The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-04-22
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

Heir to a Fortune-A Hartwen Negr,
Constructs a Bicycle-A Novel Di
vorce Case in Paulding County.
GEORGIA.
Just 329, 936 children are represented il
Columbus this week by the 800 delegates .,
the state Sunday school convention. .
It reported that two Wild animals, on
resembling a bear and the other stri ped like
Q leopard, nave been seen near Empire.
The memorial meeting by the Macon ban
in honor Of the late John G. Rutherford
was held in the superior court room al
Macon Monday.
President D. B. Dyer Of the electric road
ct Augusta ofIerS free rides for two years
30 people buying lots from the company
and building homes on them.
John Lamb, aged 90 years, the oldest citi.
zen OF Emanuel county. died day or two
ago. His son, J. II. T. Lamb. who lived
near his father. died the same night.
Welcome Collins shot Jim kirkland in
the leg at Holmesville, Saturday night. II
was pay night ct the turpentine distillery
Of Padgett & Crosby. They we're playing
''skin."
The little daughter ef Tailor Birdsong Of
Macon, who s1a 10 wed a dangerous dose of
turpentine on Saturday, is rapidly i'm
pION4hBi duu 20 SO4sA4SA SA cAshOiJ Ous "a
danger.
Oglethorpe Echo: A catfish weighing
about twenty pounds was, we learn, found
dead on a trot line in the shoals at Wat
sons mill the other day. 1t had choked to
death on a three-pOund trout that got
hooked first.
Thirty-fve years ago James Conine Of
Jonesboro bought clock from L. A Kug-
lar. The clock ran and kept good time until
the night Of Mr.. Kuglar's death, which hap
pened about, two months ago, when the
clock stopped and has not run since.
At Carrollton last week the case Of the
state against Bill Hill, who is charged with
the murder of Bird Perkins, was put of,
owing 10 the illness Of John Perkins, a
brother of Bird, who also was cut severely
in the affrsy In which Bird lost his life.
Gov. Northen has been notified by the
Secretary Of War that Lieut.. G. B. Setterlee
of the United States army had bsen ep-
pointed as instructor and inspector Of the
Georgia troops. 1t will be his duty 20 visit
the different commands in the state, to dri II
them and inspect them.
Sparta Ismdelite. Col. William r. Snpes
we learn, has just fallen heir to a fortune Of
S21j, 900. A bachelor uncle liyiug IN Ra-
leigh, y. C., recently died and left his large
estate TO his relatives il Georgia. Col.
Suipes will soon leave for the old North
state to receive part Of the estate
John Hays has been arrested at Bailey
charged with an attempt to commit felon-
iOus assault on Lucretia Young. Lucretia
is G2 years of age, while John ia 50 and has
a wife. He was charged with a similar
offense by Mrs. Taylor some eight months
Since, but protested his innocence in both
cases.
There will be less dancing at the coming
commencement Of the University Of Georgia
than is usually the case. The board Of
trustees, at their las; meeting, resolved that
il was necessary to restrict the dancing at
commence nent season, and accordingly
recommended to the chancellor that some
steps be taken during the session to accom-
plish the desired end. So the resolution of
Chancellor Boggs is made up, and three of
the commencement germans fall beneath
the Ratchet.
A solid train OF twenty cars Of hay was
shipped by the McElveen Commission Com
pany Of Brunswick a day a two ago, over
the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia
railroad to Macon. The hay is consigned to
the s. r. Jacques & Tinsley Company, Ma
con. Each car was placardsd with the
name Of the firm. This is doubtless the
largest shipment Of hay ever sent out from
Brunsw in one solid train. The hay will
"E4Su AAllJ SDtbJO W itS car IL cams
Brunswick by sailing vessels.
hartwel Sun: Sloan Reede-, a colored
boy about 10 years Of age, and who has only
had short Apprenticeship at the black
smith trade, has constructed a bicycle out
OF raw material. The wheels are made of
tire iron and steel rods, the Team OF an old
iron pipe and the saddle of scrap iroa. 1t
Is very strong, and while not quite as light
running as the factory machine, 1t answers
the purpose admirably. Sloan rides his
bicycle with skill. he Is at work upon an
invention, but will not divulge the nature
of it.
A special to the Carrollton EueninQ Times
from Villa Rica says: "a novel divorce
proceeding comes from a rural district of
PauldIng county. In a certain out-of>the-
way district the voters have recently elected
new justice Of the peace, who Is a clever
man, but has not much more sense than a
couple OF Philadelphia lawyers In the
same community Of this new Judge live a
husband and wife that have regular old
fashioned fall1ng-outs every day or So and
these rows were great nuisan ce
to the peaceful denizens OF the dis
trict and community. The new Justice
issued warrant for the arrest Of the
troublesome and fussy husband and wife,
and had his new bailiff arrest them and
bring them before him Tor a trial The
constable did his work, and soon a big trial
was on the new Justices hands, who pre-
sided with the dignity of Judge of the
supreme court. After several days careful
hearing OF the case the justice granted the
wife total divorce, much to the displeasure
and protest Of the henpecked husband.
The wife expressed much satisfaction of the
verdict, end has gone her way believing
she can lawfully we'd the firstsfellow who