The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-21
ITEMS IN THE THREE STATES.
GEORGIA, FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA BRIEFLY PARA
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A Baby's Corpse Found in "A Paste
board Box in IA Ditch at Macon.
harm Burned in Jefferson County
and the Alleged Incendiary Also
suspected of Murder The Ryan
property Mt Atlanta Sold for $780,
900.
GEORGIA.
Alderman w. S. Bell of Atlanta died
Saturday.
William Turner of Pierce county, will be
1O1 years old on April 49, next.
Charles Waller of Macon has been SEN
fenced to serve a life sentence in the peni-
tertiary for the killing of. Tom Smith.
Last year it cost Columbus in round
numbers $4,000 to maintain her system of
nublic schools, while it cost her $50, 900 to
keep up her excellent police force.
The John f. Ryan property on Whitehall
and Broad streets, at Atlanta, occupied by
Douglas. Thomas & Dawson, was sold
TO Hugh T. Inman. Friday, the considera-
ton being $4,000 cash.
Cedartown's population is probably larg-
v
There is not a vacant business house or
residence in town, and the doubling up
stage has been reached. New houses will
be in demand in 1897.
Stock law obtains throughout Polk coun-
ty. with the exception of portions of Fish
and Browning's districts. In the very ma
ture of things, it would seem that before
a great while these remaining scraps OF
territory would be compelled to adopt the
stock law and make the county soldly
without fences.
The J. K. Orr Shoe and Clothing Com
pany of Columbus has purchased the Dim
mock property on Auburn avenue, a short
distance from Pryor street, at Atlanta,
and will erect thereon a siX-story building
adapted to the needs of their business, as
they win remove from Columbus to At
lanta as soon as the new building is
ready for occupancy.
At Kenetucky, in Jefferson county, Fri
day night, T. ]. James barn, containing
200 bushels of corn and nineteen stacks of
fodder, was burned. Tony Spikes col
ored was tracked from the scene of the
crime to his house and arrested. Spikes
is strongly suspected of having murdered
Joe Smith, one of Capt. James bosses, at
Hood, recently.
board box in a ditch by two children at
play at Macon Friday. Examination of
the body revealed the fact that the baby'S
neck had been broken, while the imprints
of the fingers that crushed out life from
the little body were still plainly visible
The infant. apparently, was only a day
or so old at the time of death, but, ac-
cording to a physician, the child was per-
fectiy formed and well developed.
The Muscogee grand jury takes the en-
phatie and hat-footed position that it will
indict for gambling every person against
whom sufficient proof is brought to con-
Wet OF railing during the approaching hol-
days For many years it has been the ha-
bit il Columbus to conduct numerous raf-
fes during the yule tide season. The pres
ent grand jury has taken the emphatic po-
sition that rafting must be suppressed Be
fore adJourning the body made prepara-
tons to secure evidence against any per-
sons that may violate the law during the
holidays.
The antitrust BILL which has met with
strong and determined opposition by many
of the wholesale dealers of the state was
passed by the Senate Friday by vote of
81 TO 0. The opposition announces that ii
will carry its fight as far as the law pro
Vides and will endeaVor to show that the
law would be most unjust The bill was in
troduced several days ago by Mr.. Calvin,
of Richmond, whose purpose was to pre-
vent the operation of trusts and the sale
OF contracted goods in the state. Those
who favor the bill say that it Is just, and
VIII do much toward putting an end TO the
trusts that have heretofore operated in the
state. Col. Glenn, representing the mer-
chants who are lighting the measure, will
ask Gov. Atkinson to appoint day when
argument can be made before him against
hac five dor in
which to sign the bill and he will proba-
by name a day this week provided the
hearing is granted.
Darien Gazette: The timber business
promises to be livelier than ever this sea-
son. This time last year the rivers and
creeks were low, but now they are up and
tImoermen are taking advantage of the
hlSh water by getting their timber to mar
ket. Much that has been coming down
during the week was cut early last spring,
nut could not be brought here owing to the
low stage of the river. A large quantity
OF cypress timber is being. gotten out of
Inc swamps during the high water and
millions of feet are expected in Darien
uullng the next ten days. The booms
are pretty full just now, but tonnage is
scare and hard to got. However, the tim
her has to be shipped and vesse.s will
PROBABLY be plentiful a little later in the
season. The rivers are now a little too
nigh, we are told. to allow timber to come
down freely but a big lot is expected down
next week. There was some timber in
curing the week from cut of the Ohoo-
Zee as far up as johnson county. The
STOCK of timber now on hand at this port
Is about eight times as much as the stock
ga hand this time last season.
Macon Telegraph: Julia McAlpiu the
woman who mysteriousiy disappeared
FOUND and brought back to the city. 1t
VIII be remembered that she sued the
southwestern railroad for $4,000 damages
Tor injuries received in a wreck. Her at
'orneys, Messrs. Smith & Jones. succeed
"a IN securing judgment for this amount
n't the case was going to be carried to
'he United States circuit court Of appeals
al New Orleans by the railroad company