The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-11-24
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF TIE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

GEORGIA.
J. 7. Walker Of Tennille has a cat 10
years old.
The bonds of the Washington county Off
GERS amount to Sl25, 600.
The sd jouTned term of Clarke superior
court will NEE. next Monday.
E. NJ. Herudon recently refused SIS per
acre for a tract of land in Social Circle dis
trict, in Walton county, for which year
ago he paid 50 per acre
Richard Garrsrd Of Wilkes county has a
curiosity from his corn crop. 1t is a good
sized and we'll formed ear Of @ m with
seven small ears clustere around it.
J. II. Hartley of Sun Hill in Washington
county, raised this year 100 bushels Of yell
low Spanish potatoes on about one-third of
an acre, and also seventy five bushels of
yams on three-quarters Of an acre.
Win Powelrs gin house near Danburg, in
Wilkes county, with fifteen bales of seed
cotton, was destroyed by fire on Thursday
night. The fire occurred early in the night
and 1t is thought 1t was tue work Of an in
cendiary
A day or two ago, near Mauldin's Mills.
In Hall county, the 7-year-old son of Lige
Sloan had his leg caught in the spokes of q
moving wagon, which lecerated his leg near
the knee 50 badly that amputation Of the
limb is thought to be necessary.
Sunday morning Robert WInbush, u
negro porter at Col. j. Ii. Higgins hotel ct
Lula, was found dead. He had been on a
spree with auotner negro, who also came
very near dying. Saturday night was a
cold one and Winbush was so drunk that he
stayed out of doors all might. The result
was he froze to death before morning.
+. B. Persall, mail Arrier between
Flowery Branch and Hoschton, reports the
killing Of one negro by another near Thomp-
sons Mills night OF two ago. 1t seems
that during q fair" Bud Cooper got into a
dispute with Bob Cain, and, with pistol,
shot Cam through the head, killing him
instantly. Cooper bears a bad reputation,
and claims to have killed man before this.
He is under arrest, together with his &C.
complete.
Mrs. Frank Willy, the wife OF the genial
and pop lar freight agent Il the East Ten
nessee and Georgia railroad, died at Atlanta
Monday night. 1t was considered ueces-
sary, in order to prolong her life, to per-
form very dangerous and uncertain opera
ton. Accordingly the operation was per
formed. Her constitution, however, was
too delicate to stand the ordeal and 10 spite
OF the skill Of the physicians she sank under
the operation.
F. Il. Steger, the scenic artist. who is
engaged at present IN painting handsome
drop curtain for the opera house at Athens,
has fallen heir to fortune. His parents
lived III Germany, and some tins since his
father died, leaving a large fortune It is
now to be divided, and Mr. Steger will re-
ceive as his share several hundred thousand
dollars. de will go over to Germany soon
TO get his money, and will then return 10
this country and will probably make Athens
his home.
A sensation was caused on Bob Torbet's
place, near Cabaniss, last Saturday night
u q OF bis tenants gave party" and it
was well attended by rowdy set. who in
dulged in drinking and gambling, whioh
brought on dispute. The results were five
negroes swere shot, and next morning
Eleven keatn died from his Wounds. CO.'S
slstlng OK six shots In his 90 wells Most OF
the shooting " as done by Fred Hammond
and Butler Tucker. The former took the
trail for parts unknown. All we're negroes.
Hon Charles F. Crisp will have one of
the prettiest new homes in Americas when
be returns from Washington after the adj
1ournment Of the next House He has pur-
chased the very desirable vacant residence
lot on Taylor street, between the homes of
j. j. Williford and Mrs. Addison. The lot
Is by far one Of the st eligible and dslira-
bic In Americas al she beautiful residence
which Judge Crisp proposes to erect will
maze 1t one OF the very pretViest homes In
the city. Plans for the new house will be
prepared at once, and building will begin
shortly after the holidays. The lot was the
property OF Mrs. Addison, and it is under
stood that something like 81 800 was the
price paid for it by Judge Crisp.
w. L. Bradley, prominent capitalist Of
Boston, Mass, is at Augusta. Mr.. Brad
ley Is the gentleman wno purchased the
home Of G. V. Walker on Lower Bro4d last
year. de states that he is very much
pleased with Augusta, and that there are at
least thirty more OF hia friends 10 north
who want to move there to live but that
the taxes are so heavy in Augusta as com
pared TO Boston that he does not say any
thing to them about coming. Mr.. Bradley
is on his way 20 Texas, where he is inter-
ested largely in the lands If that country.
he intends coming back to Augusta, and
IL the chances are as favorable as they are
now he proposes to open a bank and loan
money on real estate and personal property.
Augusta Herald: Under the wise ana
energetic management OF Thomas Barrett
DR., end bis directory, Langley factory has
enjoyed wonderful prosperity We under
stand that the capacity of the mills is to be
doubled before long. Langley has become,
Dy reason OF pure water supply, one of
the healthiest places in the union, and
therefore, most desirable for nIanufaotur-
Ing. The mill is no longer crippled by the
Ill health OF operatives. There is no telling
how many thousands of dollars have been
saved by this inestimablesb lessing. At one
time the managers were willing to spend
$4,000 to secure the saIubri.y Of the vii
lage. Il was obtained by the expenditure
OF about $4,000, and by the simple device of
substituting artesian water, easily obtained
near by from natural geyser.
Crawfordv1lle Democrat: News came to
town to-day friday OF the murder of a
negro named Charlie Bird. 1t seems that
on Thursday night there was negro mar
riage on Is. e. Simmons place in this
county, three miles from White Plainr.
The negroes went to a house on the place
and were having frolic when the quarrel
occurred. 1t seems that Charlie Bird, the
murdered negro, and two smaller negroes
lived several miles from the place at which
the killing occurred and we're there to at
tend the marriage. The negroes living at
the place were attempting TO impose upon
the smaller one when Bird interfered. One
negro struck him with stick and knocked
him down, after hich another negro, sup
posed to be Peter Shorter, cut his throat.
The negro bled tn death and Shorter es-
capped. Two pistols and razor were found
In the dead negro's clothes.
Augusta Herald; The first man to make
applcatio TO Mr.. Cleveland for an Office
was Thomas Prentiss Of Rome. He was the
nrst OF the Romans. He Is the advance
guard Tho laofnpa