The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-16
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS or THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PAR.AGR Apis.

Western Corn ana Oats Imported In
to Georgia-A Laughing Freak Ia
CoRee-An Extensive Chalk he'd
Near BufIer-PeESacOIa Puts
Gnards out at Every Ferry or the
Perdito River Between Alabama
and FIorida-A CiGnr Makers
Strike at Jnci<sonSviIIe.
GEORGIA.
Charlton county is said to have only
three lawx ers.
The Mao3n News has opened a crusade
against the Migrants of its city.
Judge Willis Jones of Harris county is
making fine corn crop. He viii make
COO bushels with two plows.
Indignant citizens of Griffin recently
gave a negro one hundred lashes on his
bare back for insulting white woman.
Prof. E B. Smith of the state normal
school at Athens is preparing a grammar
which will soon be published and intro
duced.
The negro who has been striking the
ladies around Athens seems to have disap-
peared. The policemen have been unable
as yet TO arrest him.
Capt. Joseph T. Kempton, of Atlanta,
who was recently placed under bond by
Judge ]. G. BloodwOrth. has been indicted
by the grand jury for embezzlement
The coroner and city detectives of Allan
ia are now trying 10 unravel what they
believe to be a murder by poisoning, which
came to light Sunday afternoon. The vic
tim is a negro woman.
That Macon will have a big race meet
in November is NOW a settled fact. The
sum Of 81, 400 is ahseady in hand and $500
will make the requs site amount necessary
TO guarantee all pupses.
Lowndes county has lodged the govern
or's order by maxim g the present Iessees
Of the county convi cts the official over
seers and there will be no change in the
modus operandi In d1at county, as 1t APP
plies to the misdemes nor convict camps.
The Times Recorder suggests that pub
lie meeting be held by the citizens of
Americas TO devise some way and means
TO exterminate the mad dogs which are
now running riot over the city, and adds
New Orleans has yellow fever. Americas
is afflicted with a scouTge ten times more
terrible"
Waycross Herald: A mulatto in Coffee
county laughs for hours at time with
out apparent cause He is so afflicted that
when he hears anything, either of a sad
or commonplace nature, he breaks into a
At of loud laughter that leaves him in a
state of exhaustion. He seldom laughs
at witticisms. The fits attack him periodi-
cally whether he is alone or in a crowd.
ot,al l,,1
half miles of Butler is being worked now
by corporation compos ed OF William lis
dale, j. c. Lamb and theirs of Montgom-
cry This chalk is of very fine texture and
is selling rapidly to consumers. The chalk
is used in the manufacture of paper, soap
and other articles, in " hich kaolin is used.
The headquarters Of this corporation is at
Butler.
A farmer living in Clarke county has
made a novel experiment. in the way Of
preserving peaehtrees aEld their fruit Into
each tree he bored a small hole and put
therein a teaspoonful of calomel and then
stopped up the hole. Tie result was that
ali the fruit on those trees ripened per-
fectly and were without blemish. Fruit on
other trees nearby was faulty and the crop
unsatisfactory.
Brunswick Times: The strike Of the
'longshoremen is apt to cause considerable
Inconvenience and delay TO Brunswiek's
shipping interests. The union contem-
plated an action of this kind several
months ago, but decid ed TO wait until the
beginning of the cotton season, when they
could strike with more effect. Fortunate
ly, there is no danger of any violence
here, as is the usual result i'm other cities
but the strike is unfortunate and ought
TO be compromised, If possible.
An unknown man drove up to the house
In Atlanta, occupied by the Mitchell fam
fly and sent a negro to call Mr.. Eugene
Mitchell 10 the buggy. He is near sighted
and his sister accompanied him to open
the gate. The unknpwn hid behind the
gate and as Mr. Mitchell appeared, knock
ed him down with a pair of knucks Miss
Mitchell was also knocked down. and Mrs
Mitchell, their mother, who ran our when
she heard the excitement, was also as
saulted. There is no clue to the assailant
supt Beauprie of the Southern railway
says that large amount Of western corn
and other grains are being shipped TO Ma
con, Columbus and Brunswick and other
points on his division. Mr.. Beauprie says
the shipments are a good deal in excess
Of the shipments made this time last year
Very little wheat is being shipped here,
but q considerable amount of oats are
brought from the northwest. When the
faet that the corn crop is not short on the
acreage planted, this indicates a large
acreage of cotton.
Rev. S. r. Belk of the First Methodist
church Of Rome on last Sabbath evening
preached very strong sermon upon sin.
and the many causes leading up to it,
He scored the barbecue habit" and said
il was only an excuse for men, young and
old, to go out and have a good time.
That too often intoxica ting beverage form
ed the lions share Of the days cheer.
Sunday before last DIR. Beik handled the
dancing habit without gloves. He said in
the discourse that mothers who permitted
their daughters to attend the dancing
school now in progress in this city, or car
ried them there. were on the high road to
perdition
FLORIDA
Suit has been entered against the Light
and Water Company of Lake City to en-,
force labor lien 20 the amount of 81 500
Two newspaper men recently went on
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