The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-23
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
The News Of the Two States Told in
Paragraphs.

The First Peaches of the Season-The
COlored Porter CT an Atlanta Bank
Tries His Hand at Embezzling-Cut-
ting Down Expenses on the Rail-
roads Running Out of Atlanta.
GEORGIA.
Col Clinch's barn near Sparta was burned
a few days ago.
Hon. L. f. Garrard Of Columbus and wife
reached on Saturday the twenty fifth or silver
mile post on their matrimonial journey. The
anniversary was appropriately observed.
Gov. Northen and several Of the state house
officers were at ElbertOn Saturday, where
meeting of the farmers was held. The governor
made speech and the farmers gave the Wis
itOrs big time.
a private telegram received at Columbus
Saturday, from Washington. states that Con-
gresham Moses was fighting ex-senator w
o. johnson of this city, who is an applicant
for place in the interior department,
The first peaches Of the season were re-
ceiyed at Gordon Saturday morning from the
plantation Of Mrs. Caroline Hardy. one and
half miles north Of Gordon. The HOrticultu-
raj Society Of Georgia offered as premium
fine hat for the first shipment Of peaches in
Georgia for the year 1892, and they were
shipped from the same farm, and Lorenzo
Hardy wore the hat.
The police commissioners of Athens are in
yestigating the conduct OF Ofcers L. d. Good
o
TO the assistance of Oficer Pope Davis when
he raided Deans gambling room Tuesday
night. The investigation has lasted two days
and numbers Of witnesses all prominent Citi-
zens, are testifying. The outcome is watched
with considerable interest.
George Gibson, who lives in the Twenty
eighth district Of Sumter county, had diff
ficulty with one of his colOred employees,
julius Patterson. near the Byne block Satur-
day. The origin Of the trouble IS unknown.
but in the melee Gibson cut the negro very
severely about the shoulder with a pocket
knife. The wound hled profuSely and the
negro was not little alarmed for awhile, but
the flow was soon stopped and the cut pro
nOunCed not dangerous.
Scarlet fever has broken out in Atlanta and
threatens to become an epidemic in one Of the
schools, at least. Mai. SlaytOn. superintend-
ent Of the public schools, has taken every
precauti0n and hopes TO keep the disease con-
e fined. Five children have been stricken and
ten have been stopped from school by the SUI
perintendent. The Crew Street school was
thoroughly fumigated yesterday from top 10
bottom, and if another case occurs the school
VII Dc CIoseu, -ddJ. olayton ~ acHhS uluer
the advice Of five prominent physicians. Two
OF the sick children are "a son and daughter Of
Judge Van Epps.
A negro porter in the American Banking
and Trust Company OF Atlanta has had his
head turned by the high flying. and he con-
cluded that he would cut splurge In society
and cut dash. He was ambitious 10 be
leader for even a brief while. And il was
DflGl. ne look t1lD OF the bduk IunGs ana
was bowling swell while it lasted. He was
the leader in his set. He wore fine clothes
and smoked iOcent cigars He bought flowers
and hired livery teams md initiated the ex-
ample set by some OF the oefaUlters Of a faircr
complexion. Saturday morning he was ar
rested and is now in Jail. he wanted . room
al 70 himself, bat the Jaier had none 70 spare.
Orders have gone out to reduce forces on
some OF the railroads running out OF Atlanta.
One road has cut down pay rolls $1,000
month That viii cause a large number Of
men 70 be laid on They are placing the re-
sponslblllty partly on the state railroad com
mission. for the managers say that If rates
had not been forced down so low, they would
not have TO economic so extensively in run
ming expenses. The roads have simply reached
the stage where they cannot AFFORD 10 keep as
large forces OF men as formerly. The railway
employees contemplate some political step or
legislative move which will result in radical
changes IN the organization of the railroad
commission.
Mrs E. II. Wimberly was arrested at Au-
Eusta day or two ago by Constable Prather
On warrant sworn out before Justice
Lamars court, and in default of bail she was
put IN the Richmond county jail. The arrest
was made at the instigation Of the furniture
house o4Thomas & Maxwell. Some months ago
Mrs Wimberly arrived at Augusta and pur-
chased furniture from this house to go house
keeping. She bought the goods on the in
stallment plan, and not making any pay
ments the firm wanted their goods.
When they were sent for they we're
not there and Mrs. Wimberly would not
state what she did with the furniture. The
amount Of the bill was 50 $50 and not being
able to give bond to the amount Of slsS Mrs.
Wimberly was jailed, She viii have trial
In June, and In the meantime must stay ia
custody unless bond is given for her appear
ance. Mrs. Wimberly went to Augusta from
Burke county. where she is highly connected.
her family being at one time one OF tho
wealthiest and most influential in the county
Her husband died in the city hospital at Au-
gusta during the past winter from having
been exposed and without food for several
days in room in a boarding house.