The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-30
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

summary of the Damage by the
Freeze in Florida.
GEORGIA.
The salaries of the public school teach
ers of Atlanta viii be reduced
DR.. J. c. Barnes aged 40 years, a welI-
known druggist of Columbus. died Thurs
day.
Hugh Cobb is a candidate for the posi-
ton of postmaster at Carrollton. TO fn
the uneXpired term of r. ~ Moses.
Mrs Henry W Grady. ST.. fell on the
ice at Atlanta Wednesday and sustained
a dislocation Of one of her arms at the
elbow.
1t now seems probable that the late j.
II. Porter of Atlanta, banker, died with
out making viii. A search has failed 10
bring one to light.
George Greene, one Of Adanta's Old
est citizens, died Wednesday night. NJ
Greene was over 50 years old and bore
the distinction of being the Oldest ODD
Fellow in the state.
An election for ordinary will soon be
held in Jasper county on account of the
death of Judge Swanson. f. S. Campbell
and Thomas c. Pope are the announced
candidates for the place
Max Flatan of Athens had his leg broken
in a peculiar manner Wednesday. He was
riding horseback, when the animal STUN
bled and fell, turning a somersault, break
ing F'latan's leg near the thigh.
Ben Davis of bingham county has in
vented a portable fence, which he viii
have patented and placed upon the mar
ket. II is said TO be a very ingenious ar
rangement and to supply a long-felt want
among farmers.
Official information has been received
from the Postmaster General that after
Feb. the Atlanta mail carriers will be
put in the first class. Hereafter carriers
will receive $500 for their first year in he
service, $3.50 for the second and $1,000 for
the third, and subsequently glars. Form
erly $3.50 has been the hgneat salary paid
TO local carriers.
Cherokee county negro has made a
brilliant record both as a thief and a
matrimonial candidate. He would mar
ny and then steal COW; desert his wife.
marry again, and "swipe" another COW.
This mode of living was pursued for
several years. He is now in Jail, his
last attempt al theft and marriage hay
Ing been found out by the authorities.
Son Farmer and Win Davenport. two
young boys of Brunswick, slipped away
and set sail for Liverpool Sunday on the
steamer St Filiaus Mrs. Farmer the
mother of one of the boys is very i'll az
a consequence of the departure Of her
child 1t is supposed that the boys are
bound for Australia The trip is being
taken purely from a spirit OF adventure. as
they were anxious to see something of the
world
}. d. Blair, white man thirty years of
age, wanted for attempting to murder his
wife and a policeman at Atlanta, has Just
been arrested in that city Blair is a cattle
dealer, and is well known throughout the
city. The crimes with which he is charged
were committed last April. bat Blair es-
capped from justice court bailff and fed
10 Nashville where he has been in hiding
since that time. He was drunk when he
attempted his murderous work
A strange story comes from Lawrence
vile. A COW belonging to Bud Nunary
was found dead a few days ago and her
conduct just preceding death had excited
a suspicion that she had gone mad The
farmer decided to skin her While he was
engaged in the work his dog Tapped IN
little of the blood and fell down dead
Immediately. The body of the COW was
dragged off and later another dead dog
was found lying beside it, having also
tasted of the poisonous blood.
A farmer named Pennington in WHkin-
son county, met with a peculiar accident
last week. He was driving home and
leading a newly purchased horse. when
the animal broke away and became en-
tangled in the crosshes on a railroad tres
tie. The farmer tied the horse he was
"a tnraasa Il
runaway. On account of the darkness he
fell down the embankment and broke his
arm. The horse was found TO be unin-
jured.
The Griffin News tells a queer COW story:
"A fancy milk cow belonging to Jack
Walker of this county. has been short in
her usual supply of milk at milking time
lately, 1t was supposed that some one.
POSSIBLY tramp, was responsible. and a
watch was set ON the COW. IL was dis
covered day or so ago that several pigs
followed the COW all the time and the
further discovery made that the pigs were
robbing the cOW-that is. deriving tactical
nourishment through the usual channels
or, rather, unusual, for the pigs-and that
the COW was accessory to the fact. The
animals We're separated, mucF to the dis
satisfaction OF the porcine rooters."
letter was received at the Bonair no.
tel at Augusta day or two ago, which
has been constantly on the go since the
middle OF last July, when IL arrived under
foreign postmark at the Grand hotel in
New York addressed TO Catherine Wynn
The proprietor OF the Grand was request
ed to forward il IL Catherine wasn't at his
hotel. He did 50 and each hotel man who
has received IL since has also forwarded
IL. The Bonair management did likewise.
and IL the addresses name is known at
any Of the big hotels in America she is
likely 10 get her letter some day. 1t has
been down the Atlantic coast and as far
west as st. Louis. 1t has now been sent to
Asheviile and will travel through the
south.
The latest move in local labor circles at
Atlanta Is the proposed organization of
WUMm an THAT nn0uC