The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-10
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

Ism oorC0 SbaIIS 1OF S1OAuS AAaA
ledRevine Colored People Anxious
20 Secure the State Colored College
a New Court aouse For Baldwin
Incendiaries Burn q stockade.
At FIowsry Branch eggs are plentiful al
10 cents dozen, butter 10 to Is cents pei
pound.
The normal exercises Of the third annual
session OF the Georgia Chautauqla at Al
bany began yesterday.
At Macon lot at the corner Of Cole and
Orange streets, belonging to Mrs. Fanny
Eeds, was sold Saturday to John C. Flynn,
for 5000.
At Macon the Wolf & Happ building. at
foot Of Cherry street, is fast nearing COM
pletion. When finished this large and
handsome store will be one Of the finest in
the state.
Baiubridge Democrat: Sheriff Patser-
son jailed a belligeran5 tramp, VINO at
tempted TO shoot conductor on the Savau-
Eah, Florida aud Western railway at W Zig
ham, on Wednesday of last week, for try
ing to prevent him from stealing ride.
The stockade of w. P. Walton at Cole
man, Randolph county, was fired Saturday
morning at O'Clock. Two mules and two
horses, besides produce aud the stockade
were GOnSutleU. 1t Is u CDnplcte loss UI
$1,000. with no insurance. The fire was the
work Of an iucendiary.
A meeting Of the Macon bar was held
Saturday at the court house for the pur-
pose Of indorsing Walter b. Hill for one Of
the vacant judge hips OF the appellate court.
On motion OF Mr. Bartlett 1t was decided
that the bar of the state generally be urged
TO request the senator's and congressman of
Georgia to urge the appointment Of Mr..
Hill.
At Teccoa. Saturday night. Ben Smith, a
white boy about Is yours old, fired a
shotgun into q graup of negroes. Two men
and two boys were wounded. The heads
and ne.ks Of each ore full of small shot.
There was no provooation whatever. He
did not speak TO them before the attack.
Immediately after hring the shot he ran,
and has not been caught.
Oglethorpe Echo: One evening last week
some miscreant, whose body v ould suitably
ornament telegraph pole shot at the fast
train on the branch while it was running
between WinteryilIs and Crawford The
ball struck the glass in window of the
first-class coach one sest in front of two
gentlemen and passed cut through another
window on the opposite side.
Madison KGdfSonidn: A man by the name
OF Scarborough fell into q well ia the Bras
well neig hborhood recently, The well was
twenty-four feet deep, and 1t is almost
miracle how he escaped. He had q gun in
his hands. and whes he struck bottom both
barrels were discharged, barely missing his
head. He dug steps into the side Of the
well and managed to crawl out
DIR. Roland B. Hall has retired from the
race for tax collector Of Macon, having
promised d. B. Jones that if he decided to
re-enter, that he would withdraw. D. B.
Jones sent to his numerous friends in Bib
the following circular: "The Office of tax
collector of this county ha ing been de-
clared vacant and new election ordered. |
have decided TO again to become q candi-
date for that important office, having salts
fed myself that l can make the required
bonds"
The colored citizsns of Milledgeville are
discussing and working in the interes. of
securing the state colored college. A nice
cash subscription and a nice site and lands
VIII DO offered as inducements TO secure it
for Milledgeville. They have the co-opera-
ton OF number OF the leading white citi-
zens, who are actively engaged In their
behalf Besides. the city viii bold an cleo
ton on April IA, to voss on the question of
issuing $500 worth Of new bonds. the
proceeds Of the sale Of which to be donated
TO the school, provided 1t is located in that
city.
Newman Herold: On Sunday afternoon
last the dead body Of an unknown white
man was found In Cedar creek. about half
male above its confluence with the river
a crowd soon assembled, and when the
body was taken from the water it was soon
apparent that the unfortunate man had
come TO bis death by violence. A brief ex-
animation showed that his skull had been
crushed in, and that he had received a
frtghttul knife-stab under the right arm
he had evidently been murdered and his
BODY thrown into the creek to conceal the
crime. His general appearance indicated
that he was a common tramp.
Since the erection of the Girls normal
college on the government blockn at
Mhiedge Vile, the question Of removal of
the county Jail from the block has been
sprung. and Baldwin will have to erect a
new hotel for her prisoners The Chronicle
Saturday proposed that the county aud
city combine and build CITY hall station
house and Jail. By this combination a
much more handsome and convenient
building could be erected for about the
same money that either would cost separ-
asely. The proposition met with universal
approval and no doubt the new Jail and
CITY hall viii soon be reality.
Macon Telegraph: Saturday John r.
G1les of Gilesville, drove up to one Of the
south Macon stores In buggy and alighted,
Hardly had be set has foot on the sidewalk
when he was rapidly approached by Mrs, o.
+. Lagereus:t. Before the aStonishsd old
gentleman could raise his hand In defense.
Mrs. Lagerquest struck him several times
with cowhide, and after breaking it at
tackled him with her fists. Mr., Giles as
soon as possible mounted his buggy and
drove away safely out Of the clutches of his
sssailant. The cause Of this vigorous on
slaught is variously stated. Mr.. Giles has
long been noted for his freedom in EXPRESS
ing bis opinions on anything that attracted
his attention. As to the exact nature of tha
remarks or observations made by Mr.. Giles
on this occasion there exists a great diversity
OF opinion. Mr.. Giles was formerly mern.
Der of the board of Bibb county eommis.
sioners, and IL was after him that that nor.
ton of South Macon known as Gjlesviua
was named
AT Macon shortly after o'clock Sstur.
day evening, during storm, the lightning
burnt out the armature Of the big 81 horse.
power generator of the Electric Car Com-
pany. This of course. Immediately stopped
the cars wherever they happened to be inst
at that time. On learning Of the occur-
renee, Manager Winters at once rode
around the bslt line and ordered each car 10
stop where 1t was till further orders. as he
did not want the other generator. which il
only fifty horsepower, to be overtaxed. The
passengers, as each car was approached
were notified Of the occurrence, and were
Obliged to walk home or wait for a passing
hack. The rain was decending in torrents'