The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-05-12
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF TIE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

Death il a Pu!p,t-Sr fins Alliance
Oil Nil and Warehouse Making
Handsome Profits = Grand Jury
After Lady Card Player.
GEORGIA.
Henry Jones, wanted near Eastman for
the murder of railroad man, is Ia custody
at Atlanta.
James II. Pinyan. sheriff Of Pickens
county. has been notified by the governor to
make new bond, his former sureties hav-
ing asked for relief.
Roy Hodges, che 13-ysar-old son Of h
Hodges OF Reynolds, accidentally shot him~
self through the hand Friday night, though
not serious, Is a very painful one.
At Columbus Saturday night, Aaron
Hunley, a negro hackmaa, while under the
influence Of whisky, drove bis horse into a
ditch near the oil mill The horse was
killed, the hack smashed and the negro
badly bruised.
b. n. Barrow, manager of the Alliance
warehouse at Griffin, paid out to alliance
patrons of the house up to Saturday night
$3.50 This amount of cool cash distl'i-
buted among the farmers at this season Of
the year is quite an item.
The Phi Kappa Society of the State uni
versity has unanimously elected Hon. Rob-
ert Whitfield Of MiIedgeyille commence
ment orator. Hon. Fleming @. duBignOn
of Savannah was the first choice. but was
compelled by circumstances Oser which he
had no control, to decline. Hon. Robert
Berner OF Forsyth was elected alternate.
DR.. j. NJ Roberts, who lives in the ex-
IRENE northwestern part OF Forsyth county,
and who was arrested recently upon the
charge of committing an assault upon the
daughter OF q. w. Lyle, is said TO DO Of
splendid family, and they are interesting
themselves in his behalf. His claim is that
he met the girl by appointment, hut, as his
victim is a girl Of good character this is not
believed.
To-day is ''Bsnefactor's day. at Wesleyan
Female College at Macon, and it will be
celebrated with more than the usual nonors
That was the day on which. sixty-six years
ago, the famous philauthropist, George !.
Seney. entered the world. George |. Seney
gave more money than any other man for
the Improvement Of Wesleyan Female Col
lege, and his birthday is appropriately cele-
brated OF the college each year.
At Calls station, four miles north OF
Dawson, Friday night difficulty occurred
between Homer VI Ills and George Outlaw,
which resulted in the killing Of the latter
with shotgun in the hands of Willis, in
flicting a mortal wound in the face with q
charge of bird shot. Outlaw expired in
two hours after the shooting. The trouble
arose from dispute about q cup of tea.
Both were young men about 20 years of
age.
Lumpkin Independent: News reaches us
OF q very sudden death that occurred on
Sunday last il tho western part Of the
county, near DR.. Collins On that day a
colored minister named Alexander was
preaching TO "a congregation of his race at
Bethel church. At the conclusion of his
sermon, just after having uttered the word
Amen he was seen TO tremble and look
Il .Hk ~ II
assistance, but in few moments he ceased
to breathe.
A year ago the members Of the bar, with
the concurrence Of Judge Roney, requested
MIR, Davis TO pass bill to change the time
OF the sessions Of Burke superior court from
the first Monday in June and December to
the third Monday in May and November
Owing TO some clerical oversight the bill
was passed making the sessions Oh the first
Monday in May and November. AS these
weeks conflict with the time Of Richmond
county, the present grand jury has called on
MIR. Davis TO again introduce a bill making
the third Monday in May and December the
time for the sessions of Burke superior
court.
The Chattanooga TENN police have
arrested on q telegram from Atlanta q con-
tractor named c. o. Knox, wanted at At
lanta for cheating and swindling. Knox
first bought quantity OF fire brick stating
that be was building some furnaces for a
manufacturing company here, which would
be completed in week, when the bricks
would be paid for. Instead of building
furnaces, he hauled the bricks away and
sold them. His next move was to get
check eashed at the office of the Chatta-
hoochee Brick Company. The check was
for $50, aud when presented at the bank it
was thrown out, there being no deposit to
meet 1t. Knox meantime had disappeared,
but, as already intimated, he did not get
far Off
A full representation Of the stockholders
OF the alliance oil mills met at Griffin Sat-
urday. Tie object of the meeting was to
elect board of directors for the ensuing
year. After due deliberRtion it was deemed
advisable to change the time Of reorganiz-
ing from May until December In May
the mill has out a large amount of
fertilizers to be paid for in the fall.
and TO change officers and leave this
unsettled business to be wound up by a
new board or manager, was calculated to
create confusion, and the change was con-
sequently made. AL officers and directors
of the oil mill were continued in service
until the meeting in December, when an
election will be had. The president reported
between $40, 900 and S15,O0 profit upon the
mill for the season just closed, and that
everything was moving along smoothly and
satisfactorily.
Brunswick Times: At the last session of
Ware superior court, at WaycrosS, there
was decidedly novel and rather amusing
incident in which the members of the grand
Jury, in the intensity and ardor OF their
zeal in the cause of law ard morality, left
the haunts Of sin, where their predecessors
had been accustomed to look for law
breakers, and sought the parlors Of the
ladies Of the town. The result was that
one Of the most prominent and highly re-
spected young ladies of the town became
the subject of a rigid investigation for the
offense Of having drawn a prize at a pro-
gressive euchre party, and thereby, as they
charged, being guilty OF gambling. During
the development of the testimony, the fact
was suddenly revealed that several of the
jurors Themselves were members of the
club, so the whole thing collapsed and went
through with crash.
Athens Ledger: The fact that gold ex-
listed in large quantities IN aud around
Athens has been known for years back, and
the history of this place will reveal the fact
that some ante-bellum citizens extracted
gold from the lanyard branch and the ad-
jacent hills 10 paying quantities Mir. Gille-
labd, father OF the present able, courteous
and efficient clerk Of council, used to work.
years ago, vein near the tan ard branch
that panned out about 81 a day. Some time
Fi-ca Tom Railav honuhF +bo.