The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-13
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF TIE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

Topic Of Conversation at Eloerton-
A Trip from Mississippi TO Bruins
wick in an OK Cart-A Conviction
for Miscegenation at Athens
Allan FLOYD, who tried to kill his wife at
Athens about week ago, has been captured
at Camilla
The conference Of the Methodist church
for tie Brunswick district will begia at
Waycross THURSDAY.
W. D. Mann is to give gold medal to the
Albany Guards 70 be vtoed 70 the most
popular young lady in the city.
Cliff B. Grimes has been elected secretary
of the board OF directors Of the Chzttahoo-
chez Valley Exposition Company.
The twenty-secOnd annual meeting of the
Southern Dental Association will be held in
Atlanta on the third Tuesday In July.
The city authorities are preparing TO
compel the telegraph. telephone aud hight
ing companies to paint the poles on tie
streets Of Brunswick.
The Southern Cadets-sf Macon have pur-
chased the Guernsey lot, corner Of First
and Cherry streets, for s., 25J, and viii
erect SIS, 900 armory.
Marion county can, perhaps, boast Of the
longest mlsdemeanor case on record in the
state courts The time consumed in the
trial Of the Wall case was six days.
The bulk Of the pauper farm Of Clarke
county VIII be sold. The proceeds will be
devoted to the redemption OF county bonds.
The farm cost the people SO. 900 besides the
expense of keepingi it up.
at Macon the jury in the case Of Kent
VS.. the Central railroad has rendered YER
dict Of sI2, Sal GO damages At the former
trial the jury gaze only $4,000. The su-
preme court granted new trial
A club Of young men is being organized
In Brunswick to purchase a white cedar
boat with velocipede motive power. The
boat win be used by the club in going 70
and from the islands during the summer
season.
Two men with their families passed
through Summer on Wednesday morning
They left Mississippi April /, and have
made the entire journey with OK teams,
averaging about II miles day.
The military advisory board is TO meet in
Augusta next Wednesday 10 arrange the
particulars for the encampment Adit. Gen
Kel has ordered all companies inspected
before meeting. and all entries of companies
who wish TO attend viii be filed before the
meeting.
Friday was observed as Memorial day at
Eatonton. A large crowd attended services
at the church and cemetery. Prof. G. Z.
Little, the orator of the day, was intro
duced by Col. II. A. jenkins ia a feeling lit
tie speech. Mr.. Little's speech was an elo-
quent one.
John Barth, a white man employed In a
cotton factory at Athens, and who was
married 20 q Degress in Columbia. S. c., In
1872, has just been fined s25 for miscege-
nation. A similar fine was imposed on his
wife. 1t is understood that they will take
the .Ifl0nrafz M xrfpa and lava vha cfaNa
The first negro land company Ia Georgia.
and probably the first in the south, was
organized by leading colored men Of
Atlanta last Friday night in the shoe shop
of j. A Schell. The company begins with
one hundred shares Of stock, representing
$4,000 Subscription books were opened
at the time Of the organization, and 10 per
cent, or $1,000, was Immediately paid in.
Hort Roberts, aged IS years and a son of
man named Aycock, bad difficulty near
Rome Saturday. The father Of Aycock,
learning Of 1t, was very much enraged. and
started TO look for Roberts. They met
and Aycock, who was riding In a wagon.
jumped out and advanced upon the boy.
Some rough language was used and Roberts
struck him with leather cane. Aycock
drew knife and cut him on the throat and
cheek. Roberts will survive.
Friday night s. II. Phelan Of the cotton
~1N recently SuSpG0Qe0
In Columbus, Atlanta, Macon and Amerl-
Gus, was taken from Atlanta to Columbus
TO answer certain charges against him In
connection with the recent bucket shop bus
mess In the latter city. Saturday he was
arrested on eight charges; four for cheat
ing and swindling and four for doing BUSH
ness without registering with the ordinary.
as the law requires Ee satisfied all of these
arrets by giving bonds aggregating 81, 800.
A
the country says that he had a game rooster
that kept every other fowl Off Of his beat,
and last Monday night he heard a fiutter-
ing In his chicken house. The next morning
he investigated it and found the rooster and
very large owl on the floor of bis hen
house. The rooster had driven one of his
spurs clear through the OWLS head and it
hung there; while the owl had death grip
on the ROSTERS wing. The owl was dead.
but the rooster, as soon as released from the
talon of the owl, stretched his neck and
crowed Justify.
Waycross Reporter: Bill Clements, a des :
perate fellow IN Telfair county. WAS fired
upon by an unknown party few days ago
while crossing creek near his home. The
party used shotgun. nine buckshot taking
effect in his body He was game. however
and returned the fire with 44-caIibre Win.
chester, the balls from his rife cutting the
bushes near where his assailant stood when
he fired the fatal shot. 1t will be remem-
bered that man by the name of Powell
was killed in the same way while running a
raft on the Ocmulgee some weeks ago. an
account OF which was published in this
paper at the time. 1t was generally be.
lieved that Clements did the shooting. and
Clements claimed before his death that one
or the Powells killed him. An old grudpe
has been existing between the families for
some time.
At Elberton the Davis Harper affair ia
still the ail-absorbing topic of conversation,
The lady who figured in the affair, it is un-
derstood, has sworn out a warrant against
Mr.. Davis for assault upon her person. IL
is said that Mr.. Davis will soon surrender
and give bond. The trouble between Messrs
Harper and Davis is not considered at an
end by any means. The statement that.
according to the code of honor, Sam Carter
Davis second, should have challenged Har..
per, in turn, on his refusal to fight his
principal, is q correct one. But Mr.. Carter
was expressly requested not to do this, as
Phil Davis desired to take the matter into
his own hands and vindicate his character
without outside aid. The report that the
citizens who were in that indignation meet
ing would soon rescind their action was err
roneous. They will do this IL Mr.. Davis
vindicates his character to their satisfae-
tlon but they are not as yet satisfied with