The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-12
ITEMS IN THREE STATES.
Matters and Things That Make Up the
Daily HumdTum.

Swearing.
GEORGIA.
George Anderson is entertaining a sister
whom he has not seen for nineteen years.
She lives at st. Louis.
W. W. Vests home. two miles from Dalton
was burned Saturday. The loss is about 81
00D, with small insurance
John Neal OF McDufne county. fell from his
porch last Friday night and his neck was
broken. He lived only few minutes.
w. A Pledger's store at Athens was broken
open Friday night. the money drawer was
Fified ana nine pairs of shoes and other artl-
Giles taken from the store.
Greensboro was almost depopulated Sun
day last the occasion of the exodus being the
dedication sermon Of President Gambler, OF
Emory College, at Sloan.
State Geologfst W. L. Yates will deliver
three lectures this spring at the chapel FOR
the benefit of the university scholars. He
reports excellent progress in the work for
the state.
Judge J. 7. Dolvin. of Sloan. Green
county, has married l56 couples, since be-
coming a justice, and never received single
fee, save one bushel Of potatoes. he holds
the Oldest commission of any justice in Geor-
gia
meeting will be held tomorrow at the
farm of Nose Wadley. Of Lawtonvllle, to
form a club Of twelve good farmers to test the
yield of one acre OF cotton. Hon. T. J. Brin-
son, who bias quite a reputation as farmer,
will be a member Of the club.
Salty resolutions were passed by the Car
roll county alliance al its last meeting about
the management OF the cooperative store.
and the the alliance warehouse, charging that
the small stockholders were being discriIni-
mated againstin favor Of the big ones.
John Williams, a l6-year-old negro boy. was
shot in the back and probably fatally
wounded by Alex Chavous, at Augusta. Fri
day night. The cause OF the shooting a
dispute over a cigarette stump between Will
Jams and Chavous younger brother, Son
Wilson.
A life insurance agent estimates that the
people Of Rome pay SIPS. 900 year for premi-
ums on life insurance. In party OF six or
eight, met by chance, one gentleman paid 800
per annum, another $500, and another 800.
Stin another, to whom this was told, re-
marked; i pay 81 200 myself
Hon. Raymond Miller brother of Capt. John
NJ. Miller, Carlton Miller and Lee Miller, Of
Atlanta, and who resided in Atlanta once him
self has been appointed Register OF the
United States land ONCE at Pueblo Col
Mr.. Miller has been a leading democrat in
Colorado for number Of years.
When John Dryer awoke at Augusta Sat
urday morning he found his brother. Edwin
+. Dryer, dead in bed beside him. The two
men occupied the same bed in a small room
on the lower part Of Broadway. The, de.
the grip, but had not been confined perma-
nently to his bed.
The handsome dwelling house barns. cab
ms and other houses Of A. n. MattoX at Point
q. T.
house was built more than half century ago.
II was magnificent place, and one OF much
historical interest. The loss to Mr.. Mattox is
between s., 900 or "a. 600. He had some forty
bales Of cotton badly damaged
w. L. Minis, OF Waynes Joro. has made an
assignment for the benefit Of his creditors to
E. II. Galloway, Esq. The papers were filed
yesterday. The liabilities are small. being
el,623 7S. The assets are "a O00-in goods, real
estate and chooses in action, sufficient, doubt
less, to meet liabilities. Depression. gen
eral lack OF business and poor collections are
the alleged cause.
Friday, heard arguments upon q
demurrer in the case Of DR..
George Patterson against the Central Rail.
road and Banking Company. Dr. Patterson
was suing the road for s35 900 damages The
railroad demurred to the pleading on the
ground that suits for personal damages must
be filed within two years Of the time OF the
accident, and that 1t was after the specified
time that DR.. Patterson filed his suit, there
fore that the case was barred from trial by
the statute Of limitations. Judge Eve sus-
tanned the demurrer and the case was elected
and stricken from the docket. The case Will
be carried to the supreme court by the
plaintiff.
Columbus EnQuirer-Sun: A fine looking
handsomely dressed man. holding smoking
revolver over the body Of an equally hand
some and stylishly dressed woman whom he
had Just shot. in the swamp OF Bull creek
near the Brooks place, was the scene alleged
afternoon. The story was brought to W. 4.
Childs, at Cantrels store near the foot OF
Wynn's hill. last night arout dark. by an old
negro who appeared to he considerably ex
cited. The old darkey told a straight story
but was unable to recognize the parties hay
ing been frightened of by the man pointing
his weapon at him when he was discovered il
the vicinity. ana ordering him away. At last
accounts the story had not been verified.
w. Oakley Wood famous about four year,
ago Tor having sWlndled extensively in GridlI
and for having married into one Of the hes
families in Georgia and deserving his wift
upon his exposure, is said to have turned al
In Fort Worth, Tex. Chief Connolly OF AT
lanta, received a telegram from Louis Robert
son. OF Fort Worth, stating that Wood wa,
nYlng there In prosperous circumstances bu
under an assumed name. and inguirin,
whether Wood was still wanted. Chief Con
molly communicated with Judge StiIwell o
Grimm, who was the lawyer at one time 10
the prosecutors, and learned from him tina
although large reward had been offered n,
Thought II no longer existed. w. Oakle1
Wood was one Of the most successful swind
lers OF his time, and his exposure was stat
sensation.
Carroll County Times: Last Tuesday even
ing l.. L. Num-, who built the NV court house
was arrested on four warrants sworn out b,
laborers and men who furnished materia
that went In the construction OF the new cour
house, When Num- bid of the building OF tn,
new court house he gave a bond to the com
mlssioners thathe would comply with tn,
contract, The contract stated that Num-
was only to receive IS per cent OF eacl
monthly estimate the other p per cent. TO b.
held back until the building was accepted b
the board OF commissioners. Last ruessa
the commissioners accepted the building lou
before settling with Mum he had TO make a
ahldavtt that all debts contracted by him /
constructing the building had been paid In
mediately after Num- hled his afiidavit som
OF the men who worked on the building an
some who furnished material swore on
warrants for him for false swearing. Tn
case has not been tried yet.
Some rather startling evidence is coming {
Light IN the damage suit OF A. J. Ellio,
against Atlanta. Mr.. Elliott home is in tn
western portion Of the city, and he claim
that the air has been burdened with noisom
yapors ever since the city established
dumping ground near by. He says the plac
has been rendered very sickly and well mig
unlnhabitable, and that the land has deteri,
rated IN value on account OF the city establish
ing dumping ground in that vicinitl
Saturday Mr.. Elliott. when put q
the witness stand. testified that, anon
other things. the bodies Of thrC
dead babies had been found on III
trash pile, two Of them having no head.
These two, he thought. were brought out
the city trash carts The other body was il
tact, and he thought it might have bee
washed cut Of a sewer and seated down ID
branch until IL lodged In a pile on the city
property J. c. Thomson testified TO aDot
the same thing.
Columbus Enquirer Sun. Sheriff J L. Hori
OF webster county, locked the engine Of tI
Columbus Southern passenger train 90 Nh
track at Weston on Thursday This wa
done under an order from Controller geuer;
Wright and the tax collector Of We. -.