The morning news., 1894-02-03
GEORGIA And FLORIDA.
The News Of the Two States Told In
PaTagTaphS.

Two Women of Macon Fight With
Bare Fists-Supt. Galloway Exoner-
ated-Nine Prisoners Make Their
Escape From the Houston County
JaiI-vennor Adams Acquitted at
Orlando.
GEORGIA
Dr. N. G. Long OF EIberton, Is being urged
TO run for the senate.
Macon is to be visited by party Of excur-
sionists from Indiana today. The city Of
f1oials and business men will extend courte-
sizes.
A gentleman in Americas has received an
order from big restaurant in New York for
1000 live partridges, TO be shipped as soon as
possible.
The Washington Rifles have been placed in
the sixth regiment Of the Georgia Volunteers,
and viii go into camps this year az Grifhn
with the regiment.
The firm ofD P Few & Co., Of Madison, has
changed, Mr.. Few having sold out to II. G.
Fears and NJ O. jackson. The style OF the hrm
fe Fears s. Jackson.
The stock OF merchandise belonging to A.
S. Ware, Of Madison. was turned over TO
Sheriff Fears last Tuesday under mortgage
IN favor Of r. q. Thomson
The firm Of S. Herman Bro. s. Co., at
Eastman, has been dissolved BY mutual con-
sent, S. Herman retiring. The new firm will
be known as Harris Herman.
Gun MCCOOk. the negro VINO LnuruereQ MIS-
Elloeck, Of Chattahoochee county died In
Jail at Columbus Thursday. McCook was
brought to Columbus for safe keeping His
case was to have been called this week.
The little 7-year-old girl Of Joe Pitts,
colored, was burned to death at Eastman last
Tuesday. The little girl was making a fire
around a pot, and her clothes came in con-
tact With the flames and she was so badly
burned that she only lived few hours.
Jen Horne conductor OF freight train on
the East Tennessee road, was horribly
mangled beneath the wheels OF his train be-
tween Macon and Jes up. Wednesday night. 1t
is uncertain whether he fell between the cars
by accident or was pushed OF by tramps.
The residence OF G. S. Collier, at Thomas
vile. was destroyed by fire Thursday morning
at an early hour. The house was unoccuped
and was undoubtedly set on fire by incendi-
aries Most Of the furniture was also burned
The house and its contents were insured In
the London and Liverpool and Globe for 81,
900. The loss is about 8, 600
negro child residing with its parents on
the plantation Of John Sims near Amerfcus,
vas burned almost to a crisp Wednesday
The child father was at work in the field
and the mother was away on visit leaving
IL alone IN the house. The child was so badly
burned that the skin and flesh slipped from
the bones 1t is not known how the accident
originated.
fatal difficulty occurred at Huntington, a
small station on the Savannah, Americus and
Montgomery railroad, eight miles east Of
Americus, Wednesday. J. G. Carey, Jr., a
difficulty with negro. and hot words passed
between them. The negro drew his knife,
and, IL is said, was advancing upon Mr.. Carey,
when the latter drew his pistol and shot him
dead.
trade has Just been closed with Mrs.
Jones, OF Rookmart by Knoxville syndi-
cate, for all her slate interests, valued at
$4,000 ]. j. aud W. L. Craig and j. and 7.
l.. Van Deventer and others composing this
syndicate, have organized the Georgia Slate
Company, and will develop the property ex-
ms 1fataf Ia ~ r7Fey al
kinds OF slate commodities that the market
will justify
Valdosta Telescope: OF the states pension
money Lowndes county gets 1925 and this
money will be paid out within the next two
weeks. There are twenty five widows in the
county who get $50 each. while there are If
teen old soldiers who get from S. to $3.50 each,
owing to the degree OF their disability r. r.
Fender gets $3.50 for the loss OF both eyes.
There are four who get 800 each, three who
get $50, two get $50 and five get s. each.
Waycross Herald: A few days since G. NJ.
Eunice, who lives near the city, had q fine
mare ohoked with raw potato. Everything
had been done that could be thought of to
relieve her. but to no purpose, The potato
was located low down In the animals throat
and finally Mr.. Eunice got long plant limb
from an apple tree. wrapped ii carefully with
cloth, creased il with lard and having tied
the mare s head up and wedged open her
mouth, thrust the stick the distance OF over
three feet down the animals throat. The po-
tato was dislodged and the mare is now all
right
Macon Telegraph: Two white women en-.
gagged in a Corbett-Mitchell contest at 2:SO
O'Clock yesterday morning in the lower part
Of the city and the claret freely flowed. The
hight was to q finish, or would have been had
not Oncer Fretwell appeared on the scene
and called time. Before he could capture
them both, however, one of them skipped by
the dim. uncertain light OF the moon which
at that hour looked like slice OF canteloupe
but he captured one. So derce and furious
had been the scrap that when the oficar ap
peared on the scene what clothes were left on
both belligerents would not have made q de
cent wad for single barrel shotgun. The re
eorder continued the cases against them until
this morning.
The Bibb county commissioners were en-
gagged several hours Thursday investigating
the charges against Henry B. Caliaway
superintendent of the Ron Home a special
presentment OF which was made by the Grand
Jury. The commissioners examined large
number OF witnesses summoned for the
prosecution, but the evidence adduced did not
sustain the charges. The witnesses testified
TO the good character efficiency and fidelity
OF the superintendent, and nothing was pre-
sented TO prove the charges OF criminality
etc, There was only one witness who did NOT
fully and completely eXonerate Supt Gala
way. and his testimony was not very
damaging TO the superintendent Several
witnesses were introduced for the defense
who completely and emphatically refuted the
charges against Galloway. After all the evi
denee was in the commissioners exonerated
Galloway and pronounced him not guilty.
Ferry nome JOurnal: Last Friday night
nine prisoners escaped from the houston
county Jail at Perry. The escape was discov
cred at about daybreak Saturday morning by
Aleck Lockett, as he was passing the jail on
his way TO the stable to feed Sherin Cooper
horses. Every effort possible was immedi
Rtely made to trace the fuRitives, but without
success AS soon as the telegraph ONCE here
was opened the sheriffs OF neighboring coun
ties were notified. and throughout the day
and the following night Sherin Cooper and
Deputy Riley were busy trying to get track
OF the escaped prisoners They are Alb Nor
ris, charged with rape; Dave Cutler murder
William Brooks and Ran Moore grand lar
ceny: Hayes Bostick, George Green anc
Bunch Hughes, simple larceny; viii West
burglary; Tom Rot terson. held on suspicion
All except the first named are negroes. Nor
rts went home, and by advice of his father
returned to the custody Of the sheriff. Greer
was caught in Pulaski county. Both wer,
put in jail here. Morris was released on bono
Tuesday bond was hxed by Judge Bartlett
In Macon last week.
Atlanta Constitution: The celebrated VIII
son-Wilkinson case took an unexpected and
sensational turn Thursday afternoon At
O'Clock Judge j. H. Lumpkin fixed his sigma
ture TO petition for attachment and garnish
ant 81 rraf ct Ipnn I