The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-03-31
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF tbs TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

RAhAGhAEhO.
ActiAity Revivins in the Real Estate
Market at Atlauta-Jumoo Hunter
Swoops Down on Another Unsus-
pecting Atlanta Man - a Newton
County Negro Resentenced to Hang.
GEORGIA.
Alec Hall. an escaped negro convict from
Newton county, was arrested In Carroll
county day or two ago.
L E. Webb Of Dufie county says he has
Invented a hand car for use on dirt roads
and that be intends to use it to carry him
to the worlds fair.
Among the distinguished visitors TO
Macon yesterday was Mr.. Swami, OF the
weI-kDown cotton and general business
firm of Inman. Swami & Co.
A number Of the members OF the La
Grange Light Guards have formed them
selves into a volunteer fire company,
rendered their services to the city council,
and the council has officially accepted the
same.
E. A. Wsxelbaum. cashier OF s. Waxel-
baum & Son, and one OF the most popular
young Hebrews in Macon, was q page 10 the
House Of Representatives OF New York state
when David b. Hill was president OF the
Senate. Mr.. Waxelbaum knows Mr.. Hill
well.
Judge McCleskey Of AIpharetta says he
will hardly build a new Jail now, but will
add two cells 70 the old one and otherwise
repair 1t. A new jail would cost 81, 600 or
more. The people are paying so much state
tax at this time that il would be too hard
on them to levy q tax for e., 900 extra.
The large wheel and spokesfactory Of ].
II. Roush & Sons Of Macon has been placed
In the hands OF J. II. Roush as temporary
receiver on an order from Judge Miller Of
the superior court The petition was
brought by J. II. Smith g. Co. ct al, and
next Saturday was the time appointed for
hearing the motion for a permanent re-
ceiver.
Tuesday morning Pomp Rosser, an indus
trious farmer living near Locust Grove,
awoke from his slumbers and noticed a dis
arrangement of things In his room, which
caused an investigation. It was soon dis
covered that some burglar had gone through
MIR. Rosser's house, and carried Of s2S in
cash, besides some other articles Of minor
Importance.
Coroner P. Fl. Comas held an inquest
Saturday over the body OF Thomas Benton
at Darling & Co.'s still, twelve miles from
Bailey. The verdict Of the jury was that
he came to his death by pistol shot wound
at the hands Of Yves Fennell. The wound
ceased having survived until the
night Of March Is. Both par
ties were negroes. Fennell has fed.
The real estate movement at Atlanta is
active and there promises to be as much
trading in real estate az there was last
spring. Within the last twenty three DAYS
there has been sold on Peachtree street
alone Sl04, 600 worth Of property. AL Of
this property consisted of vacant lots
Some will be improved and some are held
for speculative purposes This Is large
dealing for one street, and shows the activ-
fty OF the real estate market aud the re-
vival IN trade.
r. III. Gam, a prominent business man.
who has an office on Broad street, Atlanta,
was arrested Tuesday by Jumbo Hunter.
The charge against him is 'doin9 business
as q money lender without lioense.n Mr..
Gann has, on several occasions, loaned TO
those who could give good security on short
time. Jumbo heard Of this and did not
think Mr.. Gam was treating the city fairly
by not taking out a license for doing bus
mess, so he made the case. 1t will be test
case, and IL Judge Calhoun decides that
Gam was doing business without license
and fine him, cases win be made against
other money lenders who have not license.
Alpharetta Free Press: A fuss which
will probably end In a murder took place at
the residence Of Bobby Thompson in Little
River district last Saturday. The par.
Elephants In the melee were Jim Heath and
grew
out OF Jealousy. both men loving the
same sweet, black, slick Dinah, and
Jealousy ripened into wrath. Willis
started toward his rival in
threatening manner, having bis fist
drawn back. Heath picked up a rock
and let II fly. Willis fell over apparently
dead. DR.. Vinson was called and. after
examining the wound, which was on the
forehead, pronounced 1t very dangerous IL
not fatal. The skull was badly crushed.
and the blood was olotted. Willis is not
yet dead, but he ia in a dangerous condition.
Heath stood about for while, and then
skipped: He has not yet been captured,
although the officers are on the lookout for
him. Milton county has not had a murder
within her limits in fifteen years, and no
one has ever been hanged IN the county
The record would be broken IL Willis should
die.
Covington Star: The negro, Seaborn
Smith, who was convicted twelve months
ago, OF an outrage upon a coiored girl
named Leila Aiken, and sentenced 60 be
hanged. but whose case was carried to the
supreme court, and the judgment of the
lower court affirmed, was resentenced by
Judge Clark, on Saturday morning. He Is
TO be hanged on Friday, May 20, 1892, In
Covington jail. The execution will be
private. Judge Clark was deeply affected,
while passing sentence upon the condemned
h2u, auO Couiu eChrCelJ Ted0 the AWFUL
words that sealed the doom Of that un-
fortunate being, SO deep were his
emotions. while they plainly indi-
Gated the tenderness of his heart.
The prisoner received his sentence
stolidly, and did not seem TO comprehend
his awful situation. When asked by the
judge IL he had anything to say why the
sentence Of death should not be passed upon
him, he merely remarked that he did not
know the girl that had charged him with
the crime, and had never seen her before he
saw her In the court room, when she
testified against him. AS soon as the sem
tence of the court was passed upon him, the
prisoner was removed from the court room
by the sheriff and carried to DeKalb county
Jail where he will be kept until the time
for his execution.
There died In Monroe county on Sunday
last the Oldest man in that county, and one
OF the most remarkable men in the state.
de was known all over the county as
"Uncle Aleck," but his full name was
Alexander Perkins. He was born in
Greene county on Feb. s, 1875, and was
therefore 81 years. month and 10 days old
at bis death. In 1926 be moved to Monroe