The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-26


Ranized-Two Men Poisoned by BIZ
chloride Of Gainesville to
Have a New Paper-The Revenue
Gutter Forward Resoues a Pleasure
Party.
GEORGIA
Solicitor General Fite. OF the Cherokee cir
cult, will he a candidate for the judgeship Of
that circuit.
Imprisonment for life is the fate Of Lorenzo
Powell, OF Floyd county, for shooting down
Peter league.
The issue OF $4,000 city bonds OF Milledge-
vile for Improvements on the college build
tngs will be offered for sale June >.
Col. W. S. Wallace Of Butler, had a slight
stroke Of paralysis last Saturday morning,
and he has since been confined TO his room.
1t is reported that Gainesville is 20 have a
new paper soon. II Is Of the pOpulisttc order,
and will be called The Farmers Outlook"
A. w. Jones, OF Columbus, is accused OF
writing articles for a Kansas City paper, re
hecting on citizens rof Columbus. He was
knocked down Monday by II. NJ. Thomas
- G. P. Wright. who lives near Norcross.
was carried to Atlanta last week, charged
with concealinR and spproprating TO his own
use liquor belonging to the government. His
bond was placed at 81 600
Fred C, HightOwer. OF Dublin, was on Sun.
day taken TO Chapman Railroads brick
yard, having failed to pay the fine Of $3.50
OF the court for selling whisky.
At Columbus Tuesday, fire destroyed three
houses at loss Of $4,000 VIII Ivey occupied
one OF the houses, James Matthews the
the latter was ownedby the Girls Orphans
Home.
A negro was killed near Surrency Tuesday
by Section Foreman Garrett, The negro was
advancing upon Mr.. CARAT with a heavy
track wrench. when Garrett drew his pistol
and shot him dead Garrett wired the
sheriff to come down and he would give him
self up.
suddenly insane. Up TO noon Tuesday she
was apparently in good health, but all at once
her mind gave way and so violent did she be-
come that the combined strength of several
neighbors and friends was required to control
her Religious excitement appears to be the
cause OF the trouble.
The supreme court last week granted a new
trial TO NJ. w. Novel;, OF Monroe who had
been found guilty Of an attempt to wreck a
train at Decatur some months since In re-
viewing the evidence, the court found no fact
10 indicate an intention TO commit a wrong
Ana the terms OF the decision make il certain
that the accused will be promptly acquitted.
Receiver Brobson, of the Brunswick State
Bank, through his attorneys, Messrs. Good
year & Kay, filed in Judge Lambright's court
Tuesday morning. thirty-seven suits on notes
due the bank The notes sued are for various
amounts ranging from $50 TO 300 Their total
amount is 50 70. The service of the papers
N,
cases will be heard at the next term of JUS
tlce court, beginning May IA.
Shortly before daylight on Sunday Officer
Barrow and Deputy Sheriffs Macarthur and
Henderson returned to Americus from trip
down in the Seventeenth district where thew
went the night before TO arrest Henry Oates
negro farm hand wanted in Sehley county
Tor murder Oates killed young negro girl
on the Tip Childers plantation in December
last. A reward of $3.50 was offered for his ar
rest by Gov. Northen. He was captured
g; A. Hall, who is employed in tea store
In chattanooga is at the home of his relatives
a. calhoun IN precartous condition. A few
days ago Halls roommate went to drug
store ana bought some medicine and asked
han to rub II on his back. Hall did So but
the supposed unament proved 10 be hiCh loridp
OF mercury, and in short time both Young
men began to feel its effects The other man
Is now dying in Chattanooga and Hall is being
treated.
LaGrange Graphic: Miles Povtbress an
OLD negro man who has lived near the high
school FOR the past seven or eight years and
followed the work of gardening and wood
chopplng. was arrested Thursday morning
last on a very serious charge and is now in
leu. Ii seems that he enticed q little negro
glri, ' or 10 years old. into his house. closed
the doors sad then attempted to carry out his
purpose. The girl was seen to 90 into the
house ny some negro women and men. and
theN. lhlu6lng strange OF such proceedings
began to Investigate. They forced an en-
trance into the house. ana they caught Miles
0ed him with rope ana semi for officers lie
rill be tried at the approaching term of court
The Atlanta Grocery Company has been re
organized with practically the same members
as before. Nick Murphy being elected mana
ger. some months ago the Atlanta Grocery
Company, Of which Mr. Murphy was manager
went INTO the hands OF a receiver, and Mr.
Murphy was chrrRed with having misappro-
priated large amount OF money, and he
could not be found in Atlanta In a short
time. however, Mr. Murphy returned and
gave bond on a warrant that had been taken
out against hun. The case was settled he
fore 1t came into the courts and Mr. Murphy
who has all along maintained his innocence
set about vindicating himself Tuesday the
old company was reorganized and very sig.
nlhcant fact was the election of Mr.. Murphy
TO the same place he held in the old company
D. M. Aldmand, Of Conyers, was elected pros
ident, l.. =. Turner, Of West Point, was cleo
TED wee president, and Mr.. Murphy manager