The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-13
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
The News Of The Two States Told in
Paragraphs.

City Councils OF Atlanta ana macon
Meet on the Diamond.
GEORGIA.
Pulaski superior court convenes Monday
next.
New buildings are continually going up in
Dublin.
Timothy White. brother Of J. B. White
died at Augusta Thursday.
The wheat harvest in Houston will be
larger than usual this season.
a COW belonging to Mr.. Pierce OF Dalton
gave birth recently TO a twoheaocd calf.
The Louisville bank building. under the
management of =. i. Brown. is nearing com
pletion. It viii be the handsomest building
IN town.
Corn. cotton, wheat, oats and other grow
ing crops are looking exceedingly well IN
Cherokee county and large crops are going to
be made
Ball Ground in Cherokee county. has but
one grocery now. NJ. L. Thaclger having sold
out to A. J. Lovelady & Co. and the two
groceries have been consolidated.
Capt. Littlehelds moss factory at Bruins
wick has begun operations. He has taken out
some moss which rated 3X. and is having
another lot cured which will rate higher
W. f. King has Just completed the school
census of Perry. There are within the corpor
ate limits 1O6 white children between the ages
OF 6 ana l6 years. decrease Of since lsSS.
The A. b. Steele Lumber Company at
Chauncey. in Dodge county, Is rebuilding its
dry houses and planning mills. which were
burned some time since. The new commits
sary is ready TO be occupied.
Suit has been prepared by Evaline Brooks
OF Macon against Receiver Come for 5000
for injuries received by the wreck on the
Nancy Hanks March II. Her mother also
sues for $500 for her daughters INJURIES.
There is a movement at Atlanta 10 build a
tobacco factory for the purpose Of making
smoking, chewing and other forms Of manu-
featured tobaccos. The gentlemen who are
pushing the movement are n ,. Lloyd and 6.
7. Weber.
The committee appointed by the board Of
trade TO entertain visiting newspaper men at
their convention at Macon next week met
Thursday and decided to tender them ban
quet next Monday night. The full arrange
ments have not yet been made.
George Stapleton, furniture dealer of
Americas has sold his entire stock of fur
nlture, crockery, glassware. etc, to DIN
Dixon and W !. Chllders, who Will continue
the business at the same stand, under the
hrm name of Dixon 4 Chtlders
A murder occurred in Clifton last Saturday,
Shepard Willis (colored) being the victim,
and Joe Halves another negro, the supposed
murderer. Willis was in his house cleaning
fish, when HAYES shot him through the wall,
missing the crack which he intended to shoot
through.
The entire product of the Perry cigar fac
tory is sold as fast as made ready for market.
The sales aggregate 10000 cigars per month,
and it is quite likely that the producing Capac-
ity will be increased shortly after the estab-
ushment IS moved uptown. Three brands
are made.
meeting Of the Augusta exposition direct
ors was held Thursday. Mr.. Walsh was re-
elected president and Jules Rival treasurer.
The secretary will be appointed next week.
The Gates Desk Company was before the
meeting, and the race track grounds was Of
fered them to build their plant on.
Tom Reynolds, a l6-year-old negro boy. was
locked up in the city prison Ut Macon thurs
day night, charged with criminal assault on
the person OF the 5-year-old1daughter Of :. w.
Oliver who lives on what is known as the
Jacksonville road in the East Macon dis
trict. The child father caught the brute in
the act
Marshal Curtis unearthed blind tiger at
the home OF Nj. =. tindley. at Canton, tues
day night and placed Mr.. Findley and his
wife under arrest. Al a trial before Mayor
Coleman Wednesday evening Mr.. Findley
was nned S25 or fifteen days In Jail. The case
against Mrs. Fiudley was not called on ac-
count of her physical condition. Several jugs
nlled with NQuOr were found at Mr.. t1ndley S.
The revenue officers succeeded in capturing
another blockade still in Cherokee county
last thursday. II was found about half
mill from Canton on the farm OF William
rope. A small amount OF whisky and large
quantity Of beer was destroyed, but no ar
rests were mace The still has been in opera
ton for several months. This makes tive
stills that have been captured in Cherokee
county Within the past three weeks.
Last week the revenue officers raded an
Illicit distillery in Murray county, near Fort
Mountain ana succeeded in capturing w b.
and L. j. Willis. who were tried before Com
missioner Hamilton and committed TO The
tender mercies of Fulton county Jail one of
the men. when he learned that the revenue
men were coming, made desperate attempt
10 escape with the still on his back. He made
wide detOur, through unfrequented paths
but in the darkness became confused and ran
into the arms Of Uncle SANS men.
Allen Mas was shot and killed at his home
about ten miles west Of Dublin. Friday night
last, by Dennis Walker Dennis ii seems had
gone to Aliens house in search of some hogs
V1IE 4i74 ND Ng-laf Ia ll,,,
came enraged and stepped to his bed for gun,
WhereupOn Dennis shot him, the load taking
erect In his left breast. At the inquest Den
MS proved that the shooting was done in self
defense. and a verdict was so rendered. A
hog partly cleaned was found under Allen $
bed after the killing, which proved 10 be that
OF q near neighDOr
During the examination OF negro witness
Tor the prosecution in the Hulk trial at Louis
vile thursday, Judge Hines asked him what
he was doing at that place during the shoot
ing, and was he a democrats No, sir" said
the darby; Use neither democrat nor third
party 20, WELL said Judge Hines, you
must be mugwump them This made the
negro mad and he replied in Il loud tone OF
voice: No sir. sc no mud worm no MORN
you Is; no, stree, Use no mud worm" This
Drought down the house ana 1t was some min
utes. before silence could be obtained.
DR.. J. *. Maloy of Milan has a vegetable
curiosity in the way OF "a radlsh. The radish
grew in such form as to define almost
clearly the human hand. From the principal
there has grown out five smaller roots or
radishes, initiating in number and order of
size the fingers OF a hand. Between the wrist
and fingers, that is the main ana smaller
roots, there is a well-dehned palm. The hand
IS open with the fingers slightly inclined to
the palm, presenting the appearance of hu-
man hand In the act OF receiving something.
The bicycle cranlls OF Macon are arranging
Tor series of interesting contests There
arc two regularly organized clubs in Macon,
the Central City Cycle Club or the -Four Cs -
as they are commonly called, and the Macon
Wneelmen. A good deal OF friendly rivalry
exists between them whenever they turn out
on the track for a run. The whCelmen pro.
pose having in about week contest for a
medal. to be participated in only 10y mem bers
OF the club. A handsome gold medal will be
accorded the rider scoring the best record
and all OF the boys are daily practicing pre-
pairing for the test.
Mrs. FollendOre Of Perry owns cat that
recently lost her kittens bY death. Several
DAYS after~ard the cat brought "a young rabbit
INTO the house ana placed 1t in the basket
where her kittens had been. by all the ca
resseS known TO cats. this little rabbit was
sought TO be impressed with the idea that the
cat was its mother, ana would love and
nourlsh II. But to no avail. Time and again
the RABBIT Jumped out of the basket. ana the
car caught ana replaced il. Next day another
young rabbit was brought in and treated as
me hrst hut all efforts failed. both refusing
70 ne adopted. and both died after leiuu can't
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