The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-03-09
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
TIE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.


TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.
An Artillery Company to be Organ
lied at Macon-Death at Albany ofa
Former Savannahian - The Phos-
phate Fever in Florida on the In
crease-A Case Of Manslaughter at
Titusville.
GEORGIA
A cavalry company has been organized at
Hamilton.
The farmer excursionists from Ohio have
returned home.
Cant. J. V. Smith, formerly Of Savan-
nah, died at Albany Friday.
Adjt. Gen. Kell has issued commission
to A. 5. Sneed as captain of the Gate City
Guard.
The Southern Cadets Of Macon will enter
the prize drill of the Sub-Tropical EXPOSE
tion at Jacksonville, Fla.
Clinton G. Duncan Of Perry has been ap-
pointed cadet at West Point P. I. Ben
nett of jefferson Is his alternate.
The stock of goods of j. r. Dillon and the
store of ID. j. Dillon at Brunswick we're
damaged 81, 500 by fire Friday morning.
An artillery company is to be organized
at Macon to man two guns formerly be-
longing to the artillery company at Al
bany.
J. B. Bankston's store, near Barnesville.
was burned Monday night. The insurance
amounts to 81 200 Robbery and incendlar-
ism by negroes is suspected.
Lincolnton has fat rabbit that runs
about the street unmolested by any one.
The boys play with it, the girls kiss 1t, and
the merchants feed it with all sorts OF good
things.
A report is in circulation at Augusta that
a small forgery on one Of the banks has
been discovered. Nothing more about the
matter can he learned than that ''a woman
was in it,"
At Whitehall, Thursday, a little daughter
of Mrs. Norwood was standing by the fre
when her clothing caught, and the ire
rapidly enveloped her form. She was 50
badly burned that death ensued.
Sol Abbott Of Colquitt county was
stricken with paralysis a few days ago
while riding along the road in his wagon
near the alliance store in the neighborhood
Of Hartsfeld, and died that evening.
Last Saturday while descending into
well on DR.. ELEPHANTS place in jefferson
county, by the breaking of the windlass,
John Carol was precipitated to the bottom,
receiving severe bruises, injuries and
broken leg.
The Ne,O South of Ringgold tells of
Graysville young man who advertised in
the Cincinnati Enquirer for lady corre-
spondent and received a proposal Of mar
riage from a mulatto girl, who described
herself as 'bright, pretty, and sweet six
teen"
Washington Chronicle: We learn that
Echols, who was tried in Covington for the
murder of Thomas, has gone crazy in Mis-
sissippi and says the ghost of Thomas
haunts him all the time. A relative has
gone out there to have him put in an insane
asylum.
Thursday night the calaboose at Buford
was burned. Two men named Reed and
Hatcher had been incarcerated the after
noon before for disorderly conduct, and it
is supposed they were liberated by their
friends and the building fred. The men,
Reed and Hatcher, have fed.
Harpy Harp and Romp Murray were
hauling some machinery across the upper
Beaver creek bridge, near Montezuma. Tho
bridge gave way and the machinery and
teams were damaged to the amount of 800.
The owners presented the matter to the
board of county commissioners, and that
body refused to pay any damages. Mr..
Harp says no will sue the county for
damages.
George Coffey, one Of the men charged
with the burning Of w. n. Ledford's house
at Jasper, has turned states evidence, and
has given away the whole clan. some
twenty-seven men, who bound themselves
in au oath to stand together against those
who reported blockade stillers. He pro-
duced the names Of persons, and also pro-
duced his masque. Some men who have
stood well are implicated.
Last Saturday night Chas. Nd. Doster,
who lives about seven miles from Madison,
was in a saloon in Madison conversing with
party OF his friends, when Henry Allen, a
negro man who works at Carbine's mill,
came in and walking up to the crowd began
to express his opinion about the matter
under discussion. He was reminded by Mr..
Doster that no one was talking to him and
that he'd better get out. which he did, and
the occurrence was soon forgotten. About
half an hour later Mr.. Doster and younger
brother, while walking down the street,
when near MIR. Ackerman's shop, were fired
at twice, one of the bullets coming so near
as to throw dirt on them. Allen, the cul-
prit, was arrested.