The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-07-15
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF The Two STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

Indicted for Cheating and Swindling
on What Appears to Be a Poor Case.
Fuller Particulars of the Floyd
County Tragedy.
GEORGIA.
Peter Daniels, the negro who killed
Sylvia Lyle is to be hanged at Atlanta
to-day.
There is great indignation among the
Macon people that negroes and whites are
confined in the same rooms in the Bib
county jail.
The Augusta Land Company has declared
another dividend OF 10 per cent, which
means SIS 600 scattered among the stock
holders of the company.
Capt. Hollis residence at Americus,
which was burned a day or two ago, was
insured for s., 600 The furniture was in
sured for 800. The loss will go way over
these figures He will probably rebuild at
an early date.
At Columbus Tuesday as W. D. Cooper
express messenger on the Buena Vista and
Ellaville route, was placing his small iron
safe in the wagon preparatory to leaving,
the pistol in the safe, which all messenger
agents are required to carry, was dis
charged. The ball came through the side
of the safe. and with such force as to enter
about an inoh into the body of the wagon.
l. IL w Akklhb VI AuItAAcun Jubb AObb
his finest COW in a peculiar manner. The
COW has been penned up just in the rear Of
his horse stall, and has been in the habit
of licking through crack and getting some
of the oats given TO the horse. Some time
last Thursday night she was at the usual
operation, when the horse suddenly snapped
viciously at the intruder, and bit off her
tongue. Mr.. Virgins did all he could to
save her, but, finding 1t impossible, had her
killed.
Hon. S. W. Coney, vice president OF the
Savannah, Americas aud Montgomery rail
road, lives six miles west Of Cordele aud has
farm OF 5000 acres on which be IS making
good deal Of money. This year he has lis
acres planted in melons. ae is On expert
enced and judicious shipper and always
manages to get splendid returns from COM
mission men. He will make over sixty car
loads Of melons on this is acres this year.
He has already shipped thirty carloads and
the lowest any car has Melted him is 1882 Is;
one car went as high as Sl73. 1t is estimated
that he will make net profit of 81, 900 on
his melons this year.
Talbotton NelD Era: At last Thursdays
meeting w. 8. Brown was reelected man.
ager OF the alliance warehouse at an in
creased salary. AS a business enterprise
the warehouse has probably been the biggest
success in the county since its organization.
IL is capitalized at a. 900 and the net earn
1ngs for twelve months ending July were
So, $50. 1t was decided at the annual meet
ing to issue stock TO each indi vidual own
ing any interest in the concern, and it thus
becomes stock company. Contracts have
been let for some needed repairs, and the
warehouse will be put in tirst-class shape
Tor handling next seasons business. Mr..
Brown has proved himself most exc sllent
warehouseman and the alliance is to be CON
graduated on retaining his services
AUpIlsta Herald. W. paad eOp,a syota,,
OF insurinR the safety of PERSONS trunk
between the time it leaves their home until
1t Is checked on board the train. A trans
Ter company with depot office who would
hold the trunk until the owner arrived and
then turn it over to the baggage smasher.
The lack OF this has caused Mrs. l.. Levin a
great deal of Inconvenience aud perhaps a
heavy loss. She committed her trunk to
the care of jeff Williams to carry to the de-
pot In time to catch the South Carolina
train. When she reached the depot her
baggage could not be found, although
Williams certified TO leaving it under the
shed, pointing out the SPOT where he bad
placed 1t. One OF the men working in the
depot had put trunk answering to the de-
scription on the Port Royal train Mrs.
Levin telegraphed down the road, but
every trunk on board was claimed, the
owners holding the check, and she is still
minus her property. II checks we're given
would never have happened, for he would
have been responsible for 1t until 1t was
called for by its owner.
DouglRsville NelU South: The grand Jury
Tor the adjourned term of Douglas sup srior
court Is getting In its work. A bill kas been
ground out against w. II. Mallory of the
the firm OF Selman, Mallory e. Co. Peter
Carnes Ccolored) is the man who caused the
bill to be found. The bill is for cheating
and swindling. About June - last Peter
carried watch to Mr.. Mallory to have
cleaned. This Mr.. Mallory did but for
some cause Peter was not satisfied and be-
gan to tell it around that Mr. Mallory stole
the works out of his watch and
put In an inferior set. How true
this Is will be known at Mr.. Mall
lorys trial. which will probably be set
Tor one day this week, as he has demanded
an early trial. 1t appears 60 some OF Mr..
Mallory's friends as a scheme to blackmail
him. as it is understood that Carnes wanted
him TO pay something to hush up. This he has
steadfasty refused to do. Cernes or some
one for him recentlyswenr to Atlanta aud
got Stilson, the jeweler, who first sold the
watch, to hunt up its record and compare
the record with the works now in it. This
was done and CarneS, seemingly went away
satisfied that the original works were in the
watch. The strangest part of the story is
why he, after making an investigation for
NJ
would go before the grand jury and get a
bill. To be better prepared to meet the
charge Of Carnes Mr. Mallory wrote Mr..
Stilson for the record of the watch and re-
ceived the following letter ia reply:
ATLANTA, Ca, June 90, 1899 w. Il.
Mallory, Dear Sir-Your letter to hand,
sold the watch and looked up the records
about it. / find it was Roskopf watch.
gift movement in Htg, silver case, and l
looked up the matter few days ago for a
negro, and l told him it was the same
watch, and think he went away satisfied
that you had not changed the movement.
hope you will have no more trouble about
1t. Very respectfully, F. J. Stilson."
All the facts in the tragedy at Living
ston, Floyd county, have been brought out
by the ooroner's inquest. Wilkinson was
employed as clerk in Stephens store and
also boarded with him. Up to several
months ago everything was working
along smoothly, and no such thing as a
wifes Inconsistency was thought Of, but dur
ing the past month suspicious began to arise
and Mr.. stephens believed his wife not true
TO him. He believed that Wilkinson was
on too intimate terms with his wife, and he
began to keep his eye on the suspect. A day
or two ago Stephens came across letter writ
ten by his wife to Wilkinson, which more
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