The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-27
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF The TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

wick-Live Stock Perishes in Burn
ing Barns-A Negro Suspected OF an
Old Murder Lodged in JAN at
Rome.
One Of Lexingtoa's br-;ness bases pays
over 81 900 In freights year.
Forsyth has a new paper called the
Monroe Journal IL is as neat as any paper
In the state.
The Fort Gaines Tribune is to be resrr-
rected. The first issue will appear before
the new year comes in. Capt. 3. Z.
Lewis is to be tho editor and proprietor.
Ed Ethridge. a general crook and sus-
pected as being implicated in the express
robbing on the East Tennessee railroad
few miles from Rome some weeks ago, is in
Jail at Rome.
The Mutual Life Insurance Company has
agreed 70 pay the widow OF the late Hon.
E. G. Simmons $50, 900 on the policy he
carried on his life, despite technicality by
which payment could have been avoided.
Capt w. E. Jones and Lieuts. r. G.
Nicely and Simeon Boil of the Burke
Cavalry Troop have resigned their commits
sions. The cause of this action on their
part was the failure Of the state authorities
TO arm and equip the company.
There was a disastrous fire in Greensboro
last Saturday morning at an early hour,
and by it r. w. Branch LOST fully SO 1000.
The fire destroyed his ginnery, mill and
engine house, together with about thirteen
bales of cotton and a considerable quantity
of corn and wheat.
George Rakestraw of Gainesville, district
deputy grand patriarch Of Georgia, or
gained an encampment OF Odd Fellows at
Ball Ground. Cherokee county on Dec. II
Tnis new eneampment starts out with
thirty-two members aud bids fair to be
very fiourishing one.
In the case Of Simons, the Jewish embez-
zler wanted in Boston, Judge Fish, at
Americus Thursday, granted the requsition
papers which had been served, aud in conse-
quence Simons was transferred from the
Sumter county jail into the hands OF the
officers who had come down to carry him
back TO the scene of his misdemeanors
The barn of John V. Williams, five miles
from Rome, was burned Wednesday morn
ing between l and Q o'clock. In the barn
were stored a good deal of hay and fodder
and In the stalls were two good mules and
q horse. The forage a. d the mules and
horse went with the barn. Mr.. Williams
places his loss at about $500. He has some
insurance.
At their almost every church In Ogle-
thorpe county the colored people have So
cieties organized which are called Gospel
Aid societies. They are for charitable pir-
poses, and that they may more effectually
carry out their work many of them will
apply to-the superior court for charters
Nearly every colored person in the county
belongs to some one of these societies.
The barn OF R. L. Moss of Athens was
burned Wednesday night. In the stables
were two horses and two cows and they
could not be gotten out. So the poor
animals we're roasted TO death. A large pile
OF hay was also consumed in addition to the
stables, and the stock. The loss will be in
the neighborhood Of $1,000. The cause of
the ire is unknown, but is thought to have
been the work of a frecracker.
The latest report from the government
engineers on the Oconee river tells of q
great work. They are just below Milledge-
vile. and are cleaning out the stream 50
that 1t caa be easily navigable up TO that
point. They viii also go above Milledge-
vile to make the stream navigable to
Greene county's border line. There has
been handsome sum appropriated for the
work, and it will doubtless be carried on to
success,
Capt. W. Fl. Swift OF Brunswick has
secured a patent on a fan attachment TO
rocking chairs which will probably be a
paving Investment. The fan is attached in
some manner at the top of the chair, and
whenever the occupant rocks the chair he is
tanned. 1t will be a great convenience in
the summer months. The patent was
secured a few days ago from w. e.
Slmond, the commissioner of patents at
Washington.
Joe Smith, a negro accused Of being an
accessory in the murder OF Ben Goodlef. is
an inmate of Floyd county Jail. The muir
der OF the negro. Ben Goodlet, occurred on
the Chattanooga Southern railroad, in
walker county, in the vicinity of the Chick
amauga battle grouds, in the summer Of
ls9O. The true facts of the killing have
never been made known, but it is under
stood that a row over game OF cards in the
railroad camps caused it.
A. A Adams and his son Frank Adams
returned to Brunswick Thursday from
trip to the country. Near the Dixon place.
about four miles from Brunswick, they
found man named David Spearing by the
roadside with his head badly beaten. Spear.
ing was senseless, talking in q rambling
manner, evidently having been injured
severely. No particulars could be learned.
The wounds had the appearance OF having
been made by club. The scalp was cut
IRON the forehead and hung over hiI eyes,
bis hat was gone and his clothes, except his
drawers and shirt. The indications were
tnat he had been waylaid and robbed by
some desperado. Mr.. Spearing was carried
70 Brunswick Thursday night aud put under
the care of q physician.
Benjamin Broome, planter living near
newton, In Baker county, was IN Co
eNA@D~e ~HoAs0df III ecHFCu Oh q way
ward son named Albert s. Broome.
who left home while on a debauch about
two weeks ago. The old gentleman showed
postal card dated columbus. Ga. Dec.
20" and the stamps of the postal depart.
ment showed that the card was mailed at
~ o'clock a. m. Dec. 90 The contents of
the card read: "Dear father, when Won
read this will be dead lam not worthy
Of living and bearing your name. Do not
grieve at my sad demise. Albert
Broome." Mr.. Broome spend the day in
visiting the hotels and boarding houses of
the city making inquiries about his lost
boy He worked hard all the afternoon.
but said at night that he had not gained the
slightest clew.
Columbus Enquirer-Sun: As the Column
bus and Rome train pulled out Of the union
depot yesterday tell man, who had been
talking to some friends discovered that he
was about to be left and commenced to run
for the train. In one hand he had a Jug, in
the other valise. He put his best foot for
ward, and it soon became evident that he
would miss the train, incumbered as be was; ;
he had to drop either the valise or the Jug,
and be made his decision IN hurry, for the
ground was decorated with collars and cuffs
that scattered as the yalise broke on the de-
pot floor. The crowd cheered him as he
flew on his race for the train, but the train