The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-04-20
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
TIE NEWS OF The TWO STATES
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Couuty-The Southwestern Railroad
Depot at Fort Valley Has Narrow
Escape From Destruction ~ Fire.
The Leaders of the Convict Mutiny
Flogged,
GEORGIA
Jack Stewart has declined to accept the
captaincy Of the Atlanta Zouaves He gives
as his reason his inability to immediately
take charge Of the company as drill
master.
Will Epperson was killed by Western
and Atlantic freight train Sunday night
near Dalton. Epperson was stealing ride,
and it is supposed he fell from the train and
vas killed.
The eighteen students of Mercer who
were suspended for refusing to attend their
Greek recitation have been relustated
After the suspension the senior class met
and asked the faculty TO take the boys back,
saying that if they didn't the boys would go
good suggestion, the boys were taken back
and will commence the study of Greek in
earnest.
Capt. John L. Hardeman, captain Of the
Macon division of the Uniform Rank,
knights of Pythias, has resigned. Capt.
Hardeman states Ia a telegram that owing
90 his prolonged absence on a count of his
WINS III uoAlbu ne ID IOTCou TO LAiS SJep
much to his regret. Col @. 81. Wiley has
been visited by a number OF the members.
and it is hoped by those who have seea him
that he will accept the position.
A boy found two white infants in a pond
Saturday morning near East Point. Mar
shall Mcdonnell of East Point went TO the
cove aud took them from the water. H.
vestigajion showed that they had been
placed there only a short time previous to
At,aGv- H.. ,.r{.
moned and impaneled jury to investigate
the affair. There was no evidence as to the
guilty person, and nothing has besn done
toward an arrest.
The Central Baptist church of Atlanta, of
which Rev. J. M. Britain is pastor, has
gold its church property on the corner of
Peters and West Fair streets. The pro-
ceeds have been reinvested in a pretty lot
or the electric car line. They will at once
erect a substantial and beautiful house of
worship. Sunday $4,000 was subscribed
for that purpose. From the liberal sub
scriptions received and the earnest interest
taken in the matter, there is no doubt Of an
ample fund being raised.
A S-story prick building, on lot 32x71,
opposite the station house lot on South Prior
street at Atlanta. although q valuable piece
of central property, was sold at auction
Monday for the estate Of the late Mr. Ken
Decatur for 1911 so a front foot, or S29.-
16S. Mr.. Crockett considers that he has Sc
cured bargain. The property Is thanked
on the right hand side by Kenney's alley
twenty feet wide-and in view of the fact
that the station house property brought
1929 front foot it would appear that it
sold at low figure
The depot Of the Southwestern railroad
at Fort Valley came near being consumed
nv fire SUNDAY rDnruipo
some negroes passed the depot en- route to
the ticket office, and discovered the flames.
The alarm was given and Agent r. II.
Malone and Conductor Rhodes of the con-
struction train, with the assistance OF his
hands soon had the fire under control. The
main losers by the fire are the White Sew
ing Machine Company and o. H. Miller
manufacturer OF the Centennial cotton gins.
he had some gins in the depot awaiting
shipment, which were badly scorched and
blistered.
The rebellion among the convicts at the
Lookout camp has been quelled. The lead
ers were given good oowhidinR and they
are subdued, for the time being, at least.
The whipping was administered Sunday
and was done thoroughly. and It is now ex-
pscted that no more trouble will be heard
coming from the men. Principal Keeper
Jones, who visited the scene of the trouble,
at once took matters firmly in hand and
used heroic treatment for the submission of
fhe men. The leaders were thrashed by the
guards like lot of school boys The whip
ping was vigorously administered and the
erstwhile defiant convicts squirmsd beneath
the torture OF the lash. After the whip
ping the men seemed humble and penitent,
and no further uneasness 10 felt
The town of Milan, located in Dodge
county, is the defendant in an important
suit that has been fled in Judge Speer's
court and will come up for trial on the first
Monday in May at Macon. Norman w.
Dodge OF New York is the plaintiff, while
). q Bits. William II. Sudstill, A. Ed
wards, J. K. Mallory, Freeman Lord, John
Dowdy, Morgan Cook, Neel McEachin, l..
4. Lord, w. K. Bussey and Mrs. K. K. Har-
Ian and Miss May Green are the defend-
ants, OF, in substance. the town OF Milan.
1t seems that J. G. Bits claims the
lands by virtue OF an order issued by Judge
Speer on April 8, 1886, and acting on this
presumption he sold IL to the parties who
are now defendants In the suit. Many resi-
dences, stores and turpentine mills have
been erected on the land involved in the
suit and the verdict will affect in a material
measure the private interests of a number
OF people. On Friday Deputy Marshal
White OF the United States court served
declaration on the defendants in the suit.
FLORIDA
Hon. g. Y. Ramsey OF Brooksville Ia
candidate for county judge.
A good deal Of cotton in Hamilton county
has been bitten by the late frosts
Plant City has shipped upward of 225, 900
boxes OF oranges so far this season.
The orange growers of Florida will meet
In conference at Jacksonville to-day.
The Cedar Keys Gulf Coaster is a new
weekly paper just started at Cedar Keys.
Live Oak is soon to have a new depot
bnilding for the Florida Central aud PENN