The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-13
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.


Laurens County's Ordinary -
Threatened LynchinG Foled-Mu
der in Douzherty County.
GEORGIA.
GIynn county court convenes to-day (
its monthly term.
The corn crop OF Laurens county is Il
best for many years.
The new Jail at Dublin is fast nesrir
completion. All the steel cells have be-
completed, and the prisoners convicted
this term of the court are therein contine'
Judge Monroe Of Metcalf has stalk c
cotton with 100 matured bolls on it. II
says that it is not an average stalk, but II
evidence that there must be good cotto
where it came from.
The Grady hospital is fast nearing com
pletion. The building itself IS completed
the interior work is well under way, ahI
little remains but the ornamental work snd
the finishing touches Nov. / VIII see Inc
hospital occupied.
A representative Of the Middle Georgia
Progress heard farmer OF BALDWIN county
make this assertion: That from two pIo"s
he would get about sixty-five tales OF cot
ton, and twenty-five bushels OF corn ger
acre. This is good farming.
pusta s exposition. This is the edict issued
by the directors. ANY number Of fakirs snd
gambling schemes tried TO get exposition
privileges. but they have all failed. They
will not be allowed inside the gates.
The refusal Of the city council Of Bruins
wick TO exempt the Scarlet Oyster Cultiva-
ton and Canning Company from taxation
for five years, should they build their fac
tory there. renders the l-cation Of the
factory site uncertain until the application
for charter is granted, and meeting OF the
stockholders is held.
The resignation Of DR.. Mark II. O'Daniel,
for many years assistant physician at the
asylum at Milledgeviile, went into effect
on Aug. l. The doctor will spend month
among bis relatives in Twiggs county, and
then 90 to New ork, where be will take
special course, after which be will locate in
% Macon and practice his profession.
Butler Herald Rev Il. T. Moseley is q
live man. He rides over 90 miles 10 his
appointments each month, besides culti>
waiting fifteen acres in corn and cotton. He
also finds time 70 hold prOtraoted meetings,
visit his ueiEbbors and minister to the sick.
He is not without honor in his own country,
for his neighbors love and respect him.
While Messrs. Hammond and Anderson's
team was crossing Goshen bridge, between
Pennington and Mcintosh. on Monday, one
Of the timoers gave way, throwing the
saddle mule and rider into the ditch. At
first it was thought 10 be Of little c1nse-
ouence, but it is reported that the driver
was seriously injured, and the mule badly
crippled.
Vaudeville Culpepper, aged 5 years, came
near poisoning several at his fathers resi-
dence, at Fort Gaines, last Monday evening.
A bottle Of insect poison was left where he
could get hold Of 1t, ana child-ik emptied
its contents into the water bucket A
peculiar taste and color Of the water
aroused suspicion, and after an investiga-
ton the empty bottle was found il his pos
session.
Perry was thrown into considerable ex-
element Sunday night about $50 O'Clock
by rumor that q crowd Of armed men
would attempt to enter the Jail to secure
and lynch George BRYANT, the negro who
shot Eugene Anderson Saturday. but Sheriff
Cooper was equal to the eruer Zency, and
prepared 70 meet them and stand by his
oath On learning this the crowd desisted
and retired for the night.
a gentleman who rooms in the business
part OF Albany was awakened the other
night BY a terrible racket in the room ad-
Joining bis and knowing the room was IN
occupied be thought q raid was being made
or ATTEMPTED by burglars. Procuring a
! Eh- he opened the door and 70 his astonish-
n---.s he fouGd about fifty rats holding hign
carnival He had q regular rat killing time,
ard then sought sweet slumber for the re-
malnder OF the night.
Judge John 7. Duncan. ordinary of
Laurens county, died st his home in Dublin
Monday, Aug. 3. He was born in Hancock
county in December. 1880. He moved to
Laurens county in 1858. In 1854 be was
elected sheriff Of the county and has held
many positions Of trust since. He has been
Judge CT the county court, clerk of the
superior court, and represented the county
several terms in the legislature. In Janu-
cry, 1871. he was elected ordinary, which
Office be held up to the time Of his death.
Joe Roberts, the old negro who wore the
blue uniform for three days at Gettysburg.
and the one who thought he had a right 10
a pension for so doing, was brought before
Judge halght again, at Atlanta, Tuesday
for final bearing. After considering the
ihteracy Of the old war-horse. and believ.
ing that be took the government draft be-
longing 70 Joseph Roberts, brother-in-law
70 L ". Blue. lgDorantly and without any
Intention to commit fraud upon the United
States, the judge told him to raise the Sl2
that eesold the draft for and be would be
dismissed
Athens Banner: Jacob Butler is a pros
porous farmer OF Oconee county. He runs
pretty large farm and makes a consider
able amount Of cotton of the land he Guilt
vates- On his farm he has one cotton row
that Is exactly eleven miles long by actual
measurement. He laid off this row lust
like wetch-spring, the circles decreasing
until they stop ct the center he has had
il measured and il measures eleven miles in
length Mr.. Butler says it is very fire cot.
ton, and that on this one row he expects t
make at least six bales of cotton. with ar
average weight of 500 pounds each.
Washington Chronicle: In tearing away
the dungeon in the old Jail, a half dollar O.
the coinage Of 1872 was found. 1t wa
perfectly black. The jail was built in 1873
or 1881 One Of the wrought irons used il
fastening the logs together was brought I,
this Office. Il Is a formidable fastening
nearly foot long and square, with th
angles nicked 50 as to hold it fast agains
any force exerted 70 draw it out. In tn
wall Of the dungeon q full section Of one Q
the large sills had at one time been cut out
The place hsd Teen plugged up with a.
entirely different looking piece Of timber.
Macon Telegraph: s. L Norwood,
farmer living at Norwood's station, on tn
Perry branch Of the Southwestern railroad
about three miles from Perry, was bitten b.
q dog, and the bite has caused HIM consid
cradle uneasineSs, as the dog acted strangel
and sho Eed symptoms OF hydrophobia, AM
died e short while after biting Mr.. Nor
wood. It was his own dog He had sstu
rated him with kerosene oil to kill fleas.
is thought that the oil was the cause Of tn
dogs death, as well as his strange action:
having produced extreme pail. Mr. Nor
wood has wired to Atlanta for maidstone
and says IL be does not get IL to-day he wi
20 70 Atlanta himself.