The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-07-12
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
TIE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.


Mining Operations in Lumpkin County.
An Old Ooin Unesrthed In White
County-A Chinese Groceryman Of
Brunswick Falls Into American FL
nancial Ways Like a Duck Takes to
Water.
GEORGIA.
John Gates, As years old, married. the
father of several small children, and a
drunkard, died in a fit while drunk, IN q
saloon at Atlanta Saturday.
Sumter superior court was occupied FRI
day and Saturday with the MoTier-J ennings
seduction case. One of the biggest crowds
ever in the court house heard the speeches.
The jury found the defendant, VIII MoTisr,
guilty.
One Of the coming events OF interest is the
18th annual session Of the Georgia State
Horticultural Society which convenes in
Rome Aug. 3, and 5. It will bring to
Rome large numbers Of fruit growers from
all over the state.
The Gordon mine, in Lumpkin county, is
proving up we'll and the outlook for pay
ing investment is inevitable. The sluicss
are paying well, and so soon as the mill Is
completed, good results are apt to be heard
from this industry.
The Findley property, known as the Ire
foil mine In LumDkin county, which was
advertised to DO sold last Tuesday, was bid
of by w. A. Charters for $3.50. The
property went cut of the hands OF the COM
pany, and some outside party is the owner.
James Stancil OF White county few days
ago was out in his field, and near an old
stump found a queer coin Of very ancient
date. Since that time another one OF these
coins has been found at the same place.
Near this place there was some old works
supposed to have been built by the Indians.
This is on the same land of Grindls mine.
The ore or the property is in inexhaustible
quantities; in fact, it seems that she whole
mountain is a solid bed Of ore The HIN.
J. t. Grindle has melted and run out about
twenty-five or thirty pounds Of metal.
Brunswick Times: Wong Choy, the New
castle street Chinese groceryman, was
closed up Saturday. Wong Choy gave the
restauranter, Chu Hall. mortgage upon
his stock for $1,000. payable one day after
date. This became known TO Mayer &
Ullman, J. J. Lott q Co., J. J. Dillon and
Others. who had let the Chinaman have
goods on time and they proceeded TO have
attachments sworn out and with them they
went in big wagons to the store and began
hauling away their goods. Wong Choy let
his friend Chu Hall know Of this and Chu
came down Newcastle street at q 2 40 gait
20 put a stop TO it. About a load OF goods
udu Deen FeulOV6o Dy Lne creditors When
Goodyear & Kay. the Chtnaman's (Chu
Hall attorneys. had the mortgage fore
closed and the moving stopped, and caused
the creditors to give bond for the goods
they had removed
Brunswick Times: There was big fire
out on Crispsn Island just after midnfkht
Friday morning. In Il the large commits
sary OF the Brunswick Lumber Company,
operated by F. NJ. Briggs, was completely
destroyed, with the stock it contained. The |
origin of the FIRE is unknown by the mill |
men. But for the brave work Of the COM |
pany's fire brigade the large mill and lum-
Der yard which we're adjacent would have |
been destroyed at a loss Of more than $780, |
900. The loss Of the commissary building |
and stock was $4,000. The insurance on |
both was 81, 900 with O'Connor a. Thomas |
OF this city, carried with the Etns and |
Royal Insurance companies Before the
ruins had cooled Mr.. Briggs was In Bruins
wick reDienishing mis- stock, and yesterday |
he had his commissasy open in full blast at |
the mills. The contract for building an |
other commissary has already been let and |
work will be Immediately begun and will |
be pushed to completion,