The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-23
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

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ciety Dissolved.
GEORGIA.
An epidemic of measles is sweeping Owe
the eastern portion Of Henry county.
The reflection from the electric lights il
Griffin, twenty-oDe miles away, can be seer
from jackson on any damp, cloldy night.
The Georgia Ventilated Barrel Company
of Macon has filed les application for a
charter, and is making preparations for
business.
At Trenton. Friday, Rufe Moore Coolored)
was sentenced by Judge Miner to be
hanged on May Is r the murder of Henry
Slsde, colored, at Rising Fawn.
J. E. Campbell Of Ebert county has the
bullet with which he was shot during the
war 1t weighs an ounce, and is consid-
erably mashed and bruise from coming in
contact with Mr.. Campbelrs ribs.
A. P. Burton, superintendent of the Etc.
wah gold mine near Dahlonega, made a
clean up a few days ago and obtained SO
dwts. of the precious metal. He is now on
pay dirt and he expects to make gold.
At Macon Friday night a negro man
named George Adams attempted to cowhide
his son for some misconduct. The son
retaliated by hitting his father on the head
several times with Ratchet, inflicting fatal
wounds,
Henry county furnishes quite a number
of beef cattle for the atlanta market. A
large herd were driven through McDonough
last week. and every few days they are
seen in smaller numbers on their way to the
slaughter.
The city council of Augusta has decided
TO issue per cent. bonds to the amount Of
sos, 900, to take up outstanding obligations
soon to fall due. William Speer of Topeka,
Kan, proposes to take the entire issue, pay
ing good premium.
HE Pays-the-Freight" Jones, lieutenant
governor of New York, is an own cousin of
Capt. H. j. Sargent Of Newman He is one
of the leading democrats of the state, and
stands good chance to succeed David B.
Hill as governor upon the lstter's retire>
ment.
The corpse found under pile Of slabs at
Sparks day or two ago was that Of James
Ray, who disappeared from Midtown few
months ago. Until the finding Of his corpse
it was supposed that he had run away to
desert his wife. He was undoubtedly muir
dered.
DIR. G. NJ. Glover is in jail at GAINESVILLE
on suspicion of poisoning his WIFE He
became Intimate with dashing blonde and
was anxious to get his first wife out of the
way SO that he could marry the blonde.
The death of his wife therefore gave rise to
ugly rumors.
Plans are being perfected for the erection
OF large steam giunery at Luella, Henry
county, which will make that station a
much more important one than it now is.
l. 4 ILL Al. -
new enterprise, and 1t is his purpose to
have it in operation for the next crop.
There was a large meeting of the stock
holders of the Capital bank OF Macon Sat-
day. For about an hour there was an ami
mated but thoroughly harmonious discus
sion on matters concerning the receivership
and the future conduct of the bank 1t
was decided to call another meeting on
next Wednesday for further consideration
Of the subject.
At Macon Saturday Col John Peabody
OF Columbus, as receiver Of the Cotton
States Life Insurance Company. filed in the
clerks office OF Bibb superior court motion
for q new trial in the case of Chas. w.
Gray, executor, Vs. John Peabody, receiver.
This is the case in which Roland Ellis won
such big victory, the jury giving mis-
client, the plaintiff. a verdict Of $40, 900 of
the bonds Of the Vicksburg and Meridian
railroad.
Hartwell Sun: A serious cutting ARRAY
occurred on WIN Thornton's plantation
Tuesday morning between two negroes,
Bob Hunt aud Joe Craft. Bob attacked
Joe, knocked hun down three times and cut
him severely in several places on his body
and limbs with a knife, and inflicted inter
nal injuries by stamping him with his fest
Joe's recovery is doubtful. Bob 10 said to
have Indian blood in him, and has fled to
parts unknown.
AT Mesena Thursday morning, B. F.
Thompson and his entire family, w. F.
MCCARTHY, and a negro man and negro
woman. ten in all, were severely poisoned
at breakfast. 1t is supposed to have been
the work OF negro cook. who had been
discharged the day before. DR.. Harrison
OF Thomson was summoned. All are now
out of danger, aud most of them are up
The supposed criminal has disappeared, and
as yet has not been captured.
Hartwell Sun: Several hundred dollars
worth of saw logs, single blocks, ETC., came
down the Savannah river during the recent
high water. Near where the Richmond
and Dauville railroad crosses the Seneca
river, there is a large saw mill that does q
very extensive business, furnishing thou
sands of lumber to the railroads getting a
supply of timber from the country above
N%AN AS0SAh6 ~ 0ONA Onc IlNSt, stopping III
against temporary obstruction in the
river, and 1t was this that gave way turn
ing SO much fine timber loose.
In the clerks Office of the superior court
ut Macon Saturday, Attorneys w. NJ. &
M. Z. Rees, of Washington, Wilkes county.
MED I T their cliant, y. |. Barrett of Wilkes,
q petition for damages as inst the Coving-
Ton and Macon road amounting to 10000
The petitioner alleges that ON Jan. I6,
1891, while he was riding in g car on the
Macon and Covington road, between Ath-
ems and Madison, the car was derailed and
hurled down 6U-foot embankment and was
turned over several times in the descent. and
that he was severely hurt and wishes the
sum Of $4,000 in return for injuries re-
ceived.
A convention of ministers and other dele
gates from churches and Sunday schools of
the Disciples was held last week in Sylyania
for purposes of consultation and co~opera-
ton respecting the extension and improve
ment Of the work in the counties repre-
senSed. Arrangements we're perfected for
placing an evangelist in Scriven county at
an early day. Among he delegates present
were: Rev. t. III. Harris of Atlanta. Rev.
I. H Blenus of Savannah, Rev. Mr.. Omer
of Sylvania. Rev. G. N. Jacks and Rev
s. NJ. Jefferson of Macon. During tina con-
vention addresses were delivered by Reya
Jefferson, Blenus and Jacks.
A report reaches Macon that a trsmp WAS
killed Friday near James station. on the
Georgia Southern road, about eirhteen