The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-10-01
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
TIE NRws OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS

ern-Kined by Fall nom HORSE
ARRAY Between Negroes at Sterling
GEORGIA
The Southern Female College at La
Grange has BPS students.
The schools of Lumpkin are in a flourish
ing condition with the attendance constant
IL on the increase.
An unknown negro was severely
vVounied by another negro by the maine OF
Hoke at Sterling Saturday night. Hoke
escaped
The members of the Burke Light In
fantry will rattle a bale Of cotton, the pro-
ceeds 70 be used for providing the company
with helmets.
There was more cotton received in Macon
Saturday than on any one day in the past
five years. There have been at least 1900
more bales received this year than the same
time last season.
A civil service examination will be held
in Macon on Oct Is at the United states
court house. There will be a number of APP
plicants in Macon for places In the classified
departmental service and in the railway
service.
On Tuesday night OF last week at Dab
lonega the shauty at the Yahoola grlts mill
was entered By thieves and about forty
dollars worth Of clothing, provisions, etc,
were AWAY Ata NA4h PaA hAoo Att
suspected, and dihgent effort will be made
for their capture.
Fred }. Matthews, an employee Of the Gen.
trail railroad, died at Columbus Sunday.
Mr.. Matthews was run over by a car few
nights ago and his leg so badly crushed that
amputatlon was necessary. The operation
was successful, but the young mal grew
suddenly worse Saturday night and died
Sunday morning.
George W. Morgan, state organizer for
International typographical Union, will
commence tour of the state in a few days.
He will visit every county scat in the state
for the purpose Of working up an interest
for unionism. Mr.. Morgan is one of the
directors of the printers home, 70 bs stu
ated at Colorado SpringS
two-hors wagon loaded with cotton
seed ran over the little 5-year-old son OF j.
Lewis at Arlington Tuesday. The little
fellow was in the wagon when it ran against
some obstacle in the road and jostled him
out, the hind wheels passing over bis body.
1t is thought he is badly injured internally
and serious results are feared
Auditor w. T. Heflin Of the Georgia
Southern road died Sunday night at Jack
son, where be had been for the benefit
of his health. He was attacked some time
ago with bilious fever got better and went
to work, but had "a relapse which termi-
mated fatally He was about 80 years old.
Several officials Of the Georgia Southern
went from Macon to jackson to attend the
funeral
Tuesday night Of last week hoavy rain
prevailed in a portion of Stewart county,
with considerable thunder and lightning
attending it. During the storm lightning
struck tree in the lot of B. H. Worrell,
who lives about ten miles south of Lumpkin.
Eok bal g. f.,
were lying under the tree, and every one of
them was killed, causing considerable loss TO
MIR. Worrell, as they were fine large porkers.
Arlington Bonner: Jim johnson, q
young man who lived near Colquitt, a
nephew of Smiley Bush, met with a hor-
rible accident last Tuesday evening. He
was driving some cattle and the horse he
was riding was a fiery one. A COW at
tempted to get away and he started after
her at full speed The COW made a turn
and the horse ran against her, throwing Mr..
johnson to the ground and falling on him.
He was picked up in an unconscious con-
dition and carried home. He never spoke
word after the accident, dying that night.
FLORIDA.
A Presbyterian church has been organ
lied at Chuluota.
A new cigar factory will be started at
Orlando within few days.
There is talk of battery of artillery
being organized at Leesburg
Plenty of live quail are in the Orlando
market now, selling at 10 cents piece.
1t is reported that a SIS, 900 manufactur-
ing plant is TO be established In Orlando in
the near future.
M. J. Jenkins, ex-city marshal, shot and
killed Ike Glover (colured) in rice beer
saloon in Crescent City, Saturday night.
Two or three carloads of bark horse col
lars have been shipped from Monticello this
month. About 10000 collars will be made
and shipped from Jefferson county this
year.
Truckers on Indian river are making ex-
tensive arrangements for winter vegetables
and with a fair season it is probable that
large quantities will be sent from there to
northern markets
A Negroes shanty between the Kissimmee
house and the lake at Kissimmee, was
struck by lightning Thursday evening, set
ting it on fire. The fire was put out before
doing any damage.
Apalachicola Times: A private letter
from Carabelle announces that the A., T.
and g. railroad has changed hands. and
that the prospect of work being resumed
upon the road at an early day is somewhat
encouraging.
Elliott & Wilson of Tallahassee bought
only few months ago, from Isaac Story of
jefferson county, 400 acres Of phosphate
land in that county, the amount paid being
SO, 800. They have recently sold the tract
to an English syndicate for $4,000
Sunday night thieves entered W. H.
Houston's residence ON Second street. in
Springfield, and stole 50, which was in his
pants, and then entered Capt. Floyd's room.
rummaged his clothes, extracted $500, and
then skipped. The rascals entered by
climbing upon the second-story piazza.
The Seminole Canning Company, at Fort
Myers. shipped on Wednesday 425 cases. or
$50 three-pound cans, of guavas to Mobile.
Goods ars also being shipped TO Rome, Ga
Austin, Ala, and Roanoke. Va. The fac
tory is being worked to its full capacity
now, and, from the demands made on it,
they are put to their stumps" to fill or.
ders.
Will Fits of DeLand has invented a
new way of saving orange trees that have
been glrdled by insects. On each side OF
the injured tree he sets out a young orange
sprout, which he gratis into the tree above
the girdle. The sprouts soon grow into the
tree and act as roots. Mr.. Fits has several
trees he has treated that way and they arG
doing well.
John Lassane, twice convicted thief
Monday night with a ladder got at a win
dow over Cox's billiard saloon at Quincy
opened 1t, and raided pistol, a watch ant
about $40 In money in dimes and nickeIs