The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-07-30
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF FaB TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

Tax Value of Bryan County Prop.
erty.
GEORGIA.
Typhoid fever is reported alsrminEly
prevalent at Monroe.
Rev. John Gardner has resigned his pas.
korate of the Altamsha Baptist church.
Full $3.50, 900 will come to Houston county
this summer as profits on the fruit crop
The Dalton Argus has been sold 20 J. B.
Stern, who will assume the management on
Aug. l.
The building OF a street railway from
Macon to Indian Springs is now said to be a
certainty.
There is a movement on foot among the
lawyers Of Rome to have a federal court
located there.
The ordinaries Of the state are requested
70 appoint one or more delegates from their
respective counties TO attend the road con-
gress which meets in Atlanta Aug. 3.
Five thousand negroes were In attendance
on the state tournament OF the colored fire.
men at Americas Wednesday. Americas
companies won three out of the four prizes
Ramsey McCalla, the 9-year-old son of
James L. McCaila Of ConYers accidentally
shot himself in the shoulder with pistol
day or two ago. The wound is not dan
gerous one.
The heirs OF Gen. Toombs have recently
received an offer Of SIS. 900 for some land
lying in or near Fort Worth, Tex, belonging
90 the estate. It IL believed that the prop
erty is worth considerably more than this.
John Ryan has returned to Amerious af
ter an absence of five years. He has been
to many parts of the country. aud now
lives in st. Paul, MINI He lie only home
on q visit. He is said TO have made $50, 900
since his departure.
The property Of Bryan county is still on
the increase in valuation. The tax returns
for 1891 were greater by $79,557 than for
1890, and for the present year, 1892, $26, 900
more than for 1891; $S,349 Of the latter In
crease is due TO the board of equalization.
George s. Dasher. the oldest conductor of
Southwestern railroad, died at Macon Thurs
day. The death Of Mr.. Dasher makes the
third in the ranks Of the old conductors OF
the Southwestern recently, the deaths OF
Mr.. WEIGH and Mr.. Smith preceding his
but few weeks
Chief Of Detectives Wright of Atlanta has
received a letter from the father of Yates
Bowles, the girl who ran away from her
home at Lady Lake. Fla, in pursuit Of a
saloonkeeper who hadI ruined her, asking
that the girl be sent home and saying that
she would be forgiven and properly cared
for.
Some two months ago A. W. Collins of
Alley, Montgomery county, had his right
arm broken by fall from horse At the
time it was set, and for a while it seemed to
be doing as well as could be expected. But
1t did not heal up. and recently it grew
worse, until gangrene set In. On Monday
IL was decided BY his pbysioians that ampu-
tation would have to be resorted to TO save
life, and the operation was performed.
The case Of the state against John Morris
(coloredl, charged with the murder of Celia
Cobb, a negress on or about May 5, 1892,
was disposed of by the jury at Gainesville,
Wednesday, In a verdict finding the de-
PENDANT guilty and recommending that he
be imprisoned In the penitentiary for and
during his natural life. The murder was a
most diabolical one, aud the defendant was
convicted on purely ciroumstantial evi-
dence.
Gov. Northen feels dsconsolate oyer the
outlook for a Georgia display at the worlds
fair in Chicago next year. He has taken q
lively interest in the movement to have the
state tittnGly represented there He has
had the cooperation Of some prominent
Georgians, but the progress made has not
been encouraging. Maj. W. L. Glessner
was the last agent appointed. He hardly
got fairly started at work when the Geor-
gia Southern and Florida railroad offered
him good position and he has accepted it
and dropped the worlds fair project.
A few days ago several pigeons, which
had been brought TO Atlanta from Phila-
delphia, were turned loose Ii was believed
that these birds could traverse the distance
OF over 200 miles from Atlanta to Philadel-
phia in one day. One day last week one OF
these pigeons was caught in the barn OF J.
w. BROKER, who lives near Dalton, hav-
ing, it is supposed, flew in while en- route
north, 60 secure food and the barn door
afterwHrd being closed, It could not resume
It's journey. Stamped on the under side of
the right wing, 10 indelible ink, was the
following: If caught or shot notify -
Starr, box 295. Philadelphia"
Nothing has as yet been heard from w.
Trox Bsnkston, the editor OF the Netu South
at Ringgold, who skipped out TO avoid mar
rying a woman who had obtained a divorce
from her husband ana who had come south
TO become the wife of Bankston The
woman in the case is Mrs. Eva Hamilton,
formerly the wife OF n. C. Hamilton, the
county recorder at Indianapolis, Ind. After
hearing that Bankston had Tilted her and
vamoOsed, Mrs. Hamilton, while in the CITY.
received letter from her ex-husband, who
Is wealthy, Offering TO settle a fortune on
her child by Bankston If the mother would
renounce the Georgian, return TO Indianap-
oils and remaTry Hamilton. She wens to
Indianapolis last, but with what intention
Is not known.
On June 90 last notice Of the death of
Mrs. Martha Deal appeared in the local
columns OF the Clsrkesvi1le Advertiser. The
editor of the Advertiser states that the no
tlce OF Mrs. Deals death was sent to the
paper and signed by George Deal, her hus-
band. OF course, this led the editor to
believe that the notice was genuine and be
now says that although Mr.. Deal has re-
sided in the county ever since he has never
denied his wife's death TO any one. A few
days ago II. NJ. Childs OF Ayersville told
the editor that he was led TO doubt the
truth OF the reported death of Mrs. Deal.
aud that he had written her about the
matter. He then showed the editor letter
be had received from Mrs Deal 10 reply TO
his, and also one from her mother, In which
they state that George has deserted his
wife and is paying marked attention to
other young ladies.
Americus Times Recorder: The colored
alliance Of the state Of Georgia has been in
session in Americas, and has JUST ad journed.
The alliance is composed, IL is claimed. of
10000 colored farmers 10 the state OF Geor-
gia. The regular annual session began in
Americus last Monday. II was kept very
quiet, some how or other, and nobody
seems to know the fact except those who
were present. Whether there were many
present seems to be matter Of conjecture,
anyhow, 1t was the state colored alliance
that met, and every county in the state was
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