The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-15
GEORGIA And FLORIDA.
News Of The Two States Told in Para
graphs.

Watch in Use in One Family for
seventy-two Yesrs-The Cyclone in
Stewart County - Two Young Men
Walking From New York State to
Tallahassee "A Strange Pension
Romance at Augusta.
GEORGIA.
The new hospital at Columbus is about
completed.
DR.. 3. ]. A. Gull. a physician Of Camilla,
died suddenly Wednesday night.
Work has begun in earnest on the new
hotel al Cochran, while the Masonic Tenn
pie building is nearing completion.
a dead baby was found in a box in the
academy yard at Augusta Wednesday. No
clue TO the mother has been found
Capt. J. D. Robson Of tine Louisa Steam
boat Company. has sold the steamer
The price paid was a little less than $4,000.
At Eastman Thursday the jury brought
in a verdict OF voluntary manslaughter
in the case Of Eb Johnson, on trial Tor
the killing of ". NJ. Curry, at Chauncey,
in March, 1875.
In the municipal election at Elberton
Wednesday Traverse o. Tabor was chOs-
en- mayor. The councilmen elected are.
". c. Presley, L. NJ. Haurs, - Is. Brace
we'll 5. ii. Pickens and II. j. Brewer.
Macon doesn't want any reorganization
of the Southern Base Ball League. There
are too many long jumps; Macon IS
any similar and reasonable organization.
A piece OF real estate that ten years ago
was thrown away as worthless, was SOLD
at Moultrie this week at the rate OF S4VD
per acre. The real estate IS on South
Broad street and was sold by NJ. M. Blan-
ton to Marcus Harreli Of Quitman. Mr..
Harrell intends erecting three brick busi-
ness houses.
William c. f. Price and Robert r. But
Ter, ex-editor and ex-business manager of
the Macon telegraph are on trade
with r. L. McKinny and Fred T. Loftin,
manager and editor of the Macon Even
ing News, for the paper A difference
over the valuation of the paper Is all that
is delaying the sale.
The rivers at Rome have risen about Is
feet since the heavy rains OF Monday ana
Tuesday. The water had been so low that
only the smallest boats could ply the nv
ers and good deal Of cotton aceumula-
ted on the banks; Now the large DoaIs
can go and bring it up, and the dry wells
afford an abundance of water.
one of the flood gates at the locks blew
out Wednesday morning, al Augusta. IL
was one Of the gates through which the
supply is turned into the canal. The acct
dent was cause by the increased pressure
from the high water. Keeper Jerry bloom
was on the outlook, however, and. fur
Their than a slight rise in the canal no
damage was done.
George Curren Of Cochran has a silver
watch that has been in continuous use IN
the Currell family for seventy-two years.
The old time piece is of the old fashioned
English chain winder pattern, ana rs IN
excellent condition. 1t has never 1aiied
TO keep correct time, ana mas cost but
little for repairs during all the years II
has been the property of the Currell
family.
Ed Faust, negro about p years old.
was assassinated at Glade, in Oglethorpe
county, Wednesday night. The slayer is
unknown. Faust was tried in April last
in this county for the murder OF Roilo
Cunningham, another negro about the
same age. The evidence leaving rea-
sonable doubt as to his guilt the jury
gave him the benefit OF the doubt ana ac-
quilted him,
Parties from Stewart county, in Ameri-
Gus Thursday, report a small cyclone as
passing near Lumpkn the day before,
blowing down a number OF houses. one
bale of cotton was blown half mile. W.
H Overby's house was blown down. In
fact every house on his place was blown
down and the clothing of the family car
ried off by the wind. No lives were lost.
Some were slightly injured. The rain was
heavy.
A very fine deposit. Of raw and burnt
lumber has been discovered in and around
Camilla some thirty feet under the sur
face of the ground, and the specimens are
said by experts to be the purest ana pest
seen. A strata of rich burnt lumber mas
just been found thirty feet from the sur,
face that is some six feet through, ana
the quality is said to be worth from MVO
TO $500 per ton. TIMBER Is used extensively
in the manufacture OF paints.
On Wednesday of last week, while Mr..
Kent. who lives about two miles from
Cochran, was splitting rails, his little boy
ran under the axe as II was ABOUT 10 ue-
scend. The axe fell upon the head OF the
child, inflicting wound -FOUR lncnes long
and penetrating two inches into the skull;
DR. r. s. Forehand was summoned and
dressed the wound. At last accounts the
little sufferer was still alive and hopes
were entertained for his recovery
DR.. T. j. Walker of Madison was very
painfully wounded last Friday. While out
hunting he was trying to see squirrel
that was hidden in a tree. He stepped
backward and fell into a gully about
nine feet deep. He held his gun in his
hand, and the weapon was discharged by
the fall. The load of shot tore off much
of the skin of one side of his face, sew
ering the artery of his temple. The doc
tnr bled profusely before assistance
reached him.
w A. Huff of Macon, has resigned as a
member of the board of trustees of the
state lunatic asylum, position TO which
he was appointed a little over year ago
BY Gov Northen to succeed J. W. Wilcox
of Macon, resigned. Naturally II would APP
near that the vacancy would be nlled by
an appointment from Macon, ana II was
rumored that the governor was about TO
appoint Alexander Proudfit, a well known
attorney, when a delegation appeared be-
fore the governor Wednesday IN the IN
terest of the candidacy of A. Joseph of
Gwinnett county is rapidly developing.
Last year there was over one HuiluIeu
miles of new roads opened through the
county giving the people pub,
lie highways 70 the several
depots on the Georgia, Carolina
and Northern railroad that runs through
the county from east to west. This year
quite a number of new roads have been
established for the convenience of the
travelling public. This appears at hrst
thought to be a very small thing but II
shows great internal improvements golne
on over the country.
On last Saturday night about s O'Clock
one of the large barns and stockades or
l. E. Gray's farm. five miles south OF
Cuthbert. together with l,lU
bushels of corn and his wind mill, Were
DESTROYED by fire. By extraordinary eff
forts his stockade and other cribs neal
bv were saved from destruction. No idea
as to the origin of the fire can be given
as il was too early TO have been hret
by an incendiary, and the man who feeds
and attends to the lot is certain no hr'
was seen at the time he fed the stock
Only small amount of insurance was car
ried on the house.
Covington Enterprise On Saturda!
night last Mr.. Greenbury Harper of Stan
sells district, went 'possum hunting. Tn
moon was shining clear and by its light h
noticed a bright object on the ground
Picking it up he was astonished to fin,
that it was a heavy Elgln gold watch
Within thirty feet of the place where tn