The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-07-17
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
TEE NEWS OF The TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.
No Prize Drill to Be Added to the
Attractions OF the State Fair This
Year-A Marc Killed by a Rattle
snake-David Dickson's Colored
Daughter Married.
GEORGIA.
Tobacco cutting and curing is In full blast
at Whigham.
The Carroll county commissioners met
Monday and agreed to build new court
house.
There iG a strong move on foot TO turn the
large oil mill warehouse in Whigham into
tobacco packing house this fall.
The city treasurer of Albany has been re-
quired to give an additional bond OF S25, 1000
while handling the water works money.
An Americas brick company has just
closed a contract 30 furnish 200, QUO brick
for che new government building at Jack
sonville, Fla.
Andy Fletcher, charged with arson, was
given his third trial at Amsricus last week,
and Friday afternoon the jury brought in a
verdict Of guilty. Judge Fish sentenced
him for life.
A Townsville conductor has cleared sew
erai hundred dollars specializing in melons
this season. Returns few days ago show
that one car that he had bought on the track
and sold Melted him over $500.
There is no probability that any Of the
funds Of the Macon Fair and Exposition
Company will be devoted to a prize drill
No such idea is In contemplation by the di
rectors of the company, and 1t Is not likely
that it will be. Two thousand four hun
dred dollars was given once to the military
and the company only received about 800
in return, and il is not likely that the expo
Htion company will repeat their expert
ment.
Greensboro Herald Journal: A fine mare
belonging to G. A. Smith was killed by a
rattlesnake the other day on his farm near
Liberty. A negro was blowing the mare in
corn field, and as he got to the end of the
row the mare stepped In some grass and
underground. The negro heard the rattle
of a snake and in moment the mare stag
gered and fell to the ground. Before any
thing could be done the mare was dead
The snake escaped, but it must have been a
large one, as it was not five minutes after
she was struck before the mare was dead.
Hon. T. J. Coolidge of Boston, who re-
Gently received the appointment Of United
States minister TO France TO succeed White
law Reid, is heavy holder of Atlanta real
estate, and Is also largely interested in At
lants enterprises He is an immensely
wealthy man, and is one Of the most popu-
lar of the great business men Of the New
England states. He is the largest stock
holder in the Southern Banking and Trust
Company, Of which II. Nj. Atkinson lie presi-
dent. and is also the largest stockholder Of
the Georgia Electric Light Company. He
recently invested, through Mr.. Atkinson
$4,000 in the Marietta street frontage be-
tween Shocks furniture store aud the Bell
building at the corner Of Broad street 1t
is said that he is interested to the extent of
about S250000 in Atlanta investments, and
he has unbounded confidence in the develop
mcnt Of that city. MIR. Coolidge's attention
was first attracted to Atlanta by Mr.. Atkin-
son, who is an intimate friend and WINS a
college mate of Mr.. Coolidges only son.
Both Mr.. Coolidge and his son have been In
Atlanta several times as guests Of Mr.. At
kinson.
Amanda Eubanks the Legitimate colored
offspring OF the late David Dickson Of Ham
cock county, was married at Augusta
Thursday TO Nathan Toomer, prominent
negro of Perry. The ceremony was per-
formed by Bishop Halsey of the African
Methodist church. In his will dickson
disposed OF his property IN the following
manner: Mrs. K. NJ. Dickson 81 900,
Miss Annie Rogers $1,000, David Worthen's
sisters az OO0 JEFF T. Worthens brothers
5000, Mrs 8. D. Rogers $500, Miss Bertha
Rogers $500, JET 7. Worthen 5000 aores)
$4,000. Edward Eubanks, 50, 900, Julian
and Charles Eubanks (colored), land)
$4,000; c. W. DuBose and jeff T. Wor-
then, executors, in lieu Of commissions,
5000; Amanda Eubanks (colored,)
the bride of this story, 100000. Total
dow valuation) $4S7, 900. These requests
uncovered a story Of singular moral
obtuseness. The home life of
the great farmer was for the first time laid
bare As young man he had been disso-
Lutte. His attention toward negro women
had been such as to shut him OF from the
parlors Of white ladies. Living In q roomy
old house in the center Of his great planta-
tion, with negro females to any number at
his mercy, as a slave owner, he simply do
fed God and man. With money FOR his
defense, refusing TO receive visitors, Of DOW.
erful physique, all those things combined
to give him Immunity. Among those
women one named Julia obtained a sinau-
lar influence over Dickson. She ruled him
as tmperiously as he ruled others. She gave
birth to a girl, which he named Amanda
This child she declared TO be Dickson's, and
he acknowledged its paternity. Dickson's
white relatives, with the exception Of one
OF two, repudiated his attempt to force ne
gro equality upon them, and declined to
acknowledge the oolored woman, Julia, in
any capacity. For this refusal these rela-
tives fell under his mortal displeasure He
never spoke to them except with curses
His negro daughter, Amanda, grew
up to young womauhood and was
OuuCntou III nOTbnern SCHOOLS. HaV-
ing given her the benefit of
scholarship, Dickson set about securing for
her white husband, and by sufficient price
IN land induced young Bostonian named
Eubanks to become the husband OF his
black daughter. As a result of this mar
riage was two children. This Amanda
Euoanks then, and her two children, were
the chosen favorites in the will. JEFF T.
Worthen, the only white relative who got
anything like legacy, got ID because he
never had anything but kind words for the
rich farmer. The other relatives named
were cut off with pittance. and even that
they would lose IL they took the will into
court. The white relatives set up a contest
60 the will, nevertheless, but the Hancock
county jury decided against them. During
the trial of the case the private habits of
Dickson were mercilessy exposed Evidence
was introduced to show that Dickson could
not have been Amandas father. Dicksons
brother (Greene) was also brought into uu-
enviable notoriety. The lawyers held that
1t was unsound public policy to allow
man to cut off his legitimate relatives for
the benefit of such brood
FLORIDA.
The state board of health laid a visit