The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-11
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.


IN PARAGRAPHS.
Cartersvule's Municipal Ticket to be
Elected To Day Murder at a Negro
Froiic at Barlow Burglars Use
Chloroform at Macon - Dale May
Escape Trial.
GEORGIA.
The town council of Sylvauia have
passed an ordinance prohibiting the shoot
ing of roman caLdles in the court house
square.
At Athens the new residence which Capt.
WEIGH is having erected on South Milledge
avenue will, when completed, be one Of the
largest and handsomest dwellings in the
city.
An attempt was made on Thursday night
to burn the South Georgia college at
Thomasville. A student extinguished the
flames. No cause can be assigned for this
cowardly act.
Alta meeting held by the stockholders of
the Commercial Bank at Albany Saturday,
in their banking house, T. NJ. Carter was
reelected president, and the old board Of
directors was chosen for the ensuing year
The attendance at the state university at
Athens viii be largely increased after
Christmas. A number of applications have
been made for catalogues and lit IS con
fidently expected that the attendance viii
be nearly $50 after the holidays.
Athens Presbytery will meet in called
session at Thyatira church, in jackson
county, Friday morning The purpose of
the meeting is to complete the examination
of Rev. Mr.. CARTRIDGE, and to ordain and
install him into the Presbyterian ministry.
When Mr.. and Mrs Dave Robinson, who
live at Mrs. Fletcher's boarding house on
Walnut street at Macon, awoke SUNDAY
morning, they felt dizzy and faint, and
soon detected the scent of chloroform in the
room. An examination soon showed that
$40 in silver had been taken, but SO bill
in the watch pocket of the pants was left
behind. There was no clew to the robber.
At meeting Of the university faculty at
Athens, Saturday, the petition of the city
council asking for the use of the chapel to-
day for memorial services in honor of Mr..
Davis was submitted. The request was
granted and the faculty and students will
take a prominent part in the services of the
day. The entire battalion of University
Cadets will DO in the line of march from
the monument to the chapel.
A negro named JOCK attended a negro
frolic at Barlow Saturday night, and got
UP quite a row with Tom Brooks. Jock
drew Smith q Wesson, No. 2S, and fired
five rapid shots at Tom, but only two took
effect in Toms side. The other three were
stray shots, and took effect in three other
negroes. Toms condition is considered
dangerous, and a small boy receiving ball
in the back of the neck is also considered
dangerously wounded.
At Darien, about 5000, 900 feet of timber
was measured at the public boom during
the month ending Nov. 30. Besides the
above a good deal of timber came down
that was not measured at the public boom.
Timber came down pretty freely last week
Reports from the up country are to the
effect that there is a good deal of timber
cut, but that it will require big rain to
enable it TO come TO DArien, as most of the
timber cut is in the creeks.
A number of college boys had wrestling
matches on the campus at Athens Satur-
day, which developed the fact that there
are many athletes in that line in the uni
versity. The jackson county boys are
among the best wrestlers in college, Messrs
Tom and Frank Shackelford and Carl
Thompson being considered Samsons on a
small scale, while Messrs A. G. Wilcoxon
OF Newman, Fl. G. PolhilI of Forsth, and ].
r. Cooper of Logansville are all splendid
wrestlers
At mass meeting of the citizens of
CarterSvllle, at the court house, called for
the purpose of putting in nomination a
municipal ticket, the following gentlemen
were nominated: For mayor, John II.
Wikle; aldermen, First ward, NJ. Collins
and L. B. Mathews; Second ward, A. NJ.
Pickett and w. +. Baker; Third ward, DR..
III. NJ. Pickett and G. w. Waldrup; Fourth
ward, g. II. Gilreath and Dr. r. johnson
While there will be several independent
candidates for aldermen, and, perhaps, one
Tor the mayoralty, there is no doubt about
the entire ticket, as nominated, being
elected. The election occurs to-day.
If Walter r. Dale isreally J. o. H. Nutall
he may yet escape the ends OF justice. The
reason for this is that the main witness
against him, George P. Horton, may not
come from North Carolina to Georgia a
second time to attend the trial. Mr.. Hor-
ton left Atlanta Saturday afternoon at
o'clock on the Air Line railroad for his
home at Wadesboro, N. C. Before leaving
he said TO Journal reporter: 81 don't
think III come back to Georgia in January
to attend that trial, and I'm sure my sisters
not coming" why is thatp was asked,
'Well, you see," he replied, 81 came this
time by request, and had to pay all of my
expenses. | did not intend to go to Dallas,
and when found that it was necessary for
me to go as witness, I expected the county
to pay my expenses, but had to pay them
myself. Next time | won't come unless my
expenses are paid, and don't know that I'll
come at all. am tired of the whole affair"
Athens Banner: In no part of the south
was the news of the death of the head OF the
late confederacy received with more sor-
row than on the campus of the University
of Georgia. Jefferson Davis was truly
loved by all the sons of the south who at
tend our state institution of learning, and
as soon as his death was announced, the
boys began to lock around for some means
of expressing their sympathy and sorrow.
Mr.. Davis is claimed as an hon.
orary member by both the Phi
Kappa and Demosthenian societies. He
accepted membership in the former
thirty-two years ago. and only recently he,
in response to a similar invitation from the
Demosthenian, sent them letter of accept
ance, which has been framed and hung in
their hall. Both societies were thus anxious
TO send messages of coincidence, and the
matter was finally adjusted by their meet
ing in joint session Saturday and appoint
ing a committee to draft resolutions and 10
report back to the societies ON Wednesday.
The following committee has been ap-
pointd: From the Demosthenian-Me
Alfred S. Harper, John Hale and Walter K.
Wheatley. From the Phi Kappas-M essrs.
alfred Newell, NJ. c. Edwards, Jr., and
Fitzgerald.
There was very rare and beautiful
sight in the western heavens presented to
Townsville people Sunday night while