The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-09
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.
Speaker Crisp's Family Reaches Home.

Speaker Crisp's Family Reaches Home.
James Washington Exonerated of a
Charge of Arson-Three Burglars
Ransack Three P5etof1ces-Sale of
the Eeal Estate of the Late Gen.
GartreI.
GEORGIA
W. Z. Palmer of West Point has bought out
the stock OF ii. Herzberg at LAGRANGE.
The T5Tpeutute Operators AeIrs is the name
Of a new paper just started at Mcintosh.
w. H. Hurnrick, a husting merchant from
Villa Rica, shipped 500 dozen eggs from there
Tuesday.
The house of Mrs Ralph Jones at Eaton
ton was burned to the ground Tuesday. There
Is no insurance.
Capt. J. P. Hudson of Jackson county, near
Harmony Grove, died Sunday night, only be-
ing sick a short time.
Walter Niece, son OF j. X. McGee, acct
dentally shot himself through the left foot at
LaGrange Tuesday night while handling pis-
tol.
1t is reported that the postofAces at Flovilla
Jenkinsourg and Locust Grove were rObOsd one
night recently aud a small amount OF money
was taken. There is no cew to the robbers.
About o'clock on Thursday morning last the
residence of r. z. Abraham at LaGrange, was
buried, Including all the contents, except a few
articles Of furniture. The house and furniture
were insured for $1,000.
1t is reported that sam Jones' the fantastic
evangelist, aud Rev. Dr. Parkhurst, the New
York Summer. are to form q copartnership for
the purpose OF redeeming Missouri. They
will beg.n their campaign on the st. Louis
levee.
Mrs. A. A Bnugh. mothernlaw of ]. E.
Jones, was found dead in bed at the home Of
1r. Jones, at La'franEe, Monday morning at 8
O'Clock. She vas well and IN good health sun
day night and went out willing. She had been
member Of the Methodist church for fifty
years.
prohehIv tho ere4 i,,,,,ortor+ e,5o,oi ,a3,, -
be vacated in Georgia will be the United States
marshalsllp for the southern district of Geur-
gia as 1t was the first appointment by President
Harrison ia this section. Marshal Corbett's
term viii expire March 90 There are many ap-
plieants for the position.
John Nunnally Of Monroe on last Thursday
moved his family to Lithonia, where he will in
the future reside. He bas purchased an inter.
est in q quarry there with Johnson Bros. Of
Atlanta, ami besides his interest in the rock
property, he will be the general manager of the
company at lucrative salary.
Negroes are queer creatures D" said one OF
the physicians # the Atlanta Polytechnic Tues
day. They will swarm lise lees where any
thing IS being given away and every day mum
oers Of them come to the Polyclnic asking for
medicine, although they are not SICK in the
least. hey want it simply because MS free.
We SeneraAY give taem a capsule or two filled
with castor OIL and they don't trouble us again
soon"
Henry Tucker of Atlanta, son of the late DR..
Tucker, IS probably one of the best walkers in
the state He has made it point to take a
great deal of outdoor exercise and has trained
thinks nothing OF taking a 50-mile trip on foot.
Very often he walks backward and can make a
mile IN thus way In seventeen minutes. Mr.
Tucker has been on trip to Florida and while
there covered many miles on foot.
Mrs. Charles +. Crisp, Charles Crisp Jr. Miss
Bertha crisp, Mr. and Mrs. D. f. Davenport and
little Miss Lucia Hawkins have arrived at Ameri-
Gus from Washington. Speaker Crisp will not
be able, on account Of important official bust
ness, to return TO Americas for several weeks
yet, possibly not before the end of the month.
HIS family will make their home with Mr.. and
drs b. F, Davenport until the completion OF
tier own beautiful residence now in course of
erection
II Atlanta keeps UP her record for sudden
deaths, Coroner Paden Will soon be independ-
emily rich. Within the last forty days there
have been tweuty-sN sudden or violent deaths
IN Fulton county The first one on which an
Inquest was held was on Jan. 20, aud the last
one was on March J. Coroner Paden receives
$40 for each verdict, and when the subject is
buried ne IS allowed Sl5 extra TO pay for the
expenses. He mas received about $500 for work
done within the last forty days.
The Gartreu estate on Decatur street, At
lanta, between Young and Lucy streets, was
sold at auction before The county court house
Tuesday. It brought Si,63l. The property
was in two separat- pieces, on either side OF
Decatur street. Il was divided into twenty
three lots and sold ore lot at a time. The old
home place, with the 5artrell house on it.
brought the sum of g,465. 1t was CT feet by az
Aeet, ana was bought by Il. x. whitley. The
price realized from the sale was @ good one
The funds win be distributed among the late
Gen. Gartre heirs
James Washington OF Macon has been com.
pletely exonerated Of the charge OF arson made
against him by Detective Ford. The case
against him was withdrawn by the prosecution,
James Fl. Blount Jr., representing that side OF
the case, arose after the taking of testimony
had been resumed and continued for some time
and stated that tue prosecution wished to with.
draw the warrant aud dismiss the case. 81
have come to the conclusion, said Mr. Blount
that the evidence In this case is insufficient
aud ask permission to withdraw the warrant 81
The request was granted by the court.
Augusta EUeain0 NelCs. There will be nc
more interesting exhibit made at the worlds
fair than one belonging 10 a well known couple
here in Augusta. Col and Mrs. d, b. Dyer
have kindly consented to loan the federal gov
eminent their private collection of Indian curl
osties gathered from different tribes while the
colonel was with the red men as government
Indian agent. The collection was personally
made by the colonel. and it is BY far the finesi
and most complete collection ever gotten MP by
one man in this country. Two of the most in
terestinR items contained in the list Of relics are
a solid silver peace pipe with an engraved bow
with the inscription. Presented by Mai. Gen
Harrison 10 behalf of the United States to the
shawnees tribe Of Indians, 1914" The Other
y solid silver medal with the inscription
George Washington, President. i793n IL was
presented By Washington, while President, ia
\ White Swan, a Wea chief Another special