The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-04-16
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
TIE NEWS or THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.


Temrla--A Macon Eonk to Increase
Its Capital-Ths Applications toI
widows Pensions-Scores Of Geor'
CLANS Anxious to g to Washington
to LOOK uo Lirect T Y Claims.
GEORGIA.
Three hundred mules have been received
and sold in Millsdgeville this year.
The Slbley mill has declared its ssIni-
annual dividend Of So a share to stock
holdera
The spring trade in Brunswick is very
encouraging, aud Is Hveher now than for
several months past.
It is said that nearly all of the cotton
now coming ilto Macon Is being bought and
used I'D by local manufacturers.
The governor issued his warrant on the
treasurer, Monday, Tor 2.lJ6 pension
vouchers, amounting to Sl6S, 255.
The second quarterly conference Of the
Hinesvllle circuit viii convene at Oliver the
third Saturday and Sunday in April.
Gen. Clement A. Evans will deliver the
address at Griffin on Memorial day, which
will be celebrated on Monday, April q.
Two gen lemen Of Rome, Messrs. Brewer
and PeeAe, have just perfected a most
useful invention in tue shape Of a car
coupler.
Pie law against Sunday liquor selling is
being rlgldly enforced III Augusta. Three
barkoepers vs. ere reported for Us violation
last Su day.
Four years ago certain piece # property
on Rose Hill, Mt Columbus could have been
bought for 500. Monday the property was
sold for : 500.
". D. Peep es has leased the newspaper
plant from the NadostR Times Publishing
Company. Everything will be conducted
without material change.
Mrs. Massey, the missing insane lady, has
not been found. 1t was published in several
daily papers that she had been found and
returned to her home at Douglasville. Such
Is not the case.
At Irondale. Ala, Monday, D. NJ. Hall, a
hegman on the Columbus and Western rail
road, was run over. Both legs were man
gled awfuily. He died three hours later.
lie was tie son Of DR.. J. w. Hall OF Butler,
Ca.
The special taxes Of Chatham were re-
celyed by the controller general Monday.
The liquor license for the first quarter. after
deducti1g commissions, amounted to
$l5,557 So, the largest by third Of any
county in the state.
On Tuesday Capt. s. r. Watson of AL
bauy rendered his resignation as one of the
board Of county commissioners, which was
accepted, leaving only A. W. Cosby to at
tend to the duties Of this important depart
ment OF the county government
Gov. Northen has received a large num-
Der Of applications from every quarter OF
the state, from lawyers and others, who
want 10 90 on to " esdlNgtOn as state agents
to copy from the records tho persons to
whom the direct tax money is due.
Hinesyille Gazette: Ed Dryer, colored
man in this county, sent to Savannah for
p cents worth Of English peas planted
them in December, and eat the first mess liz
February. After eating as many as he
wanted and giving away several messes,
sold s. rs worth from his little patch.
J. r. Forester Of Albany has been exam
lining the stock # goods Of II. c. Odom, of
LeesburE. He says the stock viii amount
to so 900, and thar besides this Mr.. Odom
has $50 wagons and mules, as we'll as other
property. According to this Mr.. Odom will
be able to pay oil of his indebtedness without
trouble.
Talbonton Nelo Era: Mr. D. G. Owen
found on his farm a few days ago sweet
gum tree with au excresceBce on it which is
known as sweet punk. This excrescence
emits pleasant odor, resembling that of the
sweet shrub, and Mr.. Owen says the o1or
comes from little bugs that inhabit the
many cells of the growth. 1t is peculiar
growth and at a glance resembles small
animal Of an indescribable genus.
At the annual election Of directors and
officers OF the Megchante' National Bank
of Macon, to be held May II,
the matter OF increasing the capital will
be discussed. 1t is said that the
capital will probably be made 5000, 600 or
double what 1t now IS. The electiou was to
have been held on the second Monday in
January, bat was postponed on account Of
the ab'ence Of NAL K +. Lawton, president
Of the bank.
The Macon Ventilated Barrel Company
has selected as q site for its factory the lot
on which formerly stood the old Macon and
Brunswick freight depot, near the foot of
Hazel street Work will be started in day
or two on the factory building, which is to
be 50xl00 feet in size. The factory will en-
ploy twenty men, and will have a capacity
for turning out 800 barrels per day. A large
number of orders for barrels have already
accumulated
Jack Brown, the slayer of Glen Henry at
Albany some time since, is again a free
man. he was released from jail Tuesday
afternoon and was the recipient of many
congratulations from his friends. The
grand jury made q careful and thorough
investigation Of oil the evidence relating to
the killing, which having been heard and
pointing overwhelmingly to the fact that
the Killing OF Brown was done in entire self
defense, no bill was found and Judge Bower
then ordered the prisoner to be released.
The young man who it is supposed did I'D
many of Brunswick's citizens with photo
graph charging scheme, has been captured
at Darisn. A message from there states
that he gives his name as J R. Watson,
and was arrested Saturday aud is held on a
telegram from the sheriff Of Lowndes
county. He has been going through South
Georgia claiming to be an agent of a firm
for enlarging photographs, Offering them at
S4, half TO be paid cash, and half on de-
livery, and succeeded in getting large
number Of pictures and 50, but got drunk
Friday and told some thing that aroused
suspicion and Sheriff Bailey arrested him
Saturday morning and Is holding him for
parties in Valdosta.
Macon Telegraph: Wednesday, May G,
will be a grand day in Macon. On that
day the knights Templar will formally re-
oeive Gen. J. P. S. Goblin, grand master of
the United States. A grand reception will
be rendered Gen. Goblin and his distin,
guished associates-a reception common
surste with their high rank. 1t was ex-
pected that Gen. Gooin would have come
to Georgia before this time, but his duties
as a member Of the Pennsylvania Senate
have prevented his leaving Harrisburg. In
view Of the delay he has been requested to
come at the time of the coming annual
conclave. Public devotional exercises will
be held in the First Baptist church w adpaz-