The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-02
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
ran NEWS OF TEE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS


Simultaneous Incendiarism and Rob-
berry in Thomas County - A Dog
Creating Excitement in DeKalb
County-A Heavy Failure in Dodge
County-The Furniture Used by Mr.
Davis at Macon.
GEORGIA.
Macon reports a lack of houses to rent
IN that city.
The factory for the Ammons cotton
hhopper viii be built at Macon at once.
The auditorium Of the Presbyterian
church vas used for the first time last
Sunday.
Last Saturday, on the streets of Gaines
Vile. Col. Red vine met, all in bunch, the
Identical force Of printers who used ID get
out the Gainesville Eagle seventeen years
ago.
Carter. Gresham & Co. Of Social Circle
have been closed under foreclosure of mort
gage in favor of Cranstan & Alexander.
Preferred creditors viii exhaust all the
assets.
Commissions have been forwarded o. T.
Kenan, captain, and c. {. Sims, Jr., first
lieutenant of the Macon Hussars. H. c.
Mix will receive his commission as second
lieutenant later.
At Bremen, about 8 o'clock Monday
morning, fire broke out in ]. p. Boatrights
new hotel, and consumed the entire build
ing. He had just got it inclosed, and was
going to move into it that day.
Wap Summers, while cleaning out the
GAINESVILLE ciStern Tuesday, found a bolt
OF worsted which has been there since the
fire in 1884. 1t bore the marks OF the fire,
and was yet strong enough to bear handling.
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of the Kilink estate, prominent young
grocery merchant purchased a lot. Tues
day be was offered $500 more than he gave
for the property. He asks 81 900 more, and
will get it.
J. NJ. Lee, prominent citizen of Walker
county, died at Townsville of consump-
tiOn day or two ago. Mr.. Lee was pro-
prietor Of the well-knOwn Crawfish springs,
and has been well known throughout that
section for many years.
Some time early Saturday morning a
horse was stolen from Hon. A. t. Mcln-
tyres place, near Aucilla postotiice, which
is about eighteen miles from Thomasville.
Sunday morning CasSius Cummings was
arrested, and duplicates others.
A. H. Mason of the great backing con-
Germ, who owns winter cottage in Thorn
asvile, killed an immense rattlesnake while
hunting quail Monday. The warm sun
shine had brought out his majesty, whom
the dogs pointed, and he was forthwith
shot.
H W. Hopkins grist mills, in Walton
county, were burned to the ground Sunday
night The loss is $1,000 This is the
second time these mills have been burned
within the past few years, and it is believed
they were fred both times by an in
cendary.
The Americas Recorder reports that the
CITY council of that place, since the people
voted for the bonds, viii proceed at once to
erect a fine school building. The plans are
being discussed, and it is proposed to build
the house entirely Of Georgia pine with a
fine interior finish.
The machinery has been set in motion at
the Manchester cotton mills in Vineland, a
suburb Of Macon. and it is expected that
the mills will be running regularly within
6tteen days. This concern will employ
about 100 men and turn out about 6000
pounds of spun cotton per day.
at will be year yet before the improve
ments on the custom house at Atlanta are
completed" said Hugh Angler, super
intendent in charge, Monday. "fhe work
has been retarded lately by failure in the
arrival of certaia material for the stone
work" Seveuty-fve thousand dollars
worth of the custom house has been torn
away to make room for $120, 900 addition.
In accordance with resolution adopted
by the last legislature, Judge Nisbet h Is
prepared an advertisement IN which bids are
requested for twenty-five years. lease of
Indian Springs For many years the
vicinity of the springs was fevorite sum-
mer resort, and several hotel keepers made
fortunes there. Lately the place has been
sadly neglected, and an effort will DO made
TO again establish it as watering place.
The statement is made that only twice in
the history of the Hebrew church in Amer
AGA has solemn prayer been offered for a
Gentle who had died. The first was when
Gen. Grant died-ths second by Rabbi
Reich at the services in the synagogue last
Friday evening. At these services, after
his beautiful tribute to the memory of Mr..
Grady, Rabbi Reich requested his entire
congregation to stand while the PRAYERS
were offered.
Larry CAN'T was in Atlanta Friday, get
ting signatures for the petition he is now
circulating in favor of a. K. Bussee as
postmaster at Athens MIR. Bussee is at
Washington, ID. c. He is, however, an
Athens boy, and anxious to secure the
position. Col. Buck is working TO get the
place for Matt Davis, the negro ex-post-
master. Judge Fewsome is also candidate
Tor the position.
The little twc-y ear-old daughter of Sheriff
Il 7. Thomas of Atlanta was in the yard
feeding pet calf with bread which she
held in her hand The calf in trying to eat
the bread caught the finger Of the child in
Its mouth and bit it severely. The wound
began to heal, but yesterday began to show
signs OF Inflammation, and physician was
called in. Col. Thomas feels somewhat
alarmed, but the physician has assured him
that there is no danger of any serious re-
suits.
A well-known lawyer was retained to de-
fend negro, now confined at the Fulton
county Jail, who was charged with
burglary. The lawyer visited the Jail. and
told his client to make a fun confession to
him. IF you tell me the truth, l can better
defend you," was the argument. The negro
made a clean breast of his crimes. and
acknowledged to having committed several
burglaries in the city, and among the places
he had visited was the lawyers residence.
The negro went to trial without an at
torney.
All those VINO wish to obtain positions in
the classified postal service will be given an
opportunity to prove their fitness on Feb.
q at Atlanta. On that date a competitive
examination will be held at the postoffice in
Atlanta. Anybody capable of answering
the questions propounded will have his
name put on the list. Applications must
be made on prescribed blanks, which can
be obtained from the postmaster or from
Charles V. Tutwiler. The applications must
be made at least twenty days before the az