The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-21

question March 8.
J. r. Aliens new hotel at Abbeville will
soon be ready for the travelling public.
The iron drawbridge across the river at
AbbevilIe will be completed this week.
Jackson has received 1900 bales of cot
ton this season, an increase Of !, 600 bales.
At Abbevllle A. J. Harp sold his stock
Of merchandise to J. II. Marlborough last
week.
L. c. Shaw, formerly business man Of
Albany, died at Orange, Mass, a day or
two ago.
jackson has two guano factories in full
operation, which have ready sale for all
that is made
Gov. Gordon has appointed Seahorn b.
Jones solicitor Of the county court of
Burke county.
President Harrison has been invited TO
attend the Chautauqua at Albany. He will
give an answer later.
The Edison Electric Light Manufactur-
ing Company have commenced to put In
electric lights at Cordele.
The trial of John Coffee for the murder
of Deputy United States Marshal Merritt is
in progress at Gainesville.
Miss n. W. Caldwell, formerly teacher
at Wesleyan college at Macon, died IN Co
lumbus day or two ago.
Paul D. Johnson shot himself by accident
while hunting near Stone Mountain a day
or two ago. He will not die.
Between s., 900 and 700 has been paid
into the city treasury of Brunswick for
licenses to sell liquor this year.
7. F. Moore of Willacoochee cut from
his garden few days ago a cabbage that
weighed twelve and one-half pounds
Postmaster Hunter of Brunswick has re-
from into N,l. A.
effect that April / will witness the in
auguration of the free delivery system in
Brunswick
1t is said that more buildings have been
begun in Brunswick already this year than
were erected during the drst quarter of
1889. Applications are made for building
permits every day.
j. R. McCord has recently erected the
jackson agricultural works at jackson for
the manufacture Of the Collins improved
guano distributor. He has made and en-
gagged 1000 within the last few weeks.
Milledgeville since 1869, when the repub-
lcans stole the state capitol, has
been known as the "Old Capital" Now
she wants something more rhythmic and
suggestive. She prefers Co be called the
elm City,"
Col. W. L. Tillman and associates have
decided TO build corn and -four mill at
Columbus with capacity of 800 bushels
of cornmeal and 800 barrels Of flour per
day. 1t is to be located on Eighth street,
and will cost 100000.
Will Williams, the negro who ran
his wagon into Capt. @. Dart
of Brunswick last Monday morn
ing, was tried Thursday on two
charges-one OF reckless driving and the
other Of using profane language. He was
sentenced to pay S25 or serve 30 days on the
streets.
The designations of Capt. T. S. Wyly and
First Lieut.. K. II. Knox, of the Mcintosh
Light Dragons have been received at
AdJt Gen. kers Office. Capt. WHY re-
signed because he has been elected second
major of the First Regiment Georgia
Cavalry. Lieut. Knox will be elected
captain of the dragons.
Stonewall j. Hilliard, a Young farmer
nvlng three miles from Cuthbert, was per-
maps fatally shot with a pistol Tuesday
William Bufford, a negro man in his EN-.
ploy, did the shooting. Bufford was late in
getting to his work, and, after being repri-
manded by billiard, went II his home sa
cured his pistol, and shot billiard in his own
yard.
The sale of the twenty-five years. lease of
the Indian Springs reservation will take
pace at Atlanta on the first Tuesday in
Marcn. although several hotel keepers
are contemplating the purchase of the
tease with a view of re-establishing the
springs as health resort, they are all hold
ing back, hoping to secure the lease at a.
nominal figure. No offer has, therefore.
oeen made for the property.
Athens Banner: A young couple in the
CITY mas been for some time warmly irving
TO gain the consent of their parents to their
union yesterday the young man, becom-
ing desperate, drove up to the young lady's
house, and asked her to run away with
MIN. 10 this the young lady promptly
consented, and was Just in the act of leaving
when her father, who had been down town
came up and put stop to the proceedings.
An inventory of all the furniture which
was taken from the old capitol at Atlanta
has just been made in preparation for the
auction sale which will take place Feb. 81
1t has been decided that two sales will he
necessary; one including the desks. chair,
and other movable articles will be held ir
front OF the new capitol; the safes and
other state property, which would be diff
cult to move, will be sold at the old build.
ing.
About ten days ago H. II. Mansell of Cir
Town, Dougherty county, was hauling
guano from Hardaway. On the return triT
he and friend were seated on a plank laic
across the load of guano-one on either end
FOR some reason Mr.. Manselrs companion
left his seat, which caused the plank to tilt
and Mr.. Mansell was thrown to the erount
III front of the wagon, both wheels nassint
over his body, and INJECTING injuries which
resulted in bis death last Friday.
Sherman Rowlings (col.), who shot ON
both eyes of Little Johnnie B. Lawrence If
TwIggs county Jan. 20, was tried for com
mlttment IN Jacksonville Tuesday. Tn,
warrant was sued out for ''assault with in
tent to murder" but upon the trial ]. d
Jones, who was employed to prosecute to,
case, insisted upon commitment for NAV
hem, an otfense which carries the accuses
to the penitentiary for life, and the court q
committed him under a bond Of $4,000
At Abbeville. a day or two ago. thre,
one-armed men CHANGED to meet. Each on,
lost right arm under the following cir.
cumstances: w. II. Murray of Tate county
MISSISSIPPI, lost his right arm in a cane-mil
twenty-five years ago. L. A. Nash of the
steamer Toccoa lost his by accidentally get
Ilng 1t crushed in the machinery of a boa
last October. MIR. Nash is a resident o.
Clear Water Harbor, Fla. The other is A
). Harp Of Abbeville, who los his rio hit arm
In cotton gin when about 4 or 5 years O
age v
The order Of the state school commits
sloner on the tax collector of each count1
IN daVor OF the county school Commissioner
WIN De, IN round numbers, 80 per cent
larger thls year than in 1889. Three
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