The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-02-18


GEORGIA.
Sixty-two widows out of sixty-four il
Washington county have drawn their pen
sions since Feb. l.
The city of Sandersville issued bonds Il
the amount of 5000 with which to build
the city hall, and has Cancelled 81 500, leag-
ing $500 still out
The citizens Of White Plains have sent 6
petition to Postmaster General Wanamekei
asking him to make the postOtfice at thai
place money order Office.
The owners of Magruder mines, near
Washington, have sold a half interest IN
that property to Chicago man, aud work
will be begun again there very soon.
On Feb, only five councilmen and a
mayor were elected at White Plains, SO
next Monday, Feb. Is. has been appointed
TO elect the other necessary councilmen.
DR.. 7. o. Powell. superintendent, etc. OF
the state luaatic asylum, have given
notice that the institution IL full and
patients can be received only as vacancies
occur.
DR.. H. n. Hollifield Of Sandersville was
the victim of sneak thief last Wednesday.
He was busy in the rear of his Office when a
thief entered the front and stole about 50
from his safe.
M. Greenberg, the Second street merchant
tailor at Macon, who made an assignment q
few weeks sgo, has made a full and salts
factory settlement with his creditors and
has opened up again.
Next Sunday will be lively one in At
tauta, that is II happy college boys can
make it so. There will be 500 Of them
In Atlanta that day 10 witness the great
Interstate foot ball game between Athens
and Auburn.
Tbo,,,ae hos ono,;rc
up Stony Ridge gold mine, in Washington
county, and says 1t is very promising. He
will put up stamp mill soon TO work the
ore. Stony Ridge is seven or eight miles
east Of Washington.
WIN Easley (colored), who was tried end
committed for very heinous crime at Jer-
sey about two weeks ago. and escaped from
Bailf Jones, was caught by the sheriff OF
Morgan county at Madison last week and is
now safely lodged in Jail at Monroe.
The Texas exhibit, which arrived at Co.
lumbus Saturday, was visited by an i'm
mense crowd of Interested people Monday
Col Slosson. who is accustomed to Judge OF
Gro wds, is convinced that over 10, 900 people
have passed through his car since it has
been in Columbus.
Hampton Burgess, a 13.year-old white boy,
has been missing from his home at Augusta
since Monday. He is an orphan and lived
with his brother, G.. AZ. Burgess, on Tolcott
street. in the rear of George r. Lombard &
Co.'S foundry. 1t is feared that he fell into
the canal while on his way to work and
was drowned.
At Thomasville q day or two ago
stranger attempted to pass Off two counter
teit s. gold pieces on clerk in part pay for
a purchase. When the clerk discovered
that the coins were not good he experienced
considerable trouble in making the man
refund. The bunco men have also renewed
their green goods letters to different parties.
W. E. Watkins, ]. NJ. Barge, NJ 7.
Swint A. Youngblood and w. L. Harrison
have been appointed as the board of equal
lzation for Washington county by Ordinary
Newman in compliance with the act passed
by the last Legislature. 1t will be the duty
Of this board to examine the tax returns OF
the county, and If ia their opinion property
aas not been assessed at fair valuation, TO
Increase the same.
Brunswick and Dlrien, had mishap on her
return from Darien last Saturday. The
propeller was first broken when the Hessie
was near the three-mile cut. The passen-
gers were transferred to the steamer Belle
vue, which was on her way TO Brunswick
and the Hessie proceeded TO st. Simon's for
repairs. Her propeller became detached
from the shaft. She did not get to Bruins
wick until Sunday night
Passenger Agent Harry Burns Of the
Georgia Southern has 10 his possession a
silver half dollar which, to all Appearances,
Is genuine, but yet q strange coin. It bears
the date of 1861, and was made at the New
Orleans mint. General history has it that
the New Orleans mint was not turning out
money in 1861. The coin Is almost new.
and the ingenious Burns explains it by say
Ing the 9 is really which was turned up
side down in the making OF the date.
Chief of Police Connolly Of Atlanta has
lust received pathetic letter from Texas
1t was written by a colored woman named
Murvin Madden, and was dated ab Tear
kama. The writer was anxious TO find her
mother, who was sold away from her before
the war. The letter stated that the woman's
name was Caroline Wallace, and that when
the daughter last saw her she was the prop
srty of ISAIAH Wallace, a Methodist
preacher. The woman heard that her
mother now lived in Atlanta, and she is
very anxious TO hear from her.
Last week r. V. Douglas and +. NJ Scar
lett of Brunswick went to Chester, Fla,
aud bought the sidewheel steamer Flora
Tor the Satilla transportation Company.
The Flora is fine freight and passenger
boat with high guards and clean run. She
3 s. feet in length with % feet beam. She
has double engines, and is guaranteed to
make eight miles an hour. There are two
falcons. and the state rooms are finished in
mahogany. The new steamer will be put
IN the run about March /, when the Corrine
will be taken Off aud used as an auxiliary
boat
A Macon special to the Journal says
that Judge and Mrs. L. @. c. Lamar, who
have been spending a week In Macon, have
left for Pass Christian on the Gulf coast of
Mississippi, where the judge will spend a
season in taking q much needed rest Judge
Lamar is very much interested in the dis
cussion going on 10 Georgia as to Hill and
Cleveland, and in speaking of it said: ''Of
course am out of politics in my position
but what little politics have are for Cleve.
land, as he is the best man of the two. In
fact there is no comparison to be drawn be.
tween the two"
At late hour Sunday night robbers en-
tered the laundry OF Sing Lee, the celestial
who holds forth near the Hotel Lanier al
Macon, aud stole from the Chinaman't
money drawer several dollars. Sing and
his assistant, Hung He, we're sleeping on q
mat near the money drawer, when the rob-
Der stumbled over them, after having just
rifled the drawer. This awoke the China.
men and they went for the robber in earnest
The robber, however, finally escaped
through the front door. He was closely fol
lowed by the two Celestialg, who awoke the
neighborhood with their cries Of
"p-o-l-i-c-e." Sing does not know tn,
amount of his loss.
Butler Herald: A mysterious occurrence