The morning news., 1892-03-29
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
TIE NEWS OF The Two STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPaS

Thieves Run to Cover In Clarke
County.
GEORGIA.
A musical prodigy has been discovered at
Albany in the person OF Tom May, who can
reach low F. and whose voice has exactly
the same compass that Whitney had in his
halcyon days.
IL is understood that Hon. r. r. jackson
and /. J. Stephens will be candidates for the
state Senate in Heard county, and that the
contest may be further enivened BY the ad-
vent Of a dark horse"
The general mercantile business Of W. A.
Henderson in Tifton was placed in the hands
OF Col. John Murrow of Ty Ty as tenn
porary receiver last Monday. Mr.. Hender-
son and wife left the city that night.
Ellen Stewart, colored woman Of un-
sound mind. left her homo In Columbus one
month ago and has not been heard Of since.
Her relatives say that they have not the
faintest idea as to what has become of her.
No arguments will be heard by the state
supreme court until the second Monday in
April, at which time the Atlanta circuit
will be taken up. In the meantime the
judges will be busily engaged In the preps-
ration OF decisions and opinions, aud an
other batch Of judgments will be announced
when the court meets again.
The government bureau has appointed
four correspondents In Coweta county TO
seport weather and crop news during the
season. The reports ere sent in weekly to
the Atlanta office, and are there tabulated
and forwarded to the department at Wash.
tngton. The correspondents in Heard
county are T. G. Hardy at Turin, J. w.
Wiicoxon at Lodi w N. Red wine at Powel~
vile and H. A. Martin at Moreland.
Mr.. Sanford of Townsville, who is on
the night police force, has q relic that he
prizes very highly. Itisa match safe given
him as e momento by union soldier whom
ne guarded at one time during the war. MIR.
Sanford has carried the safe in bis pocket
constantly ever since. Its worn appearance
bears evidence Of its age. The union
soldier was Maj. Kellog, who met his death
on the plains with Custer during the fa-
nous massacre.
A woman who has done her duty aud
lived to see five generations rise up and call
her blessed is Mrs Priscilla Scroggins of
Hall county. She is now 1l5 years old, has
IL children, l0S grandchildren. 636 great
grandchildren, 2T2 great-great-graudch
dren, $50 great-great-great grand chill
dren and herself, making family Of 1874
living souls. She has relatives In Banks,
Franklin and Hall counties These facts
are vouched for by the family records,
Decisions were handed down by the sn-
preme court Of Georgia Saturday in about
forty cases. In three cases where the de-
PENDANTS had been sentenced to death, the
judgment OF the lower court was allowed to
stand The parties who are to hang are
Candus Gardner, for the killing of Isaah
Minifeld ct Brunswick; Ed Banks, for the
killing of Willie Belvin in Macon county.
and Elijah Chavos, for the killing of H. A
Culpepper. deputy sheriff, at Waycross. A
peculiar incident In connection with the
last case was that another man had been
IunnhaA fnV fhaac 49,. IA.
fore the defendant was arrested. In the
case OF jackson, who had been sentenced to
hang for the murder of Bee Brown in Will
COX county, new trial was granted.
Columbus Enquirer Sun: The month OF
May will be an exceedingly lively month
IN Columbus because Of several important
meetings which are to be held. The first in
teresting occasion will be May 9, when both
Gov. Northen and State School Comuis-
sioner Bradwell will visit the city and de-
liver addresses before the county school in
stitute. On May Is the diocesanIconventio
OF the state of Georgia will convene, and
Bishop Nelson will for the first time meet
tie people of Columbus. At this time the
new Episcopal church will be consecrated
and the bishop will administer the rite of
confirmation. The State Pharmaceutical
Society will hold it's annual meeting on Nav
a. The meetings OF the society are In
yariably interesting, and they are attended
by large number of apothecaries from all
parts OF the state. The last meeting of the
month viii be the annual meeting Of the
Ancient Order of United Workmen.
One Of the most important of the recent
rulings of the state supreme court is the
case Of Chapman VS.. the Western Union
Telegraph Company, which was decided
Saturday. 1t has long been a mooted ques-
tion as to whether damages could be re-
co osered against the telegraph company for
mental distress on account of the monde
livery of telegram. In some Of the states
damages OF this kind have been allowed, in
others they are not recoverable In a ma
1orlty OF the states 1t seems that the ques-
tion has never been passed upon by the
courts OF last resort. The holdings of the
supreme court in this case is that "a person
TO whom telegraphic message was ad-
dressed and sent, informing him Of the des-
perate illness of his brother, and requesting
him to come, is not entitled to recover OF
the telegraph company damages on account
of the mental pain and suffering alleged 20
have resulted to the plaintiff from the fail
ure OF the company to deliver him the mes
sage in due time, and from delaying deliv-
cry until too late TO take the last train
available for reaching the brother before
his death occurred"
Shep Hodges is dead. Sam 8. Sassar Is
pronounced murderer by an impartial
ing that occurred last Saturday at HarvilIe.
bulloch county. The origin of the difficulty
occurred about ten days before the murder.
An execution had been issued from the ius-
tice court against Shep Hodges. Sam y.
Sassar was constable and had levied on a
horse belonging to Hodges. few days
after the levy Hodges went to Mr.. Sassars
house to see about replevying his property.
A difficulty arose, and DR.. John /. Lane
rode up to where the men were Just in
time for Sassar 20 grab his buggy whip
ana strike the negro, who at once knocked
Sassar down. The fight excited Dr. Lanes
horse and 1t was impossible for him to go to
Sasssr's assistance under several minutes
AS soon as DR.. Lane reached the men be
separated them and stopped the fight. Sas-
snr was pretty badly beaten, his right eye
being badly damaged. Sassar at once swore
out a warrens for the negro, but satisfac.
tory settlement was effected, and the mat
ter was considered settled. Last Saturday
was court day at Harville, aud Sassar and
the negro were both there. Neither made
any effort to start O difficulty until
about O'clock, at which time Sas-
sar drew his pistol, and. approach
ing the negro said: "You have been tot
ing knife for me all day, ;" and fired. The
negro ran, closely followed by Sassar, who
shot at the negro five times, four of which
took effect. The negro died instantly. Sas-
ser then surrendered. Coroner Proctor
was called and an inquest was held Sun
day All the eyfdence hroupht onf accordad