The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-13
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS

Trying TO 7 OTC5 Oh LA4tA nA-~o 1870 -
House at Athens-Georgia' Export
of Lurnber-A Destructive Fire at
Granitevnle-A Decision in & Libel
Suit.
A. G. GanahI of Augusta is in Washington aud
wants 10 be an inspector of Ind an agencies
James r Garrett 50 years OF age, oil hourOe,
one Gay last week put up eignty-four panels Oh
fence.
Robert Porter Washington died Monday at
Bolingbroke, where he moved recently from
Macon. lie 30 years OF age.
The annual state eucam2ment ana Prize ariIl
of the Knights OF Pytuias WILL he held at Macon,
May 10 Augusta will enter q team ia TIE urn
a 6-year- old child of ". J. George, Who lives
few miles above MourOt, was Ia zen suddenly
i'll saturday q. telnoou ana ule4 De-OE0--l
aid could be oOtCluei.
The report Of the sale Of the Oglethorpe hotel
at brunswick was presented IN court TO Judge
Speer at Macon yesterday for confirmation. Il
fight will be made against II.
Anunknown negro tramp, while attempting
to board q freight train at Duluth saturday,
was knocked down and terribly menEied
that he lived only few hours.
1t is said that the young lady whom Gen. 2.
NJ. b. Young denies that he Is going to marry
has been a frequent visitor to Grim, where she
has May friends, and is the richest young lady
in her own right IN the state,
Charles r Crisp. son Of Speaker Crisp, has
sirable position il the bureau Of admission and
collection OF ths Columbian exposition. Mr..
Crisp has already accepted the position.
The Augusta hota, which has been closed for
a week or two, will be reOpeuet IN a lew days.
N. kempuer OF Atlanta has leased the motel for
five years, and as soon as tie contract can be
signed he viii take cnarse. fir, Kempoer has
been running the National hotel Ia Atlanta Tor
long whllS.
MIR. Fay Of Cave Spring has on hand about
400 bushels of sweet potatoes which he sue
ceeded Ia keeping through the bitter cod OF the
past winter. Besides tins remnant hs has sold
slLce fail as ma y more. There must nave been
1908 bushels in all and the average price real
lied was 5 cents.
1t is expected that some time this week the
bill 10 vltlate the contract, etc, or the Macon
Gas Light aud Water Company with the city OF
ldacon viii be iileI in court. The lawyers who
represent the compliments are deyOuug con
siderable care and attedtion TO the preparation
OF the bill and wsn to make u impregnAbls at
every point II possible.
W. F. Cummings of Hampton was in Au-
gusta Tuesday and reports that the cotton mlli
talked OK last fail 10 an assured thing. Fifty
thousand dollars Is the subscription, and the
balance for a 800 spindle capacity mill viii be
furnished as needed Iue iuea Is to start up
with $500 spIndles and Manufacture high-SraIe
yarns, and later on adj the VA auce of the spin
uies and uC IN looms for weaving.
Willie passing the plant of the electric light
company al AmerCus Tuesday, Sam Coleman
(colored) Iecelyed a rifle Jail squarelg between
the eyes. which was nrtd by some unknown
party. The negro was very much frightened
aud hurried h0;G to town for me lIcal attention,
the wound bleeding quite pruGussly. physl-
cian examined the neSrOs nea1 ami found that
be had received only scalp wound, the ball
having glanced to oIe sids after stTiAlng the
forehead
There was quite destructive COZ Fl lgration
IN Granitevllle Tuesday morning, TIE Tire broke
out at O'CLOCK Ia tho mousse occupied by j. ii.
COUrsey, Gnd before tine flames could be extin-
hplAa LEAD b r
Hunter, was enycIope1 m flames and reduced
10 ashes. Ar, COulsey auO tGm y narrowly es-
capped with tier lives, They Iost everything,
Including all articles Of ciOtnIug. Both houses
belonged 10 Or. j. a. Stolaart aud only one OF
then was insured.
