The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-14
ITEMS In THREE STATES.
GEORGIA, FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA PUT IN TYPE.


A Witticism Puts an End to Due
What the State Lecturer of the Co
; ored Farmers Alliance Says of tn
. Rumorsd Strike Of the Cotton Picl
ers.
GEORGIA.
Capt John 81. Burrel died at Darien FIR
day.
DR.. Lowry of Athens is dangerously il
sane.
Bob Williams of Athens caught 300 ra
bits last year.
The rice bird is reported TO be scarcer q
Darien than for years.
There are 523 colored patients in the stat
lunatic asy lum, confined in 4l6 rooms.
Newton Bass of Weynesboro lost two fin
gers few days ago while working buzz
saw in Fox's planning mill.
Ed Burpee of Athens, who was shot 10
Midway, 5. c., Thursdav morning, IS sun
alive, and there are some chances Ior MS
recovery.
Senator Colquitt is soon to issue an address
to the people Of Georgia. urging them Ia
stand firm to the Democratic party, ana 10
organize for the coming election.
A good deal of speculation is being IN
QulRoQ IN as 10 VINO " III Dc thO A1S<Ae
of the House. Speaker Pro Tenn IrammeIl
is often mentioned in this connection.
The Athens Manufacturing Company is
now shipping its manufactured fabrics all
over the union. They are filing orders from
Providence. r. l., Detroit, Mich, and
Milwaukee.
The members Of the legislature are urg-
ing the President 10 appoint Hon. J. A.
Clements to the position OF interstate rail-
way commissioner. Friday forty members
mailed letters to President Harrison asking
that he be appointed.
Darien Gazette: The rics planters have
had two weeks of good weather Up to yes
terdav, when 1t commenced to rain. How
ever, they took advantage Of the fine
weather and did big lot Of work during
those two or three weeks
There will be reunion of the survivors
of the Forty ninth Georgia regiment at Alb
beville on Thursday, Dec. 3, next. Col. j.
T. Jordan Of Sparta was the gallant colonel
of the proud old organization. A cordial
invitation Is extended to all confederate
soldiers to be present.
Jim Rice Of Laurens county ran across a
natural curiosity the other day. 1t was a
snake about eight inches in length of the
adder variety with two distinct and per-
feet heads and four eyes. When inter
rupted its two tongues would dart stimuli
taneously and its four eyes glitter.
Sheriff N. H. McGinnis and w. D. Fain
of Calhoun are in Augusta looking for Osh
Stein, the murderer, for whom there has
been 1000 reward offered A few days
ago Stein was locked up in Calhoun by
Marshal Tanner, who arrested him on sus-
picion. Stein, by swearing out writ Of
habeas corpus and threatening to sue Tan
ner on his bond, succeeded III getting out of
Jail.
Next TO the Berner bill, the bill of Mr..
Dismuke to move the agricultural college to
Griffin, is exciting most attention of the
legislature. Tie friends of the university
are opposing the bill with all their might,
while Griffin is making q telling fight for
removal Most of the farmers in tho legis-
lature will favor its passage; they claim
that tie fund belongs to the agricultural
college, and that they want it used for
distinctive college devoted to the science of
agriculture.
Crawfordville Herald: One day this
week there was considerable stir created
over the report that there was q baby
offered for sale on our street. We investi-
gated the matter and found it to be true. A
white man was carrying in his arms q male
child about Is months old. apparently Of
white parentage. He claims that he came
gave the child to him. Later in the day he
offered to make any one a gift to it, if they
would take and rear it. Where it came
from remains a mystery.
Several years ago in one Of the municipal
campaigns at Augusta everything was red
hot at the polls in the fourth ward. Whites
and blacks were mixed In together, elections
eering for their candidate Two negro
men had fight, and one Of them stuck
knife in the other and ran away. A white
man standing near went to the assistance Of
the wounded man and attempted TO draw
the knife out The boys father here ap-
peared on the scene, aud thinking his sou
was being killed, hit the white man with q
stick. A general fight, in which number
we're hurt then ensued, because OF the gen-
teman's kindly act.
North Georgia Citizen: Col. William
Headrlck of Murray county is a great
stickler for the ways and methods of our
foretathers. and SO far as the outside world
Is concerned is as independent as one could
well wish to be- Though the SHOWS OF sixty
hve winters have whitened his hair he saws
he has never yet worn a single article of
clothing purchased from a store. All his
wearing apparel, coats, pants, socks. shirts
etc., are home made" in the strictest sense
OF the term, the material entering into the
construction Of those articles being raised
woven, dyed and made up at home. Mr..
Headrick also says that there are several
members Of his family who have never
worn anything but homemade clothing.
Everything IN the way of clothing and pro-
visions is produced on his farm. Mr.. Head
TICK Is prosperous and contented old gen.
tleman and has a large and productive farm
In the rich valley land OF the Conuesauga.
Augusta Herald; A prominent gentle
man OF this CITY was eTlea kiDer r-aato,ln,-
dueling, and in the course of the conyersa-
ton told the following: Some wears ago
there hourlshed 10 Virginia politician who
was always getting into trouble He had
peen challenged time aud again and he al
ways went when called on, for he was game, .
de never would shoot at his antagonist.
however, and had luckily escaped being hit.
Finally be was called out by lame man
and went, Of course. The duelling
ground lay beside the public
road, where q large mile post told
the distance to the city. The man with
the game leg drew the stand next TO this
post, and De asked as a favor that he be
allowed 10 lean against it when he shot.
inns was granted By his polite antagonist,
ana tie principals were ordered to take
their posssiols, when thu other one said: :
'Gentisussa, have granted the request of
my antagonist TO lean against that mile
post while he shot, and now have favor
TO ask. Wonld the gentleman object to my
leaning against the next mile post" This
ready wit put everybody in a good humor.
and the fight was Immediately postponed.
Greensboro Herald: A peculiar accident
happened last Tuesday evening Just at dark
at the railroad bridge near the Methodist
church. A party of young ladies and gen.
tlemen had been horseback riding during
the afternoon, and after escortlng the