The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-09
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
N PARAGRAPHS.

a Negro Nhlld KUN over ny n Aralm
and Not Seriously Injured-Daw-
sons Tax AsseSSmeut-A New stors
10 Be sprung About fhe Mysterious
Brown Allen in the Myers Murder
Case-A Sbreyvd Trick in a Crimi-
nal Case in North Georgia.
GEORGIA
The teachers institute Tor I.aurens coun-
Is viii De- held al Dublin the nrst week
in September.
Ex-Represcntative james Hightower az
Laureus county couttmplates MOVING 10
Atlanta shortly 10 practice his legal pro-
fession.
Adjt Gen Kell has ISSUED commits
sion for John l.. Eearc 10 De FIRST lieu-
tenant and inspector OF rifle practice
for the FIRST battalion of cavalry Georgia
volunteers.
ON Aug. % an election will De held at
Dublin for ILr purpose OF authorizing the
mayor and council OF the city TO esta9-
lsh and maintain a system OF pubic
schools within the city
Dr. L. 7. Anderson. brother Of William
l.. Anderson of Brlgls wick. died az the ial-
tiers residence on Mansfield street wed
nesday night at u o'clock. He was 20
years old and dentist 10y profession.
Airs. l.. j. Carswell, rcllct of the late
William l.. CarsWell, Wilkinson countN's
wealthiest citizen. died az the residence
OF her son, Capt. Carsweii, near Jefferson
Vile Tuesday She leaves two sons,
daughter and large number Of grand
children.
Mrs. Mary WHY was found dead in her
bed at the Tennessee house at Carriers
vile Tuesday She was about IS years
OF age and had no children. her nus
band. Walter WHY. died about forty
years ago, She had been in bad health
for twenty years past.
Quite a sensation was caused al Bun
ton Wednesday by the arrest OF Key Luxe
Wood, well known Baptist preacheT. lie
MI nf
cotton. He took the cotton over into Ala
bama after IL had been levied on, ana
has just been caught He was carried TO
jail at CedartOWn.
A negro named Charles Pate was put
in Jail at Irwinville Wednesday for at
tempting to assault the little S-year-od
daughter Of j u, u Iaulk, clerk OF me
superior court Of Irwin county. Mrs.
Paulk attacked the negro with board
ana frightened him away. He was subse-
quently caught and Jailed
The board of arbitration of the South
ern Railway and Steams hip Association
is now in session at the kimball house AT
Atlanta. and viii be there for several days.
The board Is composed Of Col. Carter or
of Augusta but now of Atlanta, and Col.
John Screven of Savannah. This IS the
high court Of the association.
At a mass meeting Of citizens of Twiggs
county held Wednesday, unanimous ae-
ton was taken opposing the COmmutd-
ton OF Mrs Mobiles sentence. strong res-
the exercise of executive clemency ia her
case. Some of the best citizens of the
community were present ana made
speeches. Public sentiment is very strong
on the subject.
Near Cusseta a day or two ago south
bound train on the Columbus Southern
ran over a little negro about years OLD.
The pilot knocked the pickaninny down
and the engine ana seven cars passed
over it, still it was not hurt, beyond a
scratch on the forehead. Luckily. the
child fell i'm the center Of the track ana
was small enough not be struck by any
of the underg caring.
Daniel Eisenhower, one of the leading
and most highly respected citizens OF
Hossler Mills, Murray county. died at
church Tuesday just as he took his seat
after giving in his Christian experience.
One Of the last things he said was that
he was ready TO go at amy minute. He.
was Is years OF age and was enjoying fine
health up to his death. He left a wife
and a large family Of children.
Applications Of twenty-three confederate
soldiers for pensions under the recent act
Of the legislature from Madison county
We're returned from the executive depart
ment 10 the ordinary at Danielsvllle
Wednesday. Out OF that number five
were marked not entitled, ana the others
not proven in some particulars required by
the statute. More than thirty applications
under that act were sent in from Madi-
son county.
The grand jury at the present term of
the superior court Of Barlow county recon-
mended the abolition OF the county chain
gang. This question has been much dis
cussed in the county for some time past
but the county commissioners still seem
favorable to the maintenance of the chain
gang for working the roads. many Of
which have already been put in first-class
condition. The gang consists Of about
twenty-five convicts.
A damage suit was filed at Atlanta
Wednesday by Napoleon Jones, through
his attorneys, for 81. 500 damages against
Fatroiman r. ;. Osborn, r. G. Wilson,
Station House Keeper Turner and eX-De-
tectiVe Etheridge. Napoleon states that.
he was falsely imprisoned and that the
mental anguish was almost intolerable.
The officers arrested him as thief and
an examination forty-eight hours later
resulted in his discharge.
The city tax assessors. Of Dawson have
about completed their work, and will be
ready to make their report to the eolin-
ell in a few days There will be but little
difference between the aggregates OF tho
assessments of this and last year. There
VIII be an increase OF about 5000 in the
valuation of the property of the whites,
and decrease of about that much in the
property Of the negroes. The total as
sessment viii approximate about 81 ,l6i,-
While sitting in a chair at Shaw &
Ciarks barber shop at Brunswick Wednes-
day G. W. Coates was hit just between
the eyes with bullet, fired from
sling in the hands of Wiley Jones, a ne
gro boy. Jones was at Bishop * ReaVes
corner. shooting at another boy, across
too high, and just rs Mr.. Coates turned
10 look out on the street it struck him
penetrating the skin and making pain
full wound The boy ran and has not
been captured.
Starting Roberts of Gainesville has
planted an acre in corn. the yield of
which he expects to place In competition
for prize offered for the best yield per
acre by the Stilesboro Farmers Club
This acre of corn is now a wonder and
the yield is likely to be considerably over
a hundred bushels. The corn is planted a
foot and a half apart in the rows. " hich
are FIVE feet apart, and the stalks con-
tain each from two to four ears Mr.
Roberts two years ago raised 11O bushels of
corn from one acre of ground and his crop
now looks more promising than it did
then at the same period in the season.
Howell HENDERSON, the negro who Is
charged with having loaned Arthur
Young The pistol with which he shot and
killed Thomas Edwards on Peters street
Saturday night, was arraigned before
Acting Recorder Camp at At
lanta Wednesday and bound over
10 Jail as accessory to the
murder of Edwards. His bond was placed
a $500. The evidence against HENDERSON
was to the effect that he and other ne
grOes knew of the intention of Young tn