The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-07-14
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
rEE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.


press Company Fleeced by the Negro
Driver at Brunswick-RoAds In Rich.
mond County Badly Damaged by
Rain.
GEORGIA.
Mayer & Crime, furniture dealers Of Al
bany, will build a handsome 4-storY build
ing on Washington street
The warehouse of the Taylor Manufaot-
nring Company at Reynolds wAs destroyed,
together with 245 bales Of cotton.
Mary Bailey Coolored), while returning
from funeral at Milledgeville Monday,
dropped dead On the street without pre-
monitor. The coroner's jury decided that
her death was due to heart failure.
white family living within two miles
of Toe consisting OF father, mother aud
seve ,'..i,dren, have never heard the Cos
pei preache1, and some of the children, who
are nearly grown, have never been inside OF
Sunday or literary school.
Sunday Rt. Rev. Bishop Nelson and Rev
I. @. Pond started for Gainesville 90 hold
services. When the first creek was reached
they drove in, and to their surprise the
water was 50 deep that it came into the
buggy, and when ehey drove through. on
examination. they found that the water
had washed the bishops valise out of the
buggy aud it was floating down stream.
The bishop not being afraid Of water, went
for it and saved his robes, with q wetting
up to bis waist. They had other streams 70
cross which were higher than the
first, so they were compelled 20 stop at
Mount Airy, aud the good people OF Clarkes-
vile were disappointed and deprived Of
hearing the bishop preach. The people of
Mount Airy had the pleasure OF hearing
him twice
Work is to begin on the new Indian
Spring Electric railroad at Macon at once.
The new road proposes to run up Mulberry
street to the cemetery, just as though there
was not another crosstie laid on shat route.
The new road has secured from the city the
right Of way TO that street. and on that it
proceeds. The city granted the right of
way because 1t held that the company whose
track is now laid on those streets has for
feited its franchise, and the city 80 de-
olared at the time of the sale. But when
the Thomson-Houston people bought it
they openly ignored the declaration, and
said it amounted TO nothing-that the fran
chise was still good. 1t is now Hksiy that
they will bring tue issue before the courts
in case the new road attempts to lay track
on Mulberry street.
Augusta Chronicle: The rains for the past
week have placed the county roads In q very
bad way, as a number Of the bridges have
been washed away, and portions Of the
roads are badly cut up. The country people
report that the recent rains we're heavier
than any they have had in the last twenty
years, for the length Of time they lasted.
Some of the smallest creeks down In the
lowlands are three-quarters Of mile wide
Some portions OF the county have not been
heard from, as the water is too high for the
people to reach the city. Two bridges have
been swept away on the MillsdgeviIle road,
and one on the southwest plank
road, near the camp grounds. As
soon as the waters reoede Judge Eve
will put the conviots 20 work and have the
roads immediately fixed in good order
Peach shipping is the all-Absorbing topic
at Marshallville. Friday last was she first
large days shipment, amounting to seven
carloads. Two cars shipped 70 Chicago, two
TO Philadelphia and the balance to New
York. Saturdays shipment would have
been considerably more, but at sunrise it
commenced raining. and has raipsd for two
days. A few more days rain will almost
ruin the peach crop, subject to rot aud carry
In bad order. IL fair weather next week
the fruit shipped from there will be remark
able. No one can comprehend IL unless they
see the procession of canvas-covered wag-
ons coming from every direction loaded
with peaches. Shippiug will average moro
than ten carloads per day during the week,
whlch Is the greatest week OF the season.
Returns have been quite Satisfactory TO
shippers.
Brunswick Times: A new driver will
bring your express to-day Joe Gibson
toolored) the sliok driver and delivery clerk
OF the Southern Express Company, was ar
rested yesterday by Officer Levy on a war
rant from Judge Cokers court, and this
morning he will see the sun rise through
the bars of the county jail and will awake
to think OF the good days that are at an
end. Joseph, not satisfied with the fair
salary he was getting, act out 30 swindls
the citizens, and well did he do Ii until
be was caught up with yesterday. His
scheme was to carry package to
81 rs In the company's book, be
would change tho figures 20 81 so or 81 Is.
Just to suit his taste. Then, when he got
the tin, the extra rs or 80 cents went deep
into his pockets; the other he paid la at the
Office. Before returning the book he would
erase tne raised figures and replace the orig
inaa ones. be worked the game SUCCESSFULLY
a la the tin horns, and like them, he began
wearing hashy clothing and gold headed
canes and umbrellas. In fact, be was the
dude coon, and sang: IAN the darkies
takes their hats of TO me- Ibis on the
easy side OF shady street, and this Is my
night TO shine" But he won't sing 10 again.
Manager Godfrey will see that he Is prose-
cuted, and it Is said that many other war;
rants will be issued for him on the same
charge. he will get q good-siEed dose, no
doubt.
J. II. Copper of Cave Springs is organ
tzing company TO build ferro-msnganese
furnace at Cave Springs, sixteen miles be-
low Rome, and the probability is that he
will have things In shape TO begin work
very soon. This means an important new
industry which will add a consider able
item to the revenue of the state The man.
ganese mines Of Floyd and Barlow counties
have shipped Thousands Of tons of ore within
the last few years. From the Cave Springs
mine alone Mr.. Copper shipped 5000 tons
within two years These 8, 900 tens, which
brought about S20, 900 al ore, would have
brought about SO, 900 as ferro-manRanese.
Besides this. two-thirds OF the freight will
be saved by shipping the manufactured
product instead Of the ore. Il takes about
three tons Of the ore to make a ton of fsrro.
manganese. When you ship a ton of the
metal to Pittsburg the freight Is - 30.
When you ship enough ore to make ton IL
costs $l2 60. By making the ferro-manRa-
nese and shipping that IS 40 is saved on the
freight bill, besides the large profit in tbs
manufacture OF the metal at the market
price OF S62 80 per ton. There are at
present only two ferro-mauganese furnaces
In the United States, one at Chicago and
one at Bessemer, Pa. The Illinois Steel
Company, which owns the Chicago furnace