The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-10-14
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF TIE Two STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

sarious Shooting ARRAY Near Cor
don-A Street Car in Flame s-Sele o
81 Half interest in a Street Railroad
~ AtIan.a-An Auct!oneer In Trou
BILE.
GEORGIA.
Tho Covincton cotton compress com
Dressed and shipped 1,l35 bales of cotton
last week.
The branch of the Young Mems Christian
ASSOCIATION at Brunswick will go out OF
eristence unless 5000 Is raised to pay OF it:
indebtedness.
The family of c. B. Littleton Of Macon
was poisoned by eating canned peaches
Monday. All were saved from death by
prompt medical attention.
RIVAL Phillips, assistant postmaster at
Adel. has beon bound over by United states
Commissioner Erwin in the sum OF $500 on
the charge Of diverting government funds
to his own use. The shortage amounts 90
about $3.50.
The trial of Howell for the murder Of
Can't. Mc4rath at Warrenton as resulted
in disagreement on the part OF the jury.
The Jurors stood five for acqulttal and seven
for conviction. Howell has been remanded
to isil to await new trial in January.
on the Western aud Atlantic road
ran over and killed man near Bolton. No
one could be found to identify the man. who
appears to be an Italian. He was walking
along the track when the engine Of north
bound train struck him.
The Covington Land and Improvement
Company was organized on Thursday. The
stockholders met ii the court house and ef-
fected an organization by electing the fol-
lowing officers President, L. j.. Middle
brook; secretary and treasurer, j. G. Les
ter; directors, W. Z. Clark. ]. w. Brown,
T. c. Swami, James T. Cook, John f. Hem
derson and William Adams.
The Augusta glass works are putting In a
new flint furnace. Ii will be used iu tae
manufacture of hard. white glass; 1t will
cost several thousand dollars and will not
be ready before Nov. l. Forty-eight hours
will be occupied in melting the material to
be used in the making Of flint glass. The
furnace will give occupation to fifteen first
class blowers and as many more helpers.
Messrs. Inmau, Porter, Atkinson, Des-
saussure, Collins. Grant, McKeldin and
Hoicombe have sold their one-half interest
in the Atlanta, West Fad and Mcpherson
Barracks Street railroad TO HelrylLan Of
Carrollton and George Z. Hoppe of At
lanta. 1t is stated on reliable authority tn at
the gentlemen sold out az profit OF about
$685. 900. The other half interest in the road
is still Owned by Messrs. Mountain & Wood
ward. and the sale will in no way affect the
property.
A meeting of Georgia and Florida fruit,
vegetable and produce growers and shippers
and representative commission men from
the various cities OF the United States, has
been called to meet ct Macon on Oct % and
80 This meeting will take action in regard
20 getting freights on all kinds of fruits and
produce redueed-the making of all cars
neutral, and other matters that are of
great Importance to growers, shippers and
dealers, who will be given reduced rates by
the railroads.
An ordinance has been passed by the city
council Ct Eatonton making it Unlawful for
any person TO sell spirituous or malt liquors
in any quantities within the corporate limits
Of Eatonton without having. first paid a
special tax OF 500 and providing punish
ment for its violation. This
does not mean that per-
son can sell whisky in Eatonton simply
by paying 800, for the county tax Of $1,000
would also have to be paid. It was in
tended TO give the city the power to arrest
and punish the keepers of ''blind tigers"
The 18-months-oldc child Of Mary Henry
who lives in Tybee, suburb of Macon, hat
narrow escape from being burned {,
death Monday. The mother had gone to |
Deighbor's on visit. She left fire in tbs
fireplace and the child playing about the
ROOM She had hardly left the house wher
the child got so near the fire that It's clothe
commenced burning. The child cried on
with pain as the fire CONNIE ced to eat it
flesh. Parties who were near by rushed IL
and found the little negro almost envelopes
in flames. Blankets we're thrown around
and the fire put out, but the child was badl
burned.
A horse car belonging TO the Consolidate
Street Railway Company of Atlanta was &c
tally destroyed by fire in West End Sdnda
night. At the end Of the Broad street hors
car line there is a car that is used TO trans
fer passengers from the terminus to Yves
View ceme5ry. 1t is run regularly throug
the day, and at night it is left at the end G
the line in charge of a Waterman. MI
Rogers is the name of the white man VIII
has been watching the car, but Sunda
night be was relieved by a negro watchmaT
Jesse Freeman. He lit the lamps in the ca
and then began his long watch. After
time he sat down TO rest and before he kueV
it he was fast asleep. While he slept
lamp exploded and the car was burned
ashes.
On July % last Thomas T. Pope. an oil
and respected citizen Of Fulton county, dis
and lsft an estate worth about S20, 00(
Pope was " years Of age. Ten months be
Tore his death he married q second time, hi
bride being Miss Martina Strickland @
Fulton county. She was some thIrty-fiv
years her husbands junior, and the chill
dren OF Mr. Pope were not pleased wit
The marriage. DIR. Pope had Ave ohildre
by his first wife, who are now Twin
aud all grown. MAY Is last Nj
Pope made a will in which be left his youn
wife only $500. The will was fled and Nor
day was the day set for probating it. B
the will Mr.. Pope's children were to get a
OF the property except $500, which was t
60 to the widow. Charles ". Pope, th
eldest son, was appointed executor. Som
time after drawing the will Mr.. pop
decided most OF bis property to his children
Mrs. Pope was on hand Monday 20 cOntes
the will She has also brought an action
have the deed set aside.
The would-be murderer, Zach Rouse. he
escaped, aud the Macon police force IA
been effectually fooled. After tine bagui
brawl or last week, in which Rouse a
tempted to kill two people ard then to carr
out the laws Of retributive justice by CON
uniting suicide, he was carried to the Con
Inercial hotel, badly wounded. Since the
he has fingered between life and death. &C
cording 90 DR.. Ferguson and his sorely Al
ficted father and brothers, WI
were in attendance. A warrant VT
taken out for Rouse an
q detective placed in the hotel, with stri,
instructions not to permit him to escap
Detective Patterson was fooled by tt
physicians Sunday afternoon. Rouse WI
in his room critically I'll ard might die in
few hours. The doctor said his life bloc
had flowed in such quantities that he WI