The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-17
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.
GEORGIA..

Arrangements have been completed for
the establishment of a government fish
cry at Bullochville.
During the week there was shipped from
the port of parien, coastwise and foreign.
s2i2. 06S feet of timber and lumber valued
at S32,704
The annual conference of the Flint river
conference district of the Congregational
Church convenes in Columbus next Thurs
day night, the session lasting three days.
The residence Of B. Q. Tanner at
Wrightsville, was struck by lightning
Friday and considerable damage was done.
The family were all in another part of
the building and escaped uninjured.
On Thursday Gov. Atkinson respited
John Weaver, a negro condemned to be
hanged in Coweta county Friday. Weaver
is now confined in the Fulton county Jail,
having been brought there some time ago
for safe keeping.
w a. Patterson, a man well known in
Macon and who was arrested some time
ago for intercepting the mail of the Chi
cago Picture Company, was released from
jail by Judge Speer Friday that he might
enlist in the army.
Mrs. Emma Hair Dobbs died at Mari
eta Thursday. She was the wife of James
NJ. Dobbs, late United States consul to
Valparaiso Chill, and had only returned
with her husband from his foreign mis-
sion a few months ago.
Dr. Bond one of the leading citizens of
Lthonia, died Friday. He was 66 years
old and represented that district in the
senate in 1881 and 1882. Later he repre-
scented DeKalb county in the Legislature
and was a noted prohibition leader
AT Washington a day or two ago while
]. A. Moss's little son, Livingston, was
capering on spring bed, he fell out of
a window of the two-story house, The
little boy as he comemnced to fail caught
a basket which he dropped before reach
ing the ground and falling on the basket
his life was saved
There is a possibility that the volun-
teers, Columbus colored military COM
pany, may go to Augusta to join the
First Georgia colored regiment. The COM
pany originally planned to go Alabama.
Its officers are Capt. John Davis, First
Lieut.. II. T. Humphrey, Second Lieut..
Charles Johnson.
The Georgia Club at the University of
! Chicago met at Chicago Thursday and
elected as officers Prof NJ. NJ. Parks, of
Savannah High School for PRESIDENT;
Prof. NJ. L. Britain, of Atlanta High
School, for vice president, and Prof. M
NJ Fitzpatrick of Mercer University, fer
| secretary. There are forty-two teachers
from the schools and colleges OF Georgia
in attendance.
c. L. Conway, a grocer, was arrested
at Columbus Friday by Deputy Marshal
Brown on the charge of retailing malt
liquors without paying the government
tax 1t was claimed that he had been seN-
ing chop beer" which comes under the
| head of malt liquors. Several cases OF
| similar nature have been made out In
/ columbus. Conway win settle his case
by paying the tax, it is understood.
Mai. w. Waring Habersham mining en-
gineer of Gainesville, has succeeded in OBJ
tanning letters patent for a machine re-
Gently invented by him which, 1t IS claim
| ed, will amalgamate and save hour soid
| that has hitherto been lost by the use OF
| ali other methods. Mai. Understands ap-
| uaratus will probably soon be tested on a
| large scale. and bids fair to prove of great
| value to all engaged in systematic min
ing.
| Darien Timber Gazette: A big lot of
CYPRESS is cut and ready to be brought
| To Darien as soon as the river is in con-
| dition. II has been about one and half
| years since there was water enough TO al
| low cypress to be gotten out of the
! sWamps 1t requires big water TO 40 any
| good, Some may be gotten out now but lt
is doubtful. The heaviest rainfall for
years visited the up-country on Sunday
| afternoon. Rain has been plentiful IN
that section for the past ten days and
the streams, which have been lowed for
| about a year have begun to assume their
| wonted size. Timbermen are glad to see
the rise, for they have been unable to
| float their logs out to market, and nave
| been compelled to haul them long dls-
| tances to reach the Oconee river. A big
| drift is expected in Darien soon.
Macon County Citizen: Garden Valley
people were shocked Friday when mes
senger brought the news of horrible ac-
cideut. which befell little Annie Peacock,
| at the home of her father, Mr.. John Pea
cock, just over in Taylor county, three
| miles away. The little girl was asked by
her father late in the afternoon to COOK
| him some food which he wanted to carry
on a camp fishing party, which he expect
| ed to Join in a few hours. She put the
wood in the stove, but thoughtlessly pour
| ed kerosene oil on it to start the fire
| quickly. A smouldering coal lay hidden
| in the ashes, and almost instantly flame
| leaned up into the oil can which bursted,
completely saturating the girls clothing,
with the burning fluid. Her cries brought
help quickly, but not before she was IA
| tally burned. The same night the child
died in terrible agony. She was only Il
| years old
The Forsyth Chronicle has the following
to say of the Hon. Fleming duBignon:
| ss1vhis able and distinguished gentleman
has been reelected chairman of the state
| Democratic executive committee, and will
no doubt lead the party to a glorious vic
tory in the coming political fight that we
| are to have with the Populsts, and, per-
| haps, Republicans. We see statements
| and suggestions from a number of papers
| insinuating that he is not in sympathy
| with the free silver plank in the Demo-
cratic platform. 1t is not given to us to
| know Mr.. duBignon's sympathies or likes
! or dislikes, but this we do know, he is an
honorable Democrat and man, and when