The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-08-05
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF TIE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

Two Historic Cannon at Columb bus
Capt. Calvin Fay Of Atlanta Dead.
GEORGIA
The new telephone system at Athens i
now IN perfect running order.
The old capitol at Atlanta has been beau
6fulIy remodeled on the interior.
The state law requiring that buildings
over two stories high be provided with fire
escapes is being enforced at Atlanta.
The Confederate Veterans Association Of
Floyd county have arranged for a grand
reunion and general Publication to be held
at the exposition grounds at Rome Oh
Aug 10.
Capt. Wallace Butts, the veteran com
mander Of the Baldwin Blues of Milledge
vile, died at his home in that city day OF
two ago. lie l st a leg and hand during
the war. Of late years he has Teen physI
clan. He leaves family.
One hundred and fifty dollars per front
foot was offered and refused a few DAYS ago
for a vacant lot in the public square in
Americas. Three days before the property
adjoining it, with a new brick business
block on it, was sold for 800 per trout fOot
j. E Stevens, who has been running a
grocery in Sandy Bottom, Albany, was
closed up Friday by Sheriff Edwards, on a
mortgage fl. ia. held by E. b. 81 5. b. Lewis
for $500. Stephens threatens to prosecute
Messrs. Lewis for damages in the sum of
$1,000 for illegal foreclosure.
At AmerIcus Gen. Morgan and Roe Wind
sor, both colOred, were amusing themselves
with an old pistol They didn't know it
was loaded. The trigger wa pulled, and
the first thing Roe Windsor knew he felt a
ball grazing against his left jaw-bole.
Wlndsor's wound is serious, but by no
means dangerous.
Friday as T. 2. Ship and Horace Atkin-
son were returning from Watkinsville they
became enraged in a difficulty with the no.
torious Whiteheads over a negro witness
which Ship and Atkinson had in the car
riage with them, and whom the Whiteheads
were trying TO intimldate to testify in their
favor. Horace Atkinson was instantly
killed and Snipp was severely wounded.
Frank Mason, alias George Harre, was
arrested at Abbeville Friday by Marshal
Tatom for the murder of Dan Fuse at No. l,
on the East Tennessee, Virginia and Geor-
gia railroad, in Glynn county about one
year ago. Sandy Wryly was als) arrested
Friday by the same officer for the murder
of his fcousin, Gus Wryly, in the fall of
1888, in Pulaski county. The prisoners are
both colored.
Capt. Calvin Fay of Atlanta died Satur-
day. He was a prominent architect
week Or two ago he was taken i'll and found
II necessary to submit to a surgical opera
tion. The operation was successfully per
formed, but Capt. Fay's physical condition
was bad, and the end came Saturday night
In masonry Capt. Fay stood prominent
over all Georgia masons. He was the only
thirty-third degree member in the state, and
was the highest in the south. His writings
upon the order were always clear and sought
after by the members. He was also a
Knight Templar, and was once eminent
commander Of the Coeur de Lon COM
mandery. He leaves wife and two chill
dren, Mrs. Anderson Logan of Gainesville,
and Frank Fay, an architect of Atlanta.
The improvements now going on in the
Central railroad yard at Columbus will
necessitate the removal of one of the two
old confederate commons that have been
there since 1865. A writer in the Enquirer
Sun says: Il suggest that the city, or
Memorial Association, have them removed
to Broad street park and locate them, one
above and one below the soldiers monu-
monument. This seems TO be a very appro-
pirate way to dispose of them, and am
satisfied our citizens will indorse the action
of the city fathers, if they should see fit to
make the small appropriation necessary. IL
will be remembered that some years ago
the Central railroad authorities had one of
them buried to get 1t out of the way,
when citizen VINO claimed them as his
property entered suit against the rail-
instead of defending the suit, had the can
non disinterred and rolled it out of the way
into Thirteenth street, where it now lies.
This citizen has since died, and though his
heirs still reside here l think it would be
difficult t r them to establish their owner
ship. These two cannon, | am reliably in
formed, were in transit from one part of
the confederacy to another, and were on the
cars here at the time of Wilson's raid, April
IL, 1865. They were then thrown from the
cars, and have been on railroad ground
from that day until now. If any one owns
them other than the United States l think
they belong to the Central railroad COM
pany. and have no doubt the company
would cheerfully donate them.n
Macon Telegraph: 1t is not generally
known that there is a possibility which may
terminate in probability of Macon losing
L. &. Burke as citizen. The subject is
being discussed among his friends, any of
whom will regret to lose him. During a
recent visit north Mr.. Burke interested him
self in an invention that promises to bring
an golden returns, and what is singular
about it Is that it is a nickel-in-the-slot
contrivance. 1t is something on the order
OF weighing machine, which it will, in
some respects. re emble. Imagine case con-
tanning two artificial game birds of nearly
l1fe-slze cycling each other as If spelling for
fight. One is an Irish gray, the other a
Georgia shawlneck Drop a nickel in the
slot and the nickel rolls to certain posi-
ton, where. after setting in motion some
clock work. remains upon kind of plat
form on a perfect balance, the slightest
variation causing it to roll again in one or
the other directions. AS soon as the clock
work is set in motion the two birds began
to fight They dart at each other, ana to
all appearances are engaging in a mortal
combat after the manner of such birds At
a certain stage Of the fight the nickel is
made to fall, but in which direction is a
matter of chance. If it rolls
on the left the Irish gray
falls over and turns up its toes; If
it falls on the right the shawlneck falls and
elevates its spurs. 1t can thus be seen that
the automatic chicken fight will be the
feature of all places where men do congre-
gate, and an offer Of 5000 has been made
for the exclusive use of the machine at
Long Branch the next season. IL is esti-
mated that each machine will bring in "a
revenue of s12 an hour. One hundred ma
chimes will, therefore, bring over 1900 an
hour. The showing thus made of millions
in itn is the attraction that will take Mr..
Burke away from Macon.
FLORIDA.
Robert Hall of Pensacola died Saturday.
G. II. Spencer. has been nominated for
mayor of New Augustine.