The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-03-08
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF TIE Two STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHa

Without Serious Injury to the
Canine-A Negro Under Arrest al
Americas on Suspicion OF Being g
Murderer.
GEORGIA.
Rome Is to have a new fee factory. Capt
William Towers Is Interested In the enter
prise, and ic is said it will be built at once.
J. c. Cassidy, whose place Of business al
Albany was closed by the sheriff a week
ago. opened his store and resumed business
Saturday, having made satisfactory ar-
rangements with his creditors.
Jacob B. Dowdy of Dahlonega lost his
dwelling and about all of its contents by fire
on last Monday night. Mr.. Dowdy, was
badly burned ia his desperate attempts 70
save his property. The fire originated
about the chimney.
Policeman Lane of Admission, Ala, ar
rived in Macon Saturday night. having in
custody negro supposed to be Henry Jor-
dan, the fiend who committed an outrage
upon the person Of Mrs Garrett. in Fort
Valley. At last accounts the identity of
the negro had not been satisfactorily estab-
lished.
Prof. A. G. Reese Of Carrollton hos been
teaching school fiftY-six years. he conn
menced when he was 10 years old in Troup
county, where he taught for seventeen
years, then he taught at Granville and be
has taught at Carrollton thirty-two years.
Tne professor says no has taught near 5000
pupils and never has had but two to die in
school time.
Fire broke out at Americus at PAS o'clock
Sunday morning in Ed Ansley's grocery
stors on jackson street. The building is
located in the heart of the business section
Of the city, and if the fire department had
not responded promptly, the loss would I'M
doubtedly have been heavy one The fire
was under control at $3.50 o'clock. A large
portion Of Mr.. Ansleys stock is practically
ruined.
Mrs. Charles Kaufman of Columbus re-
ceived tidings some time ago from London,
England, that an uncle Of her father died
in England leaving an estate Of over sew
eral million dollars, awaiting the identifica-
ton Of lawful heirs in the Bank OF Eng
land. Mrs. Kaufman says she has already
taken steps that will establish her and her
sisters lawful right to this inheritance
across the Atlantic.
j. s. Thomas, a well-known insurance
agent and prominent citizen of Hogansville
shot himself Saturday night, the ball pene-
trating directly through the brain, from
which he died after about two hours. No
one knows exactly how the deplorable ac-
cident occurred. Mr.. Thomas has been in
town all day, and had just returned home
when two reports of pistol we're heard and
the alarm was given by his family to near
neighbors. Physicians were summoned,
and it was at once discovered that the shot
was O fatal one.
Americas Times~Recorder: A negro was
brought before Judge Mathews of the
county court yesterday morning charged
with murder. The evidence was rather
meager, but it was sufficient to warrant the
nrlROnaFlS 0OnFniffal 4 iail until thu grand
jury can investigate the case. Witnes les
testified that last Saturday as they were
passing down the road, just out of De Soto,
they saw GRbe Lawless and Major Ander-
son standing talking TO Joe Shivers. The
two former had pistols in their hands.
After they had gone some dis
lance they were startled by the
Shivers fall to the ground. Later on he
died from the wound. No one could testify
which Of the two negroes did the shooting
1t looks, however. as though Anderson and
Lawless had both approached Shivers with
the intention of attacking him. This
would make them equally guilty OF the
crime. Lawless was arrested by Bailiff
James Of the fifteenth district. Anderson
has not yet been found by the officers. All
OF the parties concerned are negroes.
Athens Banner: 1t truly seems as though
Athens puts forth little dog which sxal-
lowed silver fork, and Is alive and WELL
and the fork has been removed. About ten
days ago one Of Athens most prominent
citizens was feeding his pet dog, and had a
piece Of beef on the end of silver fork
which he was offering II. The dog must
have been very hungry for it made grasp
and swallowed the meat, fork and all. The
gentleman told this to a Banner reporter,
who went home with him. having been prom
ised an item, and upon reaching the house
the gentleman called his dog, which seems
to be as gay as he could be- and showed the
reporter perfect outline on the dogs back
OF the fork which had worked itself to this
place. The reporter was at loss to account
for the gayness of the animal and the gem
tleman at last asked him to hold the dog
while he cut the fork out The gentleman
then took out his pen-knife and cut small
place in the dogs skin and pulled out the
fork. the dog only whining when the knife
was put into the skin. After sewing up the
small cut the dog went on playing and run
ming around unconscious OF the wonder he
had been participant in.
Columbus Enquirer-Sun: Andy johnson
proves to be Gabe Morse, and instead of CO.
ing to jail for stealing few guns he stands
an excellent chance OF being hanged for using
one. Developments in the past career o I
with startling rapidity. Hardly had 1t been
thoroughly established that he was not
Andy anything, but was Gabe Morse, and
that he was from Harris county and was
wanted for stealing gun from A. T. fruits
son, very much as he had stolen Frank Gar
rards, when the charge Of having commit.
ted murder In Alabama was brought
against him, and before noon SO
much evidence was secured that
the officers across the river COM
menced taking steps to secure his extradi-
ton. The murder of which the man of
many aliases is accused was committed In
Girard in January, 1891. 1t was cold
FLOODED, cruel murder. committed to rob a
poor man, and at the time the account of
the crime, which was published in the En-
Quirer-Siin, created considerable excite
ment George Lewis. a hard working COLI
ored man, was returning to his home at
night, when he was weylaid by three des-
perate negroes who tried 10 rob him. He
Eaade a desperate resistance and called
loudly for help. The sounds of approaching
footsteps were heard. Then the robbers
turned to run, but before they left one Of
them drew pistol and shot Lewis through
the heart. Two Of the desperadoes were
caught before they had gone far. but the
one who fired the shot stood off the crowd
which had collected and made his escape
Several people had good look at the MUIR
derer, and they were able to give an accus
rate description Of him. Saturday morn
ing when the Enquirer-Sun reached Scale,
where the two accomplices Of the murderer
are confined, it was read by the officials and
they Immediately saw that the description