The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-13
GEORGIA And FLORIDA.
The News Of the Two States Told in
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GEORGIA
State Treasurer r. U. Hsrdeman. who ha
been i'll at his home for several days, is agall
81 his desk in the capitol.
The trial of George Robinson for the murde
OF Powell was concluded at Dalton Wednes
day. The jury found a verdict OF guilty with
OUT any accommodation.
Rochelle solid South: II is reported thai
an eccentric farmer living in this county in
censed at some fancied grievance has gone
TO bed and declares he will not leave it for
seven years
Robert Cook. Oldest son Of Mrs Mouit
Cook, who lives miles from Covngton. died
on Saturday morning. aged a out q years
Seven Of the family were in bed with the
fever at the same time.
o. II. Ison OF Griffin went to Atlanta Tues
day, where he spent the day on business
This was the first time he had been in the
capital clty since the late war, when he
passed through there after the surrender on
his way home
Hon. w. j. Neel one Of Floyd's representa-.
ttves, will introduce bills in the next session
OF the legislature which win prove of much
local interest. One Of the bills is to provide
voting place in each OF the wards Of the city
OF Rome. This will do away with the cOnfu-
sion arising from only one place in the city.
Another bill Is to require the tax collector 10
keep an insolvent tax list andto furnish such
list 10 the managers of precincts and voting
places.
The Athens Railway Company promises to
furnish an interesting legal battle at the COM
ing term Of Clarke superior court. And Ii all
comes about from the fact that 1t was put in
the hands OF receiver q short while since
Those creditors who had nothing to do with
putting the road into the receivers hands are
dissatisfied ana want another receiver APP
pointed. Mr.. Noss, of the railway company.
says his company is perfectly solvent and
consequently claims possession Of the road.
Rochelle Solid South: Last Saturday night
about 1 40 o clock, Mr.. B. ). Harris, mar
shal OF Rochelle attempted TO arrest Joe
Hunt, desperate negro who was trying to
shoot negro woman for some misunder-
standing. The negro threw his pistol-a
large one-intO Mr.. Harris face. whereupon
Mr. H. knocked his pistol aside and shot him
woundtng him badly though how severely is
not known at this writing, he is now Sc
GREETED In the swamps attended by negro con
federates who will not disclose his whore
abOuts
dif1culty occurred Tuesday afternoon.
four miles from Gibson, hetween sherman
Harris and negro George MOncref The
woods had been fred close to Mr. Harris
fence and the negro was suspected as the
guilty party. Some words passed, and the
negro made a threatening motion with A
pitchfork, and Mr. Harris threatened him
with stick, whereupon the negro stuck
young Harris in the abdomen with the fork
INJECTING a probably fatal wound. Great
excitement prevails, and a crowd Is searching
for the negro. The Harrises are among Glas.
cocks best citizens.
Citizens Of Macon are DESTROYS that large
and handsome tourist hotel be erected on the
site OF the present city hall The plan is to
buy property in the rear OF the hall to Plum
street, and remove the present city hall
building, and build the hotel on the elegant
and conveniently located site The city will
be asked TO donate the city hall site, and
eitisens subscribe S25 600 with which to pur-
chase the property in the rear Of the hall II
the hotel Is built there it viii front on four
streets, to-wtt: Poplar, First. Plum and Cot.
ton avenue. a part Of the scheme Is to build
a new city hall in the middle OF one OF Ma.
cons large streets-POplar street, for in
stance
Mrs. NJ p. Jones a teacher in the night
schools at Atlanta died al her residence in
that city Tuesday night very suddenly Mrs
Jones was preparing TO go to her school. and
was alone IN the house. 1t is supposed she
began 10 feel faint, and a lady next door
heard her calling for assistance, The neigh
Dor Immediately responded and found Mrs
Jones standing in the midst Of the floor gasp
ing for breath. She was irrational when aid
arrived, and was placed on bed after her
clothing had been loosened Drs. Armstrong
and kendfick were hastily summoned and
did an they could 70 relieve their patient. All
OF their enortS awaited nothing. however, and
after lingering several hours in an uncon-
scious state, she died at midnight.
w D. Odom, who was-in June last-the
proprietor OF store on Ira street, at Atlanta,
which, together with several other houses
was destroyed by fire, has brought suit
against the Rochester German Insurance
Company for $4,000 damages. In his aIlega-
l., -,
PENDANT, without warrant arrested him on a
charge of arson. He was held in a station
house cell until June 3. He was then taken
TO private room and a scheme OF coercion to
procure release OF his interest under two
certain policies OF the defendant attempted
Meanwhile warrant had been sworn out for
the plaintiff before Justice Landrrm, charg-
Ing him with arson. After repeated refusals
TO submit TO the coercion, the warrant was
dismissed, the prosecution ended and the
piaintn released. He was greatly Inundated
and dfsgraced, ne says. besides having in
Cured attorneys fees OF $3.50 The amount of
damages is fixed at $50. COO.
Macon Telegraph: The stockholders of the
Cumberland Island Company held a meeting
Tuesday afternoon in DIR. Baxter's office over
the Central Georgia Bank. There was large
number OF stockholders at the meeting and
much interest manifested as the future of
the island as summer resort depends in a
great measure on prompt action by
the stockholders. After the situation had
been thoroughly discussed resolution was
adopted instructing President Huguenin to
proceed at once to enter suit against a II sub
scribers TO stock who were delinquent in their
payments. This action was found necessary to
raise funds TO pay OF the debts of the com
pany. The amount of unpaid subscriptions
Is about S5 900, which is more than twice the
amount OF debt the company owes II this
amount can be collected the company could
pay on every dollar of debt and have enough
lett 70 put the property on paying basis.
The large amount Of unpaid subscriptions has
been a serious drawback to the company and
the stockholders who have paid up are deter
mined that those who are delinquent shall
come in and shoulder their share OF the
burden.
There is CONSERVATION In the ranks of the
United States marshal and deputy marshals
OF the southern district of Georgia, caused
by failure on the part of Uncle Sans treas.
ury authorities to pay in full a recent account
OF the department here. In fact Chief Dep-
uty Asher Ayres has received communica-
ton to the effect that 81 600 on the payment
OF the account of the Southern district had
been suspended because OF the failure on
the part Of the marshals and commissioners
70 comply with recent ruling. 1t seems
that this order upon which the refusal
TO pay the account is based was
passed last March. And II It holds
GOOD. there is no doubt that the present
revenue system viii be nnnihilated
Inc part OF the ruling bearing immediately
upon tue suspension OF the payment OF &C
count Is the clause which states that the per
son arrested must be carried for trial before
the commissioner, or nearest ofloer having
jurisdiction under the law. Heretofore ID mas
been the custom Of the deputies arresting
any one 10 bring the person accused TO Macon
Tor hearing before one Of the United States
commissioners, and il is Just here where the
hltch comes. Inc revenue authorities
thought that. according to the provisions of
tne above law, in "a good many instances
the person arrested should have been carried
before the nearest civil officer OF the law. ana
they' therefore, refused TO pay accounts.
Rome Tribune: The Tribune a few DAYS ago
printed an a, c1unt OF the arrest Of the colored
uflVer, Troy, who was charged with the muir.
Ger OF an Old negro man near Cassvine in