The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-11
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
The News Of the Two States Told
in Paragraphs.

7v.et third party wilichave candidates in the
49, Tor every once in Houston county at the
coming electlon' 49,, -.
,sraS nv burglars last week and about $40
worth of goods stolen
The grand Jury OF Hall county has recon-
u,s1ie1 that the salaries oflschool teachers In
that county be abohshed'
Tba 500 600 bond of the First National
panIg Of Cartersville as state depository, mas
been approved by the governor
There is talk of holding another prohibition
.lection In Dodge county. The vets car
He'd the election two years ago.
The governor yesterday reappointed Hon.
peTbeu II MObley as member Of the board
~ directors OF the experiment station at
Griffin
The Messrs Tatem have bought out Conoly
pros turpentine business eight miles south
NJ sylvester, and have cut good many new
boxes for this years crop
f. VanGllter OF Gainesville, has sold his
nlaning mill and lumber business 70 the Shat-
tanooga Bridge Company, who VIII enlarge
AMI continue the business.
The Observation-Disclosures have filed petit
tion with Ordinary Fort, and he has ordered
an election March which will decide whether
or mot Stewart will be a dry county hereafter
as It has been in the past.
The stock Of leather at the Bynum tan yard
a. Roswell was sold, by decree from the court
at recelvers sale. Wednesday, to the highest
bidder T. j. Parker bought the entire stock
with all privileges of the yard to finish up the
leather for $3.50
Eight prisoners escaped from the jail at
Darien last sunday night. They are Thomas
clark John George, assault with intent to
murder. Hint Barnes. John Ethrldge, Louis
Beaslev, George Petermen and Sylvester
Tells, gambling.
Gus T. Miller. a Swede machinist. who has
been away from Columbus about fifteen
wears has returned to Columbus hopelessly
crazy He is without relative, and owns a
Mace about two miles east of Columbus that
Is valued at 20 OOO.
Frosty" Jones, a 14yeOr-old negro boy,
was committed to jail at Statesboro, Wednes-
day to await superior court, charged with
house burning he having acknowledged burn
ing the barn Of James Lee, and the cotton
house of VIM. Lee the night before.
The governor has offered reward Of S1b]
for the arrest of William Nelson, who killed
Laura Nelson in Augusta several days ago
He has also offered reward OF 500 for the
arrest of the incendiaries who burned the
barn OF J. J. Rodgers, at GAINESVILLE
telegraph line from Statesboro to Dover
is assured The projectors Of the enterprise
held a meeting in Grower & Johnston's office,
at StateSborO last Thursday morning, and
gave the thing business aspect by giving
orders for poles and wire for the line
The residcn ,e, with its contents, the barn
and outbuildlngs of n. NJ. Mattox in Goose
pond district, Oglethorpe county, were burned
TO the ground Thursday. The fire caught
from flue. A large lot Of cotton took fire
but the fire was extinguished. The loss is
$500.
Moses f. Kirkland q resident Of the Tween.
ty-sixth district, was tried for lunacy on Fri
day last and adjuged insane. The unfortu-
nate man IS about 40 years old and IL is said
that the loss Of money invested in the saw
mill business with other causes, produced his
arrangement.
The Statesboro Academy was sold at public
outcry Tuesday, and brought II 600. The
property was sold to pay of mortgaged In
debtedness of about $500, and was bid in by
Col. d r. Grower, representing nine others
besides himself The academy viii be- rented
for school purposes, as heretofore.
John b, Swords distillery, at Madison, was
burned early Tuesday morning. The building
was a comparatively new one, having been
one which was burned. All the necessary ma
chinery for making liquor was burned, and
Mr. Swords loss is ully s. 900, with no in
surauce.
Max Meyerhardt, secretary of.the board OF
the Floyd county commissioners, after
searching the records of Floyd county thor
oughly. has discovered over 5000 tax default
ers Some Of these are dead. some have moved
away and some are still living in Rome An
Alphabetical list has been arranged which
will cause the payment of 5000 or 80 coo Of
back taxes.
rather unusual accident befell Mrs. ]. D.
