The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-11-15
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.


Georgia's Delegates to the Road Con
gress-A Resident OF Washington
Victintzed by a Horse Thief Lively
Fow at q Boarding House at Atlanta.
Sam Small Charges Libel.
GEORGIA.
work has again commenced on the
Methodist church at Dawson.
The law firm of Hinton & Cults Of
Americus has been dissolved. E. II. Cults
has retired to take the POSITION o. supreme
court stenographer TO Judge Blec key Of At
lsnta.
Little Charley Hall, the son Of d. c. Hail.
who lives out at the brickyard near Rome
was walking a trestle on the Rome railroad
in front of J. II. Camps place Saturday
when he slipped and fell through the trestle'
The fall broke one Of his arms
In 1910 Ebert county gave William H.
Harrison q majority Of 999 for President.
In 1892, just fifty-two years atterWard,
Elbert county gave majority OF 5JJ against
Benjamin Harrison for President. In the
late election there were only two republican
votes cast,
J. NJ. Wood of Washington was the vic
tim of a sharp horse thief a few days ago.
Mr. Wood swapped horses with stranger,
giving $40 boot The horse snapped by the
horse thief belonged To Stewart ~ Bowden,
of Atlanta Mr., Wood has shipped the horse
to the owners but in the shuttle Is 500 loser.
John Richards an old citizen Of Athens,
went TO Columbus % do some work on
bridge, and Saturday the following dispatch
was received from King, the contractor:
John Richards dropped dead this morning.
His remains will be on the Georgia, Caro-
lima and Northern road tomorrow morn
ing Mr.. Richardson was rock mason.
Col. John Mcintosh Kell, adjutant and
inspector general Of Georgia, issues oircu-
lar in which he says: The military COM
mands are non-political. Therein lies much
OF their force 1t is, therefore, unmilitary
and improper for any command as a body
to Join 10 a celebration Of a political meet
ing. Their members as citizens can do as
they please"
When Judge Burlington Butt Is sworn in
as judge Of the Chattaboochee circuit on
Jan. l next, he will appoint a stenographer
for his circuit. Hon. G. Y. Tlgner has held
this position ever since the Office was created
some eight or ten years ago George Hen
dersoD. a son OF Col John H. Henderson,,
the popular superintendent of the Column
bus railroad, is a candidate for the place
now held by Mr.. Tigner, aud his friends
will urge Judge Butt to appoint him.
An aged, Respondent gentleman, dis
appointed and weary Of life's trials and
reverses, attempted to kill himself Wednes-
day evening near Miller'5 restaurant at
Wayoross. His name is Lane, md ne
swallowed laudanum. Mr. Miller and others
finding out his Intention took the matter in
hand and calling some physicians to their
aid pumped the poison from his stomach.
Mr.. Lane is said TO be a republican and the
recent defeat, together with the death OF
his wife last year is probably the cause OF
his dependency.
Sam Small has sworn out warrants
against Weyman Hollingsworth and r. w.
Miner of Lithonia, charging them with
libel Mr.. Small claims that during his re-
cent visit to Lithonia Messrs. Hollings-
worth aud Miner made very serious
charges against him. One of them was
that Mr.. Small was drunk and associating
with negroes Mr.. Small returned to At
lanta very much incensed over the charges
and determined to have revenge. Mr..
Miner is mayor Of Lithonia and Mr.. Hol-
hngsworth is the express agent.
Gov, Northen has appointed the following
delegates to the southern Interstate road
congress, which assemblies in Memphis,
Nov, l6: d. G.. Purse, II. B. Smart, Savan-
nab; r. L. MoYe, Cuthbert; J. L. Hand,
Pelham; q. w. Jordan, Jr., j. B. Mitchell,
Hawkinsviile; w. j. Weeks, S. b. Bald
win, Talbotton: j. w. Neims, Atlanta; W.
G. WILDLY, Stone Mountain; w. A Huff,
JerTe Hollis, macon; haIStead Smith, NJ. l..
Palmer, Rome; Prof. c. NJ Strahan, w. S.
Holman, Athens; }. E. Cloud, Buford; Dr.
NJ Richardson, Norcross; W. f. Eve.
Augusta; Frank L. Little, Sparta; J. A.
Phillips, Lumber City; A. 7. Putnam.
Brunswick. These delegates have authority
TO appoint their own alternates.
T. j. Brown, a caller, was refused admit
tance to the Pinckard boarding house, at
Atlanta, Thursday, TO see Mrs Syens, the
charming widow. Three policemen were
called in TO eject Mr. Brown from the front
veranda and to quell possible fight Mr..
Brown says he was jerked rudely and
roughly into the street by policeman, and
he fixes the blame on Mrs. Fannie PincKard.
who runs the boarding house. He fixes the
damages done by the Aforesaid jerk at $500.
and through his attorneys, Bishop Il Nc
Whorter, has filed suit against Mrs. Pinck-
ard for $500. After the trouble Mr.. Pinck.
ard requested Mrs. Owens to leave his
boarding house. The lady refused to 90.
Mr.. Pinckard called on Chief Of Police Con
molly to eject her, but that officer very
fatty refused to do so. There are likely to
be other chapters in this lively story in the
near future.