The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-13
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.


pus-A Woman Narrowly Escapes
Being Burned to Death at Sanders.
ville-Mst Campbell Wallace to Re-
eign.
Col. E. B. Pelot of Eatonton died Mon
day.
The store of James H. Tice Of Augusta
was robbed of $50 while he was at church
Sunday night.
1t is understood that one Of Waynesboro';
bellies has been elected an honorary member
of the Clarke Light Infantry of Augusta.
Ata meeting at Atlanta Monday of the
directors OF the Underwriters Mutual In
surance Company, B. A. Denmark of Sa
vannah and James Tobin of Augusta were
elected directors of the company.
Thomas Cook, a small white boy, who
says be was bound out to a sea captain N
Savannah two years ago by his mother, II
under arrest at Brunswick for burglary.
He says his mother lives at Augusta.
Polk county is after a cheese factory
which the Georgia farmers saw out in Ohio,
and the proprietor is corresponding with
Col. j. o. Waddeu as to inducements which
could be offered for such an establishment
A young man by the name of Zeigler,
son of one of SYlvaniais best citizens, was
out visiting friends Sunday, and while
there was looking at and handling pistol,
which was accidentally fired, the ball en-
tering the head on the right side and going
through. DR.. T. c. Johnston was called at
once, but little hope is entertained of
Zeigler's recovery.
While Alex Newell, small negro boy,
was fishing off Wheelwrights docks at
Brunswick, Monday. he slipped and fell into
the bay. The boy couldn't swim, and as
the tide was up he went to the bottom.
Alex had sunk twice and was going under
for the third and fatal time, when sailor
jumped off one of the vessels near by aud
carried the boy safe to land
The clothing of the niece of Tom Hood,
living a mile and half east of Sanders
vile, caught on fire Saturday morning
while she was standing near the fire. and
she was badly burned. DR.. A. j. Irwin,
who was there at the time in attendant e
upon her aunt, who is critically i'll. sue
ceeded in smothering the flames, and hopes
are entertained that fatal consequences will
not follow.
Controller General Wright signed q per-
init Monday allowing the Connecticut
Mutual Life Insurance Company to do
business in Georgia. The assets of the COM
pany are S57. 460, $40, and it has gross sur
plus of S., 565, 079 &c. The headquarters of
the company will be located in Atlanta,
and will be under the charge Of John b.
Cook. He will be assisted for the present by
Francis Brownell, but when other agencies
are established, Mr.. Brownell will be trans
ferred to another city.
Will Bearden, a white man we'll known
around Decatur and Stone Mountain, was
arrested Saturday by Sheriff Austin and
put in the DeKalb county Jail. Bearden
had decided TO go in the scalper's business,
and with this view he slipped into the depot
and stole few railroad tickets, which be
tried to sell, but as they had not been
stamped by the agent he Couldn't sell
them. The railroad agent hearing of it,
sent for Sheriff Austin, and they laid trap
for Bearden, which he easily walked into
At Columbus Tuesday white man by
the name of Harry Chester was arrested on
the charge of stopping citizens on the streets
and demanding money from them. During
the past week a number of ladies aud gen
tlemen have been molested, both late al
night and early in the morning, and the
police, obtaining description of the man
have been keeping close watchout for him.
Chester answer the description in every
particular, and he himself confesses having
stopped lady on Saturday morning last
and demanded a quarter from her.
Detective Ed Wilson arrested Minor
Smith at Empire, on the East Tennessee
road, last Saturday, and placed him in Jail
at jackson. Smith was arrested on the
charge Of having attempted TO set fire to
A. H. Prices store, at Williams, Cork post
Office, on the East Tennessee road, for the
purpose of robbery. Somebody bored holes
through Mr.. Prices back door and poured
kerosene oil through them, evidently with
the intention of burning the house. The
fact that Smith had an auger with him,
and certain remarks that he was said to
have made, caused his arrest.
That Macon's credit is good has never
been more clearly demonstrated than
during the past two months AS soon as
the fact went abroad that the city contem-
plated the issuance of $500, 1000 worth of
bonds, City Clerk Bridges Smith com
menced to receive inquiries from financial
brokers in all parts of the country. For
the past week they have been coming in at
the rate of five to ten day. Nearly every
broker and fnancier of any note in the
large cities has notified Clerk Smith that
he will put in his bid for either the whole
issue or a part of the issue at the proper
time.
Hon. Joseph A. Shewmake died at hi.
home in Alexander, Burke county, last
Tuesday, of paralysis. He was 73 years
y
old inferior court, in those days considered
an Office of honor and trust, o.
hard work and responsible dealings
but no pay. During the war he wa
the captain of company, and did gooC
service on the coast. AT the same time b.
filled the position of ordinary of the county
and came up once month from his soldie
duties to overlook the work of his DEBUT,
and preside at the monthly sessions of hi
court. He represented the county one tern
in the Senate and seven terms in the Hous
of the general assembly of the state.
It is rumored at Atlanta that Mai Camu
bell Wallace will resign the position a
chairman of the state railroad commissio,
and sever his connection with that body
Two reasons are given for this decision
on the part of Maj Wallace. First
his increasing age and present il
health; second, the refusal on tn
part of the legislature to give til
railroad commission additional clerical ser
vices, thus leaving to him as chairman o
the commission more work than be feel
he will be able to perform. Mai Wa
lace was brought home from Canton fe,
days ago, and is now at his home on Cap
tol avenue. He has recovered in grea
measure from the effects of the spider Bit
but he is very weak from the journey.
FLORIDA.
Brooksville is no longer dry town, hav
ing two saloons.