The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-29
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.


graph Lines-The Neglected Grave
of Daniel Marshall-An the Dodge
County indictments Stolen at East
man.
Mrs. Larry CAN'T of Athsns has been
very sick for several days.
The First Baptist church has called Dr.
Carlton of Decatur for another year.
If the new charter passes, there will be
eight alderme to elect at Brunswick this
fall, instead of four.
The two railroads are preparing room
and sidings for eight miles of loaded and
empty cars at Brunswick.
A petition is being circulated looking to
an election for the purpose of moving the
court house from Abbeyille to Rochelle.
]. L. Deadwyler of Ebert county was
thrown from wagon Saturday by a run
away Texas pony, and suffered broken
aeg.
Arm BozeTan attempted to cut his
father few nights ago, near Senoia, and
received load of bird shot in his face and
eyes.
E. T. Brown and Albert L. Mitchell are
candidates for mayor of Athens in opposi-
sion to the present incumbent, ]. A. fun
nicutt.
An act repeating an act prohibiting the
sale OF whisky in Smithville has passed both
houses Of the legislature, and will become
law If the governor signs it.
AT q meeting of the conference of the
Waycross Baptist church last week, the
Rev. w. Fl. Scruggs was unanimouly called
10 succeed himself as pastor for 1890.
Charlie Lester end Henry Bullock,
charged with the murder Of Bill McWhor-
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were acquitted at Athens Saturday night.
Albert Bowen, who burned Henry Feds
cotton house with five bales of cotton last
Sunday night, has been captured and
lodged in jail at cambridge by Sheriff Pat
terson.
One Of the most important cases tried in
Miller county last week was that of Dill
Sapp (colore1 who pleaded guilty to the
charge of assault with intent to rape, and
was sent up for twenty years.
At Atlanta, Saturday night, Joe Spivey,
" negro drayman. was run down by an
East Tenuesses engine at the Peters street
crossing. His horse was killei /, the dray
was wrecked, and Spivey badly cut up
The Tallapoosa iron furnace is to resume
work with force of 100 hands. An organ
factory to employ like number of people
Is among the probabilities. The erection of
"a cotton factory is also to be begun at once.
w. T. Young of Morgan county, AZ years
siold, has jut walked all the way from
Duluth, in Gwinnett county, to within a
few miles Of Madison. distance of over
fifty miles, in less than ten hours. He
stopped two hours to rest.
James M. Tiff, prominent young farmer
of Albany, will have watermelons of his
own raising for his Christmas dessert. He
brought a few samples into tho city this
week. They are Kolb gems and the New
some or improved Jones variety.
W. P. Harvey has signed contract to
transfer his KNIT goods plant, now located
at Valatia, N. Y, to TallapoOsa His CAPT.
tai is 100000, and he employs 100 hands.
Tallapoosa gives him site, $500 In cash,
and fifty lots that are Co be sold by him for
$500 eacn.
At Americas, Saturday. the residence of
Il. s. Greene on the corner of jackson and
Jefferson streets, was struck by lightning.
The current knocked hole in tine roof,
passed do sn through the dining-room into
the cook room, and frightened Mrs. Greene
almost out of her wits.
Miles Albertson has commenced prepara-
tions for putting in an electric light plant
at WaycroSs. The twenty years franchise
clause has been stricken from his contract
with the city authorities, and it is not now
likely that the courts will interfere any
further with the matter.
DIR. Samuel j. McElray, formerly of
Pelzer, s. c., who purchased the drug store
OF DR.. Z. ]. s. Rmbrodgh at Gainesville
about May OF this year, has decided to re-
turn to his first love, and will leave for
Seneca City about Nov l. He will take his
stock of drugs with him. This leaves only
two drug stores at Gainesville, and both are
dong we'll
Harris county superior court adjourned
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ness on hand. In the case Of the state
against Daniel Tatum, assault with intent
TO murder on John Rivers, the accused was
found guilty and sent to the penitentiary
for two years. His case has been appealed
on the motion for new trial and will be
heard in December.
Builders are erecting three more tele-
graph lines between Macon and Atlanta,
two for the Central railroad and one for
the Western Union. New wires are also
being erected between Macon and Savan-
nah. The business of the Western Union
at Macon has increased SO largely the past
two years that ten additional wires have
already been built.
Saturday night, as e. P. Frazier of High
Shoals left Athens, he met a highwayman
IN the suburb of Blairsville, who grabbed
his horses bride and commanded him 10
give up his money. Mr. Frazier was un.
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loosed him, and rode rapidly to town. He
notified tue police that his assailant was a
white man, and ey are on his track.
At Lawrenceville, Friday night, the barn
and stables of Judge N. l.. Hutcnins were
destroyed by fire. A pair of mules and the
carriage horse were saved. One Jersey
COW and one yearling were lost, and about
1,5O0 bundles of fodder, 10 loads of hay and
80 bushels OF corn were consumed The
origin of the fire is unknown, as no one had
been about the stables in two hours before
the fire was discovered.
viii King, negro who drew money from
the Central pay train at Griffin a few DAYS
ago, under { name of Jim Stephens. had
preliminary trial before Judge Sheriff..
Saturday, and was bound over to the SUI
perior court, under the sum of $500. "a
answer to the charge of obtaining money
under false pretenses. He is wanted ia
Epson county, when they get through with
him here, for cattle stealing.
One night last week sneak thieves entered
three of the churches in Blackshear, and
carried off everything of value they could
find. From the Methodist church they
stole the bracket lamps, pulpit and organ
hymn books and banner covers. From the
Presbyterian church they carried Off the
plush 'vering for the Bible and the pulpit
lambrequin. From the colored Baptist
church they stole the pulpit Bible.
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