The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-11-21
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

GEORGIA.
Fort Gaines is without lumber yard anC
wants one.
Efforts are being made to establish can
Eing factory at Butler.
The Alta Ia horticultural Society viii
hold bulb show next spring.
G. Saloshin, a pawnbroker Of Atlanta, is
under arrest on a charge of receiving stolen
goods.
1t is now claimed that Raphael Beerman,
who fed from Atlanta a few days ago, has
four wives instead of two.
Mcguire 4 billiard, prominent merchants
of Washington, have failed. Their assignee
was T. Rurwell of that town.
William Salter of Swainsboro, while
walking out in his horse lot last week, sud
denly and without any warning bscame
blind
The black caps, who are terrorizing the
lower portion OF Mitchell county, took
Orange People (colored) out night or two
ago aud gave him very severe whipping.
Uncle Eli Skies owns perhaps the oldest
horse in Worth county The horse was %
years old last June, is strong and healthy,
and looks to be not more than IL years OF
age.
The Horton brothers, now in Jail at Ma
con, have written long letter to the TeIe-
graph in which they plead innocence and
deny that they had any enmity against the
road.
The home of William Wyatt, on East
First street at Rome, was ruined by fire
Wednesday morning. Surrounding circum-
stances OF the burning show that it was the
work Of an incendiary.
The machinery of the oil mill at Fort
Gaines has been put in operation and the
manufacture of oil has begun. The mill,
guano factory and ginnery have been
erected at a cost OF 1926, 900.
The contract for the building of FLOYD
couuty's new $50, 900 marble court house
has been signed. Dirt will be broken and
the work commenced before Dec. l. The
Blue Ridge Marble Company has the con.
tract
The prohibition election In Hall county
Wednesday passed off very quietly. Very
little interest was manifested on either side
Out of q vote Of 75S ballots cast at Gaines
vile the vets carried the precinct by SO
majority. The county has gone dry by at
least 100 majority.
A telegram was received at Talbotton
Monday announcing the death of Edward
w. Pou, eldest son Of the late Col. Joseph
Pou OF Talbotton. at his home in Smith
field, n g. The deceased was 81 years old
He moved from Talbotton to North Caro-
lima in 1857, and has since resided there.
Arthur Pou Is his son and Mrs L. M King
and Mrs. Henry Persons of Talbotton are
bis sisters.
The heaviest docket of cases In the his
tory OF the city court of Atlanta is that of
the December term, 1891, being the record
of cases just fled. Some 492 cases were
brought 10 this one term alone most of
them involving heavy litigation. Three
hundred and seven cases were brought to
the June term. 1881, making for this single
year some TAO cases. This is unpreoe-
dented
Athens Banner: Not long since a tailor,
named Smith, came to Athens and remained
here several days. He took his meals at
Caroline Thomas restaurant While here
he became acquainted with a widow lady
in this city and at once made desperate
love to her. He won her heart and secured
the promise of marriage Then he went to
work In most deyilish manper. The
widow had by her hard earnings laid I'D
quite neat little sum of money. The
tailor told her that he was an heir to $40 900,
and that he GOULD not secure his inheritance
without little money with which to insti
tute legal proceedings, but that in the end
be was sure to get it. Such was tho story
ne told the unsuspecting widow and his
atiianced bride. And in short he secured
the loan of nice sum of money from her
and left, promising to return in a few DAYS
and consummate the marriage. The mar
rage was to have taken place last Friday
night, but the heir and lover has never yet
returned.
Americas Times Recorder: Three con-
secutives fires in the Twenty-eighth district.
about eight miles FROM Americas on the
Flint river, aroused the suspicion of those
residing In the vicinity and pointed strongly
10 iucendiary origin. Rigid investigation
resulted in the arrest of Russell Westbrook
tcoioredl, who was lodged behind the bars
IN the county jail to await trial.
Only on last Wednesday week a large
store was burned to the ground. the
origin OF the fire being incendiary.
l.. G. Hudson. M. j. Bass and Ebb West
brook have all lost valuable property in
this way. The people in the nsighborhood
are incensed at these outrages and they will
leave no stone unturned TO ferret out and
punish the fire fend. Suspicion casts a
shadow On several characters living not
very far from the scene of the confagra-
ulons and their movements are closely
watched, with view of obtaining evidence
sufficient to authorize their detention until
they can have a hearing.
Athens Ledger; Last Sunday night
about u o'clock the storehouse belonging to
". men campbell OF Carlton, a new town
on the Georgia, Carolina and Northern, was
burned to the ground. As there had been
no nre around the building since Saturday
evening foul work was suspected aud an tn-
Vestgation commenced. A warrant was
sworn out against d. F. Brown, who is SUI
pected OF being the guilty party The evil
dence against Brown is only circumstantial
based upon a threat Brown made some
weeks ago. Mr.. Campbell had in his en-
ploy at the store man named Jenkins. who
had been connected with the revenue bust
ness Some time ago he made a raid in
madison county, which resulted in Brown
losing still that he had been running with
out consulting the authorities, Conse-
Quently Brown had no use for Jenkins.
Some weeks ago, after air. Campo had
given Jenkins employment. Brown went to
Campbell and told him that he had better
rld himself OF Jenkins, as he was @ rev.
enue spy and might cause him to lose all he
mad invested. Mr. Campbell paid no more
attention to the matter, as jenkins was a
good hand and gave entire satisfaction.
AFTER the fire Sunday night he remembered
The conversation with Brown, which led to
the warrant being sworn out. The building
was one story, with four store rooms under
the same roof, and cost between s., 800 and
& 600. Moss & Rowand of this place car
ried a policy on the building of $1,000
Private Jud Hill of ths Macon Volunteers
has been ordered to appear before a court
martial, to be held on next Monday even
ing at 5 O'Clock. The charge is insuhordi-
nation, and is brought by First Lieut.. l. p.
Hillyer. The charges leading up to the
court martial, SO far as can be learned, are
that in the dress parade of the different