The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-04
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

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the Military Advisory Board-The
New Chapel of Mercer University.
Atlanta's Street Taxa Boys Eye
sight Ruined by Smoking Cigarettes.
GEORGIA
A son Of Col. Fl. c. Sheffield Of Arlington
has lost his eyesight from smoking cigar
cites
Daniel Keith, a negro prospector, has
discovered rich vein of gold in Lump kin
county.
J. NJ. Mosely Of Jesup recently caught
two gray eagles in bis otter traps, one
measuring four feet and two inches from
tip to tip, and the other four feet ard eleven
inches.
The young men Of Alpharetta are getting
up a walking match. George Hook Of that
place says he can 60 twenty-five miles in
four hours, and be has challenged the
county.
The iron for the Metropolitan street rail-
road will arrive very shortly. and work will
then commence at once at the foot Of Cherry
street. This road will add between four and
five miles to Mscons system.
The ordinary of Decatur county has I'M
dertaken to restrict the sale Of liquor when
not protected by police regulation, and be
has refused to grant license to sell in any
quantity outside of incorporated towns and
villages.
Homer Query, who formerly precticed
law in Macon, aud who has been q CLERK for
some time in the war department at the
capitol in Washington city, was, on Satur
day, promoted 10 a position that pays 81 200
per annum.
The woods in nearly every direction from
Sparks are on fire, and there IS any quantity
of smoke in consequence. The atmosphere
is heavy and almost suffocating. It is
thought that damage will be done from the
spreading Of the flames.
The conditions imposed on Macon by the
state military advisory board, IL she is to
have the encampment, are that she must
give $4,000 in cash and seventv-five acres
of land. Macon's bid was 5000 cash and
twenty-ivs acres Of land.
The street tax at Atlanta is 81 and the
fee for issuing a Fl. IA. for the collection Of
this 81 is 81 So or this amount 81 goes to
the marshai's Office and 80 cents goes to the
clerks Office. Oneshundred and fifty per
cen. for collecting oneshundTed cents makes
the people howl.
Commander !. d. Crawford, of E. s Jones
Post Of the Grand Army of the Republic,
has made contract with the Georgia. ledge
Company, of Atlanta, through Its general
manager, r. S. McFarlane, for hedge of
Usage oranges to be put around the prison
property at Andersonville. 1t will require
$50 rods.
The story that r ]. Miller, conductor
on the Savannah, Florida and Western rail-
road, and Miss Bridget, charming young
lady Of Grovetown, were married on the
platform OF that station Friday, was errone-
Gus. The happy couple were married at the
residence of the brides parents. with their
consent
Probably the eldest person in Lunpkin
county is the widow Of a soldier who fought
In the Mexican war. She is 80, but does
not remember the command her husband
belonged to-only that he went from a
town in South Carolina. There is big
money awaiting her demand in the pension
department if she can get up the proof Of
her husbands service.
There seemed to be some doubt as to
whether Willis Mattox, the negro who was
killed at Moore 81 Springs camp, near
Athens, by railroad hands q few DAYS ago
was shot through the heart. Dr.. A. s. J.
StovaIl went out last Friday, had the Negroes
body disinterred and cut the heart out, and
it was found that a bali had entered one
the side OF the heart coming out the other,
causing instant death.
A little negro child was burned to death
on A. Mulcay's place, mile from here. A
crowd Of negro children were budding
around q fire OF chestnut wood. No grown
person was in the cabin. One Of the chill
rem came running to the house with the
other in flames in its arms II is supposed
that spark from the cracking chestnut
wood set its clothes on fire. Mrs. Mulcay
quickly tore the clothes from the burning
child, but too late. 1t fingered through the
night and died the next morning.
The dedication services of the new chapel
of Mercer University, on Tatnall square,
MACON. were held Sunday. The chapel is a
very handsome building and can comfort
ably seat an audience of 500 people. One
thousand people can be accommodated by a
little crowding. Mercer has long needed
such building for chapel services and
commencement, exercises. The annual
commencement of the university have for
years been held at the Academy of Music
and other public halls down town. In
future the commandments will be held at
the chapel
The affairs of the Macon street railway
have been in tangled shape for some time
and it is very certain that the only way
they can DO untanged is by selling the road
at receivers sale. This may be done the
first week in April. The Thomson Houston
Electric Company has a largo claim on the
road, and they will proceed to make the
foreclosure. unless q private sale of the
property is made, which does now seem
probable. Several different parties, local
and foreign, have made bids for the railway
but no agreement has been reached yet
The Thomson-Houstoa people bought the
first mortgage bonds amounting to $60. 900.
They also hold claim or lien of S65, 900.
The total issue of bonds on the whole line is
$4,000. This is about 5000, 900 more than
the road is worth.
FLORIDA.
ID. NJ. Goruto has purchased the Perry
Banner.
The Eau Gallie telegraph Office will soon
be closed.
Counterfeit nickels are in circulation in
Lake City.
Enterprise is more lively than at any time
since 1887.
Enterprise boasts the champion checker
player Of the state.
Bronson Methodists are holding a revival
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