The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-10-21
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

Superior Court Clerk.
GEORGIA.
Macon may apply to the egislature for
new charter.
The clearing house system has been estab-
Mshed by the banks Of Columbus.
Richmond county was shown Co have
1900 voters by Tax Collector Boilers last
report
The superior court Of Oglethorpe has
been adjourned until the first Monday in
December on account of the serious illness
Of Judge Hamilton McWhorter.
Mrs. F. NJ Sigman has a tree on her
place, near Covington, that has grown four
teen feet this year. IL has no Limbs, but
some of the leaves measure feet ? inches
across.
At the Hamburger cotton mills near Co
lumbus Tuesday, Oliver Buzby, an employe
OF the mills, had his left hand caught in
some machinery and badly mashed. The
accident neeessitAted the amputatlon OF
two fingers
Suit was filed at Macon Wednesday in the
superior court by Max Cohen vs. A. b.
Small, in which he alleges that Small has
injured and damaged him to tie extent Of
$4,000 by malicious prosecution Of charge
OF cheating and swindling.
Augusta will have the carnival In Janu-
airy. That is a settled fact now. all the
money needed has not been raised, but
sufficient sum has been subscribed with
what the canvassers have in view to guar
antee the assertion that the carnival will be
held.
Oscar Selman, son Of Thomas Selman Of
DouglAsville, happened to painful acct
dent last Saturday morning while working
around gin. By some means he put his
leg too near the saws and his leg from the
knee down was badly lacerated, but moth
ing serious.
Frank Harris (colored) was caught in the
betting of gin at Capt lrish's place near
Marietta on last Thursday and was whirled
over some fifty revolutions, breaking his
legs and otherwise mutilating his body. He
died in a few seconds after being taken out
of the betting.
The supreme court has denied q new trial
TO Gus Pease (ooloredl OF Cobb county, and
he will have to hang. Judge Gober will re-
sentence him at November term OF court
Col. II. B. Moss, the defendants attorney,
will try to have the governor commute the
death sentence to Imprisonment for life.
A petition has been fled by +. B. Stubs
& Bro. and A. B. Ballard asking that a
receiver be appointed for the lumber bust
ness OF e. S. Mace of Atlanta. In the petit
tion they say that Mace is indebted to them
in the sum Of 81 ,649 and that he is In
solvent. Judge Marshall Clarke, after read
ing the petition, set the case for a hearing
on Oct o.
DOuglssville NetU South: Last Thursday
night r. w. Jenkins, one of the leading third
partyites of Chapel Hill district. left very
suddenly for parts unknown, but supposed
to be for Texas, and a large number Of
creditors are bemOaning bis sudden depart.
ure. Saturday Upshaw Brothers had an
attachment served for $40, +. D. Smith one
for sos, A. +. Bomar one for about 5000 on
his crop and stock. Besides the aboveshe is
indebted TO several other merchants in
town for various sums. His total indebted
ness amounts to about $500.
In the superior court at Macon Wednes-
day j. L. Anderson, as administrator of the
estate OF A. b. Ross, hled suit against D.
II. Adams, charging that said D. H. Adams
had succeeded a. b. Ross, OF his DEATH as
clerk OF the superior court, and that he col
Iected and appropriated 50 900 worth Of
costs on suits that was due the estate OF
said A. B. Ross. The petition alleges that
he has requested Adams for this money. but
that said Adams has refused or has failed
81 deliver up same, and he prays the court
70 give him Judgment against said Adams
for the amount aforesaid, with interest on
same.
West Point is to have a new $500, COO
cotton mill This is the Larnett cotton
mills. The total stock, 5000, 900. has been
subscribed and the books closed. The mill
40 W SOusAlu GOtOuO bplnul6a hnO OOO DNOhO
looms. The building will be 400x100 feet,
four stories high, and will require a 1000
horse power engine TO run it. The yearly
consumption of cotton will be about IL, 900
bales. The stock OF this company is largely
owned by the West Point Manufacturing
Company stockholders, and the manage
ment OF this company's affairs, as well as
the West Point manufacturing and the
GsIeton cotton mills, win be In the hands
of w. c. and L. Lanier.
The fight on the will of the late Miss
Mary Harden will begin in superior court
at Athens next Tuesday morning. The
Harden heirs are seeking to break the will
of Miss Mary Harden, In which she be-
queathed all her property to Miss Evie
jackson of Athens. The case first came VI
in ordinary's court in Clarke county, IL
which the caveators to the will were repre-
sented by w. G. MoCall OF Quitman. TIT
will was admitted to solemn probate anC
the caveators took it up to the superior
court The grounds relied on to break the
will are that Miss Harden was not of sounl
mind and disposing memory at the time Of
making the will, and that there was intImi
dalton present.
A case of burglary came to. light at Col.
umbus Tuesday, In which four boys, be-
tween the ages of IA and 10, of respectable
parentaRe, are the perpetrators. Some time
ago gentleman from Harris county left 8
gun in the store of Robert Davis 81 Co, on
f1int avenue and a day or two ago he sent
FOR It. When MIR. Davis was unsuccessful
In his search for the gun he suspected some
thing and reported the fact at police head
quarters. Officer Tice took the case and
located the gun and finally Saturday after.
noon landed three Of the supposed thieves
In the station house. In the meantime II
was discovered that a number Of other
things had disappeared from the store, such
as powder, shot, canned goods, etc., and il
was found that the youthful burglars had
effected an entrance through the back door
John Randall Kennison, living near Folk
ston, was taken suddenly sick Thursday
nigh1, and his family and friends gathered
about his bedside to catch the last whisper
from the lips Of the dying man. To all ap-
pearances the end came, and Kennisou
closed his eyes to all earthly scenes. The
body was prepared for burial and q coffin
was sent for. The long hours of the night
dragged slowly along as the watchers kept
their vigils by the SIDE of the corpse. Near
the hour OF midnight those near the dead
man were startled TO notice a faint culver
OF the lips, and in a few seconds he opened
MS eyes and sat up. Bis family was alarmed
but their Joy knew no bounds. II developed
that be had been in a trance and had come
BACK TO life in time to prevent most
shocking affair. The coffin arrived In tha