four-foot ring
for sum not less than 300 nor more than
ounce gloves, weight 1873 pounds. l have
deposited with the Third National Bank the
sum of 800, and will deposit more if neces-
sarv. This challenge open for thirty days"
A. G. Ware of Brunswick has invented q
fish cleaner. He says the smallest or the
largest fish can be scaled rapidly by the use
of the machine. 1t consists of two prongs
and hooks, almost like pair of fire tongs,
only the edges of the prongs are rough, and
are slightly curved forward. One end of
the machine is fastened to table, while
the two prongs are clapped around the fish
and it is showed through the rough edged
knives, taking off every scale.
An election was held in Talbot county
Wednesday TO amend the local prohibition
law. AS the law now stands none but ply
sicians can sell whisky, and they only to
patients under actual treatment. The
amendment was to prevent physicians from
selling or furnishing it TO any one. The
result was large majority against the
amendment The election passed off quietly
and the result of it will doubtless settle the
whisky question in the county.
Crawfordville Democrat: There are
shingles on the roof of Fl. T. Hammacks
residence in this place that were drawn over
eighty years ago. They are finished in the
style Of that day and time-having the ends
made round. These shingles have the honor
OF having sheltered President Andrew Jack
son while spending the night in Crawford
vile. he was on a journey through this
country during his administration as the
seventh President of the United States.
c. +. Jones of Scull Shoals, Greene
county, his wife, two children and negro
servants drank some buttermilk and were
seriously sick. In short while Dr. Hester
OF Oconee county was summoned and pro-
nounced it case of arsencal poisoning.
The suspicious of Mrs. Jones rested on a
negro man who furnished the milk. If it
was not be- then it must have been the
cook. Feeling runs high against the negro
man, and if it is proven that he is the
guilty man hanging will probably be the
penalty.
Douglasgville Nelo South: On Sunday af-
ternoon last Col. c. c. Post and Hon. John
2. Watson went down to Salt Springs in
private conveyances. Col Post was driv-
ing his span of blacks and MIR. Watson a
single horse. On their return Mr. Watson
drove in front Col. Posts horses got
scared, and Mr.. Watson jumped out of his
buggy to try and stop them, when his leg
caught in the buggy lines, throwing MIN.
His leg was broken in the fall, near the
ankle, the bone almost protruding through
the flesh
The teachers of the state. instead of re-
ceiving their money from the state for
teaching last term at the close of the term.
will actually have to wait until next De-
Cnmber and most Drobab Iatar baforo