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

Galloway IN jail AT Atnen6-Ine Gov
ernor Asked 70 Commute Won Poll
nitz' Sentence to Life Imprisonment.
GEORGIA
Rsv. Sam Jones Ia about to purchase a
residence In Marietta
work win begin ON Monday on the erec-
eiur Of the Masonic temple at Griffin.
Ground viii be broke for the erection of
ne new Methodist church al Waycross
ehis week.
Lester Markham, one of the oldest of
Madison's citizens, died last Sunday morn
lng, aged "a years.
Pope Leach, the young man injured by a
tall at Zetella few days ago, is slightly
better, though he is still In precarious con
tition.
Beverly Davis Of Greene county died sud-
tsaiy Thursday night at the home OF bis
oroshsr, Jacob Davis, on the Deans Bridge
eoud, six miles from Augusta.
W. b. Ellington's store and stock Of
rsusral merchandise at Seussy, Ware
sounty. was burned last Wednesday night
rhe amount Of insurance is $500.
Ths Rome Land Company is In fair way
DO be put on q Armer and better basis In q
Very short time. IL 10 expected that every
SOLAR Of che Indebtedness will be settled at
IN sariy date.
George Hoadlsy Of Ohio is ct Atlanta.
fbe Buckeye stats. He 10 now doing the
south on q pleasure trip and VIII be in At
txnta several dsyG
The municipal election at WAyoross FOR
mayor and board Of alderman, will be on
the FIRST Saturday 10 January. A school
commissioner for the city will also be
elected on the same day.
An application for q charter for fruit
and vegetable canning factoryin Triton has
bsen fled and published. The capital stock
has been fully subscribed by men who mean
basines and work on the buildings and
equipments for the plant viii soon begin.
At Athens Wednesday night negro thief
succeeded In stealing from A. J. Booth at
ais store on Lumpkin street, S. 30. Mr..
Booth was making change when the negro
made grab and captured the pile Pursuit
was given and he was chased for quite q
distance. bat made good his escape.
A few days ago Mrs. Henry Harvey Of
Rome went up 20 Dalton 70 visit her father,
Mr.. Bass. She carried with her Henry, Jr.,
n bright little fellow just about to walk.
Last Tuesday the little fellow fell into fire
and was very painfully burned. MIR. Har-
vey went up 70 Dalton, but 10 was not
thought that the injuries were very serious
Thursday Mr.. Harvey sent q telegram to
Rome stating that the boy was dying.
The stockholders Of the North and South
Railroad Company met al Rome Thursday.
The object OF the meeting was TO ratify the
selling Of the road 10 the Rome Electric
Street Car Line. The trade was quickly
ratified, and Rome's street car lines are now
practically under one management. The
srade was made last week, and the price
fixed was IS, TOO. and the stockholders on
Thursday merely officially consummated 1t.
Siathom, little town on the Georgia,
Carolina and Northern railroad, is the scene
OF some little disturbance between what
claims to be the mayor and council and
some Of the citizens. Without a charter
the people elected a mayor, council and mar
shall All we're sworn In and the marshal
Immediately entered upon his duties aud ar
rested several parties the first day. But
when they were arraigned before the mayor
and council the point was raised that there
bad never been charter, and, therefore,
the whole proceedings were null and void
This was really the case and the august body
we're persuaded to let the offenders go after
a long wrangie and dispute. A charter will
be applied FOR at once and Slathom will yet
be an Incorporated town.
The perpetrators of the brutal murder OF
William Galloway at Athens on the night Of
Sept. 10, are believed 20 be safe in jail at
last. Chief Davis received a clew some
three weeks ago that young negro named
Walter Gholston, then In custody in Lex.
ington for deadly assault. had claimed 10
know who had murdered Galloway. Mr..
Davis went to Lexington TO see Gholston
whom be bad dealt with on prior occasions,
and mad talk with him in the presence of
bheriR Maxwell of Oglethorpe county aud
be finally and voluntarily recounted what
be alleged to be the history of the murder
OF Galloway He implicated two other
negroes, Asa Hunt and John Smith, as the
ACTUAL murderers. and stated that the OBJ.
jscs Of the crime was Go obtain the money
u the Athens dispensary, believing that
Mr. Galloway carried it home with him
very evening. Gholston was brought to
Athens. Hunt was promptly located and
jailed upon a blind charge; and now Smith
bss been captured and brought In from JEFF
fefson county.
Last Friday morning a frolic In the out
Bk1rts OF Lake Park, Lowndes county. re-
su1eed In the serious cutting of Flirl hinely
by Walter Hunter. A half dozen boys and
as many women had been dancing all night
At 4 o'clock the fiddler felt that he should
have extra pay for further services Ac-
cording to she time-honored custom the boys
chtpped In. Hunter and Rinely among the
rest. Hunter failed to get partner for the
next set, and insisted that since he had
paid be would dance or the rest should
not Hlnely. tried 20 reason with him,
and offered 10 give back the money that
Hunter had paid in. This lead TO hot
words, and before any one suspected that
there was danger Of serious trouble, Hunter
drew his knife and began slashing Hinely.
Spectators interfered, but not till Rineiy
wss slnshed TO ribbons, and he fell from the
effect Of wounds received. DIR. Taylor was
summoned, and upon examination found
several igh outs upon the hand-one upon
the wrist, stab in the shoulder, and q
ghastly cash four inches long and Iwo
inches deep under the right nipple. This is
d most serious wound, and leaves him still
In q critical condition. Hunter was
arrested
Aleck Mitchell, q Greek who runs a
fruit and confectionery stand up on Broad
bstwssn Twelfth and Thirteenth streets a,
Columbus, Ia confined in a cell at police
headquarters on what may prove to be a
very serious charge He has had a young
lady clerking for him during Christmas
week, and Friday morning about IL o'clock,
10 10 alleged, he made improper proposals &c
her, and when she angrily resented his in.
soIence, threatened to take her by the hair
and use violence. She ran past him out OF
the store crying and went home whore she
reported the matter TO her father as soon
a. he came in. BE was very much en-.
ragged and immediately started out to look
for Mitchell. he couldn't be found
and che facts were reported TO the polict
and all were instructed to keep a sharI
fau.Ionk Cor Mfknhall Efnaiiv he uao eaar