The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-27
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

Under the WheelS-E1re among COT
ton at Villa Rica-A Negro Spared
by Lynchers on Condition That He
Leaves Ebert County.
GEORGIA.
A guano factory will soon be started at
West Point.
Building lots in Reidsville range from
$50 to $500 per lot
The river will soon be navigable from
West Point to Franklin.
James Wilkinson. a lerge land owner of
Wilkes county, died at his home Monday.
The Star says that a company should be
organized in Covington TO furnish electric
lights and power.
C. L. Frost of Brunswick has accepted
the position of business manager of the
Tribune of Rome.
Robert Long tcoloredl shot and killed
John Wright (coloredl at Rome Monday
night. A row between their families was
the cause of the trouble.
Jack King, negro blacksmith of Athens,
was thrown from his horse Sunday after
noon, and his leg badly fractured. The
wound is quite serious one.
Several Of the prisoners in the Newton
county Jail at Covington made an attempt 70
escape Monday night They were tearing
AOOA
the sheriff, who prevented their escape.
The location of the pumping station for
the new sewerage system Of Brunswick is
still unsettled, yet it seems probable now
that the Dart lot, on the west side Of
Cochran avenue, Just below Gloucester
street, will be finally chosen for the site.
The new steamer Apalachee, constructed
for the Peoples line of Columbus, was
launched In Virginia Saturday. The APP
alachee will reach Columbus about Jan. l,
IN charge of Capt. J. NJ. Long, and will ply
the Chatahoochee, Apalachicola and Flint
rivers.
VIII Reeves, a colored train hand on the
Columbus and Western road, was killed by
a freight train at Gold Hill, Monday. The
negro attempted TO jump from one car to
another and missed his footing and fell be-
tween the cars. He was so badly crushed
by the wheels that he died in a short time
Augustus grand trades display and car
nival will be held on Jan. 20, continuing to
Jan. %, 1891. The carnival is held "by the
order of King Cotton" as announced on
sent out. The railroads will make low
rates, and it is expected that the city will
be crowded with visitors.
A postoffice messenger at Wavcross was
arrested by ono of the public officers for his
non-payment of street tax. The postmaster
took the position that he was exempt, aud
wrote to the clerk of council The clerk re-
ferrred the matter TO the mayor, who re-
leased him on the grounds that he was in
the employ Of the United States
Henry Ferguson, (celored) died at La
Grange Monday, from the effects of bite
on the hand three months ago by Joe
Stroller. Blood poisoning ensued, and he
could get no relief. The negroes claim that
Stroller is blue-gummed negro, and re-
gard a bite from one OF that kind as poison
Gus as that of a rattlesnake. Very few ne
groes would have anything to do with his
burial on account of their superstitious
fears in regard to death of this character.
About 100 bales of cotton on the platform
OF the Georgia Pacific depot at Villa RIGA
took fire from a passing engine Monday.
About forty, bales were burned. The
cotton bu. ned belongs to Adair Bros. &
Co., of Atlanta; Pritchett, Malone 81 Co.,
J. M. Hambrick, w. A. Floyd. j. M. Ham
brick and Pritchett, Malone & Co., are the
heaviest losers. Adair & Co. have railroad
receipts for theirs. w. B. s. 8. G.. Cham
der have forty-four bales on the platform
but situated on the eastern side from the
fire, and all of their lot was saved.
A negro named Ell Morrison attempted
to enter the room of q white woman by
force, about fourteen miles below Elberton
last Friday night. She recognized him,
raised the alarm and several neighhors
gathered and soon captured the scoundrel.
Their fret intention was to put an end to
his existence, but some of the more con-
sentative of the party prevailed on them
that, after administering q severe punish
ment, the negro should be allowed to leave
the country, on condition that he would
not stop within 100 miles and never
TO return. The negro gladly accepted the
proposition.
Judge Hamilton McWhorter of the Leg
ington Blue Granite Company, sold the
Georgia, Carolina and Northern railroad
POO carloads of granite, to be quarried from
the beds in Lexington. This is taken to
mean permanent opening Of the quarries
at Lexington and on no small scale. The
Blue Granite Company has been antici-
pating some such contract for some time
1t will give them start, and it is expected
that when the Georgia, Carolina and North
ern railroad has obtained the amount of
stone they have contracted for the company
will put in force Of hands upon the quar-
ries opened.
Augusta Chronicle: There is a young lady
in Augusta who is to-day a wiser woman
than she was yesterday. She has trusted
too far with her love and money, She
comes from Aiken or thereabouts in South
Carolina, and has been boarding for time
at the house Of Mrs. Doolittle, on upper
Greene street. A week ago there came TO
board st the same house young man by
the name Of Allie Hargrave, who said that
he was with the races. The young man
paid great deal of attention to her and
made quite an impression on her. Monday
they made up pleasure trip to Aiken, aud
left on the morning train. Before going she
went to the bank and drew out on her own &c
count sum of money between SIS ard
500, and entrusted it to Hargraves' care.
The day went on smoothly and the couple
returned on the afternoon train together,
When they reached the corner of Greene
and Campbell streets Hargrave told her
that be had some business at the express
Office, and that he would 60 down and
attend to it. and return TO supper about Z
o'clock. She looked for him at that hour,
but he did not return. She did not think
anything Of it at first, but the night grew
on and the missing lover did not put in an
appearance, SO at a very late hour she
Informed the police of the state of affairs.
Hargraves also has a fine diamond ring.
which IS the property of the young lady.
FLORIDA.
Rain is needed at Apalachicola.
Orange county contains about 1850
square miles.
Ducks are becoming plentiful around
Apalachicola.
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