The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-30
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
News Of The Two Stats Told in Para
graphs.

tional Afray-A Card Sharp Wins
Several Hundred Dollars From IN
suspecting Athenians-The Killing of
Holloway in Sumter County.
GEORGIA
aIlnter WImberly is the present city at
torney of Macon. Although his term does
not expire until next December, several
names are already mentioned as possible
candidates for the place. Mr. Wimberly
will doubtless offer for reelection The
Office pays $3.50 year and affords the
incumbent opportunity for other practice
besides that Of the city
Martin Kennedy. young man about 80
years old, and once a prominent stenog-
rapher. died Thursday afternoon at the
Grady hospital at Atlanta Kennedy was
brought TO the station house Tuesday by
some OF his friends, who wished 10 sober
him UP. as he had been upon protracted
spree. He was suddenly attacked Thurs
day morning and in a few minutes became
delirious. He was removed 10 the hospi-
tai. The young man was once well known
in Atlanta. He was for years the stenog-
rapher to Walter Brown and occupied ar
terward other prominent positions
A. ]. Alirick photographer Of Athens,
figured in a sensational affair Thursday.
Recently mortgages were f0reclosed upon
his furniture and personal property, and
Thursday the property was sold by the
sheriff. Fred S. Morton put in claim TO
the greater part of it on the strength OF
a bill Of sale made by him to Mirick. II
was found, however. that Mirick had
mortgaged some Of this property TO other
parties and it was sold. Mr.. Morton at
once set to work TO settle the question
effectively, and swOre out a warrant
against Mirick on this ground AIirick, 10
gether with his wife and sister-in-law, left
on the Seaboard Air Line train at o'clock,
bound for Pennsylvania, having decided
TO 80 back to their former home. Mr..
Morton telegraphed the chief of police
Of Elnberton to arrest Mirick, and the chief
proceeded TO do so when the train ar
rived in that place But Mirick was not
TO be bagged in that way. so just as the
train was fixing to leave he knocked the
chief of police over and Jumped aboard
and was soon out of reach. The authori-
ties at Abbeville, S. c., were wired to ar
rest Mirick when the train passed that
place but they did not find him on search
ing the cars. A friend Of Miricks says
that the mortgage was known to have
been given last July, and that Mr.. Morton
was cognizant Of this fact.
The sporting fraternity in Athens are
out several hundred dollars on account Of
an expert handler Of the pasteboards, who
put in his appearance several days ago.
He claimed to be a drummer for big
New York house. 1t appears that he had
his cards marked and found no trouble
in drawing a Flush" whenever necessary.
There are two men in Atlanta who are
out the price of dog, but are richer by
the possession Of some new points of
knowledge of dog nature. One of those
gentlemen, a prosperous Albanian, who
dearly loves a fine bird dog and revels
in a days bird hunt, was passing along
Lloyd street early Christmas morning. His
mind was on bird hunting, and he very
naturally paid particular attention to
fine pointer dog that stood at the heels
of a very honest-looking Irishman, who
was smoking oontentedly on the curb
stone. The spor .sman stopped to admire
the dog. "Yous?" he asked the Irishman.
"Shure," responded the son of Erin la
conically The sportsman continued to
inspect the fine canine. He Piled the
leconic Irishman with questions and final
~ announced that he would like to pur-
chase the dog. A sum was named and
finally accepted by the Irishman. With
considerable coaxing. the gentleman in
duced the dog to follow after him. He
walked joyously toward the Kimball
house. happy in the consciousness of
fine purchase, although he had paid
splendid price. Through the corners of
his eyes he could see the wagging of the
dogs tail, and it gave him delight. Al
ready the dog had learned to look upon
him as master. He turned into Peachtrce
street and walked along to the Aragon.
He was highly elated but suddenly stop
ping, he looked around to see how his
dog was coming on. To his CONSERVATION
the animal was not in sight. He fast re-
traced his steps, looking wildly in every
direction for his prize. At the corner of
Decatur and Lloyd he looked around in
Nrof Trfe n
sight. Everybody gazed at him in a
heartless fashion save one sympathetic
man, and walking up to the latter he asked
in a sohctous voice: Have you seen
red spotted pointer around here?" The
man looked at him suspiciously for mo-
ment, as if he thought he was being
chaffed and said:"Say. you didn't buy that
dog, too?" Yes, / did, from an old Irish
man so did l. Guess that confounded
Irishman's sold him dozen times to-day.
We'd as well chase Off"
Athens Banner: Christmas eve night
came very near recording a tragedy IN
Athens in the shape of a suicide About
o'clock Perryman DuBose, a student OF
the University of Georgia, was found in
an unconscious condition at his boarding
house on Lumpkin street. Dr. d. D.
Quillian was summoned and discovered
that the young student had taken an over
dose of morphine. DR.. Quillian succeed
ed in restoring him to consciousness, and
after few hours had passed he was prac-
ticaTy himself again. He was indiffer-
ent and talked but little of the affair,
which had come so near ending his life
Mr.. DuBose had written letter to his
mother at Blakely, which gave diree-
ton as to the disposition of everything
he had. and contained several things
of a private nature. For several weeks
Mr.. DuBose had been in despondenl
mood.
The Lawrenceville News Publishing
Company has elected Jeff S. Mills of the
Idthonia New Era, TO the management OF
the News for another year He is q
young man who is forging his way to the
front ranks in journalism. He was for
merly local editor of the News, which
position he resigned some months ago tc
take charge of the New Era. George d
Rucker, the retiring editor, has had con
troll of the paper from the beginning ant
made it one of the brightest weehlies
in the state. He gives up journalism fol
the practice of law.
Americas Recorder: The killing OF
John Holloway. a young farmer of this
county. on Monday night and which fol
a day or two seemed clouded in mystery
has been investigated and the deed fixed
1Irpr TappfS TqcObS a negro living in tht