The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-01-06
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.


IBERIA Again Fleeced-Two Fires a
Macon.
GEORGIA
The election for mayor and council o
Covington takes place on the third Monday
in January.
Prof. Calhoun and A. W. McGlaunn hsvl
rented the new hotel just completed IN Gus
seta for the ensuing year Ii will be rus
under the management Of Mr.. McGlaunn.
The $40 600 endowment for Mercer Uni
versity at Macon has been raised, and TIM
secures the $4,000 which Rockefeller SAFE
be would give to the university II the Zap
fists would subscribe 10000.
Travis Broadnax, a sew-mil man, hve
miles from Cusseta dealt Simon hollis,
negro, a terrible blow on the head last
Wednesday with large hand-stick, crush
ing the skull. and it is said fears are enter
tanned Of his recovery. The negro was al
the mill interfering with hands and when
approached about it began cursing.
Col. Uriah B. Harold OF Americas re-
eeived on New Years day the check from
the Mutual Life Insurance Company OF
New York for g., 900 in payment OF the
policy upon the life of the late Hon. Il. e..
Simmons, and upon Col. Harrold's return
Saturday from Savannah the check was
turned over TO Judge Fort as the represent
alive Of Mrs. Simmons.
Griffin Call: A half breed Indian woman
was lodged in Jail at this place Monday
from near Creswell. Her name is Catharine
Langford. She was charged with burning
D. i. Dupree's barn and stable In that
section Friday night Of last week, and at
the commitment trial gave the bond
assessed Her bondsman, however, became
uneasy Monday, and surrendered her TO
Sheriff Patrick, when she was placed in
prison.
Griffin NesVs: On Christmas eve night K.
Nj. Johnson, r. J. Myrick, Dick Miner and
Bill Pryo were doing the anvil and powder
act at Concord, when q package containing
three pounds of powder exploded, burning
all OF them In a terrible manner about
the face and hands lt Is proved that Mr..
johnson Is seriously injured. aud will lose
his eyesight The others are getting along
very we'll MIR. Myrick was smoking and
dropped a spark In the powder.
The Box Rodgers house and the residence
of Andrew Kennedy at Macon were de-
stroyed by fire Monday. The Rodgers
house was insured for IS 900 in the follow
ing companies; Atlanta Home, 5000
Rome Fire, 5000; National Fire. 200
Insurance Of North America, $1,000. The
furniture was insured for $1,000 in the
niture in the Kennedy house WAS saved by
the assistance Of neighbors. The estimated
cost Of the house was 81, 500. insured with
q. G. Conner in the Southern Mutual Of
Athens for s.. COO.
On Jan Is the stockholders Of the Athens
Bonner will hold their regular aRnua
meeting, and the election OF officers will
take place Its pretty we'll known that
the next president OF the company will bt
Hon. James NJ. Smith, the prosperous Ogle-
thorpe farmer. Thus, the Athens B0nnes
will be the only newspaper in Georgia whose
president is an active and prosperous farmer
G. d. Flannigen. the present business mana
ger will sever his Official connection with
the Banner at the annual meeting, and
Capt. j. j. G.. McMahAn, president Of the
Exchange Bank, will take his place. The
majority of the stock Of the Banner is now
held by James M. Smith, Hamilton
MoWhorter and W. III. Howard of Loxing.
ton, and J. j. G. McMahau, J. Il
Stone, E. D. Stone and w. s. Christy Of
Athens.
From ell that can be learned of them Il
seems that the Atlanta negroes who were
bound for the promised land of Africa arS
doomed to disappointment. The first To-
stallment was to have shipped to New York
about Christmas, 30 as TO sail for Liberia on
the good ship described by the enterprising
CASTOR on San. s. BIT as was the case year
ago, when another negro schemer named
Fisher was the leader in the swindle,
there IS something wrong again, and the
500 Atlanta negroes who have paid their
$50 passenger money are becoming excited
over the delay which no one seems to be
able to account for. except the sold CASTOR,
who was working In another quarter when
last heard from. The experience of the
do daA H., -
their hard earned dollarsia year ago was sad,
but yet there were plenty to take the second
bait, though they are more wary about
what they have to say to outsiders, under
the impression that the failure of the for
mer expedition was due to the interference
of white people.
An Atlanta special to the Macon Tele-
graph says; "Since the appointment of
the alliance delegates to the national con-
vention to be held In ST. Louis in February
for the purpose Of discussing the advise
btity OF the alliance arrayfug itself openly
with the movement spoken Of as the Peo-
pies party, there has been Q good deal of
quiet speculation going on among the polit.
tcal sages here. 1t 10 generally believed that,
whether on account Of the Peoples party
as such or the alliance as it has operated ia
the past, that this year will see more
genuine hveliness In Georgia politics
than hes been awakened in many
years. In the fret place the sages
are predicting a hot contest In eleoting the
delegation to the democratic national con-
vention. It is to be fight between Cleve-
land and Hin factions. Already such a
contest is almost openly declared, aud as
the time shortens things begin to take more
definite shape. AS pointer, there Is @
movement on foot among the Cleveland be-
llevers here to organize Cleveland club tC
make sure that the delegates who 90 DO th,
convention will understand the sentimen,
that sent them. The talk is also L
have similar clubs all over the state anC
make an open and vigorous fight for al
instructed Cleveland delegation, and be
fore long active steps will doubtless b,
taken to effect this organization. or course
IL is understood that Hill's workers will pull
their ropes as silently as possible, aud try
90 secure an uninstructed delegation. Il i
70 meet just such a campaign that the or,
ganization of throughout Cleveland club
is proposed by some Of the most prominent
democrats here. Then the Peoples part,
and the alliance influence will help Il
make things very interesting. Al
ready IL is charged that Lv
ingston is working in the inter
est Of Hill delegation, and for this reason
refuses to join in the third party movement
1t is said thvt this is the real cause of hi.
effort to help the Georgia alliance out OF
Tom Watson's grasp. But he maS fail al
around. While the Georgia delegates t.
st. Louis selected last week were solidly
opposed to the alliance going into third
party, still the delegation is bound by tn
action of the convention. If the oonven-
ton decides for the Peoples party, theI
Livingston, who made up the delegation t,
suit his personal notion, not to represent tn