The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-15
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS or THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PAR AGRAPHS.


Another Augusta Mn Resumes
Work-A Syndicate to Work Gcor-
gia's Mineral Rcds-Bud Fuller
Tries to Break Jaii-A ChivaIrous
Motorman-Sardines on the Wesi
Florida Coast-A Wife objects 10 II
BarIsecper Selling Her Husband
whisky.
GEORGIA.
Monday morning, after several months
of idleness, the Isaetta mills Of Augusta
resumed work.
The Atlanta Young Mems Christian AS
ISOLATION is now comparatively out Of debt
for the first time in years.
The foot ball season opens with bright
er prospects this year than ever before
in the history Of the University of Geor-
gia.
One of the greatest events in social
Gainesville was the reception rendered
Gen. and Mrs. James Longstreet by the
proprietor of the Arlington hotel on Fri
day evening.
The body of First Lieut. Frederick c.
Kimbal, of the Fifth United States In
fantry, who died last Saturday after
noon at Fort Mcpherson, will be sent to
his former home in Alfred, Ne, for bu-
rial.
Mr. James B. Best. the Atlanta repre-
sentative of the land and industrial de-
partment of the Southern railway, reports
that September has brought to that de-
partment a noticeable increase of inquir-
les for small farms in Georgia.
The negroes on the King farm near
Hephzibah gave a supper Sunday night
The party formed dancing entertain
ment, and finally wound up in a free
fight One party was cut, another receiv-
ed several blows with stick, another was
shot.
A northern syndicate has been organized
with ample capital TO take hold of south
ern mineral properties for the purposes
of development and operation. The en-
terprise has been worked quietly from
Atlanta and the syndicate will soon be ac-
tive in business
Patrolman Childs in Atlanta has declar-
ed war against those fruit dealers who
persist in selling their wares on Sunday.
He says that 1t is unfair to the Ameri-
cans who close up their stores on Sun
day to allow the Italians and Greeks to
A motorman in Atlanta has been indef-
nitely suspended for resenting an insult
offered a young lady on a traction car by
one of the soldiers from Fort Mcpherson.
A petition is being circulated among citi-
zens asking his reinstatement and COM
mending him for his cMRTalry which
seems to be somewhat at9% discount in
Atlanta just now, especially among Uncle
Sans brave soldier boys a the fort
Atlanta Journal: The withdrawal from
private control of a large number of con,
victs opens the way TO the commissioners
of many Georgia counties to begin the
much needed and long neglected work of
improving the public roads. Employed
judiciously and systematically in this way,
the convicts can be made to pay far
greater revenue in the long run than has
been derived from them by the old leases
and the benefits to the state in general
will be incalculabe.
Nose Henderson, colored, who lives one
mile north of Americas, on Farmer Joe
Roneys plantation, has a tame rattle
snake that he captured in a field near his
house. The snake has nineteen rattles
and is a whopper. Nose has been offer
ed $40 for it. but he says he is going to
sell him at SO for each rattle. The snake
is quite docile and lives off frogs and
rats This is the third and largest one
Nose ever captured and he always sells
them at 81 per button.
Cason, johnson & Co.'S livery stables
and the stables Of c. I. Kidd at Hartwel
were entirely destroyed by fire Sunday
morning at 4 o'clock; also the adjoining
storeroom, the latter containing about
$4,000 worth of merchandise belonging to
A. f. Brown; no insurance No property
of any consequence was saved. Cason
johnson & Co.'S loss is estimated to be
5000, $500 insurance. The livery stable
of c. l. Kidd was covered by insurance
Cause of fire unknown.
Bud Fuller made an attempt to secure
his freedom from the Atlanta Jail through
bribery on Sunday and if his plot had
succeeded there would have been more
than one life lost at the county JAIL Full
er, r. II. Cain and II. w. Bohannon, three
of the most desperate prisoners. put their
heads together and hit upon what they
believed was a sure plan of escape The
first step was to win the good viii of SUIT
Ter Harris, who goes into the jail every
day to peddle small wares, and get him
TO supply them with pistols.