The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-07-10
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
PARAGRAPHS

Fails in an Effort to Chloroform a
Woman at Macon.
GEORGIA
John Mcmillan Of Albany has received an
appointment to the naval academy at An
napolis.
Two hundred dollars is offered for the
arrest Of the man who wrote the letter TO
Judge Gustin. saying that Houston county 5
sheriff allowed a negro woman TO visit
Voolfolk IN his cell.
Coroner Pitiner of Clarke county is not
going - attend the convention Of the
Georgia coroners at Atlanta. lie says he
hasn't got time to help few ambitious
handlers of the dead work up schemes to
get to COZ gress or some other top-lofty
political place.
In the department of agriculture the final
fertilizer bulletin for the seasons of 1855 and
1859 will soon be issued. Among other
things they show that there was inspected
this year 100000 tons of fertilizers as
against POS, OJO last year, decrease OF
about 5000 tons.
Tom n. Epps of Athens had a horse and
saddle stolen Friday night from his
stable in Oconee county. The thief went
in the direction Of Walton county. The
thieves also tried to steal Mr., Epps' mules.
Tt is thought that there is a regular organ
lied band Of horse thieves in this section,
and they are picking out the best horses TO
start
viii Jentzen Of Atlanta has hen that
laws bird eggs. She has laid fifteen or six
teen of them this summer. The eggs are
in size and shape similar to the eggs OF
brown thrush, and are speckled on the
larger end, in the same manner as the eggs
of a thrush. The hen Is no pullet, but an
old and experienced matron Of the yard,
nd n
the wonder Of her owners.
J. r. Einstein, a Savannah drummer,
reached Augusta Sunday morning less $43.
He took one of the Central sleepers from
Savannah, and on waking up near Augusta
a search Of his pockets revealed the fact
that his pocketb0ok, with its contents, was
gone. A thorough search Of the car and
the porter by a policeman and one Of the
officials of the Central road was without re-
suit, and Mr. Einstein is without his money.
At Social Circle s. R. Horton, who was
shot from ambush while blowing in his
field Saturday, is resting easily. One arrest
has been made, that of George Walton.
The evidence is thought 10 be very strong
against him. Mr.. Horizons wounds are
not thought to be fatal. The citizens are
very much enraged. IL the guilty party
is caught it will require a great effort to
save him from being lynoned. Another
A large cur dog belonging TO Barney
Heath Of Wdrrenton went mad last Friday
and attacked a negro man on the place.
The negro fought the dog with a hickory
stick striking MIN down every time he at
tempted to bite him, and conquered him SO
completely that he was able to put a chain
around his neck and tie him to a post. Mr..
Heath says negro acted as fearessly as
if he was playing with kitten. Knowing
hat ha cd fr oh i'm
John and George Williamson, clerks for
W. A. Jester of Athens got into a little
wrestling match Saturday morning, and
both of them fell to the floor John Will
Hanson had his ear badly mashed and suf-
fered considerably from it, while George
Williamson rec lived a severe bruise over
his left eye, which seems to have affected
his recollection, and now he cannot recol.
lect anything about things that occurred
before the tussle 1t was done in fun but
the consequences may be serious to both
parties, as both are badly hurt.
When man starts out with the intent
to kill another, fires at him. and after
firing, changes his mind and desists, is he
guilty of any crimel Judge Simmons set
forth the state supreme courts views on
this point in the following Ian
guage at Atlanta Monday: "When
man has intent to commit n GER
with the intent sufficient to constitute a
lesser crime of the same nature, and re-
penis or desists from his first intention, he
Is still indictable for the lesser offense."
At Atlanta, Monday, Judge Simmons,
of the state supreme court, read the decision
which settles the fate Of murderer. Vann
killed Naphlet H. White in Chattooga
county May /, 1888 The case grew out of
the lynching Of the negro Pope, which oc-
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have had hand in the lynching and his at
tack upon Wilson was thought to have
grown out of the belief or fear that Wilson
would testify against him. The fact of the
assault itself showed to the court clear
case Of murder, and it is so held, affirming
the decision of the court below.
As an evidence Of the appreciation of the
rise in land value in and around Albany
c. W. Rawson has been offered S25 pei
acre for 200 acres half a mile above the
city. In 1887 DR.. NJ. C. Heath bought fol-
$4,000 lot of $50 acres cornering with the
corporation limits on the southwest. Ii,
has sold seventy acres off the southeast cor
ner at $50 per acre, and has a standing offel
of 81, 800 for ten acres on the corner adjoin
ing the city limits. That would give hin
5000, leaving l65 acres, with a splendiC
new brick residence, costing not less thar
$500, at cost of only 81 900 to him.
VIII J. Neel returned home to Carriers
vile from Washington last Saturday. HI
has been chief of the Indian division of the
second comptrollers office of the treasur,
department, for the past two years being
the youngest chief in that department HI
resigned the posi- ion to return to Gecrgis
to again begin the practice of the law. Sc
efficient and able was Mr.. Neers admins
tration Of the complicated affairs of hi
division, that the present comptroller urged
upon him to remain in Office In his letter
reluctantly accepting Mr.. Nee's resgna
ton, he paid him high compliment on the
brilliant manner in which he had dis
charged the duties of his office.
Sunday night in South Macon there wa
an attempt to enter the residence of Mrs
W. II. Cordell The attempt was made t,
enter through the window and the bacl
door, but the noise aroused Mrs Cordel
and the thieves retired. They came back il
about three hours and injected chloroforu
into the room occupied by Mrs. CordelI an,
into the back room of the house. Mrs
Cordell was awake, and she set about I,
destroy the effects of the drug, though sh
had been made very sick byit. The thieve
again fed About week ago the hous
was sold. Mrs. Cordell Is the administra
trix. and it Is supposed that the thieye
thought the money was in the house.
Several parties in Jasper county have i,
their possession relics of the war. Anon,
the number is a handsome sword, owned bS
Nat GoolSby. 1t was found on the battle
field by his brother during the war, and be