The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-06-09

The News Of the Two States Told
in Paragraphs.


Nonpayment of Rent.
GEORGIA.
Canton has n 8-year-Old boy that only
weighs thlrty-hve pounds.
j. NJ Laing has sold his interest in the dry
goods house Of Harren & Laing az cambridge
70 C.. c. Harreu.
Editor W. G. Cooper has leased the Rome
Tribune to J A Hall his associate. and re
tires from the edltOrshlp, TO be succeeded by
Mr.. Hall.
Richard NJ. Stewart met with a painful ac-
cident a day or two ago while experimenting
the loading OF some lumber at his mill at
Amerlcus. heavy log slipped and fell on
his right arm, breaking il at the elbow.
The democrats OF Irwin county will hold
urinary election on the second Wednesday in
july to nominate candidates for representa-
tive and senator from the Fifteenth sena-
torial district, comprising the counties Of
Irwin Tefair and Montgomery.
Hon. W f. Chandler, of Union county has
announced his candidacy for the solicitor
ship OF the northeastern circuit Mr.. Chand-
Ter represented his district with distinction
in the state Senate. and has served for years
as one OF the assistants to the secretary OF
the Senate.
Banks county democrats in a mass meeting
held Tuesday, reorFanized the executive com
mittee and passed resolutions lndOrsiGg Car
ter Tate They elected delegates TO the con
greSsiOnal convention. The executive com-
mittee held a meeting in the afternoon and
ordered a primary for governor June ~.
The democratic executive committee OF
Harris, at Hamilton county, met in the court
house Tuesday, and decided to have nomi-
nation by primary for all officers OF the
county and also to nominate de- egates TO the
gubenatorlal convention on June 10. The
third party nominated delegates for the legis-
lature and Senate.
Thursday forty workmen were on the
scanold working on the Mason building at
Cirialn when the Bcaf1oid gave way and pre-
cipitEted them TO the ground forty feet below.
Several men were badly wounded J. w.
afvrv aTF in rod NItawara
Townsoy. colored had his legs broken and
sustained internal injuries. He viii die.
The democratic executive committee of
Wilkinson county pet at Irvinton Tuesday,
and ordered q primary election for Ruberna-
tor1al delegates TO the August convention on
June 90 This county is conceded to AtlStn-
son. though Gen. Evans has a host Of strong
friends In the county, among them the pres
ent representa- who served under Mr..
Atkinson.
Hartwen Bee: James Carter, Jr., Of Oak
Bower, had quite an experience with snake
few nights ago He heard commOtion
amongst his chickens in an old Clubhouse, and,
procuring light. ran out to Investigate the
trouele. AS he entered the chicken house he
espied a very large snake IN the act Of swal-
lowing a chicken. Fearing that II would get
away before he could get anything TO kill it,
he caBght II around the neck with his hand
and raa out into the yard The snake quickly
twined itself around his arm. Mr.. Carter
says that the construction was awful. and his
arm felt IS II IL were in vice. He finally ex-
AtlNdbGu II rum MS dlllA anu hll4tu H. 11t
says IL was the largest chicken snake he ever
saw.
Eastman Times Journal: Joe Williams,
colored, who lives about three miles from
this place, sent his two small children one
afternoon of last week to drive up the cows
After dark set In and the children had not re-
turned the anxiety OF the parents caused a
searching party to ne organized The party
continued their search ali through the night,
and they were not located until the next day.
W hen discovered they were near the Ocmul
gee river, and when the party drew neal
them the children made Dart for the dense
woods. as fast as their little black legs could
carry them. The searching party had to dis
mount from their horses and run them down
to capture them. When captured the chill
dren were so frantic that they failed to recog
nize their parents for several days there
after.
Mrs. Mary Noble Of Admission had distress
warrants issued Wednesday against the
Young Mems Christion Association at Rome
for rent They have occupied quarters in tht
FIRST and second stories over the Fahy store
ior sometime. and we're 10 pay the sum o
400 as rent. The membership became Sc
smali that no funds could be raised to pay tn,
indeoedness OF the institution and TUESDAY
night the management held a meeting anC
decided that the only thing to tie done was L
dlSband and let the creditors have the furni
turs. books. ets John Higgins, the secre
tary also issued a la orer's lein for wage
due him. Bal IN Beard served the papers AM
took charge OF the apartments. The organi
ration has valuable lot OF books and maya
~~1ANt~o . kNbADSs bAShA anu uAub
fixtures.
Wednesday morning, about 3 o'clock. two
ragged and frightened tramps walked int
the East Rome depot and informed some o
the men hanging around that there was
dead man laying on the ground at the poin
where the CHATTANOOGA, Rome and Colunbu
and East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgi
railroads cross A switch engine was run GU
10 the crossing and young negro found Ii
ing near the East Tennessee tracks fatal
injured and in an Unconscious condition. Upo
fra he ut r.g DO
evident that he could live but a short time
One foot WAS crushed and fearful gashes di,
figured his face and head. There was n
way OF asceFtaining how the accident haI
pened, but the yardmen are OF the opnio
that the negro was stealing ride on secon
No ~. freight going north, and fell of q
the crossing. The train could not have passe
over any portion Of his body. except the foo
as his injuries plainly showed. he man wa
carried 20 store near the scene OF the traq
edy, and lived two hours after he was ali
covered, but never recovered consciousness
Gainesville American: The people OF Ca
tersville have been very much interested
the progress of the GarwoOd Bros, & Cuillia
insurance cases, They were burned out @
the night of Jan. 81. 1892, while in the Ma
cote building. ana have just gotten q fini
settlement. They had si6, 900 OF insurance G
their stock IA seven companies. The comp
mics litigated the claims and Garwood Bro
QuE Han employed Cot John w Akin a
their attorney. AS the next step the insu
anee men demanded an arbitration, and Ga
wood Bros. & Qpillian selected q. Ii. Gilreai
TO represent them, but he and the represent
tive OF the companies could not agree upon a
umpire. They had several meetings and
considerable correspondence. but all efori
10 agree were futile, and 1t had
be left for the courts to decide, Col. Aki
making the tight against all seven companie
One OF them paid up. The other six. owniI
$1,000, had the cases removed TO the Unite
States court az Atlanta. on the ground TIL
they were foreign corporations. In IN
court the contest took the shape Of six ord
nary suits on the policies and one bill
equity. in which all the cases were bunche
Col. w. $. Thornton, Of Atlanta. was a
pointed special master in chancery and heai
the cases, the companies being represente
by an Atlanta firm. The cases were hear
and after all the evidence was in the
snranee companies saw that they were beat,
and gave up the nght. Last week the alto
neys for the companies paid over to Col Ak
the entire balance, $l4, 900, being the full IA
OF the policies.
Columbus EnQuirer-Sun: Wednesday afte
noon Peter Burn horse. which was hitchi
TO his butcher wagon. became frightened az
suddenly dashed of up the street. At Seven
street. Lee Gamble, a negro, rushed after Il
flying animal and succeeded in jumping
the wagon. The negro, however was powe
less then to stop the steed, as the lines we
dragging on the ground at the horse hooi
Gamble displayed great amount OF nery
for he determined to keep pace with q
animal and be present when the final era,
occurred. He remained in the wagon al
was hurried rapidly up the street He @
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