The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-22
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

of the war-Valuable War Relics
Owned by a Gentleman of Way
cross-A Pay Car Wrecked.
GEORGIA.
Worth s,1perior court will convene next
Monday.
The brunswick Rifiemen viii enter the
prize drill at Kansas City.
The Ozlethorpe hotel at Brunswick closed
for the season yesterday.
The Waycross high school has received
1921 from the state so far this year.
A handsome gold medal is TO be awarded
to the best shot in the Albany Guards.
] Michelson's residence at Brunswick
was damaged $500 by fire Sunday morning
at O'Clock.
Mai. Ezekiel B. Smith of Talbotton died
Friday. He was widely known in the state
and highly respected.
There is more land in cultivation within
ten miles of Albany than ever before known
in the history of the city.
J. E. Duke, late of Central, S. c., has
leased the Commercial hotel at Athens, and
will enlarge and renovate il.
Out of hundred subscribers to the Grady
memorial volume in Albany, fifteen refused
10 take the book when delivered.
]. II. Bagley is building a store near
Buckley, in Ware county, and will shortly
open up frst-class stock of general mer-
chandise. He will also run q cotton gin
end grist mill.
State Secretary Jenner Of the Young
Mems Christian Association will arrive in
Brunswick next Friday to spend few days.
The ladies' auxiliary and mombers will give
him a reception.
Prof. Otis Malin Sutton of Union Springs,
10 80 in for he NJ mn
chasing the property of the Caldwell Female
Academy, and converting it into male
military academy.
Judge Fish of Oglethorpe has beautiful
mare which he named for Miss Winnie Da-
Wis. But since she has turned her face to
the east in marrying a northerner the judge
says his animal will bear another name.
The hearing of the injunction brought by
NJ. r. Rogers, w. A. Huff, ct al, to enjoin
the city of Macon from issuing the 500, 900
of bonds for sewerage, parking, and paw
ing, came up before Judge Miller Satur-
day.
Georgia has never been represented in
the convention which assemblies in Wash
ington once every ten years for the revision
of the United States Pharmacop9 The
next convention, however will be attended
by the delegates elected by the druggists
last week. The convention assemblies May 7.
A remarkable incident occurred in Rev.
j. II. Daniels pasture at Franklin few
DAYS ago. One of his horses refused to be
caught and jumped through a barbed wire
fence. tearing down two panels without be-
coming tangled in the wire or getting hurt
The fence was several strands high and
built very strong.
W. ]. Carter, one Of the proprietors of
the Dublin Iron Works, while walking
along Jackson street in Dublin Friday
night stepped on the end of a loose plank
ID crossing bridge and was prscipitated
to the bottom of a six.foot ditch, breaking
both bones of his right leg Just above the
ankle, and sustained other serious injuries.
Mr.. Carter will sue the town for damages.
Americas Recorder: The rise in the
value of stocks of Americas corporations is
something phenomenal. They have all
met with wonderful success in the respec-
tive businesses, and Americas capitalists are
most confident of their worth. The shares
of vny company organized here cannot be
obtained for less than par, and in some in
stances 1t is much higher. Guano company
stock is quoted at 400, and investment com
pany at $50. While these are the leading
stocks many others are also quoted highly.
Our bank stocks are quoted at about 100.
Following is a record of the buildings
contracted for at Americas since Jan. / :
Hotel, 100000: machine shops, $50, 900:
variety works, $4,000; furniture factory,
$4,000; cotton bagging factory, S25, O00
Baptist church, 5000; city hall, $4,000;
wholesale grocery house, 800, 600; S. A. NJ.
building, 10000; public school building,
$4,000; making a total Of S342, 600 In
addition to these there are under contract
and in process of erection residences and
other buildings amounting to not less than
$l5O,00O, making grand total of S500,0
Athens Banner: The burned factory mys-
terry is at last exposed. The three children
left with a negro are the i1egitimate Off
spring of simple minded white girl, we'll
known in this city. The two younger are
twins. IL seems that the mother has gone
to live with a worthy lady-a relative
who insisted that the children be sent away
before receiving her. Had we known the
real situation we would never have pub
lished the article, as it is one of those I'M
fortunate and notifying affairs
that had best be left in oblivion.
The unfortunate resorted to a very
the innocent infants. A large trunk was
filled with clothing, and money was fur
nished negro woman, who took them ia q
carriage and left Athens by tle Mitchell
bridge road, and upon reaching the place of
Dave Stephens. about six miles from
Athens, proceeded to dispose of them bv
giving them to the wives Of two colored
men. George Kenney and Lige Lowe
Kenney's wife was given the 2-year-old boy
and one of the twins; the latter has since
died. loves wife was given the twin, and
both of the women were furnished with some
money to provide for the wants of the little
ones.
Athens Banner: AT the surrender 5,00(
yankee soldiers came to Athens and a
reign Of terror was inaugurated The ne
groes went wild with delight, and were
guilty of the most outrageous acts They
felt that the white people were at last il
toeir power. They were encouraged il
their insolence by the soldiers, who seemed
TO take especial delight in seeing the proud
and chivalrous southerners mortified ant
Inundated. But depredatlons were mo-
confined alone to the blacks. The north
ern soldiers ravaged the country, stealing
stock, invading and robbing private homes
and insulting white ladies. A captain took
possession of our postoffice, drove DR.
Orr out, and of course on
mail facilities were terribly deranged
One squad of marauders capture;
the Danielsville carrier, and ripping opeI
his mail sack, carried the contents to thei
barracks in the Phi Kappa hall on tn
campus, where the letters were opened anC
searched for valuables and information tina
might lead to the capture of Presiden
Davis When the excitement was at it