The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-23
GEORGIA.

j. W. Oltm a. Co.. are erecting DOCK
Of stores at Statesboro. to cost $1,000.
A deposit of kaolin has been discovered
on the line Of the Central railroad, about
twelve miles east of Macon.
A movement is on foot to reorganize
the State University Alumni Association
of Macon, that was organized a number
of years ago.
Befas Bird lives in the lower part of
Bulloch county. His wife died last We'd
nesday and on the following Monday he
was married to a belle of the neighbor-
hood.
Dublin now enjoys the best passenger
and mail facilities that the town has ever
had. Five regular passenger trains and
one accommodation train come and go
ell through the day.
The contract for rebuilding ST. Luke's
church at Columbus has been awarded to
c. f. Young & Co, a Columbus firm, who
will do all the work. except completing the
auditorium, for $1,000.
H. H. Windal, a travelling nostrum
vender, is in Jail at statesboro, charged
with burglary. He wears diamonds and
fine clothes and claims TO be from Mon
tana. He is charged with having entered
a farmhouse and stolen 800
The city council of Rome has fixed the
tax rate for Rome at IS cents on the $lOO
is cents for public schools and n cents
for general expenses. The total amount
of property returned aggregated $3.50, S99.
This Is an increase on personal property
of 1885, 900 over last year.
The Rome Light Guards have accepted
the invitation of the Fifth Georgia regi-
ment to accompany them as special escort
to the governor to Nashville on Georgia
day. The Guards, under Capt. w A.
Patton, win go direct from the encamp-
ment at Griffin to Atlanta, where they
will take a special train to Nashville.
A terrible accident happened to DR.. W.
D. Coursey of Mount Vernon last week.
He went to visit a patient who resides
near the railroad, and decided to take the
train, so as to make time in returning. AS
he endeavored to board the car he lost
his balance and fell on a sharp stick.
which penetrated his eye. The eyesight
Is ruined.
Revenue officers, after considerable trou-
BILE and great risk, succeeded in capturing
William Dyer, Frank Lewis. John Wright
in Murray county, and would have caught
James Cantrell and Peter Harmon had It
nv DSNAA loA the DGlId9 d VI NiiEll DAtH-
ence by a girl. The officers destroyed two
fine distilleries, and over 5000 gallons of
beer was poured out of barrels
DR.. J. R. Tucker Of Gainesville has a
COW that has been giving milk for seven
years next November. She has not given
birth to a calf in that time, but has given
milk to supply his family since the birth
OF twin calves nearly seven years ago.
Both of the twins lived and are now in
Gainesville, both of them giving about
four gallons Of milk per day.
The county commissioners of Haber-
sham have ordered a court house at a
cost of $4,000 to be built by taxation. To-
Goa proposes to relieve the county of this
burden by building a magnificent court
house and jail free. The people have TAX
en- hold OF the matter and petitions are
being circulated, calling for an election
to change the county site from Clarks-
Vile to Tocoa.
George W. PARROT of Atlanta. is back
from Redwood, where he went to inves-
tigate his losses at the fire there Sunday,
when his mills were burned. He states that
his loss WILL amount to $4,000, but that
this loss is partially covered by $4,000 OF
insurance, making the total loss only $l6,-
600. Mr.. Parrott will begin at once 70
have the burned lumber mills replaced.
Jonas Jones, a coored raft hand resid-
ing in Laurens county. who shot and kill
ed Luke King Of Montgomery county, is
in JAIN at Darien. Both negroes were play
ing Skin" and when King CHANGED to
win nickle from Jones the latter be-
came exasperated and made demand for
its return. Upon King refusing Jones
shot him 10 death. The murder occurred
In a passenger car OF the Darien and
Western railroad.
John Johnson and Richard McCullum re-
Gently had a difficulty In Carolina, across
the river from Augusta. In which john
son was seriously wounded. He has since
died and has been buried. The Carolina
authorities have determined to prosecute
McCullom for killing johnson and ordered
the body eXhumed and examined. The
corners jury declared murder occurred
from a blow inflicted by McCunum and
the latter has been Jailed to await trial.
Dublin Dispatch: Among the important
matters disposed OF at the meeting OF the
city council last Monday night was the
petition Of the Episcopal church asking
the city to give a quit-claim deed to the
triangular lot between Bellevue and AGA
deny avenues, just east Of the old aca-
deny building. Council refused 70 grant
the petition the objection to such action
being that. IN their opinion. a precedent
would be established that might cause
some friction between Church and state"
Mayor Collier Is preparing TO make war
on the Bell Telephone people az an early
cate. The mayor Is out for the revenue
md says that they should pay the city s.
instead OF 81 per pole, as they do now.
The city pays TO the telephone company
ebout 1,O00 year IN rent, and Mayor Col
ner has struck on this plan whereby he
can secure tree telephones for the city
officials, and, besides. IL is claimed tho
rates charged by the city are entirely TOO
low IN comparison with what the Bell
people charge their customers.
Darien Timber-Gazette; Timber. B.. silly
sawn, continues TO come down. ana the
different booms around the city are stu
quite fun. The May shipments Of timber
VIII Tar exceed any previous month for
years back This month win show up well
~ foreign exports. During the week there