The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-15
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
~ PARAGRAPHS.

Tampa Custom HOuse-A brakeman
Has Hand BADLY Injured While
Coupling CarS-an Orange Tree FOR
the Plant Exhibit at AtIanta-A
Steamship Line From Lake Worth
To- Nassau. \. P.-Cigars Made of
Pine straw as n Cure for Catarrh.
GEORGIA.
The salaries OF the marshal and police
man of Blakcly have been increased TO so
per month for the next three months.
AT q church conference Sunday morn
ing the Baptist church of COrdele called
Rev. ". j. Barton OF McRae as pastor
for the coming year.
The new owners or the SeWanee mousse
the Suwanee Hotel Company OF Cordele,
are preparing 10 put in some substantial
repairs on he building
j. A Rogers. OF Macon. died at his
home on Ross street Saturday after being
in feeble health for a long time. Mr..
Rogers was 70 years of age
A spirited contest is on at Waynesboro
between SeabOrn u. Jones. present lncum-
bent. and William r. Galloway Tor APP
pOintment bN the governor 10 the once
Of solicitor of the county court
The late Col. Beale II. Richardson OF
Columbus left several insurance policies,
amounting in all to between $ZaiuW and
$4,000. il is said Col. Richardson had just
paid premium on policy in the Bankers
Alliance, but the policy had not reached
him.
The hearing of the injunction Of the
Ocmulgee Land and Improvement Com
pany vs.. the Bibb county commissioners To
restrain them from selling the property
of the company for taxes has been post
poned until the 26th inst. on account OF
the absence Of Mail. G. McBurney OF the
3 company at St. Augustine.
Deputy Collector W. 5. Cole, together
with several deputy marshals, made
raid on the still belonging to Ed Murphy
in Polk county Saturday. As soon as
Murphy caught sight OF the onlcers ne
drew, his six shooter and fired. Retreat
ing behind shelter, he picked up MS
Winchester and fired a second time at the
officers. The officers returned the fire and
the moonshiner fell 10 the ground lie
was taken TO Atlanta and given a hearing
before Commissioner Broyles, who sent
him TO jail in lieu of 500 bond.
The telephone linemen have started
stringing the line from Rome to Atlanta
on the long-distance telephone route. In
about two weeks the work will be COM
plete and Rome and Atlanta win be
brought within speaking distance, which
viii be great convenience TO the men Of
the two cities. This places Rome in di-
rect communication with Macon, Griffin
Columbus and the smaller towns in the
Atlanta circle, and when the contemplated
lines are built from Rome 70 Chattanooga
within hailing distance of any town of
Importance for 200 miles around.
Officers Stephan, Amason and MCGOWAN
of Macon went into Twggs county Sat
urday and arrested w. II. Kitchens on a
warrant sworn out by Napier Bros. charg
ing him with cheating and swindlng.
When brought to Macon Mr.. Kitchens had
little difficulty in raising 500 bond, Ben
L. Jones of East Macon becoming his
bondsman. Some time ago an officer was
sent down to IWiggs TO make the arrest,
hut he was dened by Mr.. Kitchens, so
he reported upon his return without the
prisoner. He stated that Mr.. Kitchens
declared his intention 10 die before he
would be arrested. For this reason the
deputies went prepared for trouble Fri
day. After discussing the situation, they
TeDnTf. Kitchens uuleflN surrendered.
Mr.. Kitchens is well-known farmer of
Twiggs county.
Saturday night while the Minen and
Southern railroad train was returning
from Stillmore Adam Harrison, colOred.
a train hand, discovered two negroes
stealing ride on a car of lumber. lie
went to the negroes to get them to come
into the passenger coach, but had scarce
" reached them before one of the ne
groes engaged him in a scuftle. This ne
gro, Norman jenkins, fell between the
cars and was killed, being badly mangled.
The other negro, John Davis, began
shooting at Harrison who returned the
fire. This caused Davis TO jump from
the train Harrison walked over two
cars of lumber into the coach, where he
saying. Il am shot" and Immediately
expired. Davis was seen near the point
where the fight occurred Sunday, but
learning of the fatal ending Of the fight,
and no one knowing he was engaged in
1t, he made his escape.
Augusta Chronicle: Walter Dyers
was the principal actor I'm very sad
scene Sunday night at the boarding house
of Mrs. Williams on Ninth street, near
She government building. He is from
Jackson, s. c., and for some time has
been in the South Carolina asylum for
the insane at Columbia. As he seemed
TO get better his mother was written for
and though he was not pronounced al
together cured she was bringing him back
10 his home They had stopped over for
the night in Augusta intending to take
the Port. Royal and Augusta train for
Jackson at 6:15 this morning. Last night
about half past eleven he grew violently
insane and rushing into his mother
room attempted to kill her. Her cries at
tracted the attention of other boarders
who came to her assistance Word was
sent to the police headquarters. and the
patrol wagon went to the house. Dyers
was handcuffed and carried to jail. There
he became calmer. The young mans
mother was at loss what to do with
him and does not know whether she will
take him back to Columbia or not.
~ FLORIDA.
Hiliman & Co.'S turpeptine still near
Oxford, was burned Saturday. The loss
is sl.5oo. The fire was caused by the still
boiling over.
There is a movement, on foot to organize
a gun club at Gainesville. II is the inten-
ton to give glass ball shooting contests
and exhibitions during the summer.
The corporation of West Tampa has
erected a new city hall The first floor
is devoted 10 the necessary offices and
The jail, While the council room is on
the second floor. The building cost 81, 500
Chief of Police Bernreuter Of TalIahas.
see was notified Saturday by Mayor Gil.
more to send in his resignation, on the
ground that he had failed to align himseli
with the administration. He was not dis
missed and no further official action has
been taken.
Beverly Baker who removed from Ma,
riana to Texas with his family in 1892, anC
who represented Jackson county in tn,
legislature of 1891, after spending severa
months at Asheville, N c., returned t,
Mariana Saturday in exceeding bat
health, having contracted disease il
Texas.
Charles Vaughn, a young brakeman
while coupling cars at New Smyrna, Fri
day. had his hand caught and badly LAGER
ated He was taken to St. Augustine am
Chief Surgeon Morley of the Railway Hos
pital Association, assisted by DR.. Rainey