The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-31
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF TIE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPH KS


brace on ths Same spos-Reprieves
for Murderers seldom ASKED for
Before the Eleventh Hour-A Vine
yard Among the Probabilities at
Macon.
GEORGIA
Richard Stockwell Of Columbus died Tues
day.
United States Senator Frank Hiscock is
at Augusta.
John L. Meyer, ex-mayor of Augusta,
has just died.
Wiutervlle has three doctors, four preach
ers and not q lawyer
C. p. West, one of Randolph county's old
est citizens. has just died
TIE Wiiiingha Il furniture factory at Ma
con VIII begin operations in ten days.
Contractor s. S. Fulghum has commenced
work on the cold storage building at
Macon
The Atlanta Chamber Of Commerce is
working hard 20 have a car works estab-
1ished in that CITY.
Thompson & Dorstar of Lumber City,
for hom receiver Was appointed some
time ago, may prove its solvency when the
hearing takes place.
Oscar Rowland, a young workman at the
furniture factory Of .. p. & b. E. Willing
ham at Macon had the misfortune to get
his hand cut nearly Off by buzz saw Tues
day.
The newspaper correspondents at Wash
ington viii be given complimentary ex-
cursion IS the south in few days. Georgia
and Florida will be included in their
itinerary.
Butler Herald: Property, on account of
recent troubles, Is % per cent. lower than
has ever been known In Butler before, and
people generally seem more anxious TO sell
than 10 retain their property.
r. o. Pate Of Hawknsville is in Macon
with view Of finding out the prospects Of
raising 8 stock company Of $25 900 capital,
&c establish a factory to manufacture the
Burrows combination pillow stock.
Rev. james Crumpler. while standing in
the court house, in Twiggs county, on
Monday, was seized with a severe fit, and
started 10 fall, but was caught by his son
aud eased to the floor. de died before he
could speak again.
Macon is now likely to secure what it has
long needed-a large canning factory. w.
A Orr, an experienced man from Buffalo,
is in the city looking up a location for a
factory which viii have q capacity for put
ting mp $1,000 cans Of tomatoes, peaches,
pears and corn per day.
1t is rumored that the Central railroad
will build their new depot at Griffin, be-
You'd the site Of the present one and where
the Georgia Midland crosses the Centraps
track. This would make 1t more convenient
perhaps for the through travel, but incon-
venient for the citizons.
At Atlanta Tuesday the grand jury in
dicted Eugene Couch, formerly a member
of the city police force, for assault with
intent to murder, and the sheriff took him
to jail in defanlt of $1,000 bail. Monday
night PatrolmAn Barron ate nptel TO ar
rest Couch. who had been reported disord-
erly, and was terribly assaulted.
Capt. Furlow of the controller generals
office made comparative statement Tues
day OF this years tax receipts with that of
last year. He found that-counting the
money which came in yesterday-$l, 49,
OBS IS have beeA paid this year. On the same
day last year 1881, 9l2 20 as received.
This shows balance of $l75, 1913 05 in favor
of 1889 and 1890
Prof. J. w. Spencer, state geologist Of
Georgia. was In Macon Wednesday, bring
ing with him a large number of mineral
specimens found on the line of the Macon
and birmingham road, which be presented
To y. IT, Sparks These specimens were of
marble, granite, gneiss, graphite and iron
ore, and represent some valuable pro perty,
which may be brought into prominence by
Macon mo ey before long.
While a couple of street gamins were en-
gagged In a fight in a colorsd restaurant on
jackson street, at Townsville, they were
put to flight in an effectual. though novel
and amusing manner, by the proprietres',
an Old negro woman, who appeared on the
scene at an oppo tune moment with
bucket of cold water, which she threw over
the dusky ccmbatants. The, left, nor did
they stand on tue order Of their going.
A few days ago Agent Powell, at,the Gem
trial railroad depot at Dawson, missed from
his office niae railroad tickets to Eufatla.
Detective Hurst was sent to work up the
matter, end last Thursday, at his instance,
Henry Wooten, hotel porter, was arrested
by Sheriff Thornton. Wooten had one of
the tickets in his p session, and said it was
given to him by drummer. At a COM
mitnent trial he was released on bond for
his appearance at court.
A. G. Sneed has succeeded Lyman Hall
as captain OF the Gate City Guard OF At
lantA The heutenRnts aad sergeants of
the Guard have resigned, and the company
Is without commissioned officers. Another
sensational clement III tls turn Of affairs IL
the fact that Capt. Snesd has already made
application to the advisory board for ths
organization of the ATLANTA Cadets, Of
which he was to be commander and which
was to be made up Of members from Guard
and Rifles.
VIZ WOLHCu OleQ uQQer peculiar
circumstances in Hootenville district of
Epson county on w. T. Respess' place a
week or SO ago One of them. ma ned
Viney Todd, dropped dead near the we'll at
her home, and the other ,Susaa Respess, was
helping TO prepare the body for burial, and
went to the same well and fell within ten
feet OF the spot where the other woman
died She, however. did not die inmeii-
ately, but lived several hours.
Amos Virgins Of Schley county saved
his three horses from burning barn by a
clever stratayem MIR. Virgins lives five
miles southwest of Elavllle. On Jan. Is
his barn caught fire and it became imposs-
bic to drive out the three horses confined in
the stable. As last resort he went behind
the barn, and discharged his revolver. The
noise overcame the animals, fear of the
flames and they dashed out. They were not
a moment too soon, for as the last animal
passed out the roof of the stable fell ia.
A movement has teen inaugurated
through the u eSieydn Christian Advocate.
among the alumni of Emory college. to an
dow prOfessorship in that institutio j. to
be called in honor of the late Prof. Stone.
''Tne George w. w. Stone protessorship of
applied mathematics" II was a professor
in L nc~y college for nearly a half CO t nv.
forty-four classes having been graduated
during his term of service. The amount
proposed for the endowment is So. 90 n ID
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