The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-04-06
ITEMS IN THREE STATES.
GEORGIA, FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA PUT IN TYPE.

Dea a. Ellijay-W illiam Manlsy'i
alleged Murderer Lodged in Jail a.
Gainesville.
GEORGIA.
T. Reid Davis of Toccoa gets something
over 5000 from the railroad company for
the loss Of his leg.
Two or three Eatontonians are consider
ing the practicability Of planting vine
yards IF six or eight acres.
George Collier of Collier Bros, proprietor
of the new Wigwam hotel at Indian
Springs, " as shoa in the shoulder Saturday
by John Freeman, one of the mechanics al
work on the new hotel.
Many inquiries have been received from
capitalists about the recent issue of bonds
by Athens, and the chances are good for the
city to float its securities at more than par
and a. low rate OF interest
Hornthal, Whitehead, Weissman & Co.
of New York, have filed in the federal court
IN Macon a suit for SIS. 900 on account of A,
Mack & Co., of Americas. 1t will proba
bly, not have hearing before next 0cto-
Der.
OF the seventeen negroes who were found
guilty. and sentenced to hard labor in The
penitentiary for AMI during their natural
lives for participation in the memorable
Eastman riot on aug. 6, 1882, only five are
now living-twelve of them having died
since their reception into the convict camps
of Dade City.
The contract for the building Of the
Young Men's Christian Associa ion hall at
Augusta on their ha Ids soma lot, on the cor
ner of Greene and Campbell streets, will be
awarded this week. The directors will at
FIRST only have built a $4,000 building on
the rear of the 1T fronting on Campbell
street, and later on will add the handsome
facade of the building fronting on the
Greene street side.
G. Thomas Cary now lauguishes in
Carnes vllle jail. He is charged with being
the murderer Of William Manley. On Sept.
IL last W. q. Manley. an old gentleman
who lived about six miles south of this
place, was brutally beaten, and he died on
Oct. IL. The grand ju y sifted the matter
and found true bill against G. T. Cary as
principle in the first degree, and Rebecca
Jordan, Emma Jordan and Joe Jordan as
accessories after the fact
Bob Bennett and Charlie Mann, two me-
groes. were gaming at Macon Saturday.
Bennett asked Mann to loan him 10 cents
Mann said he didn't have it. Bennett re-
piled: well, you ought to have 1t, con-
sidering how you have been making dollars
tonight by cheating" WhereupOn Mann
drew razor and made O fearful slash at
Bennett. The razor made q deep cash from
the top Of Benefits forehead, down and
along the side of the face and across the
chin. Mann then fed.
Quitman Press: The farmer who held his
cotton this season was engaged in money
losing business. Hundreds or bales are
being put on the market in Quitman now
at and cents, which could have been sold
last ia at 8 and 10 cents, a clear loss of $40
TO Sl5 bale, besides storage, insurance and
other expenses Of holding. In addition to
this, numbers of farmers who were holding
cotton had unpaid store accounts and the
merchants were kept out of their money for
several months. IL was bad business for
both farmer aid merchant this season
Some negroes. who live with II. c. Hun
ter, at Thyatira, came to bis home and.used
some indecent language in the presence OF
his family, and while Mr.. Hunter was in
Harmony owe they came again, and COM
menced to talk about the whole family,
When the talkeT was driven from the non "a
into the yard she still kept up her racket,
even until shs was out OF hearing The
next day Hunter took his wagon aud went
after some cotton seed that was at the house
where the negroes lived. While there the
negroes attacked him again, and sticks were
used promiscuoasly without any serious re-
suits All is quiet at present.
Elhiay Courier: On the night Of March
p William Mailer, who was working for
Ben Rogers In the extreme western portion
VI VIC t0uutfg was lOECiUIE taken from MS
bed by masked men aud tied and carried off
to the woods, where ne was beaten aud
whipped M St horribly. He is now able TO
be out. owing to his strong physical consti-
tuition. He was jabbed in the eve with a
gun barrel and his eye nearly Knocked Ont.
be was beaten until his back is a mass of
scars and red marks. The beating would
have killed less robust man. Mailer was
told that the beating was for reporting
Illicit stills to revenue officers. He denies
that be ever reported any. He was warned
te leave the state in twenty-four hours.
But he didn't go.
Baxley Banner: Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. w.
Bailey were called away from homo Tines
day afternoon and left the little girl, about
3 years old, in the room alone. Behind a
trunk In one corner of the room, Mr.. Bax-
ley had placed small flask of whisky to be
used for medical purposes. During their
absence the little girl found the flask, AMI,
not knowing the effects OF Its contents. un-
corked it and drank freely. On the return
of parents they were astonished TO find
their little daughter lying on her back on
the floor totally uncon scIous of what was
going on. DIR. Comas was Immediately
summoned, and, finding that the little girl
had taken an overdose Of whisksy, at once
administered remedies applicable to her
recovery, aud she Is now all right again.
Buena Vista Patriot: The indications
now are that Dun & Co. will be the de-
PENDANT in a damage suit for 10000.
brought by L. w. Wall of this place, and
he has good cause for COMPLAINT A short
time ago there appeared in Dun's COM
merclaI rapport 81. w. Wall (coloreci) ~
giving, OF course, the character of his busi-
ness and commercial rating. Mr., Wall
claims that this report has damaged his
reputation, business and credit, and on that
account will ask for the amou { of DAMAGES
above stated. He has employed Persons e.
Willis of Talbotton TO press his suit. and
no doubt the damages will be forth-corning
as he appears to have good case. MI
Wall is impressed with the idea that soma
enemy in Buena Vista thus reported him to
oder to injure his business, and il this he
true all the facts in the case will be brought
to light when the suit is instituted No
doubt Dun & Col commercial agencv
will have to pay dearly for their report in
this case.
Ellijay Courier: In the past few davs
some important real estate deals have taken
place in Ellijay. 1t will be remembered
that some time since our enterprlsing fell
low-to~nsman, I. II. Tabor, made a deal
with the Ellijay Land and Improvement
Company by which he received 81, 600 for
every alternate lot in forty acres of land In
the edge Of town. Recently. after ressrv-
ing lot 81, and lots Z, and 0 in block Is. he
made another deal, by which he traded the
remaining half of his field TO the same com