The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-03-05
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

Dey-A Boy Dangerously Wounds
Eis Sister With q Pistol-The Tables
Turned on a Practical Joker Of
Columbus.
The Athens Savings Bank has opened its
doors for business
At Albany the election for city bonds for
water works and sewerage comes Off next
Tuesday.
!. There lie some steps being taken TO organ
We Young Mems Christian Association at
Donglasville.
Col. Joseph n. Worley. prominent law
yer Of Elberton, will very probably enter
the race in the Eighth district for the nomi-
nation Of congress.
The contractor Of Douglas new Jail says
be expscts TO turn the keys over to the
county for the new Jail, completed, In two
weeks
More tobacco will probably be planted
around Metcalfe than any other part of
Thomas county. Among the largest
planters will be w. H. Mitchell.
W. II. Craig Of jefferson will edit news
paper at Gainesville. A stock company
has been formed. He will try TO make it
lively for the two newspapers already
there.
Superior court will convene at Carnes-
vile on Monday, March 4. One of the
most interesting cases to be tried will be that
of DR.. Glover convicted at the last term OF
poisoning his wife. 1t will be remembered
that he was granted a new trial.
During the year 1891 there were III cases
entered on the civil docket in Appling
superior court, and fourty-nine on the crimi-
nal docket. Many OF these are still pending,
and to dispose OF them would require at
least two weeks session Of the court.
The United States government having
prohibited the use of street car checks with
5 cents printed on them, stops the use OF the
8 cent checks used by the electric car COM
Dany Of Athens. They will be taken up as
fast as presented by those who have them
A change has occurred in the superin-
tendency of the Dalton public schools.
Prof. W. Harper, who, for the past four or
five years, presided over the schools as prin-
cipal and superintendent, resigned last week
TO accept a like position In the public
schools at Americus, and the board Of
directors has elected Gen. b. NJ. Thomas as
his successor.
The Blue Ridge Marble Company which
secured the contract to build the Floyd
court house is owned by parties living out
of the state, and on this account 10 was not
convenient for them TO make the required
bond, 100000. They now want to turn the
contract over to the Georgia Marble Com
pany in Tate, on the Marietta and North
Georgia railroad.
Last Saturday Mrs. Rawlins, wife Of W.
j. Rawlins. who lives near Snellville, was
taken suddenly i'll and tainted while walk
ing across the room. There was party
rear by that night and her children had
gone there. They were sent for, and she
gradually recovered. Sunday morning she
got up as usual, but did not feel well, and
SAT down by her husband. While talking TO
him she suddenly fell forward and was dead
in a few minutes.
Rome Tribune: NJ. Gordon, who failed
some weeks ago, gained his petition for the
benefit Of the homestead, which case was
heard before Ordinary Johnson Tuesday
morning. Mr.. Gordon was represented BY
Judge Meyerhardt and Messrs. Seab and
Nose Wright and Donald Harper. The
creditors were represented by Messrs Resce
y Denny, G. A. Thornwell and McHenry,
Nunnally & NeeL The granting OF the
homestead ''Robbles up most of the assets
and they are left to "hold the bag"
Rev. II. B. Treadwell and his son Thomas
Ireadwell, were badly hurt last Tuesday
evening by falling chimney at Brunswick.
1t seems they were raising a house with a
chimney attached, raising both at the same
time. The raising of the house caused the
props of the chimney TO slip and let it down
on the men who we're working underneath.
When extricated Mr.. Treadwell was found
to have his arm broken just above the wrist
and his body was badly bruised. HIS son
received number of bruises also, and it is
feared be received some internal injuries.
The finance committee of the Atlanta CITY
council has completed its investigation of
the Reinbardt q. ia. matter. 1t is said that
majority and minority report will be
presented to the city council The majority
report will probably condemn the practice
of holding up e. fas. and recommend that
Mr.. Reinhardt be required to pay the in
terest lost by the city. The minority report
viii recommend that nothing Whatever be
done in the matter. That the practice of
holding up q. fas. has continued for several
years and that it would be wrong to punish
one man and do nothing to others.
Dalton Citizen: A man named Smith
was arrested here on Thursday night Lost
for attempting to pass bogus $50 oil. He
had cleverly raised a Is bill to the denomi-
nation Of $50 by FASTING figure 80" by the
side of the figure rs" on the bill. Smith at
tempted to pass the doctored bill at night,
and the racket might have worked, but the
merchant TO whom 1t was rendered ran his
hand over it and the attached figure came
OF, giving the snap away. Smith was tried
before United States Commissioner Hamfl-
ton and remanded to Fulton county jail to
await action OF the United States court at
Atlanta.
Albany NelUs and Advertiser: joe Wilkes.
negro man well known in this city, il
occupying cell in Dougherty county Jail.
And his step daughter, a young negro woman
equally as well known as he, languishes
under the same roof but in separate apart
ments. Wilkes and his step daughter were
arrested Wednesday morning by Deputy
Sheriff Goodwin and Officers Kemp and
Mooney. They were found at Odom's Ark
aud were escorted to jail to await trial on
very serious charge. 1t is charged that they
have been living in criminal intimacy and
the officers say that sufficient evidence was
obtained to warrant their arrest
Dalton Citizen: A wonderful deposit of
building sand has been discovered on the
mountain west of town, near the Dug Gap
road, It is on the land belonging TO H. G.
Hamilton, and there are several beds of it,
eachbed containing a different color, RED,
white, gray, black, brown, etc. Those
who have examined the sand say that il il
the finest they have ever seen for building
purposes, kalsomining, making cement,
etc. IL is perfectly free from dirt and other
impurities, and when placed in a bucket
Of water does not discolor t he water in the
least. The deposit of this sand is said to be
practically inexhaustible, and can be easily
reached for hauling,
Lawrenceville Herald. Marion Cain
who lives in Berkshire district, has a son
about IL years old who owns a pistol, On
that day he was fooling with 10, while one
of the chambers was loaded. His little