The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-12
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
News Of the Two States Told in Para
graphs.


GEORGIA.
Gus Druelle, a well known tailor OF Au-
gusta, Is said TO be insane
Augusta is TO have its fourth afternoon
paper. 1t viii be called the Wool Hat
Airs. Harrison. wife Of Deputy Collector
w o. Harrison, was found dead IN ped az
Gainesville Monday morning she leaves
four small children.
Win Schroeder and W. ". Robb Of Tiff
ton went out Friday morning hunting, ana
in one hour ana half returned Win slA-
ty-three partridges.
T. Bennett. one of the students OF the
North Georgia Agricultural College at
Dahl0uega. who had been sick for two
months, died Saturday. His home was al
Camilla.
A quantity Of confederate brass buttons
were discovered By a negro who was dig
ging a hole for a post near Cherokee a
day or two ago. Several bones, apparent
~ human, were also found.
r II. McCrary, prominent farmer
living six miles from Gainesville. died sun
day He had just recovered from having
his arm torn on by tnreshlng macnine
ana contracted fever and dled suddenly
There was a romantic marriage near
Gainesville last week in which Dr. W. II.
FELTON, lent a helping hand. Earnest smith
and Miss Nora Cotter met with parental
objections TO their proposed union, 50 they
met at the home OF a mutual friend and
from there went to the residence OF Dr.
FELTON, The doctor agreed to perform the
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made man and wife.
Marion Jordan, white man fifty years
old, was found Saturday hanging by the
neck to a tree in the suburbs of Law
renceville. lie is supposed to have COM
mtted suicide in a at OF insanity He mad
been seen at 1 .. m. the day before going
in the direction Of the place where he was
found. He was hanging by the neck day
and night. He lived TWO miles east Of town.
He leaves a wife and six children.
Rev. c. c. Spence. who has been pres
ident of Young Harris College at Young
Harris for nearly six years, has stepped
down and out, having had to resign on ac-
count of the continued bad health Of his
wife. President Spence's last sermon was
eloquent and pathetic. When he had fin
ished nearly every one in the church was
weeping He delivered it in "A more i'm
pressive manner than any other sermon he
has ever delivered. Rev. W +. Robinson
takes the place OF Mr.. Spence.
Christian & Stevens, dealers in general
merchandise at Harmony Grove, made an
assignment for the benefit Of their cred
itOrs Monday naming W. Il. ThurmOnd as
the assignee. The failure was no surprise
to the business men Of the town, as II had
been known for several weeks that the
firm was financially embarrassed. Their
liabilities are Sl,750 and the assets $1,000.
The Northeastern Banking Company Is
secured for $50 The largest creditors are
Everett Ridley. Raglan q CO., $500; Dur
ham Guano Company, 1852, and the balance
scattered about to different parties in
smaller amounts.
Fire broke out in A. o. Murphy & Hunts
warehouse at GAINESVILLE, between 10 and
IL o'clock Sunday night and the building,
together with 300 or 400 bales OF cotton,
were entirely destroyed The origin of
the fire Is unknown, but the flames had
gained such control when discovered that
the local fire company was of no avail
except in protecting adjacent property.
The warehouse was built of brtcli and was
one of the largest in the city. Tie amount
Of Insurance is not now known, but il is
understood will not cover the damage,
which viii amount TO several thousand
dollars. Not bale of cotton was saved.
At II 30 Sunday night there was a seri-
GUS and perhaps fatal collision between
the Cincinnati and Florida passenger
limited of the Southern Railway Com
pany, and two freight cars, heavily load
ed, which We're standing on the main
track near Bellwood avenue, just in the
rear of the Atlanta elevator works. The
injured are: Robert Pittman, fireman.
badly injured in the side and head: John
Dorrman, engineer. injured about the hand
natl, slightly injured in the right knee:
W. G. Smith, Chesterfield Ala, slightly
cut about the head and bruises on the
body. Except for severe bruises, the rest
of the passengers escaped unhurt Both
freight cars were demolished and their
contents scattered for fifty yards. The
engine, No. PIP. is a total wreck and the
baggage car is smashed up in the front
end. Why the freight cars were left on
the main track no one could explain, ex-
cept that some one had thoughtlessly
loosed their brakes and they slipped over
the switch on the main line.
Macon Evening News: The man found
murdered near Citra, Fla. last Friday,
was undoubtedly Henry A. Turner, a we'll
known detective whose home is at Ash
burn, Ga. The News has photograph of
Turner and ii exactly corresponds with
the description sent here from Florida A
News representative who was in Ash
burn yesterday, called al the home of Tur-
ner and broke the news of the find OF the
body 70 his wife as gently as possible.
She Is good looking young woman and
has two small children. Two weeks ago
Detective Wood of this city was at the
Dublin hotel and there he met Turner.
who told him he was about to start for
Cltra, Fla, in search of a Laurens county
murderer named New, and that as New
was a very desperate man he feared
trouble. At Dublin Turner roomed with
T. j. Miles of South Macon, who is at
work there and Mr. Miles says he gave
him one of his cards. This card was
found on the body. Mrs. Turner says her
husband had one Of her photos on his per-
SON with ITO II. A. Turner written on
the back of it. The telegram from Florida
states that such a picture was found He
was also a member of the Indianapolis
Detective Association and a badge of this
association was found on the body The
last letter received from Turner by his
wife was written last Thursday. the 6th,
and was dated near Citra, Fla, and stated
that ne had Just secured work which put
him in good position to work up his
murder case. This letter was written the
day before Turner's dead body was found
Turner was So years of age and had been
detective for several years. He leaves
his wife and two children in needy circum-
stances. He has a brother. J. T. Turner,
at Cottondale, in Terrell county, and Mrs.
Turner's father is Mr.. w. B. Bush of
Brentwood.
FLORIDA
The East Coast Canal Company expect
TO have New river and Lake Worth Joined
by March !.
o. S. Robinson & Co have purchased OF
Jerome Palmer his clothing, gentleman
furnishing and hat business at Orlando.
The Milligan Rambler announces about
900 0n0 fnef of nine lnrn ,or. 1lrnr, III