The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-28
ITEMS IN TRREE STATES.
GEORGIA. FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA BRIEFLY PARA
GRAPHED.


Use on the Farms.
GEORGIA.
Ithcnia viii soon have a cotton fac
tory.
Mai william s. Crosby of Atlanta died
There have been very few mortgage
foreclosures in lUNela county This year
The state papers are not taking kindly
20 Gen. Lonestreet criticism OF ROBERT
l.. lee
COL J. n. Worley Of Elberton Will be a
candidate next year for judge Of the
superior court.
Adrian has now q arst-class rice mill.
ana the pronr.etors Say they VIII turn our
hrst-c.ass whole grains.
Detective I'D. Cason of the Atlanta
police force has been suspended, charged
with being intoxicated while on duty
Hon. Charles L. Noses. member OF con-
gress from the Fourth district, mas gone
into the dry goods business at Turin.
Day & Smith Of Douglass. who lost their
saw and planning mills by fire on the night
OF oct. "a, viii commence rebuilding next
week.
The people around Blackshear are utn-
iZing the pear crop 10y making 30 into
cider. Pear cider is said to beat persim-
mon beer all hollow.
The city council of Atlanta has passed
an ordinance closing the turf exchange in
that city. The prOprietors VIII hBht the
legality of the ordinance.
The Rockdale grand jury. after an in
VestigatOn found two men drawing pen
siOns as confederate soldiers who are not
entitled to The pensions; and five men are
suspected by them.
G. NJ Eldridge, city engineer and SUI
perintendent of water works at Americus,
has rendered to the council his resigna-
ton and viii leave shortly for Denance,
o., to accept a similar position there.
William W. McCathern living five miles
from WaynesbOro. lost his gin house,
large quantity Of cotton seed and seed
cotton, with six bales OF lint by fire Fri
day. The origin of the nre Was attributed
10 sparks from the engine. The loss is
about $1,000.
Ed Crawford, colored. was arrested at
Arab Friday and carried to Macon. He
is charged with stealing three horses from
a negro woman in Macon and selling them.
He has been keeping a restaurant al
Arab for some months and was well
thought Of.
T.. S. Buchanan of Newman owns a
mule that has a remarkable record. The
animal was purchased by the late Judge
Buchanan twenty-six years ago, and it
was then 8 years old 1t has made TWEEN
ty-siX crops. has never been out of pos
session of the Buchanan family, and is
in good condition yet
At Union Island, near Darien, Thursday,
James johnson. a native Of Norway. aged
q, was accidentally killed by falling from
the rigging of the schooner Lizzie Chad
wick while at work. He was on his way
up the rigging, and when nearly to the
cross tree fell 20 the deck below a dis
tauce of siXty-hVe feet. breaking his back.
The best informed cotton men Of Cof-
fee county are of the opinion that the
bulk of the sea island crop is housed
ready for ginning mo short staple Is
raised there and that the crop viii scarce
" reach ouo-fOurth of that of the pre-
ceding year from the fact that only half
crop was planted and excessive spring
and summer rains cutting that One-halr.
The supreme court has refused TO dis
turb the finding of the lower court in the
case ot the state VS.. John Feltman. and
he viii so to the penitentiary for life
Fcltman was convicted at the March
term Of COwctu superior court for the
murder Cf A. G.. Hardy, the town mar
shal Of SenOia, but the jury recommends
ed life Imprisonment instead of hanging
a case which promises to develop a
number OF sensational features is that
Of the state vs.. w. A. McElhannOn, now
on trial In Clarke superior court. The
charge against McElhannon is fraudu-
lent and malicious mlscmef, ana specih-
cally refers TO the removal and partial
destruction Of several of the books OF
the Farmers Alliance Warehouse and
Commission Company in November, 1888
Two notorious characters We're captured
at Dawson Friday by sheriff Cheriste.
one is supposed TO be an escaped convict.
He was arrested after long chase for
stealing a horse and buggy at Barnes
vile. They were described in a telegram
to Sherim Cherste. and he was on the
lookout for them. There was small re-
ward for their capture. Their names are
not known, as they have several aliases.
BY action of the executive committee
Col. B. w. Wrenn Of the Plant system has
been placed in charge of the exercises
for Cuba's day at the exposition at At
lanta. Col Wrenn will work up a big eX-
cursion from Florida and that day prom
ises TO De one of the most notable of the
fair. Mrs. Sarah Gonzalez. president of
the Cuban Ladies' League, and Joseph
Echezbal are now in Atlanta and will
assist Col. Wrenn in preparations for the
day.
Capt. John NJ. Brook of the Virginia Mill
tary institute. is at Atlanta. Capt. Brook
is the man who invented the deep sea
sounding apparatus He also invented the
Brook gun during the civil war. Capt.
Brook surveyed the bottom of the ocean
for the laying Of the Atlantic cable, and
with Matthew Z. Maury, made chart
by which all vessels steer. one half of
this map or chart was presented by Capt.
Brook TO the Prussian government, and
for the gift he was made knight of the
empire.
The correspondent of the Morning News
at Lyons writes as follows; II. c. Odom
IS opening a large hay and grain store.
He has mis- goods shipped directly from
the west in lots of from three to four car
loads at a time.-C. J. Rogers is just fin
ishing the finest dwelling in the town
Lumber is on the ground TO build a MethO-
dist church.-Peter Clifton and 4. Y. Por-
ten are interesting themselves in pine
lands in Florida for naval stores purposes
They viii commence operations there this
fall Mr.. Clifton is now in that state,
looking after the business.
William Rutherford has made an inven-
ton which viii doubtless do great good
in the farming world. The principle in
VolVed in the invention is that of manuring
cotton with liquid instead of fertilizers.
The machine consists of q barrel ar
ranged above a number of little pillows.
The liquid fertilizer is distributed even
" and the plows open the burrows and
cover them up again. Prof Rutherford
has found by experience that such a plan
requires only One-fourth Of the fertilizers
and yields four times as much cotton.
A Dolly county negro went fishing re-
Gently in a novel way. a large pond had
dried down until it was not more than
twenty or twenty-five feet in diameter
and very shallow. The negro suspected
the presence Of q great many fish ia that
small body Of water. so he put a boat
upon the pond and securing a six-prona
pitchf0Ik he went 10 fishing. This WAY
and that he would thrust his fork into
the water and frequently he would bring
1t up with Dream, trout or perch upon
it. and actually caught bushels of thes,
fine fish in that very novel way.
The bin which Representative Fouche
OF Floyd has introduced in the legislature
to extend the corporate limits of the city
or Home, IS meeting with some opposf
ton from the property owners whose
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