The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-11-20
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF tbs TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.


Ancient Bride after hree Days o
Honeymoon Joys-CIesninz Out the
Cconee-An Interesting D bate Be
fore the Demosthenian Society Of
the State University.
GEORGIA.
The Crawfordville Democrat is for sale.
The municipal election at Athens occurs
Nov. Is.
George W. Garrett, at Social Circle, is
reported failed Tor heavy obligations.
Representative Bush Of Miller unity is
in tie race against Jim Griggs for solicitor
general.
The thieves who stole the horse aud
buggy near jug Tavern have made good
their escape, but Left the horse and buggy.
Nellie Ramsey. tie little daughter of Ike
Ramsey, q brickayer and plasterer Of Au-
gusta, fell into IA fireplace Wednesday and
was fatally burned.
The Macon Gas Light and Water Com
pany proposes TO make contract with the
city of Macon II the mayor and council can
come to their terms.
Burglars we're abroad at Dawson Monday
night and burglarized one store and made
unsuccessful attempts TO enter three others.
They secured only 81.
1t is a settled fact that in event the anti
berroom ticket of Atlanta should be unsuo
cessful in this selection another prohibition
election will be called next spring.
Near jug Tavern Saturday night Bill
johnson shot John Anderson twice with
pistol, producing mortal wound. john
son has been captured. They quarreled
about a woman.
P. J. Mcclure of Philadelphia, general
secretary Of the Carpenter and Joiners'
ITnInn Of maj 0tfw I'd h.
men OF Macon Tuesday evening by an ad-
dress delivered in that city.
The proposition made by Mr.. Marden, Of
the firm of Marden q Bros. of Oshkosh,
Wis, to pave the court house square at
Americas with asphalt is meeting with
warm approval. TIE price is SIS, 600
The store house and dwelling Of J. A.
Brewnell q Bro. of Trip was entirely c m
sumed by fire Tuesday night about 10
O'Clock. Loss about So, 900; Insurance $780,
900. The fire was accidental in origin.
A shooting scrape occurred at Loganville
last Wednesday, Z. c. Smith shooting a
pistol at Frank Booth. The difficulty grew
out OF JOKE, and amounted to very little
except the firing OF the pistol. The bullet
hit nobody.
The directors Of the Covington and OK
ford Street Railroad Company held their
monthly meeting Monday night. They
declared their regular semi annual divide ID
OF per cent. on the capital stock Of the
company.
A large amount Of fine oak timber is dy-
ing In the river swamps Of Franklin county.
and thousands Of dollars are gong TO waste
by 1t. Tue only cause that we have heard
assigned is owing to the rivers filing up
with sand. The destruction appears TO be
confined to oak timber, as the other timber
trees are in good health.
DR.. James L. Long of Monroe expects to
go to Texas in Decent or. He has half
interest In 4 ,444 ores of land in Brown
county, near Brentwood, aud valuable
prope ty. being part of an estate left by
great uncle of his. Benjamin Head This
relative died some thirty-f1ve years ago,
and the land has been occupied by aliens, to
eject whom a suit is now in progress.
V. B. Green was placed in Jail at Alpha
retta last week. On Monday one of his
daughters, for whom Sheriff Mayfied held
warrant, came to the Jail 10 see her father.
Mr.. Mayt1eld unlocked the cell her father
was In and told her she could 60 in and see
him. She walked IN and Mayield shut the
cell door and locked 1t. 1t vas not until
she was ready TO leave that she found ont
that she was prisoner. She was greatly
surprised.
The Cat olio parsonage. located on East
SOsB AO AAOthc, the CAJ1-
Ole church, which Is occupied by George
Wyatt, caught fire Wednesday morning
from an unknown cause, and would have
been totally destroyed had it not been for
tho prompt action of firemen. N sarly all
the household and kitchen furniture was
saved The house, which is valued at about
$4,000 was damaged to the amount Ct $500.
No Insurance.
RecentIy party of gypsies arrived at
Dawson aud camped on the outskirts Of the
city. One morning they discovered that
some one had stolen from them $3.50. and
their suspicious were aroused against a
negro woman who resided near their an
,campment. A warrant was taken out.
but they could not est ablisl proof of the
womans guilt. and she was discharged.
Action was about to be taken against the
gypsies for their conduct in this matter.
when they silently decamped at dead hour
In the night.
jackson Argus: For several weeks a
gentleman has been camping along the
Ocmulgee river and carefully surveying
every shoal on that stream. He is well SUP
piled with instruments and seems TO be- an
expert In civil engineering and keeps a
careful and accurate record Of every inch Of
ground. As fas1 as one shoal is SURVEYED
he moves his camp up to the next and SO on.
both on the main stream and all its tribus
tarles. de refuses to talk or give any in
formation whatever as TO the objects of the
survey or by whose directions it Is being
done.
Marietta Journal: At the annual meet
ing OF the Marietta Electric Light Com
pany, held Wednesday afternoon Of last
week, II was voted to increase the capital
stock $4,000 and put in an incandescent
plant 1. W. Glover said he had given two
years OF labor without compensation to
make the present plant a success, and he
could do so no longer. He said Cam pbell
Wallace. Jr.. had agreed to take the addi-
uonal $40, 600 stock, and take the manage
ment at salary to be fixed by the board of
directors. The new plant will be ready for
operation by Jan. l.
For the past year the state lunatic asy-
lum, located two miles from Milledge-
vile has been a legal postodice,
under the name Of "Asylum,n and
the services of regular post.
master were employed, but of late the bust
ness OF this Office has not been sufficient to
warrant its CO tinuance, and it is to be dis
continued. Hereafter all mails for the
asylum should be addressed TO Milledqe-
vile, which will be their nearest postoffice.
All mails will be carried to the inmates and
employees Of the institution twice each day.
and will be delivered by the officers.
+ The work Of cleaning out the Oconee
river, preparatory to navigation, continues
with as great speed as the disad vantages of
the situation and working Implements viii
permit. The weather has been admirable