The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-02-02
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF TIE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

A Lula Man Held for an Assault Which
May Cause Death-Death Of an A.
lanta Clergyman-Drops Dead in the
Road from Heart Disease-Claims
Against Baum & Bro.
GEORGIA.
Toomsboro is soon to have an alliance
store.
Covington's election on the public school
question comes off Monday.
A new Baptist church is being erected at
Downs, about eight miles from Davlsboro.
There are /, 434 militi districts in Geor-
gia, and many more new onss to be num-
bersd
A light snow fell at Covington Monday,
but was not sufficiently heavy to cover the
ground.
The Rev. George Macauley, one Of the
Oldest Episcopal ministers IN Atlanta, died
Of paralysis Wednesday.
HARRISON superior court has adjourned
There Will be a spec a! te m in March to try
the men Implicated in the murder Of Golden
(coloredj
+. H. Lee Of Pennsylvania has leased the
outfit Of the defulct Biackshear GeOrgidn
and will begin the publication Of the Black
shear Gazette.
R. w. Wells OF Sylvana had a narrow
escape from bsing drowned a day or two
ago while crossing a swollen stream with
horse aud buggy.
Dr. H. J. Smith of Blackshear, a veteran
Of the Mexican war. has received 5000 back
pension. and will in future draw about 400
year from the pension bureau
Capt. f. /. Wight Of Albany has received
a letter from Adjt Gen. Kel, saying that
unless the Guards stand an inspection be-
fore April the first, the company will be
disbanded.
Col J. c. Nichols of Blackshear set out
dozen pecan trees about ten years ago which
have borne so we'll that he has Just put out
several acres more. The pecan is the com
ing orchard.
The guests Of the Jekyl Island Club are
now allowed TO shoot game pheasants, each
guest, however, being limited to i've cock
pheassnts. This is opening the shooting
earlier than was expected
At Augusta Thursday Judge Rooney heard
a motion for a new trial in the case Of
Smith, who is suing the Sibley mills for
10000 damages, and who received e YER
dict for 81, 500 at the last trial.
Last year the fire department Of Augusta
was called out by sixty-nine alarms, and the
amount Of personal ard real property de-
stroyed by fire was sS4, 692 o.. The amount
Of insurance paid was $S3, 435 05.
The first quarterly conference Of Wash
ington circuit. appointed for last Saturday
and Sunday at Tabernacle Methodist
church, was postponed on account Of the
rains, until the fifth Saturday and Sunday,
March 30 and 81.
At Atlanta, DR.. Hawthorne has peremp-
torily resigned the pastorate Of the First
Baptist chu ch, to take effect after next
Sunday. Bis people were greatly opposed
to his resignation and offered him an eight
months vacation.
At Homer, Wednesday, William n. Dali
ton, aged - years was found dead on the
road from his house TO his work. The coro-
ner impaneled jury aud the evidence
showed that the young man came to his
death from heart disease.
1t is announced that C. S. Atwood, presi-
dent and business manager Of the late
Evening Capitol Of Atlanta, will be bap-
tized tomorrow morning. 1t will be a
novel ceremony, as he viii be immersed in
the Second Baptist church by an Episcopal
minister.
Claims to the amount Of $4,000 against
Mes-rs. Baum & Bro we're filed with the
United States court clerk at Macon Wednes-
day by parties from Savannah aud Will
kinson county. The receiver will adjust
the claims as well as those previously passed
upon by the judge.
At Georgetown. Tuesday, a negro girl
about years old was burned to death.
Her mother had gone to the spring to do
some washing and this girl, with a Younger
child, was left at home. In attempting to
make fire her clothes caught, and before
assistance arrived she was burned almost to
a crisp.
1t is believed that the negro section hand
who was killed near Blackshear few days
ago by being knocked off the track by a
train, allowed himself to be- killed pur-
posely. He was told by mis- comrades to get
of the track, but would not do SO, and re-
fused TO swallow any medicine which his
physicians offered him.
A report reached Columbus Thursday of
On accident to a freight train on the Colnm-
bus and Western railroad near Camp Hill.
Ala. The extent ard particulars OF the
accident could not be learned. II is said
that o. &. Bullock of Columbus had car
load of mules in the wreck, and that num-
Der Of them were killed.
Augusta Nei0s: 1t costs the well-to do
young man OF Augusta about 500 month
10 live. This sum is spent about as follows:
Board, S25; room. $40; church, s.; theater.
SIG; cigars and drinks, $40; pin money, IS.
This does not include the keeping Of a horse.
life insurance, a sweetheart and other luxur-
les that good many other young men in
dulge IN.
AT Macon Mrs Elizabeth ]. Little and
40 others have filed petitions asking 10 be
made parties to the suit IN the case OF u. D.
Harrison and Others against the Cotton
States Life Insurance Company There arc
many points of law i v3lved in this suit
and large sums OF money at stake 1t bids
fair to be- one Of the biggest cases that ever
was filed in Blob county.
Work Of repairing the Chancellor's resi-
dence on the campus at Athens has lust
been completed. A dumb waiter has been
put In from the kitchen 10 the dining room.
and hot and cold water run through the
house. The building has been beautifully
painted and otherwise impr wed, and now
everything il in readiness for the reception
OF Chancellor Boggs and family, who ex-
pect TO arrive about April |.
Z. e. Hough, a tailor Of Rome, was once
in the employ OF Levi P. Morton, In New
Hampshire. ut was away back in the for
ties said Mr.. Hough. Morton was the pro-
prietor OF large general store, having in
connection with It a tailoring department.
and 1t was IN this department / was a,
work. was quite small boy, but re-
member that Morton was then regarded as
a man Of fine sense, and was a good huSi.
ness man, aud his subsequent success amply
attests The fact"
james Searcy, the ID year old son Of J. I.
Ssarcy Of BOllingbroke was arrested at
Macon Thursday by Officer Murphy on
Fourth street aud held for examination.
jim has been In Atlanta some time with |
his mother, but, concluding that he wanted |
10 sec more Of the outside world, wandered |