The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-27
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS
The Marion County Tragedy Put in a
New Lisht-A Knot From Historic
Pine-A Doctor Fatally Wounded by
Accidental Fight Over a Piece of
Property.
GEORGIA.
The pension for confederate soldiers who lost
Q limb will be ready for payment on March IS
The steamer City of Albany Of Americas as
been sold by her owners to W. A. Gaines Of
Apalachioola-
At Townsville John Dekle has purchased
the J. d. Sheffield stock OF goods and will go
into copertnership with F. @. Falls,
7. II. Furow, late Of jackson, has purchased
from J. A. Davenport a half interest in his
wholesale grocery business and Will again be-
come citizen Of Americus-
The fountain in Daisy park. Macon which has
been frozen for the past three weeks with
stands the sudden moderation Of the weather,
and was yer affording pretty sight for passers-
by on Wednesday.
The resignation of Capt William ]. Kendrick.
of the Gate City Guards of Atlanta, was &C
cepted bv the company Tuesday night at the
regular weekly meeting. Lieut.. Roberts 10 also
out OF the company.
Mrs DR.. Il. V. Culver slipped and fell on the
ice in her yard at Columbus, Monday afternoon,
striking the back of her head and the lower
part Of the spine. She was partially insensible
for time, but she 10 now resting quietly.
At a meeting Of the Methodist stewards of the
Athens district, held at Union Point day or
two ago the presiding elders salary was in
creased from $1,000 70 81, 500 aud the Wash
tngton Methodist church pro rata will be Sl6S 80.
W. II. Craig, former editor of the Jackson
Herald, and lately engaged in journalism in
Texas. he's returned to Georgia, to pursue his
profession in his native state. Editor Craig, it
as said, has purchased the Mddtcontdn and will
shortly edit that paper.
Judge Gober took TO Marietta with him from
Irwin county last week, where he Leld court. q
pine knot taken from the pine tree under which
PRESIDENT Jefferson Davis camped ana was
captured. The two pine trees under which
President Davis camped have been struck by
lightning and killed.
Joseph W. O'Neill, United States commits
sioner from Washington city, is at Rome to take
evidence In cases where claims are in
volved, being sent out by the government to as
sist in the work and save expense TO those who
have claims He took down much evidence
yesterday in the claims fled there.
While Sheriff 8. O. Carter was fooling with a
pistol in the Globe hotel in Elberton Friday
night, il was accidentally discharged and the
ball entered the abdomen OF DR.. Alex E. Hun
ter. At last accounts the doctor was dying
The pistol was the same one that the negro
Ellis had killed his wife with that day.
Col B. s. Walker Of Monroe and Bedingfeld
Bros. of Bethlehem have entered into an agree
ment that Mr. Walker shall buy from his late
fathers estate ten acres OF suitable ground and
deed to Bedingheld Bros. one-half interest in
the same, In consideration OF which they are to
set out thereon a vineyard OF standard varieties
of grapes.
During the heavy snow last week, Frank
Lumpkin and Charlie Nell were out hunting
rabbits near John X. Wards, five or six miles
from Marietta. While walking along Charlie
Nell all at One found himself submerged in
water. He had fallen into a fish pond. The
pond was frozen over with fee, and the snow
falling on top of the ice covered the pond, prac-
ideally hiding the pond from view. aud being un-
acquainted with the locality he walked into the
water.
Mercantile Company at Wrightsville sprung
leak during the heavy snow storm last week
and several hundred dollars worth Of goods
were damaged by water. The snow drifted
and accumulated to the depth Of two feet or
more in the sloping which connects the two
stores, the weight Of which forced the shingles,
allowing the water to enter the building, fall
ingupon the goods and injuring them as above
stated.
The case against Prof W. E Meagley of the
Gordon school at Atlanta who was charged
Harley Eaves, was dismissed upon pre-
llminary hearing before Justice Landrum,
Wednesday. Harley, who was small
cused OF taking pair OF gloves belonging to a
fellow pupil, and that when he was charged
with 1t, upon his denial the professor assaulted
him wronRfully. The testimony developed,
that young Eaves had taken the gloves and
was unduly impudent to the teacher, who
thereupon punished the youth in the regular
manner.
The trial OF Walter Williams, the Decatur
county prisoner, has been postponed for the
term as Capt. o. G. Gurley, one of the attor-
neys for the defense, is lying at the point OF
DEATH The prisoner and the two convicts
John Williams and Bob Durham, are in jail at
Thomasville. Sheriff Patterson will escort them
back 10 the coal mines. Walter VIII probably
be left OF Townsville for safe Keeping until his
trial comes Off. John Williams and Durham
are mortal enemies. The latter turning states
evidence Is what landed John where he is and
promises TO be as effectu1l in Walter case On
the trip from Atlanta John had to be put in
heavy irons on account of his attempting to
wreak vengeance on Durham.
An order was issued by Judge Marshall J.
Clarke at Atlanta Wednesday restraining
Frank G. Hitchins from selling piece of prop
erty in Atlanta in which the petitioner Annie
Dixon, claims belongs to her. Annie Dixon is a
mulatto woman. and Hitchins is a white man, a
horse drover, originally from the northwest
The plaintiff claims that Hitchins iugratiated
himself into her favor and frauduentfy OBJ
tanned possession Of a piece of property which
10 now worth $1,000 Hitchins claims that the
property was obtained by due process of honest
trade. The plaintiff also claims that Hitchins
by fraudulently producing papers impairing the
estle OF the property, gained possession of it;
that he took the deed from her while the two
were living together IN Texas and that he is at
present IN unlawful possession Of the same.