The morning news., 1892-03-26
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE news OF The Two STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

Lodged iu jail at Rome.
GEORGIA.
A Douglas county planter has rsdish
that weighs fifteen pounds.
The material is being hauled preparatory
70 building hotel at Ellabel.
An automatic car coupler has been re-
Gently patented by J. r. Williamson OF
Fancy Bluff, the inventor.
Augustus Smith Of near Ellijay, ana Mrs.
Millison Clayton of Roy. were married a
few days ago. The groom is 10 years of age
and the bride O..
At a mass meeting OF the negroes of
Coweta county. held recently, they unani-
mously indorsed Gov. NUrthen, aad recon-
mended his reelection.
The coroner of Pike county in the case Of
Lee Blount, charged with killing John
Parks at Molena, returned a verdict Of in
voluntary manslaughter.
Capt. Finn of Thomasville while looking
through some papers the other day came
across a coin that he had lost fifteen years
ago. The coin is OF ancient date, as the
figures Of 1870 will testify.
Mr.. Witham, president jackson Banking
Company. and Messrs. Smith and Etheridge,
have made proposition 70 the people OF
Monticello to establish a bank in that place
If the citizen there will raise $4,000.
The year-old child Of Ellie Brown Of Ella
helle was burned to death on last Saturday.
Mrs. Brown left the little one sitting In a
rocking chair near the fire and went out OF
the room for a short time. When she re-
turned the child was lying face downward
IN the fire. The child died suffering great
agony.
Washington Chronicle: A number Of
farmers were in town on Saturday. and we
made inquiry as to the effect OF the cold
weather on crops and fruit. We do not
think grain is injured. Some think fruit is
not hurt because the corolla or blossoms
protects the fruit Others say the water
inside the cup or corolla was frozen, and
think fruit will be injured thereby. But
all agree that 1t was as yet too early 20 tell
about it.
The new pulpit in the Episcopal church
at Columbus has been dedicated TO Bishop
Beckwith. A silver plate TO commemorate
the fact has been ordered and is expected
every day. The plate will be Axe inches.
ana will be placed In the center of the
wooden part Of the pulpit The inscription
will be surmounted by the bishops insignia
of office and will read: "Rt. Rev. John
Watrus Beckwith, tecond bishop of Georgia,
in memoriam."
William Dutton charged with the mur-
der of young girl at Stilesboro over
a year ago, was brought 20 lsome Sunday
by A. Franklin, son Of Sheriff Franklin Of
Barlow county, and placed in the Floyd
county jail for safe keeping He says he
knows nothing of the crime and that his
name is not Dutton, but Bill Jones. He SAYS
he will be proved innocent when the time
comes. Dutton Yves captured near Cave
Spring, Floyd county.
There is a small strike among a few oper-
atives in Algernon mills, Augusta. Sixteen
of the forty wesvers made demand for an
increase of pay from 81 to 30 cents an hour.
Their demand was refused, so they quit
work at once, aud have not returned since
The strikers claim that their pay was re-
duced . cents two weeks ago, and they will
not be satisfied unless the mill puts back
the 8 cents an hour to their stipend. 1t is
expected the trouble will be SO tiled one way
or another in few days.
There mas been considerable disappoint-
ment expressed in Columbus bscaus only
S25 ,0oO was appropriated for the improve
ments this year of the ChattahoOchse 70 river.
At one time it was proposed to send a COM
mitteo on 10 Washington to petition for a
larger amount; this scheme, however, fell
through and now the merchants and those
who are interested In the river are making
complaints. The amount Appropriated for
the Flint river, which is Sl5 900, Is also con-
sidered entirely too small
Vienna Progress: One of the negro
prisoners, Giles Litsey, escaped from the
bailiffs last night as they were taking him
from the court house TO the jail. The negro
prisoners were handcuffed together and the
oslliffs stopped at George Johnston's store
Tor something. and while the bailiffs bad
their backs turned Giles slipped the cuffs
from his wrists and slipped off in the dark.
1t was several minutes before they knew he
was gone. Giles had recently been found
guilty OF murder and sentenced to the peni-
tantiQrU for life HIS
carelessneSs.
At Athens Thursday farmer came along
with hen, and meeting an Athens mer>
chant they soon drove bargain, and the
hen was left at the merchants store. The
farmer went OH saying that he would call
by little later and get the money. He
had hardly gotten out of sight when the
hen laid an egg. The farmer soon came
back and demanded the egg In addition to
his pay for the hen. The merchant paid
him for the hen. but refused to turn over
the egg to him, This caused much argu-
ment and some feeling between the parties.
The dispute is apt to get into the courts.
Griffin Ne,oS: Mrs. Bookstaver, who has
recently moved here, has soma very inter-
estinR old relics that have decended to her
from her ancestors. She has two chairs.
one heavy wooden one of massive proper.
tions that has once been Of peculiar color.
which came from Scotland, and is about
go years old, the other a some what slighter
build with a curlously woven bottom OF flag
leaves-this is said to be 16S years old
Among other things has a mirror framed
in frame that is l50 years of age, and last,
but not least, is a bottle about 100 years old
that is not only curious in shape, but is
beautifully ornamented.
A suit has been filed at Atlanta against
the county clerk. the county treasurer and
the county commissioners that will test a
most interesting questionable pay of Fulton
county Jurors 1t is brought by We'll &
Goodwin, Judge James A. Anderson and
Rosser q Carter in behalf of eleven clieuts
They claim that they served in the city
court as jurors for the week ending Feb. Is.
and demanded 81 day of the clerk and
treasurer separately for such services. but
only receive 81 day. The grand jury for
the fall term, in pursuance of an act passed
the last legislature, fixed the pay of Jurors
at 81 a day. The legality of the grand
lury's action is denied by the county
authorities on technicality.
jackson Netcs: Marshal Corhett. COL
lector Herington, Deputy Lotion and FIVE
others captured a still near High Falls Sat
urday. About 300 gallons of beer was de-
stroyed and the still demolished. Nell
Thornton, John aud James White we're ar
rested and carried to Macon. They dis
claim any knowledge of the still, One
person who was at the still made his escape.
Three colored me1 who live near Forsyth
George, Lee and George Iverson. Jr., were
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