The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-16
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
PARAGRAPHS.

A Valuable Horse Bitten by "A Rat
Dies of HydrOphObIa-A Vine That
$4,000 was Once Refused FOr-The
Southern Railway Company Sued
for DamaEes-A woman Holds Of
hcers at Bay with Pistol.
GEORGIA
The Macon presbytery will hold its mex:
session at Geneva, commencing Get. "a.
All up the Northeastern road from Ath-
ems to Lula the farmers are planting the
crops and the outlook was never better
for a large fruit crop.
Eatonton Messenger: The canning fac
tory wants TO run again this summer, but
it can't because the shipping rates over
the Middle Georgia road would knock
out all its profits.
j. c. T. Baker, the lumber merchant of
Atlanta, who became suddenly insane
during the burning Of his residence, near
Edgewood, on Saturday last died sun
day in terrible agony at the Grady hos
pital
Patillo MCGOWAN, Matte MCGOWAN and
Julia MCGOWAN. all Of Atlanta, have taken
out attachments against the Louisville
and Nashville for the loss OF baggage
amounting to Sl,502. They ask for interest
and attorneys fees also.
The ffty-fourth annual convention of
the Chi Psi college fra teTnity will be held
IN Atlanta on April o. Delegates from
colleges in Vermont Connecticut, Massa-
chusetts. New York Pennsylvania.
Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, South
Carolina and Georgia will be IN atten-
dance, representing sixteen colleges.
Mrs. Eliza Turnipseed was granted a
divorce in Judge Lumpkin's court at At
lanta Saturday from her husband, r. w
assume again the name Of her first hus
band, who was Col. John NJ. Reynolds
of Burke county, and who died in 1873.
Mrs. Reynolds married Mr.. Turnipseed IN
TTrff inn
a petition was heard by Judge Butt at
Columbus Saturday, from the
creditors Of the Elks' Social
Club, asking that the property of
that organization be put In the hands of
a receiver, to be sold at private sale TO
satisfy their claims. These proceedings
We're interrupted by the suing out OF dis
tress warrant at the instgauon OF Mrs.
Salisbury, who petitioned the court to or
der tho property sold at public cutlery, by
the sheriff, to satisfy rent claims.
A valuable horse, belonging TO c. c.
Stratton of Macon, died Saturday of hy-
drophobia The horse was bitten in the
nose several days ago by "a rat, hut show
ed no signs Of the disease until Friday
when II began acting strangely and CON
tinually rubbed its nose against trees and
other objects. Mr.. Stratton sent the
horse to a veterinary surgeon, who pro-
ilounced it's disease hydrophobia as soon
as he observed its symptoms. So far as
known, the horse did not bite any other
animal
Two suits were filed at Atlanta Satur-
dey against the Southern Railway Com
pany FOR damages The first was that
of Harry +. Hutchinson, a minor, by his
next friend. He alleges that he was run
over by a switch engine and his right leg
cut off while arranging a switch He al
leges that he played about the yards and
was asked to help in the work by car
couplers and was soon lulled into sense
of security. His father, A. Hutchinson,
sues for 1895. and the son for the same
amount
Augusta Chronicle: George Walton de-
sireS that Bishop Holsey be set at rights
in regard to the charge published that he
had offered to sell his daughter to Charles
Dixon for a sum of $4,000 The man
referred to was Toomer. and the informa-
ton. so George Walton says, came to him
through Henry Lincoln Johnston. John
ston is willing to prove this statement
was no reflection at all upon Bishop
Hoisey, who is entirely straight in ali his
dealings.
Atlanta Constitution: A rose vine with
the most remarkable history of any plant
in the state, perhaps, is dead The vine
belonged to Mrs. Galcaren, and when in
the fun perfection of its growth, she was
be transplanted without injury to the
vine. This offer was refused, because the
vine frequently made several hundred dol
lars clear cash each season from the sale of
its buds, at IS cents each, and more than
paid that sum during its existence. But
1t produced its flowers too rapidly and
finally spent itself. over a thousand peo-
dence of Mrs. Galcaren to see the wonder
full vine, which was next largest to any
known in floral culture in the United
States.