The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-06-24
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
The News Of the Two States Told
in Paragraphs.


A Negro of Harris County Kills His
Wife-A Novel Bet on the Staying
Qualities of Two Horses-New Facts
About the Horrible Double Murder
at Lawtey-Notes From the Field of
Politics.
GEORGIA.
The new store Of James Lees, on Ogeechee
street at Sylvania Is about completed.
Goodrich & Perry, OF Smithville have sold
out their stock Of merchandise and gone out
Of business.
Judge J. y. Evans announces his candidacy
for the Office Of county treasurer OF Early
county at the January election.
E. J. Reagan will run for the legislature in
Henry county Tax Collector Owen Of Henry
county is a candidate for reelection.
The firm OF SchUmpert & Lewis Bros, OF
Americas. has been dissolved by mutual con-
sent Byrd L. Lewis having purchased the in
terests OF AK. SchumDert and o. w. Lewis.
Two negro boys stole 500 worth Of goods
from the Surprise store at Columbus Ihurs-
day night Both were arrested and one has
made a full confession. Some of the goods
have been recovered.
By virtue of the action of the executive
committee OF Sumter county, mass meeting
OF the democratic voters Of said county VIII
be held at the court house on Wednesday,
June q, at Il O'Clock, for the purpose OF Sc
lecting delegates to represent the county in
the congressional and senatorial conventions
The Third party leaders Of Meriwether
county have appointed July as a day to
select five delegates from each district 70
meet in convention in GreenYille to select
legislative candidates. These delegates are
10 be selected by primary or mass meeting as
seems proper to the party in each district
The time OF assembling in convention in
Greenyille has not yet been liked.
On last Sunday Ellis Banks shot and killed
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been only a friendly scutfie. The couple were
living on the place Of Milo Parker, short
distance north Of Hamilton. Sheriff kim
brough promptly arrested Ellis, and he had
Q preliminary trial Monday afternoon before
Justices Jones and Swan Ellis was com
mitted TO jail on charge OF murder
joseph J. Loeb, of Florence, s. c., has
moved to Rome with his family and viii build
q meal and grlts mill on the old Cohen prop
erty. He will erect large building and put
in the latest improved machinery, and viii
make meal and grits for the present. II the
enterprise proves successful, ne VIII enlarge
the mill and establish a large Touring mill
The work Will be commenced at an early
date.
In the superior court al Brunswick Friday
afternoon, the matter of the distribution of
the assets Of the firm of S. Mayer & Ullman
now in the hands OF M. j. Colson, receiver
was disposed Of. Receiver Colson was given
81 800 and Crovatt Whiteheld, attorneys for
the receiver, got $500 for their services
Claims Of a tout = 900 OF preferred creditors
were ordered paid. A dividend OF 10 per cent
Of the remaining assets was declared among
the other creditors.
Albany Herald Of Friday: A novel bet
was made between Max Altman, OF this
city, and Sol PERTH, q well-knOwn drum
mer and brother-in-law Of s. Fleisher, Of this
city, yesterday. The bet is to test the stay
ing qualities or bottom OF two horses and
the test is to be made on the fair grounds
track to-day. The horses whose wind and
endurance are TO be put TO the test are Mr..
arFe 1sa.w a 1fTyn1V tar nn1n cd
or claybank horse Both horses are well
known in the city. and neither of them has
any record. PERTH stakes $50 against &l0
that Fleishers horse can cover double the
distance that Altman horse makes in twelve
hours. Altman gives odds in the amount Of
money put up, and PERTH gives odds in the
distance If Altmans horse makes fifty
miles in the twelve hours, then Fleishers
horse will have to make 100 miles to win and
II Fleishers horse wins PERTH gets 500, and
II Altman S horse wins Altman gets only $50.
The money has been put up, and the race is
to start at o'clock this morning.
Valdosta Times: One OF the negro gang
putting in the water pipes had his pay boldly
stolen last Saturday evening by Joe For
roster The thief got the money under false
pretenses, as he learned the number and as
Sumed the name OF the workmen, then drew
his wages when they were paid of for the
week. Chief Dampier went for him Sunday,
and found him in a room full OF negroes.
Forester showed fight, and said he would die
before arrest. MIR. Dampier had pistol In
his face before he would submit. BY certain
hints from other darkies he was connected
with the killing Of negro turpentine boss,
near Jasper, Fla, ABOUT a month ago. Word
was sent there for an officer. In the mean
time Judge Smith promptly executed justice
and Forester got six months in the chain
gang for stealing the wages. Marshal Can.
non came Tuesday and identified Forester
as the murderer. With him in doing the
deed was Peter Pipkins, still at large. The
negro boss who was killed, had a small sum
on his person, and had hired these two to
work at the still Of a. p. Stucky.