The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-07-29
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
TIE NEWS OF TIE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

a Boy ACCIDENTALLY shot ct Forsyth
a Trip Through Georgia on a Texas
Pony-A Noted Case Before Judge
speer at Macon-Csts and Rats Xiv
ing Together at Atlanta
GEORGIA.
D. S. Yaircloth. grocer Of Albany, was
closed by the sheriff Saturday.
There will be a reunion of the Eighth
Georgia Battalion at Calhoun on Aug. 29.
Mrs. Mack Tucker, one Of the oldest and
most highly respected ladies of Baldwin
county, died at her home near Milledgeville
Friday,
Fort Gaines is 20 have a street car line
from the depot through the principal streets
to connect with all the warehouses. 1t will
be used for both passengers and freight.
At Forsyth Saturday Lee Parks, while
cleaning bis gun accidently discharged It.
the load striking the little son of NJ. ].
Parks in the face. The wound is serious,
but not necessarily fatal
A report of the existence of very pecul-
lar cat family emanates from an Allan Ia
barrooTn, which claims to be the possess or
of a Maltese cat and kitten which are
bringing up with the utmost care and at
tention couple OF infant mice.
Johannes Paletharpe Petty of New York
city. who has been spending a part Of his
vacation very pleasantly in Macon, has con-
ceived the novel idea Of seeing the beautiful
scenery Of North Georgia from the back of
a Texas pony, and accordingly left yester-
day evening via bronco.
DIR. T. M. Holmes and DR.. Campbell of
Rome Endorsed bank note for 4. T. Ne
Allister. a prominent business man, with the
understanding that IL was to be for S25. As
presented and accepted by the bank the
note is for $500. McAllister was arrested
and gave bond for $500 for his appearance
The movement of the grocers' convention
in Atlanta TO get a bill passed by the
Georgia legislature TO garnishee every mans
wages who is paid over $50 per month is
bitterly opposed by the working people of
Athens, and Saturday $50 parties signed a
paper to boycott any Athens merchant who
goes into the movement.
Lumpkin Independent: pleasant sur
prise awaited Mrs. G. b. Hurley one day
this week, who, after conversing for half
an hour with a couple Of strangers, recog-
nized them as her own dear brothers whom
she had not seen for twenty-one years
They live In Birmingham, Ala, and have
gathered unto themselves comfortable
supply Of this worlds goods.
Lumpkin Independent: Bob Brown tcol-
oredl was brought TO town Thursday night
and lodged in Jail. Bob is accused of the
killing OF Bich Perry (coiored) near Green
Hill, for the arrest, with proof to convict,
of the murder Of whom Gov. Gordon
offered a reward of $3.50. Capt B. F.
Davis of Green Hill worked UP the case.
and Robert l. Barbaree arrested Bob at IA
point on the Columbus Southern railroad
called New Green Hill. The accused will
stand preliminary trial on next Tuesday
The noted case of Fecheimer ct al VS..
Baum ct al. came ND before ,Iudpa Emory
Speer in the federal court at Macon Satur-
day. A statement of the case aud the de-
cision rendered by Judge Speer NAV be
said to be briefly as follows: The famous
firm of Clatfiin q Co. of New York city is
a party to the complaint For indebted
ness Baum mortgaged to Conner e. Co. 500
600 and to other parties SIS, 600 Baum
then transferred to Conner & Co. S5S. 600 in
notes and accounts. Judge Speer attacked
Conner d Co.'S mortgages and all the other
mortgages and the transfer of notes and
accounts. The court upholds Conner
q Co.'S mortgage aud sets aside
all the other mortgages and also
sets aside the transfer of notes
and accounts to Conner g. Co. The practi-
cal effect of the decision is that about
1000 is now in the hands Of the receivers.
$4,000 Of this amount came from the sale
of the property mortgaged to Conner q Co, |
and about Sl2, 900 came from the collection |
of notes and accounts above referred to- |
Conner d Co. get the first amount $4,000, !
and the other creditors Sl2 900. Each bears |
his pro rata share of the expenses, the pay |
OF the master, the receivers, and the attor- |
neys who filed the bill and brought the |
money INTO court. The receivers, A. Proud |
fit and j. F. Hanson, will be paid between |
them III, $50, the master $780, the counsel, |
Patterson a. Hodges, are ordered to be paid |
per cent. OF the money brought in.