The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-20
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF The TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

Georgia SOUTHERN hAllEObOs
GEORGIA.
The Atlanta lodge Of Elks has been reor-
HaniEed.
The Deepstep camp meeting in Washing
ton county begins on Friday night. Sept. 9.
The law firm of Barrow & Thomas, at
Athens, is to be dissolved on account OF the
removal Of MIR. Barrow to this city
The Kelley Bichloride of Gold Company
is soon to establish a branch house at
Indian Spring for the cure of lnebrates.
There is a great doal Of sickness at the
Georgia factory, about four miles from
Athens. 1t is thought to be caused by the
sewage from the city.
A bet of $25 was made at Athens Thurs
day between two butchers on the weight OF
beef. One of the butchers guessed her
weight to an ounce and took in the stakes.
Gov. Northen has authorized the secretary
of state TO offer a reward of $3.50 for the
arrest and delivery of Julius Spikes, the
murderer of Marshal Huff, to the sheriff OF
Terrell county.
highly esteemed citizen OF Pulaski county,
died at his home, four miles above Hawk
insville, on Sunday morning last Of paraly-
sis. He was aged about 65 years.
Cotton crops, though generally promising.
have been greatly cut off in some sections Of
Washington county by the recent hot
weather. Col. Francis thinks one field Of
twenty-four acres that bid fair to make a
bale per acre has been cut off one-half.
William Hodges, the young man who is
accused of having passed several counter
felt quarter at Columbus, was arraigned
for trial Wednesday. aud at the last hear
ing be was held in default of a 500 bond
for the January term Of the United States
court.
The Ola canning factory at Hawkinsvllle
Is big success This Is its first season and
1t has been clearly demonstrated that the
plant will have to be enlarged. Up to Mon
day last over 10000 cans of various kinds Of
fruits and vegetables had been put up and
still the work goes on.
Griffin Call: The Griffin cotton mill, No.
i, has just declared its annual dividend Of
10 per cent. on the capital stock This mill
and the Kincald mill are regarded as good
paying mills as can be found in the state,
and shows what con be done with proper
management. There is movement being
formulated for the erection of another cot
ton mill in the near future, as it is claimed
there is room here for several more, If built
and operated as the mills now in operation.
Valuable phosphate discoveries have been
made down the line Of the Georgia Southern
road. About three monthsIago phosphate
rock was first discovered in small quantities
and the matter was kept very quiet. The
Georgia Southern and Florida owns the
property upon which the fad is located aud
they have employed experts to search the
surrounding country. The bed discovered
contains the rock in paying quantities and
will be worked. The opinion is expressed
that the country below Macon sbounds In
phosphate rock, and as soon as the find at
Beach Haven is generally known interest In
the matter will increase.
Thursday the house of Miss Lester, near
w. F. Phillips, INF Madison county, caught
on fire and was fast being consumed. She
tried to save some of her bed ling aud
clothes, and succeeded in carrying out q
bed, aud then concluded to get some water
and throw on the flames, and getting a
bucket went TO the spring, but before reach
ing the spring sno fell by the side Of the
path and died. Neighbors came up, but
too late TO save!the house, and it was thought
that Miss Lester had persisted in the flames.
A search was made around the premises
and near the spring her body was found
Miss Lester was an old maid and had no one
living with her at the time of her death.
1t is the opinion Of all that the excitement
was SO great that il caused her death.
Jim Roberts and Dan Smith, both ne
groes, met In swamp near Crawford
Rhodes place. in Richmond county. Thurs
day, and got in an alteration over a dollar
that Smith owed Julia Roberts, Jim's sis
ter, which terminated In one of them being
seriously shot Both had been friends for
many years. but the small debt which Smith
refused to pay aroused murderous intentions
In the heart of an old friend. Roberts had
been nursing his wrath to keep it warm for
many days, as it was said he had declared
his intentions of killing Smith on sight
When they met Roberts demanded the dol
lar, and when Smith refused to pay 1t he
draw his pfatOl and al "
his aim was poor, and the bullet entered the
right shoulder, ranging upward, and inhct-
Ing wound that is not fatal. Smith fell
to the ground, and when found was in a
weak condition from the loss of blood.
Roberts Immediately after the shooting
made his escape and has not been heard OF
since.
j. A. Carteledge lives five miles from
Columbus on the Talbotton road. Eighteen
days ago mad dog appeared on Mr.. Cartel
edges place The animal behaved as rabid
ours generally do and wens about swapping
at everything that came within his reach.
The only live thing, however, which he sue.
ceeded in biting was a calf. After the dog
had been disposed of Mr.. Carteledge had
the calf tied up In order to watch its actions
and see If it had been innoculated with the
poison. Until Tuesday the calf behaved
itself in a perfectly natural way. II then.
however, showed evident symptoms of mad
ness. IL began to bite in the same way that
the dog had done, and Mr.. Carteledge be-
came convinced that bis calf was suffering
from a well developed case of rabies. In
order to avoid killing the calf Mr.. Cartel
edge decided to attempt remedy which he
had been told was always effective. We'd
nesday large hole was dug in the ground
and the calf was finally thrown into 1t and
buried with only the head protruding above
the earth. 1t is expected that the heat will
draw the poison from the calf's body. II
1t should not, however, a bullet will put an
end to the creatures sufferings.
Ashburn Advance: Some time ago a ne
gro woman gave one of her children to an
other negro man and woman, and claims
that she gave it to them to keep only az
long as they could agree. The other parties
claim that 1t was given 90 them for good.
However this may be, the child and its
adopted parents did not agree and, having
some disputes, the rightful mother claimed
her child, but those in possession refused to
give 1t up aud quarrel arose which almost
ended in fight. The marshal hearing OF
the trouble, and thinking to quell the dis
turbance, went over TO the scene OF trouble
and gave the child TO its own mother.
But this arrangement was not salts
factory to the adopted parents, and
watching his chance the negro man, Mack
Clarke, took the child out of its mothers
yard and carried it back to his home. The
indignant mother at OnCa sued ont a uarran Z