The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-02-23
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE Two STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

Work of Atlanta's City Councr-How
aS1o BIZ Pad $50 OF -ebts n q
Twipkling Mr.. Bloom Brown OF
Americus the Recipient of a Debt
Due Eer Father for Years.
GEORGIA.
Taylor superior court convena 8 next Monday.
The Reynolds Reco der has suspended publ
cation
c. as. NJ. Wolf OF Townsville have opened
their new dry goods house.
The white people of Washington county are
nearly solid in favor Of prohibition.
The firm of Athworth & Mulcay, carriage
makers of Forsyth has been Dissolved by mutual
consent.
Kutner & Co. OF Rome have bought the bal
Ance OF the clothing stock Of P. B. Willitord Of
Amerious, who failed few days ago.
l. NJ. Mott of Sumter county killed III year
old calf few days since which netted hi n
$2i 81 besides the hide and talow and a fine
quarter weighing eighty-one pounds reserved
for family use.
TT. Wood OF starkville, Miss, supreme SEN
tine OF the grand lodge of the Knights and
Ladies of Honor, is in Albany, the purpose OF
his visit being to organize a branch lodge OF the
order In Albany.
james O. Whitaker has been appointed by
Judge jenkins receiver of the Mhledgeville Oil
and Fertilizer Company, on the petition of the
creditors. The plaut cost about SS2 600, and
only about $4,000 or $4,000 OF the stock sub
scribed was paid.
Work has been recommended on the water
works at MiledRevie. James Daw Of Phil
adelphia arrived in the city on Tuesday In the
interest OF the company. An agreement was
soon reached. In the contract with the city the
works are TO be completed by July
Robert Flowers and Miss Eva Mccoy were
married at the residence of Miss Minnie Brown
Of Macon on Sunday last. The affair had q
touch Of romance in IT, inssmuch as they ran
away from parental objection. Neither bride
nor groom has as yet attained their goth year.
A. Scheusrman has contracted with West
brook & Bennett for handsome 2-story build
ing with plate glass 'front.' to be erected on the
corner Of Hill street and Slaton avenue, at
griffin, In place of the building recently oc-
cuped BY Zol Ison, and to be completed by
May 10.
Postmaster King of Douglas has sent in his
resignation and is anxious to get out OF the
office despite the fact that Postmaster General
JohnamRker has said he would not accept
any more designations the time being 50 short.
Gustucus Lamar Brack and Benajah Peterson
are applicants for the office.
At Macon Monday Quinn Bros, who keep a
retail saiOon uuder the TELEGRAPH building.
were tried before the recorder and fned $50,
and besides had their license forfeited. They
were caught Sunday night in their saloon in the
act OF sellin to a dozen customers. The state
court now has them in charge.
Leonard Phinizy returned to Augusta satur-
day from three weeks business and pleasure
trip to Mexico. Mr.. PhinizY was accompanied
by DR.. A. W Calhoun and l. j. Hill Of Atlanta
and the party escorted on their tour
throu b the foreign country in private car by
President W. j. Raoul Of the Mexican Central
railroad
Thirty-two constables were elected in Wash
ington county on Jan. z but only eight have
filed their bonds Seventeen justices of the
peace we're elected at the same time All Of
these have been commissioned except in the
JOSEF district Ninety second, where the candi-
dates. W. P. Smith and J. T. Gross, are
contrasting.
The German Guards of Augusta have elected
hat rli ruua off 1fafu l.
first lieutenant, john Saucken; second lieuten-
ant, NJ. j. Diemmer junior second lieutenant.
+. Markwalter. The newly elected officers Of
the irish volunteers are; Captain, Nj j. Nc
Auliffe first lieutenant NJ. } johnson; second
lieutenant, W. J: Rooney junior second lieu
tenant, D. F. 0'Conneu.
The affairs of the Cordele Security Company
were placed Ia the hands Of a receiver Monday.
A petition signed by the National Guarantee
Company OF COrdee. together with other
creditors, was filed with Judge W. H. Fish at
Americus, and W. W. Ship was accordingly
named as temporary receiver March Is was
the date set fo- the hearing for the appoint
ment of permanent receiver.
Hon. Willie Vickers Of Douglas suffered pain
full accident Monday while en- route to Douglas
from kirkland with mule wagon load OF dry
goods He was sitting on a box of hats, and
desc sanding steep hill few miles from Doug
las the box fell off, carry ng him with it. Mr..
NicSers fell in between the mules aud holding
on to the wagon tongue was dragged several
yards. Four ribs were broken loose from the
spinal column.
About one year ago an appropriation of 200
was made by congress to put the postofice at
Atlanta in shipshspe order. And now they are
beginning to utilize IL. The gloomy walls are
being retouched and repaired. The interior is
being shut off into spaces for the various divis-
ions OF work by the hanging of wire partitions
after the style of bank offices. The white un-
certain flicker Of TN gas Jets is being replaced
by the soft, rosy luster Of incandescent electric
globes.
The large persimmon tree beyond Crump's
RI wUEf uh
was hanged and riddled with bullets two years
ago is an object Of great horror among the
negroes Il is said that no negro will pass the
tree after dark. and many cannot be induced by
the most tattering bride to go near it in the
day. They say the place and surrounding wood
IS haunted, and some claim to have heard the
most heart-rsnding sounds out there at night
They firmly believe that the spirit of the dead
negro returns every day.
At Macon Tuesday painter by the name of
F1ndlay appeared before Justice Brown and
wanted warrant issued for young boy who
had sent him valentine. The valentine which
Ftndlay brought with him, was written with a
pencil on sheet of foolscap with man with a
long tongue followed by a woman roughly
sketched on it. Beneath the drawings we're
Beveral lines of writing which were intended to
convey the impression that the receiver talked
too much. Justice Brown refused to issue the
warrant and Findlay went in search OF the
solicitor.
For some weeks families In different parts Of
Athens have been losing articles OF household
have unraveled the mystery and now hold both
the thief and the furniture. A chair and pair
OF window shades are recognize as the prop
erty OF he Christian church. The other prop
erty II made up Of quilts, clothing crockery
and other things. The goods were found in
the houses OF several negro families where one
VIII Hunt tcolored) who is known as a chicken
thief and graduate of the cnaiu-gangl had
sold them at very low prices
A boy about years old has for the last week
been az the Office of the train dispatcher at the
Cent al railroad junct on at aeon, He seems
TO have been quite a wanderer for one so young
Claiming TO have come from South Dakota some
months ago. He says that he got tired of home
and decided to travel awhile, and that so far
he has had no trouble in going from one city 10
another. He is waiting at the junction for a
friend, he say, who will take him back to his
home Ia the west, after he has finished his tour
throughout the south. He is well taken care Of
by the railroad officials and since his stay with
them has made himself quite useful in many
ways.
William Bean, ful-blooded Indian was con
nned in cell a. police headquarters at Atlanta
Tuesday awaiting removal to the n
dian Territory, where he IS wanted
on charge Of numbering one of
his friends near Tahsqual, the capital Of the
territory. lie is Cherokee aid he ami his
friend were lids said, driving horses through
the reservation of that tribe when they quar-
relied over some trivial affair aud fought. Bean
killed bis man. arriving at his home shortly