The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-04-17
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

GEORGIA.
The local band will give semi-weekly
open air concerts at Marietta during the
summer.
The city council of Rome has elected J
II. SpuIlOck city attorney 70 nil the unex
pired term Of ". J. Nunnally, resigned.
State Treasurer Hardenan is in Macon
for the purpose of examining the banks o.
the city, as he is required to do by the law
William aousley, aged Sc, a retired mer.
chant of Augusta, who years ago made 6
fortune in that city, died at his place OF
residence on Ellis street Wednesday.
The Planters oil mill aud ice factory
have closed a contract with the Macon Gas
light and Water Company for 100. 900 gall
Ions Of water to be supplied this season.
4 furniture factory and a carriage fac
tory are being talked about at Marietta.
ThOre is some probability Of w. Z. Gram
ling charging his plant and making 1t a
stock company.
The farmers around Augusta, both on the
Georgia and Carolina sides Of the river, are
going to be greatly embarrassed through
lack of sufficient labor to till the soil on
their plantations.
Griffin mas voted 10 issue S10,0 O0 in bonds
for the erection Of school buildings asked by
the board of trustees of the Griffin public
schools. This will insure to Griffin public
school facilities equal to any city Of its size
in the south.
Jim Tollier Ccolored) has been asleep since
Saturday night, at bis home at the corner
of Forsyth and Walker streets, at Augusta.
He was drinking heavily Saturday. All eff
forts to arouse him are in vain. A physician
is in attendance. Apoplexy has resulted
from excessive drinking.
A letter was received at the postofIlce at
Augusta Wednesday directed Gov.
Northen, Augusta, Ga" The letter, which
was from the national democratic commit
tee, was first addressed to Georgia only and
was returned for better direction. They
then put Augusta on in red ink and let her
go at that.
The owners Of the Crown Cotton Mills of
Greensboro, n. c., have written Maj. B. II.
Hood a letter saying that they wished to
move their plant to Georgia, and that they
would Ike to come to Dawson If the proper
inducements were held out to them. A
meeting will be held to-day TO see what
Dawson will do
Rev. G. s. Tumlin, pastor Of the Baptist
church at Acworth, has received a call to
the Baptist chur ch at Lagrange Mr.
Iumlin, it is said, will accept the call. He
has daughter in college there, and to edu-
cate his children is an inducement. The
church there pays a salary Of 81 800 per
anuum and parsonage.
Madison for two days past, Hon. H.. W.
Baldwin presiding. One Of the most inter-
estlng cases which came up for trial was
that Of William d. burden, a white man,
charged with assault and battery. The
jury found him guilty of the offense Of
hawking and splitting in an old negroes face
several times. Judge Baldwin fined him
$IUO.
a haronetcy and fortune have fallen to
the lot of Euuaun T)reka Of 00iathorpa
There passed through Augusta from Column
bla, s. c., Wednesday an attorney, also
named Drake and distant relative Of Mr.
Eugene NJ. Drake, who carries the pleasing
information to the latter named gentleman
that, after years and years of litigation, it
has been decided in the British courts that
he is the heir of an immense fortune and O
baronetcy in England.
George J. Brown Of Atlanta has a curl
osity in the way of banknote. 1t is SO
bill issued by the Kansas State Savings
Bank, Wyandotte, Kan, bearing date Feb
y, 1870. A peculiar fact connected with
it is that Wyandotte is a sort of suburban
annex Of Kansas City, Mo-, and is not
down on Bradstreet as a town at all
Whether the bill is good or not has not
been tested, but on its face it bears a guar
autee from the state of Kansas. 1t is a
curiosity, and is the only one known to be
in existence.
Another female prisoner, charged with a
crime punishable by death, was acquitted
in the superior court at Rome Wednesday.
Maggie Bradshaw, a colored woman, was
charged with the ofRense Of arson in that
she was an accomplish of Nora Lay the l6-
year-old girl who has been convicted of
burning Robert ]. Gwaltney's h uss. Nora
Lay, VINO Was convicted last Thursday of
the crime, was the principal witness for the
state, but her testimony was not supported
by corroborative circumstances and the
Jury rendered verdict Of not guilty.
Rumor has it that John H. Parnell of
West Point has been summoned back to
Ireland by his brother, Charles Stewart
ParnelL AS well as can be ascertained Mr.
Parneu has been selected as one OF the men,
bers to stand for election from the Irish
constituencies in the general election
which it is confidently predict will be
held before the early autumn. From those
who have conversed with Parnell il is un-
derstood that his brother, the Irish leader.
will select as his standard. bearers only
persons In whom he has implicit personal
confidence.
There is scandal over the conduct of
the police officials in the case of the suicide
OF Z. w. Neville, which occurred at At
ianta last week. Neville was a member of
the Brotherhood Of Firemen, and q COM
mittee OF the local branch Of that order
have been investigating his death. They
have come to the conclusion that Neville did
not commit suicide, but that he took NOR
phine by mistake for quinine, and that his
death was due to criminal outrage" per-
petrated by the police department in ar
resting him and lodging him in a cell when
he should have had medical attention.
A serious difficulty occurred at the coll
ored school in Elberton last Saturday night,
IN which two negroes, Omer Heard Of FL
berton, and negro named Phillips work
ing on the Georgia, Carolina and Northern
railroad, were seriously wounded 1t ap-
pears from the evidence so far produced
that the negroes had an entertainment al
the new negro college in town, and that
George johnson went there equipped for an
affray. After slight difficulty he drew a
pistol and commenced firing at random, his
shots taking effect on parties not at all con.
nected with the ARRAY. He managed &c
make his escape.
Americas Times Recorder: Fruit grow
ers are greatly discouraged over the pros
poets for crop. Wednesday John Speight
brought to the TimeS-Recorder office q
branch off of a pear tree and one off a plum
tree in his orchard. Both were covered
with fruit, which to all appearance was
unhurt, but on being examined showed a
black interior. All were undoubtedly
ruined, and Mr.. Speight says this 10 true Of