The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-24
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS

Henry County-Qov. Nortnen RE
pairing an Address in the Interest of
Han Exhibit at the Worlds Fair
The Governor Pardons q Man Who
Internationally Killed His Vile
GEORGIA.
The grip is dying out at Augusta.
There are six Masonic lodges in Wash
ington county.
On petition of Sheftall & Co. Of Balti'
more Judge Speer has appointed Deputy
Marshal Wooten temporary receiver OF ID.
L Josephson OF Macon.
Speaker Crisp has declined the invitation
of the Commercial Club of Macon to be It's
guest while he is en- route TO Americas from
Washington city. He regrets that clrcum-
stances are such that be cannot aocepk
J.E. Drewry has retired from the firm OF
Thornton & DrewrY of Griffin. and will re-
turn TO his farm. He sold his interest in
the store to n. n. Bogden, who recently
moved 20 Griffin from North Carolina.
At Macon J. II. & G. II. Benner have
purchased the residence and real estate be-
longing TO Mrs. Holman on Mulberry street,
opposite the Methodist church. The price
paid was $4,000 cash. The house will be re-
modelled and renovated, after which 1t will
be for rent from May /.
of the retail grocery and notion store of p.
O. Holt, a well-known colored merchant of
Macon. He was closed up on a petition Of
e. G. Leonard, receiver for Siugieton & Co.
for several notes aggregating sS57 IS, given
by Holt and Endorsed by Singleton & Co. 1t
is thought that Holt viii soon have his af-
fairs Strengthened out. He has been doing
large business. Holt is one OF the leading
colored politicians OF Bib county and has
Nfean haan a nalaOafa tn fha national
ventions.
Americas, with her accustomed push and
energy, is whooping it up for the great
demonstration to be made in that city on
Dec. so, in honor Of Speaker Crisp, her dis
tnguished citizen. Col. Wiley Of Macon
has received telegram from Capt. Bagley
of Americas inviting the companies OF the
, Second Georgia regiment to participate In
the demonstration. Col. Wiley is unable
to say WHITTIER or not any of his regiment
will attend, but it is more than likely that
such will be the case, and 1t is possible that
some enthusiastic Maconites viii 90 down.
Oscar Harden Of Pike county, convicted
at the last term Of Pike superior court Of
involuntary manslaughter, has been
pardoned. His sentence was fine Of $500 and
all costs and six months in the county Jail.
he bad paid the fine and costs Harden was
leaving home with his gun in bis hands.
Some distance from the house he pointed
the gun back and fired The shot went
through window and killed his wife. He
had intended merely to brighten her The
pardon was granted on account Of the mans
health, which would be permanently in
Jured by confinement this winter.
Gov. Northen is preparing an address to
the people OF the state for the purpose of
stimulating interest in the movement to
raise sufficient sum Of money for an ex-
htbit of Georgia's resources at the worlds
lair. He was appointed to this duty by the
executive committee appointed by the
editors convention. at its meeting in Macon
last Wednesday. He Is thoroughly en-
thusiastac over the matter, and believes the
necessary amount viii be raised easily. "The
movement" said he. in talking of the mat
ter day or two ago, 'is thoroughly or
ganized, and every Georgia editor Is en-
listed. ! find that the people are alive to
the necessity Of such an exhibit wherever I
60. The editors are writing editorials on ID.
and when the organized press Of Georgia
cannot do a thing others stand poor show
of success"
1Ttbune-of- Rome :. Mr.. Zuber, who
lives near Kings Spring. If suffering from
pistol shot wound In his left leg, made by
parties who he never saw and doesn't even
known who they are. Saturday night he
was returning home along the exposition
road when buggy passed him containing
three men. Il was very dark and he car
rted lantern, it was even too dark to
see their faces or hardly know
whether they were white or
black. When the buggy was a few feet
ahead Of him, one of the parties asked him
why he was out so late at night with a
lantern, etc., nsing some profGne language.
Zuber never replied and one Of the I'M
known parties drew a pistol and turning
fired. He felt that he had been shot in the
leg and limped towerd town. DR.. Mccall
dressed the wound which is simply through
the flesh. but win give him some pain.
Dublin NetO Era: Robert Locke, son of
Thomas Locke Of Pineruckey district was
shot by Newton Wynn, at a log rolling in
that neighborhood on Saturday. There
seems to have been quite a number gathered
at this log rolling, and quite a quantity of
whisky was on hand also. In the evening
after the work of the day was over, Robert
Locko, Freeman Moore, Newton Wynn and
several others started homeward together.
On the way Moore and Wynn got into
quarrel. Wynn endeayored 60
avoid Locke and retreated some dis
tance telling Locke to keep off: | don't
want to hurt YOU" Locke pursued, and
when in short distance Of Wynn, Wynn
drew pistol and fired The bali
struck Locke directly over the
heart, but striking rib and Locke
being in STOPPING posture, was
detected downward, missing the heart
Wynn surrendered to the officers and was
sent for comtnittal trial The trial. how.
ever. was not held, the friends Of " ynn and
Locke compromising the matter The
wound of Locke is dangerous, but not neces-
sarily fatal. The general impression ia that
Wynn was justifable in shooting Locke.
John Sharpe, Henry county farmer.
was arrested last week on the charge
OF kidnapping his own daughter. The
case is quite peculiar one. Mr.. Sharpe is
well-known in Henry and adjoining coun-
ties, and. as farmer, is prosperous He
has always borne good reputation among
his neighbors, both as to morals and indus
try. A year or so ago his wife died. leaving
two little girls. Mr.. Sharpe was without
any one TO properly care for them, aud two
aunts took them. After few months of
single life, Mr.. Sharpe took unto himself
another helpmeet, and the eldest girl was
brought home. Mrs. Sweet, the aunt
who was keeping the younger
one. begged to be allowed to keep her
longer. She said that the mother Of the
little one had given the child to her on her
dying bed. Sharpe let her remain for quite
WHILE but last week he went to Sweets
home and carried the little girl away. Sweet
went before Judge Luke Livingston and OBJ.
tanned warrant for Sharpe's arrest on the
charge of kidnapping. He alleged that the
little child was his. having been given tc
him by its mother just before her death