The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-04
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF The TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

Cruelty OF the Killing or Dogs by
Poicem en-A Negro Has q Terribl G
Fall, But Escapes Death Despite u
Big Cut IN His Head.
GEORGIA
Prof, John Isham Of Atlanta died Mon
day.
J. Madison Jones Of Macon died Monday.
he was SO years old
A rife range is to be established by the
military men of Macon. 1t will cost $500.
Col J. H. Turner, the solicitor general OF
she Flint judicial circuit, was buried st
McDonough Monday.
Mai. W. L. Glessner of Americus has
been engaged to boom the country along
the Georgia Southern and Florida railroad
as a section for fruit growing and tobacco
raising
On last Sunday little child Of Virgil
McKenney, who lives in Texas Valley,
Floyd county, swallowed the tin label OF q
tobacco plug, and is suffering grestly. The
doctors say the child will die.
At Acworth Saturday, George HAIRLESS
(colored) had a committal trial In Judge
Stokely's court for an assault on Jane Tur :
ner (white). The court committed him for
trial without bail , and he wes lodged In the
Marietta jail to await the action Of the su-
perior court. There is a division OF senti-
ment with the people as to the orime COM
mitted, other wise there would have been
another lynching.
The city council Of Augusta has granted
the petition Of property owners on Broad
between jackson and Mcintosh streets to
have that square paved with asphalt. The
work will cost $4,000. The property own
ers will bear one-half and the city the other
half of the expense. This will make two
squares Augusta will have paved with
asphalt and the city has sufficient money TO
60 still another square this year, II 1t IL
petitioned for.
The prohibition issue which was ad-
versely decided a mouth ago In Richmond
county is succeeded by an issue to have
high license in Augusta. Councilman Ell
lott has introduced an ordinance but the
amount Of the license proposed was not In
serted, though 1t is understood il will be
$1,000. The ordinance requires saloons to
close at 10 O'Clock at night, and If any dealer
is caught violating this ordinsoe his license
will be taken away and for two years the
city will refuse to grant the violator or any
member Of his family as far down as cousins
or even an inmate of his home license.
This new question has caused big howl and
it is very doubtful II the or finance will be
adopted.
Among the laborers employed N the erec-
tion Of the Doody building at Macon IL q
negro named Kendrick. Tuesday the negro
was engaged in some work on a scaffold
over the open space left for an elevator
shaft. Suddenly the scaffold gave way and
When he reached the first floor his head
but his fall was not checked
until he found himself IN the cellar
of the building. The negro was not even
stunned by his fail, but instead crawled out
of the cellar unasssted. When reached by
his fellow laborers it was discovered that
his head was split open 10 the skull, but that
his skull was not fractured and really no
serious injuries were inflicted. The injured
man was put on drey and sent to bis home
rear the Vineville branch. When last heard
from be was well on the road to recovery.
Augusta Nelos The brutality and bar
barlty of the custom Of shooting dogs was
horribly illustrated uptown Tuesday. The
poor Workmanship of an Augusta police
mau was also shown most conspicuously
The whole business is heartily condemned
by our people, and the city orders are not
only dangerous in their results and liable TO
mistakes, but are believed by many to be
illegal. A poor little terrier, belonging 10
a colOred woman, was shot near the corner
of Ellis and Marbury. The dog was not
killed, of course, and ran bowling and cry
ing piteously down the street At the cor
ner the policeman fired again, and again
failed TO kill. A third shot must have missed
altogether. Some glsncing slugs went
through a neighboring window and came
near striking sick lady. it is said The
lady was frightened nearly to death, and
when the neighbors turned out and begged
the officer to quit, as there was sickness Ia
the neighborhood, he went of, aud a sym
pathetic woman got somebody TO put an
end to the poor little dogs sufferings by
killing it with a knife.
Rome Tribune; Contractor Green Of
Chattanooga wants his money. And be
says DE is going to have IL. 1t will be re-
menbered that some time ago the board OF
county commissioners awarded TO Mr. Green
the contract for erecting the new court
houte. On the day when the contract wa,
given him be deposited with the commits
eioners a forfeit that was TO be paid into the
treasury Of the county in case he failed t
make the required bond for q faith
fnl discharge Of his contract within a speci
fed time. The time passed and no bond wa
made. He asked for more time, which wa
granted him. He again failed to come W
with the bond and asked for still more time
3n which to make the bond. This the CON-
missionere refused TO allow, and awarded
the contract to the Patton company anC
forfeited the deposit Of Mr.. Green. Th,
commissioners claim that the deposit was Il
guarantee the county against the loss from
delays ad vertising for new bids and extra
work and expense. Mr.. Green was In che
city yesterday and wanted his money paid
back. He said he was willing 70 pay the
actual expenses which had accrued from
his failure to make bond, but did not think
he ought TO pay for delays He said 20 q
Tribune mao that he was going to get hi
money back if it took half the lawyers il
Chattanooga to do 1t.
Athens Banner: The Harden will cas-
promises to be quite au interesting one
And before the fight on the will Is finishes
there may be some interesting tuiug,
brought to light. Miss Mary Harden, who
died in this city some years since, left a will
In which she bequeathed all her property K
Miss EVE Harden jackson, the daughter Of
the late Judge Asa Nj. jackson. The will
was made in 1884, and after the death OF
Miss Harden was probated In common
form. It had never been probated
In solemn form until Monday AfteI
it was learned that Miss Harder
had left her property to Miss Jackson, tn.
relatives Of Miss Harden made q fight upor
the will. They are W. II. Harden, Louis
Harden, Henry Harden and Reginald
Harden and Miss Anna Harden, all OF Quit
man. They are the nephews aud niece of
Miss Mary Harden. w. c. Mccall is their
lawyer and has been working up the case
thoroughly. The reliance Of the caveators
is upon two points, viz. that Miss Harden
was Of unsound mind when she made this
will. and that she was unduly persuaded &c