The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-04-13
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS Of TaE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.


Morgsn Courty's Sensational Abduc
ton Case Bobs Up Agatha Boy
Drowned Before Ris Fathers Eyes.
A Burglar Caught in the Act at Ma
coma Fight over a Win In Floyd
County.
GEORGIA.
The Jekyl Island Club is closed for the
BeasOn.
The people OF Statssboro are taking steps
seward building a handsome new hotel.
A stock company is being organized far
the purpose Of building cotton warehouse
in Monticello. The lot has been purchased.
The young daughter of Mack Henderson
Of Atlanta, whose home was burned down
a few months ago, fell Monday and broke
her thigh. Her sutferings are very severe
Eugene Lewis, who works for A. K.
Hawkes., the optician, fell from bicycle
on Whitehall street bridge at Atlanta Mon
day and sustained severe injuries. His
right leg was broken IN two places.
Rev. Mr.. Sublett Of Atlanta had a stroke
of paralysis Sunday. IL occurred just as he
entered the pulpit of the Capitol Avenue
mission. He fell heavily TO the floor aud
for several minutes he was thought 70 be
dead He soon recovered, however, and
with little assistance reached his home at
ITO Georgia avenue, Monday he was feel
ing better, but is still unwell
Abbeville Times: A young man Of color
got married here recently. The marshal
was talking 10 him about another woman
that wanted to sec him. II got nothin' to
do wild dat'oman, pse married" Marshal
asked him who he married. The young
man stopped aud studied, and then replied,
s'I 'clar, boss, forgit her name =" and then
turned to one OF his colored friends to find
out.
Columbus En9uirer-Sun: The foot
which was discovered in the neighbOrhood
of Rose Hill Tuesday was examined yester-
day by City Physician GriggI and he de-
cided that it belonged to full grown white
man and had the appearance of being ans
putated just below the instep. As no medical
operation has been reported the foos Is being
preserved in cnse some one should claim it.
TIE police are in hopes that If the person
who once owned the foot has any further
use for it he will remove It as soon as posi-
Die. The foot has been separated from the
remainder Of its body for at least five days
and as piece of bric-a- brao 1t is failure.
was witnessed at the depot Tuesday night
on the arrival Of No. 6 from Bainbridge.
In addition to the regular train was a car
load of japonioas en- route to Tampa, Fla
The flowers were imported from Japan by
H. B. Plant, who was having them sent to
Tampa for his magnificent hotel at that
place. The plants were OF la -ge size and
healthy In appearance. The pots or boxes in
which they we're growing were on a fiat car,
which was boxed up about half way. We
learn from florists that it is doubtful il the
japonicas will thrive In Tampa, as they say
the soil and climate are not adapted to
them.
At last an arrest has come out OF the nu-
merous burglaries that have been COM
mitted in Macon Of late. Fate Andrews, a
negro, was caught IN the Flint house, a
boarding house on First street, at an early
hour Sunday morning, and he has been locked
up on charge OF burglary. One of the
boaCders heard a noise in the house, and,
on Investigating, he found negro crouch
tnR in the hallway. When the boarder made
bis appearance the negro attempted to es-
cape, but was persuaded to stop when he
saw the CLEAN Of pistol barrel. The negro
was taken IL charge by the boRrders, and
turned over to Officer Grace, who docketed
him for burglary.
AT Rome Saturday afternoon at 4 O'Clock
fire suddenly broke out in a pile OF 300 bales
OF cotton. which had been hauled out of the
Printup warehouse TO high ground on Broad
street when the food came. The cotton was
10 the middle Of the street, opposite the
Central hotel and the fact that 1t was on
fire created immense excitement. The fire
department quickly responded TO the alarm.
and the flames were soon under control.
While two OF the fire companies were rush
ing to make one plug, the hose wagon col
hded, and Driver Mulkey of No. was
Thrown from his seat and severely injured.
The cotton belonged to Montgomery a Co.
and was fully insured. The loss is about
5000.
A sad accident occurred near Duluth FRI
day by which the o-year-old son of Mr.. Me-
Crary, who lives near here, lost his life
Mr.. McCrary and the lad were crossing a
wet weather branch the recent rains had
swollen out OF proportions. As the father
attempted to lift the little fellow across his
grasp slipped and the boy fell into the
swollen stream. With a cry for help MIR.
McCrary plunged in after him, but was
unable to get hold of him before the water
carried him down, and the agonized father
saw his son swept out OF his reach by the
rapidly running stream. He FASTENED to
the town, carrying the sad news, and
party went out TO find the body. IL was
found nearly half a mile below where the
accident occurred, lodged in a partly sub
merged tree.
The Fifth Baptist church seems to he
taking lively interest in Mayor Hemp
hills veto OF the Atlanta councils grant to
the cyclorama to open on Sunday Mon
day some of the members of the congrega-
tion got together and passed resolutions in
dorsing the course Of the mayor In vetoing
the petition. But Rev. Virgil Norcross,
the pastor. took decidedly different view
of the matter. he said in bis sermon that
lit was wrong for the mayor to work his
lprinters on Sunday and get out a paper on
that day, and then to close up, by his veto,
such a harmless, In truth, such really ele-
waiting thing as the cyclorama of a great
battle. He said that the mayor received
the advertisements of the cyclorama and
then closed it up. Mr.. Norcross dealt with
the inconsistency OF the mayors veto at
some length.
A very important case was decided in
Judge Marshall J -. Clarke's court In Atlanta
Monday. The jury in the case of the At
4anta Glass Company VS.. the Niagara Fire
insurance Company, brought in q verdict
Tor the plaintiff in the sum Of 81 1853 80 and
attorneys fees. The glass company took
out policy in the Niagara on June 6, 1887,
and on June 81, 1897, the glass works were
destroyed by fire. The insurance company
claimed that 1t had notified its agent, Gooda
q Co, that the policy was Cancelled. Mark
Berry, with Goode 81 Co., received the
nottce The point was made by the defense
that a clause in its policy stated that notice
TO its agent Cancelled the policy. The glass
company bad never been notified. The de-
oision decided a very important point. The
verdict was for the full amount Of the suit,
the face OF the policy, interest and attorneys
fees.
The case Of the state VS.. w. s. Cochran.
charged with abduction, came up before
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