The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-21
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
rHE NEWS OF The TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.
Cotton Injured by tbs Heavy Rains.
A Negro Who is Walking Electric
Battery - Americus to Put IN the
Gamewen Fire System-Burglsry at
Upsals-A Negro Suspected of In
cendiarism Shot While Trying to
Escape.
GEORGIA.
A public library is to be established at
Tallapoosa.
p Robert Baker (colored) stabbed Thomas
Durham (oolored TO death at a festival at
Harris Neck on Wednesday night last.
Wednesday Judge J. W. Maddox ap-
pointed j. <. Williamson permanent re-
ceivsr of the business of Allen & McOsksr,
jewellers Of Rome.
81. c. Conway was digging hole Thurs
day on the corner of Clayton and Lumpkin
streets at Athens for telephone post, and
struck a mica mine that is very fno.
Z. @. Branson, formerly Of Athens. has
filed a suit against a prominent banking
institution In Atlanta for S25, 900 damages,
alleging that it instigated the charge Of
bribery made against him In Chattooga
county.
Tom Hull, who has been lying very III for
some time at the residence of his father, A.
L Hull, on Milledge avenue at Athens, is
much worse. Thursday night at II o'clock
he was rapidly sinking and was not expected
20 live through the night.
The canning factory at Madison has been
putting up about 1000 cans per day since IL
started. The capacity Of the works viii be
doubled and preparations made to handle
the entire fruit and vegetable crop of Nor
gan county next season.
A contract was closed at Americas Thurs
day with the Gamewell Fire Alarm Com
pany and the system will be up and in act
i've operation In a few weeks. The paid
department will be discussed by the council
1t its meeting next Monday.
William Bridwell administered a severe
horse whipping to George w. Bassett on
Fourth street, Macon, Friday. The trouble
grew out of some disparaging remarks said
TO have been made use Of by Bassett in re.
gard to the wife Of Bridwell, Jr.
Engineer Stanley. who was scalded and
otherwise injured In a railroad accident on
the Knoxville Southern railroad few days
ago, is dead. He was married about three
weeks ago to Miss Mary Felmot, eldest
daughter Of Capt. W. c. Felmot, formerly
of Gilmer county.
Cotton in the immediate vicinity Of Ath-
ems has been badly damaged by the rain of
the last few days. The continued drought
had made the forms exceedingly dry, and
when she rain came nearly half Of the
forms were shed. This condition exists In
this immediate section and makes the prob
able cotton crop not much over 90 per
cent.
Andrew Ladder, a coiored man who lives
on James M, MckenEie's place, near Beulah,
is quite queer freak of nature. He is said
TO be charged with q powerful current of
electricity, which has power enough to in
stantiy stop headache or any other kind of
main. He has RRVAral iaNkara ~
ton from men of high standing who assert
that they have been cured Of different kinds
OF pain BY Ladder simply laying or rubbing
his hand on the place affected and can feel
the current entering their system.
Dog Catcher Crawford was in East Macon
Friday In the interests Of the dog pound.
He caught a small dog belonging TO a fam
lily composed Of sick husband, q wife and
five very small children. The woman re-
monstrated with the dog man, but he was
obdurate. He had duty to perform. and.
while he was as gentle as possible, he was
also firm. Finally, when The woman saw
that talk was useless. she caught hold Of the
cur. This released 10, and II ever a dog
made good time this one did. The woman
was ordered to appear before the recorder
and was fined 80 cents in consideration of
the fact that she was q woman. The Ave
small children appeared with her.
Ike Taylor, the negro who was so badly
hurt on the Macon and Northern railroad
dition. On Wednesday night at a late hour
he went 20 thehonss az e. E. Jones, his
employer and kneoked.as the back door.
MIR. Jones went 20 the door and was yerVS
much surprised to see him out and asked
him what he wanted. The negro made
some explanation which caused Mr.. Jones
DO think that he was ornxy and CONNIE need
aakfn0 OtiactfOua Tho
that h1s eye had been taken out. There was
another negro with him and he told Mr..
Jones it was impossible TO keep him In the
house, and that he was following him co
keep him from doing any damage.
ThomAsville Times Enterprise: Heard's
pond In few days will be Ia the same con-
dition Lake Iamonia was last year, dry.
The dam directly over the main channel
has broke and water Is pouring out in a
volume 80 feet wide sand s feet deep.
r s. Heeth and Pliny Heeth went out aud
viewed the scene Wednesday. They say
that the heavy rains have caused the dam
to break away at the most important point.
The water that is rushing out 10
sweeping everything before it. Fish is be-
ins carried out by che hundreds Mr. Heard
was In the city yesterday TO secure a large
seine TO stretch across the inside Of the pond
opposite the break 10 try and save some Of
the fish. Hancock's mill and Eason1s mill
are both In danger from the roaring waters
The gateways and food gates at the mills
are all open, and ft Is hoped that the water
will run off without serious damage. In
few days hundreds of fish can be picked up
in the holes In the pond. A number OF years
ago the dam was cut away by the owners
for the purpose of securing the fish.
FLORIDA.
s. Strickland contemplates putting in new
machinery and otherwise improving his