The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-06
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

Abraham Lincoln-The Davis Fund
Subscriptions Mrs. Woolfolk's
Father Dead A Fiendish Plot by
Negroes in Floyd County.
GEORGIA
The wife of Rev. }. S. Weaver of Villa
Rica died Thursday.
Electric lights are furnished by the La
Grange mills for the Light Guards to drill
by at night
John r. Bostwick of Brunswick dropped
dead Saturday from heart disease. He was
an ex-alderman.
Sam Drinks lcolored) Of Iowndes county
was robbed of S209 few days ago. de
had hidden the money in his house.
Negro wood-cutters are foraging on the
lands of Others adjoining Albany. Much Of
the firewood brought to market is thus dis
honestly obtained.
J. J. Micklebery Of Hogansville will soon
move to Lagrange and open a general
merchandise store in the building recently
occupied by Taylor White.
1t is rumored that a weekly sensational
paper on the style of the late Hornet in
Birmingham is TO be started at Columbus
under the name Of the Spy.
The city council of Columbus has decided
not to hold a special election to decide
600 for the holding Of an exposition this fall
Mile Whitehead, a negress OF Rome, has
been awarded verdict for 1850 against
the Chattanooga, Rome and Columbus rail-
road, on account of the killing of her hus-
band at a crossing.
While a fire alarm pole was being sunk
into the ground near English's compress at
Macon, Friday, it went into a grave that
mad evidently been there many long years,
-. g.. .
a coffin.
The foundation Of the monument TO Hon.
Alexander II. Stephens will be laid at
Crawfordville during the coming summer.
Miss Gay, who has had charge of the con-
tributions, announces that she has nearly
sufficient money to erect the monument.
Adjutant Hueguenin has besn appointed
by State Acknowledgement Kell to exam
inc aud inspect the officers and men of the
Abbeville Guards. Col c. NJ. Wiley has
been appointed to examine and inspect the
officers and mombers Of the Eastman Vol
unteers.
B. F. Howard of Howard district of Bib
county died at his home Thursday, at the
age of 70 years. He was the father of Mrs.
Richard T. Voolfolk, whose murder to-
gether with that of Capt. Voolfolk and the
family, in all nine persons, is still fresh in
the minds of the public.
Through all the financial troubles and
bodily illness of ex-Treasurer Adams Of
Macon, he has been able to keep up his life
insurance OF more than 800, 000, by the aid
of friends. Only few days ago the pre-
miums fell due, and it is understood that
friends arranged the payment of them.
Burglars have again visited LAFAYETTE.
breaking open the stores of s. P. Tomlin-
son and j. G. Wardaw. They made an at
tempt to blow open Mr.. Wardlaw's safe.
but failed. After failing TO blow open the
safe they took chises and cut off the rowel
and knob. Only about IS has been missed.
J. P. Jones' the postmaster at Herndon, is
said to be short in the sum of 5000. 1t is
alleged that Postmaster Jones was short
once before to the amount of $1,000, but
through the leniency of the government
was allowed to settle without being pros
ecuted. He was before Commissioner Err
win at Macon Friday, to answer the $500
charge.
A brother of r. B. Shuman, who was so
seriously injured in the difficulty at Aucila
in Thomas county few days ago, says con-
trary to all expectations Mr.. Shuman is
doing much better than was expected, and
there are hopes for his recovery, though his
chances are very precarious Nothing has
been heard from Linton, the man who did
the shooting.
The city council of Columbus has agreed
TO cede portion of the city park to the
Central railroad for shoppurposes, provided
that the Central make satisfactory legal
guarantee to build and maintain work shops
on said property, of value exclusive of the
land and tracks OF not less than $4,000
and with capacity Of the employment of
not less than 200 men.
w. c. Shipman, a white man, who is in
Clarke county jail for stealing cattle in
North Carolina ten years ago, has filed a
suit for habeas corpus, and will make an
effort through his attorney, George q.
Thomas, TO get out of Jail. When he was
arrested he avowed his innocence, saying
he was perfectly willing to be tried, and
reconciled to being jailed for day. Soon
atterward his son ran away from his fathers
farm, near Athens, carrying all of his cattle
and stock.
Subscriptions to the Davis widow and
orphan fund still continue to reach Treas
urer Calhoun OF Atlanta from various
quarters OF the state occasionally, but the
trustees will probably be called together
within the next few weeks and the accounts
closed. So far Judge Calhoun has received
S7,35S "a, but this by no means represents
the total contribution of the state. Savau-
nah and Macon have between them for.
warded direct to New Orleans over 81. 600.
and Augusta also appears to have acted in
dependently, since no remittance has been
received from that city by the treasurer an
pointed for the state.
w. L. B. Powell lives near Guyer's sta
ton, on the Chattanooga. Rome aud CO.
lumbus railroad. For several days four
negro boys were hanging about his resi-
dence, and on Monday last they entered the
residence and secreted themselves in a room
occupied by Mr. Powelrs eldest daughter.
When the young lady entered her apart
ments one of the negroes seized her arm
and attempted to drag her further into the
room. The family was at once alarmed by
Miss PowelIs screams, and her father hast
ened to her assistance and reached her lust
as the negroes made their escape
through window. One of the
four, named James Williams,
was captured, confessed his guilt, and i'm.
plicated his three associates. The plot they
had planned was to enter the room of Miss
Powell and cut her throat after their work
had been accomplished, and if discovered
to murder the entire family. plumber and
then burn the house. The negroes were all
arrested, aud when they learned of VIII.
Jams confession, said it was true. The trial
was commenced Thursday, and there is nc
doubt OF their conviction.
DIR. ]. B. Mobley of Fairburn has curl.
oslty, with history Of unusual interest at
tached, IN the shape of a ten-cent piece