Mathews, lady 80 years old, living with the
family Of H. Cobb Carter, few miles from
Lexington. one day last week. AS she went
to get out OF bed in the morning one of her
feet became entangled in the cover and she
was thrown violently to the floor, receiving
serious injuries. Owing TO her extreme
age her recovery is not probable.
Rev. Cary c. Willis died Thursday at his
home near Flat Rock, about twelve miles
northeast of Columbus. Rev Willis was "a
years old, and has spent his life in the work
OF the Baptist church. having served as pastor
OF Bethel church continuously during the last
haf century. He was the moderator of the
Columbus Baptist Association for numter
OF years, and has filled many places of trust
and usefulness
Naldosta Times; Messrs. L. & B. F. Strick.
and sold on Tuesday last l05O bags OF sea
island cotton to Col. w. w Gordon. of Sa-
vannah, in lump The check covering the
amount was Tor over $4,000. Mr.. Lane, who
mas seen many business transactions in Val
costa, says this was the biggest trade ever
maze IN the town. 1t clears up the visible sun
ply mere, but 1t added largely to the receipts
ID savannah. The cotton was shipped out at
ouSe ana IL took thirty-two cars to hold iG
ana IL made heavy train.
Edgar Smith son Of Berry Smith. was the
Nctlm OF a serious and painful accident at
Lhe works of the Macon Oil and Ice Companv
4utIsuay. Mr.. smith S hand became entan-
yea n a ian used for tanning the husks from
Ilt cotton seed and four fingers on his right
udhd were ground off by degrees before he
could be released. He was carried to DR.
Meuaurs office and his injury given prompt
attention. The injury caused Mr.. Smith TO
SLaer e1cruclatlng pain, but he stood it
oIayely and is now doing as well as could be
expected w
Naldosta Times; On Sunday night last
burglars forced an entrance into the hardware
eyoie OF w. H. Briggs & Son and lifted forty
"a pistols They got in at side back win
uo". chief Dampier and J. NJ. Briggs started
~ ~ dt once, on cold trail. but one of the
tLttFss was overhauled and captured at
htaol- he had nineteen Of the pistols, and
Ntu sofa number perhaps for Yesterday
LS"a came that eight more pistols had been
recovered at Ashburn The negro caught, Ed
d t-qne, as ne calls himself. informed on two
U I.f.{ whom, he says, were confederated
WIN MN Dampier got on hot trail and got
swamp. Ill ="
Naldosta Times: A long pending suit be-
ssmeeh Da!e Dixon & Co., of Savannah and
"a ID uAaers Bros, OF Echols county, was set for
G ca IA " Vaidosta on Wednesday last. before
- a. L. Maclntyre, Jr. master in chancery
SSlessrs' charlton Mackan & Anderson. Of
"a AMMAN, ana Capt. Kingsbery. of ValdOsta
SSPpedred Tor Dale, Dickson & Co. and Judge
:, :, 2tPehcer X. Atkinson, OF Brunswick and
MeSsrs, Denmark g. Ashley. of Valdosta
appeared for Saunders Bros. The case Iyas
ny argued, as contemplated, but compro-
ILIse Verdict agreed upon. What the ORIGINAL
aluount claimed by Dale Dixon & Co was
o,s, ul9 not learn but the compromise verdict
ECU upon was for S24, 723 w, with the agree
ment that it shall be scaled TO S2O,OOOI If the
money Is paid over in thirty days
D., Las LAST year one Of the confederate widows
7, 40 VreW 9oO from the state fund was Mrs
4 elIneua Hanson, OF Carroll county. This
; var the warrant which had been issued in
eI,5 name t bears IN blue pencil the words "hus
. and has turned up" After an absence Of
thirty years during which time NOT 80 ,y,o.r1