The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-10-19
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

Play OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES furniture
Company OF Atlanta sold-Dynamite
Work Resumed on the Bar at
Brunswick-A Fierce Battle With a
Bear.
The state fair will open at Macon next
Tuesday.
Gen. Toombs' old cook, g'Aunt Nilhe, !"
died Thursday at Washington, aged over so
years.
Saturday night drummer for a large
whisky concern Just jotted down a big
single order. II was from a big Augusta
house and amounted to $500
A row occurred on Mack HendersOn's
place, south of Covington, on Thursday
night, In which several negroes were badly
out and shot. The parties engaged have
been arrested.
Col. John W. Harle, one Of the oldest and
most respected citizens Of Morristown,
Tenn, and a brother-in-law Of John Il.
Inman, the railway king, died Monday
after many months Of suffering.
The residence OF A A Allen, editor in
chief Of the Macon Telegraph, was entered
between u and l o'clock Sunday morning
by negro, who, however, failed to secure
anything. He was met in the hall by Mrs.
Allen and ran into the basement, where II
was supposed that he was secure until DO
liceman could be found, but unfortunately
another door was open and he escaped.
The Trowbridge Furniture Company Of
Atlanta has cold out to the American
Upholsteriug Company. a proposition has
been made to buy the Feuley Furniture
Company. Certain stockholders Of the
National Furniture Company are interested
in the American Upholstering Company
and the Southern Furniture Company,
which indicates that a big combine has
been made.
d. L. Collier of Atlanta, who has with
drawn from the firm Of Venable Bros q
Co., will organize a company to operate
Rock Chapel mountain. Some time sinca
J. Il. Winder of the Seaboard Air Line
railway, Hoke Smith, c. A. Collier and
Mr. Collier purchased the mountain aud
have Einoe had a line Of road located from
the Georgia, Carolina and Northern rail-
way TO Lithonla, on the Georgia railroad.
The mountain is 915 miles from the Geor-
g1a, Carolina and Northern railway and
81 miles from the Georgia railroad in De-
KAlb county.
The Atlanta Elevated Railway Company
mas withdrawn its petition asking for a
franchise TO run its tracks on certain streets
In the city. Mr.. Mcdaniel, one of the pro-
motors OF the scheme, says the special com
uaittee will not make report adversely upon
the petition, but will allow 1t to be with
drawn I'VE intend said Mr.. Mcdaniel
to amend our petition IN such a wav as 70
route. ETC., as to meet with the approval Of
the city council. We are bound to have
the elevated railway and the new depot, and
we win get it without inJuring any Of the
people OF Atlanta"
The East Tennessee. Virginia and Geor-
gta came near having @ serious wreck Sat-
urday night. The passenger train from
Atlanta duo at 1880 o'clock pulled up 10
the station at Macon at a lively rate. The
engineer put on the brakes 60 stop, but they
would not work all right. At the same
time freight train was coming into a sid
ing just below the depot. The engine Of the
passenger train crashed into a passing fiat
car, which was thrown off the track.
The freight kept moving along, and about
ten cars followed the fiat car into the ditch.
The engine of the passenger train was badly
damaged. The side next to the freight train
was stripped Of all its machinery.
Monday after a layoR of nearly two
months, caused by the longest spell Of rough
weather ever known there, Col. c. z. Good
year and his force resumed work on the bar
of Brunswick. When Col. Goodyear re-
turned TO Brunswick in the evening he sale
1850 pounds of dynamite were exploded
during the day on the outer bar This wa
one Of the largest days work ever done OF
the bar and its effect was gratifying.
the weather continues favorable the dyna
hitting will be kept up until the work il
completed. Lieut. Rees, dof the United
States army engineer corps, has arrived iE
the city from Savannah. He is there unde
the direction of Capt. 0. NJ. Carter, il
charge OF a survey party to survey tht
inner harbor of Brunswick and also Col
6oodYear's work on the outer bar. Tn,
work will begin Immediately and will be-
pushed through to completion.
Early Saturday morning win Mess, one
OF the best known aud most successful
planters OF Cobb county went to Marietta
with bale or two of cotton
which he sold. Mr.. Moss received the
money for the cotton and leaving his team
standing in front Of the store went int
district called Baptisttown to collect a snnI
amount Of money from a negro man. Since
then Mr.. Moss has not been seen, The
team stood in front of the store all dav long
until late In the night, when the marshal
carried the outfit 60 a stable. Mr.. Moss did
not appear Sunday morning to claim his
Team and his continued absence caused q
general feeling of uueesiness. which
resulted in an investigation. il was moi
long before the officers learned that Mr.
Mossshad gone into the negro quarter tC
colIect some money. The name IT the ne
gro upon whom Mr.. Moss expected to cal
was asoertatned and visit to his home WINS
made, but the negro could not be found
nOOoo however, occupied
py Iom 'Hodgtns, some woolly clothing wa.
found. This clothing was identified as tn,
property OF Mr.. Moss, and their discovery
onay made the interest In the disappearance
greater ana increased the number and dill
gence OF the searchers. All day long ant
late into the night the search went on with
oos success Grave fears ere entertaine
by Mr.. MUss' friends.
Betro Espano has been TRAVELLING through
hecountry north Of Macon with great silc
cess, giving exhibitions of the proves .
MS bear and Teaping a golden harvest O
snekels. Petro on Friday afternoon I'm
small clearing just off the railroad. SIR
rounded by a one-gallus brigade, was trv
lng 20 induce Bruin to do some trick for tn
eoincation of the crowd. Bruin was not i
the BEST OF spirits that afternoon. and ha
gone through his routine duties in q slow
Perauhotory way which incensed his mnste
WIG, AFTER grumblihg with him, d,
SIoeo TO adopt more heroic measures
ne proceeded to apply the brass Ii
OF e-olsreputabls looking boot TO the bea.
Wno,atter regarding his master mildly to ~
wnat could have inspired this change {
'front.', smiled battle in the crisp eveuin
atmosphere and squared himself for m
conflict. The SpaniaFd saw this hosti
movement and determined TO nip it in N
bud, and with that purpose in view struc
the bear singing blow in the mouth NJ
preclpitated matters, and in a few seconl
bear and man became mixed up In a FREE