The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-25
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
TIE NEWS OF TIE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS

Wife at unswick-Mystery as TO
the Identity Of Dead Man.
GEORGIA
Fort Gaines wants new hotel.
Work on the new street car line at Car
rollton will begin soon.
The nine days court at Alpharetta cost
the county about $500.
The indications now are that a number Of
cottages will be erected on Jekyl next sum
mer.
Twelve years ago the Inman park prop
erty at Atlanta was offered for sale at
$4,000. To-day it is worth S250,OO
w. H. Bonner, farmer living near Cal
houn, committed suicide, Friday, by taking
morphine He is supposed to have been
temporarily deranged.
Over 81, 600 is spent at Rome yearly for
lager beer. The two beer agencies doing
business there sell about Is, so kegs annu-
ally to the retailers of the city.
Tlse Atlanta Street Railway Company is
reported TO have placed 100000 worth OF
bonds in New York. The money Will be
used in Improvements aud paying old debts.
The Albany Guards will give a banquet
to the Seventh Georgia Battalion on the oc-
casion of Gov. Gordons visit TO the Chau-
taqua.
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shallville was burned Friday night. About
1900 shingles were consumed. The origin
of the fire is not known. The loss is about
5000, besides damaged machinery. There
is no insurance.
The Brosius motor deal at Atlanta is an
nounced definitely as having been closed.
The figure is ST, 900. 1t will be remem-
bered that two or three days ago, from the
best information that could be obtained,
the sum was put at 81 100000.
Postmaster Collins may continue as post
master at Alpharetta. 1t has been rumOred
that the government would make change,
but on last Wednesday Mr.. Collins received
a new bond TO be filed out and forwarded
to the department at Washington.
Hon. George NJ Troup, who was governor
of Georgia from 1923 to 1927, is buried on
Rosemound plantation in Montgomery
county, about 100 miles from Brunswick.
Thomas Davis, ST., who was friend of the
deceased, takes loving care of the grave.
Five years ago DR.. Scott TODD made an
investment Of $1,000 worth of property in
West End, Atlanta. A few days ago he
closed out the last piece, after having made
several sales from it. He realizes in all
$4,000, the property increasing in value
five for one in five years.
At Yatesville Saturday, A. J. Yates and
r. L. Andrews, contractors on the Macon
and Birmingham railroad, had dispute
over an account, in which Yates cut An
drews, and Andrews shot Yates fatally.
Yates only lived few minutes. Andrews
did not attempt to escape.
The First National Bank of Tallapoosa
is about organizing, with $4,000 capital.
The bank will absorb the Merchants and
Miners Bank of Tallapoosa, with the same
officers. The Merchants and Miners Bank
a fraH Il
met on its capital since beginning.
At Albany, Saturday, well-known
young man and an equally prominent
young lady drove off in buggy bent on
getting married. Her father overlook them
and took his daughter home The young
man conscled himself, according to the
Albany NelcS and Advertiser, by getting
drunk.
w. L. Fulton's residence at Brunswick
was burned Saturday morning. 1t was
handsome two-story structure, costing
when put up about $500. The furniture,
most of which was saved in badly dam.
aged condition, was valued at $500. The
house was insured for $4,000, and the furni-
ture for $500.
c. H. Price. J. E. Price, E. A. Under
wood and Bill Hyer, four railroad men.
were robbed in boarding house at Atlanta
Saturday night. The money lost altogether
was about 500. Three fine gold watches.
worth about $780, were left on table in
the room, which the burglars evidently
were afraid to take.
The warehouse Of j. E. Smith, Jr., at
Tennille, was burned Friday night. There
Is no insurance. The loss to Mr.. Smith
was about 5000. He lost about 700 bushels
of cotton seed and heavy groceries con-
sisting of corn, bran, salt and cottonseed
meal. The origin of the fire is unknown.
though supposed to be incendiary.
A telegram has been received at ALBANY
from New Bedford, Mass, signed Sarah
Carlin, requesting certificate OF the death
of her husband, John H. Carlin. who died
at Albany last Wednesday. The man she
alludes to was registered as James Iarkin
Cincinnati, Ohio. Albanians now wonder
whether he was travelling under an assumed
name.
The February term of Butts superior
court adjourned Friday until the fifth Mon
Gay IN March, when special term will be
held to try Adolphus WEIGH and Tom Show
for the murder of Tom McNair. The only
criminal case tried was the state VS.. John
Goodman (colored), charged with rape on
one Sarah Jane Lawson (coloredl, on Dec
"a. The jury found him guilty, and he
was sentenced to the penitentiary for life
Peter Garrison was shot by ex-Alderman
J. E. Peterson at Fort Gaines, Saturday
The trouble originated in the settlement Of
an account due Mr.. Peterson by a third
party. A few words passed between the
gentlemen some days ago, and Saturday.
when they met, both drew pistols and began
to fire. Mr.. Garrison fell at the third fire
he is wounded in the head, and is very low.
Mr.. Peterson was arrested, and has given
bond.
Henry Davis, young negro, was riding
one of Mr.. j. E. Mulcahy's horses
down Poplar street at Macon
Saturday. AS he approached the
Central railroad bridge the horse be-
came frightened at a passing train and ran
away. A freight train was passing Ruttsi
coal yard as the horse ran along. and
against this the animal plunged with such
force as to break his shoulder. He fell. and
was dead inside Of an hour. The negro was
thrown on a flat car, and was considerably
bruised himself.
Lumpkin Independent: Eleven persons
in this county narrowly escaped horrible
death by poison a few days ago These
were all negroes, and they lived on the
plantation of Capt Sam Beall. about six
miles, northwest, of town. The poison is
supposed to be "Rough on Rats. Vi and was
evidently placed in a sack of flour. Evil
oence strongly points to Wash Croweli
tcoloredl as the one who put the poison in
tne Hour, and, in all probability, he did SO
Win murderous intent. Wash is an I'm
married man, but he has been. living on