The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-04-25
ITEMS IN THREE STATES.
GEORGIA. FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA PUT IN TYPE.

ACCOUNTS o. Lu6 Z OSbUHshGE Va AS2~
mile Badly Mixed Up.
GEORGIA
A 2-storv frame building 40 the corner OF
Oak and Forsyth streets az Macon occupied
as a barroom by Buzbee & ThIgler, was
burned Saturday. The loss was 500.
Anthony Huff, a negro who shot at
Electric Car Conductor Holly Cowan, at
Macon because he did not stop soon enough,
has been sentenced to seven years in the
penitentiary.
The next great council fire Of the Great
Council of Georgia of the Improved Order
of Red Men will be kindled in the Knights
of Pythias hall in Rome at the 9th run,
rising Of the Josh sun, flower moon, G.. 3.
D., 40l-May 8.
At Atlanta Saturday Felix Nieconi, a
fruit vender, entered suit against Miles &
Stiff for 5000 damages Nieconi claims
that while renting space for a fruit stand
he was ousted by a dispossessory warrant
unawfully and greatly to his financial in
jury
Judge Emory Speer has received an in
vitation to deliver the annual address be-
fore the Phi Gamma Society of Oxford,
but he has been forced to decline on &C
count Of his duties in the Central railroad
case. He was also forced TO decline a similar
invitation from the Demosthenian Society
at Athens.
Buchanan Messenger: Charles Clark a
Congregational Methodist preacher, who
moved TO this place some weeks ago, took
foot bail last week and left his family in
destitute circumstances. lie told son of
his that be would set him free and TO carry
his mother to her fathers, that he was going
to look out for himself
The little S-year old daughter Of D. A.
Phillips of Warrenton, while playing with
a sewing machine bobbin Friday put the
bobbin in her mouth, and consequently
sucked it down her throat. Medical aid was
summoned and every effort was made to
extricate it, but to no avail The child was
resting easy at last accounts.
Waynesboro True Citizen: Calvin
Ward was in town Yesterday looking after
the Texas property that falls to the Wards
of this county. He claims that it 10 his
branch of the Wards that are the heirs Of
the property mentioned, and not DR.. Tom
Wards, who are in no way related. Should
1t be true that he is the only one that is In it
he is likely to get handsome sum.
Thursday night Athens was full Of differ
ent kinds of sea birds, which had been
driven away from the coasts by the storm,
and becoming lest in the fog and drawn by
the electric lights came into the city. They
were on their way north and there was
quite a number of them, of all kinds.
Several tried to shoot them, but only few
"OAC OaE6CJt 40 SA&p AOEs was 81 ubuhS.
Canton Advance: Sheriff Kitchen vent
TO Marietta last Tuesday and arrested
George N. Johnson on a charge of cheating
and swindltng in the sale Of certain phos-
phate stock TO citizens of this place. He
brought him TO Canton on the evening
train, and Wednesday evening johnson
waived 5rial and gave bond in the sum Of
$3.50 each in the four cases for his appear-
a99e at the September term of our couet.
Ash1 FUbororSoy, %
rlosity and a much-valued relic at his store.
1t is a pair of specGacleS worn by the great
great-grandfather Of Oliver Hayes OF this
county when the former was a soldier in
the revolutionary war. The spectacles have
been in the Hayes family 25O years. They
are curious combi nation Of glass and iron,
and must have been considered Of superior
workmanship IL the decade Of the long
ago.
There is no more interesting places about
Albany than Morris Wessolowsky's dairy
farm. A pleasing and profitable feature
of the farm is his chickens and he has the
place literally covered with young Oh ckens
Wednesday about $50 If them suddenly
died, and that coupled with the fact that a
short time ago very valuable dog died
under very suspicious circumstances, leads
him to believe poison has been administered
by some one.
Richland Gazette: When T. J. Mabrv
opened up J. n. Brooks store on Monday
morning last he discovered one of the back
windows was open. Upon investigation he
found bolt Of cloth outside by the window
on the ground and boxes of hats shirts and
clothing were scattered on the floor from
the window far up into the store. An at
tempt was made TO break open the safe. but
was unsuccessful. 1t is not known how
much was stolen from the store, but the in
dications are that the burglars were not
professionals
Richland Gazette: We have been Informed
by gentleman who lives in that neighbor-
hood that while some little negro children
were out playing last week near their home.
few miles above Brooklyn, in this county,
fox was seen to attack one of their num-
Der, who is about 81 years old, and who
had strayed off short distance from the
others. The fox is said to be a very large
red fox, and 1t is believed that he would
have devOured his prey had it not been for
the loud screams of the other children,
which frightened him away.
The people Of Augusta are discussing the
prospective prohibition fight, and II has
already drawn out considerable interest
The liquor men have not been asleep, it
seems, and they have anticipated the fight
The dealers are organized and they stand
united and will make strong fight to defeat
the issue. 1t is understood that If war is
declared that Yellowstone Kit, through
whose influence and work Atlanta was
changed from dry TO a wet city at the last
election, will be brought to Augusta TO take
the stump for the ants. Kit is now In New
Orleans, aud 1t is said that he can be per-
suaded to come.
The charge recently made by W. B.
Sparks, the receiver of the Georgia
Southern and Florida, against j. 8. McTiEh
& Co.. the contractors, that they had been
Ia collision with Chief Engineer Wells to
hefraud the road by making exorbltant
charges for work, will be ventilated in
court. and at Macon Saturday petition was
fled in the superior court by w. B. Sparks
receiver, calling attention 20 alleged gross
eTrors in McTish's accounts. It che state
ment Sparks says five civil engineers
were engaged to go over the accounts, and
they pronounce them grossly erroneous
Judge Miller set next Saturday for hearing
from McTiGh.
On Wednesday. May next, there will be
basket picnic at Holton, on the
East Tennessee road, aud addresses may be
expected from Gov. w. J. Northen, Dr. H
.. White and Prof. J. B. Hunuicutt Of the
University of Georgia. A farmers institute
will be held by the last two gentlemen
They are to hold au institute at Cedartown
April 30; Monroe, Walton CO lnty, Tuesday.
May 8; at HolU5n, W ednesday, May 4; at
Talbottou, Thursday, May 5, and at Stin-
NON. Saturday NAV Tho Vour,y