The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-04-14
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF TIE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

Told by Negro of Troup County.
GEORGIA.
Troup superior court viii meet to-mor-
row
A movement Is on foot, and well under
way, to establish state bank at Madison.
The house OF Judge J. H. Rogers of
Sparta had a narrow escape from destruc-
ton by fire last Monday.
AT East Point since Jan. there have
been twelve new dwellings erected and sew
eral are in course Of erection now.
At Quitnnan, Thursday, Livingston, the
2-year-old son OF DR.. J. S. N. Snow, was
severely burned while playing in the yard.
At Fort Valley the weather is growing
waral-the first real warm weather of the
season. The prospects for fruits Of all
kinds were never better.
At Dawson, Boss Kitchens, the negro
boy who about six weeks ago, while at
tempting to escape, was shot by Deputy
Sheriff Riley. died Thursday.
Henry Grattan Guinness, founder and
honorary director Of the International
Missionary Institute, is at Atlanta. He is
q noted philanthropist Of England.
Hon. John McRae, who was q delegate TO
the st louis convention that nominated
Cleveland and Thurman, is seriously sick
at his home in Montgomery county
Congressman Carlton got an appropria-
fion through for a resurvev of the Savan
nah river, and Mr. Turner of Hartwell says
that the engineers have recently completed
the work.
The Griffin Building and Loan Associa-
ton was organized Wednesday, with DR..
" E. DTewry as president and J. F. Nichols,
cashier Griffin Banking Company, as secre-
tary and treasurer.
Young Eli Barnes, on trial at Sparta last
week for the killing of Barney Fair, was
found guilty of murder and recommended
TO mercy. Judge Lurnpkin sentenced him
to the penitentiary for life.
The grand jury in the case Of the state
vs.. Seang, the white man who killed Sol
jackson on c.. G. Duncan's place, near
Perry. returned no bill, the evidence show
ing it to have been justiiable.
At Fort Valley, Thursday, verdict for
g, 600 was rendered in the superior court
VS. the Central railroad in favor of the
drummer who was killed between Fort
Valley and Macon some time since
Civil Engineer Collier Of Atlanta arrived
at Cumming Thursday with his corps.
They have been surveying a route for a
railroad from Cumming TO Norcross, on tho
Air line. Capt. Collier reports good sur
vey.
Rev. Sam Jones returned to Atlanta
from California on the morning Of April o.
He looks well and seems to have gained
flesh ON the trip, although he reports that
he preached twice a day, and often three
times day, during his three months stay
in California.
Thursday, the jury In the case Of the
state VS.. Blake Bagwell, charged with muir
der, which has occupied the attention of
Pike superior court, in session at Zebulon,
returned a verdict Of not guilty. 1t will be
remembered that Bagwell killed a negro
by the name of Bill Wamble in a dispute
at Moiena about year ago.
At Griffin the old race track of the Mid
die Georgia Fair Association is being put
in order by party Of gentlemen for a driv-
ing club park. 1t is a beautiful place, and
when graded viii be one Of the incest tracks
in the state. There are some fine horses
owned individually by the club that will be
put in training as soon as the track is fin
ished.
Some time in the year 1868, or between
that and 1870, there was a man moved to
Macon whose name was Bernard Kiloran
or Kiiloram. II is not known what his occu-
patton was nor whether he still lives But
If he does and viii let his whereabouts be
known, he viii hear something to his ad-
vantage. There ia q fortune Of 500, 900
awaiting him.
J. II. Garrison of Walker comfy the
other day witnessed deed of violence by
which he was the loser. He has bought this
year $50 head of cattle. As he was taking
them 10 the mountain a part of the process
sion had reached the bluff. One of the
steers was on the edge picking. His mate
hooked him and hurled him of, his neck
being broken by the fall
On Tuesday last as Bob MERCER, a boy
about IS years old, living about seven miles
north OF Blakely, was returning home from
town, he started to shoot at a plank near
Singletary's mill, but seeing somebody COM
ing he put the pistol down upon his leg aud
actitentany pulled the trigger. The pistol
fred, discharging a ball into his thigh,
which lodged near his knee
AT HaYkinsville Thursday John Cone
was arrested on suspicion. He is a strange
negro, and had q horse and buggy that he
offered for sale at Sl25, and finally agreed
TO take SIS for his turnout. J. b. Mcnuffie,
who was offered the trade, referred the
case to the authorities. On being Jailed
the negro confessed that his father had
stolen the horse and buggy from john Chat.
ham Of Twiggs county the day before.
Nearly all the county commissioners Of
Emanuel are speaking Of resigning. They
say the condition of the county financially
is better THAI it has been in quite a
records evidently show, and yet the people
are not satisfied. There is not any money
IN 1t for them at 81 day when it takes that
amount to pay their board while they are at
work for the county, besides their time and
labor are lost.
The committee appointed TO select a site
for the experimental station arrived at
Griffin Thursday, and were taken in charge
by several prominent gentlemen, and
driven ia carriages TO the NJ L. Bates place.
the proposed Site to be donated by Spald-
ing county. Outheir return they expressed
themselves as being much pleased with the
place, and the encomiums passed upon it
have raised hope in the breast of our
sanguine citizens The committee left on
the noon freight for Forsyth.
At Gainesville the city has closed a con-
tract with s. &. Dunlap and J. w. Smith
Tor the lot on which the livery stable is
located, and now occupied by L. Q. Mead. |
ers. II fronts on Main street 125 feet and |
on West Broad 100 feet. The price paid is |
about $1,000 The lot is purchased with |
The intention Of building city ball thereon |
as soon as the finances viii justify it, It is |
rumored that other real estate has been |
sold within the past few days at prices in |
dicating that Gainesville dirt is steadily ad- |
Fancing.
The recent action OF the Farmers' |
Alhance Endorsing the use of cotton bag |
glng Tor the next cotton crop, has given |
Ilse 70 good deal OF speculation as 10 the |
probable course Of the jute bagging trust,
tuu TIE prices that will rule next fall An |