The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-11
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

Charge Of Stealing SITS From q
Girl re Was Calling on-Dynsmite
Badly Injuries q Negro.
GEORGIA.
The friends of Col Amos Fox insist that
he apply for the Atlanta postotfics.
South Georgia papers are nominating
Hon. John d. Howell for United States
marshal.
Mother Mary Teresa Of Flushing, n. Y,
died at st. Joseph's convent in Washington
few days ago. Ell
Il is among the possibilities that stock
company will be organized az once TO build
q hotel at Quitman.
The first negro ever elected tax receiver
in Georgia in an election was elected to
shat office In Camden county last week.
His name is J. NJ. Holiedrof.
Molly Britton, a negro servant Of Au-
Rusta, died Sunday from burns received as
the result Of her clothing catching IRE
while she was standing in front OF an open
fireplace.
Al Dahlonega, horse attached TO a cart
became frightened, dashed across the street
leaped a fence and then rushed into DIT.
Jones' piazza, demolishing everything with
which 1t came in contact
Augusta wants lot Of new. big, high
pot q grand hotel on Greene street, a
Young Mems Christian Association hall and
9 tall Insurance and Office building.
The Macon newsboys are TO be treated 20
a dinner at an early day by the Kings
Daughters Of the city. The dinner would
have been given on Christmas day, but
viii be given some time very soon.
At recent meeting Of the colored people
OF Liberty county, Styles, the colored lAw-
maker from that county In the lower house,
was heartily Endorsed for his stand in the
legislature in regard to the soldiers home
bill
The Home for the Friendless, opened at
Macon last week by the Kings Daughters,
Is already filled to it's capacity. Notwith-
standing that fact the home will be open to
allthose who have no shelter till they find
il elsew here.
A band Of gypsies have been oamped
near Cartersvtlle for more than a week.
They created some what of q sensation last
Friday night when they came into the opera
house, in o body, men, women and babies
and all took reserved seats in the parquet.
The Athens Banner says It is rumored
that Alexander S. Erwin, the attorney for
the Georgia, Carolina and Northern rail-
road, intends TO move to Atlanta to join
his partner, Andrew Cobb, who will make
The new engine for the cotton factory at
Cedartown has arrived and the work of get
ting ready to start is being hurried for
ward. The smokestack Is nearing compile
ton, and the machinery Is being placed
Cedartowp will soon have a frst-class cot
ton factory in actual operation.
The high school at Warrenton is without
teacher, on account Of the resignation Of
Prof Baston p. Glenn, who had charge Of
the school during the fall term. Prot
Glenn was under contract for the year. but
be asked to be released that he might 40
cept better paying position elsewhere.
The Merchants National Bank at Macon
was entered and robbed a night or two ago,
but the loss only amounted TO pair of
Cashier Boifeuillet's trousers, together with
several other articles OF no value. The
burglars entered through back window,
and It Is evident that they were frightened
away, or else easy to satisfy.
The Augusta Ice Company, $50 900 cap
ttal, ID. Sancken president, John Sancken
business manager has received proposi.
ton from large brewer and capitalist t.
add TO their plant brewery. If the ice
company will increase its capital $40, 900, or
TO $4,000. the gentleman in question will
put IN 100000, making the total capital
100000, running an ice factory and brew.
cry.
John Thompson Ia nsgro) was in q
restaurant standing by fire at Sanders
Vile Monday picking at a dynamite cart
ridge In his hand, when suddenly the COM
bustible matter was discharged. The
negroes fingers we're all torn from his hand
and bis lip was cut off, and it is only a
wonder that his whole head was not blown
away. While painfully and seriously in.
1ured 1t is believed the negro will recover.
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dead Friday. When be arose from his
nights rest he was very cheerful in spirits
and seemed to be in perfect health. He
built q fire In his room and then went out
TO wash his face on the back porch, so re-
ports his wife, and something attracted her
attention In that part of the house. When
she opened the door, to her horror and
grief, she saw her husband lying on the
floor dead.
The will Of s. A. Garris on was probated
at Jefferson Monday in solemn form.
Among the requests OF the will was a
legacy TO Mercer College OF $4,000. The
collateral kindred Of the deceased contested
the will on the ground of weakness Of mind
Of the testator. The will, however, was ad-
mitted TO record by Ordinary II. w. Bell.
Cold. A. r. MahaffsrtY aud 81. d. Nc
Daniel OF Monroe represented the executor.
The decision Will be appealed to the supe-
rIor court.
George Merritt, the young man charged
with robbing Miss Minnie Odum OF At.
lanta OF $l75, has been sent 70 jail to await
the preliminary hearing on the charge OF
larceny. Merritt's case is a peculiar one.
He is a newsboy on the Richmond and Dan.
viii and boarded with the Cdum family.
he spent an afternoon with Miss Odum
who says that she had been intrusted with
the money by her father. After spending
four hours in the parlor Merritt left, and
shortly afterwsrd Miss Odum discovered
her loss. Merritt stated to reporter that
IT Miss Odum had lost anything IL had beer
stolen by some one else Miss Odum say,
the money was in her pocket.
There is no politics whatever about tn,
changes In the Covington and Sandersvill,
postotfices," remarked A. sistant Postmaster
Smythe at the postoffice at Atlanta Mon
day. "The law says that when the earn
ingsof a postoffice shall foot up more thar
$3.50 for four onsecutive quarters that il
shall be made presidential office. That il
precisely the reason that CovinRton hal
been made presidential Office. If was moi
a matter OF politics at all, but the result OF
mere routine. AS 70 Sandersville," he con
tinued, ''the office there has been a presi
Dental postoffice for years, the earning
having long ago justified making it one
Besides, the Sandersville postmaster is nov
under indictment for improper use Of
stamps in order TO increase the revenue o.
the Office, and there is not the slightes
Likelihood that he Will be retained under th,
new administration" He concluded hy
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