The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-09-20
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
TIE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.


TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS
Opening of Columbus Public Schools
A White Woman in Limbo at Colum.
bus for Abduction-Arrest of a Ne.
gro at Townsville Charged witt
Rape and other Crimes-A Negroes
Arm Mashed in a Gin.
GEORGIA.
Nsxt week will be court week In Colquitt
county.
Cotton is reaching the interior markets
quite rapidly now.
Columbus has decided to purchaoe new
oyerooats for her police force.
A negro was arrested in Albany Thursday
for COW stealing. He gave six different
aliases.
There never was q time when the outlook
for Rome's prosperity, says the Tribune.
was brighter than now. Rome is becoming
oity Of consequence, and that very rap
idly.
Now that IL is beginning 20 turn cool at
the north tramps and peddlers are turning
their faces southwark. Thomasville was
afflicted with perlpatetic beggar Satur-
day.
On account Of the mad dog being loose in
Danielsville there were no services at the
Presbyterian church Sunday night 1t was
killed, however, on Monday, and church
will 60 on as usual.
Townsville Times Enterprise: The very
highest prices are paid In Thomasville for
cotton. The compress enables our buyers
to pay more for cotton than can be paid
for it at points where there is no compress.
Rome Tribune: Several bales Of cotton
came In yesterday and were sold ON che
streets. The price ranged from go to
cents. The staple, say the BUYERS, Is I'M
usually fine and the lint looks very clean
and white. About thirty bales have been
sold in Rome of the new crop up to date.
The public schools of Columbus opened
yesterday morning under most favorable
auspices. The public schools are becoming
more and more wealth producing and a
wealth promoting element. Education will
make any city prosperous. An absence OF
education will, on the other hand, prevent
the growth aud development of any city.
IrtUsn County NetUs: j. J. Rocks, who
Lives about 80 miles east of Sycamore,
brought TO our office a sample Of his
tobacco crop. The sample brought 10 us
lie said by experts 10 be worth 80 cents per
pound, and If this be true, then we advise all
our farmers, who have the ground adapted
70 tts culture, TO raise tobacco another
year.
Susie Hughes, white woman, was on
Saturday in the mayors court at Columbus.
sentenced to pay fine of 500 or serve
sixty days in the chain-gang for attempting
the abduction OF a young white girl for i'm
moral purposes. The case is a very ssnsa-
tional one, but the developments will not
admit of publication yet. The woman
went to the chain-gang.
Columbus EnQuirer-Sun: G. Schomburp
received the large clock for the First Pres
Dyterlan church yesterday. 1t is of the
seth Thomas make, and the movement
weighs 2 900 pounds. and the weight at
tacned TO the striktng apparatus weighs
!,IVO pounds. The clock will have four
dlals and viii strike the hours on q 1880
pound bell Mr.. Schomburg will begin
placing the clock in position at once.
On last Tuesday Capt. Doss and Marshal
Spear arrested London Risor (colored) at
Townsville, who, it is claimed, was wanted
In Cllnch county for rape and other serious
crimes. 1t was also said that there was a
reward of several hundred dollars offered
Tor bis arrest. Saturday Sheriff Dickerson
Oh chnen arrived. he was taken to the
Jail ana was identified as the negro. He
took him back with him that night. There
was no reward offered.
Albany Herald: A negro mar. Roh
wheeler, who Is a tenant on W. P. Burks'
place. was brought into the city about 10
O'Clock Saturday to have a badly manRled
arm dressed. He was feeding a gin
when his hand was caught by the
saws and badly cut, all the fingers being
split, and the muscles badly torn as far mn
as the elbow. DR.. W. A Strother gave the
wounded man surgical attention, and he is
now doing as well as could be expected.
Patrick McGovern. after lingering i'll.
ness or consumption, died at Columbus
Friday night. Mr. McGovern was 81 years
OF age, and had been a resident of Colum-
bus since 1856. He served in the late war
with company from Stewart county,
Georgia, and gained considerable distinc-
ton Tor his bravery. Mr.. McGovern leaves
one sister, who resides in Florida, and
three brothers, Frank McGoYern Of Column
bus, and the other two reside in Rhode
Island.
IL is very probable that Brunswick will
have an athletic association at an early date.
says the Times. That city has many Young
men who are inclined to be athletes. and
they recognize the great benefits of a good
gymnasium. Several of them propose to
join themselves into an association or club
and lease the Young Mems Christian Asso-
Citations gymnasium furnishings and add to
them. They will rent rooms and fit out a
nrst-class hall, where they will meet In the
evenings and practice.
Townsville Times Enterprise: Frank
VIM left yesterday for Manistee, Mich.
MIR. Winn, who has proved himself sue.
oessful tobacco grower, carried fifteen sam
pies OF the weed with him. These will be
shown 20 dealers and manufacturers in the
wess; The samples were grown at "Winn-
ton" MIR. Winnls splendid plantation, and
they embrace all shades and colors of wrap.
pers. Some Of them will compare most
favorably with the finest grades of Cuban
tobacco. Thomas county can grow tobacco
equal to any section in the south.
Brunswick Times, Early yesterday morn
ing the first vessel 10 arrive since the strict
quarantine regulations were put on came
over the bar and cast anchor in the sound.
IL was the American schooner A. r. Weeks.
423 tons, from Philadelphia, Health Officer
j. A Dnnwody went down and boarded the
vessel Immediately, and found her crew In
good health and everything on board in
good shape. When Officer Dunwody re-
turned to the city he told a Times man the
Weeks was all right and that she was al