The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-05-01
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF The TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.


Promising Ve-y Small Yield at
Narsaallvills-AMm Burned-A Hail
storm at Dawson-A Negro Drops
Dead While Going to a Hanging.
GEORGIA.
The grocers Of Atlanta will have picnic
Hay 90
Thirty new residences are now in course
OF erection in Dawson.
It is estimated that the receipts of the
electric street railway at Augusta on Sun
day and Monday last were 81 900 each day.
The convention in the interest of an exhi-
bitiOn from Georgia at the worlds fair a.
Chicago Will bs held at Atlanta next
Wednesday.
Rev. w. G. Bass has besn reelected as
president Of Wesleyan Female College for
three years. He has been president Of the
institution for sixteen years.
John H. Parks, heretofore superintend-
ent OF carriers at the Columbus postoffe
has been made railway postal clerk, and
will run on different lines leading out Of
Columbus.
Three teachers institutes will probably be
held in Georgia this year-one IN South
Georgia, one in Middle Georgia and one in
North Georgia The exact locations have
not been decided on yet.
The presbytery has consented for Rev.
Hugh K Walker 10 resign the pastorate Of
the Presbyterian church at Marietta and
accept the call to the First Presbyterian
church Of Birmingham.
Miss Speer, the young woman found lying
insensibfe beside the railroad track at Love-
joy station day or two ago has recovered
consciousness. She says she was struck by
q train. Foul play was suspected when she
was found.
Athens Banner: The Athens branch Of
the Southern Interstate Emigration Bureau
has now an organization. The election of
officers resulted as follows: President, Capt.
J. j. c. McMahan; vice president, Capt.
Wyatt Owen; secretary, n. f. jackson;
treasurer, w d. Griffith.
News reached Macon Wednesday Of the
burning of the largest lumber mill ON the
Savannah, Americas and Montgomery rail-
road. 1t was known as Acorde mill, and
was four miles east OF Helena. The fire
originated through the carelessness Of the
fireman. 1t occurred at noon. No state
ment Of the loss could be gotten.
Fort Gaines Chronicle: Clay county is
without a coroner The fact was not known
by many until Wednesday when case was
on hand. Peter Bogus who was elected
to the office in January last was thought by
many TO be the duly qualified officer. but as
he has not made any bond, and as the for
mer officers time has expired, the office has
been vacant for some time.
Athens Banner: There is petition go
ing the rounds, and it is gaining a remark
ablely full list of signers, asking the mayor
and council to pass an ordinance muzzling
all the cats. The people like music, but too
much serenading doesn't sit well Oh their
stomschs. Their feline majssties will
therefore be requested to shut their mouths
for while and give the people a rest.
Douglasville NeD South: Hon. j. N.
Castle, who will represent the st. Paul and
Minneapolis district in the next United
States congress, is visiting his family, who
are spending some time in our city. He has
been attending the commercial congress at
Kansas City. W hen nominated he had to
overcome a republican majority Of 10000.
He wsged glorious fight, and was elected
by 5000.
Fort Gaines Chronicle: Kit Barefield, an
old colored man from the upper portion of
the county, started to town last Tuesday to
see Rena Turner hanged. When about
three miles from town he toppled over in
his cart dead. He was thought to be in
good health, and was talking to crowd in
TIE rear of his cart just before he died.
Heart disease was supposed to have Teen
the cause OF his sudden death.
Marietta Journal: Mrs Mary France of
this county, who has a Bible taken from
dead federal soldier during the late war,
around Richmond, reference to which YVES
pleasure of returning the same TO the
widow, Mrs. Barbara Walker, who resides
at Tamaqua, Pa. Our postms ster, Capt.
Hughes, has a letter from the postna at
that place which recites the fact that Mrs.
Walker has written to Mrs. France about
the matter.
Athens Banner: Sunday night DR..
Bogg's barn was discove cred to be on fire and
the department turned out in quick time
Whnu the hnaA eVa POnnaota1 Will tha
water plug no water could be obtained, and
the barn was burned to the ground as no
assistance could be rendered. 1t was sup
posed at the time that the lack of water was
due to some fault at the engine house. but
further investigation has proven that the
tap had been screwed off the plug and the
plug had been stopped up, SO that it was
impossible for any water to be gotten
Some malicious person deliberately stopped
the plug.
c. 8. johnson of johnson & Estes cotton
and commission merchants of Macon, owns
an orchard at Marshallville of about s 500
peach trees. A few days ago Mr.. johnson
wrote to his partner in the fruit business,
j. V. Frederick, at Marshallville and asked
him to give him true and exact statement
OF the condition Of their own fruit, and Of
peaches in the section contiguous to Mar
shallville. Wednesday Mr.. johnson re-
ceived the very unpleasant news from Mr..
FREDERICK that the crop of their own orchard
will be total failure, and that only one.
eighth Of a crop will be made in the Mar
shallvile section or belt Mr.. Frederick
estimates that only about fifteen cars Of
peaches will be shipped from Marshallville
this season, whereas about 100 or 125 car.
loads were shipped from that point last
year.
Dawson Nelcs: In Dawson, last Thurs
day afternoon, about o'clock, a tremen-
dous rain fell, accompanied by some hail.
In the lower part Of the county the rain
and bail fell in torrents, accompanied by
wind. In the neighborhood Of Judge w. D.
Murrays plantation much damage was
done. In that section the wind blew vio-
lently, and on Judge Murray's place the
tops Of three houses were blown of, and all
through that neighborhood trees we're
blown down and fences scattered by the
wind. The hail fell in abundance, badly
damaging the growing corn and almost
totally running the cotton. Judge Murray
tells the NeaCs that all the cotton in his sec
ton was entirely beaten down, and that the
farmers will have to plant again The hail
also killed three hogs belonging to Judoe