The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-24
ITEMS IN THREE STATES.
GEORGIA. FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA BRIEFLY PARA
GRAPHED.

A New Gold Mining COmpany-tn
Impudcnt Negro WhipBed-A Nigi-
lance Committee I'm Worth-Non-
1iceIIo Wants water Works
Snakes IN Ocaia's Strects-An
Aiken Minister MANNED by Gin
BamberE 20 Have Electric Lights
GEORGIA
Eatonton is preparing the way for a
system Of water works.
The ladies OF Green county have organ
lzed confederate monument association
Dahlouega Signal A wagon load Of
pumpkins have been gathered from one
vine ia the garden Of T. ID. Boartde.d-
One OF them grew SD large and rapidly
chat IL prized the old E=rtleman's fence
out into the public street.
The bicycle races IN Augusta have been
postponed from the Goth and 27th until
Aug. 81 ana Sept. ]. The cause Of the
change is so as not 10 conflict with other
dates as the COMMITTEES desire 20 make
this most successful meet.
Tom Edward. who was recently excul-
pated by a Worth county jury on serious
charges. was warned a few nights ago to
leave Inc county 10y "A parry "a NA-AN'li@-
He refused to 90. and telephoned for the
sheriff, who is now protecting him at his
home In Sumner. Edwards fellow cit-
zens did not believe that Justice had been
done by the court.
The members Of the Columbus police
force presented H. H. Epping. Jr.. the re-
firing chairman Of the police board, with
a handsome gold chain. Mr. Epping has
been at the head OF the board since II was
first created. three years ago. He has re-
Gently decided to move to savannah, and
found it necessary, on THAI account, to ten
der his resignation.
An application for charter for a new min
ing company has been filed in the Office of
Clerk Tanner in Atlanta by Messrs. Rosser
g. Carter attorneys for +. G. Roberts and
F j. Rothpletz. The name of the new
company IS to be the Globe Mining Com
pany. and a charter is asked for the period
of % years, with the privilege OF renewal
at the expiration of that time. The capital
stock of the company is TO be 100000. and
the business is to be working up gold and
silver and other mining property, and the
development Of such mines as the company
may see fit to purchase. The mines on
which work will be prosecuted are located
in Hall and Gwinnett counties
Americas Herald: Americas like every
other town in the country has a limited
number of men who are habitual drunk
ards and who DO not believe I'm drawing
a sober breath if they can help IT. Mayor
Hixon is getting right after this class
with a sharp stick. One OF them is serving
a term on the streets at present and a day
or two since a by-stander was asking him
how he liked the work. The poor fellow
looked up and sadly said, I have heard
of that Kelley cure and Wooley treatment,
but this Hixon cure beats them all in my
opinion. If to drink means term on the
streets I am done, and that's no joke
He then YEARLY threw another shovel OF
dirt in the cart and the observer left.
Newman Herald and Advertiser: T. VIII
Fowy Steep. a Cincinnati journalist, who is
tramping through the south in the guise
of a veritable hobo, but who is in reality
on a mission of considerable importance,
was in Newman the early part of the week.
He started out some time ago to walk
from Cincinnati TO Pensacola, a distance OF
one thousand miles. He proposes to ac-
COmplish the journey without the expendi-
ture of a cent OF money, and claims to
have been successful thus far. The object
Of the trip is to afford him an opportunity
TO study the habits and customs Of the
southern people at close range, and he VIII
give his impressions in n series of articles
which he purposes contributing to the Gin
cinnati Commercial Tribune. His sole COM
panion is a dog-a handsome mastiff.
Gainesville Eagle: Tom Minnafield was
taken to the base ball park al Winder and
whipped Friday at 10 o'clock He is one
of the negroes who were ordered to leave
town for making insulting remarks about
white ladies Some time ago he went away
and stayed until Friday, when he was pass
ing through the street in a wagon loaded
with negroes going out to play bail in the
country When he was seen so boldly show
ing his impudence, a crowd OF determined
men took him quietly from the wagon and
led him by the arms without any resistance
60 the park where the strapping was laid
on with forcible ticks A crowd of negroes
both men and women. rushed in TO inter
fere, and for a while it seemed that row
would ensue, but cool and deliberate mer
met their approach and drove them on
without much effort. Minnafeld made his
exit in haste when released. This makes
the third whipping for the same offense.