The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-21
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
The News Of the Two States Told
in Paragraphs.

New ton County's Debt-John B. Shan
non Probably the Next Grand Mas
ter of the Masonic Grand Lodge of
the state-A Big Law Suit on the
Tapis at Augusta.
GEORGIA.
Martin Amorous Of Atlanta, will be a can
didate for the legislature.
1t is thought possible that j. f. Hanson, Of
Macon may be a candidate for congress.
Atlanta is to have a new base bail park this
year. It will be located on Jackson street
There are thirty-scven liquor dealers In
Glynn county, against thirty-tve last year
The annual session Of the grand council OF
Royal and Select Masters will meet in Macon
April 25
The Augusta Football Association tonight
presented Manager Allen Jameton with
handsome gold headed cane.
Preparations are well under way for the
entertainment OF the next annual convention
OF the American Street Railway Association,
which meets in Atlanta next month.
The dry goods house OF W. c. Lyons & Co,
of Macon. was put in a receivers hands sat
urday evening at o'clock Tho approx
mate assets are $4,000; liabilities $4,000
The largest creditors H. B. Claim * Co, Of
New York. is $4,000 Dennis Neingin was
appointed receiver.
Col. ID. B Dyer has returned to Augusta
from New York, and when told that he had
been unanimously elected by the commls
stoned officers OF the battalion he said that he
felt very much hOnored and complimented
but he was not prepared to say positively
whether he would accept the offer.
The state contention OF the Young Men 8
Christian Association will be held in Atlanta
tomorrow. There will be about $50 delegates
present from all parts OF the state. They will
represent the leading people OF their respec-
tive communities and gathered in convention
will be sure to inaugurate much useful legis-
lation.
Sycamore News: johnson Covington de-
clines to enter the race for sheriff and now the
honor lies between Messrs. Rogers, Paulk
and Van Houten. 1t is rumored that Mr..
Paulk will not be in the race Mr. Van
Houten is undecided about running, and at
present. William Rogers is the only candi-
date that we are able to announce.
Covington Star: Twenty-Five thousand.
nine hundred and siXty-eight dollars and
thirty-one cents now represents the amount
of Newton county debt. he treasurer's re-
port to the grand jury will show that the
amount last year. principal and interest was
S33. O64.S4. Since that time he has paid
T,O96.53, leaving balance due Of SIS, 81.
The treasurer has cash balance on hand OF
a., 300.45.
A report of the business Of J. w. Burke. of
Macon, was submitted Saturday to Judge
Bartlett by f. w. Burke, receiver, which
proved TO the court that the printing Office of
the company was making money under the
present management. Judge Bartlett IN pur-
suance OF the report, issued an order direct
that date report to the court what bids, IL any
had been received Up to date no bids for the
ONCE has been made.
While taking a bath Sunday Amanda Hen
derson, a respectable negro woman Of No. 81
Lloyd street, Atlanta. fell from the bath tub
into the fire, and half of her form was roasted
to a crisp. Half in the bath tub, half in the
broad, open wood fireplace was she found a
sickening spectacle, two hours later II is
presumed that she was seized with apoplexy
or heart disease, tell into the fire and was
unable TO extriCHte herself. Her death was
horrible one, and must have been attended
with maddening pain.
The case of J. II. Meadows against the
Western Union Telegraph Company was non
suited by Judge Westmoreland In the city
court Of Atlanta Monday, and the decision in
vOlved an important principle in penalty llti
cation. In october, 1892, the mother Of plain
tiff died, and he was telegraphed for AT
cause, delayed a whole day, and he arrived
home too late to attend the funeral Tn,
blank on which the message was sent con
tanned the usual stipulation requiring writer
notice OF claims for damages or for STATUTORY
penalties to be filed with the company within
sixty days, and the plaintiff failed to file hi
claim within that time. The validity of thi
stipulation, as applied to statutory penalties
has never been passed upon by the suprem
court of this state, and the decision of Judg
Westmoreland was. therefore, of much inter
est. The eject Of the decision was to dismis
the case at the plaintiffs cost
Friday night at the home Of John johnson
about four miles from Lawrenceville
T Ser the Storm fa Gams NV were n9d tbo
ming struck the house and killed two OF it
inmates-Mr Johnson s wife and his 6-yeaI
ola son, ana knocking Mr.. johnson senseles
Tor more than an hour Mrs, Johnson an,
her little boy were killed instantly. AT tn
time the lightning struck Mrs. Johnson sh
had a small baby in her arms The lightning
knocked the baby out OF her arms but did
no serious injury except from the fall to tn
floor. The little Roy was standing in the cen
ter of the room, and when the hPhtnn
struck him II sent him reellng into the tir
and he was burned about the head and shou
ders. The lightning bursted his skull, MI
johnson was sitting in the front door whe
the lightning struck the house. 1t tore hi
shoes off, leaving nothing but his shoes
on his feet, and split his toel wide open
How he escaped after such a shock is miracu
lOus.
Mayor Alexander, of Augusta. has been n
quested by Croft & 1Illman, OF Aiken. attol
news for DR.. II. II. TONNES and Willis Towne
OF Edgeheld. ). c.. to remove the canal dan
at the head Of the locks. This piece OF m;
souery is an important factor in Augusta
Industrial Advancement, and any attack upo
IL Will he signal for warfare Of the mos
earnest kind. When the dam was was but
three ana one-'hlrd acres were secure
from Henry Iownes, on whose place ia
Carolina end OF the dam rests. 1t turns OF
that the land was entailed during Mr.
TO her two sons. Mr.. Townes onl
acted as trustee for her and could onl
nave negotiated for such interests as his vii
held. Two sons have becomc OF age and the
now claim the property. This is the init;
step in long legal contest that will follow
The claimants consider the land to be wort
100000. The city admits no irregularities
the transfer Of the property and viii conte
the claim.
The indications are that when the gran
lodge OF Free and Accepted MasOns Of th
state OF Georgia meets IN annual session
Macon next october, Acting Grand Mast,
John Z. shannon, OF Elbertou Will be elcctC
grand master for the ensuing regular tern
he was deputy grand master and on u
death OF Grand Master Davidson of A
gusta, last week, Col Shannon en- Tered uDC
the duties OF acting GRIND master. one
the most prominent mel gcrs OF the gran
lodge Is Hon w. A. Davis a. aeon gran
!unlQr Maraen. He ]. n r-u IL I'M m nLa