The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-10-28
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF rda TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS

TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.
Capt Smith of Dodge County Out on
Rail-Heayy Mail of the Circus
Heavy Sentence for Robbery By In
timidation-MacKen Sc CO. Must
Pay Flannery & Co. $4,000.
GEORGIA.
At Athens, Saturday, R. a. Lampkin,
charged with robbery by intimidation, was
sentenced to four years imprisonment.
Florida jackson, the negro girl incendiary.
who burned Mr.. Smiths house, was oon-
victed at Athens Saturday and sent up for
life.
Nathan Brown, a negro laborer, was
found dead beside a road on the outskirts of
Rome Saturday. 1t is believed that he was
murdered.
days off, received more mail at the post
office in Griffin than all the balance of the
city aud surrounding points together.
Mrs. Spellman, a middle-aRed white
woman, whose home is corner Market and
Mill streets, at Augusta, disappeared Satur-
day night and fears are entertained that she
has been drowned in the river.
One morning, a few days ago, J. Fl. Hop
kins, a colored man who lives at Fancy
Bluff, while on his way to Brunswick IN
sail boat, picked up package OF printed
matter, adrift in the river. IL was ad-
dressed TO the East Tennessee, Virginia and
Georgia railroad, and Hopkins delivered it.
AT Augusta Friday and Saturday Judge
Roney was engaged in hearing case from
Burke. 1t was an injunction suit by which
j. ii. Mackenzie & Co. endeavored to re-
strain Flannery & Co. of Savannah from
collecting a sum of money due on an open
~ oh .In1Un
Roney refused to grant the injunction.
At Americas, Saturday, Mrs. Kate Quinn
shot twice at win Haynes, neither shot
taking the seemingly desired effect. Mrs.
Quinn waived commitment trial and gave
bond. The case will come up before the
superior court. Mrs. Quinn is beautiful
woman, and though small in stature, she
has tho nerve and determination OF
giantOss
The rumor which reached Lagrange that
Mr.. Jones, son-fn-law Of Hon. K. II. jack
son, of Heard county, had died from the
effects of wounds inflicted by Andrew As
kew, the negro with whom he had a diff
Guilty few days since, proved to be tncor-
rect The lakest reports are that Mr.. Jones
is doing well and is likely to recover, which
is gratifying news TO his friends. The
negro, who is tn jail here. was badly cut in
the difficulty.
negro named Watkins attacked white man
named Whitfield with knife. cutting him
almost to pieces, and would have no doubt
killed him bat while stabbing him the blade
Of his knife was broken Off In Whitfield.
The most sevepe cutwas one received on
the neck, which came near cutting the
jugular vein. The cause Of the trouble has
not rs yet been revealed. The negro made
good bis escape, but has since been capt
ured In South Carolina aud will be brought
back for trial.
At Eastman, GA Friday, the petition OF
Capt. Smith came up before Judge Roberts.
He granted bail and fixed the bond at
$780, which was promptly given and
Capt. Smith released from custody. Going
down on the train Capt. Smith read the
account Of the killing of Renew, and de-
clared very earnestly that the statements
purpoFting to have been made by Mr.. Selph
about Mrs. Renew having been maltreated
were utterly untrue. There was nothing
whatever done, he states, except to take
away from her the loaded gun.
The drafting of the new charter of Co
lumbus has just been completed. The docu-
ment is lengthy one, and has already
spread over forty pages Of legal cap, writ 4
ten with a type writer. At first the mayor
thought of submitting the new charter to
mass meeting Of the people, but afterward
decided that the better plan would be TO
have it published before adoption by the
city council and submission to the legisla-
ture. The new charter will differ from the
old one in q great many important features
1t Is being framed by some of the best legal
talent that could be secured