The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-02
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.


Tillman's Name Forged-Macon's
Enoch Arden Case-The Damage by
Floods in Baldwin County-Hruns-
wick to Open Phosphate Quarries.
GEORGIA.
The work of cleaning out the Oconet
river was commenced last week. The larg,
fiat boat which was built in Milledgeville K
do the work was launched Monday and
started on its cruise down to the ocean
The work is chiefly to open the way for tbs
snagboat, which will follow and remove OBJ
structions to navigation. They expect 70
reach tine raft in about ten days. The open
ing of the river will result In untold good
to Milledgeville. making it greater and
more extensive market, and the removal OF
the raft win reclaim thousands Of acres OF
bottom land, at present subject TO over
flows.
Macon Menus: Saturday night the
loungers on Fourth street became very
much interested In the actions Of two we'll
dressed young gentlemen, as they seemed
who were parsding the streets with an
abundance Of long hair hanging down tneir
backs. They were watched for some Time
until they were recognized as young girls
named Mary Farrow and Annie Smith.
The matter was reported TO the policeman
on that beat. who arrested them and car
ried them to the city prison, where they
spent Saturday and Sunday nights. The
girls were very much Inundated at having
to sleep in the barracks, and seem TO think
it very severe punishment for their little
lark Their own clothes were sent. them
Sunday and their male attire returned TO
the owners, one of whom was q railroad
man who was to have gone out in the morn
ing. but was prevented from doing SO by
the absence OF his wearing apparel.
Brunswick Times: There is prospect of
having several phosphate uuarries
opened in Brunswick. The owners
of phosphate lands in this vicinity
have become thoroughly aroused
in the matter, aud since the oppor-
tunity OF making good thing OF their bar
rem rocks is presented, they have
determined to embrace it, and are
making arrangements accordingly. There
are thousands of tons of this rock
in the vicinity of Brunswick, and
it can be easily ouarried at
very slight cost. The rock is very low
grade of phosphate, and cannot be used as a
commercial phosphate. The object of the
Brunswick owners of the land is to
quarry it and sell it to the government
for jetty work 10 the various ports of the
South Atlantic. Heretofore the govern
ment has been compelled to transport rock
from the north at a cost of S. per ton. 1t
Is claimed that the phosphate rock here,
which really is much better for this pur-
pose, can be quarried and marketed at an
actual cost of 70 cents per ton. Should the
rock be sold at the same price. therefore, as
Is paid for il in the north, there would be
a clear net profit OF 1870 per ton. An
enormous profit can be realized. however,
at a much lower price, and the probabilities
are that Brunswic and other southern COM
munities will monopolize this trade.
Augusta NeiCS: A fraudulent check,
with the forged signature of Gov. B. K.
Tillman, has been passed on ". II. Nurn-
berger of Augusta. On Aug. 10 a negro
called after banking hours at Mr.. Nurn-
berger's store and handed HIM check on
the Georgia Railroad Bank, signed by B.
r. Tillman and made payable to the order
of Willie Rountree for S25. The negro said
to Mr.. Nurnberger that Mrs. Tillman told
him if the bank was closed to get him to
cash the check. Mr.. Nurnberger suspected
nothing wrong at that. as he says he knew
that when the governor was OFT from home
Mrs. Tillman signe1 his name, and he
thought such was the case in this
instance. When the governor lives at his
home at Roper's, just over the river, be does
most of his trading with Mr.. Nurnberger,
and as an accommodation to his customer
he cashed the order. The negro bought
about SO worth of groceries out of the
money, and the goods were shipped to vii.
lie Rountree. Trenton, S. c. Mr.. Nurn-
berger the next day Endorsed the check
guaranteeing payment and drew $25 from
the Georgia Railroad bank on Gov. Till
mans account. The check, il valid, made the
governors account overdrawn, so he was
advised of the matter. The governor, when
written TO, could not recall giving Rountree
a check, so he wrote for the check to be
sent to him. The check was forwarded to
the governor, and at first sight he pro-
nounced it a forgery and returned the
check to Mr. Nurnberger, with a written
request to try and catch tho forger who had
victimized him and have him severely pun
ished. Mr.. Nurnberger is out $25, including
80 worth of groceries, but he is in hopes OF
catching bis Jim the Penman."
Macon Telegraph: Mrs. -, who lives
on Fourth street in South Macon, is claimed
by two men as the lawful wife of EACH
About ten years ago she was welded in
Macon to Bill Shrimp, at least so says Bill
shrimp. and lived with him three years.
At the end of that time he left her and was
no more heard Of. Mrs. Shrimp mourned
for her husband for three long years. when
there came along -, who felt for her
widowhood and finally asked to take the
place Of Shrimp, who was supposed to be
dead. She consented aud the two lived
happily together up TO a few weeks rgo.
They then moved to Macon and took
up their residence on Fourth street.
The husband went to work and labored
faithfully, ignorant of the blow that was to
fall. Sunday night a man went to the
- home, and, unlike the Enoch of old,
asked for his wife. Mr.. answered
and tried to persuade the man that he was
deluded, but to no purpose. The claimant
gave his name as Bill Shrimp, and said the
wife with whom -- was then living was
not his but Mr.. Shrimp's. A dispute arose,
and knives were drawn. Officer Jones had
heard the disturbance, and ran to the scene
This frightened Shrimp away, and unable
to learn until yesterday the exact circum-
stances. the officer did not arrest -
During the difficulty, it seems. the
wife disappeared and has not yet been seen.
Claimant No. ? says if she is Shrimp's
property he can have, her and, as She
deserted him when in danger, he avows she
cannot again live beneath his roof He say $
he was under the impression, and SO was
everyone else, that Shrimp was dead, and
his temperance is a great shock to him. II
is learned, however, that Shrimp has re-
manned all this time in Macon, working in
the cotton factory, and-now claims that
he has found out that Shrimp has also mar.
ried again.
The particulars Of the floods at Milledge-
vile have already been given by the MORN
ING News. For four days the city was cut
off from the outside world except by tele.
graph. Monday afternoon the rains CONS
menced pouring down and continued for
four hours. Tuesday morning the city was
surrounded by water. In speaking of the
losses sustained the Mllledgeville Chronicle
says: lit is impossible this early to esti