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


A Crazy Negro Creates q Sensation at
Columbus by Rigging Himself Up and
Claiming to Be the Chief of Police-A
Boy Breaks an Arm While Playing
on switchback Railroad.
GEORGIA.
Dirt for Albany's system Of water works
was bsoken Tuesday.
Gen. Longstreet is writing a history Of
che war between the states.
Hon. 7. B. Young Of Irwin has twenty
five acres in sweet potatoes nearly ready for
market.
Plans have been accepted for the remodel
ing of Dougherty county's court house at a
cost of $4,000.
An effort is being made to organize a
Young Mems Christian Association In
Triton, Berrien county.
The trial Of Willie Bell, the youthful
murderer Of Bailif Benjamin F. Wilder,
was begun at Macon Tuesday.
The warehouse at Sylvania was broken
into Saturday night by some unknown party
and $50 stolen from the safe The thief has
not yet been caught.
The Griffin district conference will meet
at Thomaston from July Is to Is, and it Is
expected that large number of delegates
and visitors will be in attendance.
The directors of the John P. King Manu-
featuring Company Of Augusta have de-
claTed a semi-annual dividend OF 3per cent,
payable at once. This means the immediate
payment Of $4,000 In dividends.
For the first time In It's history Lagrange
is now fully prepared to cope with the fire
fiend. The two hose reels, Nos. l and 2,
have arrived and been put up, each carrying
500 feet Of hose, with nozzles axes, etc.
Negotiations are pending between the city
council Of Griffin and a MIR. Palmer of At
lanta looking TO the consolidation Of the
water and electric plants, their enlargement
and improvement and the sale OF both TO
the city.
Quintine Beaseley, an old oolorsd woman,
who was drowned in a spring on Arch Tan
ner's place, near Monroe, about ten days
since, was said to be over 100 years Of age.
1t is supposed she tumbled into the spring
while dipping water.
The old switchback railway at Athens has
been discontinued in its use and Manager
Voss has forbidden any Of the boys to ride
on 1t. Tuesday 1t was piaced in position by
some of them, and Harry Grant, while rid
ing on It, was thrown from 1t to the ground
aud his arm broken near the shoulder.
Charles Plonsky, who has been a resident
of Albany since 1865, died at the home Of s.
B. Brown Sunday afternoon. He was about
g. years of age. and had been in feeble
health for good many years. he was a
member Of three secret beneficiary orders,
the Legion of Honor knights of Honor and
the independent Order Of B'nai Birth, and
held insurance policies Ia all these aggregate
ing $4,000.
KY Wingate, farmer living near Chas.
tain, has been arrested He is charged
with making and passing counterfeit
money. Deputy Marshal Poore made the
arrest. Wingate was taken TO Macon,
where he will be tried before the federal
court. Messrs. Duke and Adams OF Chas-
tain were summoned as witnesses. For
some time counterfeit niokels made Of lead
have been IN circulation at Chastain. Sus- |
picion rested upon Wiugate, and the matter
was reported to the federal officers at |
Macon. Deputy Poore was sent down to |
work up the case, and enough evidence was /
secured TO warrant the arrest of Wingate. |
The nickes are said to be very fair imita- |
ton.
A small but aged negro created some ex- 1
element in the mayors court at Columbus i
Monday by announcing his settled de- |
Termination to assume Chief OF Police |
Boards position. When the ambitious
prisoner appeared before Mayor Foley he
was clothed in a coat of military cut and !
on his chest he wore large piece Of tin
which he claimed was his badge of office. |
his nat was also ornamented with piece \
OF brass fastened in the center, and down
the sides OF his trousers pieces Of tawdry
braiding were fastened with catch pins.
The fantastically dressed figure parnded up
and down in front Of his honor's desk and
proclaimed that he was an officer of the
law and his arrest was an outrage. The
real officers Of the law charged that the
prisoner was a lunatic who, though harm
less, had made some trouble Saturday night,
hY naFadIDp aFOnn1 tha 20
armed with a stick and threatening every
body who stood in his way with arrest
The old negroes insanity was so apparent
that Mayor Foley decided that it was more
a case of pity than for punishment, and he
had the man sent Co bis people with q
caution that he be kept from exercising his
imaginary authority.