The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-03-07
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
TIE NEWS OF TIE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.


Macon's Electric Light Towers to be
Taken Down-A Woman Burned &c
Death-How WHY Can Prevent the
Publication of Hawes' Book-End OF
the Brown House Assault Case.
GEORGIA
In. Rogers, son of DIR. ]. T. Rogers of
Griffin, died in Alabama a day or two ago.
The 7-yesr-old boy of J. w. Joiner Of
Albany fell and broke his left arm on Tues
DAY.
Mrs Bertling. who disappeared from
Athens while insane, has been found al
CrawfOrdville.
The strike of the butchers at Athens is
growing serious Their shops have been
closed for five days.
The city council Of Brunswick has passed
an ordinance prohibiting the breaking Of
Texas ponies on the streets.
r. ]. Gaines Of Carroll county committed
suicide day or two ago by bio ing out his
brains. No cause is assigned.
There is talk of organizing a club of
northerners at Atlanta, modelled after the
Southern Society of New York.
Maj. Reilly is endeavoring to have the
Augusta arsenal made a regular station Of
construction and repair for the south.
Capt II. C. Bagley will at an early day
tender a reception to the Light Infantry
and their friends at his elegant new home at
Americas.
Mrs. w. Il. Horton, wife of bridge
builder on the Savannah, Americas and
montgomery railroad, was burned 70 death
at Preston day or two ago.
The Troup HusSars of LAGRANGE, in ad-
ditlon to the regular army revolvers, are to
be armed with the improved Marlin thir-
teen-shot forty-four caliber rifles
The postponed annual shoot of the Bruins
wick Rifemen for the company badge came
off Wednesday. Private Mason Scarlet
secured the badge on a score of ten out of
possible fifteen.
Burglars entered the store Of John Hodge
of jug Tavern, Wednesday night, blew
open his safe, and took all the money in it.
Fortunately for him he had only $25 on
hand at the time.
The weather in Efingham county has
been extremely cold. Everything has been
killed that frost can kill. There has been
ice one and one-half inches thick. The mer-
curry has been down to 22'.
Mrs. Conway, an aged Irish woman of
Atlanta, has put on mourning in honor of
ex-Presldent Jefferson Davis and Henry W.
Grady. Her dresses are made from the
calico used in draping some of the city
Ben Ely, the negro who was convicted
last week in Birmingham of numbering a
white man named Meadows, has been SEN
fenced to be hanged on Friday, April 1s 1t
is generally believed that Ely is the negro
who murdered and robbed Mrs. Hargroye
in Cobb county. Georgia.
Ann Turner, the negro woman of Daw-
son who split Emanuel Roberts head open
with an ak, is a murderess. Her victim
died last Friday, after lingering several
days, and the woman now occupies cell in
the county Jail with the charge of murder
hanging over her. She will be tried at the
May term of court
II. NJ. Hollis, the liquor drummer of
Louisville, charged with assault and bat
terry on Manager j. r. Sangster of the
Brown house at Macon has pleaded guilty
TO the charge and was fined $3.50 and the
costs, to wit: $40 60. He had been previ-
ously fined $50 at the recorders court. The
total fines, therefore, he had to pay we're
$226 %. to say nothing of the lawyers fees.
Ed. Chamberlin, negro in Jail at Cam
ton, who was convicted last week of forgery
and sentenced to five years in the peniten-
tlary, attempted suicide Wednesday MORN
Ing. de stabbed himself in the left side.
over the heart, but failed to reach that
vital part, and then cut three gashes in his
neck. DR.. Turk was called in and dressed
the wounds, and pronounced them not
fatal
Macon's electric light towers are to be
done away WITH an order having been
passed by the city council that all of them
must be torn down by May l. These towers
are $50 feet high and were erected at a cost
of s., 1000. There are six of them. They are
considered dangerous and their removal has
been anticipated for several months. The
ordinance creating the office of city cleo
triclan has also passed. He is given control
OF all the wires in the city.
A well posted lawyer of Atlanta says that
John WHY can keep the Hawes' book from
being published. Every few people, if
any," says he, 'believe that WHY had any
thing to do with the crime for which Halves
was hung. The publication of Hawes' con-
fession, II it tends to implicate WHY, may
lnJure his character. 1t at least viii be a
publication that attempts TO make WHY
guilty of crime for which he has been
twice arrested and both times released. I
think, therefore, if WHY will take the
proper legal steps, he can enjoin the pub
fishers and have the book suppressed"