The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-30
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

Judge Spencer X. Atkinson Secures
Pardon for a Convict-A Reward
offered for the Arrest of Criminal
Withdrawn on Account OF the Death
of Witness.
GEORGIA.
Pope Newton, a prominent young lumber
merchant of Griffin, died Saturday.
Most OF the tobacco In Thomas county
has been cut and is now being stripped.
There seems to he some dissatisfaction
among q number Of the taxpayers Of Dab
lonega at the manner in which their prop
srty was assessed by the town authorities,
and an arbitration will be asked for.
Amos Turner and Luck Henry (coloredl
and Jim Craft (white) we're lodged In
jail at Washington Friday, charged with
burglary. They were caught by J. Q.
Burdett. G. L. Bolton and L. NJ Mitchell,
and had broken into a house belonging to
Mr.. Burdett.
The $3.50 reward offered by the state for
Jake Carter has been withdrawn. Carter
was implicated in the murder for which
Edmond Green was executed in Fannin
county on Friday. Green was the only
witness upon whose evidence Carter could
be convicted. As Green is dead there was
possibility that some one might bring
Carter in and claim the reward. As the
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the governor withdraws the reward.
Judge Spencer Atkinson was In Atlanta
Saturday to urge Gov. Northen 70 pardon
Henry Armstrong. who was 10 the peniten-
tiary for life. Armstrong was convicted OF
murder in 1879 and was sentenced for life
The murder was committed In Camden
county. Armstrong was the first prisoner
Judge Atkinson ever defended on a capital
charge. Judge Mershon, who presided on
the trial fha that the cir
cumstances would have warranted verdict
for granddaughter, aud the governor par
doned the convict.
A deplorable accident occurred Wednes-
day at T. J. LanQleys mill, In Rockalo dis
triot Of Heard county. The saw was run
ming and TouImie, the 6-year-old son OF
John Langley, WIS sitting on the carriage
when the machine was reversed. He was
not noticed and was carried back 70 the
saw, which struck his left leg cutting 1t en-
tirely off. His left arm was also broken,
and he was badly bruised otherwise by be-
ing thrown several feet. DR.. Ware was
summoned but the little sufferer was re-
Heved by death about 9 O'Clock Wednesday |
night.
Columbus EnQitire--Sun: w. II. Brit |
tinghAm is a conductor on the Mobile and |
Girard railroad, and with his family resides |
on the immediate edge Of the city limits, !
near the intersection Of Fifteenth street and |
Tenth avenue. Friday night about O'Clock,
while Mr.. Rrttingham was away on the |
road. Mrs Birmingham, who was sitting in
one of the front rooms of the house with |
her two little children, was startled by the
sharp report of a pistol and the sound as il
the ball struck the tin roof OF her house.
The first report was quickly followed by
another and then another, until fourteen
shots had been fred, each one striking what
Mrs. Birmingham supposed to be her roof.
~ ..rsl Il lit
ham, who was badly scared, made an inves- |
tigation and found that instead Of striking |
the roof the balls had made fourteen round !
holes IN her kitchen window. Naturally she |
was very indignant and when her husband |
arrived a few minutes later che reported the |
matter to Rim and he began q search for the |
shooter Saturday morning George Davis,
who lives near by, went to Mrs. Drifting |
ham and stated that the shooting had been |
done by his son Robert, who was firing at
some thieves who were seen lurking in bis
back yard
Ihomasyille Times Enterprise: We give
below list OF the growers OF tobacco In
Thomas county, SO far as we have been able
TO learn, together with the number of acres
each one has planted. The list 10 by no
means complete: Robert j. Herring 8, j.
2. Arnold 2, o. c. Cleveland 6, A. A.
Cassidy 80, L. II. Shelter so, John Howard
4, John Mitchell 9, NJ. B. Jones IS, Z. r.
Pringle "A, T. D. Winn IA, James Miller %,
John A. Harvin 25, Mitchell & Culpepper 100,
Mcintyre ~ Burch 25 Mcintyre & john
son %, Mcintyre d Lott IS. John W. H.
Mitchell 6, B. F. Cochran IA, Charles Coch-
ran ~, J. M. Clewis 8, Ed James 3, David
Libby ~, Arthur Patten 6, G. w. Ban
herman rs, j. NJ. Blackshear 8, A. J. Me-
klnnon q Charles Vann l, Robert McKinnou
3, Kenneth McKinnon 8, T. J. Walker 5,
w. J. Walker 20, P. L. Crigmilss 5, J. P.
MCi1IaW L MikChall e. Int lin 7
w. Bradley 5, Charles Harvin 8, -
Dickey 8. w. R. Green 6. r. T. Hayes ],
= arswell 8, w. H. Faucet 6, j. r. Burch
10, j. W. Wilson 6, Randall Mitchell 4, G.
L. Ward 8, r. r. Mitchell 3. w. Y. Cochran
81, W. H Gibson II, John Owens 5, Mo-
Intyre 81 Bib 80. W. r. Gwaltney 4, q. A.
Wight and tenants so, s. A. Roddenbery 90,
@, W. Bannerman 5, - Heeth 3, York
Ross "a, Wash Turner Q, Noah Asbell 8.
Andrew Atkinson 25S, d. A. Alderman ~,
NJ. E Alderman l, s. D. & W. w. Booth 2,
George Heard 8.
The Macon Telegraph adds new chapter
to the story of a deserted wife which appear
ed In the MORNING News of yesterday. The
Telegraph saws: lin the superior court
Saturday an Injunction was filed by Mat
thew j. Edgerly through his attorney, H.
#. Strohecker, ESQ. The bill Of Injunction
cites the following facts: In April, 1871,
Mary N. Edgerly filed a bill for divorce,
out atterWaro dismissed the suit. In the
same year Matthew J. Edgerly left Macon
for the west, leaving behind. in the custody
of his wife property amounting In value 10
900. Mr.. Edgerly further claims to
have offered his wife, Mary N. Edgerly,
money to pay taxes and to keep up
repairs, etc., il she would cease to annoy
him with letters. This she agreed to IL he
would surrender 70 her the deeds 10 certain
property on Orange street. This PROPOSE
ton Edgerly refused, but forwarded to
Hardeman & Nottingham, attorneys, $50
for Mrs. Edgerly. with which to pay the
taxes. Mrs. Edgerly refused to accept the
money, and IL was returned to Mr. Edgerly.
Therefore, petitioner prsys that injunction
be issued against his wife and Bridges
Smith to enjoin them from annoying and
injuring him by such letters and such other
relief as the case may demand. The case
promises TO be one of the most Interesting
ever heard In Bibb superior court
and the result will be looked forward to
with great expectancy.
Columbus Enquirer Not thousand
miles away there resides a very excellent
clergyman, or this is what the Sounding
board hears. The divine is a good man,
pious, full of the milk Of human kindness,
hard working and devoted to his parish,
but he has ten children, and his salary is
5000 year. For the first time in many
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