The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-23
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.


Murderous Assault Upon Ministe
The Portrait swindler-A Fan fro1
a Bridge.
GEORGIA.
Taylor superior court will convene i
Butler tomorrow. Judge Martin will pre-
side
d. McDougal of Moultrie says the price G
land in ColGuitt county has increased 80
per cent. in the past eighteen months.
Mr.. w. W. Simmons of Webster count
sold 600 pounds of home made lard to
Dawson merchant the other day. and ha
as much left to dispose of.
Mayor Patten of Townsville has issued
proclamation Offering a reward OF 500
for the arrest, with proof 70 convict, OF the
incendiaries Of the many recent fires
At the last meeting of the city council OF
Dublin, A. T, Baker rendered his reSlgna-
ton as treasurer of the town, and j. D.
Daniel was elected to fill the vacancy.
The Richmond county normal institute
will hold its session in the assembly room OF
the Central grammar school, Augusts, b.
ginning Tomorrow morning and continuing
five days.
Cairo tobacco men are rejoicing over the
fine prospects Of heavy crop OF the Havana
leaf. Six hundred pounds per acre at p
cents per pound is far better than cotton
even at 10 cents
The first bale of Richmond county cotton
was received at Augusta Thursday after
noon. 1t was raised by Russell Kett a
prosperous colored farmer who lives few
miles from the city.
Cotton is coming into Valdosta right
lively and prices are better than was ex
pected, The main crop of cotton there j.
sea island and it does not open up as soon IS
upland. This cotton will bring now 10
cents and may 60 to 20 cents
A postoffice has been established al y. L
Haleys, three miles east Of Canton. On the
road leading from Canton 10 Dswsonvllls,
and is supplied by the Dawsopviile route
tri-weekly. D. L. Haley Is postmaster, and
the office is known as Turnpike.
Thomas Cooper and wife. who i've near
Flowery Branch, Ga have four daughters
All except one married widows s0as, sll
their husbands beng nsnsd NilAsua, and
all of the youngest II tbs family. and al
married on the third Sunday u tbs mantb
Augusta hes $ building 5o12 Zaa-s as
now in the course O. s-s-71- 51--F--.sls
frame and seven b-lck czl3zE& --s dues
not include the big Dye u--l--C rass Cum
mercial Club, and the b1Ll1lzE = -.sEzszssF.
Hood 81 Co, which Ess - -es- srzz-
pleted.
The Valdosta Board Of --zss * wesk
reelected the following oEc=-s ~ .1s sn,
suing year: J. o. Naruedos. prsss3s1t. :.
B. Goodwin, vice president. Direc:oS-J.
o. Varnedoe. S. B. Goodwin, Il. A Briggs,
Leonard Shaw. a. s. Pendleton, W. T.
Lane and c. B. Peoples.
A. Z. Hudson is the champion water
melon raiser of Troup county. He has sold
$50 worth of melons from three-fourths Of
an acre Of land, besides what has been given
away. His melons weighed from thirty to
fifty pounds each. He has sold $50 worth
Of apples from one tree.
Augusta Nous: The steamer Katie
arrived Thursday night from Savannah
heavily laden. She brought up the first
bale of river cotton that has been received
in Augusta this season. The bale was
shipped from Ellson's landing and was con-
signed TO w. Ii. Howard & Sons.
Good rains in nearly every section of
McDufiie county last week have greatly i'm
proved the crops The corn is practically
made, and the crop will be one Of the finest
ever made in the county. Cotton was
planted very late, and is. therefore, quite
back ward, but late fall will insure fine
crop.
At q meeting of the commissioners OF
Hancock county the county tax rate for this
year was put at 5 mills-an increase of half
a mill over the rate of last year. This will
make the county tax IS on the $1,000. The
state rate hasn't vet been announced, but it
TOO, will, no doubt, be an increase over last
years rate.
Capt. T. j. Hardee, Brooks county's tax
receiver, should be a wealthy man, but he
isn't. The way of it was this Several wears
ago Capt. Hardee entered q tract of land in
Florida, eighty acres, which cost him about
500. He held it awhile and sold it for $500
The same land now is worth 81 900 per acre
or $780, 900 for the tract.
Madison Advertiser: We were shown
by j. ii. Ainslie curiosity in the shane of
a sun glass which had been in the family
14l years. The glass is about three inches
in diameter and is encased in a common
wood frame and has inscribed on the frame
the following: "Yetholem Roxborough-
shire. Scotland. Aug. l. 1850"
Among the numerous names mentioned
for the Augusta mayoralty are James To-
bin, Jacob Phinizy, Jesse Thompson. ]. r.
Lamar, L. T. Blome, q. w. Carwiie. Jr..
William Muhlherin and j. II. Alexander
Some people think Mayor May will not be
a candidate, and that Capt. Young will
head the administration ticket.
Saturday morning last George Bowen
and George Davis (colored) of East
man were arraigned for violation
p Doth the eor I prohibition law; They were
was bound over in $500 for his appearance
at superior court, aud Davis, in default of
$500, now languishes behind the bars.
The Athens municipal caldron ia hay;n..
ming TO seethe and sputter as the names of
possible candidates are thrown into II hv
Dame Rumor Mayor Brown is the onI1
avowed candidate in the field, but il is said
that he will have opposition. Several namas
have been mentioned for the position hnt
as yet none have announced themselves as
being squarely in the fight.
NJ. g. Thames store, near Fort Vallev
was burglarized Monday night. He had
just received lot of goods which he haJ
not had time to arrange, hence he is unable
TO estimate his loss, but he thinks il verv
heavy An entrance was effected THROUGH
the floor Of the store with an auger and saw
A hole OF sufficient size was cut to enable
the thief to carry out almost any article in
the house.
= There came very near being serious &C.
cident near Pleasant Hill, Talbot county.
Sunday last. Albert Britt and his sister
Miss Sallie Low Britt, were returning from
baptlzing, IN a buggy drawn by the old
family horse, when it became frightened
and ran away. Both were thrown out and
bruised little, and the horse badly injured.
The buggy looked as if it had Just emerged
from a cyclone.
The joint committee of the penitentiary
from the general assembly inspected the
camp of the Chattahooche Brick COMPANY
Thursday. The committee made thorough
examination into the condition of the camp
and the manner in which it is conducted.
They seem well pleased with the surround
ings that have been provided for the states
convicts and the care that is taken to supply
their necessary NYanta