The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-11
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
The News Of the Two States Told
In Paragraphs.

DR.. Il. n. Cartons Atlanta Friends
Disappointed in Not Receiving Re-
ply to Their Letter-A moonshiner
Prefers imprisonment Indefinitely
Rather Than Pay a Fine of 800.
GEORGIA
Hon. j. B. Blackwell, Of Marietta, died
Sunday morning.
The Abbeville Reporter has been suspended
for want Of patronage
An effort is being made to have W 7. Sang
ster, Of Byromyille, enter the race for sheriff
OF Dooiy county. Observation-Disclosures
The mercantile firm Of Woods & Stroud, OF
WoodStown, Henry county, has been dis
solved, w. @. Woods having bought out the
interest Of o. P. Stroud.
A hole in the ground Is all that now re-
mains of Atlanta's $50, 600 artesian we'll, the
money having been sunk in the enterprise
without successful results.
W. V. Armand, Of Conyers, is going to be-
gin in about a month the erection Of a large
and elegant mercantile building, 50x75 feet
The building will be OF brick.
A young white child nicely dressed, was
found buried In newly made grave near
Cordele last week. Around the grave were
tracks of q man and woman and leading TO
and from it we're buggy tracks. Who the
parents are or who buried 1t out there are a
mystery.
Collector T. w. Lamb, OF Brunswick. has
dropped the last remaining member of the
custom house force which served under ex-
Collector DeveauX Steve Gardner, the
colored boatman, was requested TO hand in
his resignation, which he did promptly and
Collector Lamb filed the vacancy by ap-
pointing James Blue, a well-known colored
man, who once represented Glynn county in
the state House OF Representatives. This
completes the force of the new administra-
ton, and none of the old employees remain IN
office.
James Bracket. of Murray county. is in
the Fulton county jail and win probably stay
there for some time. During 1891 Bracket
was sentenced TO three months imprisOn-
ment and to pay 800 fine before the United
States court on the charge OF illicit distilling.
He escaped before serving his sentence. Last
January he was recaptured and placed In
jail. Wednesday he completed his three
months sentence and was taken before
United States Court Clerk Fuller TO take the
pauper's oath In order 20 avoid the payment
OF the fine The evidence showed that he had
SUFFICIENT funds TO pay the fine and he was r.
manded TO Jail He says he will stay there
forever before he will pay It. Under t, aw
he will have to remain there until it is raid.
The Atlanta friends of Hon. H. II. Carlton,
who met last week and addressed a letter to
him asking for his views upon the questions
OF the day, with the intention OF thereby put
ting him sqUarely in the gubernatorial race
have not yet heard from him. Dr. Cartons
reply was expected some days ago, and the
utldg - causing his friends at Atlanta some
embarrassment. Ebert county was said to
be for Carlton, and IL was predicted would
instruct its delegates for him. but instead OF
launching the Carlton boom, old Ebert went
straight for Gen. Evans The letter from hts
Atlanta friends was written to Dr. Carlton
before Ebert acted. In view of the fact that
Dr.. Carlton did not receive the Endorsement
expected in Ebert, politicians at Atlanta
now think there is not much likelihood that
he will submit a letter to the public which
would commit him to the race, as his Atlanta
friends anticipated.
Augusta Chronicle: The work of improv-
ing the savannah river by the building Of let
ties to deepen the channel and make the
stream more navigable at all seasons OF the
year, viii be continued. Congress will appro-
pirate $1,000 for further improvement of the
river between here and Savannah and $4,000
20 be expended in the work above Augusta
This is very important work and will be done
with great care. With the small appropria-
ton that is made each year for the improve.
ment Of the savannah the old river viii
eventually be cleared Of oil obstacles and
made OF sufficient depth TO permit the boats
10 travel uninterruptedly. In the summer
months not many years ago il was a difficult
matter for the steamers to make their trips
when the water was very low, for at interme-
olate points the boats would get stuck on
sand bars. which do not now appear at as low
measurement Of water as formerly The
building OF the jetties was effective in deepen
Ing the channel The contract for the new
work under the last appropriation will he
given out by Capt Carter of Savannah who
is IN charge OF the engineering work, and he
wlH have 1t personally superintendent by one
OF the men under his command.
Rome Tribune: An accident which re.
suited IN the death OF horse. and might have
had more serious consequences, happened
yesterday evening about clock. Mr.. Fred
Cooper and his mother, Mrs. II. G. Cooper
were going home in buggy, driving Mr.. j. p
COOPER handsome horse, Roger and had
reached Mr. Woodruffs place on Second
avenue, when the king bolt, which connects
the body of the vehicle with the front wheels
either broke or slipped out OF place This
disconnected the front wheel and let the body
Of the buggy drop to the ground throwing
Mrs Cooper and Mr.. Cooper on the ground
Neither of them was hurt but the horse was
heightened and began to run, with the from
wheels rafting at his heels. Tho noise in
creased the animal excitement and by the
time he reached tho bridge he wa.
IN a perfect frenzy, with nostrils
dtstended and his whole frame quivertnq
with excitement His powerful muscles
was running like tightening. At that terrible
rate Of speed he reached the apron OF the
bridge on the East Rome side where there is
slight dechyiiy, and some of the planks are
rough. There he stumbled and broke his left
hind leg square of. At that instant his shril
scream rang out with a note Of anguish n,
did not fall, but soon stopped on the sidewalk
near the market. Mr.. Ballew caught tn,
animal and disengaged the shafts and wheels
so as TO let the poor creature hobble across
the street railroad 10 the other side Their,
he stood on three legs with the hoof Of tn,
other dangling and the bone sticking out, II
addition the ham string OF the other hind lcl
was cut. The poor animal suffering wa
pltitul, and he had TO he killed.