The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-07
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS

of the Id Western ana AtIantlc rail-
way-Car hobbers at " ork- on the
Savannah. Florida and Western-The
Prosperity of Dixis's Cotton Mills.
GEORGIA.
Shellman has a newspaper, edited by J.
e. Twitty. 1t is called the Graphic.
The new city council Of Americas has
reduced the salaries Of officials so as TO
effect saving of $1,000 annually.
w. II. Turner has bought the James
place In the Third district of Terrell county.
The place contains 800 acres and was sold
for about 81, $50.
The farmers Of Pulaski county aud the
merchants and business men OF Hawkins
vile are agitating the question Of holding a
county fair next fall.
The dwelling Of G. P. Roberts, six miles
above Hawkinsville, was burned on Christ
mas, day. Mr.. Roberts had Insurance on
the dwelling amounting TO 81 800
The secretary Of state was busy Thurs
day with the signing Of commissions to the
superior court judges and solicitors who
were recently elected by the legislature.
Col Z. ]. Hart, attorney for George Ma
son, the negro who was convicted about
year ago for killing bis wife and sentenced
20 the peuitsntiary for life, Is making an
effort 70 have elm pardoned.
Au GIOTk ~ U6luk LDduo bO nave hAAbkuCE
prohibition election in Washington, Wilkes
county. The Chronicle bes interviewed a
number Of leading citizens and they are op-
posed to any agitation OF the question
Allison & Aycock, booksellers and sta
tioners, doing business in the Windsor
hotel at Amerious. sold their entire stock
Of goods to George Oliver Wednesday after
neon and win retire from the business. The
stock was valued at about 50 800.
The dwelling of F. NJ Ethridge at
Hkwkinsville was destroyed by fire on
Saturday last. The fire broke out i'll the
root of the building and was discovered
about o'clock p. m. The dwelling and
furniture were insured for 81 500.
Mira Samuel MoGarrah of Americas met
with very painful accident Wednesday
afternoon, which will conhne her TO the
house for. several days. While walking in
the yard she stepped upon a bunch OF wire,
which entangled her feet and threw her to
tbs ground, An arm was broken IN the
fall
Ths election for city officers at Macon re-
salted a. follows: Cisy clerE, Bridges Smith (;
treasurer, a z Ttnsley; phys clan. DR.. j +.
8 Sullivan; street ovsrseer, James Denton (;
park kssper. Fl. Q. FenueM; br1dge keeper,
A O. Snarp- Appropriations TO the amount
Of s2S6, 600 were made 20 support the differ
ers departments daring 1888
L. 4 Grsggs, the man who jumped from
the train near East Point, on Tuesday az
ssrnOon, Ia still confined in a cell st the
jail IS Atlanta Els wi e is also in the city.
Grsggs 10 very violent daring tae night and
has 20 De closely watched 10 prevent him
from inl1rIng himself. Mrs. Greggs will
make an effort TO have her husband re-
turned TO Virginia. where they came from,
II be does not recover.
Tbe following. business changes are an
-
Stanton has been changed 70 that OF Stanton
& Nc Daniel- The firm of q. +. Jackson
has been changed TO Sheats & jackson. The
firm of Stanton & Kelley has been changed
30 Stanton, Kelley a. Co. J. H. Stewart
has closed out and Quit business The old
business of Mcdonald, Wages 81 Co. has
been placed in the hands of a receiver.
Near Arab two of Mr.. Royals boys were
driving a wagon loaded with hogs on Jan
2going 10 town, At crossing hey heard
the south-boun passenger train coming
When the whistle blew they stopped, but
inst before the train reached the crossin g
the oxen moved on. The little boys could
not control them and they we're on the track
just in time to be killed. The hogs we're
scattered The boys jumped off the end of
the crossties just as the train passed, but
were not hurt badly.
The case against Tom McDade, Jeff
Dade, Charles Malone, Isom Malone, Tom
Downdes John w. Marley and Charles
Walker, charged with contempt of court
and for rtotous attempt TO injure Conductor
Ayers on the Macon and Northern railroad
was concluded in the United States court at
Macon Wednesday 1t was ordered by the
court that Tom McDade. JEFF MoDade and
Charles Walker, pay fine of $25 each and
tone-seventh of the costs of the rule, and that
they then be discharged.
LawreDceville Herald: We are fire.
Quently asked whether there is any pros
pect for the Lawrenoeville road suspendinR
business. This will probably depend on
whether IL can be made pay expenses. Since
the construction of the Georgia, Carolina
and Northern much OF the business has
been diverted to that line, and vet the
branch line gets liberal share OF the
freights coming to and leaving our town
The annual meeting of stockholders will he
held Jan. IL, and we presume the question
~ to the future will then be settled
A Savannah, Florida and western local
box car on No. So was found 20 have
been pillaged Tuesday. The discovery
was made by Conductor Jones, while the
train was at Meigs. The contents of the
car was merchandise, consigned to many
stations between Albany and Townsville.
Boxes had been opened and shoes, ETC., scat
tered about promiscuously, 1t is not
thought that the thieves secured much. 1t
was eVtoenr tnat they were looking for
something they could not find. Only about
ten days ago another car was discovered In
the same condition at Quitman. The
thieves made quite haul there. The car
had been robbed in Savannah.
Attorney T. K. Ryals has attacked the
record of President @. A. Nunnally of Mer-
Ger University, at Macon, during his term
OF Office, through the public prints, claim
ing that DR.. Nuunally had concealed the
true condition OF the financial affairs from
the public, much to the Injury Of the uni
versity. President Nunnally seems amply
able TO take care OF himself, and SAYS that
the prudential committee Of the institution
will make it's report, FULLY generating him
in q few days. The doctor furthermore
says that his record was unsullied when he
took charge of the university, and that il
will be equally SO when ne leaves the idsti-
tuition for his new field Of labor In Memphis,
Tenn.
Tuesday night the hen house of Mr.. WICK.
srs living IL East Athens, was visited bv !
negro chicken thief. John .Vickers heard
the fuss In the poultry house and getting
his shotgun, went out to see what was the
cause Of the trouble When he got near
the hen house a negro came out with load
Of chickens in his hand. Mr. Vickers
started to shoot, put the gun misse fire
and the negro broke away with his chick
ems. The other barrel of the gun was tried