The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-08
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

OF DR.. Samuel TalmaRe.
GEORGIA.
Work on two new school houses 70,
negroes will be begun at Athens this week
The young democrats Of Sumter county
will meet at Americus tomorrow night 60
organize a club.
The working people Of Augusta will have
rally rext Thursday night. Mr.. Watson
will deliver an address.
The business done by the Rome postoffice
for July of this year was $SJ in excess
of the business transacted in the same
month last year. The business OF last
month showed an increase OF S@OO over
August of 1890.
The Columbus Southern depot at Rich
land was burglarized night or two ago,
Remington typewriter and Sl5 10 money pe
ing stolen. A reward of $50 has been oHered
for the arrest Of the guilty one or ones Win
proof to convict.
Smithville Netps. Hon. w. D. Wells
spent a day or two at home TINS week.
He saws Savannah treated the legislators
ROYALTY last week-neyer had better time
In ali his life. Mr.. Wells says Savannah
must have deep water, or anything else she
wants
RI. Paul of Atlanta, the father Of the
little boy who was injured in the HirSch
building some time ago, VIII sue Hirsch
Bros. for 5000 damages. The suit will be
filed by Charles and Benjamin Hui, toe at
torneys. who have been employed by Mr..
Paul. 1t will be remembered that Stone
wall Paul was terribly mashed and bruised
by an elevator while working in the Hirsch
building, owned by the Hirsch brothers. The
physicians say the boy will recover, but he
will be cripple for life.
Two Thomasville citizens, who are well
known all over the state, narrowly escaped
death in two frightful accidents while
taking their summer outing. Capt. Ham
mond passed over the fatal piece of railroad
track near Statesville. n. c., on the last
train which passed the place before the
wreck that hurled so many lives to de-
struction. The other instance, w. c. Davies,
manager of the Piney Woods hotel, had
just passed out OF the great building in
Park row that collapsed. Kill ling nearly a
hundred people.
The body Of 1. D. Smith, who myster-
iously disappeared from Dublin on Aug. 1 &,
was found beneath raft of logs last week
in the Oconee river. Sixteen bullet holes
were found in his body, which indicates
foul play. His body was decomposed be-
yond recognition, and he was only identi-
fed by bis watch and clothes Suspicion
points to certain parties in Laurens county,
and no doubt arrests will soon follow. The
body Of Smith vas fastened beneath the
raft, and in the spreading of the logs the
body was discovered by negro who was
carrying the raft down the river.
The life-sizsd portrait, in oil, of Dr. Sam
uel K. Talmage, presented to him by the
students of Oglethorpe university Midway,
Of which he was president and the gold
headed cane presented TO the doctor by
lady friend, were shipped north from Au-
Ousfa SATURDAY. Thaaa va Trad q nd IA
ing relics were presented to Mrs. T. d. Cas-
kerry by the late Mrs. Dr. Talmage, who
died four weeks ago. She was half sister
of Mrs. Talmage. They were shipped to
Rev. T. Dewitt Talmage, Brooklyn, N.
Y, by express as a present from Mrs Cas-
kerry. DR.. Talmage is a nephew and the
nearest surviving relative Of the late Presi-
dent Talmage.
At Griffin Saturday, when the motion
for new trial In the Spur case was called,
IL developed In the reading Of the first aft
davit that the jury had not been properly
guarded. The affidavit sets forth the fact
that during their deliberations they were
separated, part of them being in the court
room, part on the court veranda eating
watermelon, and at one time during the
course of their deliberations they were in
the court yard on regular frolic. I'M |
mediately after the reading of the affidavit |
an attachment was issued for the two Off |
GERS Who had charge of tho jury and placed |
in the sherifr's hands to bring them before |
the judge to answer for contempt The two |
officers were w. Z. Futral and C. T. Saw |
ley.
A MORNING NEWS representative met J.
"a. Hunter OF Chicago on a Savannah,
tlorloa and Western train a day or two
ago. MIR. Hunter is one of company of |
northern capitalists organized to develop
High Point, Cumberland Island. They
propose to build a 125-room hotel at the |
point, and to improve the natural beauties
OF the place 80 as to make il one of the |
most beautiful spots in the country. Two
thousand acres will be set aside for O game |
park, TO be known as the Monarch Oak |
park, on account OF sthe immense oak
situated upon the grounds whose trunk is |
z915 feet IN circumference, and whose
branches expand over a surface of 800 feet |
In diameter. A number of other improve
ments are proposed by the company. in
GLIDING an electric railway line, a boys in
dustrlal school, a saw-mill and brick kiln.
Atlanta Herald: Gov. Northen has piled
upon lounge IN his Office. a big stack of
papers, which is an application for the ear.
don Of Hulet Moore, together with physi-
clans certificates. prison certificates and
petitions. Two years ago Moore, q young
man and cripple, became involved In a
quarrel with his friend aud roorn-mate.
Representative Hunt of Catoosa county
member Of the general assembly. and
stabbed him to death. He is now at the
Dade mines. The application for his mar
don Is based principally upon his infrm
physical condition, he being afflicted with
spinal disease, and then it Is urged that his
character. previous to the commission of the
crime, was Of the best, and that his conduct
during his confinement hos been excelent
The petitions are signed not only by friends
OF Moore, but former friends Of the de-
deceased.