The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-08
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
TIE NEWS OF The TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

Dry Goods in the Two Stores OF
Moore Bros. Closed Out-A Sudden
Death at Lumpkin-A Son on Spree
While Bis Father Lies Unburied.
GEORGIA.
E. B. Ezell & Co. Of Eatonton have failed.
Americas boasts of sixty bicyclists A
state tournament Is talked of.
Sam Holt Of Turniptown, has a curiosity
IN the shape Of a gourd which has a handle
five feet long.
p. B. Hogan, prominent and highly es-
teemed citizen of Chipley, died at bis resi-
dence In that town on Thursday morning.
AtlAnta's new issue Of ~ per cent. bonds
is in demand. And il the issue were twice
as large, 1t would be just as readily dis
posed of.
Mr.. Felmet of North Carolina was in
EIlijay last week buying ginseng He
says that it getting scarce, and is worth
now 50 25 and 50 81 per pound. IL is shipped
TO China.
A petition is being circulated in Stewart
county praying the ordinary to order an
other election on the question OF local op-
tion, sale or no sale Of spirituous liquors In
the county.
The Georgia Military Institute will be in
operation at Manchester by the first Of next
September. The plans have been made the
grounds has already begun.
The stock of goods of NJ. f. Swint, sold
by the sheriff Saturday at Orchard Hill, in
Spalding county, was bought by A. M.
Robinson 81 Co. creditors, of Atlanta, aud
brought 81, 400. But few bids were made
Gold In paying quantities has been found
In several places between Ayersville and
Turnerville; assays show the lowest will
yield IS per ton and the highest Sl6 1t
ia claimad that IL will nav 20 uorir aroa
yielding IS per ton.
Frank Surles of Lumpkin appeared to be
In his usual health Saturday morning, but
just after finishing dinner he dropped TO the
floor In his own house, and when DIR. J. w.
Patterson, who was summoned, arrived,
Mr.. Surles was dead. The doctor attributed
his death to heart disease.
Nothing has been hoard from the bold
train robbers who held up an East Tennes-
see train few miles from Rome, robbing
the express car of s66 Wednesday night.
The hounds followed them a short distance
losing the trail, and since then all trace and
Identity of the men were lost for, in fact,
neither was ever known.
W. R. Bunkley, dealer in merchandise at
Leesburg, failed last Saturday, and his
doors were closed after dark Saturday
night. There was no mortgage out on his
stock, and because he refused to give one
some creditors in Americus closed MIN up.
Mrs. W. R. Bunkley of Smithville, itIis
said holds a mortgage of about 81, 900 on
the stock Of goods.
Crawford Parker's store at Mellen was
bored into at the front entrance Friday
night and entered while two night police
men were sitting on the step. They heard
the noise, but thinking it was dog belong
ing to the butcher, did not shoot. The burg
lar thus finished his work and entered, tax
ing from the store pistols, fine clothing and
other things TO the value of $780, No clew
TO the robbers has yet been found, but a
close watch will be kept on all suspicious
characters.
Fulton county needs new court house
All the judges, lawyers and court house
officers are agreed on this point The pres
eat building is too small; it is wholly mad
equate for the courts business which has
grown tremendously within the last eight
years. The county commissioners have
been wrestling with this question for a year
or more. They agree that the county must
soon have q new court house, but they do not
see where the money Is coming from with
which to build it.
Brunswick Times: Friday night about 8
o'clock while Sheriff w. II. Berre was en-.
gagged in reading very interesting story at
the jail he heard several knocks at the front
door. The sheriff opened the door and
half drunken sailor rushed ill., The official
persistent in getting into the jail. When he
was asked to tell his reason for getting in he
stated that he had heard singing upstaIl and
he wanted to get in and attend the church.
too. He was informed that it was the
county Jail. when he Immediately left the
place. The sailor had evidently heard the
prisoners singing a lullaby, which they
often do
Receiver Bullock, for the late firm of
Moore Bros, dry goods dealers in Columbus
and Buena Vista, who failed a few weeks
since, sold at public outcry at Columbus
Saturday the stock in two stores There
was quite crowd present aud the bidding
was lively. The Colunnbls stock, inven-
torted at $50, 600, was purchased by James
A. Lewis for 66h cents on the dollar. He
received with the present stock $4,000 in
cash, the proceeds OF the regular sale the
past ten days. The Buena Vista stock. iu-
ventoried at $50 900, was purchased BY ].
L. Hand Of Pelham for So cents on the
dollar. He receives g., 500 cash, the pro-
cesds Of sales siace the inventory was
made.
Ehiiay Courier; Julius Pickett of Noun
taintown district, this county. was Ia town
Saturday AID gave US the particulars Of a
very sensational affair, no less, indeed, than
bold attempt to rob Miles Plemmons. our
etficient tar collector. The particulars are
these: Just before arriving az Chopped Oak
Mn9re ue was 10 connect some taxes, MIR.
Piemmons was accosted by big rough
looking stranger, who asked him how long
he would be at Chopped Oak and where he
was going next. Surprising that the man
had some business with him he told him
where he was going The stranger replied
that he would see him when he got there.
After leaving Chopped Oak, going in the
direction OF Mountaintown, the tax col
lector, with a considerable amount
OF money on his person, had &,
pass through lonely part OF the country,
While passing through a deep ravine .
masked man with a gun suddenly con,
fronted him and told him to halt. "AI
right" said the taxman. Throw up your
handsr commanded the robber. 'All
right" again said Mr.. Plemmons But as
he threw up his hands the robber caught
the glance of double action revolver, and
In double quick time he bounded over ar
eminence and ought Of sight, followed by {
ball from the tax collectors pistol After
the robber made good his retreat Mr.. PIem
mons went on his way to bis destination
and told the story.
Albany Nous and Advertiser: Henry F
Wholstenholm was apparently In sounC
health up to O'Clock Friday night, wher
he was stricken with apoplexy DIR. Hug
Robinson was Immediately summoned anC
left such medicines he thought necessary 70
his patient lea wing him in char1a of Tan