The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-29
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

Detective CnsOn Explains How He
Became Intoxicated Two Men
Jailed for an AssauIt-A Dry Goods
Firm of Rome FaiIs-An Americus
Cotton Compress shuts Down for
Lack of Cotton to Compress-A
Gambling Dive Raided at Augusta.
GEORGIA.
Twelve policemen raided a gambling
room at Augusta Saturday night, run by
Maj. Cady. Several arrests were made
The lower cotton compress at Ameri-
Gus, known as the A. L. 4 L. press, has
been closed down for the present. at least,
if not for the entire season. The limited
amount of cotton in the warehouses and
TO arrive did not warrant the running
of both presses. and even the one in OPP
three days each week.
L. c. and c. A. Gross were put in Jail
at Summerville Saturday for assaulting
A. J. Lee a prominent merchant of Ly-
erly. Mr. Lee was badly beaten and cut
on the head and sustained other injuries.
They wanted to hire horse and buggy
from Mr.. Lee on time and were refused.
Hot words ensued ana they commenced
to use rocks and knives on him. His
injuries are very serious and may prove
fatal.
Detective f. NJ Cason Of Atlanta, who
was suspended from duty by Chief Con-
molly Saturday charged with being in
state of intoxication and in company with
a woman of the town, says he was using
the woman in working robbery case and
drank little too much beer i'm doing so.
He had been up at work wednesday and
Thursday nights, and was worn out for
the want of sleep. The beer he drank
affected him more than he expected, be-
cause he was tired out and exhausted.
The store of r. H. West & Son, dry
goods dealers at Rome, was closed Satur-
day by Sheriff Mcconnell under mort
fifug aursrpqafina little So Nll
The mortgages We're filed Friday. Follow
ing is a list OF those fled: First National
West, $3,5l370; Miss Esther Marks, $55Ll5;
Mrs. i. G. Reynolds, 500; Mrs. Mary g.
Sullivan, $3.50, making total of S8,6l653.
All of these were foreclosed except the
first named. which is not due for few
days. These mortgages are on the stock
of goods, estimated to be worth $1,000 1t
Is said there are unsecured debts to the
amount of several thousand dollars more.
The firm is an old and popular one. They
have occupied the same stand for over
thirty years, building a handsome now
store on IL a few wears ago. SOW u.- -4-
The correspondent Of the Morning News
at Tennile, under date of Oct. %, writes
as follows: A little son of l.. T.
Chiefly of this place had a narrow escape
while out with a party of hunters. The
dogs freed a 'possum, and as usual, ex-
element ran high with the boys, and
they even deployed so as to make sure
that the 'possum would not escape, and
the axman began to fell the tree. Mas
ter Jimmie had taken his position not
far from the aXman. The tree, when cut
sufficiently, essayed to fall but was so
bound about with vines that had twined
about its branches and the branches of
other trees that after a decline of about
45 degrees from the perpendicular il
came to a stop, or lodged, as woodsmen
say. The axman was instructed to cut il
away from the stump. The third stroke
of the ak loosed 1t from the stump and
10 M on no fAr. f.f
his foot, just at the joint, burying the
foot knee deep in the mud under it. The
tree was over a foot in diameter and re-
quired herculean efforts to raise it, but
the men succeeded and pulled the boy
out. The injury was found to be but
slight, and the party continued their hunt