The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-09-23
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
TIE NEWS OF The TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

GEORGIA.
The public schools of Brunswick will open
for the school year, 1S92l93, on Monday.
Oct. g.
The personal effects of Lord" BeresSord
were sold at auction in Rome Tuesday to
satisfy his board bill
A coiOred man named Neil Nasbitt was
killed by a north-bound freight on Tuesday
above Marietta, in Sewelrs cut He was a
resident of Atlanta.
Americas Recorder: Collections are i'm
proving in the country districts, where the
farmers are beginning 20 receive financial
returns from their cotton, corn and other
products.
Brunswick has made her first shipment OF
cotton % Europe this season. The steam
ship StorrA-Lee sailed on Monday for Bre-
mon with 1850 bales OF cotton and 1850
tons Of Florida phosphate.
Pomona farmers and fruit growers have
been very busy the past two weeks haying.
the crop being the largest in years, and
owing to the poor crop and price of cotton
the hay is attracting considerable attention
as profitable money crop.
Dr. Young J. Allen, from Shanghai.
China, is on visit to his family, who are
at Newman. he has two daughters at school
at Wesleyan college, Macon. The Metho-
dists Of Georgia and the south will be glad
TO welcome the doctor back among them.
1t is now estimated that the fruit, water
melon and vegetable crops this year brought
$4,000 into Houston county. There was
shipped from the county this year 100 car
loads of peaches and 534 carloads OF water
melons. With fair crops next year these
figures will be nearly doubled.
AT the colored association at Pleasant
Grove, in Morgan county, near the line of
Newton, negro named VIII burlington,
who lives at Newborn, shot and killed a
negro from Madison named Harris on Sun
day last. IL is said that another negro was
found dead near the same place Monday.
P. B. Rawlins OF Olive Springs cultivated
this year one-fourth of an acre In tobacco,
from which be has gathered and cured
about 800 pounds, which will sell for near
SlOO That woulI be at tho rates OF $500
per acre. That beats raising cotton. This
is the kind Of reform we need in this coun
try.
Atlanta Journal: Sam Wilkes has
some photographs of the steamer built bv
Mr.. Clyde. and that was used 10 carrying
Jefferson Davis and his gallant Mississippi
regiment to Mexico. Mr.. Wilkes sent one
of them to Miss Winnie Davis, accompanied
by beautifully written note expressive OF
his admiration and love for our dead presi-
dent
Marietta Journal: In Cobb county the
farms are being put in better condition,
grasses and clover are being more grad
ually cultivated, fine bloodsd stock of
horses, COWS and hogs are being introduced,
better and more comfortable homes are be-
ing built and arranged and more thrifty
appearance seems to characterize our
farmers.
Bob Long, 12-year old boy, sent to the
penitentiary from Floyd county for killing
a man paman R1pEnar xuh m ff ob II
abused and struck the boys mother, was on
Monday pardoned by Gov. Northen. The
boy had served year and a half, aud a
petition, signed by the solicitor aud Judge
who tried him, together with many Others,
asked for his release.
For little while on Monday, says the
journal, 1t looked like Atlanta would not
nave her Indian summer carnival. Ma,
Stahlman had decided not 10 grant the re-
quest for reduced rates on the railroads.
Or course this was fatal to the enterprise.
At this Juncture Joe Thompson went to see
the genial major and IN a little while in.
duced him to reconsider and grant the re-
duced rates.
Dougherty county Jail. says the Herald
ID now the biding place Of larger number
OF prisoners than it has contained in long
while, the total running up to the unusually
large number of thirby-five About twenty
OF the prisoners are to be tried at the Octo-
Der term of Dougherty superior court, sew
eral GASES go to the county court and three
are In Jail for safe keeping awaiting trial in
other counties.
The Atlanta tax collectors books for the
year 1892 were closed at midnight on Mon
day, and the last entry showed total COL
lection OF S42l, 102 81. This amount has
been collected since June1. The collections
BY months were as follows: June $780,
900 81, July 1886 q, August 500, $50 63.
September 1858, S74 IS: total S42l .1O2 81
Last year only 1878 33l q was collected
during the same period.
Talbotton NetO Era: The last grand Jury
having been the second to recommend the
election OF county commissioners by grand
1uries 1t nev becomes law. There will be
no election for commissioner IN January
next, consequently we will have but two
commissioners from the expiration Of Mr..
Fefguson's term, on the first Tuesday In
February, until the grand Jury conyenes In
March. H. I. Woodail, the democratic
nominee, will very probably be elected by
the grand jury.
Marietta Journal: The state tax Is re-
duced this year % cents on the $1,000. In
Cobb county Ordinary Stone has reduced
the county taxes 81 cents Oh the 81 900.
This makes total reduction of both state
aad county taxes of 80 cents on the 81. OOS.
ASNN ANSs JoeAA ~ 70 Ou 81 ,OOUs
state tax rate this year 81 IS on 81, 600
making reduction of % cents on 81 900.
county tax rate last year So 80 on S., 600.
County tax rate this year 81 Is on 81 600.
making reduction of 81 euts on $1,000
REDUCTION state and county 90 cents on
SI,OOU The state and county tax rate this
year will be 81 so on the 81 900.
Thomasville Enterprise: There was a
funny incident that occurred in the county
court only short while ago. A prisoner
was on trial for larceny, and the state was
bent on locating him at the place where the
theft was committed, on the night In oues-
tlon- This was IN an adjacent town. The
defendant denied the charge, but did not
attempt to prove his innocenc emuch. Turn-
ing to gentleman sitting near he said: ~
can easily prove an abb, captain. but To
Tel! the truth, l was in dive ell that night
In brownsville playing poker, and I'll get
out with light sentence on this charge. bur
the Judge would give me twelve months for
gambling. SeeP
Atlanta Journal John Moore. one of
INC Delk gang, is now under arrest at Biz
Inlngnam, and Detective Looney will 20 to
birmingham this afternoon to get the youne
man and bring MIN back 10 Atlanta. Moore
Is tne husband Of the young woman, Annie
moore, who was placed under arrest Non
Jay night Tor parading the streets 10 male
attire. de is one of the slickest burglars in
Tue SOUTH and is the only one of the DaIt-