The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-12-24
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS

Arlington Store Keepers Recover
Money Stolen By g Negro and Buried
"A Lafayette Man Dealt a Blow on
the Head That May Prove Fatal
Two Distinguished Visitors to At
lanta-
Col. Sam Kirkland has been appointed
inspector Of the North Augusta bridge.
The men employed on the streets and
drains Of Augusta desire an increase in
TagcA They will petition for raise from
81 40 70 81 80 per day.
The new municipal officers OF Lincolnton
are: Mayor, W. T. Murray coulcilmen, P.
B. Long, B. Hollinshead, p. w. Sale, n. A.
Crawford and j. Il. Nash.
At Augusta, Mr.. Jerry Calvin has
brought suit for $500 damages against
John d. Mccarthy. The suit results from
an alleged breach Of business contract.
The safe of Jordan Bros. Of Georgetown
was robbed OF 500 IN money Friday night
Entrance was secured by drilling into The
combination. So far there is no clue to
the robDer.
A recent and accurate list of dofaul.ing
taxpayers shows that there are 500 negro de-
faulters IN Henry county who have failed
10 pay their taxes. This embraces period
of years from 1883 to 1889.
A trades assembly is to be organized in
Augusta on Jan. l. A committee, appointed
by the Augusta Typographical Union, is at
work on tho matter and have every reason
to believe that the movement to form such
an organization will be successful.
A caravan consisting of three covered
wagons passed through Macon Sunday,
bound for Florida. The wagons contained
a large party, and were fully equipped for
camping out. The travellers said that they
were from above Atlanta, and were going
to Florida to spend the winter. They had
taken wagon transportation, not because it
was cheaper, but because they wanted to
sac the country and were in no hurry.
William Kellogg of Lafayette was struck
on the head Saturday with billet Of wood
by Sam Woods his step son, and the doc
tors sly that che blow will probably prove
fatal. Kellogg and his step son were haul
ing wood. and Kellogg was cursIng Woods.
and told him he would kill him, and started
toward hln, when Woods grabbed a stick
and struck kellogg on the head. knocking
him senseless, and he has remained in an
unconscious condition ever since. Woods
has left the country.
Col. j. A. Mckenzie, of Hopkinsville
KY, and Col. Z. I. Manning, of New
Orleans, were in Atlanta for a few hours
Saturday morning. Col. Mckenzie is vice
president Of the worlds Columbian exposi- |
ton and vice president or the executive |
committee Col Manning is tue present |
city clerk of New Orleans and has large |
landed interest in Georgia. The two gentle |
men were in attendance upon the south !
western immigration convention, recently |
held at Asheville, N. c., and express the |
most interesting views upon the immigra- |
tion question and the great fair to be held |
In Chicago in 1893.
Arlington Banner: While the Messrs. |
Allen and their clerk were sitting In the |
lack part of their store eating supper last |
Saturday night country darkey, Hill !
Bennett. slipped in the front door and stole |
the box in which they kept their money. |
There was about S65 in the box, which he |
carried around back Of McMillan's |
store and buried. Bennett was In |
the store few minutes before, and |!
he was suspected as soon as the |
theft was discovered. The Messrs. Allen |
went around in front of Scarbrough's Just |
as Bennett walked up They put pistols to |
his head and told him to give up the money. |
He at first denied knowing anything about |
it, but after a while he told them he would
carry them to it il they would promise
not TO have him arrested. They promised
and got their money back, and Bennett
was allow ed to go free.