The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-11
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

PROSECUTION LUZ DlAdLIy L4oL
County's Latest Murder.
GEORGIA
For twenty-five years James P. Chapman
has served the city of Macon in the capacity
of sergeant of police.
Baldy Davis of Griffin Is figuring on q
handsome 2-story house to put in the beau
tiful grove on the corner OF Broadway and
Thirteenth street, which was his wifes
bridal present
The dwelling of Oliver Hays in Lection,
suburb of Amerious, was struck by nighl-
ming during the thunder storm Sunday
night and considerably damaged. Fort
unately none of the inmates were hurt.
Cliff Mason, one OF the quartet arreIted
at New Orleans in connection with case of
forgery at Atlanta, has been acquitted and
discharged. Gertie Jacobs. the variety
actress, has gone to her home at Louisville.
KY.
A Turkish woman name Habeb Decide is
under arrest at Atlanta on a charge Of in
fanticide. The child supposed to have
been killed was only day old and criminal
negligence is said to have been the cause Of
its death.
At Columbus Miss Matte Williams, while
down town during the forenoon Saturday,
ate quite heartily of vanilla ice cream and
on her return home was shortly afterward
taken violently i'll and a physician sum
moned. 1t was ascertained that the vanilla
used in flavoring the cream was poisonous,
and for several hours she was in great pain.
At :Morganton Saturday night, Miss
NJ J. Smith with only her every day
apparel, decided to steal away from the
home of her youth and from the tender
care of her parents, and plant her destinies
in the care of Mr.. Aiken, one Of the fruit
agents. and Miss Rosa Orten went with a
t.
girls eloped with are married. MIR Smith
with an armed posse, went in pursuit and
they have returned with Aiken Bnd put him
In jail and the sheriff of Union county
with a warrant, was only few hours be-
hind Hunt.
Judge W. L. Calhoun Of Atlanta made
an addition to his collection Of war relics
Saturday The addition consists OF six
shells which were fred by SheTman's in
vading army in the historic siege Of At
lanta. The shells were plowed up out of
the earth by a squad of workmen who
were excavating for a building near the
corner Of Hunter and Lloyd streets. The
shells were still loaded. Col Calhoun has
quite collection Of historic war souvenirs
and curios which he has been gathering
since he gave up his gun and quit fighting
thirty years ago.
Bishop W. j. Gaines of the African
Methodist Episcopal church, had his travel
ing sachel stolen recently on a trip between
Washington and Baltimore. The sachel
contained nearly all Of the bishops minis
terial permits. He is afraid that some i'm
poster has secured them and will use them
20 get courtsies from rail- Dads and that the
companies may blame him. He has TO
travel much OF the time and has bothered
himself no little through his loss. The
bishop hopes that the roads will take up the
permits II presented and notify him at his
home, $50 Houston street, Atlanta
John McNulty was married at Columbus
Sunday to Miss Laura Brown. Society peo-
pie had for several months past been deeply
interested in the marriage OF Mr.. McNuitv
70 Miss Brown. Several times it had been
announced that date had been set, aud
every time it was afterward stated that for
some reason delay has been found neces-
sary. Sunday afternoon Rhodes Brown
with his entire family, was at the Episcopal
church. At the conclusion of the service
Mr.. McNulty. with Miss Brown, advanced
10 the altar, where Rhodes Brown Joined
them to give away his daughter, and the
marriage was performed by the rector of
the church.
The famous and historic old locomotive
"The General" is being overbauled re-
painted and generally touched up at the
Western and Atlantic shops. The old war
time engine Is to go to the worlds fair, The
history OF the old engine is we'll known.
1t Is the locomotive which was taken by the
unlonsoldiers at Big Shanty,a station on the
Western and Atlantic road, during the war
The exciting ride after the escaping soldiers
with the engine, their final capture after
long and thrilling race, and the execution
OF the federal soldiers In Atlanta afterward
are events of which history treats. Since
the war the old locomotive has been In use
on the road, for time pulling trains and
nhifffnrr
small aud about four years ago it was retired
from active use and given an honored place
in the round house. Now that the worlds
fair is coming on the officials of the road
are having the old engine made new, and 1t
will be carried to Chicago, where IL will be
given good place where all the visiting
public can get peep at it.
Capt. Harry jackson expects to leave At
lanta next Saturday night with a party of
friends for the Okefinokee swamp. to be
present at the opening of the canal. I'm
mense pumps have been erected at the up-
per end OF the canal and the water will be
pumped into the canal at first. The ridge
around the northern and eastern sides of the
swamp is forty-two feet above the bottom
OF the lake in the swamp. The canal has
been cut to depth OF thirty-two feet At
that depth the earth is SO soft that In many
places the mules cannot work to advantage.
1t was decided that II would be cheaper TO
erect pumps and lift the water into the
canal and cut it out that way than TO con-
t1nue excavating by mules and laborers
The pumps have capacity of 25 900 gallons
minute. AS the fall from the lake to the
st. Mary's river is 160 feet, the water will
pour through and scour out the bottom of
the canal. At present the swamp is almost
dry, with the exception of the large lake.
For miles the swamp is a great bed of pond
lilies. Capt. jackson describes it as the
most beautiful floral picture in the world
Full details Of the murder of Celia Cobb
by John Morris-both negroes-in ths
Bark Camp district, of Hall county, on
Thursday last, make the crime one OF the
most brutal and revolving in the crimina
history OF Hall county. All the facts in tn,
case, as told by Coroner Dorsey, are as fol
lows: On Latham's place Is cabin con
tanning four negro families. One of the in.
mates, John Morris, became infatuated
with Celia Cobb, who was resident OF th,
cabin and deserted his family. A few day
ago Celia Cobb. now about to become
mother, went to a justice to swear case O
ilegitimate parentage against Morris. Nor
ris heard of this fact and threatened he
with death If she would make the com
plant. Thursday morning her adopte,
father, Frank Cobb sent her after a baske
of corn, about one~quarter of "a mile dis
talt. The family noticed Morris watching
after her and Immediately started OFF in
different direction. The girl did ne
return, and search was made 70