The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-31
GEORGIA And FLORIDA.
The News Of The Two States Told II
PARAGRAPHS.

Hdl0Sldpuo.
a Negroes Body, Horribly Mutilated,
Found Near Juno-A Widow and 10
Children Left to Mourn the Death of
q Floridian-Vennor Adams on Trial
st Orlando for an Assault on Hiss
Laubaeh.
GEORGIA.
Rome's new water works win soon be ready
to supply the city.
hrs Richard F. Lyons, widow OF the late
judge OF that name OF Macon, died In Florida
Monday.
A stock company has bought the Elberton
Gazette, ana hereafter It viii be run as a third
party paper.
Ex-senator 7. z. 8Iassengale, Of Norwood,
viii wed Hiss Mary Crawford. OF LtnColnton,
on Wednesday, Fen. Il.
The electors OF Miner have voted against
the proposal to issue $3.50 OF bonds, for the
purpose Of erecting a school building.
The Burgess Corps, a crack military com
pany OF Albany. n. u. VIII start south FEB.
2. They win spend several hours in Atlanta
on Feb 4.
Landon Thomas. Of Augusta. has received
from switzerland two handsome walnut
chairs, which be bought while In that coun
try. that are .4J years old. having reen made
in it54. II IS said that several Of the kings
and queens Of Fran~e were crowned in these
chairs.
Mrs. NJ c. Hewitt Of Augusta. was arrested
Monday on a charge Of rrgtaIly whipping her
child and that Of Mrs. Cirard. her neighfor.
Mrs. Girard works in thu Augusta Factory,
and during the day her little coy has been
left under the care OF Mrs. Hewitt. Ii is al
Keyed that Mrs. Hewitt has teen extremely
cruel to both children, neither OF whom are
over three years OF age, and that she has re
peatedly beat them IN an lnhuman manner.
Coyington Star: y. C. Lee made the first
shipment OF cotton from Covington over the
Middle Georgia ana Atlantic railroad he
a. a "a IN ha ton
has been stored IN Thompson q Farmers
warehouse. at the Georgia depot but was sold
to savannah house. and viii 90 down ty'the
new cut road. Although the track has not
been finished TO the Georgia road. the Middle
Georgia and Atlantic railroad is now practi-
cally open for business from Covington 10 all
points south.
Article 6 Of the constitution Of the Georgia
State Agricultural society slys: The soci-
ETY. shall meet semi annually in convention on
the second Wednesday in February ana Au-
gust" II the railroads hold TO their inten-
lions not 70 grant the usual free passes to
members OF the society to attend the semi
annual convention 10 be held at Brunswick,
FEB. II. the result viii doubtless be that arti-
Gle viii he so changed that Only one conyen-
ton shall be held annually. Whether it will
BE winter or summer session remains TO be
seen.
Three letters were found in the Augusta
hotel the other Gay which should have been
posted several wears ago. They were dated
April g. 1857, ana were sealed and stamped.
out lot some ECaSlH QlN not go 10 their QeStl-
nation. The writer 81 them was Man named
larry Hutton, and he had penned the epistles
On what purporied 10 Ne the eve Of his self
destruction. The letters were all directed to
Baltimore. one to his fatner, another to a
friend and another 10 a relative. They all
expressed the deepest cOntrition. and In the
nrst aud last named he asked forgiveness
while in the other he held himself in the light
OF warning to his friend. Tho records show
the name OF no such suicide in Augusta and
it Is supposed that either he decided to Inner
IN this Eulo ~ Tears while lungar nr baf Il
purpose was accomplished in some other
place.
A sensational story has Just been received
at Morsanton from Union county. Tax Col
Cooper creek. that county. returned on sat.
urday from his tour Of the county collecting
taxes Saturday evening. according to the
story, pedCler, wen-known in that locality
stopped at MS house and asked for lodging
He was taken in. After supper Jones went
out TO look after his cattle. While he was
gone desp crate negro knocked AZ the door
ana when IL was opened, stuck his pistols into
the faces OF Mrs Jones and the peddler. Re
hrst demanded the peodier,s money, ana after
getting that ne made Mrs Jones bring the tax
money. As he got IL he turned to go out oil
the door he peddler quickly drew pistol he
had on his person. and firing. struck the rob
her in the mead, killing him instantly. II was
then discovered that the would-re robber was
none other than the tax collector himself
BACKED up.
Mflledgeviue Chronicle On the night Of the
the legislature at MIlledgeville. the capito
caught IRE and came near burning down Mr.
Pemberton, OF the Augusta Chronicle. give
this notice OF thai event in mis- paper: ''Creai
credit Is due 10 Peter j. Williams. ESQ So
Smith 81. OF the theater and Mr.. Metro,
Of the house OF representatives,. and one o
two Others whose names we do not know anS
nero, for their intrepid and indefatiEald
exertions on the root, TO which. mainly tn
preservation Of the building is % 20 attribut
ed. We tryst the members Of the leRislatur
and the people Of Anlledgevillc. which latte
have deep interest in the preservation o
the state house, VIII propose benefit for Nj
Sol smith. and give the negro who worked S,
hard and faithfully his freedom" Old 80
smith declined the len3ut. but the negro
Sam torreu was virtually given his freedom
The legislature appropriated 81 800 10 bu,
him. and ne was purchased OF Mr.. NARROW
But the state could Lot manumit any slave
and for many years the state OF "a eorgia ownet
slave ty purchase. and old sam belonge,
20 the commonwealth. lie lived arOun,
MilledgeVlI 2 for q number Of years but diet
before the late civil war. We understand tina
some Of his descendants still live in thi
n6ighUOrhOOd.