The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-07-25
ITEMS In THREE STATES.
GEORGIA, FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA PUT IN TYPE:

Operations Lively at Mscon-Guano
Notes Subject to Taxation.
GEORGIA
There are several bicycles In Albany and
the number is almost daily increasing.
A carload of liberia peaches shipped
from Griffin few days ago Melted 81. 3J5.
The QuitmAn Canning Company gives
employment to forsy-three men, women and
children.
Wild men are becoming numerous. One
10 now reported roaming the woods OF Cor
don county.
The canning factory at Eatonton will put
up 1000 or 5000 oans Of peaches as the
weeks work.
The state tournment of the colored Are
men will begin at Amerious Tomorrow.
Ten thousand negroes are expected to at
tend.
It is rumored shat s. Waxel baum &
Son Of Macon, one Of the largest dry goods
houses in the state, will enter she retail
business.
William Towers has found particles OF
gold in sand brought up from we'll which
be is having dug IN Floyd county, near the
Etowah river.
The Rome Tribune shows wonderful inn
proveme t since W. G. Cooper Of Atanta
took charge Of it. Its local page 10 one of
the lVeilest IN the 6udLe.
The postofilce heretofore known as Heath,
which was near Telfairville, has been moved
to the latter place and its name changed ac-
cordingly. The same postmaster still Ellis
the office.
Will Lewis, who was arrested at Macon
Oh July by Officer jenkins. on the charge
of receiving stolen goods. made good his
escape by cutting through the ceiling Of his
cell IN the city prison.
William Gadson a Savannah negro who
had been serving out term on the chain
gang at TaomasvIlle, has been released.
GRdson hung around the gang all day, aud
said that he much preferred being on the
force tusn of. He asked the guard 10 take
him back.
Mrs /. W. Fulcher OF Waynesboro has a
clock that for more than forty years has
been ticking steadily away, and has never
had any work done on it, II Is about u
feet high and is a plain, comm nplacs old
time clock, and yet its record as a ticker is
hard TO beat.
n. T. Fulford formerly mail carrier on
the star route, has carried the mail from
Oglethorpe to Buena Vista for seven years,
six months nj days The distance be-
tween these two places is thirty-six miles,
90 Mr.. Fulford has ridden during his term
Of office 70.00 miles,
1t has been decided that the dead body Of
the negro found floating in Oostanaula
river, near Plainvills, a few weeks ago was
that of Green Robertson. who was wanted
in Paulding for the murder Of a negro girl
named Mary McElroy, with whom he was
In love, but who favored another sutton
Pickens r. Lewis, a well-known citizen of
Carroll county, was accidentally killed by
the dis barge OF bis gun Friday. He was
passing through bis farm Ia getting over
the fence bot barrels OF bis gun were dis
charged, the loads taking effect In his head.
he was a son OF John w. Lewis, and was
about so years u age.
William A. Bussey, young white man
who lives with William Hudson Of Burke
county. had difficulty some days ago with
negro 10 which be had his skull fractured
and an arm broken by an iron poker In the
hands Of the negro. He Is improving
rapidly, and will soon be all right again.
The negro fed and no arrest has been
made.
Capt. s. F. Wood of Millen is proud Of his
reco as a Mason. and he has right to be,
for it is douo -ful il there is a man In seven
states wno can equal 1t. For twsnty-seven
years be has been member OF his lodge and
has never IN all that time missed but seven
of us meetings For twelve years he was
master OF the lodge aud never missed sin.
gle meeting.
large canning establishment In Brnns-
wick that operates large fOrcs Of hands
during the winter season canning oysters
crabs, ETC., has do agent in Griffin buying
peaches, such as cannot be prnfitably
shipped north, for shipment to brunswick
for canning. The agent expects to buy
several carloads Of small and other culled
peaches from packers.
The depot at Holly wood was burned Sat
urday morning a little while before the
Central train, coming to Augusta, passed.
Two cOlored men, Sam Jefferson aud Forest
Straks, by name, got on the train at a
station this side and told the conductor they
had seen smp IKE after they left Hollywood.
DE bad them arrested on suspicion, but in-
vestigation showed they were not the right
men. They We Q released and Supt, Noise
paid them sum Of money for having in
conyenienced them.
Nellie Beck Of Morgan was visiting rela-
tives in Dawson lest week. She and other
children we're running around the house,
when little Nellie, 10 make short route,
attempted TO run through a window which
che thought was raised. But the window
had been lowered and the child's face coming
In contact with the glass, the sharp edged
almost severed her nose from her face. A
few skillful stitches and careful plaster will,
II 10 hoped, cause the wound to heal and
leave but slight sign.
n young ReAheLndu VINO lives near Cor
dele went 20 New York a few weeks since.
and has now returned sadder aud wiser
man, He went 10 accordance with an in-
vtation from green goods man, and paid
$500 while there for $4,000 # genuins-
looking greenOacks, but when ne returned
home and examined the packages he found
TO his dlsmay that the greenbacks had been
taken AID brown paper substitut ted therefor.
The young man kept the secret for a long
time but the facts have all leaked out and
be seems to receive little sympathy from
any one.
Gainesville Eagle: Warren Campbell of
this city, secretary of the Forty-third regi-
ment Georgia V lunteers, that served so
gallantly in the late war between the states.
Is now In possession OF the old reylmeuta tai
battle flag, which was lost until a few weeks
ago, when it was found amidst a parcel OF
unclaimed freight in the express office at
Atlanta. Though tattered and torn by shot
and she'll and solled with the smoke OF
battle, il is sufficiently intact 70 arouse the
enthusiasm Of the survivors of the old
Forty-third, who will again march under
Its folds at their reunion here on Aug. Is.
Carrollton Free ress: The question as 10
whether guano notes must be returned for
taxation was recently submitted to the
controller general bv the board of eouali-
GERS Of Coweta county. The question was
submitted by the controller general to the
attorney general, who Leld that all notes
taken by merchants from farmers, although