The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-11-25
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE Two STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

and Indulge In a Fatal Fusillade.
Amputation Made Is ecess ,ry by the
Breaking OF an Arm-The Alliance
Store at Butler in Trouble.
GEORGIA.
Wild ducks are plentiful near Griffin.
Newton county is sadly in need Of a new
Jail.
Col A. s. Cuts has been elected mayor
Of Americas.
J. T. Corley of Covington has a news
paper that is 81 years old.
Many acres in wheat and ats have already
been sowed in Newton county.
Work was begun Wednesday morning on
the new water works system at Athens.
Thirty-one emigrants from Buena Vista.
Juniper and Muscogee county left Column
bus Tuesday for various parts Of Texas and
Shreveport, La.
1t Is rumored that Manager Morton is
contemplating closing the ope a house at
Athens for the season on account of the
small patronage.
A petition is being circulated with the
names of nearly all of Athens merchants
signing it in opposition to the Hatch bill or
anti-options bill.
Farmers are bringing their cotton to
Athens aud putting it in the warehouse.
An Oglethorpe farmer has 200 bales stored
for higher prices.
On Tuesday next the ministers and dele
gates in Newton county will leave for the
Methodist conference which oonvenes In
Madison on Wednesday, Nov. 80.
Henry Abel, one OF the best officers on
the Macon police force, was found dead in
his bed Tuesday evening Heart failure
was probably the cause of his death,
J. F. Pye Of Baldwinville, Talbot county,
has recently had granted him at Washing
ton patents on two most valuable and con
venient farm implements. The patents re-
ferred TO are a revolving loggerhead hame
and doubls lap-ring.
On Friday afternoon at Covington the
bakery belonging to s. N. Stallngs was
destroyed by fire. No one was in the house
at the time, and 1t is supposed tie fire was
caused from defec. i've fue IN one of the
brick ovens. Loss about $500. No in
surance.
The census Of Thomasville will have to be
revised. The new survey alone takes In
several hundred people. In one suburb
nearly fifty colored houses that were con-
sidered out of town we're found TO be inside
the limits. Stone posts will be put down
every 200 feet. There will be eighty-two
posts.
Busna Vista Patriot: Oct. Horace
Stewart, son Of Rev. Bennett Stewart, had
his right arm broken just above the hand
IL was thought at first that the hand could
be saved, but the broken part was so badly
mangled that it would not heal and ampu-
tation was found to be necessary. Drs.
Drane and Weaver went over there Sunday
and performed the operation. The arm
was taken oil just above the elbow. Young
Stewart stood the operation finely and is
doing as well as could be expected under
the circumstances.
MThe little baby daughter of Mr. and Mrs
J. J. Mcdonald, living about three miles
west OF Talbotton, met with a shocking
death Monday. 1t was playing in the yard
with little negro 8 or years old when in
some way the two managed to upset heavy
car-y-log which had been left leaning
against the fence. The little ohild's head
was caught between the heavy frame and
fence and the upper portion OF its skull
was badly crushed. DIR. Wells wa sent for
immediately aud reached the child in q
short while after the accident, but it died In
q few minutes after his arrival.
A. b. Peed, agent for the alliance store in
Butler, was served with q notice last Satur-
day that unless immediate settlement was
made the creditors would be forced to CLOSE
che store. Mir. Peed Immediately withdrew
aud placed the stock Of goods in the hands
OF Messrs Colbert and Steed, att rneys for
the creditors An order was Issued setting
apart Dec. for the appointment of re-
ceiver, which will be heard before Judge
Martin in Columbus. The ockholders
will meet in Butler Wednesday and decide
as to what course they will pursue in the
future, but it is not likely they will
continue the business. Their indebtedness
Is about 81, 500.
Col. Mckay, as attorney, fled in Ordi-
nary Darts Office at Brunswick Tuesday
evening letters testamentary Of Mrs. Jane
II. Barber, sole executrix OF the estate of
the late Amaziah d. Barber Of Utica, N.
T., with a view TO properly administering
the valuable possessions of the deceased
lying in Brunswick. Ordinary Dart has
appointed a commission of appraisement for
the property as required under the New
York law. The estate consists of a partner
ship interest In the valuable holdings of
Barber 81 Swan and comprises 900 feet Of
water front, the twenty-one acres of the
Wells tract east of Union street and south
OF Second avenue, ana Buzzard Roost
Island, and is valued at 100000. The fol-
lowing appraisers were appointed by Judge
Dart; Nj. Ullman. c. u. shelton, K. Tor
ras, S. Borchardt, Albert Fendig.
Hamburg's days are numbered. Gov.
Itllman has waged war upon the ancient
city, and is going to make an effort t. break
the town up, In his message to the legisla-
tuTe, which convened in Columbia he COM
niunloated the following: There are few
complaints in regard to the infringement of
the law prohibiting the sale Of liquor on
Sunday, and notably in the town OF Ham,
burg, opposite the city OF Augusta, which
abuse became 30 great and notorious that,
after repeated complaints, ] commissioned
state constable to investigate the matter
and several arrests we're made This place
(Hamburg1, while nothing more than the
ghost OF its former self, with a very small
population, still retains lis charter OF incor-
poration. The remedy against such abuses,
which are not likely to be restrained by
public opinion, would be TO repeal the char
ter, and this / recommend" Ii the govern
ors recommendation is adopted Hamburg
viii be killed as great city and favorite
resort, aud the saloons will all have to To-
cate elsewhere. 1t would be great inc n
venience to the roughs and toughs who go
over there on Su day to get on a spree.
Talbotton New Era: negro named
Alec Bonner made a bold attempt to COM
init highway robbie on VIII Griffin
while the latter was refu ming from Bullock
Vile last Thursday evening. Mr.. Griffin
had sold bale of colt N and was returning
home in an empty wagon. About dusk soon
after be bad passed he residence of P. H,
Tolbert, Mr.. Griffin passed Bonner in the
road. Immediately after passi z him the
neRro slipped up behind the wagon and
threw a rock, striking Mr.. Gtiffin in the