The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-06
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.


A Negro Arrested Charged with
WreeLing "A Train at EdgeheId
A Policeman of Atlanta Makes n
Lucky hnd-Meeting of the south
ern Fertilizer AssOciatiOn-The
Carr Case to BE Heard at Atlanta
ON July 10.
GEORGIA.
One Of the biggest building booms in
the history of Columbus is now being
started.
The Atlanta creditors Of the late Ply
mouth Rock pants company VIII get about
seventy-five cents on the dollar.
The receipts of the Dalton postoffice for
the quarter ending with June were S24l
more than the corresponding quarter last
year.
faithfully served Rockdale county S ordi-
nary, died at his home at Conyers Wednes-
day night, aged q.
The Clarke county teachers institute
will be held at Athens next Monday under
the direction of County School Commits
sioner ii. r. Bernard.
Hog cholera has killed many hogs near
Grovania during the last several weeks.
Tom Rentz and J. G. Brown have lost
about 100 hogs from this disease.
Prof X. A. Ryder of Columbus has ac-
cepted the presidency of LeVert College
at Talbotton and plan has been perfected
The Whitehall Manufacturing Company
of, Atlanta, which started up a few weeks
ago, has found IL impossible to supply or
ders with the number of trouser machines
now used and has decided TO double its
capacity. The new machines have already
been shipped.
The citizens of Talbotton met Wednes-
day and organized a stock company for
the erection of an oil mill. The contract
viii be made with machinery men at once
and work on the plant begun. The cream
cry began operations on Monday and prom
Uses 10 do wei.
The Daughters Of the Confederacy of
Augusta held meeting Wednesday and
great deal Of enthusiasm was manifested.
Ten new members were elected The main
purpose OF the meeting was to request the
ladies TO collect all war relics and curios
and send them 10 the Atlanta exposition.
A young man by the name of Jacobs.
who lives on Tenth street at Augusta, was
badly hurt on Hi line car Wednesday
night. he was on the steps and as the car
passed the house opposite the Bon-Air sta
Dles ne was knocked of and caught on the
paiings. where he hung until assistance
reached him The accident was the result
OF a violation OF the railroad rules.
Detective Holland of Augusta has made
an arrest IN connection with the wreck of
the engine near Edgefield, S. c., the other
day. The prisoner IS negro. He is charged
with placing spikes on the track and de-
railing the engine Engineer J. r. Parker
who was so badly scalded and bruised in
the wreck, Is improving. Walter Cherry
tally injured, is better. Wallace Holloway,
eolored. died the day after the accident
An important real estate sale was eff
fected at Americas Wednesday involving
the transfer of one of the best pieces Of
business property in the city-the hand
some store house on Jackson street now
occupied by W. D; Bailey. It was sold
by Messrs Bell & Cotney to John +. Lewis
of Naldosta, who purchased 1t simply as a
good investment. The property was bought
by Bell & Cotney two years ago for So 00O
nrirP owls io eli l.
erably in excess of that amount.
lightning struck the residence of DR..
A ]. Avary at Sparta few nights ago,
making nine distinct rents in different por-
tions of the house. The escape of the
family from injury was In the nature OF
miracle. One bolt entered the sitting
room where Mrs Avary and the children
were sitting. and another tore off a sec
ton of the kitchen Misunderstanding
within two feet of where the doctor s
mother was standing. She escaped un-
hurt.
A Baptist minister of Athens met man
VINO owed him an account. The man told
the preacher TO call around Friday and
he would pay him. The preacher agreed TO
do so, but told the man that if he did not
have the money Friday he would have TO
choose the way in which he wished to die
This pleased the fellow, who said IL he
could be put out of the misery of owing
people he would be willing to be killed. He
then told the preacher to call around Fri
day and Kill him as he would not have the
money.
The Southern Fertilizer Association ad-
Journed Wednesday after a harmonious
and successful session at Atlanta The
meetings of the association, which repre-
sents a capital of more than SIS, coo 600 have
been very secret. but ii is understood that
an agreement was entered into which will
result in the material decrease. for this
year at least. of the production of COM
mercial fertilizer Several members of the
association when seen refused to state
what had been done in that direction, but
one of the principal obects of the meeting
was to reduce the output of fertilizer and
that object has, it is understood. been ac-
complished.
Judge Calhoun has announced that he
Monday, July IS. This order he saws Is
peremptory and the case will be called al
that time Alex Carr has been once con
victed of the murder of Capt H o. King,
and after his sentence " as taken to iaii
where he still remained in the same state
of apparent insanity. Despite the showing
made by his attorneys he was found guilty
as stated and sentenced TO be hung "A
trial by jury before the ordinary was then
demanded by Cars counsel. II was had
and the result was a mistrial The case
was then SET for another time, but IT was
necessary to postpone it, Ii was set again
and again postponed and now 1t is set for
the third time. Cars condition is appar-
emily unchanged
Arthur Arnold OF Athens was awakened
wednesday night BY the cries Of woman