The morning news., 1892-03-13

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Newton superior court meets March 81.
The whisky license at Moltezuma has
been reduced from $500 to $500.
The pOstofice muddle at Holly Springs
has quietly settled down, and John NJ Neal
is the postmaster.
The result Of the election at Albany 10
favor of issuing bonds to construct water
works aud sewers will not be contested as
was feared.
The county board Of education met at
Crawfordville Thursday and reelected
William T. Flynt county school commits
sioner for TallGferro.
Harrison Black, an inmate OF the paupers'
home in Cherokee county, shot himself
three times with a revolver day or two
ago with suicidal intent. He will probably
die.
Tax Collector Carroll of Franklin county
has made his settlement through Judge Nc
keDEe with the state treasurer Every
fartLing of Franklin county tax for 1892
has been paid in.
The federation of trades declares that
convict made goods must not be sold in At
lanta. A law will be asked for to prohibit
1t: Tennessee convict made goods compete
with the free labor Of Atlanta.
Mrs. Mataline Santo of LaGrange was
found dead In her bed, ON Wednesday morn
ing last, by Perry Ferrell, the colored man
who waited about the premises. She lived
alone and died from natural causes.
An issue of S2O7, 900 in bonds will be
made by the state soon, bids to bs received
until March 20, to meet the bonds maturing
in July. They are 30-year bonds, dated
May /, 1892, to bear interest not exceeding
41s per cent.
Andrew Booker. the negro who escaped
from Warren county last December is now
safe behind the bars of tho county jail.
Andrew is charged with an assault with in
tent to murder Henry Lewis, colored lad :,
ia the northern portion Of the county.
The Sparta Lshmdellte learns that Miss
Roberts, the lS-year-old daughter OF David
Roberts, living near Buffalo, was fatally
burned last week She was engaged, with
her little brother, in burning brush, and
and her clothes took fire, with tho distress
ing result above stated
Last week the Glenella alliance. in Wilkin-
son county, met ard adopted the third part
platform, with the exception of one plank.
the last named in the platform. 1t reads:
'12. We demand that the government issue
legal tender notes aud pay the union soldier
the difference between tho price of depre-
ciated money in which he was paid in
gold"
Bud Cay and John Carlin were arrested
aud taken TO Gainesville last Monday to
answer to the charge of breaking into the
store of q. l.. Mize at Henry. They broke
into John Henry Kings stable Saturday
night and hitching his horse 10 a road cart.
drove it nearly to death. Failing to give
bond they are both confined in the Carnes-
vile jail.
The grand jury OF Morgan county has
raised the salary OF Judge H. w. Baldwin
of the county court from $500 to $1,000.
basing their action on his report, showing a
large increase in criminal business during
the past term and the saving to the county
of an average Of $40 900 a year for the past
four years by trying misdemeanors in the
county court rather than in the superior
court.
A young son OF Len Hagen, living near
Lightfoot, in Wilkinson county was the
victim of a painful accident on Wednesday.
While cutting wood his ak hit small but
ton that was on the log he was cutting.
breaking it in half, one piece imbedding
itself just over his right eye. He was
brought TO lrwinton. and DIR. Carswell
rendered the necessary surgical aid. remov-
ing the ball of the eye, which was cut in
twain by the button.
Watkinsville Neios: L. Fambrough. who
has been on trial for the past two days in
the superior court for the murder OF old
man A. j. Ward. is free man. The iury
brought in a verdict of mot guilty" at G 80
O'Clock Thursday night. There was some
slight applause when the verdict was an
nounced, which was at once silenced, how.
ever. A number of friends of the defend
ant have attended the trial, watching
anxiously for the result.
Wednesday, near Hastings church, in
Greene county, Miss Emma P. Andrews
was tried before a jury on charge of
lunacy and was found guilty. She will be
sent to Milledgeville to the state asylum for
the insane, from which place she returned
about four weeks ago. She wss discharged
as cured, but 1t was only temporary case
OF nationality, and she soon developed
symptoms Of her old malady. Miss Ans
drews is about So years of age ana probably
iucurahle.
At Atlanta, Friday, Reuben Jones, a
negro who has been sweeping out at the
court house for some time, got it into his
head that he was master of ceremonies
around that establishment. Accordingly
he signed the name Of Hon John T. Cooper.
county clerk, TO $35 check and presented
it for payment at the Gate City National
Bank. The teller did not like the looks OF
the signature, and sent messenger to Mr..
Cooper, who pronounced the check a forR.
cry. Reuben was arrested and is now in
Jail.
Quitman Free Press: A few days ago Joe
Wilson, of Sweat g. Wilson, had about IS
head Of sheep burned to death. The sheen
we're in piece Of woods which Mr. Swilley
neiRhbor, was burning off, and they didn't
have sense enough TO get out of the way Of
the fire. The bodies Of II of them were
found in tree top, where they we're lying
when the fire came upon them. The woods
was open, and the sheep could easily have
run out Of the way, but their intelects evil
IDENTIFY become clouded and they just lay
still and let the fire burn them up.
Sparta IShmGelite: The family of
Archibald Wilson, near the depot, mad a
dog so savage as to need to be kept tied.
Friday afternoon the brute got loose and
young Robert Wilson undertook to tie him.
This angered the dog; and, jumping on the
boy, 1t bit him severely in a number of
places. Report has it that 1t was impossi.
BILE to make the animal let go his hold on the
boy until passerby went to his relief with
pistol The dog was shot and killed.
Several children in town and in the coun-
try have recently been bitten by dogs.
DR.. l. B. Hayes, who is engaged In the
drug business at Atlanta, was arrested
Thursday on a charge of selling whisky
without a retail license The arrest was
made at the instigation Of Mrs r. w, Denr
ton, wife of r. w. Denton, a car inspector
Of tie East Tennessee road. Recently Den
ton has been drinking hard. and his wife
has been greatly distressed in consequence.
Day before yesterday Denton disappeared
from home early in the morning. He re-
turned in few minutes with bottle OF