The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-20
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

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IN an opera House at Atlauta-No
Attempt to Save the Neck OF the
Negro to be Hanged at Covington
To-day.
GEORGIA
Two prisoners broke jail at LeesburR
Wednesday by overpowering the jaIler. A
posse went at once in pursuit, and, fort
unAtely, captured them within few hours
DR.. n. F. Moore, who has been represent
ing J. f. Davis & Co. OF Philadelphia, has
bsen arrested in Macon and taken to At
lanta on warrant sworn out before Judge
Landram. He is charged with embezzling
$780,
MIR. Foster, the we'll digger. dug up a pine
platform thirty-five feet under the ground
while digging well for Dick Wood at Tai
bottom few days ago. 1t was nailed and
braced and in perfect state of preserva-
ton and had to be torn to pieces and re-
moved
Ishsm Daniel, the negro who was charged
with wrecking the Georgia Midland train,
near Camp Northen about q month ago,
was set free Tuesday after a preliminary
trial before Judge Stillwell at Griffin.
There was voluminous testimony but 1t all
failed to have him bound over.
Thomas Rice, blacksmith Of High
Shoals, has been adjudRed a lunatic. To
kill people ne made an iron weapon about
as large and long as walking cane, and
having one end crooked and the other end
in the shape OF a spear and having barbs.
When sane Mr.. Rice was good citizen.
Some time ago Mr. Avery OF Bronwood
caught wild cat in the swamps OF Kincha-
foonee and tanned It sufficiently to be ham
died with safety. He kept the cat in his
store and 1t became a terror to rats, 50
much so as to drive them all away. He
recently sold the cat for s25 to Mr.. Menko
Of Albany
A new bank, with capital Of $3.50, 900,
will soon be in operation 10 Atlanta. Sew
eral Pittsburg gentlemen. who attended the
Scotch-Irish congress, became SO favorably
impressed with Atlanta that they de-
termined to invest money there. Atlanta
men are interested in the movement and
will be connected with the bank.
Mai John II. Dent Of Cave Spring died
Tuesday. He was born ia Charleston, s.
c., about seventy-eight years ago. His
father was Commodore Dent Of the old
United States navy and enjoyed consid-
cradle reputation as q naval officer. He
was connected with some OF the exploits OF
the historic Constitution in the Algerian
wars.
Sunday evening. just at shutdown, John
Maxwell, living seven miles east of Talbot
ton, had the misfortune Of having his sta
bles, barn and contents destroyed by fire.
The barn was q good one, and contained his
ertlre supply of corn and fodder. The loss
will probably amount to $500 or s400, with
no insurance. 1t was case Of accidental
burning.
At Marietta last Thursday Bob Looney,
arrested on the charge Of purloinlng a gun
from the residence of w. A. McCrea,
waived all indictment and went before
Judge Gober and plead guilty. Judge
4 ~. \ 4.
pay a fine of $3.50 and all cost Mr.. Looney's
friends are making an effort to raise the
money and pay the fine.
Tuesday night big scare occurred in the
opera house at Atlanta, which might have
been more serious If il had not been for cool
heads, Young Mr.. Deceive was running
his electric fan in the dome when q foot
suddenly appeared through the ceiling.
The gallery gods became dismayed and
started panic, which but for cool heads
would have been a worse affair. They were
seen quietei, however, and order was re-
stored.
Americus Times Recorder: A well known
gentleman Of this city Is a somnambulist.
He has done many peculiar things while
walking in his sleep, but his antics on Mon
day night laid all of his previous nocturnal
performances in the shade. He arose from
his couch, went outside the house and began
Only few were left uabroken on the front
of his residence when his better half came
out and oollared him. After he got through
rubbing his eyes he explained that be
thought be was kicking a disreputable
canine.
Covington Enterprise: II looks as il no
effort will be made to save the neck Of the
negro, Seab Smith, convicted OF outrage
and who has been confined in DsKalb Jail
since March for safe keeping. In all human
probability he will be hanged privately in
the jail yard in Covington on Friday be-
tween 10 o'clock in the morning and
O'Clock in the afternoon. II is useless to
crowd the town with any hope of seeing
this man hanged. for only few persons
will be granted this horrible privilege. A
three-quarter grass rope will be used and
the drop, or fall. will be six feet. The
prisoner will be brought from Decatur on
the morning train. He is in good health
and will weigh about $50 pounds
FLORIDA.
Nile Clark, an old and well.known steve
dore OF Pensacola, died Sunday.
Several Of the Williams heirs who reside
in Detroit are at Tampa making arrange
ments for the contest of the will,
Lee county's delegates to the state con-