The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-08
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

Found Dead in Bed-The New Town
Of Comer-A Democratic Negro-An
Attempt to Wreck q Treiu-An Old
Record Book - Legislative Candi-
dates Already in the Field at Mil.
ton-CoL Jones' win.
GEORGIA.
Mrs. Samuel Weichselbaum Of Macon died
Sunday.
Ebert county has twenty-six murders in
twenty-six months and not a single conviction.
E. G. Donaldson OF Decatur was found dead in
his bed last Wednesday morning having died
some time during the night OF rheumatism OF
the heart.
There are already five candidates for the
legislature in Milton~coun;y, and still they are
said to be coming. Evidently Milton s de-
termined TO lead.
Col T. J. Hightower. commissioner of De-
Kalb county, retired from that position last
week, his term of Office having expired. The
grand jury elected George RAmspeck as his suo-
cessOr.
The Messrs Weeks Of Decatur are putting the
finishing touches to their new building on
Church and Sycamore streets, and will throw
their doors open for business within the next
few days
movement is on foot to have the town Of
Conner Incorporated, in which event Mr.
Yeargin is prominently mentioned for mayor
and J. b. CLARK is spoken of as a suitable man
for marshal.
There are at present ninety convicts on Bib
county chain-gang. Last week there were
ninety seven, which is the largest number ever
on the gang at one time. A great many Of this
number are white.
The will of Col H. b. Jones, late editor of the
Macon Telegraph, was probated before Ordinary
Wiley at Macon Monday. Mr.. Jones SOUS were
named as his executors His property consisted
of a home in VinevIlle plantation, real es
tate lot IN Cuthbert and life insurance amount
ing to $1,000.
Mrs. Bonie Stevens and Miss Babe Simmons
had a very narrow escape at Danielsville last
Friday. While out driving their horse became
frightened at a rock on the side of the road and
began to run. When the ladies realized that
they could not manage the horse they jumped
and fortunately escaped uninjured.
A Universslst church will quite likely be
erected in Conner in the near future Four differ.
ent men have offered to give a lot each. Two OF
them offer $50 In addition; third $40. Hence
there seems to be no trouble about a lo.; while
$500 in cash have been voluntarily offere1, This
will be the first church Of the kind for Madison
county.
in the Office of the ordinary OF Wilkes county
there Is yellow manuscript volume which Ia
now Ia years old. This book has always ex-
cited great interest among visitors, who have
examined the records In Mr.. Binn's office. The
records of the first court ever held Ia Wilkes,
In lI10, and also Of the superior court in 1850
are contained in this book.
q. f. Strickland of Roswell came near end
ing his earthly career q day two ago by mi-
tating the suicide act. He walked into his room
and picked up his revolver, which he thought
TO be unloaded, and placed 1t near his heart
wondering how a man could deliberately take
his own life. It was a self-acting SO Smith &
Wesson, and the trigger yielded TO the touch
OF his finger, sending a ball through the win
dow, barely missing his breast.
Carroll county has q genuine democratic ne.
gro. Ills name is sol Bowen and was a slave
Of the Hon. F. D. Bowen before the war. Uncle
Sol has voted nothing but straight democratic
ticket for the last thirty years and he is great
admirer of Grover Cleveland. The negro is now
so years old and he says he never has been sick
day nor takeo dose of medicine il his re-
membrance. Uncle Sol is the only real solid
democratic negro in Carroll but he is true
blue. He always takes part in the party nomi-
nations aud sticks to them in the regular cleo
lions.
An attempt was made to wreck the incoming
train on the Fort Gaines branch of the Central
railroad Saturday night about four miles from
Fort Gaines by placing two railroad bars across
the track but fortunately the train passed over
both without leaving the track, Just before
reaching the obstruction one of the tram porters
noticed man skulking behind stump near
the track, and as soon as the train stopped
Conductor K. A. Graham took both porters and
ran back and arrested the miscreant, He gave
his name as Frank Moore of Apalachicola
Fla, and has the appearance of a dago, but
many believe he is young man reared near
Coleman The passengers in the train were
greatly exasperated and threats of lynching
were freely ia dulged in.