The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-02-07
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF TIE Two STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.


A Decision That May ettle the Beres-
ford Case-A Receiver for the Rome
and Caro- lton Construction Com
pany-an mericus Man Going to
New Orleans to Marry a Woman he
Has Never seen.
GEORGIA.
A cracker factory will probably be built In
Rome at an early date.
There is talk Of starting new bank at Colum
bus 70 be ready for business on sept. /.
The new First Presbyterian church at Column
bus has been completed and was dedicated
Sunday.
The prospect for cotton crop around Wad
ley is said 10 be slim. The seed is all being
sold.
At Brunswick Saturday a thief stole 500 from
Judge Coker's vest pocket while the judge was
asleep.
The Pear sy indicates property on the out
skirts of Thomasvile will be sold at public out
cry to-day
Postmaster F. McC. Brown of Brunswick is to
marry Miss Ellie NJ. Flanders of 517 Washington
avenue, Brooklyn, n. y. The marriage Will
occur on Feb. IL
A. w. Tedcastle & Co. Of Rome have moved
their stock Of goods from their OLD stand IN the
McWiLiams building into their new quarters In
the new Battey building
William S. Branham has sold the Brunswick
pharmacy to Capt. L. Johnson OF Waycross.
MIR. Branham will remain in the pharmacy and
r. Wise will continue as manager
The newsboys OF the Macon papers and the
messenger boys OF tho Western Union and Pos
tai Telegraph companies were banqueted by
the Home for the Friendess Saturday.
D. w. Sumner Of Sylvester Worth county,
killed gray eagle on Ty Ty creek last Tuesday
that measured 80 feet from tip TO tip of its
wings. One Of the claws had spread of 6I6
inches.
Az Woodvfla q citation an tba Atbans branch
of the Georgia ROAD, Thursday night the office
of w. P. McWhorteT was broken into, the safe
priced open With burglars tools, and $40 in
money stolen.
Pressure is being brought to bear upon the
railroad authorities for the restoration OF W..
p. Br ggs TO ms office as agent at Athens. The
cases against Mr.. Briggs and against the Messrs.
Beussee will be tried ia April
George Smith, with the Old Reliable drug
store at Brunswick, has purchased the large
stock of drugs from John 7 Rockwell and the
business viii bs moved from its present stand
farther south on Newcastle street. where 1t will
be continued.
Deputy Collector A. j. Spence made a raid
over in Oconee county Saturday and captured
the dlstlery of John Chiefly and destroyed
splendid still. together W ltb 600 gallons of beer
and otter inpl tments OF the blockaders.
Cneely was not arrested, as he was not around
the still house at the time of the capture.
a chicken coop mandatory has been started
at Athens All kinds of chicken Coops are
manufactured with the late improvements
The carpenter who has gone into tits business
finds ready sale for all he makes, and will soon
put drummer on the road TO sell his coops.
AT Americas this morning Sheriff Forrest will
sell at public cutlery in front OF the court house
under foreclosure of mortgage, the Thompson
stock OF jewelry and Reese stock Of drugs and
fancy articles. The former stock invoices some
$500 '' - - ''''- '''''''
At Americus Saturday j. B Dunn purchased
from NJ Galloway the former Brinson residence
on jackson street for S2,7o0. Mr.. Dunn imme-
ol6tely sold forty feet of the south side of the
lot 10 Mrs. John Turpin for $780, and later in the
day disposed of still another vacant lot on Prince
street at good price
John G. Lehman has purchased the entire in
terest OF the Clark Bros, IN the business of J =.
II. Clark at SOL Monk street, Brunswick Mr..
Lehman has practically conducted the business
solely for several years before J. II. ClRrk's
death and since that time, several months ago
be has had entire charge of all the affairs Of the
CLARK estate at Brunswick.
Z. L. Linxweiler, who is plea4fHg a large
orchard and vineyard about two miles south
west o. Sylvester, Worth county, returned from
q few days visit to Griffin and vicinity, where
he had been to select and pack stock for his
place, on Saturday last He expects 60 put in
only about twenty five acres in vines and trees
this season, but will set out 100 acres as soon as
practicable.
day or two ago a bill was filed at Rome
asking that q receiver be appointed for the old
Rome and Carrollton Construction Company,
and w. G. Burn of Cedartown has been made
temporary receiver. The bill is drawn ia favor
OF nonresident creditors, Klason ct al These
creditors are represented by Messrs. Dean &
Smith, and it is said that the claims against the
company will amount to several thousand dol
lars The receiver will proceed to collect by
suit the stock which was subscribed to the com
pany and which was never paid. There are a
large number of the stockholders In Rome.
The tax collectors and tax receivers Of Geor-
gia are getting themselves into close quarters
UP TO date but few of them have sent
in their bonds TO the controller gen
eral OF the state and they have but
little more than a week now in which to do
It The law says these bonds must all be filed
with the controller general on or before Feb Ia
after the election ia January. If they are not
IN the controller general hands by that time
the fact is made known to the governor and he
at once orders another election for tax collectors
OF RECEIVERS VINO have not come to taw on time
Rome Tribune: The Beresford case may be
settled sooner than was expected if the United
states supreme court has rendered the decision
1t Is reported to have made. That decision is
SAID 10 be to the effect that q man may be ex-
tradlted from one state and tried in another for
an ofense other than the one for which he was
extradited. Col W. 8 McHenry saw clip
ping from the Cincinnati Enquirer to this
effect, and the solicitor general has written to
the clerk of the United States supreme court
for copy of the decision. This is in part con-
hrmed by report that Judge Lamar remarked
TO counsel, when they applied for the writ OF
error, that the supreme court already had this
question under adVisement.
A Dill OF So,9UO Tor paving, the payment of
which is overdue, was the cause of a big levy
which was made upon the Chattahoochee River
electric line, and some Of its rolling stock al
Atlanta Saturday. Marshal James W. LLOYD
representing the city, made the levy. He took
official possession OF so much of the railroad
line as lies inside the city limits and Of TWO
electric cars. The levy did not affect the oper-
alton OF the line at all, the cars not stopping.
Arrangements we're Immediately made by
which the road was not delayed The bill
which causel the levy was for the paving OF
Luckie street. or that part OF the street
traversed by the Chattahoochee electric line
The bill has been due for some time, but for
some reason has not been paid.
Thomasvlle Times Enterprise: man who is
dying of heart disease spent Friday night in the
lookup. Found on q streets at ate hour he
wssrun In as a suspicious character. The Off
Ger did not believe the tramp's story OF his con.
ditiOn. he had been imposed on too often bni
in this instance it was no fake. A doctor Went
around Saturday morning ana made IN -xami-
nation. His practiced eye soon told him thai
the end was near. The tramp was slowly bu
surely dying. The summons might come at any
moment. The fellow rave his name as HARRY
Ike, and said his home was in Columbus 4
brother and.sister live there. Sheriff Joss &C
companied him to the depot, and making know
the facts 60 some gentlemen, an amount suf1i.
Gent TO buy ticket was quickly Clipped in
a lady from South Carolina caused a Sigh
ripple in the mayors Office at Augusta Eatur
day by applying for assistance. She was very
well dres Led, wore some jewelry and beside
looking healthy, bore a decidedly prosperou
look all around. She stated that while drivin