The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-19
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

Lady a Convert to Cstholicity-A
Self Confessed Counterfeiter Now
Pleads Innocence.
GEORGIA
The canal at Augusta Tuesday was full OF
large humps OF ice.
A child of Ebert Carswell Of Baldwin
county was burned to death last Tuesday.
Rev. Joseph W. Roberts, aged IS years,
died at Brunswick Tuesday after linger-
ing illness.
Ice covered the river from shore to shore
at Augusta Tuesday morning jst above the
mouth of Hawks Gully.
small daughter of E. P. Gibson Of Mil
ledgeville had a narrow escape from being
burned TO death few days ago
The second trial of Porter Stocks for the
killing of Alph Cassin will occur at special
term of Fulton superior court at date yet
20 be fixed.
Ii Is rumored that proposition will be
made by Mr.. Howell in behalf Of his com
pany to sell the works that now furnish
Athens with water
Judge Roney has confirmed the sale of the
Richmond factory at Augusta and ordered
the receivers to execute u d-ed to Nj. B.
Hatch or his assignee upoa tbs payment OF
the balance Of the money.
The Augusta Herald claims that while
the cotton factories of the city have been
making handsome profits for several years
the employees have not shared Ia the pros
perIty in the shape of increased wages.
The large saw-mills along the rivers have
been compelled TO shut down on account Of
the bad condition of the water The north =
west winds which blew The water ou5 of the
streams about Brunswick also affected the
Satilla and other rivers in tie same man
ner.
The coroner's jury at Augusta Tuesday,
found that Scharnitzky came TO his death
from stab wound committed by Jesse
Dickens They couldn't decide on the grade
of the crime All the parties were drinking.
and the row started Ia bantering about pu-
ltical matters.
Reuben Avery (colored), who killed
Coach Phillips IN October, 1891, was caught
in Barnesvills last Saturday by Patrolman
Mahaffey of the Atlanta police force. There
was a reward of $3.50 offered for the capture
of Avery. The XII ling occurred at Lithonia
Avery will be tried at the February term
of the superior court.
Twentynine members Of the Atlanta
police force have been taken from their
posus, and their names placed on the super
numerary list. This wholesale cutting
down in the numerical strength Of the de-
partment has been necessitated by the
failure of the council 90 appropriate the
money requisite to continue the men on re-
gular duty.
Atthe state treasury last Tuesday check
for 81 600 was drawn for the Girls Normal
and Industrial College at Milledgeyille, be-
ang part OF the money recently appropri-
ated by act of the general assembly for i'm
proving the grounds around the institution
so recently established for the education of
the young women Of Georgia in the arts
and sciences.
Monday night p B. Hull, the postmaster
at Waynesboro. suffered quite heavy loss
by fire. Some time since Mr.. Hull pur-
chased a lot of timber from Mrs. Watkins,
who lives near town. Mr. Hull secured a
portable engine and sent it down, aud had
about 40 600 feet of lumber sawed when
some miscreant set 1t aflre, causing him to
lose the entire lot.
On Saturday morning last Henry NJ. Car
ter, carpenter and artistic worker, left
Albany suddenly. and with him disappeared
Miss Della Clarke, young lady OF IL or Is
years, whose parents. are MIR. and Mrs. ID.
c. Clarke. 1t is claimed that Carter has a
wife and children at Macon. He left sew
eral bills unpaid at Albany. He boarded
with Miss Clarke's parents.
At Saudersville on Sunday of last week
Clisby Carter colored) was picking at a dy-
Mantle cartridge for the purpose Of making
a whistle, when it exploded, badly lacerat-
ing his hand. DIR. William Rawlins dressed
the wound. Clisby's father keeps a oolored
boarding house, and the cartridge was left
in one of the beds by q boarder. The poy
did not know the character of the cart
ridge.
Mrs. Edgar Thompson of Atlanta has be-
come q member of the Roman Catholic
church. Mrs. Thompson Is a daughter of
the late Senator Benjamin Fl. Hill, aud was
always a great favorite with her distin-
guished father She has had leaning to-
ward the church of her choice for many
years. but it was not until last Sunday that
she formally became member of it, She
was accompanied by two Of her children in
the step which she has taken.
lagrange Graphic: Somebody told DR..
w. t. Herring that it was impossible to
freeze fish to death, but he was not fully
convinced and decided to test the matter
the first opportunity. Last week he tried
1t. putting two young carp in a Jar of
water, and. allowing it to freeze almost
solid, except about tablespoonful of water
about the little fish. The fish did not seem
to mind it much, and as soon as the ice
shawed out they swan around as lively as
ever.
j. Davis Hook. a young gunsmith, was
arrested at Albany Tuesday on the charge
of murder. and is now In the county Jail
On or about Dec. II last an old man named
Samuel Wilson, who kept a repair shop In
Arlington and who was supposed to have
considerable money, was murdered in his
shop. He was killed by two blows on the
head with an ak. Davis Hook was, or had
been. employed in the shop by Mr. Wilson,
and detectives claim to have fastened the
murder on him.
Last Wednesday morning at the big
ledge quarry near Lithonia, Mr.. Morton and
. negro by the name of Shredder, were
blown up by dynamite. Two holes were
loaded, but one OF them failed to 20 off,
Morton and Shredder thought both had gone
of and went up to the hole lust as the
second one shot Mr.. Morton was severely
injured about the face and body but is now
getting along splendid. Shredder wac
badly injured and 1t is thought that he Will
lose the sight of both eyes.
Clarence g. Peacock has hired the con-
victs Of Washington county for the next
four years, having made the best bids for
she same. The bids were opened by Ordi-
nary Newman last Saturday in accordance
with the terms Of the official notice, Mr..
Peacock agrees TO pay the following rate
per month for the hire of the convicts. For
men, So rs; women, "a Sd; boys, 81. He
will provide a stockade for the safe keep
ing OF the convicts and conform TO the rules
and requirements as specified IN the terms
of the lease.
Brunswick has been the hotbad for
great variety of burgaries and thefts. but
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