The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-10-13
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF TIE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.


Temporarily Depleted.
GEORGIA.
.Tplrus Cohen is a candidate for alderman
In the Third ward OF Athens.
Il is claimed that valuable amethysts are
found in the vicinity OF Cumming.
Electric cars will soon be running through
the streets Of Rome. A new electric plant
will be erected within the next few weeks.
The company will bid for the contract to
light the streets and houses
The statement made last week that Robert
Worley and Miss Electra Alleged, Aaron
Grier and Miss Lula Wiley, and John
Panye and Miss Ida Harp, all Of Canton,
were recently married proves 70 have been
unfounded.
A big land deal was made in Augusta Sat-
urday H. H. Alexander, real estate agent,
sold sixty eight lots in Mon.ezano tract for
$40, $50. The property was bought by an
Augusta syndicate, composed of thirty
four members.
A negro man in the Fourth district OF
Coweta county came TO his death under
somewhat peculiar circumstances last Tues
day. He went into a pasture TO catch a
Texas pony, and upon mounting 1t the uu-
ruly beast ''buckedn so violently that the
negroes neck was broken by the 'jolting re-
ceived.
market at Augusta stand until after the ex-
position. The military companies claim
that if the building is removed they will
have no place to entertain visiting c5mpa-
MES The judge says that if the petition
shows that the removal Of the building will
interfere with the exposition he may have
the work delayed.
George Brittian has been released from
Jail at Canton on a bond for $500. Brittian
viii Ia M rad ia nf fha
implicated in the careless accidental drown
ing of Miss Curtis at Gilmeris ferry few
Sundays ago II he is convicted the penalty
Is from three to twenty years. George
Fortnsr, who was in the buggy with the
woman at the time she was drowned, left
the county before being arrested, but
Sheriff Kitchen Will probably capture him
Mrs. S. c. Reid of Greensboro was burned
out Saturday. The greatest efforts were
required to prevent the fire from spreading
to the neighboring houses, and for a time
that entire section of the city was threat
ened. The house was the property of John
Palmer Of Augusta, and was insured None
OF the furniture, which belonged. to Mrs.
Reid, was insured, and the loss falls very
heavily upon her. Rats carrying matche:
between the ceiling is supposed to have
originated the fire.
A remarkable example of hale old age il
to be found in the person of Needham
Broadwell, who ia now living with his son
J. w. Broadwell, about three miles west Of
Alpharetta. The old gentleman is wonder
fully active, and attained his SD birthday
last February. He is not compelled to do
any labor being in easy circumstances and
well cared for by his son, but still on last
Thursday he picked los pounds Of cotton,
and the following day LOG pounds. This
was merely pastime with him. He could
easily PICK 200 il he were to try. He picks
most of his cotton with one hand, as the
third finger Of his right hand Is crooked.
Dolly county is now without funds in her
treasury-the first occurrence of tie kind
for ten years. Just before all the court
costs were paid the money gave out and
many citizens are now holding scrip" and
will have to keep it until the taxes for 1901
begin TO come In. This has been brought
about by several conditions Court expense:
have been extraordinarily heavy, costing
over $1,000 per session. The inquest costs
have amounted to no uncomfortable sun
and the Jail expenses and medical DILL have
been unusually heavy on account of the
confinement of several prisoners from the
March term, 1891. two or three Of whom
have been under medical treatment for sew
eral months. All Of which have con-
tributed to the depletion Of the treasury,
and now all is gone.
The past week has been an eventful one
at Mercer. The election Of champion de-
baters and anniversarians by the literary
societies, which occurred Saturday was OF
all absorbing interest to the boys. Unlike
former similar occasions this election was
very quiet, orderly and entirely free from
all unpleasant excitement. the candidates
for the political honors, as they are termed
by Mercerites, by mutual consent avoided
uupleasa tness and the result was one Of the
closest and most interesting elections ever
held by the societies. The gentlemen
elected to fill the places of honor are as fol-
lows: Bnniverssrian for Ciceronian, J. A
Bsgwell. For Phi Delta, r. NJ. Hitch. The
debaters for Ciceronean will be G.. w
Tubbe. ]. B. Hitch, and R. NJ. Glover. For
the Phi Delta, s. g. Orr z. J. Smith anC
B. F. Hill.
At Athens late Saturday evening the
telephone spread the news that the prisoner,
were breaking out of the Jail and soon the
chief and ali the police were in full tilt K
the court house aud Jail but they were toe
late for Henry Yarkin. who was in for rob
berry, Sam Grging for forging and John
Sheats for cheating and swindling wer,
over the wall and gone. They were q,
confined in the lower story. A large mai
helped them make a hole through the fool
and the handle of tin cup helped then
through the wall. Then with the help of
blanket they soon got over the outside wall
MRS. Weir, the wife OF the sheriff, seems
that something was wrong about the jai
seized the sheriff's six shooter and stopped
John Early from getting over the wall
The other negroes all escaped to the woods
and a battalion band will pr baby be or
gained by the military companies of Col
umbus
The Madison Mddisonidn Of last week
in commenting on the Gilpin trial in No
vember, stated that it had been rumore
that the case would be transferred to Nor
gan county for trial-that it would be i'm
possible to secure q jury in Greene, b
season Of prejudice and other disQualifyinI
causes. 1t is claimed the Mad
soniGn's information is incorrect
There will be no trouble in Sc
curing jury at the November term Of til
court. and the expense of change of venu
will not be put on Greene county. Their
are on the jury lists of the county So
traverse and 2l1 grand jurors, making "A
IN all At the September term of cour
sixty jurors, besides the twenty-three find
ing the true bill against Gilpin, were EN-
paneled. This leaves 664 jurors yet on th
list who have not been summoned. tn
number of those not disqualified by havin
heard any of the testimony under oath ca
only be estimated. The highest estimat
placed, however, is 800, leaving over thre
hundred who can qualify.
FLORIDA.
Hon. r. T. Young of Manatee has sol
his lemons for 81 per crate, the buyer
furnish crates and pack them.