The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-01
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

unny Macon People Make Big Win
nings in COtton-RecOrding of the
Deeds of the Georgia and Alabama
RaiIroad-The Canaigre Root 10 BE
Cultivated In FIOridH-WiI<inson
County solid for Congressman
Black.
GEORGIA.
r. n Hardeman and Eric Gambrell.
two of Macons young lawyers nave
formed a co-partnership.
Augusta Chronicle: A letter 70 the
Chronicle from Irwinton, Wilkinson
county. Saturday night, SAYS
The Columbus iron works of Columbus
filed in the United States court al Macon
Saturday an Intervention asking Tor
judgment in the sum Of 1858, for ma
terial used in construction by the Cen
tral railroad Of Georgia.
Capt Wright's offer 10 race the Oracle
of Brunswick against the Sophie Amelia
X of Fernandina has been accepted
TO put up the cash II the race VIII be sail
ed according 70 the New York Yacht
Club rules.
''The registrars threw out Sc illegal
voters of the populist registry and 20
who were democrats. The democrats IN
this county hold the winning card, and
will give Maj. Black over 50 majority.
Wilkinson has been counted a strong
Populist county, and this news is very
gratifying indeed"
Recent Investigations HAYES hown that
Bill Mcleod, the negro in jail at Ihom-
asville charged with attempting to as
sassnate DR.. Taylor is a pretty smooth
thief and should he come clear OF the
charge on which he is now held, there
are a number OF other things he viii be
called on to explain.
At Columbus Saturday VIII Shavers
and Bose Faulkner, two white youths
became engaged in a dispute a the Mus
tally for the former lad. Faulkner used
his knife with terrible effect on his antag-
onists arm. infiictihg several bad gashes
in the muscle. on seeing the blood. both
boys became frightened and ran across
the bridge near by to their homes In Ala
bama, thereby successfully GLIDING the
police.
Col. e. A. Hawkins, for the purchasers
of the Savannah. Americus and Mont
gomery railway, filed for record with the
clerk Of court of Sumter county at Amer
icus Saturday a deed TO the property, now
owned by the Georgia and Alabama Rail-
way Company to which charter was
recently granted and which il now in full
possession Of the road. This deed, which
is quite a lengthy document, viii also be
recorded in every county in Georgia and
Alabama traveraed by the Georgia and
Alabama road. It has already been re-
corded at Montgomery. The names of
John w. Mi1dendorf. r. p. Sperry, John
4. Williams, John Shelton Williams, John
NJ Nelson, Ernest Stump and J. w.
Deming. appear in the deed as purchas-
ers OF the road, which is by them thus
conveyed to the Georgia and Alabama
Railway Company. This action is merely
formal, and In no wise effects the pres
ent status Of the company
Macon Telegraph; Many Macon people
have been big winners in cotton this sea-
son. very prominent gentleman, well
known, at least by reputation. in this city
has cleared $4,000 by being on the bun
side Of the market this year The story
gUes that this man early in the season in
vested 1000 which he allowed to COM
pound, and last week when he sold out it
had accumulated until the above sum was
reached. Two other gentlemen, one Of
whom cleared S21 900 and the other $1,000
are also reported. The most striking gain
that has been reported. however, is that
Of a 17-year-old boy. This youth is en-
ployed by a cotton firm in this city, and
he possessed the very fine quality Of be-
ing able TO listen and profit by what he
heard. During the early summer when
cotton was at the lowest ebb, this young
man borrowed $50, which he invested
and when Sh cents was reached he sold
out, realizing profit of $500. These re-
ported winnings are vouched for by relia-
Bile men who know what they are talking
about. OF course the names of the fortu-
nate people cannot be published, but these
statements are correct