The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-11-26
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF TIE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

Recovering Money r aid to the State
by Mistake-A Bold Burglary at Law
rencev.ne.
GEORGIA.
More than nine-tenths of the cotton has
been harvested III Houston county.
A Methodist church was organized at
Alley in Mon gomery county last week.
Dalton gentleman will apply for
foreign portfolio under President Cleveland.
Hon. PIce Gilbert has rendered his res @
nation as captain of TIE Columbus Guards.
Hotel Bon Air at Augusta will open
about the middle of next month, under the
old management.
There are several bearing orange trees at
Bru rswick. Bananas also grow there. and
while the fruit attsins the usu Al size, it does
not ripen.
Henry Odum's gin at Mount Vernon was
burned Monday night The loss is about
81 900, with no insurance. The fire was &C
ciden:al in origin.
". A. Griffith has begun she erection Of
q 2-story building on his lot near the court
house, at Vsldosts, which he will use for
cigar factory and grain house.
]. D. Smith Of Dublin will soon COM
mence the erection of two brick stores aud
9 brick warehouse on his vacant lot adjoin-
ing that on which the new store Of Mr..
Beaohman is erected.
c. P. jackson received a painful injury
last Thursday at his planning mills few
miles from Lawrenceville. While planning
a piece Of lumber knot flew out and struck
him just below the eye.
DR.. Frank P. Gale has fled suit for So
600 damages against the Brunswick Light
and Water Company in addition to that re-
Gently adjudged to Mrs. Gale because Of
serious injuries the result of carelessness in
filling a service ditch, and which has been
taken to the supreme court
Wednesday night while the sexton was
ringing the bell for services at the Presby-
terrain church at Brunswick, the bell cracked
30 that no sound could be gotten from 1t,
and upon examination next morning it was
found that the bell is so damaged that the
purchase Of a new one will be necessary.
McRae Enterprise: Alex Watson, who
was convicted some two years ago in our
superior court, charged with some crime
and sentenced to pay fine of $3.50 or three
years in the penitentiary, and who, pond
ing motion for new trial, was out on bond
His attorney Col. Frizzell at our superb II
court last week, withdrew the motion for
new trial. and Watson was arrested aud
lodged In our jail last Saturday night.
Watson is a half brother of John Nay. and
the otfense OF which he Watson was con-
victed was connected with Mays killing
Henry Brown
Last Monday the legislature passed bill
refunding TO Houston county about Sl75 in
railroad taxes paid to the state in 1890.
This bill was introduced by Hon. E. L.
Dennard. According to law the railroad
taxes belong 20 the several counties. but
under mis- instruction of tue Instructions
from the controller general, the county
tar collector paid the above amount of rail
road taxes to the state. All other efforts
to secure the refundIng OF this money hay
ing failed, the legI ia5lre was resOrted to,
aud now the money will be paid by the
state into the county treasury of Houston.
Just after noon Wednesday, little Dora
Nay Williams the daughter OF Mr. aud
AIRS. L. g. Williams of Albany peacefully
passed away. Last Thursday afternoon
little Dora May, who was only years
old, secured an open can of potash and
swallowed quantity OF it. The Potash had
been slightly dissolved by the atmosphere
and the child drank considerable Its
mother was attracted by the child's cries of
agony and q physician was Immediately
summoned aud everything was done to allie
viate It's terrible sutferings. The Child
Fingered until Wednesday afternoon, when
she died.
At Adsirsville Wednesday Justice Hunt
bound over TO the superior court Frank
Mlddjebrooks and K Ifus Wright, two ne
groes who attempted co board Western
and Atlantic mail car on FRIDAY night,
Nov IL. they had been arrested preyi.
but note was afterward found in the Ca
Doose, reading: Casey has got the pistols
from Calhoun. You all get out if you can.
l have hid cap and other pistol.n The
identity OF the writer, who it is presumed
was the third man in the case, has not been
established; but the mail clerks swore on
the first trial that he wore a cap, which is
probably the one referred to in the note.
Everything is being done to apprehend and
punish the guilty parties. The two negroes
bound over have heretofore been good. law
abiding negroes, and many do not believe
them guilty.
Lawrenceville Herald: On last Saturday
night there was gathering or colored peo-
pie near Thompsoa's mills in Gains dis
trict. Before the frolic broke up W. g.
Cooper got into an alteration with an
other negro and they we're about to fight
when - Cain approached and tried to
stop 1t. Cooper took offense at his manner
and wanted to know If he took il up. Cain
said he did not One word brought on an
other until Cooper pulled his pistol aud
threatened to shoot Cain jumped out of
the door as Cooper fred and received one
shot in his leg. He then stopped and looked
around when Cooper pulled down on him
twice, both balls striking him in the forehead
and terlng the brain. He dropped to the
ground dead and Cooper fed. The shoot
Ing was so sudden and unexpected that
everybody present was startled and no
effort was made to catch him. Subse-
Quently warrant for his arrest was sued
out and he was captured Sunday and is now
in Jail.
.Lawrenceville Herald: Last Wednesday
night one OF the boldess burglaries ever
committed in our town was enacted at the
residence of DR.. T. K. Mitchell. Some time
that night two persons came tn the dining
room OF the doctors residence aud priced up
the windows. One of them, after removing
his shoes, entered and made his wav quietly
through the house, while it is supp lsei ths
other remained at the window and watched.
The tracks Of the burglar could be see in
every room he en- sered. First the family
room was entere l, where th doctor and his
wife were sleeping. The thief passed nlise-
lessiy around, got the pants that were lying
on chair and carried them out. He also
went upstairs TO Mr.. Bush's
room, but d ding the door locked made no
effort to enter. The room here Tandy
was sleeping was next visited. The pock-
cts OF bis pants were searched and a ring
taken out, but notnlng else was DESTROYED.
Inc burglars carried the DOCTORS pants out
ude the b 'use and we It through his pock-
cts carefully. His eys and pocket knife