The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-21
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
TIE News Of The Two States Told
in Paragraphs.

Ill fdIdSldpnS'
J. r. Campbell, OF the ST. James Hotel,
at Jacksonville, Puts in Claim for
Thousands of Acres of Land in Flor
ida-The st. Augustine Girl Who
Faneies She Is Pursued by Spirits to
Be Sent to a Convent-A Big Rise in
the ohettahooohee.
GEORGIA
The town council of Dublin, has fixed the
license for the sale Of cider at 800
Rev. DR.. Anderson. a well-known Methodist
preacher, died al Marietta, his home, Monday,
Abe johnson, a l0-yearold negro boy Of
Augusta, had his right leg mashed and broken
in Two places Just above the ankle by a -sau-
sage grinder Monday afternoon.
At Forsyth the celebrated case, in which
Henry DOYLE was being tried for murder, has
terminated in a mistrial-the Jury standing
SIX for conviction and six for acquittal.
The wooden storehouse on the north side OF
the public square. al jackson. formerly owned
by }. II. Byars, but now owned by Frans u.
Curry, was burned Sunday night. The uild-
ing was worth about 5000. II was insured for
S4O0. The occupants were not Insured.
1t is the general impression at Macon that
more guaro Will used by the farmers this
year than last season Some think there will
be an increase OF, at least, p per cent. in the
amount used; Parties in Macon from South
west Georgia say that many families are
using more guano than usual in fertilizing
corn.
manent receiver for the Macon Evening News
came up in the superior court before Judge
Bartlett at Macon Monday, and the result
was the appointment OF two receivers. The
receivers appointed were H. p. Moore, the
editor in chief OF the News. and c. X. Wright.
the business manager OF the News.
News from Crawford states that the muir
derers OF Bob Collins. near that place, day
or two since. have Leen captured. 9hoy are
Morgan Gaulding, Ed shaw, Irwin Salmon and
WIN Thompson. The committal trial took
place Monday. at Crawford The negro was
taken from his house at night, and beaten so
that death was the result.
Deputy Marshal A. @. Elder OF Athens ar
rested on Satu day j. +. Altman, the post
master at RehOboth. small hamlet in Nor
gan county. A few days since "a check was
received at that ofhce, properly signed and
postoflce The letter was broken open, the
check taken out and Mr.. NUNS name forged
on the hack OF the check. The check was
payable to VI. c. Num- and called for t24. Mr..
Altman is about 80 years of age. He has a
wife and five little children, who are, of
course in great distress over the affair.
The members Of the Macon bar assembled
at the court house Monday TO pay the last
tribute TO the memory Of three Of their de-
parted brother lawyers Judge Charles J.
Harris. Judge r. f Lyon and Col. Robert $.
Lanier. The resolutions drawn by the sew
eral committees we're first read, when touch
ing remarks were made by Judge Clifford
ford DAVIS, Col. c. A Turner, Col. Claud
Estes John r. Cooper, Glenn Stead, Judge
John p. Ross and James H. Blount, Jr. Judge
Charles L. Bartlett presided, and at the con
clusion Of the addresses he delivered from
the bench beautiful eulogy upon the three
distinguished lawyers.
The third meeting OF the unemployed labor
Of Augusta, was held at the court house at
Augusta, Monday night. There were about
> 2O0 men present. Mayor Alexander. and
Councilman George Howard, John D. Shea
han. and p. NJ. Mulherin, were present Mayor
Alexander was the only speaker. His honor
said that he was trying to get work started on
the canal outlet but the rights OF way dam
ages, etc, must he looked into before work
can commence but when II is gotten in shape,
employment could be furnished to 80 or IS
men at al day. One hundred and forty-eight
names OF unemployed men were enrolled on
the books Of the secretary. Most OF these are
skilled mechanics and artisans, but they ex-
press a willingness and desire to accept any
class of labor they can get. Many said that
they would willingly work for 81 day.
The first two days OF this week the
DeBalb superior court was occupied
in the trial OF the Atlanta National
tional Building and Loan Association VS..
Mrs. Marie +. Goodrich, wife of w w Good
rich. to forecloSe a mortgage given to secure
a loan. The defendant, represented by John
A. Wimpey, and Thomas w. Latham, as at
torneys filed pleas OF usury, that the 10 per
cent. OF the capital stock required by law
had not been paid in at the commencement OF
business, and therefore the charter was void
that the defendant was not free trader and
could make no contract for the subscriptions
to stock Of the association. and also the plea
of the General issue. None OF the defendant {
the plaintiff the full amount sued for, in
Guiding attorneys fees in consequence of
the defendant falling to sustain any Of her
pleas.
Judge Emory Speer, Of the United States
court, had an interesting case before him al
Macon Monday in which Hunnicutt s. Bel
hngrath. Of Atlanta, were among the prncl
pal parties. Mr.. Hunntcut was present per
sonally, with his attorney, Colonel Thompson
q Candler 9 thom pson. Of Atlanta. !tseems
that the Oglethorpe Hotel Company, of Bruins
wick, is indebted TO Hunicutt & Bellingrath
IA the sum OF $4,000. 1t will be remembered
that the company failed. and the hotel closed
its doors ana suspended business. The prop
erty cost about slS00O0, the hotel being
one of the handsomest and fbest arranged in
the south There are about $4,000 OF bonds
on the property. The matter was brought
into the United States court and Judge
Speer ordered the property sold Messrs.
Alexander PrOudht and j n. Tally, OF Macon
were appointed commissioners OF sale. II
has been sold twice The court refused 70
confirm the trst sale. At the second sale re.
Gently held in Brunswick. only S21 900
was offered for the property This bid, il Is
understood. was made principally by bond
holders, about five-seven his Of them being
represented. Now comes hunniCutt & Bel
lingrath before Judge Speer to-day. and pro
test against the confirmation Of the sale al
81 600 and say the property is worth much
more. and they ask that il lie sold again and
oner TO give good and sufficient bond that al
the next sale the property shall bring at least
9,uUO- Judge Speer will not confirm the sale
at S2i .00 provided that Hunnicutt & Bellin
grath give a $4,000 bond in good and ap
proved security. also. indOrsed b. them per
s0nally, guaranteeing that the property shall
bring t2alOJ and agreeing 10 be responsible
for all damage or injury that might arise
Judge Speer allows HunnicutE Bellugrath
torty-oght hours ia which to give the bond
IN other words, the bond must be made not
later than noon today.
FLORIDA
Ripe tomatoes are plentiful az Arcadia.
a yacht race win be sailed az Tampa 70.