The morning news., 1891-09-22
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

TOBO IN RAHA ATR AFA5.
A Man Fatally Wounds His Swee
heart With e Gun He Didn't Knov
was Loaded-A Bank Cashier Loed
Congressman Gambler Up Wit
Silver-A Dead Neyress Gives Brit
to Child.
GEORGIA.
d. G. Tuck is candidate for mayor
Athens.
The new machinery for the Brunswic
oyster factory has arrived and will be pI
up in few days.
Col. Emmett Womack will address th
Rockdale county festival of the alliance a
Smyrna on Oct. s.
There were fifty-five additions to tn
church at Union, Rockdale county. as the re
suit of the recent protracted meeting.
The bonded debt OF Augusta has been re
duced in a few years from S2,O1s,OOO &c
s., ,74S. 800. The canal debt was 81, 23J,V wv.
It is said that the young ladies IN the
vicinity of Rhine Dodge county, nave
agreed among themselves not TO marry any
fellow unless he agrees to buy an organ or
piano.
Some malicious individual used poison
with deadly effect on some hne dogs at
Athens Friday night Mr Kucker, Judge
Erwin. judge Cobb and Thomas Oliver
each lost fine dog.
The Commercial Club Of Athens is to be
organized by the business men Of that city.
The members will make il a point to enter
tain visitors to the classic city and show
them many courtesies that otherwise they
would not receive.
The homes Of several Macon families were
made sad, Saturday, by the death Of the
bright little infant of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
Artope. The little fellow was named in
honor of his highly respected grandfather,
DR.. Goodwin, and was called John Good
wyn Artope.
Attachments were issued at Brunswick
Saturday, against certain property belong
ing to Z. J. Groom and Miss Ella Groom ty
different alleged creditors. 1t is under
stood, however, that the homestead law has
been taken advantage of, and that the pur-
pose Of the creditors will very likely be de-
feated.
Treasurer Hardeman received from the
United States treasury department Satur-
day a check for $1,000 the amount due
Georgia from the land scrip fund. Ht
turned it over 10 Prof White for the use Of
the university, as that is what it is giver
for. This is the fund that Col Fred Dis.
Inukes wants used In an agricultural college
at Griffin.
Chancellor Boggs says in regard to the
attendance this year IN the state university
at Athens: 4 am almost certain that it will
reach or even overlap the 200 notch. There
are 100 boys registered 50 far, which is q
hopeful sign. Our friends in Atlanta say
that the Dismukes bill has seen its best days
and that it developed it's greatest strength
in the committee room"
Another case Of didn't know that It was
loaded" occurred on the plantation Of Rev.
Gamble, two miles north of Cuthbert,
Saturday. John Hall, In handling his
single-barrel breech>Ioading gun. acci-
dentatly discharged the same the contents
entering the head Of Miss Anna Henry.
The wound will prove fatal. John and
Anna were to marry soon. John was On
visit to her at the time Of the fatal ac-
cident.
In the city court at Atlanta Saturday the
case OF r. T. Allison against the Richmond
and Danville railroad was concluded The
plaintiff was given verdict of $4,000 for
injuries received IN wreck on the
Richmond and Danville railroad in
November, 1888, while he was working as a
postal clerk. On g previous trial Allison
gained verdict of Sl1 $50. II is one of the
biggest verdicts granted for railroad injur-
les in Fulton county for some time
name, was buried at Morgan Saturday
whose death was attended by a peculiar cir-
cumstance. She was taken with hard con-
vulsions early in the morning, and died in
few hours. That night large number Of
eolored people gathered 10 sit I'D with the
corpse, and while engaged in singing and
prayer, as IS their custom, the dead woman
gave birth to fully developed infant. The
greatest CONSERVATION prevailed among the
negroes
En- Congressman Gambler Of Gainesville
went into one of the Atlanta banks recently
TO make collection Of s400. Mr.. Gambler.
when IN congress, was a strong advocate Of
free coinage. The cashier of the bank passed
him out four canvass bags containing 100
silver dollars each, with the remark; That's
In your coin." Certainly" responded the
congressman. "silver is legal tender" and
be called negro boy from the street to
help him carry the heavy bags down to the
Airline train. There was no use in kick
ing. Silver is legal tender and you have to
take it to any amount.
W, G. WILDLY, secretary Of the Georgia
road congress. writes: The call for the
road congress leaves. it optional with each
county as to the mode of selecting delegates
to the congress assembling here Oct. 2S. In
order that there may be harmonious and
prompt action suggest that the county
commissioners or the ordinary having
IN charge the public roads, and the
presidents OF the county alli-
ance and agricultural club and master
OF the county grange unite in a call for a
meeting at the county site on the first Tues
day. In October next to select delegates.
Prompt action should be taken. The Geor-
gia road congress has been called to meet
In Atlanta on Wednesday, Oct 2S, and a
road congress for the southern states on
inursoay, Oct %. Every county should
be represented in the first, and every
southern state in the second conpreSs-n y