The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-09

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The county jail at Hawkinsville is with
out an inmate for the second time this
year. When prisoners are caught they are
disposed OF as quickly as possible and IN
this way there are seldom more than four
or five in Jail there at one time.
Cherokee Advance: Capt. Frank ?. An
drews. a prominent mining expert from
Boise. Ida, was in Cherokee county last
week. looking over the mines. He speaks
very highly of this mining field, and says
that In the Southern states are the coming
gold mines of the United States.
Bulloch Herald: A report comes from
Brag that there is a rea. live wild bear
I'm the swamps near by. John Mitchell
end Frank Donaldson were down there
last week and saw the tracks where tue
animal had crossed the road. They did
not look for the Dear-said they had not
lost any bears
Cedartown Standard. a Georgia preacher
offended the feminine part Of his CON
gregation the other Sunday by getting off
this original remark. God made the
earth in six days, and then he rested,
then he made man, and rested again,
then he made woman, and since that time
neither God nor man has had rest
The bodies of Mr.. Dudley Potts and the
negro, Arthur Conn, who were drowned
Wednesday in the Chattahoochee river,
near LaGrange, have not been recovered.
The whole community is stirred and every
one for miles has visited the home and
the river and In some way given com
fort and assistance to the bereaved ones.
Talbotton New Era; In speaking Of the
price Of cotton seed the other day, Judge
Mathews said that his father some years
after the war gave six dollars for doz-
en- cotton seed, which were represented
as being of a very prolific variety of cot
ton, but afterwards proved to be the COM
mon seed he had been planting all his
life.
The order has been issued for the sale
at Macon of 500 mules and a couple of
hundred horses, besides number of farm
wagons, harness, etc, belonging to the
government. This sale will be made at
public outcry, beginning on April 20. IL
will continue each morning until all of the
800 mules and 200 horses to be sold are
disposed of.
Already candidates are grooming for
the race for solicitor of the Dawson cir
cult against the present incumbent, Hon.
j. r.. Irwin, of Fort Gaines. 1t is report
ed that Judge J. A. Laing, of Terrell, viii
be in the Pace, as well as Hon. Clarence
Wilson, of Clay Judge Arthur Powell, of
Early, Hon. Charlie Bush, of Miller, and
possibly others.
Judge John P. Ross, who has held the
position of adjutant in the Second Regi-
ment of Georgia Volunteers has sent In
his resignation and il has been accepted
This action on Judge Ross part is deep
ly regretted by the members of his regi-
ment as he was one of the most popular
and generally beloved officers In the Sec
end Georgia Regiment.
Bulloch Herald: Uncle Dan" DeLoach,
one of the stable citizens of the Forty
fourth district of this county, attended
the Ordinary's Court here this week. He
is 81, years of age has been married and
keeping house for forty-five years and
was never a defendant, plaintiff, nor even
q witness in a court before Monday, when
there was little estate matter in which
he was interested up for settlement.
The following announcement is from
the Waycross Journal, so ably edited by
Mr. d. b. Sweat: Sixteen years from
come to the EDITORS home will probably
be in charge of the Journals society de-
partment, while the great metropolitan
daily Journal of that time will be run off
at a rapid rate on ponderous perfecting
press. The little one and her mother are
both doing real we'll"
Early County News: Wednesday after
noon Mr.. William Cowart. a prominent
young gentleman of Colquitt and Miss
Beulah Black, daughter of Mr. L. +.
Black of this place, drove from here to
Damascus, where they were Joined in the
holy bonds of matrimony. 1t was a Gret-
na-Green affair. The bride was one of
Blakely's most lovely young ladies', and
has many friends, who wish for her and
her husband a long life of usefulness and
happiness.
Pike County Journal: The residence of
Mr. G. w. Miner. together with four small
buildings in the yard, was destroyed by
fire last Saturday morning. Mr.. Miner
spent last Friday night in Zebulon and
returned home Saturday morning, accom-
panied by his pastor, Rev. ]. W. Beck.
On reaching home he built a fire, and soon
after discovered the roof of the house on
fire, it being too far advanced TO check.
A portion of the furniture was saved. lie
had no Insurance and the loss is estimat-
ed at about 5000.
Last October the City Court of Column
bus made crusade against gamblers and
at every session of the court since then
a number of defendants have pleaded gull
ty and have been find 500. AT Thursday s
session of the court one of the old cases
came up and the defendant, a well known
young man. entered a plea of guilty. He
had the 500 in his pocket, having raked
and scraped up that amount Judge Viii
lis created somewhat of a sensation by
filming him $500. 1t seems that two years
ago the young man was up on the same
charge, and his honor warned him not to
come before him again for gambling The
court afterwards reduced the fine to $3.50
which amount may be raised tomorrow
FLORIDA.
Maj NJ. r. Marks of Orlando. Fla. is
financing an electric propeller device which
will. he maintains, carry a ship from
New York to Southampton in three and a
half days.
Tampa Tribune: Robert McNamee OF
Lake county is what might be called an