The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-11
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

Americas ns Cotton Market-A
Dime show Hog at Macon-fhe
Negro Who Was Wedged in the
Sewer Has Escapcd-State Asri-
cultural Society's Annual Meet
fnE-A spanish SPY in Key west.
The Condition of Chamberlain.
Other Matters.
GEORGIA.
Rome Tribune: The dangers Of being
sunstruck in town or moonstruck al the
watering places are about equal. Verify
man hath no rest for the sole or MS iool
Lumpkin's three new brick store houses
on the south side OF the public square, ars
now in the hands Of the carpenters ana
painters, completing the inside Work
counters and shelving.
The friends Of Piedmont Institute will
be glad to learn that its president Rev
r. W. Ballenger. has finally withdrawn his
resignation and decided 70 remain with
the institution another year.
George Ivester, a farmer, about forty
years old. living ten miles from Toccoa,
was drowned in Tugalo river on Saturday.
He was floating log down the river 10
saWmaN when the log turned, throwing
him in very deep water, where he sank
The Dispatch is a new paper at Irwin
VILE. Its motto is Live and let live" Its
editors and projectors are A. w. Ross and
c r. Jackson. The salutatory confession
of faith announces: We shall support
the nominees of the democratic party. both
state and national, and do every thing in
our power for their success.
Americas Times-Recorder: Piles Of cot
ton bales in the streets IN midsummer is
rather an unusual sight even in Americas.
but this was to be seen yesterday at sew
eral Of the warehouses as the fieecy bales
rolled in from the country, welcome har-
bingers OF good times that will follow
when the main crop is sold and the pro-
ceeds turned into the channels Of trade.
The receipts for the day were 105 bales,
the heaviest ever known in this market
this early in the season.
The negro who was chased into sewer
in Macon Friday afternoon by
officers, after remaining inside the
filthy pipe for several hours
and having been thought dead. got out
and escaped before the eyes OF a number
of citizens of the vicinity. The negro
craWled through the sewer the length of a
block. He went in at Hawthorne street
and came out Of catch-bain on Hazel
street. When he emerged from the sewer
he had a brick IN each hand, together with
the knives and forks which he had stolen.
He dared the crowd TO touch him, and
walked off quietly. After walking a short
distance he started TO run and was chas-
ed by some of the men as far as Tybee,
where he was lost from sight
Macon Telegraph: Perhaps the greatest
curiosity in Macon just now is a young
hog owned by Mr.. W. F. Reid. who lives
on Cox street, South Macon. The hog has
a double head, with two well developed
shouts and two mouths. 1t has three
eyes, one In the center of the forehead and
9th al arFH To-
The most wonderful thing about the queer
pig is that he has two voices. one is a
deep bass and the other a high soprano.
When he grunts with his left mouth the
sound made is a coarse bass, just like the
grunt Of all hogs, but a grunt from the
mouth on his right side Is OF a high fall
setto sound. Mr.. Reid has been offered
$50 for the wonderful curiosity which he
refused. He will probably place the hog
on the stage, where ID could make a for
tune as songster. being able to carry
two musical parts at the same time.
The Georgia State Agricultural Society
viii hold its annual meeting at Rome
next Wednesday. Thursday and Friday
1t is expected that over 200 members of
the society from all parts of the state will
be In attendance and the proceedings will
be very interesting. Several officers of
the society will have to be elected, among
them a president, general vice president
a vice president from each conversational
district and one member Of the executive
committee from each congressional dis
trict, Each district has three members
on the committee. and one OF these is
elected every three years. The president
general vice president and district vice
presidents are elected every year These
elections are held in August, but the term
of Office does not begin until the following
February. 1t is presumed that President
John o. Waddell will be reelected So far
as Is known he will have no opposition
The salary of the president is $500 per an
mum in those years when no state fair is
held, and 500 year when the state fair
is held. There will be no state fair this
year.