The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-12-25
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

Salaries Raised by tie City Council
OF Augusta.
GEORGIA.
At Rome Thursday the North and South
street railway was sold to the Electric Car
Company.
A branch road from Darien to the South
Bound will be built as soon as the latter Is
completed
The hull Of the burned Norwegian bark
Heidrun was sold on Saturday to NJ. Co
hnsky of Darien for SO.
The council submits the question OF issu-
ing $25, 900 worth Of bonds to the people Of
Fort Valley. The money is to used for put
ting in water works.
Rev. Daniel Fam died at his home near
Cochran last Sunday from cancer, Mr..
Fam was nearly 80 years old and has been
9 Baptist preacher for nearly fifty years.
The Trion Manufacturing Company Of
Trion will this week transfer their electric
plant to the new house, where it will be run
by water and not as heretofore BY steam.
Il will be a great saving.
Morg, a brother of Rsub Suite who was
killed in " alker county recently, has re-
ceived letter warning him to leave the
country within eleven days. He il threat
sned with death IL be does not 60.
A cypress tree was cut down in the swamp
on the Ocmulgee q few days ago and upon
examination IL was found that the tree was
solid at both ends and hollow In the middle.
The hollow being about yard long. The
mystery of it was they found catfish in
the hollow.
Contracts for grading the Florida North
ern railroad between the Altsmaha and
Ogeecbee rivers have been let to the fol-
lowing parties: Four miles next to Alta
maha river TO Robert Hallerburton; fifteen
miles TO c. Il. Hopkins, and twenty miles to
Peter Clifton.
Last Tuesday night, Dec. II, DR.. A. 8.
divers barn, near Hartwel, containing
about 800 bales Of hay, hay presses, now
ers, rakes and other machinery, went up In
smoke. The loss is about $1,000, with no
insurance. How the fire originated cannot
be ascertained.
Saturday on J. NJ. Wardlaw's place ia
Walker county the work was begun Of tear
ing down the old Chenowee house, the last
Indian house In the county. 1t was put up
probably seventy-fve years ago by the old
Indian chief. The joists though hewed out
with a club az do credit TO the workman.
AS Hamilton last week Ben Gamer (col-
ored), while foollng with an "unloadedn
pistol cooking and swapping 10 around
generally, pointed the weapon toward his
sister Macon Hooks wife. The thing I'M
expectedly went off, the load taking effect
Ia the woman's side, producing painful
though not serious flesh wound.
The finance committee Of the city council
Of Augusta recommend that the chiefs sal
airy be raised from 81, 800 10 81 500, the
leutenants' from 81, 200 to 81 800, the SER
geants' from SIS to $50 per month. the 40
tive sergeants from SOS to $40 per month.
The priyates TO have an increase Of So,
which gives them $50 instead Of S55.
a s4ntI II fxsn ntk r..
Place neighborhood, tells a new story about
the killing Of Gus Keister by J. 2. Edmond
son. The mail rider says Edmondson and
Keister had quarrel Tuesday night and
Edmondson slapped Keister's jaws. Friends
kept down trouble, and Wednesday Ed
mondson hunted Keister up and in O quar-
rel that followed shot him. The mail rider
says he helped undress Keister and that no
pistol was found on the corpse. Edmond
son has not been caught.
On Dec. Is the Spanish bark Borinauen.
Capt. Alsina, arrived in the sound of Bruins
wick from Havana, and Health Officer Dun
woody went down promptly and boarded her.
Capt. Alsina's report from she sanitary in
spector at Havana said all were well when
she cleared from there and the captain re-
ported that all were well during the voyage.
The crew were mustered aud all we're in
specte3 and found well. There were no
Ger Dunwody ordered the bark to qoaran-
tine to discharge her ballast and to be
thoroughly fumigated. Wednesday at
noon the ballast was all out and
the fumigation was completed when
q message was sent up to the
city that the ships carpenter, a
Spaniard, was ILL Officer Dunwody went
down TO Quarantine and found the man in
his carpenter shop separate from the other
members OF the crew. He made an exam
ination and found him suffering from symp-
toms Of yellow fever. He relieved him as
much as possible and returned to the city at
night. He returned 20 the vessel early
Thursday and diagnosed the case as yellow
fever. The bark was ordered under the
strictest surveillance aud arrangements
were at once begun 20 get her out OF that
port. The tug Inca was ordered to quaran-
tine station, aud ct 10 o'clock she started
with the bark for the United States quaran-
tine station on Sapelo Island, where she will
be held. Every precaution has been
taken,n said Officer Dunwody, ito proven,
spread Of fever There is no cause for
fear. don't apprehend any trouble what
ever. But il there should be any the public
will be promptly notified
Macon Telegraph: While takiuR home q
coffin ia which to bury his father-in-law, s.
b. Glowson of Jones county, Thursday
Robert Bowdoin was met on the way by a
messenger and told TO return to Macon and
bring another coffin for his mother-in-law.
Such was the singular story told by Mr.
Bowdoin Thursday afternoon as he entered
for the second time the undertaking apart
ments OF Lamar Clay. 8. B. Glowson, bet
ter known in Jones county as ''Stump'
Glowson, after an illness of only a few
weeks, died at 7:20 o'clock Thursday morn
Ing. His death was a great shock to his
family and the entire county in which he
lived. He was the picture OF health, little
too stout, perhaps, but no one had any idea
that he would die before his wife, who had
been an invalid for number of years He
was taken with a hemorrhage Wednesday
aud died Thursday. Mr.. Bowdoin was al
once sent to this city, distance of twelve
miles, to secure a coffin. In leaving The
undertaking establishment, he told Mr.
Clay that he would possibly return within
year and get one for Mrs. Glowson, al
she was great invalid and very weak. HI
then started home. On reaching Eas
Macon he was met by messenger with the
news that Mrs Glowson had sur
vived her husband only three hours. In.
stead OF taking only one coffin, be re-
turned and carried home two The
old couple were laid side by side Friday
morning in the family burying ground In
Jones county. Mr.. Glow son was for many
years the wealthiest farm or In the county
AT the time of his death he still owned large