Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-21
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OFTHE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.
Result of the Murder Trials at Dalton
The Fight Over the Tx Bill i'm the
Legislature-A War Among the Insu-
rance Companies at Atlanta.

GEORGIA.
A new town called Summit has been
laid out and is building rapidly at the
terminus OF Wadley l. Co.'s railroad, in
Emanuel county.
1t is understood that the Atlanta drug
firm of Magnus & Hightower has dis
solved. MIR. Hightower retires and Percy
Msgnus assumes control Of the entire
business, which IL extensive.
The Investigate committee OF the Leg
fslature has discOn .inued operations till
the summer session. The cost to The State
so far has been about 5000. paid manly to
the Sergeaut-at-arms and stenographer.
DR.. Ephraim Brumby, of Athens, has
two shares of stock in the Elyton Land
Company that bring him in an income of
$1,000 a year. he has refused cash
offer Of $12,000 for the stock, which was
made him by Bon. Campbell Wallace.
JB. Bacon estrayed q Texas pony in
Bdloch few mouths ago. and this is the
way 1t come out: Mr.. Bacon's bill SCI,
Sherif's bill $13, printers bill $6, total
$40; pony brought $l3, loss $27. The
pony died three DAYS after ne was sold.
West Points college was again reduced
to ashes by an incendiary Saturday night
The night was very foggy, and when the
alarm was given so dense was the fog no
one could see the flames which were
then consuming the college. ID. D. Sny-
der, contractor, of Atlanta, VIII suffer
great loss. as the building, which is still
unfinished, was only covered by q light
insurance.
James 1horue. OF Iric, advertises as fol-
lows in the Excelsior Pioneer and Ea gle:
Wanted, wfe-A good wife, a middle
aged lady, beauty Got a factor IN the bar
gain, can secure good husband of me-
dunn age (not bald -headed), temrerate
and industrious habits, not God looking,
but honest, by applying Immediately to
James Tborne, lric, Ga. p. 5. Please
write at once.
Paulding New Era: william Couch,
assisted by Il. j. Gam and O. r. Bullock
extracted from the craw OF a chicken a
piece "f the rib bone of hog. The bone
was AZ inches lOng and about II inch in
diameter. 1t mad worked its way through
the craw and was projecting an inch or
more. and by that end II was pulled out,
leaving hole over half an inch in dame-
ter, which healed up apparently, and the
chick Is 0. X.
The railroad depot at Walker Station
was broken INTO by thieves on FRIDAY
night. George Walker is Postmaster at
Walker Station, and Jordan Walker Is
railroad agent. Both have their offices
in the re IrOAd depot. The thieves got
X.
and about So from Jordan Walkers desk.
Part oithe money stolen from George
Walkers desk belonge to the post Office.
All Of that taken from Jordan Walkers
desk belonged 10 the railroad. A side OF
bacon belonging to George Walker was
also stolen.
A young merchant of Oliver, ScrIven
county, was married few days ago, and
his mischievous friends resolved to have
some fun by visiting his house the night
OF his return from the wedding journey.
They gathered in large force, late at
night, provided with tin pans, circular
saws, and everything else that would
make noise, and for an hour made a
racket that was almost internal. AT the
end OF that time neighbor kindly in
formed them the house was vacant. the
young couple having postponed their re-
turn several days.
Chief of Police Connolly, OF Atlanta,
has received telegram from w. T.
Cutter, of DenisOn, Tex, stating that
Charley Rose had been captured at that
point, and asking what reward would be
paid for his delivery at Atlanta. The
Chief It legrsphed that 800 would be paid
Tor bis dellvery. He has received no an
swer to the last telegram. and thinks that
Charley Rose is now on his way back 10
Georgia. Charley Rose escaped from the
Dade coal mines several weeks ago. He
is the not riOus criminal who was con-
yicted last winter of burglarizing Air
Line cars.
For some days there has been a cut in
The insurance rates in Atlanta. inaugu-
rated by W. W. Haskell, representing a
PIttsburg company. He was some time
ago expelled rom the Board Of Under
writers for persistently cutting the rate
adopted by tire board. lie was aiterward
admitted again upon the assurance that
The rate adopted by the board would be
observed, and be made himself some W a I
conspicuous IN his Efforts TO keep up the
rates. IL has developed that be has bean
ali the time cutting under the rate, ex-
cept where he could get it all, and there
are numerous instances to suostantiate
TIE TACT. The other companies have de-
cided to meet Mr.. Haskell, and are doing
some cutting on their own account.
At Macon Sunday afternoon a telephone
or telegraph wire tell down on Fourth
street, between Cherry and Poplar. II
was finally Kicked into Il sort of coil by
pedestrians. who caught their feet in 1t.
sunday Elght about 10 O'CLOCK the wire
had been kicked To the corner Of Cherry
street, aud lay cOiled up in the street.
O1cer McClu5Key was on duty in. the
vicinity, and vas startled by bright
Hash Of light in the street followed by the
yelp OF dog. He ran TO the spot where
the flash OF light was seen, and in a Sec
ond saw what was the matter. The wire
was connected with the electric light
wire, ana the CT trent was on. The dog
had run into the coil and became tangled
up in 1t and received his death stroke.
Every particle OF hair WAS burned off.
The wire was removed with pole.
At Dalton Saturday the trials of Will
liam Hailman and Charles Patton, tor
the murder Of Matilda Gudger, ended.
Hallman was found guilty OF murder In
the frs degree ard sentenced 10 be hung
on Jan. q, thus giving W hittield county
the first legal hanging 1t has ever bad.
Charles Patton was found guilty OF being
an accomplish, and was given nine y
nine years In prison. Mailman did The
killing. Patton, who was present and
fearing the result OF being an eye witness,
coupled with the fact tDat be was court.
log one OF Hallman's sisters, put the bod Y
10 the well aud assisted in carrying II 10
the creek for the sake of his prospective
brotber-in-law. Thus he made matters
worse. The Holcombe women will be
given cart blanche invitation to seek a
more sociable town than Dalton prom SEES
ODE Tor them. The murder, committed
little more than a month ago, would
never have been discovered had IL not
fained on the morning OF the day the
body was found, thus keeping Capt. Sam
TRIMMER from going home with his bug.
Ey, the one given Patton the night before