The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-04-14
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
PIE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.
A Man Arrested ct Buchanan for a
Murder Committed Three Years Ago.
Meeting Of the Oyster Commission
No Rate War Between the Steamers
On the Chattahoochee - a Dream
Comes True.
GEORGIA
J. A. Champion, tax collector Of Putnam
county, died Saturday.
4 branch Of the Peoples Bank OF Atlanta
will probably be established at Columbus
Lightning demolished q negro house in
Noodvllle during the severe thunder storm
last Wednesday night, but, strange 10 say,
no damage was done to the occupants.
Miss isis" Burger of Rocky Hill went
hunting last week and caught one rabbit
and eleven opossums. She is receiving the
congratulations Of the whole neighborhood.
Col. James NJ Truitt died at La Grange
Saturday of gastritis after an illness Of eight
weeks. Col Truitt was born in Jasper
county in 1870, and was therefore about IL
years Of age.
A strong effort is being made TO organize
a team at Columbus for southern league.
Parties have proposed to put up $500 as
forfeit Columbus wants a team, and the
base ball spirit is running high.
The spring session Of the presbytery of
Macon will convene with the Presbyterian
church at Cuthbert to morrow. The open
Ing sermon will be preached by Rev. S. L.
Morris, pastor Of the Second church Of
Macon, the last moderator
Two unknown negroes killed each other
at Fitzpatrick, a station on the Macon and
Dublin railroad between Macon and Jeffer-
sonville Saturday. They quarreled while
gambling and each drew a pistol and shot
the other dead almost simultaneously.
The oyster commission OF Georgia will
meet at Brunswick to-day. This commits
SION was appointed by the governor to re-
port upon the oyster industry. Representa-
uves OF the oyster interests at Darien,
Savannah, Brunswick aud st. Marys will
be in attendance.
Fred Franklin, II years old, and Seney
Altman, aged 10, both colored, we're mar
ried at Crawford, Saturday. Rev. J. F.
Cheney performed the ceremony before a
large gathering of witnesses. Uncle Fred
as the groom is best known, is a typical old
plantation darby, and boasts Of his Frank
lin name. He traces his ancestry back to
some OF the slaves of the great Benjamin
franklin of old, and says he is a descendant
OF Ben Franklin.
Lena White and Jane White. charged
VITA being principal and accessory in
case OF infanticide, were tried before Justice
Manning at Atlanta Saturday. The wo-
men were released on 500 bond each, on
charges or misdemeanor. DIR. Yeaton, who
was arrested at the same time on the charge
Oh being an accessory, was acquitted. He
was afterward tried before Justice Owen
on charge of practioing without license
ana was acquitted on this charge also
l. NJ. Arnold, who runs a mill on Big
creek in Oglethorpe county, had a remarka-
bic dream recently. Some days since he gave
his Is months old babe the key to the
milhouse to play with, and she lost it. A
thorough search was made, but nowhere
could the key be found. Several nights
after 1t had been lost he dreamed that it
was in certain box in bis wife's flower Dit
SO vivid was the dream that, though lie had
no faith in dreams, he went the next morn>
ing, and much to his SURPRISE found the KEY
hidden just as he dreamed of it.
1t was announced at Columbus Saturday
That the pool Of six steamboats,, plying the
Chattahoochee, Apalachic ia and Flint
rivers, had been dissolved. The pool ex-
pired by limitation ten days ago, since
which time negotiations looking to its reor-
ganlzation have been pending. The COM
panies finally failed to agree on a division
OF profits, and all of the lines will be indie.
pendent hereafter. A rate war is pre-
alcted by some. but 80 far as can be learned
there is no disturbing element among the
companies and all the rates may be re-
tanned by a tacit understanding.
Buchanan Messenger: Three weeks ago
To- night one Oscar W illiams was arrested
out east of here, three or four miles from
town, by Sheriff johnson and BailiF Daven-
port for killing S. B. Holmes Ia Upson
county four years ago. Immediately after
the killing Williams skipped for the Indian
Territory where he remained u1tn a few
weeks ago, when it seems that he was to
meet his people Of Upsoa county at a kins.
mans IN this county. By some hook or
crook Sheriff johnson, Deputy Sheriff
Reeves and BaiIif Davenport gos wind Of
this meeting and accomplished the arrest as
above stated Williams seems to be a very
nice man and is of good family. His
father has been ordinary Of Epson county
number Of years. Holmes, it is said, was
very bad man, having served two terms
IN tie chain-gang.