The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-12-16
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS

eLoQ IN COIbOn Olu-AWO Mur-
der Trials In Aiacon-John Morrow
aeld for Trial In Calhoun County-A
Romantic Marriage at Monroe-Balm
for Husbands Wounded Honor.
GEORGIA
There is probability Of Marietta having
q canning factory during the ensuing year.
w, II. Burch, sexton OF cemeteries, has
been taking census Of Laurel Hill ceme-
tery at ThomRsviIle. There are Cos people
buried in thas cemetery.
The annual convention for South Georgia
of the African Methodist Episcopal church
is in session at Thomasville. Bishop Abram
Grant of Atlanta arrived last night.
The Schley County Netos says that Mrs.
Burton, the mother-in-lRw OF Speaker Crisp,
is beseiged with letters from hungry office
seekers imploring her interoession in their
behalf.
The governor offers a reward Of $3.50
each for the arrest of the inoendiaries who
burned Rev. b. NJ. Callsway's and William
n. Powells gin houses. and 800 for the in
cendiRry who burned w. T. Adams barn ;,
all in Wilkes county.
For several days Prof. Nicely of Rome has
been very Ill and his family and friends
have become alarmed about his condition.
Prof. Neely's age and the shattered condi-
ton OF his nervous system makes his re-
coVery very doubtful.
Near Cairo on Dec. 6, the 7-year-old son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Atkinson,
was crushed to death by a sugar mill while
in motion. His head was caught between
the lever and the frame of the mill, and one
arm was also torn off.
Mrs. Luke johnson, an aged lady who
lives near Loyd's church In Troup county
was on a visit to her daughter, MIRA An
,derson, over the river, and last Wednesday
accidentally fell and broke her leg. She is
about so years of age.
The directors of the First National Bank
OF Macon met Tuesday in the directors
room. The meeting was called for the pur
pose OF electing successor to the late l. c.
Plant r. h. Plant, son of the dead
president, was chosen to the presidency and
George II. Plant was elected vice presi-
dent.
Archdeacon William M. Walton on Sat-
urday last closed the trade for the building
bite OF the Episcopal church on the corner
of the Nix lot on Church street, La Grange.
Work on it will be begun at once, and an
effort will be made to have it ready to hold
services In on the second Sunday in Jan
uary.
A bad accident happened at the planta-
tion owned by Mrs J. w. Arnold, in
Wilkes county, a day or two ago. A negro
man was finishing up ginning, and got his
hand caught 10 the gin Trying to extri-
cate it with the other both were so badly
Injured that one hand was amputated and
a part of the other.
AT Rome Tuesday morning at / o'clock
when Henry Sanford was on his way home
he was held up just out Of the city limits of
South Rome and robbed. Sanford is a
drayman and transfers all Of the baggage
for the opera companies 10 and from the
opera house. A negro named B. +. Num-
has been arrested on suspicion.
Shortly after 10 O'Clock Tuesday morning
the residence OF A. Quasi, on f more street,
East Americas, caught fire and was almost
entirely consumed. The property was owned
by s. M. Cohen and was uninsured IL was
was or 4-room building and was COM
paratively new. Mr.. Quasi had $3.50 in
snrance on his household effects, a good
portion of which was saved.
George Schall, a retail shoe dealer on
Cherry street, Macon, who made an assign
ment on Dec. to Arthur Dasher for the
benefit of his creditors, was closed up by
the sheriff Tuesday night under certain at
fachments from sundry creditors. Bond
Will be given and the store will be reopened.
Inc matter has gone TO the superior court
and will probably be heard tomorrow.
Lem Weston, negro from Albany, In
trying to escape from the convict camp at
she mill Of the Central Georgia Land and
Lumber Company, situated on the Georgia
get on passing freight train. The train
was running at the rate of about twenty
miles an hour, and Lem failed to board il
safely. He was thrown under the train In
some way and one leg and one arm were so
badly mAngled that both limbs had to be
taken of.
John jackson (colored) is on trial at
Macon for murder. Some two months since
on the plantation Of Col. Henry J. Lamar,
Ten miles from Macon, jackson, who was
employed on the plantation, shot and an
SANITY killed Bin Davis, another farm hand.
dhe murder was revolving one without
single extenuating circumstance. Jack
son claims that Davis had been alternating
the affections of hiss wife, and that he had
on a number Of different occasions warned
him 70 desist or there would be trouble, but
shat Instead OF so doing, Davis redoubled
his obnoxious attentions.
Louis Lewis of Macon has again been
found guilty or murder in the first degree
and again will be sentenced to be hanged.
Tn sept. 10, 1892, Lewis walked into his
room where his wife was sitting on the side
OF the bed. He sat beside her and began q
quarrel he told her that she should never
have the benefit of another dollar of his
money. and she replied that IL he would not
support her there were plenty of men In
town who would. This enraged Lewis.
Pulling apistol from his pocket, without
moments hesitation, he shot her In the
head. killing her instantly.
AT Birmingham, Ala, Wednesday, Joseph
dewitt Boob got a verdict for 81. 500 against
Robert W. Long for alternating his wife's
affections and usurping Bools' oonjugal
rights. Booi is sort of drummer of the
better peddler class, and radiated from Jas
per, In Walker county to neighborlng
towns, leaving his pretty wife with their
4-year-old daughter In Jasper's boarding
house. Long kept a store in Jasper and
during Bool's frequent trips he acquired his
Intimacy with the lady. Finally the couple
came over to Birmingham and Long fol-
lowed. A note TO hrs. Bool from Long fell
into the husbands hands the fearful Gull
prit confessed, begged to be forgiven and
was taken back by the husband, who at
once instituted suit for $4,000 Longs de-
Tense was confession Of having enjoyed
Mrs. Bools favors, but set up that he was
no more guilty than other young men about
the town Of Jasper and that Mrs. Bool had
really allured him. The jury could not see
IL that way and gave the verdict above.
Long now resides in Atlanta.
At Rome Tuesday John Morrow was car
ried before Justice Harris at the court house
and q Urolimiuaru trfal