The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-10-16
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
ZEE NEWS OF tbs r NO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

cratic Ticket in Liberty and TattnRll
Counties By Mistake or the Printer.
GEORGIA.
The firm of Hudson & Morgan OF Cochran
has been dissolved by mutual consent.
The Presbyterians of Dalton have decided
10 expend about 81 900 in improving their
church edidoe.
Hamilton Craukshaw, one of Atlantn's
pioneer citizens, is seriously i'll at his home,
on Nelson street.
A negro tramp while trying TO board a
freight train at Union Friday morning lost
bis footing and was instantly killed. His
body was in halves when found, a short
time after it occurred.
The taxable property OF Carrollton this
year, according to the city tax books, is
e650,000. The school tax as assessed on last
Monday by the city council, is 50 cents on
the 800, the ad valorem tax 40 cents.
Tuesday morning, when W. B. Brooks,
clerk for NJ. Glass opened the store at Fort
Valley, he found everything in confusion,
and an examination showed bold attempt
TO rife the store and burn it up. So far the
whole affair is shrouded in mystery.
Charley jackson, the champion cotton
picker Of Palmetto, comes forward with
another big days work. He picked alone
in twelve hours 602 pounds of cotton. The
COttOu CIOp III IBhb bcCblOu II very buOII,
and II the pretty weather continues a little
while longer it will DO about all out.
cambridge Democrat: Present indica-
tions are that Decatur county will realize
nearly or quite $500, 900 from her tobacco
crop. We raised about 8, 500 acres, which
averaged about 400 pounds per acre; and as
it is selling now at 30 to 40 cents per pound
all around the calculation is easy and
simple.
The saw-mill plant OF VIII Melvin, stu
ated about five miles west OF Fort Valley,
was totally destroyed by Gre last Saturday
night There was no insurance, and the loss
will amount TO near 1000, as everything
was lost except the planer, which he suo-
ceeded by hard work in saving. It is sup
posed 10 have been the work OF an incen-
diary.
A day or two ago an accident occurred
at Mr.. Gilleland's saw-mill which he is
operating eight miles north OF Jacksonville.
Rev. Samuel J. Mathews had just visited
the place on some business and was standing
near the saw which became deranged and
threw out scantlinE striking Mr.. Mathews
on the breast, inAicting injuries from which
he died.
cambridge Democrat: The reported kill
ing OF the negro despei ado Horace Greeley,
alias Hill, we learn from a postal card to
the sheriff Of this county, received yester
day, is untrue. Hill was shot, but is not
fatally injured, and bids fair to recover
speedily-in which event he ought TO be
brought back and hanged for the admitted
assassination Of w. P. Bussey last winter
near Chattahooohee.
Mai Sidney Root has just received let
ter from Mrs. Jefferson Davis, wido W of the
beloved dead ohieftain OF the confederacy.
Mrs. Davis and Miss Winnie went to Bar
Harbor in May, where they have spent the
summer, and the large circle OF friends
made there included people from all parts
of the country. The letter to Maj Root
was received from New York city, whittier
Mrs. DAVIS and her daughter went recently
from the Maine summering place. They are
stopping at the Marlborough hotel and will
probably remain there during the winter.
A special jury was empaueled at Fort
Valley Thursday morning and carried to
Perry to try the case of state VS.. w. D.
Morris, who was charged with murder
Four or five were qualified and accepted,
the others having been secured from the
regular list OF petit jurors. The case con-
sumed the entire afternoon session OF the
court. The jury retired at 545 o'clock and
at O'Clock they were brought into the
court room and the solicitor read the verdict
finding the defendant mot guilty"
This is the case of the bailiff who killed
negro who was escaping from him after |
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from the bailif's patch.
posse of citizens of Cleveland passed
through Young Harris Thursday in pur-
suit Of young man named Higley, who ia
believed to be an Alabama murderer, aud
for whom a reward Of $1,000 is offered.
Early in the year a railroad conductor was
killed, and policeman, endsavoriug to
arrest the murderer, was also shot and in
stantly killed. Shortly after these murders
young man came to Cleveland, but
aroused no suspicion until few DAYS ago,
when letter to his address was opened
through mistake, which revealed the fact
that he was being pursued for the murders.
de at once left Cleveland, going across the
mountains. A posse at once organized and
went In hot pursuit
Miss Allie Sue Swearengin and her cousin,
Miss Marion Brewer, were on their way TO
the college at Elberton q day or two ago,
when, on the track of the narrow guage
railroad they noticed a train coming on the
Georgia, Carolina and Northern railroad,
and paused in their walk TO watch it. The
train made 90 much noise that they did not
notice the approach of a train on the mar
row guaRe. Miss Swearengin had her foot
on q crosstie and did not notice the Elbsrton
Air Line train until it was almost on her {.
When she noticed its proximity she tried 70
get out OF the way, but before she could do
30 the train struck her on the head, infiIct-
ing an ugly cash which rendered her insen-
sible for awhile, but she is doing quite we'll
and will be all right again In q few days.
Americas TImeS-Recorder: A little
negro living over beyond the Lee street
railroad crossing came near breaking his
neck yesterday, while experimenting with
an improvised parachute. he had seen
older boys jump from sheds with home
made affairs of this kind, and yesterday,
when no one was looking he climbed on TOP
of the house to make ''the leap for lifen
himself. The leap would have been all right
and a grand success in every respect had
not the diminutive jumper made the
plunge with an old grass hammock for a
parachute instead of something more sub
stanJial. The hammock, Of course. failed
to "inftate" and the little coon hit the earth
with dull thud that was heard clear down
TO the Central depot. Fortunately his in
Juries we're only trihing.
The Georgia Security and Banking Com
pany OF Atlanta is the plaintiff in a peculiar
suit. The suit is against Mrs. A. c..
Reeden, and is one TO dislodge her from a
house in which she has taken up her abode
The company owns a number of new houses
on Chestnut street just outside Atlanta.
which are being sold on the instalment
plan. Mrs. nseden, representing herself to
De reSpectAble widow, bought one, paying
SlO down to close the trade. The company
now claims that she is a notorious woman.
and consequently refused to recognize the
trade made by their agents. Mrs. Reedeu.
Def0rg tha hOuaa wa finished