Patrolman A. R. Wright OF Atlanta while
postmaster az PanthersvIle, DekuD county,
about three years ago, received a letter from
W. s. Ross OF New y ORR asking Tor twenty
names OF citizens in that community MIR
Wright sent them aud in a short time received
a letter from Ross stating that he, " right. was
one OF the heirs TO $1,000 900 estate IN London
and SAID II he woulu give bond Of 500 he
would get his share OF the money mir. Wright
sent MIN $40 IN money and tnat was the last
he ever heard Of Ross. OF course he ought 10
have known the whole business was a fraud,
but he just discovered that fact recently.
Bob 4 caves lcolorei) attempted TO enter the
residence OF Mrs, Carohue Baker OF East
Athens by force Tuesday morning about
ociock. Reaves was coming from a negro bail
with some boon companions, when IL was pro-
posed that they frighten Mrs. Baker. He broke
in two panels Of the door when mis- foot slipped
and pistol ia his pOcGeJ was discharged, the
ball entering his leg near the foot IFS com-
panious, thinking that tley wore fired upon
fed TreclpliaJely, leaving Reayes in the lurch.
a policeman appeared On tus at this
sage of events and took kesges into custody
Mrs. Baker is an old woman, nearly 70 years OF
age.
Mr.. Bewck, member of the lumber firm
Stluwell Ahien Co. Of Savannah, was in At
lanta Monday. lie says that the lumber trade
with south America Is picking up. This is an
evidence OF better times Two years ago the
Argentine cities could not buy from the Georgia
exporters, because 1t was hard to get the
money. But business has improved and Sayap-
nah and Brunswick are shipping large auanti-
ties OF lumber to the cities on the La Plata
river. Rio IS taking some orders and Spain is
buying largely Georgia is shipping pine TO
Australia. Tue gulf ports are sharp compati-
tors OF Georgia for the Central and South
American trade while the Georgia coast Dorts
control the northern trade. Stillwell Milen n
Co recently shipped an order to West Duuth
Which was pToJauly the longest all rail shin
ment OF Georgia pine ever MAZE. IL Is cheaper
TO snip lumber straight through TO Detroit and
western cities on the lakes by rail than IN the
coast oY schooner and through the Erie canal
The Georgia mills are still selling large amounts
OF pine IN Detroit. This trade ia CHIEFLY con.
troiled by the lumber companies in Atlanta
Formerly the Alabama and Mississippi mills
supplied the car manufacturing companies of
Michigan, but now the Georgia mills are able to
compete.
Augusta Herald: W. W Radford. through
VI. I. FORSTER Esq, sued the Augusta EUeafny
Aetcs for libel TO November term 1901 of CITY
court OF Richmond county, allegns. damages in
$1,000 for charging him with stirring up It'll
CATION to increase his fees. the Nelcs. through
its attorneys. j. S. Davidson, ESQ, aud w +
Gary, ksq.. fled demurrer, by which they
claimed that even If the plaintiff could prove
everything charged against the Newspaper he
would not have tho right in law TO DAMAGES
that the newspaper had the legal right TO dis
cuss the conduct of public officer in the dis
charge OF his duty, without being liable for
damages, even if the charges we're uu-
true, unless the plaintiff proved that tie article
was Inspired by III Will. The plaintiff, through
bis counsel. commended that the newspaper has
no greater rights than an individual in that re-
spect, and that both were bound TO ascertain or
endeavor to ascertain by proper inquiry, the
truth of the charges before publishing them
and failing to do so were liable for damages
Judge Eve overruled the demurrer Of the news
pap-r, holding that il the plaintiff proved his
allegations he is entitled to damages. That de-
court by the newspaper, and the supreme court
that II the plaintiH proves his allegations he is
entitled to damages.
FLORIDA.
Best strawberries retail in Gainesville at
cents quart.
Ben Styles of Lake City draws S. a day as a
1anitor during the legislative session.
The st. Augustine Rifles are in recent of q
handsome donation from w. q Warden
w ComstCck Of Winter Part has nurcbosal