The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-04-23
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.


Street at Athens-A Georgian in a
Madhouss in Kausss-A Negroes
Successful Hunt for Man Who Put
Out One OF his Eyes-Drank Lye
Water and Will PROBABLY Die.
GEORGIA.
At Athens 4. O99 feet Of sewers from Bread
stree. to the outfall at the river are ready
for use.
The entry of the Georgia, Carolina and
northern railroad into Athens will be cele-
brated by midsummer festival
Charles L. Davis owner of Warm springs,
has closed a trade with a capitalist of Co
lumbus. and has agreed TO sell the springs
property entire for 100000.
The families of the late Jacob Harris aud
Alexander Reynolds Of Macon will receive
$4,000 each from the Royal Arcanum, Of
which order the two were members.
The Macon street railway on Sunday
hauled D, O3 passengers. The travel would
have been greater had there been more cars
with which TO accommodate the people.
Nineteen proposals, embracing twenty
eight different parcels of land, on which to
erect Rome's public building, are on file in
the treasury department at Washington.
A serious difficulty occurred at Penfeld
Sunday bet Anthony and Henry
Gresham, in which tde former was seriously
live.
j. B. O'Neill. conductor on the Chatta-
uooRa, Rome and Columbus road, had his
right hand terribly mangled while coupling
cars at Cedartown, Monday. Amputation
may be necessary.
The store of B. L. Joiner of Anderson
vile was closed by Deputy Lamar Monday
under a mortgage Of 5000 in favor of the
Macon Hardware Company. As the post
office was in the same room as the store all
the goods had to be removed TO another
building.
1t has been decided by the board of edu-
cation of Athens to recommend TO the c0un-
Gil to purchase the Mrs. Talmage lot on
Ooonee street for So, 500. The rent paid for
the present building on Oconee street is
$500 per year, and it has no play grounds
on the premises.
At Waycross, Tuesday, a freight train
from Savannah ran into a Brunswick and
Western train at the Savannah, Florida
and Western crossing. Henry Brown,
negro train hand, was slightly injured.
The conductor was badly shaken up but not
otherwise injured.
Judge Thrasher married white couple at
his residence oa Hardin hill, near Watkins
vile, last Sunday. The groom told the
judge he could afford to give him but 40
cents for the job. He paid the marriage fee
with four silver dimes. The bride was
widow about 40 years Of age, and the groom
a lad Of Is.
o. A. Coleman, treasurer of the Georgia
Loan and Trust Company of Americas, has
done splendid work for the company, and
his work is greatly appreciated. Yester-
day he received leave of absence for six
weeks, and with IL round trip ticket to
Europe. He will leave for the old world
early in June.
The sale Of H. C. Odom's stock of mer-
aha
Monday, at Leesburg, was stopped by an
injunction secured by the Atlanta and
Americus creditors, and a temporary re
ceived appointed. J. S. johnson Of Smith
VILE is the receiver appointed. May is set
for hearing the investigation.
Albany NelUs and Advertiser: The News
and Advertiser reporter has interviewed a
number of prominent farmers of the sur
rounding country this week concerning the
fruit prospect, and they are all agreed that
the pear crop will be almost a total failure,
but there will be an abundant crop Of
peaches, apples plums and other fruit.
A bill will be introduced in the Iegis-
lature for the thorough improvement Of
the public roads Of Whitfield county One
plan is to allow the people to vote upon the
issuance of $780, 900 of per cent twenty
years bonds, with which to macadamize
the most prominent thoroughfares 1t is
understood that similar bills are favored by
other counties.
William A Barnett (colored) has bsen
admitted to practice at the Rome bar. He
has always lived in Rome, and by his courte-
Gus demeanor and thorough conception of
his position has won the good opinion Of all.
Among the white people he has many
friends. William 10 a staunch democrat and
advocates the principle Of democracy to the
people of his race.
Robert Gates, aged 8 years, met with a
horrible accident at his fathers saw-mill
eight miles from Columbus Monday The lad
was walking around the mill, when he acct
dentally fell against large belt that hurled
him into the shRfting, and his arm was
literally torn from the shoulder. His collar
bone was also dislocated. The boy was
taken to the city for medical treatment. He
is in a critical condition.
1t is probable that the work OF excavatiug
the large reservoir at Waterville in the
suburbs Of Macon, will begin next week.
The reservoir will be between the engine
house and the Georgia Southern railroad. IL
viii be seventeen feet deep and several hun
dred feet in diameter. IL will hold 10, OOO-
OOO gallons OF water. This will be large
reserve volume and will furnish Macon all
the water she can use for many years to
come. The reservoir on top of the hill at
the head of Second street will also be kept
full all the time.
William Tharpe. a white man who lives
near the Chattahoochee brewery in Column
bus, is in critical condition. Tharpe
drank some water Saturday which was
thoroughly impregnated with I've. His
wife had been securing during the day, and
had left the bucket of water, in which was
the I've, sitting on shelf. Tharpe came in
thirsty, and, as the water looked very cool
and inviting, he concluded to quench his
thirst. He swallowed two clippers full of
the water, and since that time has been in a
most dangerous condition.
Daniel Wadals of Mimmsville describes
fish he has caught as follows: 1.-THE fish
was caught in a net, and is a trout, or
trouts, with two heads perfectly formed
which works perfectly independent Of each
other. Each head is supplied with the
usual number Of eyes and the proper
amount of gill. The heads unite lust back
Of the gills, and each head works indie
pendently of the other, the two mouths
taking food at the same time The fish
seems to be perfectly healthy, and as lively
as any Of his single-headed brethren"
Albany NelCS and Advertiser: King
Washington one of the blacklist OF Baker
county's sons of Ham is now resting behind
the bars in the jail at Newton on a very
serious charge. Last Saturday night King,
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