The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-07
ITEMS IN THREE STATES.
GEORGIA. FLORIDA. AND SOUTH
CAROLINA PUT IN TYPE

IrlEE
Central Railroad Fireman's Pipe
r;-es Eis Clothes While Re Sleeps.
Book Agents and Collectors 20
Fight a Tax a. Macon.
GEORGIA
Edward Young has been elected captain
OF the Greensboro Rifios.
The Grand Council of the Royal Arclnun
OF Georgia viii meet n Columbus il May.
Csrtersville is getting 10 be n city OF
secrse orders. At least half dozsa flourish
il that town.
The Southern appeal Of Atlanta claims
% % tho only democratic paper in the
south published by 2 negro.
Rev. II. W. bar7yell of Hancock county,
has received "calln from Sanford.
Fla, and hes gone to answer it.
The Confederate Veterans Association OF
Banks county VIII meet az Homer on the
second Monday IN Aprh, at l. n.
Tho barn and stables OF Or. Eberhart at
Paol were burned one night last week, and
fine horse and mule were crenlated.
1t is believed that there are more OK
co0federates in Houston who fought at
Chickamauga than in any other county in
the south.
An engineer employed by the Georgia
railroad has given uD his job 70 join the
church. He says railrOadIng and religion
do not work together.
Rabbi Stemple is no longer connected
with the jewish synagogue OF Macon, and
will probably accept a call from northern
or northwestern congregation.
About fifty colored men and bows of all
sizes and ages left Toccoa Tuesday for Elber-
ton to commence work ON the new railroad
which passes through that place.
Prof IVhfta Inns bean ehSo0t from Athans
for some time on professional business. He
contemplates q trip to Cuba soon, aud he
will be accompanied by Mrs. White.
The cottage of R. l. Hardman of Har-
mony Grove was burned Friday morning
about Q O'Clock. IL is thought that the
house caught from defective stoyepipe.
Mrs. Jennie Fielder of Eastman is having
erected neat cottage near the residence of
Col. w. NJ. Clements on County Road street,
which she will reside il as soon as it is COM
pleted.
Hon. Josehh B. Cumming, who was
elected last commencement to deliver the
alumni grafton at the coming state university
commencement, has been forced TO recon-
slider his acceptance of the honor.
Edwin Dasher's gin. saw and grist mill,
Oh Cherry creek, Lowndes county, was
burned on Tuesday last. The roof OF the
structure caught from a spark from the
smoke STACK. ne luSS was uoANy, luckuQ-
ing 81, 500 worth of cotton gins alone.
Dr. j. P. Campbell, who for several years
has been professor of biology at the Uni
versity of Georgia, has been commissioned
by the Bureau OF Education, t) write a
book CT statistics etc on the management
and training in the biological laboratories
of the country.
Col. w. w. Lumpbin of Milledgeville
buried one of his children in Greensboro
cemetery last week beside the graves OF
three others he had buried there before be
left the county. This has been a very
afflicted family, four OF the children dying
with diphtheria.
Fireman Rohntree Of the Central put his
pipe in his pocket at Macon before dis
robing and retiring for the night. The
pipe must have had some fire in it, for
when he awol1e about midnight the room
was full Of smoke and his clothes were
burned to ashes.
In the superior court at Atlanta Miles e.
Clark has just been granted a verdict of $50
against the East Tennessee Virginia and
Georgia Railway Company. The suit was
for $4,000 damages, on the ground that the
engine of the railway company had by its
sparks set tho woods Of the plaintiff on fire.
At Braganza, last Monday, fire came
near doing a great deal of damage. 1t
started in the woods and burned right up
into the town, and 1t was with difficulty
the citizens saved their property from the
ravages of the flames. One dwelling house
and the old church building were de-
stroyed.
Mr. Shumway. who owns part interest in
The Wester place, at Fort Valley, has
planted out 10000 tomato plants three times
since the middle Of February and expects to
have his Job to do over again next week, but
he Is determined to raise large crop, as he
says there is pig money in them, to sell them
either green. ripe or to can them.
The negroes around Athens are leaving
every day by the scores TO get work ON the
grading forces Of the Georgia. Carolina and
Northern railroad around Elberton. So
great has been the number of hands that
have left recently for the road that it is
said farmers cannot get enough laborers TO
start their crops off with any degree of sat-
isfaction.
Sunday. at Eagle Cliff, j. w. Davis, q
walking boss on the Chattanooga Southern,
found himself badly in the minority. Bud
Gordon and Dick Catron invited him into
r. A. Hollingsworth's store to get a cigar.
After he went in the door was locked and
no was covered with pistol and ordered TO
stand and deliver. His watch and IS were
taken from him. As yet no arrests have
been made.
At Americas a young carpenter named
Gay for several weeks past has been in poor
health. and his inability to work has proved
moro than an inconvenience to his family.
Saturday he received from his attorney
seventeen crisp one hundred dollar bills his
share of his fathers estate The estate has
been in litigation since his fathers death. a
number of years ago, and Gay had given
up ali hope Of ever receiving a dollar from
it.
The April term OF the superior court will
convene at Warrenton to-day. Two cele-
DRAFTED murder cases will DO tried-that OF
the killing of J. III W. Cody, By c. L. Nc
Gregor, and that Of the killing OF Mr.
Rogers OF Camak by the negro, Bob Hill, q
short time ago. The fact that Judge
Twiggs of Augusta and Col. Lewis OF
Greensboro will assist the state in the
Cody-McGregor case will bring crowds OF
people to this place.
Americas Times: Chief Lingo had a very
narrow escape last night from what might
probably have been fatal accident As he
went to mount his horse at police head
quarters, the saddle turned and he stepped
back upon the ground with one foot, the
other remaining in the stirrup. just at
this juncture the horse ran, throwing the
chief to the ground, where he was dragged
some twenty or thirty feet. Had the stirruI
leather not broken he would probably have
received serious if not fatal injuries. Hi: