The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-05
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS

TOLD IN PARAtHAPaS
A Negro starvss to Death at Macon
Business of the Macon Clearing
House-Mr. Nussbaum Makes Set
Element With His Creditors-A Boy
Dragged to Death by Mule.
GEORGIA.
Hugh johnson Of Griffin had the mis-
fortune to get his right arm broken during
a game Of ball in GAINESVILLE last Saturday.
According to the Macon Frlat Grotoer,
between 900 and 700 carloads Of peaches and
grapes will leave Georgia between June
and Aug. l.
The Griffin cotton mills are going TO add
to their already extensive mills and con-
tract has been let for buildings that viii be
material improvement.
Plans for the organization OF the New
South Mutual Fire Insurance Company Of
Macon, are on foot, Il is to be incor-
porated at the next session OF the legisla-
ture.
Gov. Northen and his wife will be enter
tanned at the hospitable residence OF Col.
w. j. Kincaid during the encampment at
Griffin, and their stay will be the occasion
of many pleasant entertainments.
The Southern Baptist convention will as
sembe in Atlanta tomorrow morning In
Trinity church at 10 o'clock. II will be
called to order by Hon. Jonathan HARRISON
of Selma, Ala, who Is president.
At Griffin Sunday morning Rev. 9. c.
Davis married Joseph Taylor to Miss Luz
cinda Harper, and then followed up the
good work by converting and receiving
both Of them into the church at the evening
service.
W, s, Cox has begun the re erection Of
his pillow factory at LaGrange, recently
burned down, and as soon as it can be oom-
pleted IL will be occupied by Pike Bros,
with their lumber and variety business as
before the fire.
In the superior court at Atlanta Tuesday
Charles Floyd, colorad.) was convicted Of
impersonating another person. Floyd rep
resented himself to be Ike Taylor, and Sc
cured money intended for Taylor, He was
sentenced TO serve two years In the peniten-
tiary.
On Sunday It became necessary for Har-
den Johnston Of Macon to have his right
leg amputated. Mr.. Johnston has for
long time teen the victim OF terrible can
Ger on his foot. aud. to save his life, DR..
Williams, his physician, amputated his leg
just below the knee
Athens Banner; Notwithstanding the
predictions made by some "crack weather
prophets when the last frost fell, that the
peach crop Mas killed, il is an absolute fact
that unless some unseen disaster overtakes
it the present crop Of peaches will be the
largest harvested for many years.
Several weeks ago Win Walton negro,
was convicted of burglary in the superior
court at Atlanta. He was sick at the time
and has been i'll since. Tuesday Judge
Clark sentenced Walton TO five years in the
penteDtiary, stating that he made the sem
tence light, as the prisoner had been very
penitent and had even shed tears.
JIG. Taylor of Tivola has been the proud
owner OF a goose Al years old. A few nights
ago some wild animal entered Mr.. Taylor's
yard and killed the goose, a goat and
calf, The goose was the pride of the Taylor
family, and every member Of 1t seriously
regrets the loss OF the bird. The bird was
not only an unusually old one, but was very
handsome.
Gus Peass shot and instantly killed Lie
Howellsworth Monday at a negro picnic at
Loveland a little station thirteen miles
from Atlanta, on the East Tennessee road.
The negroes had been enjoying themselves
until the negro Pease began firing his re-
volver in a reckless m amer. HoWellsworth
produced razor and showed it TO Pease
The man Immediately shot him In the head,
and, daring the crowd TO follow him, es-
capped in the woods.
The Macon Clearing House commenced
operations on April l, The report below is
from the official records kept by Manager
W. W. Wrigley. April is comparatively a
dull month in Macon, but 1t will be seen
from an examination Of the managers re-
port that a considerable volume OF business
was done. One million seven hundred and
twenty four thousand dollars and
forty eight cents. is the amount of
checks which passed through the clearing
house or an average Of nearly $4,000 per
day.
Griffin Call: The fruit crop of this SEQ
ton is practically assured and without
some unprecedented change of weather
every indication is that there will be more
fruit made In this section than ever before
but all Of it will not be shipped, as the Mid
die Georgia Wine Company will consume a
large amount Of grapes and a large portion
of the fruit viii be distilled. The wine COM
pany will hold q meeting at an early day
and will confer with the Middle Georgia
Shippers Union in regard TO shipping and
handling the crop.
DR.. W. A. J. Anderson died at Atlanta
Tuesday at the residence Of his son A. NJ.
Anderson. DR.. Anderson was IS years of
age, and had been O physician for forty
years. he was graduate of Emory College,
and was classmate OF L. Q. @. Lamar and
a roommate OF Thomas NJ Norwood. He
was also a graduate of the Augusta Medical
College. The greater part of his life was
spent in Newton county where he did a large
practice. His fame as a surgeon was very
extended and some of the operations per-
formed by him attracted wide attention
from the profession.
Solicitor Hill announced In the superior
criminal court at Atlanta Tuesday thai he
was ready to give a verdict of not guilty to
an old negro named Tom Wilson, who ia
now a raving maniac in the dungeon OF the
Fulton county Jail Judge Richard Clark
said Wilson's case was most pathetic one
The old Negroes son stole lot Of goods and
gave them to his father to keep The son
escaped and the old man was indicted for
receiving stolen goods. After his incarcsra-
ton he became a raving maniac. The pris-
oner will probably be sent to the lunatic
asylum.
Two pieces Of central property were sold
at auction at Atlanta Tuesday. The first
was a vacant lot on Forsyth street adjoin-
ing the Weinmeister hotel, fronting %
feet on Forsyth and running back 125
feet. The lot was knocked down to Capt.
j. w. English for 1902 per front foot. The
lot belonged to the Mcmillan estate. The
SheehaD property fronting 1856 feet on Ivy
street and running back AZ feet on Decatur
street; also 81 feet on Ivy and running
back Sc feet, and also another lot on the
corner Of Decatur and Moore, was sold at
auction by DR.. H. L. Wilson Tuesday. Peter
Lynch bought the central property, paying
Sl25 front foot for 10.
LaGrange Graphic: The lead mine we
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