The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-28
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.


Trip from New York to Augusta
Murdered Infants Body Found In a
Cemetery at Macon-Annie Grice II
the Lunatic Asylum.
GEORGIA.
Frank GoSsett of Midway has sold hi:
plantation to j. T. Manley for $4,000
Hon. William Jennings of Terrell county
is still confined to his bed, and his illness is
proving stubborn.
Gov. Northen has issued an order revok-
ing all executive orders Issued prior to Jan.
/, 1890, offering rewards.
Athens is going 20 have steam laundry.
B. F. Thorpe is in the city, and will form a
stock company. The capital stock will be
5000.
The second issue Of Augusta's new paper,
the Erening Herald. is a hummer. That
the men rum ming it are hustlers can be seen
at glance.
James Carroll, a young white boz, was
crushed to death while coupling cars at
the Macon and Covington depot at Macon
Tuesday night.
There is a movement among the mer-
chants Of Athens to build another first-cIass
cotton compress, to be owned exclusively
by the business Iaen of Athens.
Mai. John W. Reilly. lG,e commandant
at the United States arsenal at Augusta,
withdrew Tuesday, aud Maj James q.
Butler OF the ordnance department sue
ceeds him.
Annie Grice, the girl who figured in at
tempts to blacEmail hotel keepers in several
cities in the state a week or two ago, is now
an inmate of tho state lunatic asylum at
Milledgeviile.
The Macon Light Infantry Is the name OF
a new military company organized at Ma
con this week. 1t has been formed partly
of members of the Floyd Rifles and partly
of new recruits.
At Monroe, Saturday night, while Mrs.
Galloway, wife Of a physician, was rubbing
the head of Jane Moore, en- old servant in
the family, Jane dropped dead. She had
been complaining OF headache.
The Banner advocates an increase in the
banking facilities Of Athens Three grocery
houses in q thens do 81. 000, 900 worth of bu-
siness year. The annual cotton crop re-
quires capital Of over "a, 600, 900 to move,
while large tributary country depends on
the city for money.
Thomas Hughes, the fireman who was iu-
jured In the wreck on the Port ROYAL and
Western Carolina railroad last week, will
recover, but it is thought that he will be
compelled to have his left leg amputated,
and be will also loose his right eve. He will
sue the Central railroad for damages
ployed by tine Columbus Southern road was
accidentally killed at Bull creek in Musco-
gee county on Tuesday. Crisby was at
work with number Of other hands in
sand pit, whea landslide occurred and be
was crushed to death. Several other men
at work in the pit narrowly escaped death.
Dawson NetOs: Prof. Pratt, a writing
master, who has been teaching some time
near town, got on too much of the overjoy-
f..l CT. -.
house Of John Dyson, ran him and his wife
out of bed, took possession and proceeded
to enjoy quiet nights rest all to himself.
The officers had to be called in TO the pro-
fessor before he could be dislodged.
Last Saturday the death of Mrs. Nimrod
Burke occurred near New Providence about
fourteen miles from Irwinton. Her burial
took place the Sunday following. While the
family Of the decea ed we're attending the
ceremonies at the burial ground, it was dis
covered that the residence of Mr. Burke was
ON fire. The fire gained considerable head
way before any one could reach the house.
but fortunately most of the household goods
were saved.
Newman Herald. There came near, be-
ing a serious accident at the Presbyterian
church on Sunday night last. At about the
hourfor services to begin, and when perhaps
fifty or seventy-five persons had gathered
used for lighting the church broke loose
from the fastening overhead aud fell with
tremendous crash to the floor. Several
OF the lamps were broken by the fall and, to
add 10 the general CONSERVATION, the oil from
the shattered lamps ignited and blazed up
quite tiercely for minute or so. Fortu-
nately, the flames were extinguiShed before
much damage mad been done, though for q
time the excitement was intense.
how oopta,p;p, t1,a lol.-
infant was dug up by some boys in the
cemetery at Macon Tuesday. The body had
been buried surreptitously. The top of the
skull had been crushed in, apparently from
a blow by hammer or some equally blunt
instrument. None OF those who saw it
doubted that the poor little creature had
met violent death. After the examina-
ton the box, with It's 81 eusome contents,
was placed back in the ground from whence
it had been taken, and the coroner was
notified OF the discovery. At first it was
thought that there was a oew to the guilty
party, but this was not So and it remains
mystery with but little prospect of solu-
ton.
Augusta Chronicle: The National Bank
received a letter Tuesday from a firm in
New York which was written March 49,
1881, and stamped with the New York post
at O'clock p. M, on that day. 1t is half
covered over with big grease stain which
obliterates nearly ali the address, but after
nine and half years it has reached it's des-
tination. 1t has been to no other Office
nor to the dead letter Office. The New York
mailing stamp at one sids at &c o'clock o.
M, March 10, 1881" and the Augusta re-
ceiving stamp, ~ o'clock q. m, Nov. 4.
1890" are the only marks upon it. The
question is, where has it been all this time.
The letter contained sight draft on d. c.
Stelling q Co., a firm no longer in exist
ence. 1t was returned by the bank to the
senders
Hall and his alleged accomplices are to be
tried at Macon on Dec. S, on the charge of
conspiracy and murder. Judge Speer has
asked Judge Pardee to SIT with him during
this trial, and it is thought that gentleman
will consent TO do so 1t is said the case
will occupy the attention of the court fer at
least three weeks, and probably longer. 1t
is understood the governments answer to
the demurrer to be made by the
defendant on the question of iurisdic-
ton Will be very strong. II is said thew
viii claim that as Forsyth was govern
ment witness and was murdered to thwart
the purpose of the government in dispensing
justice, 1t is proper that the men charged
with his murder should stand trial before
the federal court. 1t Is said the confessions
of Clements and Birch are sufficient tc
convict all Of the prisoners, but, neverthe-
less, an Immense amount of testimony from
other sources is to be introduced
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