The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-28

CATION on the Ocmulgee River.
GEORGIA.
Boston wants bank.
Darien is complaining OF a miserable mail
service.
An oyster canning factory is to be estab-
lished at Darlen.
The aIancemen have bought ware
house at Boston.
A. II. Brown, a well-known turpentine
man Of Darien, has sold out his business &c
gentleman Of South Carolina.
A new bank, with a capital Of 500, 900,
is to be started in Atlanta by capitalists
from Philadelphia and West Point, Ga.
E. L. Harper has been arrested at Ameri'
Gus as an accomplice Of Sam Valentine
tcolored) in burning Neal Rays barn.
The Macon improvement company took
on a big boom Saturday. From 90
the SUBSCRIPTION list jumped to $40 shares,
At Darien last week only few RATS ar
rived from the main rivers. The creeks are
still very low and rains are badly needed IN
the up-country.
LaGrange has voted to issue bonds
for the purpose of buying rigat Of way
through the city for the Macon and Biz
mingham railroad.
Little Glen White, the 3-year-old son Of
Frank White, who was badly burned Fri
day at the residence Of his parents at
Atlanta, died Saturday.
The city council Of Americas has recon-
mended the purchase Of the Shrine prop
erty, on Lee street, as the site for the
handsome city hall to be erected.
A white man named Kirkland, from Nay
lor, a yard hand in the railroad yard at
Townsville, had the little finger Of his left
hand mashed off Saturday while coupling
cars.
J. Z. Ratteree of Americas has entered
suit against the Atlanta Constitution for
libel, claiming damages to the amount Of
5000. The suit is based upon a COM
munication to the Constitution by its
Americas correspondent in relation 70 a re-
cent marriage in Americas.
The GAINESVILLE cotton mill will soon
begin operations. The plant is one Of the
best in the state, and the output of the mill
is already placed for many months to come,
and the mill will make money from the
start. The plant and operating capital cost
500, GOO, and the mill is provided with latest
improved machinery, and everything is
first-class.
Application for charter was filed in the
Office of the clerk Of the superior court of
Guano Company. The incorporators are:
j. P. Brown, R. J. Taylor, Thomas Henly,
]. O. Jelks E. n. Jelks, R. w. Anderson,
and r. G. Lewis. The capital stock is
Sl00, 200, half Of which has already been
paid in.
P. Brown is the owner of a large planta-
ton on the Ocmulgee river, five miles below
Abbeville. He has about 1000 sheep, which
he allows to roam at large among the
woods. No care is given to them whatever
Last spring the sheep were driven in from
hair arad chaaraA N1sx ER,eAa 4
the entire lack of care three pounds of
wool was averaged to the fleece. This wool
was disposed of at 1854 cents pound at
Savannah, adding a neat sum to MIR.
Browns revenue.
The Cordele Security company has lust
closed contracts for the erection of forty
seven residences at a total cost of $13 600
The company has contracted for the houses
in response to the great demand for houses
in Cordele. 1t proposes to sell them on the
installment plan. Besides these there are
in course Of erection 100 houses by private
parties. Many more are in contemplation,
and 1t is safe estimate to say that $50
houses will be built in Cordele within the
next six months.
J. N. VIM Of Darien has invented what
he calls railroad indicator The method
of its working is briefly in this way: In
each coach OF passenger train there is seen
within easy sight of every passenger an
ornamented frame having a glass front
As the train leaves a station, Atlanta, for
instance, the engineer, by a simple and
ready motion Of his hand, sends an in
fiuence along the whole train, and a gong
sounds that arrests the attention of every
passenger, while simultaneously the name
OF the next station, say Marietta, appears
Near Sandersville recently, while clearing
up an old field on the Whitehead place, the
hands heard dog whine, and not seeing
any near they could not account for it until
one Of them went to an old well near by,
and on looking in saw hound dog at the
bottom. Assistance was called, rope and
man lowered and the dog tied and drawn to
the top. On inquiry it was found that some
hunters were out hunting fox when, on a
trail, all at once this dog ceased to bark, and
the hunters were at a loss TO know where he
was until above stated. He had been in the
well five days without food or water, and
was much emaciated when taken out
A little son of Mrs F. Means was shot
and fatally wounded by Tom Hunt. near
Maj. Ovens mill, in Franklin county
Hunt and man named Tom Gordon were
engaged in drunken row at the mill and
Hunt drew his pistol a fortv-four caliber
and fired at Gordon several times without
effect. Gordon retreated into the mill and
Hunt pursued him and continued firing
through the mill door. One of the balls
passing through the plank, struck Young
Means, who is about Is years of age. in the
left shoulder. The ball passed under the
shoulder blade and lodged somewhere near
the spinal column.
Americas Recorder: The will of Rev. J.
Ryland Kendrick. who died suddenly al
Poughkeepse, n. Y, has been probated
He left $1,000 to found scholarship at Vas.
sar college to be known as the j. Rvland
and @. A. Kendrick Scholarship, and dis.
trfbuted $4,000 among his nephews and
nieces. Mrs. Thornton Wheatlev. of this
city, was bequeathed $500 and each of her
children received $780, His extensive
library is to be divided among the same
heirs. His wife was left sole legatee of the
remainder Of the estate. By a clause of the
will 1t was directed that all his unpublished
manuscripts should be burned.
Alpharetta Free Press: Not long ago
ten OF John Rainwater's grandchildren were
sitting on the doorsteps of his dwelling
singing merry glee. 1t was at night. and
the moon was shining beautifully. While
they were singing cat las thew thought
rubbed atfectionately against them, and
some of the little fellows patted it on the
back and said, Poor Kitty!n 1t passed ON
to the end Of the steps, when one of the
larger boys, remarking that it was a strange
cat, reached and picked it up in his arms.