The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-28


Damages on Account OF His sui
eide.
GEORGIA
The condition OF Bascomb Myrick OF
Americus is slightly improved. The at
tending physicians say that while he Is
yet a very sick man. conditions are favor
able for his recovery
A burglar entered the residence Of /.
=. Sauuderson at Atlanta Friday and
walked away with a pair of trousers, a
coat. a watch and a purse containing six
or seven dollars in money.
An important suit was hled in the
clerks Office at Greensboro last week.
that OF ". /. RgdOn. the mail route
agent. who was injured in the wreck at
Union Point recently against the Ge0r-
gia railroad. for 5000. Il is said that
Mr.. Rigdon. who was the worst hurt
victim of the disaster, is permanently In
jured.
R. L. Hix,a young white man from Daw-
son county. was arrested at jefferson
Thursday for passing counterfeit money.
He spent Tuesday night with Lee Van
diver and rendered Mr.: Nandiyer a dol
lar 20 pay Tor his lodging. The dollar
was bad Hix admits his guilt and was
bound over 10 court, which meets in Aug
ust.
Secretary Hoke Smith cannot 90 TO Au-
gusta. in answer to the invitation eN-
tended him to discuss the financial ques-
ton in that city he sent the following
telegram: Columbus, Ga, July Dos
u viii be impossible for me to visit Au-
gusta at present. Must be in Washington
by Aug. l Hoke Smith"
1t is rumored that Annie Lousie Stocks.
the little six-year-old daughter of Porter
Stocks. who committed suicide at Mn
nicola convict camp will enter suit
against the lessees of the convict camp
for $4,000 damages for the death OF her
father. John T. Brooks, her grandfather.
through whom the suit viii be entered.
II one is entered al all, has refused TO
20 al he ffnr NJ
who is Mr.. StOcks's attorney, is almost
as reticent.
A severe accident happened TO Marley
B. Curry at the suburban home of his
father-in-law, Senator A. O. Bacon, across
the river from Macon Friday An en-
CINE which Senator Bacon uses for cut
ting ensilage for his blooded stock ex-
ploded. Mr. Curry was standing near
and was envelOped with the escaping
steam and severely scalded. He suffered
a great deal for awhile, but is resting
easier now. A negro was near the engine
at the time of the explosion, was, also
badly scalded
d. a. Killian, who was sent to Jail at
Auanth Saturday morning by Justice
Bloodworth for falling to turn over
buggy that bail in trOver action had been
taken for. has notified the magistrate
that he Will sue for damages. Killian
says the judge had no right to lock him
up and that he will make him sweat be-
fore he Is done with him. Judge Blood
worth does not hink Killian can get any
put him to the expense of defending a
damage suit. He saws he pursued thu
course prescribed by law In such cases,
and that killian never once told him
that he was not resident Of his dis
trict. The position of Justice Bloodwortn
Is sustained by some of the best lawyers
of the city.
Augusta Chronicle: Building is on a de-
cided boom in Augusta now and many
persons are pinning their faith 10 Au-
gusta real estate. Recently there have
nHln "a nd krrf
erected in Augusta and the suburbs have
also been greatly added TO. Greene street
in particular has been greatly beautfed
by the handsome houses which the Phin-
izys have had erected and now have un-
der course of construction. Monument
street Is soon to have six new houses
IN addition to those recently built. The
houses are to be built by Jake Phin-
Ivy. The old frame house that for more
than half a century has disfgured the
southwest corner Of Greene and Fourth
(Center) street, is now no more Friday
the last vestige of 1t was removed and
by Monday the foundations for an ele-
CANT modern structure will be laid. The
property was purchased by DIR. w. c.
Cleckley, and he will have erected an
$1,000 dwelling. There are many more
smaller houses contemplated.
FLORIDA.
Large quantities of fish are shipped
from Fort Pierce every morning.
County Surveyor Burchfeld and his as
sistants reached Fort Pierce Wednesday
with his survey for the shell road.
Dr. Abernethy has purchased j. s.
Freeds new home on Plant avenue at
Tampa, for $1,000, and will occupy it soon
with his family.
Coler & Co. of New York, get a COM
mission of "a per cent. for floating Jack
sonyille's new Issue of 100000 S per cent.
bonds.
Pierce, and should no disaster befall
them this winter, very heavy crop will
be harvested next summer.
II The authorities OF ST. Augustine will
numbers upon their property, the post
office department may give the city
free postal delivery service.
]. G. Ingram, who was injured three
months ago by one of the electric cars of
the Jacksonville Street Railroad Com
pany, in Fairfield has entered suit against
the company for $4,000 damages.
An attempt was made one night last
Geek 10 burglarlze the RESIDENCE OF Harry
Sloan, at Lakeland, but Mrs. Sloan proved
equal TO the emergency, and scared off the
thief by a prompt shot from a revolver,
Instead of the St. Augustine and South
ton has become the St. Augustine, South
Beach and Bridge Company, and have
bought the former, with rights. etc, for
$500
at Amelia Beach to-day. 1t is predicted
that 1000 people, from Tampa, Ocala and
intermediate stations along the line Of the
Florida Central and Peninsular railroad
will spend the day there.
Maj. Charles Wright has donated a 4Ox
100 feet lot on Zack street, just west of the
Clark mill, at Tampa, TO f. F. AverilI of
Grand Rapids, Mich, for the location of
q cracker and cake factory, that will work
hundred or more hands.
The people of Putnam are pleased to
learn that their state senator, Thomas A.
Darby. is making an inves tigatiOn Of the
New York commission men relative to
shortages and Irregularities in sales rem
dered to producers of farm products, as
shown in a recent issue Of the New
York Herald.
Fort Pierce expects a big excursion from
the surrounding towns soon. Prepara-
tions are being made to entertain the
excursionists. The Seminole Indians, it
IS rumored, will give a parade in full In
dian garb The cowboys will display
their cow-hunting maneuvers on horse
back, and their skill in the use OF the
COW whip.
The East Florida Seminary buildings
at Gainesville are TO be greatly improved
before the session of 1885, SO opens A new
fence is being erected around both build
ings. and the barracks and the academic
buildings are receiving a new coat of paint