The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-27
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.
A Lexington Lawyer is to Win a
Large Fee-A VIII CaSe-GOId Min
ing in Cobb County-A Woman
Near Woodstock burned 10 Death.

Near Woodstock burned 10 Death
GEORGIA
A receiver has been appointed for the
American Employers Liability insurance
Company OF Atlanta
A woman of unsound mind named Dolly
Carpenter attempted suicide by droWnlls
Saturday afternoon al Columbus oAr VIA
be sent 10 the asylum
The Eastman cornet band has challenged
any amateur band 10 Georgia for con-
fest no Is held at any place in Georgia,
within the next six months, for a cdsn
prize Of $50.
Paul Jones. for twenty-five years res
ident of Atlanta. ana during that Nfne
one of the largest whisky merchants III
the south. died suddenly sunday morning
in Louisville, Ky.
william j. Harpeh. Jr., OF Hartwel has
made an assignment Tor rle benefit OF
his creditors. W. L. Hodges is assignee
The Liabilities are $1,000, assets $4sgo- NO
preference has been made to creditors.
Ebert Fletcher prominent citizen OF
Irwin county, who has fine farm nine
miles from IrwinVllle, lost by IRE Tuesday
night his barn and Stables ana nus ei-
tire years supply OF gram. Ah4se INT
mules persisted In the flames
Jack Etchisou, one Of the most respect
able negroes in Walton county had ms
barn and stable burned a few days ago.
He lost three COWS, five sheep and about
thirty-hve bushels Of corn. 10 rs thousht
the fire was the work Of an incendiary
John Glenn, one Of the best known and
Oldest citizens Of Atlanta, died SATURDAY
night, at his home on AUBURN avenue,
He was AT one time mayor Of Atlanta, ana
for many years had been conneGtel WIN
the Georgia Railroad Company In nearly
every branch of its business.
Ben Buckler, a negro man, was hurt
by a freight train last Saturday night at
the Whitehall street crossing at Atlanta
He slipped while standing near one OF the
tracks and his right foot went under a
wheel The car passed over the front OF
was amputated.
A petition Is being circulated in Jack
son to J.. NJ Terrell, superintendent or
the railway mall vice, asking him 10
restore mails on trains Nos. 30 and 35 of
the Southern railway. As u now stands,
jackson only gets one mail day each
way, when she should have at least two
mails a day each way.
It is announced that Hon. L. +. Ed
wards, a member of the board OF COM
missioners of Oglethorpe county, VIII soon
move to Athens and make that place his
home. He and O. II. Arnold Of LeXing-
ton, have bought a large interest IN the
Lyndon foundry with Thomas Bailey and
Mr. Edwards goes to Athens TO look atter
that interest
John Lawrence, resident OF Texas,
who has been spending some time in Dab
lonuega, took his departure for home last
week. After leaving DahlOnes-a bur short
distance he discovered that his $50 return
ticket vas missing. He retraced his steps
TO where he last remembered having IT,
purchase another
A Lexington lawyer has recently been
retained in a case In a neiEhbOrine county
which viii turn him in tho largest fee
that has been obtained by any lawyer
in that section IN number of years if
ever before u 81 the trial Of a win case
IN which $4,000 is inv oved. ana tine fee
wifi be in the neigh bOrhOod of $1,000
Judge McWhorter Is the lawyer.
The plans Tor the holding Of The national
mid-winter chau'auqua ia Augusta are
taking shape. Inc directors have IN
spected ali the sites-Alurray Hti Monte
Sano and North Augusta They have not
decided 70 make a selection yet and wiz
not probably name the favored spot for
two or three v el5. Another proposition
is the utilization Of the exposition build
ing
Joe Davis. residing a few miles from
Dehlonega, is quite happy on account OF
ct his house Thursday night OF last week.
This makes the fourteenth one. and ali
are living except two Mr.. Davis viii
soon locate II indian ,errltory. "here he
wife and every child, which viii increase
his happiness.
Charles II. Neisler. a young man who
lives near Reynolds, was seriously hurt
blasting logs and one OF the blast suddenly
went on, knocking him backwards anu
filing both his face and eyes with grains
of powder. He has the best medical at
tention, and il IS hoped that his eyes are
only temporarily affected and his eye
sight Will soon be fully restored.
Mr.. Griffin. who works couvicts at his
farm at Daniels springs In Cherokee
county. had all his cOnvicts to leave him
during the cold spell by burning their
way out. I'D to this time only one OF
them has been captured. The dogs We're
put on their tracks, but the next day
they came home with a note tied around
one OF the dogs neck telling Mir Griffin
that the dogs had seen them, but he never
would.
J.. c. p Baker. the man who created
such sensation at police headquarters
at Atlanta Saturday a noon by pointing
a loaded pistol at several who were sit
ting in the office and VINO was finally
placed in a cell after much dlthc lty, was
detained in the cell until Monday, when
he was released. As was at first thought
Mr. Baker had a nit of madness Saturday
and this was the cause Of his actions He
came around all right Monday and oDolo-
gized for his conduct.
Jim Latham died in the United states
penitentiary, at Columbus, O., Friday
morning, where he was sent from Atlanta
rev years ago on a charge or making
spurious money. Ten years ago, Latham
was a wealthy man. He was the proprie-
4 tor of a livery stable on Broad street. and
owned considerable property. He began TO
drink, and in a short time he lost al he
had. He had stood well in a business
way, and when he was arrested It was a
surprise to many business men who had
death with him for years.
Considerable interest has been awaI-
ene0 in gold mining in Cobb county re-
Gently. The discoveries are in the western
part Of the county, around Lost noun
tain. II has been known for years that
gold has existed there. Options have been
secured from many of the farmers own
ing the land, and the work VIII be fromptly
pushed in prospecting and finding out if
gold exists in paying quantities. sig
nihcant fact about the options is that
hardly any Of them are for small sums.
and many reach away UP into the thou
sands
Saturday Mrs. Jack Stapler. living near
Woodstock, was standing near the fire
when her dress caught. In less than a min
ute the flames had envelOped her whole
body. She attempted to tear her clothes
from her, but without success. Her broth
er soon reached her side and the heroic
boy fought the greedy flames to the last
in trying to divest his sister or her clothes,
but the flames seemed TO burn with ir-
creased herceness, and the boys hands
ana arms were burned almost to a crisp.
The flames burned with such rapidtty that
everything was burned from Mrs. sta
piers body except her stockings before
the fire could be eXtngUis Even the
hair was burned from her head. She lin
gered until 10 o'clock Sunday night, when
she died. Mrs. Stapler was the daughter
OF Rev. Mr.. Mcpherson of Woodstock