The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-12-22
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF TIE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

IN PARAbkAP6S.
A BaiMf of Atlanta Makes Bad
Break-Atlanta Sells Her Per Cent.
Bonds at Far-The Assistant State
ceologist Held Up in Taylor County.
a Blezs at Elliay.
GEORGIA.
new bank is among the possibilities at
Albany.
Col. L. P. Grant Of Atlanta is danger
ously i'll. For several months past he has
suffered with acute asthma.
The iewelry firm of Thompson & Ander-
son of Americas has been dissolved by
mutual consent, U. G. Anderson retiring
Mr.. Thompson will continue the business
at the same stand, while Mr.. Anderson will
probably 90 to New York.
John Krein of Augusta died Monday
nigh. Mr.. Krein was past chancellor II
Fountain City lodge of Knights Of Pythias,
IL which order he was insured f r So 900.
he was also member Of the uniform rank
aud life honorary member OF the Clinch
Rifles.
The purchase Of $4,000 worth of At
lantas redemption bonds by the American
Banking and Trust Company and tho Capt.
tai City Bank at par, was a demonstration
OF the fact that Atlanta's banks have the
very fullest confidence in the security OF
AtlautR's credit The bonds are per cent.
redemption bonds, which are to retire 9 per
cent. bonds TO that amount due Jan. l.
Thus the bonds are not only fioated at par
but the interest rate is decreased one-third.
At Albany, Tuesday morning, noticing
that the lott window Of his barn was partly
open, j. NJ. Tiff climbed up TO it for the
purpose of closing it, He pulled the shutter
open a little wider than he had found it, for
the purpose of giving it a good swing to
close 1t, when he was shocked by having
tramp thrust his face out the window within
six inches of his own. Mr.. Tiff jumped
down t. the ground and made the stranger
follow him. When the fellow Landed on
terra tirma he undertook to run, but Mr..
Tiff stopped him and turned him over to
the police.
The fire which destroyed Mai. Sam
Morgans big barn, 2J5 miles out OF Rome,
on the Calhoun road last Sunday morning
was clearly the work of an incendiary. The
barn was one Of the finest structures OF the
kind In Floyd county. In the barn at the
time OF the fire we're two horses one mule
Tour COWS, two wagons, two buggies, sew
eraI sets OF harness, all the farming imple-
ments, together with all this years crops,
except the cotton crop. All the stock and
contents of the barn were burned up, The
loss is at least SO, 500. There is no insurance
on the building or contents
Policeman Raley OF Albany had a narrow
escape from death about O'Clock Sunday
morning. lobe McRAe, marshal of Triton.
was drunk and had been riding over the
city and refused to pay the driver of the
hack, who called on Policeman Raley to
collect the fere. Mckae refused to pay it
and MIR. haley attempted to arrest him.
Mchae placed a large pistol against his
body and pulled the trigger Fortunately
me officer caught 1t just in time for the
hammer to come down just between his
thumb and forefnger. The man was dis
armed and locked up. The next day his
nIs was paid by friends from Tifton.
AT Albany. Tuesday morning, at Q
o'clock, fire destroyed two residences and
the study OF the Baptist church. One Of
the residences was occupied by W. W,
Brown and the other by S. A. Hartsfield.
Inc dwellings were the property of Mrs. L.
A. Parker, who had $500 insurance on each
Mr.. Brown had his furniture and effects in
sured for $3.50, and Hartsfield had $500 on
household effects The Baptist study was
insured for $780, MIR. Harsfield saved a
GOOD deal OF his furniture, but Mr.. Brown
and his family scarcely had time to get out
OF the house with their lives. They lost
everything, among other valuables q num-
Der OF watches and diamond rings. The
Baptist church had a narrow escape, as did
the residence Of r. NJ. Casters
Fire broke out in M. V. TEENS store, at
ElJay, Monday night at $50 O'Clock and
consumed the TEEN house and store and
entire stock OF goods. The loss is 800, 900,
with no Insurance. The old postofflce and
barber shop belonging to Mr.. TEEN, and
the two small buildings belonging to Maj.
WEIGH were also burned. There was no in
surance on them, but the loss is compare
lively light The court house caught fire,
but through heroic efforts was saved with
slight loss. The records had been removed.
I. ID. Tabor's drug store, l.. Cox's store the
Masonic hall and the residence OF Mrs. Ina
Kirby narrowly escaped the fire. The re-
port caused by the explosion OF several kegs
of powder and q large number of cartridges
woke up the people for miles around, many
OF whom came to town. The origin of the
fire is unknown.
Several days ago man named Vaughn
was bailitf in the court of Justice Landrum
OF Atlanta but In making an arrest be
naobed the wrong man. Vaughn was
given paper to serve on a negro named
burkes. BY some accident the paper was
served on the wrong man and the man re-
sisted arrest. The bailiff was ardent in bis
duties aud persisted in his attempts to arrest
the man Tor whom the paper had evidently
been sworn out. In the scuffle il is claimed
that vaughn badly injured the man that be
was trying to arrest and, that further, he
ROCKED out the eye Of baby that was In
the house at the time of the fight. A war
rant charging Vaughn with assault was
sworn out by the.negro aud the bailiff, who,
In consequence OF the row lost his position,
and was tried before Judge Bloodworth
Tuesday. The outcome of the trial wa.
mat vaughn was bound over 20 the city
court on the charge Of assault and battery
Naughn's bond was fixed at $500.
+. b. lvey, assistant TO State Geologis
Spencer, bad a curious experience in Taylol
county the other day. MIR. Ivey was il
samp alone in Taylor county, close to "OlC