The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-01
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF The Two STATES
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suhterrarean River at Quitman-A
New Bank for Columbus-An Acct
6a,4al sbot-A Fathers Search for
His Runaway Boy-A Confederate
so,disr,s Widow Who Thinks of the
Taxpayers
GEORGIA
Tobn d Coley will become postmaster
ar washington to-day, Cling Walton. having
resigned the position.
n d. Murden Of Taliaferro county has
made over 500 bushels OF corn this year on
ten acres of bottom land.
There is said TO be msdly rushing river
about 100 feet below the well In front OF
the court house at Qultman.
Work ON the artesian well at Washington
has been suspended for several days. The
rook in which they we're boring is so hard
and nrogress so slow, that It is doubted
whether It will pay TO 60 deeper. MT. Clay
thinks he has struck artesisn water, and 1t
will be analysed.
The cotton compress at Washington is
still standing idle waiting for new arm TO
take the place Of the one that was broken
last week. This arm Is an immense casting
about twelve feet long, and weighs 5000 or
1000 pounds. The new arm was ordered
from Cincinnati, where these congresses
are made.
At Athens executions are now being issued
for unpaid taxes aud the CHEZ Of police will
soon 6egin to make his levies. Times are
hard and the city has delayed its executions
for nearly a month in order for money mat
tiers to ease up, but they don't appear to have
done SO, and the city viii have to proceedto
collect its taxes.
T. o. GCnn of Tnliaferro county sold
three bales of cotton this season that
brought him S166 1t was Of the silk
variety. 1t makes a splendid sample, and
always sells for IL to 10 cents per pound
He saws that he can make fully as much
silk cotton on one acre as he can Of the
ordinary variety.
Friday evening, as q young farmer named
Walter Simons was returning to his home,
eight miles east of Columbus he was acci-
dentally shot when near Lockhart's store, at
the foot of Wynn's hill. In the wagon with
him was q small boy, and they we're hand
ling a pistol which went of. the ball pene-
trating one of Simons' hands.
A few nights ago J. P. Perkins, who re-
sides on the outskirts of Crawfordville. sue
ceeded in capturing a large mink which has
been doing great damage in his poultry
house. The animal managed to kill sevsn
turkeys that we're almost grown. MIR. Per-
kins put some poison on one of the fowls
killed and it laid low his minkship.
In retaliation for the work of the anti
barroom men at Atlanta, who are led by
the Rev. Sam Small, gentlemen on the other
side determined to give the Rev. Sam a
dose of his own medicine. An investigation
showed that the marshal held a. fas. against
him for back taxes, but the Rev. Sam had
not registered and 80 escaped the hands Of
the baillH.
A new national bank. with capital
of $4,000, will be organized at Columbus
early in January. The stock is all SUBJ
scriDed for, half Of the amount being taken
by citizens of Kentucky and the balance
by citizens OF Columbus. The bank is to
called the Fourth National and will be
located at w. j. Watts old corner, under
the Rankin house. T. e. Blanchard will be
president, and E. P. Owsley cashier.
g. W. Dozier Of near Cuthbert, WELL
known merchant and planter, spent Satur>
day in Columbus looking for l6-year-old
son Of his who had strayed from home. The
boy was there last Tuesday and was locked
up at the police station. but as there was no
charge against him he was released Wednes-
day morning. Mr.. Dozier left by the after
noon Mobile and Girard train for Euf aula
where he believes he will find his son.
Columbus Enquirer-.Sun: The Enquirer
Sun is informed that shipment of cotton
for Japan, has been made this week by
L. NJ Bashinsky & Co.. cotton buyers.
This is perhaps the first shipment from
Georgia for this distant country, certainly
the first ever shipped from Columbus via
the Central railroad to Savannah, thence
by ocean steamship to New York, to Liver
pool, thence to Yokohama. Messrs. Bash
insky & Co. are extensive cotton buyers Of
Troy, Ala, but have found it to their inter-
est to establish branch house in Columbus
which is recognized as the best interior cot
ton market i'll the country.
Washington Gazette Mrs. Mary P.
Cooper of Washington is the widow of a
confederate soldier who was killed while in
service, and she is therefore entitled to a
pension under the law If she applies for it.
A friend reports that she said on the SUBJ
ject: IF l were unable to have wholesome
food or comfortable clothing and shelter,
would gladly call for the 500, but as it is
the law brings heavy burden on the tax
payers and l do not think | ought to ask for
the 500, though there are many uses ia
which / would like to apply such a sum-
A friend called Mrs Cooper's attention "a
her claim when the first act was passed. and
she made some inquiry about it, but as soon
as she clearly understood the necessity OF
the last act she determined not to apply
Rev. w. T. Everett of Dawson. who went
up to Webster county to fill an appointment
at one of his churches last Sunday, reports
the mysterious disappearance of young
girl about IA years old. She is daughter
OF Jim Bell, better known as Beaver" Bell
Bell had just returned from Florida, where
he had been on a trapping expedition, anC
Sunday morning chastised his son for some
improper conduct reported by Mrs Bell
The young girl was very much attached t
her brother, and while he was being whipped
she disappeared. She was tracked to Kin
chafoonee creek, where all traces of her wer,
lost, and it is feared that she drowned her
self. As Mr.. Everett was returning hom
be saw number of Mr.. Bells mel Ehbor
who had gathered at the creek for the pur
pose Of making thorough search of it fol
the body of the lost girl.
A short time ago Fred Cooper and Ed
Morris made an assault on Conducto
Ehrey, of the Central railroad, near Forsyth
A charge Of assault with intent to murde
was made against them and they we're pu
under bond of $500 each. Saturday wa
the time appointed for the trial at Macon
They failed to appear and Judge Miller or
dered their bonds forfeited and issued
bench warrant for their arrest. The tw
men were seen in the city during the morn
ing. In the afternoon Cooper entered th
court room, but in a very irresponsible
condition. Sheriff Westcott arrested hir
and Cooper made some resistance. On Il
outside he grew rather violent and was IL
sultinR in his remarks to the sheriff.