The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-28
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
The NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
Told IN PARAGRAPHS.

The Oldest Bridge Tender In the State.
4 Negro Boy Killed By e Train Near
Marshgllvilie-Peri Life as Mis-
sionary 10 Cbina-Macon's Electric
Road.
GEORGIA.
A lodge Of Odd Fellows will be organized
IN Americas tonight.
Sherod Smith has been elected treasurer
of Clinoh county, defeating w. H. Gray by
81 votes.
Mrs. John L. Maxwell Of Augusta has
jnst received a check for $4,000 in pay
mont Of life insurance carried by her hus-
band.
The up freight train killed a negro boy
years old at Massey's Lane, three miles
above Marshallville Friday. The railroad
was not blameable.
The Washington Rifles Of Sandersville is
new candidate for admission TO the state
forces. The command numbers about forty
five men in ali and has been organic d
three weeks.
Darlen Gazette: The steamer Bellevue Is
pov on the Darien and Savannah route.
Can't. Gibson secured twenty 500 shares 10
lis steamboat stock company while ne was
the city a few days since.
Tho peach shipping season at Marshall
Y lie has virtually ceased. Something over
g. .hty carloads have been shipped, ABOUT
ore half what shippers at first thought;
3 ne peaches have been unusually large ana
6le. Z. B. BALDWIN showed an alberta
each that weighed lS4 ounces.
Nr. Brown, a stopsJn Of j. M. SHAW OF
fayette. is said to be cat out for snake
!ariuer He is not afraid Of rattlers.
4. zen he finds one. If /, is in the right posi-
.ipl, he will seize It with his naked hand by
lac neck Just below the head. II it Is not,
Le will whip it until it Is coWed ana put It's
aead nnder its body.
Charles NJ Ozburn, who was hanged at
Atlanta Friday, was buried saturday The
funeral was an exceedingly quiet one.
Frank Hiburn carried the body from the
residence Of Sergt. Bob OZburn, where 1t
had emdlned since the execution. lie was
unaccompauied by any one. The body was
token to Collins cemetery grounds just be-
yond the river There it was met by several
OF OZourn's relations and the burial TOOK
place. There were no services OF any KIND.
J. J. Robertson, the white man shot by
the negro Tom Pritchard near Sterling the
other day, is steadily growing worse. His
physician says that there are cases on
record where leaden bullet had crushed
through the brain and the wounded man
had lived for weeks and months afterward,
b It be- does not think TINS case will prove
such rare exception. He says that there
u every symptom Of incipient inhamma-
lion, and he does not think it possible for
ais patient to survive many days.
1t Is reported that the Kensingtoa Land
Company, which comprises property
located at the new town of Keusington,
twentv-two miles this side of Chattanooga.
las failed. Twelve thousand dollars in at
I'd 1,1 hA
erty. 1t is reported that the property is
heavily NOR gagged to the president and
wee president Of the company. Philadel-
phians are largely interested, besides many
Chattanoogans and others. r. r. Pember-
ton Of Philadelphia is president of the COM
pany.
Larkin Brown, who keeps the
bridge at Roswell, is a remarkable old man.
He was born in Wash ngtOn county, GeOr-
gia, is the youngest Of family of sixteen
children, and his mother was 81 years old
when he was born. He is now 81 years old,
is in perfect health, and bids fair to live
many years. He has cheaed and smoked
tobacco all his life, never eats vegetables.
except potatoes, DRINKS coffee three times a
day, and was never sick but one time in his
life, and that was last summer, when he
made himself sick by eating too much
candy. Two hours sleep a night is suf-
ficient for him. He has kept the bridge for
the past fourteen years, and has drank no
whisky in thirty years.
The Macon City and Suburban Street
Railway Company will soon have its own
electric power plant. G.. W. Morse the att
torney for the Thomson Houston Com
pany, has forwarded the necessary funds to
put up the plant. The exact location of the
new plant has not yet been made known,
but it is said to be we'll situated as regards
water supply, railroad facilities and dis
trloutlon Of power along the line. Maj.
Winters says that the machinery will con-
sist of engines Of 500-horse power, and three
dynamos OF S0-horse power each, OF the
very latest and best pattern. At present
the cars are being run by one SO-horse
power and one 50-horse power generator,
only little more than half the power that
will be developed by the new plant. Maj.
Winters, the receiver Of the road, estimates
the cost of the proposed new plant at about
S35,0O0. lie is now paying the gas light and
water company over $4,000 "a year for
power.
Brunswick Times: The citizens of We're
county are indignant at the removal of the
negro, Gus Roberts, from the jail at Way
cross to that Of Savannah. 1t is understood
hat petition is being circulated through
out the county asking that Roberts be
brought back. It is claimed that the new
county jail at Waycross is strong and Sc
cure enough to contine any prisoner, and
mat Roberts will be safe there as in Savan-
nah or any where else. May people have ex-
rFe'sed the opinion that, if Ware county
"a oners have to DO confined in the
.gs OF other counties, the new Jail at
~ aycross had better have a dynamite cart
ridge put under it and blown up The
more conservative citizens argue that
Roberts had better be kept in Savannah to
keep the people from lynching him. The
petitioners reply to this argument By say
ing that if the " aycross Rifles can't guard
the jail they had better be dlsbanded. II
does not seem to be probable, however,
that the prisoner will be brought back until
his trial comes off in the superior court.
Americas Times Recorder: AS train No.
5, Conductor Hall, pulled out of Macon
yesterday morning at l0:45 it was discov-
cred that an Individual weighing about 25C
pounds, and carrying several ounces of fire.
water, was inclined TO be very obstreperouS
and generally offensive TO everybody in his
vicinity, particularly to the ladies. Before
{ g conductor made his first round, this fes-
tive individual amused himself by pulling
the hair and ears of gentleman
who occupied the seat Immediately
in front of him, using disgustingly
profane language as an accompaniment
and making a wild beast of himself gener-
ally. When the conductor approached the
lunatic for ticket, or his fare, he broke
out in a torrent Of vile abuse and profanity
and expressed himself as being ready tc
.'chaw up" the conductor and the entire
train. After demonstrating with the ami
NAL for some time, and all il vain, the
conductor called to his aid two brakemen
and attempted 70 eject the offender