The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-25
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF The TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

The Janer at Newman in a PECK Q
Trouble-Big Prof; il Wine Making
in Pierce Cou1ty-The Cass Agains
Orth Stein for Forgery at Gr;fir
Settled and ANants's Young Men:
Christian Ass ocEstion to Give Him
Chance to Reform.
GEORGIA
Cant W D. O'Farrell viii make the race
for alderman Of the first ward Of Athens
W.D. Warren Of Byron has gathered
seventy-eight bales Of cotton of $40 acres
the first picking.
The grand Jury presentments OF Dehslb
county show that tbs county convict system
has been a saving Of $500 tothe county
Sergt. Sid Wiley of the Southern Cadets
has left Macon for tour through Georgia
in the interest Of the great military dEli! 10
be held there during the state fair.
On Monday evening Rev. 7. ). alien
died at his home few miles from Grlfnn
after lingering illness For nearly fifty
wears the deceased had been a faithful and
earnest Baptist minister.
Engineering exDerts have given il as their
official opinion that the Ocouee river is not
only navigable nearly 70 Athens but can be
rendered 50 entirely 0y the expenditure on
the governments part Of nominal sum.
The wife Of Gov. Fleming Of Florida was
G visitor at the capt at Atlanta Tuesday.
Mrs. Fleming was guided through the build
ing by Col John Miledge, and IN the after
noon Col. Anleige drove her out 70 the
soldiers home.
Col J. G. Camp, master in c5apcsry. is
still engaged at Douglssyills in hearing the
many sided Dorsett case. II seems that the
liabilities are about 1900. besides Mrs
Dorsett's claim for 5000 ahmony, and the
assets are about 5000.
At Atlanta, Wednesday, a verdict was
rendered in the case Of Hudson Va. the
Georgia Pacific railroad. The Jury gave
him s., Oc0. While hagman on the Georgia
Pacific railroad he was thrown from the
cab By the engineer starting the engine on
too suddenly.
DR.. F. Jackson Of Athens lives on Lump
kin street, near the water works. Tuesday
his family heard a rumblIng noise under the
sitting room, and could not imagine what
IL was. The floor was torn up in order Il
find out what was the matter. They found
a large spring Of water bubbling up from
the ground and running rapidly of
Blscksheer Times: Joseph A. Harper in.
forms US that be has just finished manu-
featuring 1900 gallons Of wine, and nearly
ILL DL1-CAa VI - apCb lCA ~ Aldhc AAtJ
wine. He says ne expects u get 81 per gal
lon for it, which will be a 000 be gets of Of
seven acres Of land. This will peat any
flfty-acre cotton patch in the county.
J. Il. Ruark Of the Appalachee neighbor-
hood in Morgan county recently lost q fine
poTker, weighing 200 pounds, from hydro
phobis- The bog would chase anything
that came in his way. foaming at the mouth
and exhibiting all sigus of madness. He
ran a negro MAJ several hundred yards, the
negro hesiHg as for his life. The hog finally
died IN great agony.
J. S. Harris, formerly a car coupler on
the Central railroad. is locked up in the sta
tion house at Augusta. charged with bav-
ing in his possession three fine rings that did
not belong to him. The rings were lost bY
a Tennessee lady three years ago. Mr.. Har-
ris' wife few days ago sold one Of the rings
20 DR.. Avary for ESQ This led 10 Harris
arrest. He says he found the rings IN a
Central road coach.
Thomas Guice and "Stoney" Glover OF
Americas went out IN the country Wednes-
day 10 shoot doves as they went to roost.
They lost each other in some way. and
when Mr.. Guice had a good line shot he
blazed away and, unintentionAlly, of course,
filed Mr.. Glover with birdshot. The
wounds were not serious, but the shot went
dLr9D0
the wounded man decided net to cut them
ont until later on, when they have fes-
tered
Griffin Cal: The Orth Stein forgery case
was settled, Tuesday, by the payment TO
X h Drake the sum Of $3.50, the am cunt of
STEMS forgery, thereby securing his re-
lease. This money was raised in the main
by the Young Mems Christian Association
OF Atlanta, who have strong faith in their
being able TO reform Stein and make him a
nsetui citizen. Mr.. Drake, being a strong
Irlend and liberal supporter of the Young
Mems Christian Association of Griffin.
promptly presented the board of directors
OF the Griffin association the full amour;
Of $3.50, which was exceedingly liberal
upon MIR. brakes part, aud will be Judi
ciousy expended for the benefit of the
young men Of our city.
Most Of Athens European tourists hav,
returned home and are perfectly delightet
with the 'oid world Miss Rutherford,
party have bsen back about week e ftel
visiting quite a number of interesting
points on the continent. Capt. Henri
BrusSe Is with his home folks once NOR,
after several months with his friends il
Germany. CorpL G. Houser, an oil,
confederate soldier who left one leg upor
the battle field, has returned home afee,
several months stay with relatives in tn,
fatheriaud. Prof. C. P. Wilcox. james
Camack and Thomas Gerdine are stu
abroad, but expect to start for Amsrics
very soon. Thus IL seems that Athens hal
been pretty well represented abroad this
season.
The trial Of Andrew MaGehee, Rchsrs
Speer and James McGse for killing a negro
named Peter McNair was begun at Thorn.
son Wednesday. The killing took place il
bearing district last MAY. 1t ia said that :
brother Of MaGehee had had small fght
with McNair's wife. Andrew Matches
opeer and McGee went down TO the hons,
Of McNair to whip the offending woman
They found the negro man there, He at.
tempted 20 defend his wife, and they sho
him three times This was at 10 O'Clock a
night. He lived until the next morning
and told the story as related. He saw Ma
Gehee distinctly. and was sure the othe
men were with him. An AK was foun,
conveniently near which was said to hav
been thrown at MaGehee by McNair.
A W. Quarles. the jailer OF Newman. i
having a rather tough time Of it. Tn
county prison is so arranged that the entir,
first floor is occupied by Qaarles, the rest c
the building being devoted to the prisoners
The Jeiier has for some time kept boarders
Ii was this that brought him TO grief. 4
few days ago he had two young men ar
rested on a charge Of jumping their boar,
bills to the extent of 50 cents apiece. The,
were both acquitted. Then a spirit of re
veDge prompted them to act Distric
BailIG VIII Kilgore brought tn
jailer and boarding house keeper befor,
the city court, with the two young me-
IS principal witnesses. The charge Wa
selling whisky at the Coweta jail to board
ers and others without a license. Quarle