The morning news., 1890-11-14
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

Syndicate-A Guest at Hotel at
Jacksonville Robbed by His Next
Door Neighbor.
GEORGIA.
Luther A. Hall is again on trial at Ma.
con for perjury
Rev. Samuel Scott diei at Indian Springs
Monday. He was buried dt ConYers.
Charles Clements was arrested at East
mau Sunday or suspicion of implication in
the murder of Capt. Forsyth at Norman
dale.
Elberton has three clerks in the present
Georgia legislature, Ira C. Van Duzen and
J. L. Harper in the Senate and George C..
Grogan in the House.
The citizens OF Reynolds are making a
strong effort to build a new Methodist
church, and propose to have a fair for this
purpose in December.
W. 7. Brewer of Waycross had narrow
escape from being killed by an overdose of
morphine, which he took to put him to
sleep night or two ago.
The behavior of some people in the East
Macon Methodist church last Sunday night
was such as to be severely condemned by
the congregation. 1t is said the munster
was forced to cease speaking for awhile in
order to have the disturbance stopped.
L. w 4EOl l6eAS D1 MS
success in raising capital for the car works
at Macon. He saws all be wants now is for
the worklngmen of the city to take hold
and help raise the remaining $1,000
wanted to complete the stock. This has all
been pledged and only remains to be col
lected.
A negro named Clip Bradley has been
committed TO Jail at Elberton, charged with
assault with intent to commit rape on
daughter of Henry Williams (colored). The
father of the girl hoard her scream, and ran
TO her assistance, and, with the aid OF some
other negroes, captured the villain, bound
him and had him committed to Jail.
Dave Moon (colored), who attempted to
commit an assault upon colored woman
on the plantation of Hon. A. o. Harper,
near Eberton, on Wednesday of last week,
IS a younger brother of the negro who was
lyDched at J. n. Halls last spring for at
tempting the same crime on y little white
girl. Dave has gone to parts unknown.
Some person on Saturday last broke into
the house of T. c. Bruce, in the Cabins dis
trict of Spalding county and stole 50 so in
money from a trunk. An entrance to the
house was gained by knocking the door
down with an ak. Mr.. Bruce and family
were absent from the house at the time.
There is no clue as to who the burglars
were.
Bob Irwin, a negro barber, is locked up at
Toccoa, accused of having committed an
assault upon young white girl about 15
years of age. The negro lived near the
girls house, and it seems he succeeded in
getting her TO drink some whisky, which
rendered her unconscious. and then the das-
tardly deed was committed. The girls
name is Gossett.
Monroe NeiUS: Friday night about
o'clock james Pannell. was going to the
home of his nephew, two miles below Mon
roe. Near Mr.. Hardman's place he was
suddenly seized by two men. who held him
hard and fast and took from his person SIS
in money and his watch and chain. Mr..
Pannell has no idea who the robbers are.
He doesn't even know whether they were
white or black.
Griffin NelCS: 1t was reported in the At
lanta papers that John Mccullough, who
was arrested and charged with embezel-
ment could not make a 81, ,000 bond, and
was therefore placed in jail This state
ment we are authorized 20 deny, as Mr..
Mccullough made his bond in fifteen min
utes, and could have made bond of Sl5. 900
had it been required Mr.. Mccullough lost
81, 800 of trust money belonging TO Adair
Bros, of Atlanta, and he was arrested by
said firm upon the above named charge.
The store Of S. J. Dunn & Co. at Ringgold
was burned to the ground Monday, aud it
was the quickest burning on record. The
loss incurred by the fire is estimated at
81, 500, with 50, 500 insurance, making the
loss $1,000. The fire was the work of an
incendiary. but Capt. w. j. Whitsett. the
manager, says that he is confident that it
was not the work of any man in Catoosa
county. The firm will at once rebuild, and
their new store will be larger than the one
that was burned. The debris is to be re-
moved at once.
DR.. r. e. Griggs was painfully injured
at Columbus Tuesday through the reckless
driving of negro named Win Wright,
who, it is stated, had but recently been re-
leased from the chain-gang. DR.. Griggs
was standing near crossing, opposite the
Rankin house crossing, with some ladies,
when the negro drove recklessly down the
street, running into DIR. Griggs. The
tongue struck the doctor, knocking him
several feet, injuring him painfully in the
ribs, and causing a slight dislocation of the
shoulder. The negro drove off, but was
arrested subsequently,, and will be vigor-
ously prosecuted.
Griffin Call: Wednesday we saw q large.
well-proportioned, neatlv-dressed negro
man, probably not over 30 years old, who
went to Jail because he was not worth. or
could not raise S 0 to pay his fine for car
rying pistol. Less than 80 years ago a
negro of the build AID muscle of the one al
luded to above would have baeu worth
81, SUD OF any mans money in any town in
Georgia. There has been decrease in the
actual ash valuation Of over 81, 700 in the
worth OF this negro in quarter of GEN.
tury. AT that rate Of depreciation how
many years must elapse yet before many
negroes will be entirely worthlesss
On Monday night. Nov, 3, Bob Kennedy
OF Bronwood went up into a room in which
the band was practicing and drew gun on
ID. j. Denton and threatened to kill him.
A warrant was sworn out for the arrest of
Kennedy and sent to Dawson to the sheriff
to be executed. j. w. Roberts, Jr., was
deputized to serve the warrant. He went
to Bronwood and made the arrest on
Wednesday, and while returning to Dawson
with his prisoner that night he was held up
by four men, who were in disguise, and
forced to give up his man. The four men
and Kennedy then disappeared IN the
woods. Mr.. Roberts says one of the men
held his horse while the others covered him
with pistols.
LaGrange Graphic: Mr.. and Mrs. George
w. TruiGt made II splendid exhibit for Trour
county at the Piedmont exposition, and
reaped rich harvest of premiums. Mr.
Truitt won the $500 premium for the bes
Individual display, S75 for the best hay, 81
for the second best bale of cotton, and g
for the best bushel Of oats, besides $500 fol
the county display, making tctal of 1858
Mrs. Truitt won the 500 carpet offered foi
the best display Of wines, jellies, fruits, ETC.
$40 Tor the nest variety of wines, S45 for the