The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-10
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
The News Of the Two States Told in
Paragraphs.

a Lively Sensation at Columbus-A
Negro Probably Fatally Wounded
At Rome-A Conspiracy to Murder
Deputy United States Marshal at
Adairsville-Dea Follows a Blow
Received in a Fight.
GEORGIA.
WI Chambers Of Irwlnton, aged 80 years,
died few days ago.
young man on a lark at Augusta Saturday
night rode into the barrooms for his cock
tails ana drank them on horseback.
Gen, James -. Loagstreet celebrated his
list birthday at his home in Gainesville Sun
day. His general heal h IS still good,
The election contest at Dahlonega between
the outgoing council and the neurological
VIII be heard on the 10th The old board still
holds over
George X. Calvins appointing t as deputy
clerk Of the United States court for the south
ern district Of Georgia, was anuOuced by
Judge Speer, in court at Augusta Monday.
Mr.. CALVIN IS a son OF Hon Martin v Calvin.
Before the week is out a committee Of three
OF Columbus influential and persuasive citi-
zens VIII have laid before the committee on
rivers and haraors at Washington the very
great and imperative need OF the 100000 ap-
priatiop for the Chattahoochee river.
Sam Small. the evangelist. who has been
holding revival meetings In Oklahoma City,
has purchased a printing outfit and will com
mence the publication of a morning paper in
that place next week. Small was so bitter on
the sinners that the papers scored MIN in Sc
we're language and Small feels that he must
have an organ.
Mrs Miller. the aged wife of Dr. H. V. NJ.
Miller died at Atlanta Monday. For about
two weeks both Ur. and Mrs. Miller have
been very ILL., and il was thought at one time
that neither would survive the attack OF la
grippe. DR.. Miller has gradually grown bet
ter, while his wife grew worse, until death re
heved her Of her su1erings.
r. II WOrlev. of I,umD(xin county while on
visit 10 his brothers in Atlanta, recently, it
being his first trip TO that city since 1861 went
out to inspect the battlefield where he was
wounded. and while looking around at the
great changes that had taken place since the
bloody struggle, picked up a mimic ball
which had been lying there unmolested for
near thirty years.
More hogs were raised in Randolph county
last year than in any other year since the
war These hogs are of fine stock and are in
the greatest abundance. Very little meat
will have to lie shipped to that county this
year The beauty about the matter is that
those who usually have to buy are the ones
who are doing the raising. The venture is
one of the great goods resulting to the farm
ers through hard times
At Macon Monday two cases in which the
same firm Of lawyers is interested were called
in the city and superior courts about the
same time The lawyers we're on hand in the
city court and the case there was under way
when they were summoned to the superior
court. The superior court was adjourned un-
I'll afternoon ana finally the law firm had to
appear in the two courts at the same time by
division fits members between HAe two
Application for charter for the
Macon Exposition Company was made
yesterday. The capital stock Of the
company Is placed at $500 with power
30 increase It to S!G3,oe}, Shares arc placed
at 50 each, and the application IS signed by
Henry lhorne, r. h. Parke T. D. Tinsley j.
Danenberg, M Happ, G. NJ. Davis E. L, Win
tiers, Ed Artope. A2ell r. Freeman, c. NJ.
Wiley r. A. Nisbet. j. H. Hertz A. Block,
League Walker, George w. Duncan, r. S.
Collins, j. w. Cabaniss and large number Of
others.
The most exciting occasion during the year
in the literary societies Of Emory College at
Oxford, is the election of champion debators.
This position is the highest honor that can he
OBTAINED at Emory College The debators
We're chosen by Phi Gamma Society as fol-
lows: John w. Moore jackson, Ca; John
7. Norris. Cartersville, Ga: $. p. Virgins
LumDer City, Ga The elect At Few society
were; w. h. Budd, Oyford Ca; j. If. Nc
Donald, La villa. Ga; Marvin Williams
GarrolltOn, Ga. This debate will take place
on Monday night, June 10, during commence
ment.
Doc Patterson died at Ducktown some days
ago from the effects of blow received in a
night Dec. TO- Bought and scott Payne, two
young married man Of Fanuln county, were
his assailants. There was had feeling lie.
tween the parties. Patterson went to see
them at their home on Iumbling creek at the
foot OF Frog Mountain. A quarrel was
started. Patterson SAID he would night a fair
light. He was takin- OF his coat when one
of the Payues threw a stone at him and hit
him on the head. He lived nine DAYS,
Sherih homas was sent on a search for the
Paynes.
Lorenzo Powell shot and perhaps fatally
wounded Peter league at Rome sunday. Both
are negroes. The former works on the Rome
railroad and the latter is a hackman The
shooting was done at Powens house a mile
north OF Rome. Powell wife accused league
of assaulting her. league went to the house
and in the presence of her husband told her
she lied that he had been to see her by an.
polntment. At this Powell fired, the bullet
striking the hackman in the abdomen. lie
was carried home, and is not expected to live
Powell made no attempt to escape, and is
now in jail
Waycross Herald There are in possession
OF Mrs. NJ. J, Burney. of this citv, an oblong
mahogany table one hundred and nifty years
old. also a pair of pantaioOns worn by Capt
John O'Neal at his wedding John O'Neal
was a captain in the revolutionary war
Speaking Of relics we cannot refrain from
mentioning the fact that the junior editor of
the Herald was presented by his daughters
as new ears present, an emerald ring, the
setting OF which has been in the family for a
century and a half, and was worn by the
mother Of the writer. when she was a child
TO Lar ayette reception at Boston. when he
returned TO this country after the revolution.
AIRY war.
Macon Telegraph During the trial OF the
case OF Louana and Prince Jacobs against
the Central railroad Monday one of the jurors
on the case fell asleep and was soon snoring
so loudly that he was heard all over the court
room Judge Griggs listened at the snoring
Tor some the. evidently thinking that the
sleeping Juror would awake but as the Juror
uld not exhibit any symptoms OF waking and
his snoring increased IN volume. the Judge
Instructed one Of the bailns to wake him.
Inc balm woke him and the juror remained
VIDE awake during the remainder of the day
shorty after the tlrst juror had been aroused
by the baill1 another juror succum bed to the
wlles OF Morpheus, and soon his almost
lnaudlDle breathing became more and more
distinct. unit at last IL changed to a Bnore
louder than hat of the first sleeper Again
balm was Instructed to wake the sleeper.
ana then Judge Griggs gave the Jurors a
lecture on sleep and gave them to distinctly
understand that the next man who went to