The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-27
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.


A Mineral Spring at Dahlonega-The
Murderer OF Rev. @. d. Lance Con-
victed in Union County-The Bald
win County Liquor License Fee Re-
duced-A Suit over Fall Through
an Elevator Shaft at Atlanta.
GEORGIA.
The elephant fund at Atlanta now aggre-
gates 81, l40 90
THE policemen of Atlanta win have a
picnic tomorrow.
Twenty-Five members of the Governors
Horse Guard of Atlanta will start for Rich
mond, Va, to-day to be present at the I'M
yelling.
Eta de Clifford sued the mayor and coun-
Gil of the city of Brunswick for $40, 600
damages Saturday the jury brought in a
verdict in favor of the defendant.
A mineral spring, strongly impregnated
with iron, has been discovered and opened
ND at the sycamore tree Just below Charles
d. Griggs' premises, at Dahlonega.
The Atlanta branch of the Young Mems
Christian Association is endeavoring to
raise a, 900 among the business men of the
city. So far 81, $40 has been subscribed.
A representative of light weight family
is now in business in Athens. He tips the
o
family, numbering seven members, did not
quite reach 600 pounds.
Many new members are joining the Odd
Fellows at Columbus. Columbus Lodge
No Ga has had work TO do every meeting
for the past six months, and tomorrow
night, at their regular meeting, they will
initiate six candidates.
The Sunday schools of Waycross-M Meth
odist Baptist, Presbyterian and Episcopal
united In a grand picnic near Walter
town, on the WaycroSs Air Line road, Sat
urday. In the afternoon crowd of boys
went swimming in the Satilla river, which
flows within half mile of the picnic
grounds, and little Charlie Barnes, son of
II. V. Barnes of Waycross, got in beyond
his depth. He would have drowned but
for the prompt action of friends.
1t is rumored that the county commits
sioners of Baldwin, who placed 81 200
license on the sale of liquor in Milledgeville
and the county, will reduce the amount TO
S625 at their next meeting This report has
quelled the opposition that seemed to exist
between the city and county officials, and
the matter will be dropped from the court
Licenses have been issued to seven parties
by the city at $500 each, aud all the bars
that have opened are doing tremendous
business.
Athens Banner: A great many negroes
are breaking their contracts TO work on the
railroad where they are paid from 81 to
81 25 per day. The other day two women
left B. B. Williams of Ogethorpe county to
cook for the railroad hands. Mr.. Williams
had paid them out of Jail and received
wcrd that the negro men had threatened TO
have a fight before permitting the women
taken back. But Ben Williams is not a
man easily frightened, and he went into the
camp alone and carried off the women
Mrs. E. D. Mayo, widow and seam
stress, has obtained $500 verdict against
Selig Brothers & Co. of Atlanta for per-
sonal injuries resulting from fall through
the elevator shaft in the establishment con-
Quoted by the Selig Company. She applied
at their place of business for employment.
and walking back into dark part of the
store, stumbled inadvertently upon the ele-
vator hole, which had no railing to warn or
protect her from injury. She claimed
$1,000 damages.
In Union county superior court last week
Frank Swain and Newton Swain were tried
for the murder Of Rev. g. II. Lance. A
verdict of guilty was rendered against
Frank Swain, with recommendation to
the mercy of the court Newton Swain was
acquitted. The murder for which Frank
Swain was convicted was horrible in its
atrocity. Because Rev. G. II. Lance. a
Methodist minister made certain structures
on the moonshiners in a sermon, he was
waylaid by Swain and literally carved to
pieces.
Athens Banner: Another child, almost
putrefied. was found by two Athens youths
several days ago, floating in some drift
wood, just above the upper bridge. They,
while out for pleasant ride on the river
saw suspicious looking jute sack tangled
up and covered with drifbwood and leaves,
and when they drew it in the bateau and
opened it, were Mortified at the
Ell hat hair t.
was little negro child, almost
putrefed. and from which emanated ter
rible stencil, that appeared to be Just born.
They say it must have been in the water
over a week, but was perfect STILL and had
plenty OF hair on its head The inhnman
monster who had borne it had sewed it up
in a sack, and whether IL was alive or dead
when discarded to the mercies of the river
can never now be discovered.
Several hundred citizens of Macon, in
Guiding delegation of ex-confederates and
q detachment of the Macon cadets. who
will fire salute over the graves, will ac-
company the Macon post of the Grand
Army of the Republic to Andersonville
next Friday, Decoration day. The citizens
of Macon feel especially cordial to the local
Grand Army post, because the first letter
urging the building of a confederate home
in Georgia came from the commander of
this post, w. w. DeHaven. and appeartd
in the columns Of the Telegraph, ana
also because the first donation
of S25, which came from Macon, was do
mated by the post. In decorating the
graves the IA. 400 flags which were made to
be used on May 80, 1884, will be utilized.
These flags were made by the ladies of
Macon, under the direction of Capt w. w.
Carnes of the Macon Volunteers, a soldier
who wore the gray from 1861 to 1865.
David E. Been Of Indiana and Hon. Hugh
V. Washington Of Macon will deliver
orations
FLORIDA.
The scavenger of Tampa is accused of
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