The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-01-03
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.


Lieut. Darlington Formerly a Resident
of Georgia obbery at Coosa Fire
at Fortson-Murder at Rome-A Pc
culiar P IRRIGATION Found Near Dali
ton-A Physician Found Dead in Bed.
GEORGIA.
The free delivery system was inaugurated
ut Athens Thursday.
Miss Lam ar Rutherford of Athens viii
make an exte lded tour In Europe this year.
George W. Spring, ex-sherif Of Worth
county, lied his home at Ashburn the
21st Of is. month
The life of |. Morris. who died at Athens
day or two ago, was insured for $1,000,
which will go 70 his wife.
r. b. McArver's store, at Coosa, was
broke open and robbed of a considerable
amount Of clothing and shoes Wednesday
night.
DR.. Charles.N. Ais on, ST., for forty years
a prominent physician OF Richlald, was
found dead in his bed there Wednesday. He
was originally from Culloden, and was
about 20 years old.
Ann McCallie, q young negro woman,
was shot and killed by a negro man named
Will Ovens at Rome, Wednesday after
noon at $50 O'Clock. The cause has not de-
veloped yet The murderer is at large.
Mrs Melissa A. Mccoy of Atlanta has
sued the East Tennessee railroad r S25, 900
on account of the death of her husband, an
engineer, who was killed In the wreck at
Little Tunnel, on the line OF that road. In
October LAST
A gentleman from Atlanta lost pocket-
book containing something over $500 at the
Central depot at Americus Wednesday. A
little hootblack. John Towns by name,
found the BOOK and returned it and Its con-
tents to the owner.
The handsome barn of T. W. Fortson, at
Fortsou, was destroyed by fire few nights
ago. together with large quantity Of fod-
der, a carload Of cotton seed, a cotton gin
and thresher. The total loss is not less
than 1000 The property was unin-
sured. 1t is not known how the fire origi>
mated.
Lieut. Darlington, who is reported as
having bad q terrible hand-to-hand contest
with the Indians, and who was wounded Ia
the arm with mimic ball fired by al In
dian, for merly lived in Atlanta, and was
once a student at the state university at
Athens. Capt. Wallace OF Lieut. GaIling-
tons command was killed outright by an
Indian tomahawk. After reaiing the ac-
counts Of the fight Col. Buck, the republican
leader in Georgia, wrote a letter TO Gen.
Schofield and Gen. Miles urging the promo
tlOn OF Lieut.. tarllnRt MO capbdlncy De-
cause Of his gallant conduct.
Dalton Citizen; We were shown a most
peculiar petrifaction last week, which was
found on Pigeon Mountain recently by w.
J. Camo while on an exploring expedition.
It was the petriied bud of some strange
flower, which must have fiourished in a by
gone age, as nothing like it now grows in
the forests Of North Georgia. The petri-
faction is perfect, showing the most deli
cate lines and folds, and is as hard as ada
mant. Several attempts we're made by
jewellers to mount it for watch chain
ornament, but the hardest steel failed to
make an impression upon IT, Mr.. Camp
finally succeed in getting it mounted by
sending it t. New York.
Capt. Hooper of the tug Iris, OF st. ST.
mons mills, reports that on his trip from
Darien TO st. Sinon's mills, Dec. 80, he
passed the wreck Of sloop boat, lying in
the main river about two-thirds Of the way
across from the mouth OF Hampton river,
which separates St Simon's Island from
Little st. Simon's. The sloop was sunkssand
tuin ned on her side; all sail was set, and the
peak of the mnlnsail and the stern of bat
teau that was made fast TO the stern of the
sloop was all that was visible above the
water. Capt. Hooper feared that ner crew
might have been drowned, aud went along
side with the tug to try and pull the sloop
up, but she appeared to be loaded, probably
with oysters, and could not be raised.