The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-11-29
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.


italian Murdered and bis Body
Placed on the Rails Near Albany TO
be Mangled by a Train.
GEORGIA.
Lumpkin county Is without a surveyor
A lady Of Dahlonega will make spplica-
ton for the postoff1ce.
A little girl of AL Roberts of Dahlonega
was severely scalded Monday last by drop
ping kettle Of hot water on her feet and
legs
Fish wagons are constantly coming in to
Thomasville from the bay. The mullet are
larger and better at this season than at any
other time and the fishermen say they are
taken In larger numbers.
The goods which were stolen from the
store Of Edmondson, Strickland & Co. at
Cumming have been partly recovered. A
hunting party found them in the woods be-
tween Cumming and Gainesville on Satur-
day night.
Columbus McDougald of Dahlonega, on
Tuesday morning last, cut tree down, and
In falling IL struck another one which
caused the falling tree to spring back on
him, breaking the left leg in two places
below the knee.
The fourth quarterly conference OF the
North Coweta circuit will convene Satur-
day next at Wesley chapel. The presiding
elder desires also the attendance OF the
churches at Corinth and Franklin to discuss
certain proposed circuit changes.
There are several immense pecan trees in
che yard Of the old West End house on
Broad street, at Thomesville, owned by J
A. Linton. They have been literally covered
with nuts, and the yield will probably run
into scores Of bushels this year alone.
One of Macon's jolliest merchants
plunged" little on Friday, and the result
a. q =. - LII
on another deal, he tmmediately invested 10
in diamond ring for his wife. The good
lady was astonished at the sudden llberality
of her husband, who simply sawed wood
when she asked the cause.
Joe Hammock, a popular conductor 90
the Central railroad, shot and seriously
wounded Jake Bennett, q negro train hand,
at Salem last Tuesday. The negro had
been discharged by the company and had
grudge against Mr.. Hammock on that &C
count Bennett threatened vengeance and
was in the act of assaulting Mr.. Hammock
when he was fired upon.
There is a good deal of kicking about the
new survey of Thomasville made by Mr..
Thrupp Under this survey the limits of
the city are located farther out than they
were before and many people who have
heretofore paid no city tax will be called on
TO contribute TO the support Of the city.
The population has been increased several
hundred by the new survey.
One of the tallest men in the country, and
until further evidence the tsllest, is James
Murphy Of Bridge Creek, Colquitt county,
Georgia, commonly known as big Foot
Jim" He stands seven feet high in his
stocking feet and weighs 200 pounds Mr..
Murphy wears a No. Is shoe, and as he is
said to have a will of his own, no doubt &C
complishes something when he puts his
foot down.
On Tuesday next between the usual
hours, a hanging will take plaza in Macon
Willie Bell will pay the penalty Of his crime.
De has taken frequent views of tho scaffold,
and IL is said by those who were present that
be looks at 1t with a critical eye, though he
has but little to say about it. There have
been but few hangings in Bib county in
the last quarter of a century. Not more
than six OF seven have taken the hempen
route since the war ended.
Albany Nsl0S and Advertiser: The steer
which j. R Forester is fatteniug on cot
ton seed bulls was ca exhibition yesterday
again. His weight was 500 pounds the
same as week before last, but he was off
fifty pounds last Saturday, owing to sick
ness, 30 be has gained the past week fifty
pounds The object lesson is proving to the
people that cotton seed bulls is a great
thing for fattening purposes. and its cheap
price Ia going to make it in great de-
mand.
Last Monday morning a negro woman
called at r. G. Lamberts house at Thomas
vile and, claiming to have been sent by the
regular washerwoman for the weeks wash
ing, procured the basket OF clothes and left
Shortly after the regular washerwoman
came. She denied having sent any one
AFTER the washing. Mr.. Lambert said moth
ing about the matter, thinking the woman
might possibly bring them back the latter
part OF the week. However, when Sat
urday night came no clothes showed up.
A gentleman in position to know said
at Macon Saturday that the authorities in
charge OF the state lunatic asylum had 25O
more patients than they could well take
care Of This has been the state of things
Tor years. The number Of Georgia's daft
grows every year, but the increase of
facilities for taking care of them is very
slight. There ara at present l $50 white pa
tients IN the asylum. Perhaps the solons of
the present session will do something to-
ward adding to the facilities for the care of
the unfortunates
The Hotel Windsor has been leased from
the Amerious Manufacturing and Improves
Inent Company, and on Monday morning,
Lee. D, 1t Will pass into the control OF the
new management, Messrs. Butler and Bull
lock, two well-known hotel men from Massa-
chusetts. Only the hotel proper, together
with its furnishings was included in the
-
Der shop and cigar and news stands remain
ing In the control Of the company. The
lease was for one year only, dating from
In speaking Of the rise in cotton by which
several lined their pocket books, a we'll
known merchant Of Macon said Saturday:
Some twenty years ago a friend of mine
asked me II wanted to make some money.
VI course did, and he suggested that we
ouy 800 bales Of cotton. A few days later
ne called me into his Office and gave me a
check for 81, 200, my profit on the TRANSACT
ton. l gave my wife $500 OF the money.
Some time after that we went to New
ork, and while there my friend suggested
mat we make our expenses by indulging in
nyer In cotton. That flyer cost me 81 200,
Just the same amount made at horne. Those
were my only two cotton transactions and
my wife made all the money out of them,
Tor she chung TO the $500 gave her."
Jacob @. Scheinman, Hebrew lecturer !,
Is an inmate Of the BIB county jail. lie
was confined there Saturday morning in
default Of 81, 800 bond, fixed by United
States Commissioner L. NJ. Erwin Mr.
Scheinman protested against going to Jail,
and asked very anxiously when Judge
EDeer would ratIru from Maui VorIy in