The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-18
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE Two STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

Mr.. Deceive to Build Another Big Block
at Atlauta-The State Sunday School
Convention to Open To-day-A Negro
Sues for So, 800 Damages on Account
of Ejectment From a street Car at
Macon.
GEORGIA.
Several of the Ladies' of Brunswick are
learning to ride the bicycle.
The strawberry crop In Dougherty county
is almost total failure on account OF the
drought.
At Oslethorpe Monday Ed Banks, the
boy murderer, was sentenced to be hanged
in public on June 80.
CIV. Partridge will move his saw-mill to
Lipoolnton soon and saw the lumber for the
new cotton gin which he proposes to erect
B. s. Wright & Co. think Of establishing
a grist mill and cotton gin at Linoolnton.
They have been negotiating for a lot, but
have not purchased yet.
The annual convention Of the Georgia
State Sunday School Association will be
held at Marietta beginning to-day aud end
ing Friday. This is the 18th annual con-
vention Of the association.
Valentino & Brown Of Brunswick closed
a contract with the Altamaha Cypress
Lumber Company for the erection Of seven
teen houses-ten cottages, six 2story
dwellings and one large 2-story residence
on their property near the mills.
The Grady hospital at Atlanta has been
completed, and Mr.. Hlrsch will, in few
days invite the people OF Atlanta. and Wis
itors, to the formal opening. The opening
will last for two or three days. so that all
the people can thoroughly inspect what has
been done.
Bishop Joseph s. Key, after brief stay
in Macon, has gone to Augusta. The bishop
will return to Macon soon, however. He
expects to leave at au early day for China
and Japan on a mission connected with the
Methodist Episcopal church. We do not
know how long he will be absent.
On the line Of the Brunswick and Western
railroad Tuesday night, Charles Spurgeon
and VIII Halter, two negroes, engaged in a
dispute which ended in Spurgeon killing
Halter. Spurgeon escaped and Is said to
have been in Brunswick Tuesday night, but
UP to late hour he had not been captured.
Lincolnton NeiOS: The peach crop prom>
Uses to be as abundant as it was in 1899,
three years ago. The trees are full Of young
fruit, and we have heard several gentlemen
say that the trees will be broken by the
weight of the fruit when 1t begins 10 ripen
unless some of 1t falls off or is knocked off i.
The Knights of Pythias reorganized
lodge in Griffin last Thursday night with
nine members. H. G. Horne was elected
chancellor commander and Col. j. j. Hunt
keeper Of the records, and DR.. j. l.. Dean
was elected delegate t. represent the lodge
in the grand lodge in Savannah this week.
Miss Gossett OF Griffin hired horse and
buggy to 90 out in the country and while
ON the Indian Springs road, a short distance
from the city, two mules drawing wagon
ran away and collided with the buggy,
throwing the young lady out, demolishing
the buggy and tearing up the harness, but
not hurting the horse. The young lady was
severely but not dangerously injured.
Josh Howard, a big negro Of Macon.
wants So 800 damages from the street car
system because he was put off a car and had
to walk nearly three blocks. Howard
claims that he was transfer and was trans
ferred, but the conductor failed to recognize
him as such and put him off. His feelings
were narrowed up, and mental worry, be-
sides the strain of walking in the sun, is
worth, he claims, just $4,000.
The mystery OF the killing of Jerry
Bunch, who was stabbed to death In Won
Claims yard at Augusta last Monday night
has been cleared. Tom Richardson. the
negro who was accused by the coroner's
jury Of the murder, confessed the crime.
de acknowledged having stabbed Bunch to
he alone, struck the fatal blow, and that he
was unaided in the commission of the deed.
Considerable excitement was caused by
mad calf at the pauper home, near Cow
iDgton, last week. The calf had every
symptom OF hydrophobia. and attempted TO
bite everything that came in its way. 1t
had TO be confined in a stable, and Supt.
Poison came to town for the county physi-
clan TO 20 out and see what was tue matter
10 aIr a. all I'D h.l ILL., -
prevent it from biting or injurlng other
stock.
81. Campbell, the negro who killed his
wife at his home at Atlanta about year
ago, has been caught in Louisville, KY.
Campbell shot his wife through the head
twice and then robbed her OF a few dollars.
He laid her body on a bed, and, closing the
windows of the house and locking the doors
he tied Grape on the front door and then es-
capped. The body of the woman was dis.
covered the following morning. Campbell
was indicted for murder and a reward Of
$75 was offered for his arrest. jeff Pearce,
an attache Of the police department will be
sent to Louisville for the prisoner.
Covington Star: The remains Of Gen.
Winfield Scott. who died in Covington April
5, and was buried in the new cemetery, were
moved on Friday evening. The coffin was
moved only about six feet This was made
necessary on account of the grave having
been located in the walk by mistake. 1t
had, therefore, 30 be moved about six feet
in order to clear the walk. A new grave
was dug Immediately at the foot Of tho
other, and the coffin was simply moved into
1t without taking it entirely out of the
ground. The work was accomplished very
easily and without any accident or damage
to the boxing.
L. Deceive will build an immense brick
structure directly in front of his new opera
house on Peachtree street at Atlanta. The
plans for the proposed new building have
not as yet been perfected, but the ediflce
will be six stories high. For the middle of
the building grand archwAy will be cons
structed leading to the new uheater
Laborers have already begun tearing away
the present building situated on the lot
where the new structure is to be built AS
soon as this work is completed the construc-
ton Of the new building will at once begin.
The house will be used principally for com
mercial purposes, and it will be Of the latest
and most costly architectural design.
FLORIDA.
The Carpenter place at DeLand has been
sold to a Miss Neill of Kansas.
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