The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-05-28
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.


Ravisher on Gen. Gordon's Flsnta-
tion-FauIk Publishes q Gard Deny
Tag the Charges Against Him.
GEORGIA.
Social circle has q neat new paper called
the Sentry.
The public debt of the city of Augusta is
81, al, 500
Rome is to have a new ice factory. Some
of the capital has already been subscribed.
Fifty thousand dollars has been expended
in the building of houses in Vienna in less
shan year.
and large planter living near Green's Cut,
In Richmond county, died Monday night,
after lingering illness.
w. s. Cox has determined to put up
steam laundry at La Grange, mainly for
the benefit Of the Southern Female College.
but which will also do general work.
James Anderson of Oconee was adiudged
insane by the jury Saturday and sent to the
asylum. The cause OF insanity was la
grippe, and it is hoped that he will recover.
In 1887 Harry s. Edwards bought Breezy
Aill, near Macon, for about $1,000. Tues
day he sold it to Iverson L. Harris for
5000. The property consists OF twenty
Eve acres
A fire occurred at Swapping Shoals, on
last Sunday evening" which destroyed the
dwelling occupied by Mrs Bryant, with
nearly all of its contents, and two lumber
houses. together with 10000 or II, 900 feet Of
lumber
Sike MeLelland, the eighteen-year-old
son of J. G. MoLelland, while assisting his
father in cutting down some small trees
near Spence few days ago, got caught
under one while falling. His head was
somewhat injured. and one of bis legs
broken in two places.
Manager Murphy Of the Augusta Tele-
phone Exchange connected Augusta and
Charleston by telephone Tuesday, and had
long conversation with Manager Torbett
of the Charleston Telephone Exchange
The distance is Isl miles, aud every sound
was audible and distinctly heard.
A heavy team loaded with disc harrows
was going along Hunter street at Atlanta
Tuesday. About that time one of the sharp
implements, weighing about seventy-fve
pounds, slipped from the wagon and struck
one of the mules squarely ON the leg. The
blow cut it completely of. The animal bled
TO death.
A negro man named John Chanton, who
lives on Thomas Jordsn's place, few miles
from Sandersvile, had a difficulty with
another negro last Saturday and was badly
cut above the knee: The muscles were cut
entirely in two. the knife penetrating to the
bone. Several stitches had to be taken to
hold the severed parts together.
At Rome Monday two negroes named
Tom ToDp and Fain Banks engaged in au
altercation over a game OF cards at the
Rome brickyard, when Banks was danger
ously cut about the head and throat by
Topp. Topp was also slightly cut by
Banks. Banks is said to be dangerously
cut, and his condition is considered critical.
An electric line to the Chattahoochee
river promises to be the next step in the di-
rection of rapid transit in Atlanta. at
meeting Of the council recently charter
for a street railway to the river and
branch In the western portion Of the city
was petitioned for. The matter is now in
the hands Of the electric COMMITTEES, but the
rights will doubtless be granted
The White Caps have taken q hand in the
affairs east of Camilla. That portion Of the
county is gaining an unenviaole notorissy
for its meanness being infested by common
thieves, cow thieves, land thieves and
large crowd Of moonshiners. A few nights
ago band Of white caps called at tbs houss
of negro turpentine hand, took him and
encased In a corn sack stretched him over
log and gave him a severe whipping.
Col. ]. C. Levy of Augusta, Of the First
Georgia Battalion Of Volunteers, has mailed
an application to Adjt Gen. Kell for fifty
new improved guns for the Burke Light
Infantry Of Waynesboro, and for fifteen
guns for the Clarke Light infantry of
Augusta, The Burke company is poorly
equipped with style OF emergency guns.
and are entitled to new ones The state
owes the Clarkes the fifteen guns that thew
are asking for.
Seaborn Smith, the negro who was CON
victed OF the crime of rape on the person Of
Leila Aiken, young colored girl, at the
March term OF the Newton superior court
and was sentenced by Judge Boynton to bs
hanged on last Friday, Nav %, was not
hanged, and will not be hanged for many
months to come. His counsel applied for a
new trial, but Judge Boynton refused to
grant 1t. whereupon they have carried the
case to the supreme court.
The hundreds of acres Of melons TO be
shipped from Cairo this season are very
promising. The earlier vines are full Of
melons, and shipping will probably begin
about June or 10. The growers are in
better spirits about the shipments than they
were before the convention at Albany. It
IS now believed that their distribution will
be much better than was at first hoped for
without an exchange, thus affording che
growers wider territory for shipments.
Two different parties are negotiating for
the purchase Of the Rome street railroad.
One of these, James u. Jackson of Augusta,
has been in Rome several days. Mr..
jackson declined to state his intentions
when seen Monday. He was also here for
the purpose OF bidding for the bonds when
Issued for the new court house. Hon. Ed
Watkins of Chattanooga, who is q stock
holder of the Rome railroad, was in the city
Monday, and when asked about the nego-
tiations declined to say anything further
than that there would be splendid electric
line system inaugurated there within the
next twelve months.
A writer in the jackson Herald says the
genus John Shocks is to be found in Banks
He recently Joined the Baptist church at
Homer, bun shortly left it and Joined three
other churches besides three secret societies
including the alliance. He is a queer char.
acter. and has a queer way of expressing
himself, bearing a striking resemblance tc
Mrs. Darlington in his Misrepresentation OF
words. Wishing to pay a compliment to a
learned friend, he remarked: "He is the
best deformed and most highly expected
man know Of" He also observed recently
that be deferred riding on a railroad cal
20 any other perveyance."
Shortly after dark Friday night a horse
man came galloping into Reynolds bringing
news that Henry Jordan, the negro who
outraged Mrs. Jarrel, was supposed to be
concealed in the swamp on Gen Gordon,s
plantation, about a mile below that town
and that help was wanted to secure his ar,