The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-31

dies and CaptuFcs-GeneraI News
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~WiId West Show-The Florida
Fruit Crop-Other Matters.
GEORGIA.
Macon threatens an injun-tl0n against
freight discrimination.
J. W. Lee. "a prominent citizen OF Thorn
asviile. died on Tuesday
In the past two years over 5105 Elberta
trees have been planted in Pike county.
AbbeviHe Exponent. The best opening Tor
q bank in Southern Georgia is at Able
vile.
A large number OF the citizens of East
Macon have announced their intention of
asking the Georgia legislature for city
charter separate from that Of the city OF
Macon.
v. o. Marshburn. q successful fruit man
near GAINESVILLE. has sold MS entire crop
to Murph q Baldwin Of MarshauviIe. The
orchard is not large. but the crop viii net
him 5000.
Rev NJ A. Jenkins LEFT Perry Tuesday
for South Carolina. He will conduct reli-
Eious meetings ia three towns in that state
and then go 10 Asheville. y. c.. where he
and other relatives.
Tyler Stone. from Gwinnett county, was
arrested and tried before O. c. Fuller.
clerk Of the United States circuit court.
in Atlanta, on the charge Of passing coun-
terfeit money. and In default of bond
OF $500 was sent to jail.
Cordele spondence says that
crisis seems 10 have been reached in the
lumber and naval stores business. the two
leading Industries Of this section. Never
has the price OF yellow pine lumber been
50 low as it is - present.
The Valdosta police have arrested a negro
named Robert Mclean. charged with the
murder OF his father at Montgomery, Ala.
The crime was committed last year. The
arrest was made at PidcOck. The negro is
confined in jail and will be held until the
officers from Montgomery come after
him.
Mrs Sidney Lascelles. the divorced wife
of Lord Beresford," who is at present
convict at hard labor in this state. has
been left small fortune by her mother,
Mrs. Susan p. Lillienthal late of New
York Out of 100000 worth of property
left by the lady $4,000 is given the dis
obedient daughter who married the bad
and disspated man.
Waycross correspondence Of the Morn
ing News; The city council recently au-
thorized Mayor Knight to borrow from
the Bank of Waycross any necessary sum,
not TO exceed $1,000, for city expenses. 1t
is hardly probable that such large sum
will be found necessary. The operating
expenses of the municipal government,
outside Of improvements In public works
and the maintenance of the same, amount
to less than any town in Georgia Of the
same magnitude.
Atlanta detectives think they have the
murderer of the sheriff OF Laurens county,
South Carolina, who was murdered last
year by negro whom he was trying to ar
rest. II is stated that there is a reward of
several hundred dollars for the negro. The
detectives are certain that they have the
right man. He was arrested on warrant
from South Carolina. If the South Caro-
lima officers are satisfied with the descrip-
ton sent them of Whitney he will be sent
TO that state and put on trial for murder
Valdosta Times: The rain this morning
before daylight assumed the proportions
of a water spout mile north of here and
il flooded the lands, washed up the road
and caused the Mile branch to rise higher
than was ever known before. Though the
land is very fiat the branch was almost
deep enough to swim a horse after sunrise
this morning. The terrific bolt of light
ming which aroused many from their SUM
bers struck mammoth oak tree in Capt
Briggs yard and splintered IT, The electric
fluid passed off through the roots OF the
tree and tore up the earth like a mole pas
sage. 1t then passed of along the water
pipes into the earth
Correspondence of the Morning News
from st. Marys: Messrs. S. A. Davis &
Bros, have now about completed their
saw mill at Crandall, and will begin saw
ing the first of August. The mill which
they have so long and successfully operat-
ed at Orange Bluff, will be turned over to
Messrs. Brown d. Davis. who own the
property, and who will give the mill a
general overhauling, and operate II them
selves. The new mill of Messrs. Davis 4
Bros, at Crandall, is the largest and best
equipped mill on the St. Marys' river
The mill is situated on the edge Of a
body Of timbered land known as the
Brown track" owned by them. and con-
tanning about 10000 acres They are now
building a railroad from Crandall to a
point on the F. c. & P, near Yulee for
the purpose Of bringing logs from Ingle-
hame, where they now operate a turpen-
tine business, and own %, 600 acres of pine
timber After September l. Gran
dali will have daily mail, instead Of
twice a week as now. and will probably
develop into quite a fi0urishing little
town.