The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-12
GEORGIA And FLORIDA.
The News Of the Two States Told in
Paragraphs.

SHIT to Recover Funds Alleged to
pain an Atlanta Bank-Two Negroes
eign Bail Bonds for S1,5OO,oOo-
Hen~y Miller, of Macon, Convicted
Of Murder and Sentenced to Be
Hanged Murder in Dolly County.
GEORGIA.
W D. Kirkpatrick the postmaster Of De
catLr. is dead.
majority Of the farmers in Cobb county
are posting their lands.
nave Hanks has been renominatcd for chief
n the Rome nre department.
Wheat sowing in Cobb county has been
-raltlv retarded by the dry weather.
Fuuav merchants are shipping home-gro
Irish potatoes to other points by the carload
The resignation of Rev. G. w Garner as
rast0r of the Baptist church at Greens bOrO,
lakes effect Jan. l.
PARTIES are prospecting for anthracite coal
in the neighborhOOd of Powder Springs with
fair prospects OF success.
Tn efirm Of Enneis & Co., OF Statesboro.
has been dissolved, Mr.. Enne1S retaining the
business at the old stand.
The case against Harry Hill will be called
for trial at Atlanta on next Tuesday morning.
Ills probable that both sides will te ready
for trial
ored bows not vet in their teens. we're arrested
al albany Friday night for stealing from a
construction gang : car.
White caps are stin posting notices in Har-
Alison county. This time ii is because of the
attempt TO cut of certain farms in fence dis
trict to no fence district
Rev +. V. Raldy, pastor of the Baptist
church i'm Cuthbert has terd3rt his resi- ma
tion 10 thgt congregation. To take effect Jan.
/. next and the same has been accepted.
The bond of Laird. the missing assistant
postmaster of LaGrange. was forfeited in the
federal court in Columbus Thursday. The
,r.,e1 I'd &c ~
unknown.
At Macon Thursday. Henry Miller was
found guilty of the murder of John BraSwell
by jury Of his Couatrymen and within few
minutes thereafter was sentenced to be
hanged on Dec. Is.
\ large story barn and sta Die combined
at Albany. well ulei with gram. hay. fodder
etc and owned by The estate OF Col. Nelson
Tiff was burned Friday. 1t was protected ny
no insurance. 2 he loss. all told, will proba-
bly, amount to 800 Or 800.
T. f. Runaway. who lives near Delhi, lost
horse Monday last with hydrophotia. The
horse was brought into that mart of the county
only short while ago. ami Mr.. Dunaway
thinks he must have lcen bitten by mad dog
before he was brought there.
Deputy Collectors Heatherington and John
son and Deputy Unlte1 States MarshalS Scott
and Wright made raid in Cobb and Chero-
l,ee counties Thursday night and captured two
Illicit diStlliurleS. John Il. Poe. one of the
owners Of the stills, was arrested.
Last Z = day night, W. p. Carr, Of Lee
Pope, Houston county. lost his Crio. contain
ing about 500 bushels OF corn by fire. He
saved about 100 bushels of parchcd and dam
aged corn. that VIII do to feed hogs on, but
the balance will be u Omplete loss
In a race Ct capacity against appetite.
TOccOa negro disposed of the following meal
q few nights since. Six boxes sardines, half
pound Of cheese four pounds Of oysters three
boxes pOtted ham three pig feet. two quarts
OF canned peaches and two pounds of crackers.
A painful accident happened to w. A. Doz-
Ter at Lexington the other day. While try
ing to manage an unruly mule. the animal
threw up its head striking him full in the face
with the bit of the bride it had on, making
several ugly abrasions and blackening both
OF his eyes.
Washington Gazette: sullivan. the muir
derer Of Herman Gilreath, is sentenced to lie
hanged Dec ~. IL he is hanged in Geenville
county Mr.. Gilhreaths brother, who is
sheriff. will have to execute the sentence Of
the law IT remains to be seen whether there
will be Il supcrSedeas.
At the sale of Gen. Felrd's household
goods. at Washington, on Tuesday and
Wednesday. w. w. Heard bought the piano
at Sl3J, and the gold chain at SOL Mrs DR..
G.. w. Mulligan Fought the diamond ring at
$500, o. ). Barnett I o lght tho carriage at
$50. The aggregate amount or the sale is
Sl.746 35.
The new municipal government Of Brennan
consists OF. for mayor J. i. Copeland and H.
j Miller, r. G. Billiard. !. 4. Edwards. NJ. l.
Hardman j. j. May and G. NJ. Daniel. j. Il.
Copeland was elected mayor and J. d. Nelson,
H. j. Miller, r. G. Billiard and j. T. Edwards
COuncilmcn.
Mrs. w. B. Burnett of Athens received a
telegram 1hcrsday, ann Iuncing the death of
her husband father. Rey,J A Burnett, at
AshcvlIC N G. His death was caused hy
the grip. Or. Burnett has preached in the
Methodist church for the past hftv-two years.
He has often visited hu' son in a ,hens. and
had many friends in Athens
At Greenville Monday afternoon the build
ing committee of the Baptist church closed a
contract with Frank Lethetter for the build
Ing OF the Baptist church. The new house
VIII stand upon the site of the old one, the
veXcd question OF location having Eeen finally
settled The house will cost 5000, and re
built in modern style. The building will be
completed by sprin{.
Jasper n. Brown Of Roswell had both
bones OF his arms broken. and the arm and
hand badly crushed iii Lawrence Power gin
four weeks 40. His condition becoming
gradually worse. DR.. Ezzard, on SUNDAY
of the arm half way between the elbow and
shoulder. on Monday morning. Mr.. Brown at
latest accouI IS was doing well.
A line stock hog owne by John A. Cromar
tie at Sure acy, bit h horse one dav last
week. unlOtIting one of his hind legs at the
MP. while In the pasture together. he hog
had tcCn riised in the lot and had never
shown any signs OF Gght prior to this time.
The horse fingered several DAYS IN agony.
and from the fu, t nat he grew worse, Mr.. Gro
martie los hope OF his recovery ana had him
Dr.. Smith of Jacksonville. Ala. was
elected pHstor OF the Flrst Bapt church at
Columbus at tho conference OF the church
Thursday night. DR.. Smith preached here
lew SUNDAYS ago, and was very much liked by
the congregation. His salary, last night, was
hNeG at 5000 Dr.. smith was telegr0 Uhed
OF his election. A reply will G received this
morning. 1t is understood thst he will accept
the call.
}, +. Land and G. H. Clark are in Rome,
making arrangements for the Floyd county
exhibit in the magnif ent advertising car,
winch will represent the counties OF floyd,
POLK and Barlow The car is at present in
me Central shops of CedartOwu, where it is
oelng hastily prepared for the exhibit This
advertising car will be taken to the Augusta
exposition, where II will remain for one
month: then the car will make q long tour
oet west of over 1850 miles, and will be gone
several month
Hreensboro Herald Georgian: S. J. Jerni-
tsA. OF White Plains. the oldest Mason in
Georgia. was in town last Tuesday Uncle
'oa3, as he is lovingly called. Is 50 years Of
i-e, and is stiIl all his life he
las been hale and hearty.
Ir became memter Of Suth
Lo4sc No. 4, Sparta, Ca. October 1886,
Saa has leen Mason fifty
S5;en Years. a man of irreproal hbple char
t,C,eE and has httingy eXemplihed the