The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-01-27
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF The TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS

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Hotel Guest Who Left a Wad OF
Paper as Pay for Bis Bill.
GEORGIA
Rev. W. B. Jsnnings, pastor OF the First
Presbyterian church OF Macon, has declined
call to a church in Des Moines, Ia.
The executive committee OF the Savannah
Valley Association are going to Washing
ton. They will appear before the river and
harbor committee about Feb. $.
The state agricultural department has
quantity Of tobacco seed for free dis.ribu>
ton among the farmers of Georgia. IL Is
sending each farmer applying a sufficient
quantity for planting two acres or land, as
an experiment,
Teresa White, a 4-year old negress was
burned 10 death at Augusta Monday. A
younger baby was badly burned. The
child was dead when discovered. The
mother left the two alone with big fire,
and went out TO work.
Fire destroyed vacant store at Bruins
wick Sunday, together with some adjacent
tenements. The property was owned by 0.
A. Murray and insured in the Greenwich
Company Of New York for SiO0. The tone
ment property was insured IN the National
Insurance Company of Stratford for $3.50.
The Georgia experimen ual station at Griffin
tN1S lsSubu UuAAblAA W. ~ hCoNA AbAAA
tilizer and culture experiments on corn and
variety tests Of corn. and also a most val
liable treatise on the culture OF small fruit,
By Horticulturist Speth. the latter article
being literally illustrated. II will be mailed
free on application.
Tom Davis, who was arrested charged
with being implicated in the recent express
robbery near Rome, was released from Full
ton county Jail Sunday. just how Davis got
L. lv.e 49, hsa
was in company with detective and it is
presumed that he has given information
which will lead to the capture Of the train
robbers and that he is assisting the officers
In following up clews.
There are about twenty prisoners in jail
at Griffin and the sheriff says there will be
sixty by the time court meets. The lawyers
are afraid it will take all the term to
empty the jail aud that there will be no
time to try civil cases. A telegram was re-
oeived by the chief Of police at Griffin
Saturday stating that two men had been
arrested at Barnesville on suspicion Of being
the parties who blew open MoWilliams az
Sons ksafe in Griffin on last Sunday
night.
At Griffin Sunday citizens passing near
the Bass corner were Mortified to see a little
negro girl running down the street wrapped
IN flames and crying In agony, "Save me.
save meW No one present seemed to have
presence Of mind emo go TO do anything.
Charles Mcfarland happened to turn the
corner about this time and saw the child.
He rushed toward her, pulled off his coat
and wrapped the child up In it, and sue
ceeded In smotheriug the flames. The child
was badly burned about the lower limbs,
and seemed to be in great agony. Mr.. Nc
Farland was severely burned about the
hand in his efforts to save the child.
On Monday Chief Of Police Hood
OF Augusta. upon a telegram from
Johnston, s. e., arrested Davis Car
penter of that town on the South
Carolina train. He is charged with alb
Quoting Maude Blatz, a pretty 16-year old
girl of Johnston, who was with him. Car
penter is married, and the girl says she
came of with him under promise OF mar
rage. They spent Sunday night together
at Trenton. Carpenter is a handsome
young fellow, and well dressed. The girl
weeps bitterly because she ran away from
happy home. Carpenter was taken back
TO Carolina. The father came for his
daughter.
The following resolutions were passed by
the Harris county alliance at its last meet
ing: Whereas. it is only by unity Of action
that we can hope to lift the burden of ad-
verse and oppressive legislation from our
country; therefore, be il resolved by the
Harris county alliance In convention now
assembled: l. That we renew our allegiance
and Jealous support to the doctrines enunci-
ated in the Ocala demands and urge upon
our congressman to use every fair means
TO have said demands enacted into
law. 2. That we indorse fully the course of
our alliance and especially our distinguished
president, l.. f. Livingston, in supporting
Hon. Charles F. Crisp for the speakership
OF the Fifty-second congress and believe the
wisdom of their course will be the means of
giving us ample opportunity to present and
discuss our demands. 8. That we cannot let
this opportunity pass without expressing
thus publicly our feelings Of appreciation
Tor the sentiment expressed by Senator AL
fred ID. ColQustt on the free and unlimited
coinage Of silver"
The Commercial hotel building. be-
tween Fourth and Plum streets. at
Macon, was burned Monday morn
Ing. The alarm rang at l O'Clock.
The fire originated In a room on the second
story of the hotel, and quickly spread over
the inside Of the building. The guests sue
ceeded in escaping, and quantity of bag
gage was removed, but the progress Of the
fire was so quick that to escape with the
most handy wearing apparel was considered
fortunate. The building was owned by J.
G. McBurney, and was valued at about
$4,000 or SIS, 900, with insurance Of about
$lU,UVU. 1ne Oar on the first floor and reg
taurant were run by Reidngsfelder &
Marx. Their insurance is between 81. 600
and Sc, 600, placed mostly with George B.
Turpin & Sons. At $3.50 o'clock the fire
was under control, and the damage to the
adjoining buildings was very slight. The
loss TO the building is covered by Insurance.
The furniture Of the hotel is also covered,
together with the bar and fixtures. The
total loss will be inside of $4,000.
NV. Lee OF Atlanta, a white man about
Is years old, is very anxious to find his
wandering wife. Mary Jane. He Is g oar
penter employed by the Dixie Lumber
Company. About six months ago he
wooed and won the heart and hand Of a
brown-eyed, lght-haired little fairy about
40 years old. She just four feat high and
be thought she was just as pure and good
as any woman of her size in the country
They were married in the Third Baptist
church and from there they went to his
home on Rock street. Last week Mary.
tired OF married life, decided to leave her
husband. So she left his home while he
was at church and went to the home Of a
friend, Miss Wilburn. He made several
attempts to see her. but Mary was a good
dodger and he has not yet fouad her.
"She's good, sweet little woman" be said
between his sobs, land want her to return
to my arms. heard that she was stopping
at the home Of a woman and l went there.
but they refused to let me see her. | don't
know where she is now, and want to find
her."
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