The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-11-11
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF TIE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.


List of Fulton COunty-Judge Speer's
Vote for the Republican Electoral
Ticket.
GEORGIA
The Lithonia Cooperative Granite Com
pany opened up work Monday.
There are fewer vegetables than usual TO
be had around Albany this fall on account
of the long drought.
At Hepzediah, Glascock county, Monday,
Amanda Young, aged p, committed suicide
with pistol. 1t was caused by trouble with
her family,
Bragg Peek, a negro quarry hand, was
found dead by the track of the Georgia
railroad at Lithonia W Wednesday. 1t is pre-
sumed he was killed by train.
Last week Bishop a. Phillips, granite con-
tractors at Lithonia, secured a contract
amounting co So, i75 from the city of Green
vile, s. G. 1t consists of paving, curbing
and Tagging.
The Dalton Argus has purchased the
plant, formerly known as the East Chatta-
nooga Journal, ana will move it TO Dalton
at once, where it will be merged into
the Atlanta Sunday Argus outfit.
The Altamaha cypress mills has shut
down for few weeks for the purpose Of
putting in new and improved machinery,
such as hollow blast CRATES for burning green
and wet wood, and steam niggers for turn
ing logs in the carriage.
Thursday night julie Reid, colored res
taurant keeper of Dublin, shot Calvin I'M
derwood, a negro barber Reid went home
and found the barber taking liberties with
his wife. He also shot at his wife and came
very near killing her. The wounded negro
Is expected TO die.
Internal Revenue Collector Matthews is
sued license TO three firms at Brunswick
and they will begin business tomorrow.
The Greenwood factory is getting ready and
will be in full blast in few days. This will
sive Brunswick three cigar factories and
they will be run to the full extent justihable.
A. j. Calhoun's gin house, near Mitchell,
near the Ogeechee river, together with the
cotton screw, some farm implements, four
bales.of cotton and the seed from nine bales,
was burned last Wednesday. Mr.. Calhoun
thinks some one set 1t on fire, and says he is
confident of the fact that he could place his
hands upon the guilty party.
at Macon Tuesday Judge Emory Speer
voted the republican ticket with the name
of T. B. Cabaniss attached. When he cast
his ballot the crowd were under the impress
sion that it was for Cleveland and gave
three cheers for Grover and the judge. 1t
was learned at night. however, that his bal
lot was for Harrison and Reids electors,
and that Grover was not in or on il.
The store of James Lewis, at Woolsey-
Vile, was broken into and robbed on
Thursday night of about $50 worth Of dry
goods, which were taken, brought into
Spalding county, and were being peddled
out by the thief. Becoming alarmed, he
went to Sunny Side and bought ticket for
Atlanta. He is negro, and the officers
have good description Of him and are hot
on his trail.
81. s. House Of Acworth was again
burned out of house and home Monday
morning. II has only been about two
months ago since bis house was burned,
which he Immediately built again, and now
burned again. IL is thought to be the work
OF an incendiary, as the fire was first dis
covered in the cellar about or 4:30 o'clock
in the morning. Mr. House thinks he could
have put 1t out, had the well rope not have
broken after the first bucket of water was
drawn. He was insured for 1928. He says
he will not build again SOON
Charlie Johnson, the negro who burned
the barn of Bob Hale, near Jolly, in Pike
county, several nights ago, and who was
arrested by detective who worked I'D the
case against him, had his preliminary trial
"Wednesday in that county and the evidence
being conclusive, he was bound over to the
superior court Ia the sum of 81, 900 for arson
Not being able to give the bond, he was
placed in the county Jail at Zebulon The
negro was the trusted employe Of Mr. Hale
and as yet no reason has been assigned for
the red handed deed that cost Mr.. Hale
oyer g., 000
Hon. w. Q. Glenn, who, with W. w.
Vandiver OF Rome, is managing the case Of
the noted "Lordn Beresford, has received a
telegram from the clerk Of the United States
court at Washington, ID. c., stating that a
writ OF error, which had been carried to
that court, excepting from the ruling Of the
Georgia supreme court, had been allowed
and supersedeas granted. This gives the
notorious lord" another chance of liberty
and escape from the six years. sentence un-
da.-x hfOk.h aT L..
Floyd county. Under the ruling Of the
court Beresford has the right to apply for
bail TO the superior court Of Floyd county
before which he was convicted, which he
VIII probably do.
Returning from Darien Saturday, J.B.
Irvine Of the Palace music store, at Bruins
wick, shipped his horse by the steamer Belle
vue, and when steaming down the Alta
maha the horse backed off from the deck
into the river. The horse struck out for the
shore, but found no landing place. The
deck hands followed him in boats and tried
20 get him on a raft, but without avail
They then tied a rope around his neck and
SWAN him back to the boat, where they
finally lifted him back to the deck. The
animal swan nearly 400 yards from the
time he backed off the boat till he was put
on again, With the exception of few
slight bruises he seems to have suffered but
little from the experience.
Avs buOurduu Illl6s LII ana
making the trip to kiss my wife and to vote
for Cleveland" said Harry Moreland as be
was dining at Durands at Atlanta
Sunday night. MY home ia In
Louisville, but l have been in business
in Key West for some time. Pm a
married man and haven't been home in nine
months and want TO kiss my wife and babies
mighty bad. Pm a democrat, TOO, and |
want to vote for Cleveland. It's the vote
for Cleveland that's taking me home now.
As 1t is / will have just two DAYS at home.
whereas If had postponed my trip until
Christmas I'd have had two weeks. | pre-
fer the two days and the Cleveland vote to
the two weeks and no Cleveland vote.
That's the kind Of democrats we raise up
tn Kentucky. Seep'
Seven thousand acres of land have been
discovered in Fulton county. While this
does not increase the size Of the county, the
tax returns will be larger than heretofore.
The discovery is due toH. B. Baylor, who has
charge OF the new county map The manner
in which the several thousand acres of land
were lost virtually is easily explained.
Whenever person gives in his tax it is sup
posed that be gives in the number OF acres
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