The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-18
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
The News Of the Two States Told
in Paragraphs.

A Negro Drownsd-Henry Grady's
Son Admitted to the Bar-White
Shoals Working to Secure a Cotton
INTERPRETATION County's Dem
ocratic Primary to Be Held July q
Republican Office Holders in Florida.
GEORGIA
Hon. O. B. Stevens. Of Dawson. announces
that he is not q candidate for congress.
Efforts are being made to erect a cotton
factory at Whites shoals south OF Covington.
The firm OF Hatcher s Thornton. OF Daw
son changed Saturday. W. o. Thornton sold
his interest in the store to j. l. Roberts
A son OF Ben Clifton, living in the upper
part of Bulloch county, was caught in the ma
chinery OF a sawmill few days ago and
killed.
Judge J. II. Query, of Dawson, announces
that he Is in the race for congress against
Hon. Ben. Russell. Hon. J. W. Walters, Of
Albany is also in the race.
John Barton shot and mortally wounded
Jesse Nasworthy at a picnic at Minnie. he
had sandered Nasworthy's daughter, the
father resented it and was killed. The slayer
is still at large.
A large number Of Athens people have
started on an excursion by way OF the Macon
and Northern and Georgia Southern and
Florida railroads to Paiatka, Fla, and other
points of interest intermediate.
A convict from Fays mills near Rocky
Ford, attempted To escape Monday and was
killed by the guard. The cOrOners inquest
acquitted the guard on his statement that the
convict was advancing on him with an AK.
henry Grady, the young son Of the late
Henry w. Grady. was admi ted 10 the tar be-
fore Judge Lumpkin at Atlanta Tuesday. MIR
Grady passed credita0le eXamlna ton, and
his friends are predicting a bright future for
HIM in his chosen profession.
The Spanish bark, san Salvador, from
INIgFa Oh #e.A
wick bar uy pilots Sunday, the mate report
ing that the captain had died at sea The
bark was ordered to quarantine at Sapelo IN
til the case could be investigated,
A negro man by the name of John Reaves
was drowned at the mouth of Graham lake,
on Alcova river IN Newton county, Tuesday
afternoon. -Four other negroes were SEEMING
with Reaves when he stepped in deep hole
and disapr aared from view. HIS body was
not found until Tuesday.
Acworth Post: About ten years ago ]. c.
Cooper, OF this place, purchased q farm in
Kansas, paying about 81 900 for it. After
paying taxes on 1t for ten years he traded It
Tor pair OF mules, worth probably $3.50.
There has never been a crop raised on the
farm since Mr. Cooper purchased it, IL being
IN a section OF the state where no rain has
fallen for several years. ana where crops
have been total failure.
The executive committee of Oglethorpe met
at Lexington Monday, and a primary was
ordered for statehouse officers, legislature
anu 4OE GOuBTtSS On July =. llefe VIII De q
primary called later for county nominations.
Capt John J. Daniel, John W. FARRELL, j. G.
G. stevens and others are mentioned for the
House, and one or more Of them VIII enter the
race. This county will give Judge McWhor-
ter solid vote should he decide to enter the
congressional race.
Griffin Gail: About five years ago the store
house of Mr.. James johnson, at GOggans.
vile, was fired by some one after It had been
DurglariZed, but II was hard matter 10 tell
just who did the very dirty work Suspicion
finally fell on Bill Harden. who had skipped
out, and 1t is understood that q reward of
OF $3.50 was offered for his capture. Bill re-
malned at large and enjoyed his liberty until
, yesterday when some of the convicts work
Ing under Capt. j. j. Camp recognized him as
he was passing by and informed the boss that
he was wanted In Monroe county and that he
mad gone toward Williamson. Capt. Camu
at once summoned Guard $. NJ. Mccoy, and
they started in pursuit, finding him near
Williamson and capturing him in the road
he was brought to Griffin and placed In lail
and the authorities where he is wanted were
notified OF his capture. The reward will be
claimed by Capt. Camp and Guard Mccoy.