The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-22
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
TIE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

A Long Journey for a Bcy-Deputy
Marshsls Fail to Find Lowry-A Col
ored Woman Escapes From a Chain.
gang-No White Troops for DAN
forth's Execution - Augusta Drug
gis:s Indignant-An Honest Man.
GEORGIA.
HARRISON superior court convenes on
Aug. 81.
A new waiting room is being built al
Tennille between the depot and tue Frank
lin house lot. 1t will be 4fxlG feet.
Dodge superior court viii convene on
Monday. Judge Atkinson OF the Bruns-
wick circuit will preside the first week.
Cotton picking is the chief farm order
throughout Houston county. Forty cents
per hundred is the prevailing price for pick
ing.
The Brunswick Rihemen have decided TO
enter the drill at Atlanta. They claim they
will be prepared when they do SO 70 oriA
against any company in the south
Suit will be instituted against the Cen
trail Railroad Company for several carlosds
Of watermelons that were shipped from
Perry and failed to reach their destination.
Wesley jenkins, the negro who was hurt
by the falling Of a telegraph pole OF the
Georgia road near Belair, Tuesday, died
"Wednesday from internal injuries received.
The election IN Clay's district, Washing
ton county. on Thu -sdaY last gave MAJOR
ity Of 6 ia favor Of fence. The entire vote
was: For fence 81, for stock Law 10; total
vote 90.
The Cas- Mining Company suspended op-
Grafton on their property near Dahlonegs
Saturday last They intend putting III
new plant 50 that the mines can bs more
successfully worked.
Griffin received her first bale of cotton
Wednesday. 1t came from Pike and be-
longed to J. P. Crawford 1t classed low
middling, weighed 500 pounds, and was
sold to Thomas Nall & Bro. at 9 cents.
There has been a change in the manage
ment Of the Athens Ledger. W. B. Pruitt
has retired, and F. 4. Williams becomes
business manager. The paper hereafter
will be run under the firm name OF Wade
& Williams.
The police Of Brunswick made pull
Thursday morning Of four negro boys, in
whose custody were found various articles,
such IS clothing, knives, a pistol, etc. that
have since been identified as the property OF
various merchants Of the city.
AT a called meeting of the Griffin council
Wednesday, the state was rendered ten
acres Of land on which is situated the Sam
Bailey Institute. valued at $50 900, provided
the legislature would remove the State
Agricultural College to that city.
Thronateeska Division Uniform Rank
knights of Pythias has been instituted at
Albany and will during the summer drill at
least once a week at Arcadia. The division
starts out under fattsring auspices and will
5000 appear IN handsome uniforms.
At the reunion Of veterans held in Dalton
this week a confederate camp was or
ryanfvaH Ennruu tb.a = Ir,hrcora Tarar,
and about fifty names were enrolled as
members. An annual reunion will be held
at the park on the second Wednesday in
every August.
Receiver Gordon Of the Capital bank paid
dividend OF 10 per cent. TO depositors
Thursday. The accounts due the bank ara
now in the hands OF Hardemau. Davis &
Turner for collection, and il is expected
that the remaining so per cent. due to
stockholders viii be paid before long.
On Sunday last an accident occurred at
Providence church, at Manor, Ware
county, that came near being a serious one.
Two boys. David Miucie and Duncan Cor
6itt were engaged in throwing knives, when
David Mlncie threw a knife a. Duncan
which struck little Cora Carmichael, in
fiicting a severe wound.
George Jones, a negro who has been
wanted by the authorities of Wilkes
county for the past two years to answer
the charge OF assault with intent to commit
murder, was arrested in Augusta Wednes-
day night He has been in Augusta some
time TIE authorities Of Wilkes have been
notified Of the arrest, aud the negro is being
held until the sheriff can arrive.
Harry E. Strubring, small boy aged u
years. left Macon Wednesday on a long
journey. He is the son Of Mrs India
Strubring of Macon. His father died q
short time ago. and HE grandfs her, named
E. A. Strubriug, living in Griefswold, Ger
many, offered to take the boy and educate
him. After some correspondence the mat
ter was arranged, and Harry bid farewell
70 his mother and started on his long
journey. He does not speak a word of Ger
man.
The coroner's jury in tho commitment
trial Of the guards charged with causing
the death of one George Rovenson, sent
from Early county and employed by the
brick company in Wilcox county. decided
that the negro came to his death from I'M
known causes, and the commitment justice
released the guards on bond. Ii the negro
came to his death from the whipping ads
ministered by the guards. which is ex-
tremely doubtful, the managers of the
company are by no means responsible for
the act
Jesup Sentinel: J. R Bennett of Mount
Pleasant Is a young man that will do to
trust. He is undoubtedly endowed with
that rather scarce article, sterling honesty.
Last Saturday gentleman in our city paid
him considerable sum of money. In max
ing this payment $50 dollar bill was given
him for q $40. Neither of them discovered
it at the time, but after Mr.. Bennett left he
discovered he had $40 too much. He came
back and returned the amount TO she man
whom he had received 1t from, and who
had not discovered the mistake until MIR.
Bennett made it known to him.
On Tuesday last the Brunswick Aduer-
tiser printed q report of the burning of
Scarlet & Bailey's store In Camden county,
and stated that man named
Slocum had been arrested on suspicion
as the iIfcendiary. Slocum has been
bound over by Justice Meyers e
await trial by the superior court. and has
been taken to Brunswick Jail for safe-keep,
ing. II is said by parties from that section
that the evidence against him is entirely
circumstantial, and that great doubts exis
in the minds of many of Slocum's guilt
He himself Indignantly denies the charge.
Lizzie Clay, q colored woman, WHOSE
record at the Macon city court in the book
of "Short stories IN black and whiten il
very bad. was sent to the chaingsng on July
80 for sixty days Wedr esday morning The
woman was seen on the streets of Macon
and when asked to explain her sudden anC
unlocked for return she said that on Tues
day night she found the guard who wa.
'ssot to watch herr asleep, and as il was no
her business to awake either him or the dog
she came away, shackles and all. On tht
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