The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-08
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.


bacco ImpOrts-FIorida Convicts
and How They Are Distributed.
General News Notes.
GEORGIA.
Amoricus had received fifteen bales Of
new cotton up 20 Saturday last
Hon. Patrick Calhoun has donated prop
erty amounting in value 20 $1,000 TO the
city OF Clevelaud. O.. where be has an ele-
CANT summer home
Pole cats are reported as being very nu-
merous in and Ground Amercus. They
are destroying chickens IN large numbers
and have become a general pest
George Ellis, an s-year-old Atlanta boy.
was bitten by a mad dog on Thursday.
DR.. Westmofcland says that symptoms
OF hydrOphObia have already set ia.
The GAINESVILLE Gazette will be turned
over 10 the ladies Of GAINESVILLE 10 bring
out woman's edition about Sept. 10. The
proceeds Of the issue 80 to tHe organ fund.
Ella Harris. a young negro woman Of
Augusta. got mad with her foster father
because he tried to whip her and slashed
him with a razor so severely that the
coroner has his eyes on him.
number Of Atlanta, Nashville and
Memphis business men, through c. B.
James OF Memphis have leased the ten
acres OF property owned by the Southern
Spiritualist Association on Lookout Noun
tain and will erect a $4,000 hotel, to be
used by them as summer resort.
Judge Smith has issued an order to re-
move Warren Criswel 10 the Gress lum-
Der camps IN Wilcox county. Crisweu. it
will be remembered, is under "A life SEN
tence for completely in the wreeking Of
ahe Southern railway train at Stone creek.
His alleged partner In crime, Tom Shaw,
is now I'm Macon jail awaiting trial
Alex Bowen. a negro. working on Alex
ander McKay's place. not far from East
Macon, was waylaid and shot by unknown
parties Tuesday night lie is badly
wounded, but will recover There Is no
clue to the identity OF his assailant but
Brown thinks It was a negro who works
on the place, with whom he had quar-
relied.
An Athens darby. who had charge Of
the steam drill at work on the streets OF
that city, let the steam get ahead Of him
and Il blew out the safety valve. The ac-
cident occurred in the morning. and the
latest reports received in the afternoon
were TO the effect that the negro was still
running. They say there has not been
more scared darby in Georgia since &c.
Mr.. J. NJ Campbell who was arrested
last Thursday at Monticello. and placed
in fail, charged with the murder Of his
brother. Mr.. w. c. Campbell. was given a
hearing last Monday. Mr.. Campbell waiv-
ed a preliminary trial and demanded an
indictment Of the grand jury at the fall
session Of Jasper superior court which
convenes the fourth Monday in Septem-
Der.
Macon News: In last November United
States Marshal John d. Harrell was APP
burn railroad. When he took charge OF
the property It was in debt and was be-
ing run daily at a financial loss. The
receiver has managed the property so well
that he is now operating the road at a
proht, and his report up to the first of
this month shows all debts paid and a
cash balance of over 5000 in hand.
Mr.. Campbell Wallace Jr., OF Marietta
died suddenly at his residence in that city
Friday morning. The body will be taken
TO Atlanta for interment and will be bur
led in Oakland cemetery. Mr. Wallace has
been an invalid for number Of years. but
his death was not expected to come as
quickly as Il did. He was surrounded by
his wife and FIVE children at the time. He
was the youngest son of the late Maj.
Campbell Wallace, one of the best known
and most widely beloved Of Atlanta's
pioneers.
The pardon board in session at the cap
II
Bush who was sent to the penatentiary
FOR eight years for killing HIS father-in-
law. The evidence submitted at the trial
was that the old man had shot at his SON.
in-law, but the bullet missed him and hit
his daughter. Bush afterwards killed the
old man. The board, after considering
the case, decided TO recommend Bush for
Communication reducing his sentence from
eight years to two. This will cause his
release about the LIST OF next October.
The teacher at Chapel Hill, Douglass
county, had an enjoyable surprise on last
Monday morning. 1t had been reported
that there We're objections to him ana
the talk had created quite stir, bu,
without a word of warning some of the
best men of the community come out
Just at school time, and with a short
but pointed talk by Rev. A +. Huckaby
assured him that Chapel Hill was proud
OF their teachers work, and that they
would support him through thick and thin
and trust him until he had proved him
self unworthy of their confidence.
Valdosta correspondence OF the At
lanta Constitution, Aug. 5: If the Rev.
T. w. Armsread, who was deposed by the
Athens district conference two weeks ago,
does not change his mind, the Southern
Methodist church will be the defendant in
one % the most interesting libel suits
ever tried IN this state. Rev. Mr.. Arm
stead was In Valdosta yesterday, and says
church for $4,000. He says that the
Athens district conference had no right 10
refuse him a new license without bringing
charges against him and giving him a
trial and convicting him of the charges.
he states that they failed to do this and
In so doing they libeled and damaged him
in the sum mentioned. 1t is understood
that the conference failed to grant him a
new license on the ground that he was
heterodox in his views.
Waycross correspondence of the Morn
ing News: The Plant system relief and
hospital department. general employees
hospital that is being erected in this city
Is located opposite the Plant system park
about four blocks south of Johnson's
opera house. The foundation was begun
early in June, and the structure has been
framed. The building is two-stories high
aud will be constructed of Georgia yellow
pine lumber. The hospital will be 2l6xl4S
feet. The front faces the west, There
Will be four wards each being 54x25 feet
Inc main building will contain 2S rooms.
Il on the first floor and IA on the secofd
moor. There will be six flights of stairs.
In the eastern wing of the building will be
the Kitchen and dining room The dining
room Will be 5lxS6 feet, and the kitchen
S6Xl4 feet Verandas ranging from 10 70