The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-25
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
The News Of The Two States Told in
Paragraphs.

Fernandina's Lumber Business A
Big Cigar Manufacturing Firm of
Chicago Thinking of Locating at
Tampa-A Big Land Suit on the
Docket at Pensacola.
GEORGIA.
Charlton county is out of debt with a small
balance in the treasury
Mrs. Alice c. Fail has been appointed post
master at SenOa and Miss Emma Stith at
Palmetto.
West Point has voted bonds for the build
ing of electric lights, water works and
dummy line down the river TO the city cotton
mills.
Dr. w w Stewart of Columbus was elected
by the Georgia medical convention as a dele
gate to the national association that will be
held in Milwaukee in June
The newspaper OUTFIT of the WavcroSS Head
light has been sold to Calvin Parker proprie-
tor of the Douglas Breeze, who will at once
have it removed TO Douglas.
The Old Champion No fire Company. com
posed of COOred men, has been reOrganiZed
at Columbus They have hfty-three members
and reel at their command
The Rome Gas Light COmpans has sold out
its electric light plant which has been in
operation there for several years past, to the
new Rome Electric Light Company.
The firm OF j. l.. Brown CO.. furniture
dealers at Grimm. has been dissolved, +. O.
Reese having purchased the interest of his
the old stand.
Newman with population of 5000 paid tax
last year on 81 sos SOB of property being an in
crease of S163.316 over 1891. At the same ratio
of increase property values the present year
viii exceed 3 900 90.
A warrant was sworn out at Athens Satur-
day before Judge Foster against Jasper Hunt
(colored) by w. c. Pittman OF Jackson county.
The charge was cheating and swindling. In
the last term of court Hunt was charged with
a similar onense but was acquitted.
While engaged in difficulty out near the
Union depot at Augusta Gen. McGarr and Ike
Martins, two small negro bOOtblacks. com
menced to throw bricks at each other which
suddenly terminated in Martin being struck
on the head with a half brick which crushed
his skull and caused his death "a few hours
later. The dificulty occurred over d few hot
words passed in regard to the shining of a
mans shoes. The dead boy was Is years old
and his slayer is the same age. McGarr see
ing what he had done made his escape.
4 prominent planter was in Americas Sat
urday, and among other things Of interest
stated to the Times Recorder that there eX-
listed among the farmers of this section much
dissatisfaction in regard to fertilizers bought
this season. Some of the planters claim
short weights. Also that the mode of inspec-
tion is unsatisfactory. and all told from the
farmers side some important legislation will
be necessary. The question, it seems, is one
that our immediate representatives, may be
called upon to investigate at the next meet
ing of the legislature
J. P. Reece, school enumerator Of Hurri-
cane district in CoWeta county, as com
pleted his rounds and makes the following re
port as to the number of children OF school
age resident in that district White chill
dren Of school age II, colored 256; total 333
OF this number twenty white and l0l cOlOred
children can neither read nor write The
number that have never attended school are
IA white and a. ColOred. There
is not white school in the district and but
one colOred school. White children have to
go from 3ts TO 1 miles to school.
The Ruasse- I{rioroS case AT Athens is tho
subject OF much and varied discussion since
the grand jury returned the indictments
against the whole business for murder Mr.
Briggs, VINO was out on bond In the sum of
$4,000. and H. w. Buesse, who was released
without charge in the commitment trial, have
both surrendered themselves and are now in
Jail 1t is believed that. owing to feeling one
way or the other, II Is going to be exceedingly
difficult to lind a jury in Clarke county quail
fed to sit on the case. and it is not believed
that 1t Will ever reach trial tomorrow, the
day appointed.
Thomasville Time Enterprise: p. Cornell,
the man who carried on Il silver plating bust
ness here some weeks ago and who was ar
rested on charge OF cheating ana sW1ndling,
pleaded guilty TO the indictment found by the
last grand jury Saturday morning before
Judge Alexander in the county court and was
fined $50 and costs. The charges were pre-
ferred against him by r. c. Lambert TO
whom he sold some Of the material and gave
lessons in the business. After Cornell left
here Lambert had Col Lines analyZe the
stun used for nickle-plating. 1t was found to
contain nothing much besides tin. Upon re
ceipt of this information Lambert had Con
nell arrested and brought back here.
Athens Banner: Mr. Spinls from Puryears
district informs us that the negroes around
Morton chapel are very indignant about the
late capture of six OF their race for taking q
prisoner away from two officers They met
at Mortons chapel, church situated in Pur
years district and made up Sos for the pur
pose of buying Winchester rifles to protect
themselves against the officers of the law
They also agreed that when any disturbance
occurred, that the ringing Of the bell at Nor
tons chapel should be the signal for them to
repair to the chapel with their weapons and
tight anything that comes in their way
warrants and give them chance to practice
little with their guns.
Capt c. G. Talmage. prominent, wholesale
grocer and capitalist OF Athens. stabbed him
self seriously saturday afternoon at his home
on Milledge avenue with the blade Of "A Dail
OF scissors and death came near resulting
Capt. Ialmage has been in feeble health fol
several months and his friends and f;iniIH
have been exceedingly anxious about him, AZ
times his mind has wandered and il is s9ic
that he has ldtOrcd under delusionS Satt1r
DAY afternoon iate Capt Ialmago, while hi,
mind was temporarily impaired. told his Wif,
10 step out OF the room and call one of IN,
family. AS soon as Mrs Vamagc had left IN,
room, the captain picked up a pair of scissor
from table and stabbed himself two or thre,
times in the breast and over the heart MA,
the blade of the scissors gone an eighth of aI
inch farther. the heart would have bccl
struck All Saturday night Capt Ttlnagl
was exceedingly low. and 10 was not th0upb
nc would live but Sunday change Tor TN
better occurred.
Hon. ,. M. Dobhs recently appointed con
bul 70 valparaiso, Chile will leave Marriott
On May 50 accompanied by his wife for Sout
America, which country lis 10 be hi, homo III
ue next four years. He was born AZ Marriott