The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-16
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF TWO STATES TOLD
PARAGRAPHS

False Imprisonmcnt-An Atlanta
Man in Trouble over a Dun on "A
Postal Card-A Negro Lynched in
Monroe County For An Assault on
woman.
GEORGIA.
There are over 5000 Of taxes for 1894
due the city OF Brunswick.
DR. c. E. Daniel Of Tennile has sold
his drug business TO Dr. Jemison.
The Baldwin county authorities here
have put twenty-five negroes IN jan Tor
not working the roads. The sentences are
from nve 10 fifteen days.
Harry J. Donnelly Of Atlanta has been
sent 10 Jail for failing TO pay alimony TO
his wife. who is suing MIN tOr dlForee,
after having been ordered TO do 50 by
Judge pumpkin.
The mills and property OF the Empire
Lumber Company Will be sold at public
outcry 70 the highest bidder on Luesday
next, March is. The sale VIII take
place at Empire
The GAINESVILLE Blues were inspected
last night by Mai. Wtlcoxson OF the First
Battalion ana Mai. kendrick of the Sec
Ond Battalion of the Fifth Georgia ReSl-
nent. They showed up well.
Mayor S A. Way, Of Hawkinsville has
Just closed a contract with j. i. Rug
gins for the erection Of a 2-story resi-
dence, to be built on his lot, on the cor
ner of Dooly and First streets.
Great interest is being taken In the
meeting which Or. Stradly has been con-
ducung at oxford for the last ten days
A very large number have professed con-
version and the church Is more stirred up
than It has been for years.
Sheriff McAllister has at last been ar
rested by Coroner Royal, ON a bench
warrant charging him with the murder
of Judson Hyatt McAllister was taken 10
Dawson Thursday for a commitment
trial before Judge Griggs.
The bids for building the new Methodist
church at Hawknsvilie We're opened on
Monday last, and the contract was award
ed to ]. l.. Anderson Of Macon, for 49,
975 The building Is 10 be constructed of
brick and Is TO be completed by Sept. ].
The Georgia Southern and Florida rail-
road is washed out between Unadiila and
Macon. There was no mail or express
Thursday. The water was running over
the track at Big creek. three miles above
Unadilla, and the track is likely to be
washed away.
Judge Speer has ordered reopening Of
his decree in the case OF the Commercial
Bank of CedartOWn, In which a judgment
Tor $40 was granted against the re-
ceivers Of the Central railroad. The
judgment was for 800 crossues. March
% is the day Of hearing.
Scheur Bros, q dry goods firm. COM
posed Of Moses Scheur and Max Scheur
who failed at Gainesville some weeks
ago and were put in the hands OF a re-
ceiver have again opened their doors
The stock was sold before the court
house door last Tuesday and bought by
Mrs. Moses Scheur wife Of one of the
firm, for the sum Of s. 300
The oldest inhabitant' at Dawson saws
he never before witnessed such a rain
fall as fell Tuesday night. An acre field
connected with one of the residences Of
the city was so filled with water that IL
could be boated over Wells thirty feet
deep are filled TO the top with water
The water courses around the city have
overspread their banks which makes
travel almost impossible from the coun-
A terrible accident happened to young
John johnson, an operative in the Globe
Cotton mills at Augusta Thursday after
noon about o'clock Young Johnson is
employed In the spinning room "doffer
boy" at one of the spinning frames. 1t is
his business to throw off the spindles at
certain time, and II was while doing
that that his hand got caught in the ma
chinery and terribly mashed, and man
gled. The accident happened partly
through his own carelessness and owing
TO the fact that he was trying to save him
self some extra work.
A. G. Anderson of Washington county
narrowly escaped death last Monday
morning. While crossing the Ogeechee
river at Mays upper bridge his horse be-
came frightened and began running back
wards until Mr.. Anderson, horse and all,
fell off the bridge into the river distance
of about six or eight feet. While falling
Mr.. Amerson caught to some brushes
and cane, which he held on TO until he
secured the assistance Of friends. Mr..
ANDERSON is a cripple and would no doubt
have drowned had not tho cane been
fiOated down the river until they reached
shallow water, where the horse was cut
loose from the buggy and rescued.
In February, 1892, twenty young men
of Macon got together and organized the
Union InveS tment Company by agreeing
20 take one share each Of $500 payable in
monthly installments of $40 After the
organization six Of these men dropped
out, leaving only fourteen, who kept up
their payments. The money was invested
in real estate, and at meeting held
few days ago every share had been paid
up TO $3.50 and was declared paid up.
The assets amounted to over 81. 100 In
cash and twenty-eight building lots. two
of which are improved. After consider
ing the assets on hand, they decided 10
wind up the business and divide. When
this was done it was found that besides
receiving 4 per cent. on their money in
vested each also received a pro rata of
the $l,100 and two building lots.
A. B. Quinlan, who is well known in
Macon az a justice court bailiff was ar
raigned in the city court Thursday. He
was charged with falsely imprsOning Ed.
Carter, negro. Carter had some trouble
with an usuriOus money lending associ-
alton Baillm Quinlan undertook TO col
lect the money, and arrested Carter with
out due process OF Iaw-not even having
a warrant. Carter had warrant issued
for the bailin from the city court TO
protect the bailif the loan Company had
a warrant issued for Garter from the
Justices court The negro was found NOT
guilty of any unlawful act. Carter was
not put in jail, but was forced TO re-
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the Justices convenience to let him 60
1t was proven in the city court that the
arrest and detention were untustif
as we'll as unlawful. Bailim Qulnlan was
fined $50 or three months imprisonment.
Atlanta journal: w. II. Blanchard.
well known in Atlanta, viii shortly be
called on to explain before a United States
traverse jury by what right under the law
he dunned a policeman. Blanchard wrote
Patrolman W. n. Hudson. of 81 Elm
street, a postal card, telling him that he
wanted 81 owed to him, and informing
the officer of the law that if the two was
not forthcoming the 10th Of the mcnth
he, Blanchard, would report the matter
10 the board of police commissioners
This was quite an unfortunate allusion for
blanchard especially since he announced
1t on a. postal card. Uncle Sam is q very
particular person about what should be
written on a postal card. and there is a
statute under the violations of the postal
laws revised portion, page 621. which
states in substance that II shall be un-
lawful for a threat of any kind to be
written on postal card. and that no
man character can be reflected upon In
this way The underlying principle in this
case IS that one is apt by this means
10 De exposed 10 public contempt
Wednesday plight a crowd Of Indignant
clllzehs OF Monroe county lynched a ne
gro Tor assaulting a white woman near