The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-11
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS or THE TWO STATES TOLD
PARAGRAPHS.

s5O0o-s Wear Of Unusual Prosper
fly I'm Manatee County
GEORGIA
Col G. H Dozier ~ Morgan has pu--
chased the Fort Gaines Herald o1rat and
viii soon becin the publication q che Nor
Ean Aoui-or.
The Armstrong hotel A. Rome has
changed hands W q. willard sod his
lease % T. g. smith WINK eTayl0r viii
manage The hotel
The Baptist church al J-nadlua has
called Rev. Mr. CuipeDper q Macon 70
take chsfge and nh The u1exrlred term
Of Rev. 3. J. Graham
The city election al sumner THURSDAY
resulted as follows For mayor. G. "
EDWARDS c0uncilmeu. J. =. Bridges r.
g. stanford. 7. J. Cox and J. r. Edwards.
Brunswick correspondence Of Morning
News. City Treasurer Harvey reported
that delinquent taxpayers for 1886 are not
a. numerous as for the year preceding.
and The cash returns from taxes have
shown healthy increase.
Al the water tank on the Southern rail-
road. in North Rome. Thursday. Tobe
Fletcher, a brakeman. was caught be-
tween the tank and an engine and the
heavy machine crushed his right lex 50
badly that amputatlOn was necessary.
Correspondence Of the Morning News:
Col John W. Bennett Of Wayne IS spend
ing few days SO Brunswick on business
ana incidentally looking after his fences
as regards his race for the solicitorship
y the brunsWlck circuit He says he is
IN the race 10 me finish against all com
ers. is working TO secure his election and
expects 20 be elected
TWO negroes engaged in a petty feud
Al Condor. In Laurens county Thursday
over game Of skin, and a rather too free
lIllisence w Dhnd tiger whisky After
MS pocket and deliberately shot his an
tagonist in the breast. making a mortal
wound The negro viii die. The negro
VINO committed the murder made good his
escape and MS identity is unknown.
Below Rome there are a number OF ISL
ands IN the Coosa that are stir the prop
erty Of the federal government, one OF
them having been cleared and IN cultiva-
ton Tor many years They are exceeding
y fertile and one large island Just below
Lavender. furnishes a splendid range for
herd OF cattle during the fail winter
when the river is low. The cattle grow
and.
Sheriff c. E. Prossen has returned 10
Milledgeville from Knoxville. Tenn. with
Nickel Jonson and Jim senopolis. two
Greeks. who are accused Of robbing their
employer OF nearly 500 on Christmas
night James JanOle. a fruit dealer Of Au-
gusta, opened up fruit and candy store
a. Miliedgeville on Dec. !. and employed
them 10 attend TO IL for him. Trade was
very good and the large amount that they
TOOK In u IS claimed, proved too tempting,
% tney skipped out with all the cash.
Attached TO the east-bound Georgia and
Alabama train arriving At Americas at
noon Wednesday were two special coaches
ulled with Westerners en- route to the
fltzgeraid colony. The party numbered
~ and represented seven states. They
LETT IN the afternoon for the new Canaan
among the pines. But by far the largest
party that has yet started 10 the colony
reached Americas at 1 o'clock Thursday
morning in a special train of I'VE coaches
This party numbered nearly 40 people
making a total OF so emigrants handled
ny the road In two days.
Some years ago the government placed
lot Of dams In the Oostanaula, rendering
& nayigable from Carriers quarters to
Rome Trees have lodged in the channel
protected, by these dams and now II Is
hard work for the engineers to run the
rlVer with the small pleasure boats and
u Is practically closed to traffic for the
larger ones. Capt. Kirkpatrick says thar
with 5000 he could render the Oostaua11-
"a navigable all the way to Carriers quar-
tiers all the year round. He will work
hard 10 secure an appropriation TO admit
OF prosecuting the work by Improvement
In this river.
What might have been a fatal accident.
resulting in the death OF a young white
man Of Americas. was narrowly averted
Wednesday by the prompt action of young
Arthur Tinsley, who was hunting near the
railroad trestle across Muckalee creek
by mere chance he looked toward the tres
tie as he heard the near approach OF a
train, and was Mortified to see a young
man lying asleep there, intoxicated and
UNCONSCIOUS or his peril. By superhuman
en9rt ne reached the top of the trestIe
ana succeeded in throwing the man into
me creek below and jumping after him
~ ne nedNy raln came laundering upon
tne prldge- Both escaped injury
Charles Henderson. a negro, who lives
IN West Griffin. has been arrested for
me murder Of his wife and is now in jail
penulng an investigation. The negro's
VIE died suddenly Monday morning, al
an early hour and Henderson hurried the
preparations for burial and her remains
were inferred Monday afternoon II bas
developed that on Sunday afternoon the
man whipped his wife numerically and
bruises on her body. The body was ex
humed Wednesday and In addition 10 the
olruiises which would cause death. it IS
ing made. - "
Gov Atkinson has reappointed ". II
Warren of the Tenth district to be a
member OF the board of directors Of the
georgia experiment station at Griffin and
he also appointed A Y. DeadwyIer ~ H.
Ninth district in place Of j. y. Twittv
whose term mas expired as a member az
lne board Prof H. c. White Of the
state University, was designated as The
member of the faculty who shall act as
eIS-offilcio member of the of the board from
tne FACULTY Of the college, Mr.. Warren
ana MT. Twtty were members of the
board Of directors, but Mr.. Twitty de-
serted the democratic party and went with
tne popuhsts. When his term expired
ne was dropped from the list.
Brunswick correspondence Of Mornino
News: Mr.. N. T. Scarlet has been an
pointed superintendent of the Je.vl T.
land livery stables, which is very i'm
portant and responsible position The
naval Reserves have requested Lieut. Al
ken 70 proceed % Atlanta and enaeavo~
20 nuuce the stale authorities to nav for
the toWage OF a monitor TO Brunswick in
accordance with an agreement with Sec
Ielary Herbert TO furnish them one provi-
GEO Georgia paid to get il here Arms are
also promised on the same conditions A
geuuon for the Incorporation OF the
south brunswick Company will be ure-
scented TO the next term OF court. The in
cofporators are: Charles Soldier John II
May, John B. Kerr. and j. F. Gardner Of
Sew YORK and Crovatt and Whitfield Of
5funs"lek- The capital stock viii be
100000. They have just bought 10 "a
nF Leu