The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-19
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
TIE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

Rumors That the Americas Electric
Line Win Be Removed to Macon
The Corput Suit for Libel-A Mar
Badly Bitten by a Mad Cat-A Shirt
Factory for Griffin
GEORGIA.
Donald B. Jones has Just been elected tar
collector for Bib county.
The AbbeviIle Construction Company sold
stock to the amount of 1000 at par last
week.
The pay roll Of the Central railroad sys-
tenn in Macon alone amounts to about 5000,
600 year.
The county commissioners ask for bids for
the erection of a new jail aud jailer's resi-
dence for Spalding county.
MIR. Hammond Is finishing up his new
dwelling on Sunbury avenue at Hinesville
This makes the nineteenth dwelling put up
in Hinesville and its suburbs within the last
twelve months.
The late J. S. Schofleld Of Macon had in
suranee on his life to the amount of $40, 900.
1t was the largest life policy ever held in
one company by any one man in Macon.
The money has been paid.
Two negroes, Sol Russell and Tom Dick
erson, havebeen at Covington locked in jail
on charge of killing Governor jackson
Icolored). 1t is reported that jackson was
beaten to death with rocks and sticks.
The negro Albert johnson, the murderer
of Marshall Castleberry Of Pelham, who
was thought to have escaped from the off,
Ger on his way to Milledgeville. has at last
been located. He is safe in the custody Of
the lunatic asylum at Milledgeville
1t is said that the entire street railway
plant Of Americas is to be taken up and
FOL 10 So mNal ,.xl.
Americas is one of the most hourishing aud
enterprising cities Of its size anywhere, its
electric street railroad is too long for its
population, which is estimated at 5000,
The libel suit Of ex-Mayor Felix Corrupt
of Macon, but now of Floyd county, against
MIR. Bradford, rich and prominent citizen
OF Rome, was set for trial yesterday at
Rome. The suit grew out of several articles
in the Tribune of tome rejecting on the
character of Capt. Corput, which were pub
hshed during the campaign for the legislat-
ure last summer when Capt. Corrupt was
candidate.
Griffin Call: A northern gentleman,
whose name we are not at liberty to dis
close, is in this city for the purpose Of put
ting In shirt mandatory. He proposes
to start with $40. EGGPLANT, which will be
increased If the business done is salts
factory. He will run at the start from so
that be ana b. W. Kincaid, who is build
log the steam laundry, will join hands with
these two new enterprises.
needed reform is to take place at the
rock pile at Columbus. The male and
female convicts are to be separated. The
matter was brought up Tuesday at the
meeting of council. Mayor Dozier an
nounced that be wished to have the sexes
separated, but would not authorize it with
out an action OF council. He stated that it
had Impressed him as indecent to see white
women. as was frequently the case, led
along the street with negro convicts.
Macon Telegraph: About $4,000 Of
stock OF the Americus Investment Company
is held in Macon. TINS week this company
will pay out $50, 900 in cash as its semi
annual dividend of five per cent. upon its
capital stock of s1,OOO,00O This company
has developed the country all along both
branches of the Savannah, Americas and
Montgomery railroad, and built up numer-
GUS towns, the most prominent of which are
Cordele and Richland. The company still
owns many acres of land along the lines of
the railroad, the development of which will
still further enhance the value Of the stock.
A colored man named Cyrus Stafford
says he was attacked by three negro women
at Brunswick late Monday night, and bru-
tally beaten. In proof Of the truth of this
statement he showed to Justice Lambright
one OF his fingers, which was merely hang
ing by thread. He said that ns he was
walking up Amherst street late at night, he
met three women, and as one Of them said,
Here he is" they attacked him and began
beating him over the head. In the tussle
one OF the negro women got his finger in her
mouth, and held to it like bulldog. He
managed finally to get his finger out of her
mouth, but discovered that it was only
hanging hyy "a
TO give the names of the women who at
tackled him He said they were trying to
lynch him.
A very ugly difficulty occurred near
bairdstown two or three days ago. A white
man named Jim Smith was badly beaten
and cut by two negroes. In the scufie Smith
shot both the negroes, but did SO with a
cheap pistol, so that the negroes are not
much hurt. IL is thought that Smith will
Ole. he has been unconscious since the
trouble. From all that can be gathered in
regard to the matter the negroes are en-
tlrely to blame. Smith dismissed one of the
negroes from his employ for disobedience,
and when tine negro came to, move Smith
went to help him load, and while loading
they began to quarrel, the negro whom
Smith dismissed and another negro who
game along to help him. They doubled on
Smith, and would have killed him had it
not been for another darkey named Scott,
who was passing and interfered.
Mr.. Gus Hirschmann, who keeps cloth.
ing store on Mulberry street at Macon, re-
ceived letter Tuesday containing q news
paper clipping, which gave him the pleas
ing information that he had fallen heir to
$4,000. Nearly seventy years ago, Baron
Hirsch, a Russian banker, died, leaving an
estate worth about 500, 900. Shortly after
his death his heirs were forced, by the Rus
sian persecution of the Jews, to Germany.
where they changed their name
to Hirschmann. About month
ago, David Hirschmann of st.
Paul learned through the WASH
ington Enquirer that the banking
firm of Hirschmann 81 Casanovag of Ham
burg, Germany, and Valparaiso, Chill, were
seeking information concerning the heirs of
the Baron Hirsch estate. The necessary in.
formation has since been given by Mrs.
Hirschmann and others, and Samuel
Hirschmann is now il London securing
papers to prove the relationship. The
estate is now valued at 81 SOC, 900, and will
be nearly equally divided between ten heirs
1t is expected that a division will be
reached within three months.
When w. A. Gilmer of Winterville rose
Monday morning he went to the fire and
kneeled to rekiudle it for a moment. While
he was in this position and before he knew
what struck him the family cat leapec
frantically upon his arm and plunged il.
claws and teeth deep down into his flesh