The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-03
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.


Years Old.
GEORGIA
Atlanta is to build a $4,000 fire engine
house on a lot that cost s., 900.
The main buildings of the Pratt chemical
works at Rome will be commenced to-day.
Sam Small has accepted the presidency of
the new Methodist university at Ogden,
Utah.
Tax Receiver James B. Bledsoe died at his
home in Franklin on Tuesday night after
an illness of several weeks.
The number of deaths at Macon last week
was T. White males 3, females l colored
males 2, females total Z. One death was
from drowning.
Tennille Enterprise: The Enterprise is
probably the only newspaper in the state
that is owned by a drummer. Mr.. Jacob
son is drummer of the Savannah Travel
ers' Association and belongs to the Sayan-
nah post.
The Athens Street Railway Company has
decided to erect three brick stores on the
triangular block on Prince avenue, belong
ing to them. Work will commence at
once. and they will be ready for occupancy
by Oct. !.
The Oglethorpe Sunday school has chosen
next Friday as the day, and the park in
Macon as the place for picnic. A COM
many would CO. and nearly $50 subscribed
their names.
In East Macon Texas pony ran away
with wagon containing several boys. Two
of them, sons of Rev. Allard Barnwell, were
thrown out and sustained painful injuries.
The other boys escaped without a scratch,
though badly frightened.
The citizens of the community near Gen.
tralhatohee church. in Heard county, are
e.. ~
OF postoffice In that settlement. They will
ask for a new line TO connect with the
Whitesburg mail at Glenloch.
George w. Rauck presented a cigar to
Librarian Herbst of Macon Saturday which
was made sixty years ago. IL has been in
the possession of Mrs. Marshal, lady so
years old, now resident of Lexington, KY.
She has in her possession letters from WASH
ington, her grandfather's friend.
The following is a list of graduates from
the Peabody Normal College from Georgia
this year; Susie C. Stone, Oxford, and
Quincy L. Williford, Harmony Grove. mas
ter of arts; Daisy Davies of Atlanta, Laura
Chester Foute of Atlanta, Claudia Jones of
West Point, Julia Z. Lester of Augusta and
George L. Nolan of High Shoals, licentiate
of instruction. Miss Eva Grady Edwards
of Marshallville took the Peabody medal in
a class Of $50.
Sam Hazard (colored), charged with an
assault with intent to murder, was tried at
Darien last week. Sam carved I'D Con-
stable Lazarus Noble (colored) last August
while the latter was trying to carry him to
jail. After disabling the officer Sam
escaped and was not seen any more until a
few weeks ago, when he was arrested in Sa-
vannah and taken back to Darien. He was
convicted and sentenced TO q five years
term in the penitentiary.
Col. Thomas Goode Jones, Alabama's
next governor, is a native of Georgia and a
son of the late Samuel @. Jones, known to
the people of several states as a railroad
builder. At the opening of the late war
between the states, Col. Jones, then a
beardless boy, entered the service as a
private He was promoted for courage and
gallantry on the field, and during most of
the four years struggle was in the Virginia
army with Gen. j. Is. Gordon of Georgia,
and served as a member of Gordon's staff.
After the fall of the confederacy was sealed
at Appomattox, Col. Jones returned to
private life and spent several years at farm
ing. he then read law and entered the
practice OF his chosen profession. He has
represented Montgomery in the legislature
and was speaker of the House four years
ago. He has been colonel commanding the
Second Alabama regiment of state troops a
number of years.
Albany Neios and Advertiser: A peculiar
notice Of Miss Freddie Lehman not long
since. A little stray pig about as big as a
bar OF soap, that had become lost from its
mother, took up with one of Miss Lehman's
mich cows, and the COW and the pig be-
came wonderfully attached to each other
The pig sucked the COW as if she we're its
own mother, and the cow fondled the pig as
if it were her own calf Neither could be
separated from the other, and they seemed
perfectly miserable when apart for
only few moments. The little
pig foraged for the COW, and would
often slip in the stable where
the horses were feeding. and, stealing their
provender, carry it out to its adopted
mother; and the cow would swing to any
morsel it knew the pig would like, and
carry it to her little foster child. The two
formed themselves into society for mutual
protection and aggrandizement, and they
prospered and grew fat in their happiness.
But dark day came. Mr. Piggie grew up
and got fat, and Miss Lehman sold it to
the butcher. The COW Immediately began
TO pine, and lost her appetite And the cow
still continues to mourn her loss, and her
eyes wears peculiar sad and pathetic ex-
preston. She mourns just like folks.
Darien Timber Gazette: On Wednesday
last Bob Gibbs, a young negro of this
county, returned to Darien from Savannah.
where he had just served out twelve
@AAOhehS oohtohI0 On bu6 Ouylef swamp
changing. He was sent there from Nc
lntosh. As soon as it was known that Bob
was in town the judge issued bench war
rant, and with this and three able-bodied
deputies as posse the sheriff went out to ef-
feet his arrest, but failed to do so in the
most ignominious manner, and Gibbs was
allowed to defy the arresting officer and his
able-bodied deputies, refusing to be arrested
and to go on his way unmolested. This
happened but few feet from the court
house where Judge Falligant was holding
court To say that the whole affair was a
farce and a most disgraceful proceeding
would be but feeble expression of
the public sentiment. Here is what
the grand jury reported on the subjects
1--WE severely censure the conduct of the
sheriff and the officers Nth him, who, with
a bench warrant in their hands, allowed
Robert Gibbs, in open day and on the pub
lie street. to set them at defiance by refus-
ing to be arrested, aud who walked deliber-
ately away from them, they making no
effort to detain him. and do express our
grave disapprobation of their conduct. The
court being on the eve of adjournment, and
the petit jurors being discharged, we call
the attention of the next grand jury to this
matter"
FLORIDA
The Micanopy municipal election will