The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-24

allowing N +. Harris s3.625 as balance
que MN on account Of the Macon ana
Nortnern Railroad COmpanys receiver
snip. The order appointing Mr.. Harris
receiVer-of the Macon and Northern slip
llaled that the compensation should be
%as1ey per annum. The claim SATISFIED sat
urcay was figured on the same basis.
IneIefore. the amount paid was for eight
months time
Early in January the Fidelity Banking
ana Trust Company and the Atlanta Trust
and Banking Company will be CONSOLE
nated ana VIII continue business at the
present stand of the latter, at the corner
OF Broad and Alabama streets, at At
iahta. Inc business Of the consolidated
bank VIII be continued for some time
under the name Of the Atlanta Trust and
ranking Company, and then steps win be
taken 70 merge il into a national bank,
the capital being increased TO $4,000.
Hon W r. Galloway Of Washington
was buried Friday. Mr.. Galloway filed
many Offices of trust during his life Of
seVenty-flxe years. He was the war sher-
lH OF Wilkes and also represented the
county several times in the Legislature
he was buried in sight of an old ruin
when marked the spot where his grand
father, Col. John Galloway, settled when
ne received grant Of land from the con-
tlnental congress, "fOr services rendered
during the revolution" This grant was
made in 17Sf and the land has ever since
been in possession Of the family.
FLORIDA.
lda Chautauqua will be held at Defu-
MAX Springs, Feb. 20 to March 19.
Burglars blew open the safe in Dow
ing q CoXe.s store at Lake City Satur-
day and took about $3.50 in money. They
used nitro-glycerine.
Messrs. Ottinger & McFarlin Of Quincy
during the past week sold to a Cincin-
natl tobacco buyer, 5000 pounds of Su-
matra tobacco raised in Gadsden county
George Crimson cOlored was shot in
breast a M fna
ana seriously injured. The man who did
the shooting is unknown to all save the
injured man, who refused to give his
name.
S. r. Hudson announces that with the
close OF the year he will suspend the pub
llcatlon OF the daily edition of the Orlando
Reporter The weekly win be continued.
The daily has been published at a loss
for several months.
The farmers of Santa Rosa county are
preparing to plant sea island cotton next
year on large scale. Seed is now being
procured for the purpose and suitable
gins for this class of cotton win be put
IN by citizens of the county.
James Monroe of Waldo was arrested
and taken to Gainesville Saturday on a
warrent charging him with defamation
OF character. The warrant was issued
upon the affidavit of Miss Amanda
Granger, also OF Waldo. Monroe gave
bond for his appearance at the next term
OF the county court.
George u. Walker of Jacksonville. as
attorney for William Sheppard and wife,
IN the suit for damages in which they are
defendants and ]. ]. Holland is com
plalnant, has filed an appeal in the case.
The suit was instituted to recover attcr-
ney.s fees in the sum of $1,000, in the case
OF William Sheppard and wife VS.. the city
of Jacksonville.
A deposit of phosphate, said to surpass
anything in the phosphate belt has been
discovered near High Springs, and a new
plant is being erected. Work has com
menced upon the Trenton Phosphate
Company's plant near the Suwanee river
by a force of carpenters and n7achiaists
who will put the plant in excellent shape.
Mining will commence in earnest in a
few days.
Rev. j. NJ. Deveneau of Gainesville has
recently invented a pail cover which is
likely to prove a bonanza to him. It's
value and patent ability has been assur-
ed him by John Wedderburn & Co, pat
ent attorneys at Washington, d. c. Mr..
Deveneau is also at work on a gun sight
for measuring the distance from the
sportsman to the game, and is confident
of success.
the schooner William Newton lies in
Tampa bay loading phosphate. Two sail
ors were aloft Saturday in boatswain S
chair scraping the mast, when the halyard
that held their weight parted and pre-
cipitated them TO the. deck some fifty
rious injuries, and fracture of the skull
is feared. rhe other. an American. es-
capped with little injury.