The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-11-05
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

vile Left Without Their Pay-Mayor
Hemphin willing to Give $500 To-
ward Securing State Exhibit at
Chicsgo-A Gin House Burned in
Pulaski County.
GEORGIA
John D. Hall of Augusta died Thursday.
The postoffice at Ashburn has been made
money order office
The cotton receipts in Augusta to date are
1881 bales, against 81, l36 for the same date
last year.
Two grand juries in Stewart county have
recently recommended the erection Of a new
court house.
great many deer are being killed in the
swamps along the line Of DoughertY and
Baker counties.
In five weeks the postmaster of Americas
will be installed in the new and handsome
postoffice buildings.
The bonds amounting to $4,000, issued
by the Hawkinsville authorities for the
purpose of erecting school building, have
all been sold to parties in Hawkinsville at
par.
The cost Of the Dawson schools for the
next twelve months will be $3.50. OF this
amount the CITY will pay 81 500. The bal
ance will come from the state and from
fees.
The commissioners of Ware county have
let the contract for a stand-pipe pump, six
miles Of drains, with necessary valves,
hydrants, ETC. The total cost will be about
$4,000.
G. A. Thurmond has purchased the DR..
Mann farm about two miles east OF Perry.
He will move to his new home as soon as
the dwelling, which will be remodeled, is
put In thorough repair.
7. E. Anderson of Lithonia has a SOW
that had a litter of seventeen pigs last
week; fifteen OF the pigs are now alive.
This beats she record on pigs. Mr.. Ander-
son has made 800 off this SOW this year.
A warrant was sworn out at Macon
Wednesday night against G. w. Holmes,
ex-editor Indian Springs and Flovilla En-
terprise, charging him with cheating and
swindling. The warrant was taken out by
c. G. Holmes, who claims that G. w.
Holmes gave him q check on a bank in
Florida where he had no deposit. Holmes
has not been heard Of in the last few DAYS.
Last week Capt. T. c. Thompson of Dalton
called on Adjt. Gen. Kell of Atlanta and
requested that some guns be sent to Dalton,
TO be used by volunteer company in the
event OF another invasion Of the klu klux
clan. In compliance with the request, the
adjutant shipped twenty-three 45-caliber
Springfield rifles with good supply of am
munltion to Dalton. These guns we're dis
tributed among the citizens to be use in case
OF emergency.
The gin house of E. e. Phillips, on the
east side OF the river, in Pulaski county,
was destroyed by fire on Friday night last.
Sixty bales of cotton in the seed were con-
sumed, enraillng q loss of nearly SO 900,
upon which there was no insurance The
fire is believed to have been the work of an
incendiary, and circumstances point to Ike
Harris (coloredl as the party who applied
the torch. He is now in Jail charged with
the offense of arson.
A bill was introduced in the Senate at
Atlanta Thursday - put telephone COM
panies In charge of the railroad commission
and allow them to regulate charges Also
a bill TO provide for uniform text books in
all public schools. In the House a bill was
introduced requiring all railroads to stop at
all stations In incorporated towns of 200 in
habitants. Also to allow divorces granted
at the first term of court after filing if none
of the parties object
Howard FELTON,, the brilliant and promis-
ing son of DR.. William H. FELTON,, is taking
course Of medical lectures in Atlanta He
expects to adopt the profession that was
honored by the early career of his father,
and from the present indications he will no
doubt achieve the fullest realization of his
aims He is young man of fine ability,
and, more than all, possesses that charm of
gentle manners" that serves TO open the
way to a deeper disclosure OF his inner
worth aud true nobility.
Mrs. E. Holiday called at police head
quarters at Atlanta Thursday and
asked the assistance of the
old daughter who left home last May. Mrs.
Holiday lives in Helena, Ark. She
says she received information recently that
her daughter was in Atlanta. The police
think that she is one Of the girls recently
sent to New York by the chief Of police
Mrs Holiday says she will continue she
search for her child until she finds her.
Gov. Northen and Mayor Hemphill spent
Wednesday in Macon accompanied by Mrs
Northen, Mrs. Hemphill and Miss Lula
Belle Hemphill. The party went to spend
Atlanta day at the state fair and arrived
In Macon at IL o'clock Gov Northen
after having inspected the exhibits, SAID
that he was now more than ever anxiou:
that Georgia should be represented at the
worlds fair. Mayor HemphIll was also Gu
Unused over the display and said he would
give, with party of ten $500 for the pur-
pose of starting a fund for an exhibit OF
Georgia's products at the worlds fair.
Thursday as the train from Atlanta over
the Atlanta and Florida road went thun-
dering across Flint river, near Creswell,
three brothers, J. W, w. T. and J. G. Allen,
we're upon the bridge crossing over. They
were about midway of the long, high trestle
and all escape was impossible save to plunge
Ia the position and leaped for life as the
ponderous train flew rapidly by. Strange
TO say they all escaped uninjured, save a
sound ducking, Notwithstanding the dis
tance jumped was fully thirty feet The
fine pointer dogs accompanying the hunters
remained upon the bridge and were Instant
ly killed,
Edward Hammond. once well-kno xn in
Atlanta, where he toddled about in bis
knickerbockers for years, came up from
Florida Thursday. Among the boys in At
lanta Edward Hammond was pretty big
fellow who was generally able to take good
care Of himself. Since going to Florida he
has demonstrated that the old Atlanta habit
still clings 10 him. To-day Mr. Hammond
is one Of the rising young men of the state
A year or two ago he was a prominent and
almost successful candidate for the United
States Senate. "Our state )" said Mr. Ham
mond Thursday "is sure to give Cleveland
grand majority that will be a pleasant
surprise to all the country"
Lawrenceyile Herald: Some time since
rock quarry was opened in our town by
the Southern Construction Company that il