The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-01-29
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS


Georgia Negro Preachers Who Were
Assaulted in White Coach-A Pas
senger Trains Close Csn-Barnum Ha:
Not offered to Compromise-Deat
of Famous Melon Raiser.
GEORGIA.
Mrs. E. 2. Maddox Of Athens in building
residence 60 cost 1000.
DR.. Henry Gather died at Oxford Tues
day. He was 90 years old.
The postoffice receipts at Sandersvills
last year amounted to "a, 4e6 81.
There Is a man ia lower Carroll county, Il
is said, who eats rattlesnake fried rare
every morning.
The contract for the hotel and other i'm
provements on Cumberland has been let,
and the work will begin this week.
Charles NJ. Tyson Of Dafien has moved
to Am.ricus and will practice law. He is
an ex-legislator OF Mcintosh county.
The Knights of Pythias have just paid
Mrs. l. Morris of Athens 5000 for life in
surancs on her husband, lately deceased.
Brown g. Wadlsy of Macon, well-known
chicken f2neiers aRd breeders, won about
$50 on their fowls at tee Augusta poultry
show.
At Deveraux station. on the Macon
branch OF the Georgia railroad, the business
of A. s. Bass, it Is reported, is In the hands
OF a receiver.
1t Is reported at Augusta that 3. J. Lewis
q Co. of Bamberg, s. c., have had diff
fereaces among themselves, and creditors of
the firm have been asked to meet to-day
and finish up the business.
Mrs. Galston NJ. Hook, wife Of Col @. NJ.
Hook, county school commissioner OF Mil
ton county, died near Ros well Sunday with
10 nrrir.ua Gal Hnnk and 0na Of mis- danSh-
tiers are confined 70 their room with the
same trouble.
Rev. Dudley Powers, who will soon re-
move from Macon to Kentucky 30 live, has
been for some time chaplain Of the Macon
Volunteers. Tuesday they took occasion to
show their appreciation OF his serviees by
presenting to him handsome gold watch
and chain.
N B. Grifin's silver mine is only four
miles west of Calhoun, and ). I. Gry'S
mountain of black marble is three miles
east. People are prospecting with apparent
indications II success for iron. and the near
future may develop an opportunity for the
capitalist to invest his Thousands IN the
minerals of Gordon county.
BOSS" Buck being unable to end white
republican to I'll the Amerious postoffice,
has notified Postmaster General Wanna
maker that 1t wal be best to reappoint POST
master Roney. Col. Locke. Col. Brown
and other Georgia republicans have writ
ten favoring such action, and Col Roney
will be reappsinted within few days.
John M. Miller Of Stsne Mountain died
day or two ago. Mr.. Miller was about 60
years old, ard had made quite a success as a
FARMER. He was known all over the state
as the king of the melon men, those he
raised under the shadow of the big mountain
exoelling in size and flavor even those pro-
duced on the Baker county plantation of the
late Primus Jones.
A singular accident occurred to Luther
Woods, Who lives near Richland. He says
he was driving aloRg in a narrow lane,
accompanied by a young lady, when drove
of loose mules came runniaR up behind
him. He was afraid 70 leave his buggy to
turn them back, for fear his horse would
run away. and they actually ran over his
buggy and broke it to pieces. The occu-
paats escaped injury.
Mrs Alice Ii. Houston died at Tomas
vile Monday, from hemorrhage, haviag
ruptured an artery, at the residence of
Capt I. s. Paine She was the wife Of
Rev. III. II. Houston, d. D., secretary of the
board OF foreign missions of tho Presby>
terien church. She was in her 46th year
Mrs. Houston was daughter Of w. s. Nc
Even, q prominent citizen OF Kingston,
Tenn.
The report that Barnum's circus has Of
fered to compromise its suit against the
Macon aud Covington railroad is pro-
nounced untrue. As stated day or two
ago the circus was on its way to Athens TO
give an exhibition there, when a wreck on
the Covington and Macon, below Madison,
caused general smash up among the ami
mails, doing considerable damage to the
company, besides causing the management
to fail in two or three engagements.
The down passenger train on the Georgia
railroad, which arrives in Augusta at 3l5
o'clock in the afternoos, bad a narrow es-
cape Monday. At Carnes creek, nesr Social
Circle, distractions of iren bslts, clasps, fish
plates, placed on the rails. were STRUCK by
the engine. The engine kept the track, but
the pilst and brake geasing OF the focomo-
tive and baggage ear were torn eAd thrown
out Of order. Engineer Sales dsss not
think 1t YVES an attempt at train wrecking.
He is Of the opinion that the obstrucuiens
were left on the track by boys at play.
The banquet of the real estate men Of
Atlanta occurs Tonight Col George W.
Adair viii act as uoasanaastsr. Altar Col.
Adair's opeaiag remarks, Col. Samuel W.
Growsh.a Nest CAPT Z r. Rowe,I Van
respond to The rrsss Of Atlsxss." Elk
Magyar Glenn will then respond to she toast,
'.AtAAsa's Past" Relieving tAis Col. w.
A. Hsmphiil mayor Of the dty, will speak
on "Atlanta's Present. and thea Hoke
Smith ON "Atlssta's Future" Hon.
r. ?. Rice has been selected to speak
TO the toast "Frsm Marthasville to At
lanta.' Baitor r. n. Richardson win speak
on ''Yeuag Men and Young City, "Real
Estate from a Lawyers Standpointn will be
the theme Of Col E. A. Calheuns speech.
Chief Justice Logan E. Bleckiey viii give
"a Judicial Opinion on Atlanta Real Es-
tate.n Then the banquet win conclude with
ringing address from Gov. Northen on
"rhe Grand Old State of Georgia, Last but
First, for to Her We Owe Our Past, Our
Present and Oar Future"
"Drad" Cock, Clayton countys noted
moonshfner ana burglar, Is again in trou-
bic. This time he is languishing In JAZZ at
SummerviAe, Ala, awaiting the arrival of
Sheriff Hutcheson of JoResboro with the
necessary papers to transfer him to Geor-
gia on charge of burglary. Cook located
IN Alabama after his release frsm a mum Der
OF charges against him in Clayton county
last year, and few days ago came back
for visit to his old home aud friends He
evidently ceuid not resist the temptation to
ply his old trade, and proceed to burglarize
several residences in the vi inisy Of Poplar
Springs. in the northern part OF Clay
ton county, and secured from them
load Of various articles. Dick
Jones sufferedthe loss Of two breechrloading
shotguns and Bud Nolan lost barrel OF
fair n obaasa and nuuaaroue sp,n arssnIas