The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-08-11
ITEMS IN THREE STATES.
GEORGIA. FLORIDA, AND SOUTH
CAROLINA PUT IN TYPE

LOokOAA-Sg 10y CONNCAss
GEORGIA.
1t is rumored that Ii. T. Rorfe Of Savan
nah will establish a swimming bath il
Macon before long, and use for that purpOs,
filtered water from the river.
The plans are about ready for the large
eating house which the Georgia Southern auC
Florida Railway Company Is preparing t,
put up at Cycl1neta farm. The building
will cost $4,000.
There has been some confusion at L nadilli
for the past ten days over the appOintmen
of a republican postmaster at that place
The majority OF the people petitions,
against the appointment, but to no avail
Quite a number are OOycJt-ing the ofiic'
By mailing their mail matter on the train
Joe Woulch, an Italian, and Charlie
Williams (colored) have been arrested al
Unadilla for robbing the caboOse Ga tn
Georgia Southern and Florida through
freight train at Grovsnia last mig t. Sew
eral articles we're found on their persons
stolen from Conductor Taubman Of the
through freight
1t is now verygenerally known that there
are already six candidates for the secretary
ship of the State Agricultural Society.
These are R. ". Jemison Of Macon, b. d.
Lumsden of Bib county, DR.. L. b. Clifton
of Macon, Dr. Roland b. Hall Of Macon,
county, and Ed Newton Of Athens.
At Macon Saturday Judge Speer heard a
rule in the United States court by the Amos
keag Lumber Company VS.. Norman ".
Dodge. brought by the plaintiff to make
the defendant show who was in possession
of certain lands sold to them by the defend
ant The court held that it was net in
its jurisdiction to grant the rule, but
thought the defendant would be compelled
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The Eleventh Georgia regiment held q
reunion at Gainesville Thursday. About
fifty of those who wore the gray were pres
emit, among them ex-GOv. Mcdaniel, who
was major of the regiment. Gen Long
street presided, and at times seemed deeply
touched as the speakers would sllude to the
valur Of his troops and the gallantry and
bravery Of their leader The Eleventh was
in bis command from 1852 to the surrend sr
at ApPomattox. Among other things, eA-
Gov. Mcdaniel stated that this regiment
left 2O4 of its number dead and wounded on
t he field Of Gettysburg.
A week ago Walter H Tibbs a young
man from Atlanta, son Of a commission
merchant in that city, was arrested at Biz
mingham, Ala, for a small forgery. DE
had no money to pay fine and went to the
city chain-gang Saturday Edward Urvick,
travelling agent for d. Appleton of New
York, arrived here and Unidentified Tibbs as
the man who robbed him of $500 in Atlanta
two months ago. Urwick aud Tlbbs occu-
pied the same room at a boarding house in
Atlanta One morning Tibbs was missing,
with $500 Of his room mates money. He
will be taken back to Atlanta for trial
George Thurman, negro boy of Macon,
about IL years OF age, is smart and mean
enough TO make a first-class highwayman
when he grows up. A day or two ago he
saw another boy of about his own age,
named VIII Kendrick, carrying a water
melon along the street. He determined to
get that melon by fair means or foul Grab
bling up handful of dry sand he stole up
behind the boy, reached around and threw
the sand in his eyes, and grabbed the melon.
While his victim was trying to clear his
eyes of the sharp sand, 50 he could see, the
Thurman boy ran away with the melon 10
an obscure nook in an alley. where no pro-
ceeded Ieisurely to enjoy it. He was arrested.
The deficiency appropriation bill passed
the lower house of congress Friday. In 1t
is included the Trezevaut claim, which
gives Georgia S35, 900; also, Mr.. Gamblers
claim for attorneys fees in his contested
election case OF 1850. OF this amount
MIR. Gambler personally does not get one
cent. Indeed, none OF his personal expenses
in collecting evidence are paid. The amount
goes to the lawyers employed in the ten
counties whose returns were attacked. The
amount is to be paid out as follows: Col n.
j. Hammond, $500; S. C. Dunlap, Gaines
vile, $500; George R. Brown, Canton $500
G. a Brand, Lawrenceville, 800; Baker &
Boyd, Dahlonega, 500; Howard Thompson,
Gainesville, 500; w. f. Findlay, Gaines
vile. 800; j. B. Silman, jefferson, $75; T.
Nd. Edwards, Homer, $50; T. L. Lewis,
Alpharetta, 800. The calendar was for
printing and marshal's fees.
Cordele Cordeledn: Lsst Monday morn
ing while the hands were busy at work on
the engine house at the springs, some one
discovered in one of the large springs, near
by, what at first glance seemed to be a snake
about three feet long. BY means of forked
stick his supposed snakeship was hauled out
OF the water and landed on terra frRa,
when, behold, the question arose as to
whether it was a snake or not. The reptile
was about three feet long, of yellow
striped color, but had scales all over its
body like fish. Its eyes were exceedingly
small, and an inves cigation of its mouth
showed an entire absence of fangs, but, in
stead, small, fish-like teeth. When placed
on dry land it squirmed and twisted about.
but could not crawl like a snake The con-
clusion of all who saw it was that it was a
hybrid-haf snake and half fish. Nothing
like 1t has ever been seen before in this
county, and the oldest inhabitants never
knew that the waters Of Gum creek con-
tanned such specimen of the reptile crea-
tion.
An accident, rather peculiar in its nature.
occurred on the Savannah, Americas and
Montgomery railroad at Americus Friday,
which resulted in the painful iniuring of
w. b. Seay, the conductor of the train, and
two colored laborers. The train was haul
ing dirt to make a fill near the Turpin
place, and preparations were being made to
unload 1t. This is done by means of pilot
shaped iron pillow on the rear car, which is
connected with the engine by heavy steel
cable The train was standing on a sharp
curve at the time the accident occurred
and when the engine was detached from
the cars and moved slowly forward to pull
the plow, the cable, of course, Strengthened
out with a snap sweeping everything
within the crescent out of its way Capt
Seay and two colored laborers were stand
ing on one OF the cars, on the inside of the
curve, and when the cable Strengthened out
II swept them from the car and down q 30
foot embankment. All of the men were
very painfully hurt, but fortunately no
bones were broken
Macon NetcS: Mar. and Mrs. j. j. Hamil-
ton have returned to Rome, Ga, from their
bridal trip TO California Both are well
known in Macon. The bride was formerly
Miss Lila Guerry, who resided with relatives
IN Vlneville and attended Wesleyan College.
The groom attended Mercer University and
graduated in the class of 1883. a pretty
little incident connected with their first
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