The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-13
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
The News Of the Two States Told in
PARAGRAPHS.

MORTGAGES Filed By One of the LarR-
est Firms in Athens-The Tax Re-
turns of Lowndes County-Rome's
Electric Railway Placed in the
Hands of Reoeivers-Sale Of the En-
pire Lumber Company's Property.
GEORGIA.
O. NJ Furlow. Jr., is now connected with the
Madison Advertiser.
The Perry Manufacturing Co., shipped 1888
dozen curry combs last weok-
Mai R. D. VIM. one of the Oldest citizens
Of Gwinnett county, died Thursday.
On Saturday before Christmas day the bars
In Washington sold about = 500 worth OF
liquor.
The first Baptist church OF Brunswick has
called, as its pastor Rev Jean Nane, OF
Phoenix, Ariz
The farm laborers Immediately around Perry
seem TO be satisfied, as comparatively few OF
them have moved.
E. S. Taylor OF Hawkinsville. has sold his
stock OF groceries to ID. G. Joiner and retired
from the mercantile business.
w. S. burden. Of Jarrett, made last year on
two acres OF land. 800 pounds Of black seed
cotton, which netted him Sl00.
The people of Fulton county have voted
against the proposition to issue 100000 OF
bonds for charging the county court house
and building a new jail.
Orr & Hunter one OF the largest firms in
Athens, filed mortgages in favor OF the Ma
tional Bank and other creditors Thursday
morning covering all the firm S assets and
their personal property.
The democrats ofTalbotton have nominated
the following ticket: Mayor j. NJ. Mathews;
marshal r. a. Mizell: aldermen. ). w.
Thornton, Il. H. Persons. G. II. Estes, +. l..
Bardwell, G. w. Kimbrough and 4. c. Belyen
The Simpson Lumber Company VIII he the
next new industry for Ioccoa. The members
OF this company will lie +. p. Simpson D. J.
Simpson, j. A. Burgess. and perhaps one or
two others. The capital stock will be about
$4,000.
The stockholders OF the Marietta Electric
Light Company held their annual meeting last
Thursday and reelected the old officers. The
business outlook for the company is improved
and the company will be paying dividends be-
fore great while.
Ed McFail was accidently killed Wednes-
day at his saw mill ear Allentown. lie was
removing some sawdUst when the saw struck
the spade and drove it against his breast. He
died almost instantly. His family, which Is
large. lives near Cochran. His death is quite
blow to them
The tax returns of Lowndes county for the
last year amounted to SO 2s6 pa for the white
people of the county while the negroes re-
turned Sl675s3. The polls for whites number
/ 1858, and for the negroes they are 079 The
Six Hundred and Sixty third district, Val
dosta's district returns 81 221 1873 Of property.
There are about 500 defaultlng tax payers,
Empire Lumber Company at Empire was
sold by the commissioners to the highest bid
aer Inc entire property was knocked down
TO Messrs. Scarborough, Hosford & Hutch
ms for $1,000 This amount is about half the
up set price. The trade is subject to conhr-
nation OF the court, which meets on the 22d
for that purpose.
Peter league, the negro who was shot by
Lorenzo Powell at Rome q few days ago.
died Wednesday. He was told that he could
not live and made all preparations. He made
a statement about the killing, differing little
from that already published He said it was
about Powells wife, and that when he went
70 their house and tried TO explain the matter,
Powell shot him.
Perry Journal: Ish. Corbin. negro man,
was found dead in the woods near Welstin
last thursday, with a bullet hole in his head.
and one In his neck. Coroner Hurst held an
inquest' evidence disclosed the fact that the
dead man attended party the Saturday night
before; that he and Dave Cutler started home
with Marzella Bryant and Two pistol shorts
were heard. Cutler went home with the
woman, and they are now in the Perry Jail
charged with murder. Their commitment
trial will be held in the county court Fri
day 49,
]. W. Copper. of Hopeton, was in Bruins
Wick Thursday. in response to o summons
from the grand jury. some time ago Mr.
Coupers safe was broken open by burglars
and number Of valuable articles removed
among them fine gold watch and chain
Two OF the burglars were apprehended by
and confined in the county jail. One of them
gave up the watch and chain. Among those
who escaped in the recent jail delivery were
these two negroes. Mr.. Copper wants true
bills found against them.
Policeman Shannon arrested a crazy negro
OF Waycross Thursday morning near the
depot and put him in the lookup. The negro
ana mis- VIE arrived on train from Florida
wednesday night. and went to negro board
tng-h in old Waycross. Here the man be.
hayed in such manner that he was ordered
TO leave ana taking his wife who had baby,
and an old musket, to which he seemed much
attached, he slept in a lane somewhere near
the Presbyterian church. Thursday morning
ne was found crazy at the depot and locked
" go. 20 ~ : ;eePinS me woman seems hal:
wltted and the officers can gain little infor-
nation from her as to where they came from
or where they were going.
Wednesday afternoon when Conductor Ed
Dyer, on the Columbia Extension railroad
went through his train to take up tickets he
detected negro in the attempt to pass a
ticket that had not been stamped. The con.
ductor questioned the negro closely and as
ne could not SubStantiate his claim to the
possession OF the ticket. he was arrested
me negro was sent back to Albany and
turned over 10 Officer McLarty, who landed
him in Jail. Conductor DYER turned over To
Ticket Agent Comfort ninety-eght tickets
from Albany to Columbia, Ala, which he
found on the negro's person. Agent Com
Tort, ascertaining that the negro was Frank
Cochran, swore out warrant charging him
with stealing 100 tickets, ana he is held under
this charge.
The Rome electric street railroad is in the
hands OF a temporary receiver, John H.
Reynolds being appointed by Judge Henry
The cause does not seem to be that the road
is not making money. The trouble seems TO
pc ascension among the stockholders OF
these there are only four Dr. j. S. Lawrence
IS president ami the other three are j. King.
j. L. Camp and Linton Dean. DR. Lawrence
ana others asked for the receiver IL is
CHARGED that j. King and j. l.. Camp. who
own hair OF The stock, Systematically block
the enorts OF the other two, and are irving TO
oeteriorate the value OF the bonds and stock
so that they can get absolute control OF the
road. A hearing on the application for per-
manent receiver will he heard by Judge
Henry, in Summerville, next Monday.
FLORIDA.
Bronson is fast becoming large orange
shipping point.
X. 9. Powell, OF Jasper, has sold his mer-
camille interests to J. r. Iuten.
RrOnsou'e yreatast mad 10 ,no-, h.,.-.-