The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-02-18
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

lanEa TO ray Tue Speclal TAXA StueeI
Monstrosity Born at Sheltonville-A
Failure at DAwson-Atlanta's Crack-
er Factory Levied On by a Creditor.
GEORGIA.
The report that the junior class at Athens vas
90 be suspended was a hoax.
The taxable and nun-taxable real estate at
Augusta is valued at S9,94,5 500.
Two more brick stores will be erected in Perry
where the Bronson store nov stands-maK-
ing q total Of eight.
The L. A. S. Club property at Idyl Wylde
PARK, Houston county, will be sold on Sa turday
of next week, cd, %
President s. P. Spicsr Of the New ork and
Texas Steamship Company, or the well known
Mallory steamship lines died az New YORK
Thursday.
George aud Tom Harris the shoplifters a.
rested at Augusta about Christmas lime, made
a most dariag escape from the cnain-gang
Thursday night.
Bette Poteet, an 1syear-old negro girl, was
shot by Sol Hutchins, a one-legged negro, at At
lanta Thursday during quarrel over lame OF
cards She will die.
Last Thursday while cleaning up and burning
trash in the field the 12Year-old daughter of
Mrs Bland, met with her death. She fingered
only one day after being burned.
The store room occupied by B. F. Wommsck
at Deepstep, together with the stock OF goods
was burned last week. The stock was valued
At 5000 on which be had $3.50 insurance.
Covington Star: The SAVANNAH MoRSIEG
NKws now reaches Covington on the same day
of publication. There is no better, cleaner,
newsier paper anywhere than is the MORNING
News.
Evans and Livingston, who were charged
with the murder OF W. P. Rogers last October
in Dodge county. and have since been confined
in Americas jail for safe keeping, have been re-
leased on bail
Tuesday night party Of 40 emigrants passed
through Atlanta on their way 10 Pine City, Ca,
,H,aga do md cot
money. The emgrants came over the East
Tennessee road and we're from Ohio.
On account Of the scarcity Of arms the gov
ernor declined to permit the Covington Rifles TO
company is thinking of disbanding for the
present II will be reorganized so soon as the
state will agree to furnish the arms
Emory Baggett, a young man about l6 years
old, son OF W. J. Baggett who lives near the
line between Gwinnett and Walton counties
eleven miles from COnyers, was bitten by a dog
one day last week through the arm. The dog
showed signs Of being affected with hydropho-
bia, and so the young man and his parents
naturally feel uneasy about the result.
DR.. John H. Coyle dentist Of Thomasville,
lost one Of his fingers Wednesday morning
through the careless handling Of a shotgun.
DR.. Coye had the gun in his left hand, with
the index finger over the muZzle. when by some
means the gun was discharged, mangling the
finger to such an extent that it had to be am
putated. The thumb was also injured
Jack, a cracker manufacturer OF Atlanta
was visited by the sheriff late Wednesday after
noon. The object of the sherif's visit wAs to
foreclose two mortgages. They were both In
favor OF Aaron Haas & Co., and were given In
consideration OF large quantities of -four that
were purchased Of that firm. The amount Of
one OF the mortgages was $i6S and the other
S3O:.
Jordan Bros OF Dawson, dealers in fancy and
family groceries, have made an assignment for
the benefit of their creditors; the nominal as
sets are about $500 and liabilities are not less
than 81, 200. After the assignment numerous
executions were levied on the property and the
store was closed by a constable. who Is now in
possession OF the stock and fixtures IL is prob
able that an oner OF compromise will be made.
a few days ago James George went out hunt
ing and took his son along with him, promising
THAI if be found a rabbit in the bed he would let
the boy shoot it. After awhile Jimmie found
brer rabbit in bunch of straw and at the
same moment threw his gun up TO shoot it, but
remembering what he had promised his son
started to hand him the gun when il fired kill
ing the rabbit and barely missing his own leg
before the little boy could get his hand on the
gun.
Senator Alfred II. Colquitt will leave his
home at Kirkwood on Thursday, Feb 90, for
Washington Senator Oolqutt is now able to
walk with slight assistance. For some time he
has been considering the necessity for his re-
turn to Washington. a few days ago he ar
ranged with the officials Of the Richmond and
Dsnville railroad for a private car to convey
him to Washington next Thursday The car
will be attached to the ''vestibule limited T." and
the train will stop at kirkWood near the sena-
tors home, where he will board il.
A correspondent writes as follows from Shell
tonville zone Of the greatest sensations that
ever occurred in this part OF the county was
brought about few days ago by tao birth of
frog baby az the home OF Mr.. and Mrs Frank
higgins of this place. 1t is natural frog In
every way, except that its toes, fingers and the
end OF the nose resemble child's. The body
IS in the shape of large frog, with long legs.
It's arms. or fore legs, are about in proportion
70 that OF frogs. 1t has no skull and the
brains lie down on its shoulders. IL is now the
property OF DIR. J. E. Smith, our local physi-
clan. who has it preserved The doctor carried
it to Atlanta last week and showed it in three
medical colleges, and the professors pronounced
1t one Of the greatest freaks of nature they ever
saw"
]. 7. Riley. treasurer Of Hancock county, is
missing and his books are in such a con
fused condition that the best experts Of the
grand jury, who have been in session for two
weeks past, are completely baffled. Rumor
places his shortage at from $500 to 200. The
grand jury In its general presentments ex-
presses its inability to unrayel the matter and
recommends that it be placed in the hands of an
expert accountant to be solved MIR, Riley was
also mayor of Sparta, and was regarded as an
efficient officer in both positions 1t is believed
that MIR. Riley is yet in Hancock county near
Devereau, station on the Macon and Camak
railroad, about eight miles from Sparta. This
belief is caused by message received from
relative of Mr.. Riley to Alfred Hill one of Mr.
Rileys bondsmen. Mr.. Riley's bondsmen will
pay all shortage when the amount can be def
nitely known, and there will be no loss to the
county. Mr. Riley was elected treasurer of
Hancock county four years ago to succeed
George Brown, who was a defaulter.
The cold storage merchants of Atlanta have
come to time and paid over the special tax For
several weeks the merchants of the city en-
gagged in this line of business have refused TO
pay the amount, on account of the u demanded
opposition of few skirmishers who have been
unloading their at that point, and d .strbut-
ing their meats as If they had branch establish
ments IN that place. They considered it unjust
that they should pay the special tax while these
sklrmshers we're allowed to compete against
them without paying anything. AS soon as
these complaints were made to Mr.. Stewart sew
eral days ago, he Immediately issued a q. IA
against the meat that was being IN
loaded in that city and that belonged
to the Tennessee Packing Com
pany. When the officer. however, arrived at
the place, II was found that all the meats had
been disposed OF, and there was nothing on
which TO levy Subsequently one of the repre-
sentatives of the firm was placed under arrest
Tor sci ing meats in the market without paying
the special TAX required by law He lave a
bond of $4,000. and the matter will
come up before Judge Westmoreaud to-day
Pc ding that hearing, however but euterinx
their protest against the necessity for the pres.
ent, the cold storage men who have houses in
the city decided to pay the amount of The tax
yesterday, and, II necessary, sue the tax collec-
tor to recover it,
FLORIDA.
P. Pohaski & co. OF New York. cigar mann.
facturers, with factories at Key West, have