The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-09-02
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF TIE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.


Murder Mystery-sale OF the At
lanta Piano Factory "reminiscences
of an Old Time Member OF the Geor-
gia Bar.
GEORGIA.
The next term Of Talbot superior court
will be held either in the opera house or
college building at Talbotton.
Among the candidates who reported for
admission to the United States Military
Academy at West Point Monday was Isaac
Newell of Georgia. He is the son Of Capt.
Tom Newell CT Mlledgeville, aud grand
son Of Senator Colquitt.
Reuben O'Neil, the 16-year-old negro
rapist who brutaly assaulted the pretty
little l1-year-old daughter of Sectionmaster
Woodliff of the Central railroad about four
miles north Of Forsyth about three weeks
ago, will pay the penalty OF his crime on the
gallows, his trial having resulted 10 con-
viction
The Woods-Brown murder trial, which
wss taken TO Hsbersham county from
Towns county upon & change OF venue, was
Concluded Tuesday night at 1880 O'Clock
by verdict of acquittaL The state was
represented by Solicitor General Thompson
and Judge J. Estes. The defense was rep
resented by John Kimsey aud Col. Pope
Barrow.
A gentleman of Dooly county had five
bales of cotton last fall that he decided to
hold for better prices He was then offered
~ cents per pound and he was holding for
cents. He sold the cotton Aug. 20 Of this
year. The cotton lost fifteen pounds per
bale. the gentleman lost the use Of the
money and sold the cotton for as cents per
pound. Holding cotton did not pay him.
J. A. Laney of Macon, who some time
since was injured by pair OF brass knuck-
les by negro man, Is still suffering from
the blow. Every bone in his breast is
broken and his shoulder is dislocsted. MIR
Laney says that he expects to die at any
moment aud that the bones press against
his heart, and that he is keenly perceptible
II IL and can constantly feel his heart jump
from under the pressure.
Marietta was to have had on Friday its
first public hanging in three years. The
doomed man is well known Atlanta ne
gro, Gus Pease, who killed negro named
Ben Hollingsworth at a picnic last spring
In this county. But the hanging will not
occur on Friday. Judge GOber refused to
grant the negro a new trial, but his attor-
ney, Mr.. Moss, has filed bill OF exceptions
which Judge Gober will sign, thus staying
the execution until the supreme court can
hear a motion for a new trial.
Dr. L. B. Clifton created a small-sized
sensation at the corner OF Second and Cherry
streets at Macon Wednesday BY
cowhiding small boy. The
motive for the deed is a secret.
The youth to whom the cowhidinR was ad-
ministered is named Edgar Brown and he
Is about Is years of age. He was passing
by the drug store of Taylor e. Daniels when
DIR. Clifton ran afoul OF him. Jerking he
youth on the inside, a cowhide was used to
effect by DIR. Clifton, after which he re-
leased the boy.
The Atlanta piano factory is now owned
by Messrs. Miles & Bradt. The papers
closing the sale were signed Tuesday and
the factory is now in the hands Of the new
owners. Last December it was put in the
hands Of a receiver, D. NJ. Balm being the
gentleman selected for that position by the
court. He has simply been holding the |
assets, consisting of the building and |
grounds. valued at $4,000, and the machin- |
cry, ETC., valued at about the same. In |
July Judge Clarke passed an order that the |
factory should be advertised for sale, This |
was done and three bids were received.
They were opened last Saturday week by
Judge Clarke and the highest one was
from Miles Il Bradt, who offered $24 900 |
for the factory. Judge Clarke ordered the |
bid accepted, and Tuesday the papers we're
signed and the factory was turned over TO |
the new owners
McRae Enterprises On last Thursday P. |
B. Ryals, who lives about six miles east of |
Lumber City, hearing a connection with |
his hogs on the margin of the bay, some |
800 yards from his house. and the commo- |
ton continuing for several minutes he took |
his gun and went down to investigate the
matter. On arriving at the scene OF the
conflict he discovered that his hogs had been
having severe battle with a rnttlesnake
But before Mr.. Ryals arrived the hogs had
abandoned the conflict, leaving thu snake in
possession Of the battle ground, with SEEM
ingly no material injury, except the loss OF
his rattles, which were found on the ground.
There were seven Of the hogs, and three of
them we're bitten by the snake, two of
which died few hours afterward. The
other is not dead at this writing. or course
Mr.. Ryals killed the snake, which measured
over five feet long aud had ten rattles.
The first blood shed in the political cam
pagn Of Warren county occurred Tuesday
In the northern part Of the county, at a
negro camp meeting, where a large crowd
OF negroes had gathered. It Is reported
that they were fighting all day about poll
tics, and by l O'Clock the political fever
was running pretty high. Two of the
leaders in their discussions got into a dis
pute which resulted in a deadly combat.
Two bull dog revolvers played a conspicu-
GUS part. One Of the negroes was a Watson
man and the other was for Black. The
name OF the Watson man was Jim Gressum
and the other went by the name OF Coliina
Jim Gressum received a fatal shot abo ut the
left breast He was taken to physician,
out died on the way. Collins received two
wounds, one in the arm and the other in the
leg. Gressum seems to have been the ag-
gressor IN the affair. Collins ran Off and
has not been seen or heard OF since.
Maj. Raphael J. Moses of Columbus ia
one Of the Oldest members Of the Georgia
bar. He and Col. Porter Ingram Of Column
bus are of about the same age and we're sd-
mitted to the bar about the same time,
Col. Ingram being the senior. Thirty-six
years ago Maj. Moses was a vigorous com
paigner. He took an active part In Joseph
E. Browns first campaign for governor
and was one OF the speakers at the great
democratic rally held in Atlanta, Oct. II
aud Is, 1856, when fully 5000 people
attended. Among the speakers on those
two days were John A. Calhoun, W. A.
Wright of Newman. George Hnlyer, then
of Walton county. and Maj. Moses on the
first day and Robert Toombs, Alex Steph.
ems, B. @. Yancy, Hiram Warner.
Thomas P. Saffold and l.. 4. Gartrell
the second day. Col. James
Gardner was chairman of the
mass meeting. Newton county sent a
the largest delegation and got banner.
Maj. Moses tells an interesting Incident
about Gen. Lee and President Davis both
wanting to consult Gen. Toombs at the same