The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-01-22
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF TIE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

for the Alliance Organ-A Monster
Egg Eater-The Receipts of tie oeor-
gia Postofices-A Dastardly Assault
on Citizen of Lafayette.
GEORGIA.
The mountain tops east Of Jasper are yet
white with show.
The latest intelligence from the BEDSIDE of
Col Thomas H9rdeman is that he Is resting
easier.
Washington county produces annually
600. This is one Of the largest cotton pro-
ducing counties ia the state.
Mrs. Ella r. Tennent, well-known writer
and editor, has been very i'll for two weeks
at her home in Marietta She Is suffering
with complication of troubles
T. l. CAN'T has besn in Atlanta several
days. Il is said that be is negotiating for
an interest in the alliance paper there, or,
perhaps, for its entire purchase.
DIR. J. E. Mcmillan of Brunswick died
Tuesday, after a severe attack Of asthma.
His death was very unexpected, as he was
well enough to attend to his profes sional
duties Monday.
Nehemiah Evitt, an old and respected citi-
zen Of Lafayette. was called to his dOorl by
unknown negroes Monday night and BIT
upon the head with sledge hammer. He
will die. Thsre is no clew TO the guilty
parties.
The following is a copy of the return
made by a colored constable on a warrant
in Liberty county: 81 have this Day Rest
the Body of Kate Ann Lecounte. have
Hir in Ny Gust This the 9TH day OF the
18th of Jan. 1891"
Mai. Bacon is said to have unearthed at
Atlanta a rusty old statute, which was en-
acted by the colonial assembly Of 1868. re-
curing every minister to read from his
pulpit at least four times year the public
laws, so that the public may understand
them"
w. A. Edwards, while rabbit hunting
near Norwood Monday, found In a ditch on
Capt w. w. SWANS place negro baby
which bore marks Of foul play. Decompo-
sition had set in, and the child had evidently
been placed there several days before. The
coroner's jury will investigate the case.
1t has been suggested that the secret
societies CT Macon unite and build a temple.
There are in Macon some twenty odd secret
societies of various kinds, comprising
membership Of at least 800. These orders,
except the Masons, have no hall Of their
own. The Masonic temple of the grand
lodge is the only building of the kind In the
city.
Newman Herald: Panther Creek district
world in the person of Joe Burks who meas
ures 6 feet and IL inches high in his stock
ing feet. Mr. Burks told US that not long
since he ate $50 eggs at one time, aud felt
like he had only partaken Of a small snack.
He also ate three hearty meals afterward in
less than five hours.
At Thomasvllle Sunday afternoon w. F.
Joyce, who travels for a Baltimore house,
in company with others, went for a horse
HoHl~ v-fd Shy-Nt Aha
ing to town the crowd began to race. Mr..
Joyces horse became frightened at some
thing and SHE'D, throwing that gentleman
violently against tree, breaking his arm
in two places and probably iniuring him
internally. I'd.
Arlington Banner: Sam Hughes (col-
ored) was kicked by mule In ]. w. Cal
houn's lot Friday evening, and died after
suffering great deal. Mr.. Calhoun had
sold young mule to Morgan Rye, and two
or three negroes were trying to catch him
when Sam walked up and said that he
could catch him. He took the bride and
went up near the mules head. when the
mule turned quickly and kicked him In the
abdomen. he suffered intensely for sew
eral hours, when death came and relieved
him.
Mrs. Laura Mills, widow, and sis
ter-in-law of A. s., |. S. and j. s. Mills,
her son, Pad Mills, about three miles from
Bluhton, on Thursday last. She was alone
her son being away from home on business
and the superstition is that her clothes
caught fire aud she was unable to extln-
guish the flames. The house caught from
her burning clothes and was completely de-
stroyed. Ga the return OF her son the roof
was falling in. As soon as possible the
debris was removed and the remains of the
lady, almost entirely consumed, were
found.
Postmaster General Wauamaker's annual
report is published, and it contains many
interesting figures. From his tables it is
learned that there are above thirty post
Offices in Georgia designated as "presideu-
tial" offices Tney are: Albany, Americus,
Athens, Atlanta, Augusta. Bainbridge,
GAINESVILLE. Brunswick, Gainesville, Colum.
bus, Cuthbert, Dalton, Dawson, Griffin,
Gainesville, Hawkinsville, LAGRANGE,
Macon, Madison, Marietta. Milledgeville.
Newman, Quitman, Rome, Sandersville,
Savannah, Tallapoosa, Townsville, Val
dosta, Washington, Waycross and
of these offices for the last
fiscal year are tabulated thus, begin
ming with the largest; Atlanta $3.50. 262 81.
Savannah $50, 489 50, Macon s47,37g, 90,
Augusta S45, 420 80, Columbus S22, 7J2 o.,
Rome Si5,54S As, Brunswick Sl3,375 30,
Athens $ll,663 81, Americas SS,555 so,
Townsville 7,lS2 rs, Maristta S7,044 40,
Gainesville $4,S2S 81, Griffin s4,G67 40
Sandersville 81, 400 on, Dalton $4,369 81
Waycross s., S44 AZ, Gainesville So. 744 so,
Bainbridge $3,744 IA, Newman SO, 662 90
LaGrange $3.50 81. Valdosta $685. 90
Milledgeville 1884 IS, Madison 81, S67 So
Washington 81, 96s 60, West Point 81, $50 81
Tallauoosa S2,7S3 ~, Quitnan s., 557 80
Cuthbert 81. 432 81. Hawkirsville 81, 455 81
Dawson s2,2S2 6S, Bsrnesville S2,245 81.
Sandersville Progress: J. L. Marlborough
of Sandersville is a remarkable man from
the fact that he has bullet in his brair
which was accidentally lodged there nearly
twelve years ago, and Is said to be the soc
ond man known to the medical world whC
has survived such wound for more thar
two years. A companion accidentally dis
charged q 32-calibre pistol, the ball enter.
ing Mr.. Yarborough's head behind the
right ear, penetrating the brain, anC
lodging against the frontal bone Just
above the lett eye. A portion of tn
brain oozed from the wound, which wa.
pronounced fatal by the physicians, bu
notwithstanding this he survived the shocl
to his system, and suffers no Inconvenience
from the bullet. For two years after thi
occurred he could not walk straight, bu
would stagger like a drunken man. H,
then had a personal difficulty and was strucl
over the left side of his head with a claw
hammer which penetrated his skull aud
quantity of coagulated blood passed from