The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-10-06
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
vHE NEWS OF The TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.


A Man Arrested For a Murder Com
mitted Twenty Years Ago-A Des-
perate Battle With stslhon-A
Man Badly Hurt By q Vicious Negro
at Bspeville-A Bequest to a Ma
sonic Looge.
GEORGIA.
Miss Ellen Dortch, of GAINESVILLE has
purchased the Milledgeville Chronicle, and
will soon begin the publication of a paper
In that city.
Another cotton factory will be built at
Athens Messrs. Ewing & Cobb propose
erecting il and have applied for charter
for the Alpha Cotton Factory Company
with a capital stock Of $35, 600, IN shares Of
500 each.
Capt W. s. Garrett, ex-county comis-
sioner, George A. Carter, a lawyer, and
Henry q. Love, deputy tax collector, had
very narrow escape from death at Atlanta
Tuesday. They came very near being caught
under huge falling sign ike sparrows
under a deadfau.
j. 7. McAllister, a well known one-legged
man, who has been With the American KIM
ployes' and Liability Insurance Company,
was arrested at Atlanta tuesday. he was
indicted by the grand jury on a charge Of
smbezzling 81, 200. McAllister claims his
arrest is due 10 persecution, because he
went to new company.
The gin house of J. D. Minor at Meri-
weather, In Baldwin county, was destroyed
by fire last Tuesday night between and
s O'Clock. IL contained twelve bales of cot
ton in the seed and all bis cotton baskets
There had been no ginning done in several
days, and the fire is thought 70 have been
the work of an incendiary.
While the ''goober" train was nearing
Hogansville Wednesday evening some
scoundrel fired pistol at the window. The
ball passed through the glass aud threw
fragments of it over several passengers in
the car. The gentleman occupyiu g the seat
next to the window happened to be leaning
over or lie would have been shot.
At Brunswick Monday night Mrs Will
lam Mccormack, wife of a member of the
city fire department, attempted to commit
suicide by taking poisonous drug. The
screams OF her child attracted the attention
of Lieut.. Taylor Of the police and he went
for DR.. Dunwody and sent him to the house.
The woman's life was saved after several
hours hard work.
The Westmoreland property, at the corner
OF Marietta and Fairle streets at Atlanta
was sold at public cutlery in front Of the
county court house Tuesday by Col George
W Adair as auctioneer for United States
Marshal Buck 1t was sold under order Of
Marshal Buck to satisfy judgments from
the United States courts, aud was purchased
by II. I. Inman for $4,000.
Ransom Turner, the oldest man perhaps
In Georgia, was buried at Oothcalooga GEM
etery near Adairsvtlle a day or two ago.
He had passed the age Of l04 years. He
had been living with his son, T. w. Turner,
for some years. When the forces were be-
ing raised by jackson to go to New Orleans
Mr.. Turner was just two months too
young. His brother went but died at Mo-
bile on the way.
Near Hapeville, Monday night about dark,
negro named John McElreath assaulted
Berry Chapman, an old gentleman Of IS
years, with a rock Mr.. Chapman was
knocked senseless by the blow, and as soon
as he could gain consciousness staggered
home and told the story Of the assault. is
jawwas broken and his face horribly smashed
by the blow. AS soon as the news reach ii
Hapeville searching party Of at least fifty
men was organized, and they are now scour-
ing the woods.
There was quite battle bet ween horse
trader aid stallion at Athens Tuesday
The horse had gotten out OF the stable and
had gone TO whore the cows were fed, and
run them of and took charge of the food.
His owner got a whip aud attempted to
make the stallion leave and go back into
bis stable. The horse showed fight and ran
at his owner in a terrific manner. The
whip was put on him at a lively rate, but
1t did not do much good until after he had
eaten up al in sight
Rev. T. j. Holmes Of Sun Hill was elected
mode ator OF the Washington Baptist Asso-
citation at the annual session recently held
at Black Springs church in Baldwin county.
He succeeds Gov. VI. J. Northen who has
served as mode ator for the past ten years.
Prof. Ivey w. DuRgal, who has been clerk
of the association for the past twenty years,
was reelected. Prof e. I. Holmes of sun
Hill was elected as principal OF the Wash
ington Institute at Linton. The next meet
ing Of the association will be held at
balerms, Hancock county.
The old saying that murder VIII OUT
still seems 10 be true, and after nearly
twenty years the murderer of Duke Palmer
is believed TO have been caught One bright
morning just after tho October court in
Towns county, 1873, Duke Palmer, promi-
nent lawyer, who resided in Cleveland
White county, was returning from court on
horseback alone, and Just as he reached the
foot of the mountain, on the road leading
across the Unicoy gap, riding along
leisurely, thinking OF no dsnger, a quick,
sharp report OF rife WAS heard, and a
man who was blowing little hillside field
close by, saw Palmer throw up his hands,
reel and fall to the ground a corpse. The
prisoner is Marcus Vandiver, a brother-in-
law of the murdered man. Perry O'Shields
who was suspected at the time, says Van
diver confessed the crime to him.
7.
Sinktield, a hard working aud every reliable
negro of Meriwether county, came to this
city and complained OF feeling very un ell
He went to Henry Bass, Of Bass & Bros,
and borrowed 81 to buy medicines and
other little necessaries, as he had sold no
cotton. On Saturday night he went to the
house of bis sister about Two miles from this
city, and after taking dose of medicine he
died very suddenly, and the dootors pro-
nounced it death from heart disease. His
brother is not satisfied, however, and has
brought his two bottles In for ANALYSIS
They are two small TASKS and the LIQUID of
one smells very strong of corn whisky, aud
the other smells of alcohol, or like rye
whisky. They were put in the hands of
Douglas Boyd for investigation. 1t is i'm
possible to tell from the bottles where the
compound was purchased, but one thing is
very evident, they were not filed at any
drug store.
Augusta Nel0S: Webb Lodge No. 1865.
Free and Accepted Masons, in this city, has
been complimented in manner which is
intensely gratifying to all members Of the
Masonic order in Augusta and which
emphasizes the confidence and reliance re-.
posed the world over in that oldest of noble