The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-09
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
,,vrs OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.


mont Position After n Hard Fight.
CottIe still Going to the West
From Georgia ia Large Numbers.
Naval Militia of Jacksonville
milling Every Night.
GEORGIA.
The negroes of Cordele have organized
company to serve in a war against
Spain.
Edward @. Williams has been appoint
al postmaster at Avera, Jefferson county,
Georgia.
Cordele reports all kinds of crops look
ing fine. Cotton is up, while the corn
oroo is as good as ever before at this
season of the year.
A large number of counterfeit silver
quarters or 25-cent pieces are in cireula-
tion in Macon, and so clever is the coun-
terfeit that 1t is hard to detect
L. K. Smith, who was horsewhipped at
1jnconton some time ago, has entered
suit in Lincoln Superior Court for $1,000
damages against Cooksey Groves, one of
the whippers.
A new brick and stone school building
is to be added to the number of public
school buildings in Columbus The build
ing, which will cost $4,000, will replace
the building which was recently destroyed
by fire.
The Board of Education of Lumpkin
county has unanimously adopted Miss A.
L. Fields grammar history of the United
States for use in the common schools.
The author is a native of Dahlonega and
an up-to-date teacher
At a meeting of the citizens Of Lump
kin last Tuesday night, a resolution was
adopted calling upon the mayor and coun-
ell to order an election TO vote on bonds
for the purpose of putting in a complete
system of water works.
Armstead Richardson, ex-solicitor gen.
eral Of the Tallapoosa circuit, died Thurs
day morning at the home of his brother,
DR., E, II. Richardson at Atlanta, after an
illness of several months. Mr.. Richardson
was a one time mayor of Cedartown.
On the 18th inst, the voters of Stewart
county will have another opportunity for
voting for or against the sale of whisky
On March /, 1894, an election was held on
this question and the county went wet
by small majority, after having been
dry for several years.
1t is said that within the past thirty
days not less than one hundred thousand
head of cattle have been shipped via the
Central Railroad from Southwest Geor-
gia, while dozens of buyers are still going
TlrOUgb oil
the cattle obtainable. At least $1,000 head
additional will go forward during the
spring season.
W. A. Hobbs, a citizen of Girard, Ala,
is dead, the result of taking an overdose
Of laudanum with suicidal intent. He had
been drinking hard for several DAYS and
II is thought that this had something to
% with his taking the poison He died
lnlrty-five minutes after taking the drug.
He leaves a wife and seven children.
Hobbs moved from Americas a few
months ago.
Mr. Perramon of Texas shipped TWEEN
V-three cars of cattle from Blakely We'd
nesday, containing 1900 head, bound for
indian Territory. The railroad contract
ca 10 put them in the Indian Territory
ped from Blakely in a few days. There
vii be in all about 5000 head shipped
irom that point, which puts a great deal
OF money in circulation.
Paul Black of Rome has been reinstated
IN his old place in the general land office
OIL The department of the interior. Several
months ago Mr.. Black was discharged
without other cause than that he was
democrat. AS he had secured a position
~ Washington and several promotions
through standing the civil service exami-
nation the injustice of the matter will
pe seen. Congressman Maddox and SEN
a'or Clay have been at work for several
months, and through persistency have
secured Mr.. Blacks reinstatement. Mr..
black went to Washington about a month
since and was on the scene ready to so
10 work.