The morning news., 1892-12-21
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

Trestle In Front of Train-Talk of
Utilizing the ocmulgee River at Ma
con to Generate Electricity to Run
the City,s Factories.
GEORGIA.
Rumors Of building cotton factory in
jackson are -atfOat.
The Forsyth Clarion has suspended. The
business failed to pay.
G. l. Stein of Macon died of Bright's
disease Sunday, after lingering illness OF
eight months
The rails on the last section Of the Macon
and Suburban electric street railway are
now being laid.
The female college, which is being built
at Cordele by the Baptists OF Georgia, is
rapidly going up.
The outlook for the opening of a home
for the friendless at Macon by the Kings
Daugbtars is bright.
freight train on the Southwestern
division of the Central railroad jumped the
track at Green's crossing rear Macon Sun
day and ran for some distance across an old
field. Nearly all the cars were derailed and
considerable damage done the train. but,
miraculous as it may seem, nobody was
injured.
Capt. w. F, Smith and party surveyed
line TO Cedar Rock last week, from point
on the East TennesEee road about IA miles
above jackson. Or. Mays, who owns a
granite quarry there. expects to organize a
company to build the road and open up the
quarry, which will furnish untold guam
titles of the finest rock in the state.
G. J. Haden OF Atlanta has been ap-
pointed immigration agent for the Savan-
nah, Americus and Montgomery railroad.
Last week he settled seven families at Pitts,
Dooly. county. They moved from jackson
county. He brings one family at a time
and finds that ls the more successful way 20
work. AS fast as the saw-mill men saw up
the timber the people are trying to find
farmers to cultivate the soil. The saw-mill
men are selling their land for 81 per acre
and many buyers are coming In to take
advantage of them. ..
Policeman Champ Drew Of Macon re-
ceived by express from HaddOck's Station
Monday neatly wrapped package that he
thought, from its external appearance must
contain a handsome present that some ad-
miring friend had sent him in advance of
Christmas, but when the package was
opened 1t was found to contain a great big,
oid-fashioned, home-made apple pie. When
his brother officers saw what the package
contained the station house fairly shook with
laughter, but the officer heeded them not,
but began at once the work of devouring
the pie. Officer Drew says the sender of the
pie knew his weakness, and that he is ready
for more such presents.
On Saturday afternoon about dusk while
Mrs. Marion Erwin was walking alone on
Third street at Macon, on her way to her
husbands Office, negro boy, apparently
about 10 or 90 years old, suddenly sprang
out from behind the screen Of boards used
for posting bills, which borders the sidewalk
on the vacant lot adjoining the government
building, and quickly snatching a hand
sachel which Mrs. Erwin carried In her
hand rapidly made off down the alley with
hi nAnr
by surprise that she did not think to call for
the police, but hurried on to her husbands
office and reported the affair. BY this time,
however, the negro had disappeared.
The. Brunswick Advertiser of Monday
says: ''The body of man killed by the
Brunswick and Western railroad switch en-
gtne Friday afternoon, has at last been
identified, and it proves to be that of Rich
ard Gibson Of Waynesville. Mr.. Gibson
and his sister are relatives of Mrs. Capt.
Anderson OF the pilot service, who they
came co Brunswick to visit during the holi-
days Miss Gibson had not dreamed of it
being her brother, until she read the de-
soription Of his clothing In the Advertiser
He was more fully and positively identified
by strip Of yelling found in one Of his
pockets that matched piece he tore In
two and gave his sister. He was buried at
Oak Grove cemetery
Macon Telegraph: Il is probable that as
soon as the power is developed from the
Ocmulgee river sewing machine factory
VIII be erected by some parties from the
north, and that they will have capacity
OF fifty machines per day. Also a cotton
factory to cost S150. 900. 1t is estimated that
If the parties developing the power could
dispose OF the total-some 3 900 horse power
they, could afford TO sell it for about 81
per horse power per month, which is about
~ cents per month apiece for incandescent
lights Of 16-candle power and 81 for arc
lights Of 2,0O0-candle power; or IL they can
only dispose of ], 900 horse power they could
afford 70 sell it then for IS per month and
pay good profit on the investment. It
would mean much for Macon II she had
cheap power.
United States Commissioner WiIfred F.
Symons has disposed Of a very interesting
case brought before him by the treasury de-
partment. Saturday Capt. J. r. Feyler ar
rived at Brunswick in his vessel, the Ameri-
can schooner Belle Wooster, from Lisbon
en- route TO the Satilla river to load number
Fnree weeks before he arrived papers were
received at the custom house for his arrest
on the charge OF refusing to bring desti-
tute American seaman from the port of Lis
oons Upon Capt. Feyler's arrival he
beard Of the papers and went before
United States Commissioner Symons,
who heard his case, and the captain was
placed under a $500 bond to the United
States district court at Savannah, where he
viii finally answer the charge brought
against him. The bringing of a case Of this
Kind Is very interesting. The American
consul at Lisbon reporting TO the state de-
partment Of the United States, says that
Capt Feyler refused to bring destitute
American seaman from that port to Bruins
wick. The state department referred the
matter to the treasury department. and that
department. forwarded the papers TO Col
iector Of Customs Deveaux. at Brunswick