The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-23


lAurderer-An Increase in the State
Receipts from the Insurance Com
psnies-
GEORGIA
GAINESVILLE is 20 have a board Of trade.
The oil mill at West Point turns out abou
700 gallons per day.
The business of the postoffice at Lexington
aggregates $4,000 per year.
The insane woman who is reported miss
ing at Athens is Mrs. Louis Bertling.
J. S. Rhodes has found large body o
fine slate on his farm near Gainesville
A big railroad meeting is to be held a
Sandy Cross, Oglethorpe county, in weel
or so.
LAGRANGE is to have a street railway be
fore the year expires. A board Of trade il
also probable
Stephen b. Stokley of Crawford, senior
member of the firm Of Stokely & Roland
died Thursday.
Rev. ". II. A. johnson died at the home
of his father, Rev. A. q. johnson, at Ac-
worth, Wednesday.
Blue Ridge has elected a prohibition
board Of aldermen, and the only barroom
in the place must 60.
1t is said that half Of Cumberland Island
is to be purchased by an Atlanta syndicate
for club house purposes.
Aaron Haas has announced his attention
Of resigning his position OF general man
ager Of the lines of the Union street rail-
way Of Atlanta.
A bad fiue in a chimney filed the cor
ridOrs Of the state capitol with smoke
Thursday and gave rise to fears that the
building was on fire.
4 Al
yard Of the Savannah, Griffin and North
Alabama at Carrollton, wednesday, and
both engines we're badly wrecked.
The Columbus EnqLirer-Sun is reliably
Informed that a number of business men
have decided to build new steamer to ply
the Chattahoochee, Apalachicola and Flint
rivers.
Charles Chapman Ccolored) has been con-
victed of wrecking q train on the East
Tennessee road near Macon, July z. The
penalty is from five to ten years in the
penitentiary.
A negro woman of Athens imagines her
self dog, and banks continually. Her
name is Mary Mccoy. She also fmagines
that lizards are all the time crawling over
her. 1t Is generally believed that she is
crazy.
Chief Of Police Shackelford of Griffin
ndS hiItsNH4 a AA4hl WHO gives Ills name as
Gregory, but the chief is confident that he
is murderer wanted in Eufaula, Ala. for
the murder Of q man named Cook some five
years ago.
Mrs. Juliet Rabbit, the aged widow of
the late Rev. P. Teller Rabbit, D. D., of
the Episcopal church, is in dying condi-
ton al Bainbrldge. Her illness was caused
by a fall, which dislocatedr the hip bone.
precipltating paralysis.
A Macon county man has eleven
daughters, and a cruel-hearted Georgia
editor suggests that the father of the girls
should start country paper, and give
away one Of his daughters with each sub
scription To his paper-club the two, as it
were.
A. W. Foster recently sold his home on
Main street, Madison, to S. A. Turnell for
$1,000 The lot contains four acres of land
and is the most desirable location in the
city. few years ago Mr.. Foster bought
the house and lot for $500. He will move
to Atlanta.
Monroe NetCs: The editor was rendered
drink Of good corn liquor the other day
out OF bottle which had been an old bottle
since 1872. Cicero Edwards father-in-law
MIR: McCarty, had it that year, and to Cicero
its keeping had been consigned for many
long years.
In 1892 the Virginia Home Life Insurance
Company ceased TO do business in Georgia.
and yet the. So, 900 worth of United States
bonds deposited in the treasury, in con-
Iormlty with the law, were only withdrawn
Thursday. Meantime many of the bonds
had matured and ceased to draw interest.
Capt. Furlow of the controller generals
department states that up to date 81 800 has
been collected in sewing machine COM
panies' taxes as against 500 for the whole
OF last year up to the time of the passage
OF the new law. Evasion appears to be con-
sldered out Of the question under the act
now Of force.
The stockholders in Toccoas new bank
are: R. ID. Vow, $4,000; w. r. Bruce
$4,000; E ?. Simpson, $4,000; B. F. Alder
hold, 5000; w. A. Matheson, $1,000; ].
B. Simmons, $4,000; 7. A. Capps, $4,000:
K J. Lowry, $1,000; w. G. Edwards
$1,000; R. K. Waiting, 81 1000, making a
total Of $4,000.
Lexington Echo: L. W. johnson.
living in the Browns Chapel neighbor-
hood, is the owner of monstrosity In the
shape Of five legged COW. The fifth leg is
Joined on to one of the fore legs of the ami
mai at the knee, reaches to the ground and
has hoof upon it, but is homeless and use
less. The cow is otherwise perfect and is
now giving MIX.
Twenty-Five Ohio business men are COM
ing to visit Georgia. This is the partv
which Col. w. l.. Glessner is bringing for n
tour of inspection Of the state A telegram
from Col. Glessner announces that the parry
Will leave Dayton tomorrow, reaching At
lanta at noon Tuesday. The visitors will
spend day and half in Atlanta and viii
then go to other parts of Georgia.
N. G. Edwards has written letter ahopt
the Sharon arrests, claiming that he had
nothing whatever to do with them. He also
explains his action in the postofflce matter.
MIR. Edwards, it will be remembered. is
charged by the people of Sharon of taking
at least an undue interest in the Sharon
postoffice fight. 1t has even been charged
that he was the real cause of the recent
arrests made by United States marshals,
Real estate is booming in Athens. and
property is changing hands rapidly. E. F..
Anderson to-day sold his home place at 81, OOC
profit. Mrs. Ferdinand Phinizy is con-
templating selling her home place and buy
ing the residence of Aleck Bishop, on
Milledge avenue. Maj. Lamar Cobb, it is
said, is thinking of disposipg of his place
Property is changing hands on all sides. and
the land companies are getting in their
work.
At Cumming, Thursday, Jack Harris, tie
noted thief and robber, who, with pistol il
hand, threatened the life of James l.. Moor
II he did not open his store safe and give
MIN his money, was tried and convicted