The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-02-13
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

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Talk of Consolidating the Two Nil
itary Companies of Augusts-Eon
Patrick Wslsh for the State Senate
Long Cotton Raising IN Thomas
Countv-A Fatal Shooting ARRAY
Near Winterville.
GEORGIA.
A. J. Floyd Of Columbus is suffering from
= stroke of paralysis.
Ii is said that Hon. Patrick Walsh Of Au-
gusta will be candidate for state senator.
]. J. Wallace, Of Douglas county, has d
7-legged pig. 1t has four well devel-
oped hind aud three fore legs.
The military advisory board will meet al
Atlanta on Wednesday at 10 o'clock. The
chances are that Griffin will get the encamp-
ment
At Marietta day or two ago Judge
Gober fixed James Blankinships bond at
$1,000 for killing Bill Teusley tcolored.l The
bond was given.
A gentleman Of Thomasville has piece
Of wedding cake that he has kept for ten
years. It looks almost as fresh as the night
when be placed it away.
Work on the new chair and furniture fac
tory at Marietta has been commenced.
Ii ALASy ool5 hC hNpoo W hAfp A-o
factory IN operation by April,
Charles W. Nichols has been made bust
ness manager Of the Southern Alliance
Farmer of Atlanta, and has assumed the
management Of the business Of that journal.
Col. w. P. McClatchy, of Chattanooga,
has been employed by a wealthy land
owner to find out whether Lookout Noun
tain proper belongs to Tennessee or Georgia
A man named McAdichael is now in jail
at Statesboro under the charge of burglary.
He Is the son OF the Rev. W. I. McMichael
an aged and highly esteemed Methodist
minister.
L. L. Durham Of MONDAY has a wooden
fpeg for fastening a door, which his aunt
imade during the war, which has been in
constant use for thirty years. and is still in
good preservation.
Lula Hurst, the electric phenomenon,
now lives 81 miles west Of Adalrsville, oc-
cupying spacious dwelling, around which
many acres OF fine grass and grain, with
fruit in abundance, can be seen.
Owen Wright and Robert Cook, two of
the prisoners who escaped from the
Dougherty county jail last month, have
been captured 10 Decatur county. Owen
Wright was the leader Of the gang that
broke jail.
Nellie Cowell, the 7-year old daughter of
Conductor Ii. S. Cowell, while standing be-
fore the fireplace at the McRae hotel LAST
week accidently fell in the fire, and her
face and right eye were severely and pain
fully burned.
w. Z. Mitchell, q prominent farmer re-
siding near Smithville in Lee county, was
in Americas Tuesday. He states that he
has never seen before, at this season OF the
year, so much land being prepared for cot
ton as he saw between Smithville and
Americus.
The Clarke Light Infantry and the Ger
man Guards Of Augusta may be merged into
one company. Capt. Austin Of the Clarkes
is in favbr of the consolidation, and will try
to bring the two companies together and,
by uniting them. make one large and strong
infantry company.
A handsome 3-story brick building is to
be erected at Athens at an early date by
DIR. |. H. Goss. 1t will he located on the
corner OF Clayton and Lumpkin streets, on
the CAN'T property, and Will appear we'll
alongside the handsome building Of the
Young Mems Christian Association.
farmer came to Marietta not long ago
and after minging with the horse swappers
walked home. His son next morning went
out to feed the mule, but the mule was not
there. The farmer had left his mule tied to
post in Marietta, where the deputy mar
shall found it late at night aud had him sta
bied.
New York parties have signifed their
Willingness to build an electric oar line from
Marietta to the Chattahoochee river pro-
vided the citizens contribute about S12.5OO
and the citizens along the line con-
tribute land to the amount of S35 900.
Moultrie Sessions is making efforts to secure
the desired amount.
Tho dwelling and barn Of T. NJ. Fulton Of
n ns.-~~r H.
with their contents. The occupants barely
escaped with their lives. Persons were seen
running from the burning hay barn and
they were fired upon al the incendiaries.
but 1T is not known whether they were
struck by the bullets.
Hon. John Fitzgerald of Lincoln, Neb..
was In Atlanta Thursday. Mr.. Fitzgerald
is one of the most prominent Irishmen in
the United States, and is president Of the
I2ssh- American league He has been at
Hot Springs, Ark, for the past four months
and is now on bis way to South Georgia,
where he will remain several months.
The city owns about wo-thirds of the
churches of Atlanta. It's all on account OF
street improvements laid in front of the
churches. Some Of them have paid for such
improvements. but the great majority have
not. As a consequence the city holds bond
for title against those that have not paid.
Nothing will ever come of the city's owner
ship, however.
VIII May, who killed white man named
Harris at Kingston about a year ago. wac
last Monday sent to the penitentiary. He
was convicted Of the crime some months
ago and was sentenced by the court to six
years. but strong efforts were made to get
the governor TO grant him a pardon.
These were unsuccessful, and May had to
meet inevitable
VIII Thompson and Ed Lawless have
sued the Atlanta Journal for $50. 600. This
Is for an allusion to them-in company with
Charles Burge about three months ago-as
youthful burglars" The article Stated
that they had been arrested for robbinp the
house Of Mr.. MahafeY who lives near the
water works, and that some OF the stolen
goods had been found in their possession.
P. G. Smith the Central railroad agent at
Chipley. met with serious accident
Wednesday. He was standing at the door
of car which was being loaded with sacks
of fertilizer, when the heavy bridge which
led from the platform into the car was
turned over and crushed Mr.. Smiths foot
so badly that amputation of a part of it
will probably be necessary. Mr.. Smith has
only recently been married.
The negro Sol Russell who killed another
negro with rock, in the western part of
Newton county, has been given hearing
by the supreme court he was found
guilty of murder with recommendation 10
mercy, and sentenced to life term in the
Il enitentiary. Pending hearing from the
high court, he has been kept In the Walton