The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-26
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
TIE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

The Water Running INTO Lake AaL1OH+o
Again Augusta to be the Head
Quarters of a Big Fiber Extracting
Company-No Truth in the Report
of the Sale of the Etowah Iron Com
pany's Property.
GEORGIA.
W. B. SPRINGFIELD will start poultry
farm at Baxley.
A lodge of Elks will be organized at Ma
con after the holidays.
At ElIaville Thursday a negro named
Henry Kellam creptsup behind ID. J. Row
ard and stabbed him four times. MF. HOW
ard will die.
The plant of the Dahlouega Nugget has
been removed TO Cleveland, and the first
issue OF the Cleveland Progress will appear
Jan. l, 1892.
w. S. Copeland, who has secured a posi-
ton as doorkeeDer in Washington at
salary Of 81, 100 a year, is toe well-knoWn
alliance lecturer Of Georgia.
The remains of Judge L s. Clement, of
Cumming. the editor Of the Clarion, were
at Decatur Thursday. He died on Dec. %
of a rupture Of a blood vessel, aged 81 years.
Mrs. James G. Cook Of Columbus died
Wednesday. Mrs. Cook was the mother Of
the late DR.. J. G. Cook and Of Henry G. and
Miss Mary E. OooK, who, with her hus-
band, James @. Cook, survive her.
There is no truth in the report that the
Etowah Iron Company's property, situated
in Barlow and Cherokee counties, has been
sold 10 an English syndicate. The property
includes II, 900 acres Of iron and manganese
lands.
At LaGrange the livery stable of Jack
son & Milan was consumed by fire Thurs
day morning at s o'clock. The loss outside
of the building is g., 500. insurance, 81, 500.
The fire is thought TO have been the work Of
an incendiary.
Judge Pilsbury, after twelve years of
service as judge Of the county court Of
Sumter, occupied the seat Wednesday for
the last time, and when he adjourned court
he surrendered the Office to j. g. Mathews,
who viii convene the next court on Feb. 4.
1892.
The Brunswick Times has had forwarded
to it by Charles Herbst, the Macon libra
rian, circular of London houre, J. E.
CARAT & Co., advertising old, curious,
and rare books. Among the advertisements
is one Of the original manuscript map of
surveys made of St. Simon's and Jeykl
Islands in 1740. by John Thomas.
A negro SO years Of age walked into The
police station at Atlanta Thursday and an-
nounced that be was the champion. He said
his name was Dan Wingfeld, and that he
had been married twice. His first wife pre-
ahnted him With twelve descendants, and
Yesterday his second wife reached the num-
(bsr tEenty-seven. That makes thirty-niue
J LaGrsnge Graphic: Some person too
I mean 30 live shot valuable mule belonging
TO Mr.. McLendon last week, making too
= ugly wounds in the poor animals head,
which caused its death in two or three days
after being shot. Mr.. McLendon is on the
hunt for the person that committed this
outrage. aud he will make 1t pretty warm
for him if he can be found.
The store OF w. j. Pinson at AGREE was
destroyed by fire on Sunday night. The
building aud goods were a total loss. The
postofice was kept In the store by Ed
Wilder, and this was also destroyed The
stock Of goods is estimated to have been
worth $4,000. and was insured for 50 O.
The building was partly covered by insur-
ance. The origin OF the fire is unknown,
At special meeting of the stockholders
OF the Columbus Savings Bank held
Wednesday, about three-fourths of the
stock OF the bank was repre-
sented. and resolution was
tel stock from $4,000 to 100000 The
capital will all be paid In by April 5, next,
at which date the new stock will be issued
Talbottom NstU Era: z. T. Stephenson
has a cow, which by an accurate account
kept, has given 200 gallons of milk In 400
consecutive days An account of the butter
sold from this cow in the same time also
shows q net balance of 500, after deducting
the cost and value Of all the feed given her
during this period. There is undoubtedly
more profit in four gallon COWS than in T.
cent cotton.
The Athens Daily Ledger has suspended.
1t was the afternoon paper in Athens and
was owned by Hon. Richard Russell. Mr..
Russell leased 1t year ago to E. lngersoll
Wade, w. b. Pruitt and Fred Williams.
Messrs. Pruitt and Wade gave up their part
of the lease and are out of it. Since they
did this Mr.. Williams has had entire charge
of the leased paper. He says publication
will be resumed in January.
Atlanta Journal: The Journal made
mention day or two ago, of a large ship
ment of scuppernonR wine by Joe
Thompson to France. Yesterday he shipped
seven barrels of his famous Stone Mountain
corn whisky to Montana. A Georgia mar
has located in that state, and is introducing
this famous beverage there. He wrote Mr..
Thompson for the sole agency, and wanted
the entire product Of his distilIery.
Crawford Herald: Mrs. ]. T. Olive OF
Lexington discovered something in one oil
her feather beds few days ago and upor
cutting It out found IL to be q we'll pre-
served white oak acorn. The bed is an old one
that has been handed down from genera
lion 70 B6nerhtiOn ana IN all probability
this acorn is sixty or seventy-five years old
1t is perfect in form and as fresh as if raisec
last year. II planted 1t would make fne
tree in seventy-fve more years.
Two soldiers died at Mcpherson barracks
near Atlanta Wednesday, One was Private
Daily OF Company c.; and the other wa
Corpl. Wheeler Of Company G. They were
buried Thursday. Corpl. Wheeler was
Protestant, and Private Daily Catholic
The dual funeral services were conducted b,
Rev. DR.. ]. w. Lee and Rev. g. Y. Shade
well. They went out together officiated to
gether and returned together The tw,
soldiers were buried in the Barracks GENE
terry.
Atlanta Herald: "What use is itp' That
what Steve Ryan asked at the jail Thurs
day. 1t was in reply to an inquiry abou
the bill of exceptions. "No." said he, I'm,
lawyers have decided that no appeal cal
accomplish anything, and SO no bill of ex
ceptions will be presented. am just lef
here to rot, suppose. don't see any we,
out of it. They won't let me show that Pr
not In contempt, and can't do that until
get out" The outlook is that Ryan has
long term of imprisonment before him.
Griffin Call: One of the saddest death
that we have heard for some time comes {
MS from Concord. On Sunday morning O
IL o'clock James Stewart, of Alabama, wa
married 50 Miss Dalte johnson, the beauti
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