The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-31
GEORGIA And FLORIDA.
The News Of the Two States Told in
Paragraphs.

Interventions Filed at Amerious in
the Savannah, Amerious and Mont
gomery Railroad Case-The Muir
derer of Nathan Wynn Lodged in
Jail at Americus-A Negro Shot
Dead at Macon-A Negro Assas-
sinated Near Towaliga.
GEORGIA.
An effort is being made to get up a stock
company for the purpose Of building an ice
house in Darien.
Greer Bros, large mill men at Dakota,
have been given the contract for working the
oouvtcts OF Sumter county for the next twelve
months,
The firm Of Badger & Burke of Cuitman,
has been dissolved by mutual consent. o. NJ.
Badger retiring. he business will be con
unued 10y G. W. Burke.
Darien Gazette: The short Line road owes
the county apout $500 in taxes. Old Mcln-
tOsh needs that amount, and the tax collector
Will proceed to collect soon.
A negro named Preach Everidge was shot
and killed on Cotton avenue &C Macon at
midnight Saturday. Two negroes who were
seen walking with him committed the muir
der
The Commercial Travellers and Savings
Bank, of Atlanta, has been merged into the
Trust Company OF Georgia and the newly
consolidated company viii soon move into
han some quarters in the Equitable Building
The grocery store of A. Beaman at Cordele
was closed up Monday morning under dis
tress warrant for rent The building in which
he did business was owned by Judge g.. II,
Byne. Of Albany, and as he was several
months behind with his rent, the judge
thought il wouli lie to his interest to take the
action which he did.
Capt E. F. Couch. of Atlanta, is now suffer
ing from an illness that win probably he his
last. For several months be has been failing
IN health. ana several weeks ago he was
forced to give up the active duties of his po-
sltiou as city court iii. Since then he has
been his nom Just outside the city limits,
and each d1Y brings diseoucaslng news OF
his condition
4. negro BY the name of Ike Horton, who
resided about mile from Jackson, was shot
from ambush near Towalga one day last
week and instantly killed Horton was walk
ing along the road at night when some one
cone called near by fired q load Of buckshot
into him and he died Instantly. Three ne
groes are now in jail on suspicion OF having
done the killing.
After being chased about the county by
armed officers and bloodhounds Andrew
Cheney, the colored assailant Of John Renew,
Of ATe CIRCUS, was captured in the house of
negro woman in that city saturday. About
month ago Cheney attempt the lite Of
Renew by knocking him in the head with
gun and then Stabblug him severely in the
back with pocket knife.
On Sunday night last the dwelling kitchen,
cries and smokehOuse on the place known as
the Allen Land place five miles north OF Isa-
bella. together with another small dwelling
10 Sc about a quarter of mile distant from
the others were destroyed by fire. The fire
was undoubtedly the work Of an incendiary.
The place had been purchased by Charles
Upton, OF sylvester, few days since. The
less was about $3.50.
a month ago last night Nathan Wynn. an
inoGenslve OLD negro living on the Fielder plan
tation near Americas while playing the part Of
peaaemalter, was murdered in cold blood by
Henry Collier, young buck, who afterwards
walked from the house and eluded the officers
OF the law. Saturday afternoon he was
captured at the point of a couple Of Win
chesters and is now safely behind the bars OF
Sumter county's Jail
At Americas Saturday Judge A. L. Miller
of the firm of Bacon y Miller, filed with the
clerk Of the superior court the Intervention
of the Mercantile Trust and Deposit Com.
pany OF Baltimore, trustees for the holders OF
the second mortgage bonds Of the
savannah, Americas and Montgomery
railway This issue Of bonds amounted TO
Sl.59OVOO, and they are held largely by Balti-
more and eastern capitalists.
Last week Barbour. Ewing & Co. sold their
Both these firms are well known. Barbour,
Ewing Co. have operated near Cordele for
five years and their stlll, farm, rights and
privileges are very valuable. Parker &
Daughtry have also been engaged Ia the
business in that sect o. for nun Der of
years. Mr. Barbour Will remain with the
new firm. Mr.. Ewing will doubtless engage
In BUSINESS elsewhere.