The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-08-06
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEws OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS


ence With Capsules - An Absent
minded Clergymsn's Humorous Mis-
take - Desperate Criminals Lodged
In jail at waynesboro.
GEORGIA
Aman named Martin was lodged in Jail
at Waynesboro Friday charged with the
killing of a man named - Drake at Hern-
don. by stabbing him eight times.
The negro, Spencer Moore, who at
tempted to murder Bill Tap Lingold at
Mlliedgeville on prohibition election day
has been found guilty Of "stabbing.n and
fined $50 aud costs. The amount has been
paid and Spence released.
Saturday morning about o'clock the
safe of F. J. Loveless & Son, at Buchanan,
was blown open with powder and fuse, but
fortunately there was nothing stolen, as the
drawers were not reached. The burglar
fed. and has not been captured.
negro by the name of Caleb Walker
was lodged in jail at Waynesboro on
Wednesday of last week. He had com-
united a rape on a white woman near
Midwife last June, while the superior
court was in session. He was arrested at
that time, but escaped from the officer on
the way to the Jail.
The Albany Company has bought for
"a 100 the steamer built at Monte INA TO
run on the Flint river between MonteZuma
and Warwick. She will ply between
Albany and Bainbrldge The road being
built from Albany to Cordele rendered the
boat useless piece of property to the Mon
teZpma parties, as this road, when COM
pleted. will take away all its trade. She
will carry between $50 and 300 bales Of
cotton.
The contract for the new depot of the
Central railroad at Albany has been
awarded to Messrs. j. l. Jay q Son, the
enterprising contractors of Albany. The
structure will be about three hundred feet
long, including the platforms and work
will be begun as soon as the grading Of the
yard has been completed. The Messrs. Jay
have also been awarded the contract for an
$1,000 structure in Columbus by the same
company.
At Bethesda church, in Campbell county,
on last Sunday, Rev j. S. Dodd preached
his flftieth annual sermon, the auniver-
sary sermon always occurring on his birth
day. On this day he was 81 years I'D, and
has been the pastor Of this church forty-fve
years Bethesda is one Of the largest and
most Influential Baptist churches in the
county, it having a membership Of over 900
persons. Rev. Mr.. Dodd is in excellent
health and still has charge of the church.
J. A. Mclaughlin Of Brunswick was in
Washington few days ago looking after
offspring of his inventive genius. A por-
ton Of the invention Is ratchet rollers TAX
ing the place Of what is known by sawmin
men as turnblocks. By the aid Of these
rollers the sa gmill men can cant the log
from the holsters as now done by hand,
though they use now a dOuble-hee.ed can't
hook in place of the ordinary hand can't
hook. NJ. Mclaughlin terms his new in
vention log canting machine.
and inventor, died in Atlanta at the Bel
mont house Saturday. Mr.. Westerland was
born in Sweden and came TO this country
not many years ago. He was the inventor
of the new and the only underground cleo
trio railway system that has been recognized
by electrical experts as practical The sys-
tenn will be operated by a company in At
lanta- He also constructed the machine
accepted by the Hoppe Bank Punch Com
pany, to be applied to the protective system
of George b. Hoppe. Mr.. Westerland was
about 40 years old and leaves family.
Some years ago there lived in the county
OF Upson a pious old divine who was re-
garded as one of the best men in the county,
though very eccentric and at times some
what absent minded. On one occasion he
went out early in the morning for the pur-
pose of separating and penning some hogs.
After calling and worrying for some time
he failed to make the desired division and
was about TO give it up in despair. About
this time his old lady called him to break
fast. He at once obliged the summons,
with nothing on his mind but his hogs. He
hurriedly entered the dining room, threw
down his hat, seated himself at the table,
dropped his head, and, with uplifted hands,
cried aloud, Pig -goopw
The Elberton Star tells of prominent
physician who has been in Elberton
long while, and who some years
ago practiced medicine in
county adjoining Ebert. On one oc-
casion he was called to see young lady of
some sixteen or seventeen summers, who was
i'll. After careful diagnosis of the case,
among other medicines, he prescribed qui-
nine. quite a quantity, and fixed it up in
capsules the usual way, leaving instruc-
uons as to how many and at what
times to take them, adding that he would
call in a day or 80 to see how
she was getting along. He called the sec
ond day and the medicine had done its per-
1ect work. The young lady was up,
and when she heard him coming she ran out
to meet him, feeling joyous over her recov-
cry and grateful to her benefactor, she said,
cheerily: "Ohl doctor, / am nearly well,
and here's your little boxes. / saved every
one OF them for you, but that stuff was aw-
fully bitter She handed him the empty
capsules that had contained the quinne,
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There is a strong probability that a new
charter for the city Of Macon will be dra wn
up in the near future. Those who have the
matter in hand say that tue time has arrived
for new order Of things, and that the
sooner the change is Incorporated in q new
charter the better. II will contain a pro-
vision to the effect that no mayor shall be
elected to serve more than two terms.
There will also be q provision giving the
city authority 70 condemn and remove
buildings which are in dangerous condi-
ton or Of al Objectionable appearance The
new charter will probably provide for an
extension Of the city's corporate limits half
mile further in each direction
This will include large por-
tion of Vineville, East Macon, and South
Macon. II is probable, also, that a new
system will be adopted for the election of
aldermen 1t is desirable that the city
council be always provided with members
of experience. A man who has served as an
alderman for five years is apt to be pretty
well posted on the city's affairs. For this
reason, a provision will be made for elect
ing the aldermen in rotation, so that there
will, at all times, be some aldermen on the
board who have served at least six years.
With the present number of aldermen
ttwelve) the election of two members each
year would effect the desired result.n
The Journals lion has been creating q
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