The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-11-21
ITEMS IN THREE STATES.
GEORGIA. FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLYN PUT IN TYPE.

ing the Cel- DFaJlOn or the l. en- o.
crate Jubilee-A Blaze at Americus.
armer Falls From Foot Log and
is Drowned -Iroub.s Over th5 Rent
OF the Armstrong Hotel.
GEORGIA
Jim Harrington of Lawrencevllle has
been married three times, but will risk it
oBce more.
The receivership case of the Macon TEL
egr0ph was called Saturday and postponed
on account of the sickness Of Z. II. Coates,
the receiver.
1. c. Plant. who died at Macon recently,
had queer name. 1t was Increase Co ton,
and, strange to say. just about the time he
died cotton increased in price.
Col. Lumley, who has been stopping at
Lawrencevile for the past year, left last
Tuesday for the north. where he goes to ac-
cept position as division engineer Of a
railr, ad system.
At Americas W. III. Jones turned over 60
N. G. Prince check for $1,000, that being
the amount of a life insura ce policy held
by j. K. Prince, deceased, In the Senate
National Union.
The city council of Americas has fixet'
the tax rate for the ensuing year at pe-
cent. This will raise a fund of s42,O !
all purposes, TO which may be added
ACdeb GAOsOOo luOIts dTlblnk eIfct
licenses, water rents, fines, etc.
Jesse N. Maxwell is one of Decatur's
farmerS He says he cannot raise 20
for cents, so be has held his crop for
year and this till now. he has rataq
sold thirty-one bales for So cents ~
and has thirty odd more to sell
John L. Langford, who has beena Ihnj
respected citizen of Lee county for thN =.
three years, died suddenly at his hbme
day night. He only lacked a few I'd
OF being rs years old, aud leaves aid be e
and feeble wife to mourn his loss.f KmaI
Lawrenoeville celebrated the electio1t 10
Wednesday and Thursday nights With md
glee. The 6ring of heavy gums cort -
until a late hour at night. Jim Wood %
accidentally shot in the legs. making n fim
painful wounds, but nothing ssriods ginC
Swords was also hit on the foot by 54ngs
ball w.
McDonough narrowly escaped freh i :.
serious fire last week. The drug Story
DR.. @. d. Mcdonald, about the mfddI&
The block on the south side Of the puA {
square, was set on fire between the roof a 81
ceiling by detective stove fus. The fla :, z.
was discovered before 1t had made mt W
Roadway, and owing to the prompt Rct<s
Of those who fret made the discove. y it Vas
soon sxtinguiShed.
J. E. Floyd, who was placed ! In
charged with murder, was on
Monday released under a $4,000 bond.
The names Of g. W. Brooks, }. +. Raif@rd,
W. J. Hightower, L. NJ. Floyd, A., a.
Adams, J. Il. Walton and A. J. Hilbuusare
upon the bond. Floyd shot and killed
Willis Hall, negro, CD Sunday, Oot. %, ,
In the western portion Of the county.
Two or three years ago in personal diff
guilty between Homer e. Gibson and viii
w.
the latter on the head With hammer, tract
uriRg his skull. Joiner came near dying
from the wound, but finally recovered.
Gibson was tried for the offense and se -
tenced 10 two years ia the peniteneiary, but
the execution Of the sentence has been held
in suspense. Since then Joiner and his
friends as well as Glissou's friends, have
been working for Glisson's pardon, as the
two have long been and are now friends
In response co these petitioners Gov.
Northen committed the sentence TO $50 fine
or six months on the chain-gang. This fine
Gibson paid.
Fire badly damaged a warehouse at
Americas Friday night The building was
occupied by ii. d. Watts 81 Co., MERIDIAN
disc broker& The warehouse, large
frame building. was the property of John
and formerly used as an oil
storage warehouse. 1t was situated
among network Of sidetracks in the Cen
trails freight yard, aud had the fire oc,
CURED at a late hour Of the night the dam
age to freight oars as well as other property
might have been much greater. AS il 10 the
loss by fire will run well up into the thou
sands. The building was damaged to a
considerable extent, but the principal loss
was upon the contents Watts g. Co. used
the building for the storage of grain hay
-four and other heavy merchandise Nearly
400 barrels Of -four were In the house
besides quantity of baled hay and other
merchandise. The -four, it is believed, was
completely ruined by water.
Afew days ago the Rome Hotel Com
pany, owners of the Armstrong hotel. had
distress warrant issued against Capt,
ID. A Daniels, proprietor of the house The
warrant was taken out for the purpose of
collecting $3.50 which the owners claim to
be due for back rents. The warrant was
taken out by Dabney & Pouches, attorneys
for the owners, Saturday. An Injunction
was taken out by attorneys for Capt.
Daniels TO stop the operation OF the war
rant. The In Junction asks for the restrain
ing OF the distress warrant and claims
from the owners of the hotel damages to
the amount OF $4,000. Ii 10 claimed by
Capt Daniels aud his attorneys that these
damages are due by reason of the house be-
ing allowed TO fall into i'll repair. The
paper alleges bnab Cne elevator has fire.
quently been in bad working order, that in
many rooms the plastering has fallen off
and has not been replaced and that for
such causes such rooms have been unfit for
occupation; that part OF the building has
been appropriated to the use Of the owners;
that some Of the chimneys smoke and that
In various other way 8 the building has not
been kept up to the standard of Capt Dan
iers contract. The hotel rents for $500 per
month.
Rome Tribune: Alt Holsonback. a farmer
living near Everett Springs, came to a
tragic death late Wednesday night, The
news was brought TO Rome about noon by
Sam Holsonhack, young half brother Of
ALI. He said that the day before he and
ALT went up TO the Pocket mills to get
some cotton ginned. There ia a govern
ment distillery located near the Pocket
mills In Gordon county and they secured
some whisky and ALT soon became consid-
erably intoxicated. Sam tried 20 get him
TO start home before night but could
not, aud 1t was after dark when be
got him into the wagon and started.
Ihey were in a l-horse wagon drawn
by an OK. Several times ALI wanted to stop
and ak to people along the road. Finally
Sam became tired OF fooling with him and
short distance ON Johnson's ford across