The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-20
ITEMS IN THREE STATES
GEORGIA, FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA PUT IN TYPE.

SOuCQW est GeOrE1 IA negro FOu1C
Dead IN Els Cell U hen a Keeper
Went TO Tel Him of His Pardon.
GEORGIA.
The tax digest from Schley county show:
$3.50 ,S42 AGAINST 1872, 2l4 for last year.
A small yellow bug about the size of
''lady bug" is playing havoc with water
melon vines at Buena Vista.
Postmaster Locke of Macon is at Indian
Springs recuperating from an attack OF i'll
ness. brought about, no doubt, by his clos,
application to business.
Charles D. Freeman & Co. Of New Yorl
have filed q suit in the United States cour
at Atlanta against Thomas NJ. Swift Of El
berton for $S,050 on account.
The money has been raised. the charter
has been granted, the ms chinery has beer
ordered and the Farmers and Merchants
Oil and Guano Company Of Fort Gaines /:
a certainty.
]. j. NichOlson's new residence at Buena
Vista was burned at O'Clock Friday morn
ing. Mr. Nicholson narrowly escaped
death. He carried insurance only to the
amount of $500.
On July 90 the state Temperance conven,
tiof will meet in Atlanta. Mayor Hemphill
has received a letter from c. r. Pringle IN
viting him to deliver a welcoming address
when the convention convenes.
There will be a reunion OF the surviving
members of the First Georgia cavalry, and
Compaoies b and L Tenth Georgia cavalry
and the Fifty-sixth Georgia regiment, at
Carrollton On Saturday, July %.
R. A. Hatcher & Co. lost by fire on
Thursday the dwelling house and contents
on their M rrison Fort place, few miles
from Waynesboro. The origin Of the fire is
not known. The loss was $1,000, with no
insurance.
B. r. Burch Of Smithville had 81 900 de-
posted in Moses Bros Bank at Montgom-
ery when il failed Newton Smith and
John Richart ere also losers by the fail
ure. the former losing about 5000 and the
latter $500.
The people of Dublin have subscribed
seventy-fve baskets, sixteen carcasses,
eight cords Of wood. 900 loaves of bread,
10000 pounds Of ice, lemons and sugar in
proportion, and Sl7l 80 in money for the
barbecue to be given July %
There is already in course of construction
at Fort Gaines nine new brick stores, and
in a few weeks three more are to be built
S. Sternberg is TO be the builder Of the
latter three, and the site is the lot where his
old striped building now stands.
About ten days ago Mrs. D. p. Robinson
of Dublin killed hen that had not laid an
egg In about year but would 60 on the
nest every day as though she had laid and
10 her surprise when she dressed the hen
she found fourteen fully developed eggs in
her.
Several deer are depredating upon the pea
crop Of o. u. Tsryer of the Sixty-ffth dis
trict of Burke county. He has to bide his
time and let the deer for the time being do
their do, as the game laws places a fine Of
800 on any one who kills deer at this seq
son Of the year.
The contract for putting up the brick
building for M. Newman, at the corner Of
First and Poplar streets, at Macon, has been
awarded TO Duffy Son & Ong, for SIC, 4S5.
They will put men to work on it imme-
diately it will be 55xlO5 feet in size, aud
three stories high.
The white taxpayers OF Newman district
have returned SS0,64S more property this
year than last, and the returns Of colored
taxpayers will probably show gain over
last year also. The Second district returns
81 1858 more property than last year. If the
total increase for the county doesn't reach
$500, 600, 1t will not miss that figure very
far.
About five miles below Washington Sat-
urday, David Pinkston was cursing his |
father when an older brother Green, asked |
him TO desist, whereupon David picked |
up an ak and struck Green with it. Green |
is not expected to live. He was an en-
Rineer on the Georgia railroad, and was at
home On vacation visiting his fathers
family.
A very heavy storm passed near Fayette-
vile Wednesday evening, doing considera-
bic damage to crops, especially corn. in the
eastern portion of the county. A gin house |
belonging to Peter McElroy, about three |
miles east Of town, was struck by lightning |
The building caught fire and was completely |
destroyed, with all its contents. The loss is |
estimated at 5000.
The steam laundry at Tennile was burned |
Friday. The building and machinery was
insured for Sl,G50. The loss is not vet
known. Parties having clothes in the
laundry at the time will receive them Just
as soon as they can be separated and for
warded. The laundry will probably be
re-established. The fire originated from
the stoveplpe. the stove being used for heat
ing irons. The work was improperly fixed
mp, and has leen considered dangerous |
from the beginning The fire originated in |
the ceiling, and perhaps had been burning
FOR some time beforelt was discovered.
Augusta Herald: The following story is |
told on prominent member of the Au- |
gusta bar: A few months after he had |
swung his shingie to the breeze he was as
charged with horse stealing He asked for
time TO consult with his client, and, carry
ing him to private office, questioned him
as to the points pro and con. Have you
any abb that you can proven said the at
torney. mo, sir, boss; for | stole de hoss,"
replied the prisoner. This was sumner, but
in spite of the weight Of evidence against
him our legal friend contested and won the
case.
An amusing incident happened on ore of
the electric cars at Macon q day or two ago.
The trolley slipped of the wire and the car,
Of course, stopped. Then the conductor,
who didn't know what had happened, be-
gan to search for the cause of the trouble in
the mechanism underneath. After a care
full investigation of several minutes, during
which time the passengers began to get i'm
patient, the puzzled conductor tackled the
motor and was about to uncover it when
somebody discovered that the trolley was
off. The conductor always runs to the
trolley the first thing now when anything
goes wrong with the cars.
George Moon (colored) was indicted at the
last term of Dooly superior court for bet
ting at cards, and has been confined in Jail
at Vienna ever since. Recently efforts have
been made TO get him out on bond as it was
thought he had been sufficiently punished
by his long confinement in Jail. Friday
night an order from Judge Fort granting
his release arrived, and Saturday morning
the sheriff went TO the Jail to carry the
good news to the prisoner and release him.
He was found sitting up dead. He had
already been released by power higher
and mightier than that of man, and the
order came too late. He had been sick for