The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-09
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEW OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

Traffic on the Southern Road Ia
North Georgia Delayed by a Cave
In in TunneI-FIOyd County
Farmers Organize an Insurance
AssOeiatiOn-A Supercedeas Grant
ed in Murder Case at Macon.
GEORGIA.
The Lafayette race course at Augusta
Is said TO be the site chosen for the new
cotton compress Of the Inmans.
Grand Chancellor schatzman OF the
Knights Of Pythias Of Georgia, went to
Rochelle yesterday 10 institute a lodge
of Knights of Pythias- He expects 10
institute a lodge a Ash5ufn at an early
day.
Congregation Beth Israel Of Macon in
tend to build a new synagogue. The
present building IS TOO small for the large
and rapidly increasing congregation, and
a larger and handsOmer synagogue Is de-
sired. So far as is known. site mas
not yet been selected for the synagogue.
At Oliver, Tuesday Jerry Atkins,
negro boy, while Infatuated at party
of negro girls for objecting TO bis com
pany. stepped a few PAGES of ana de
iiberately fired two shots in the crowd
No serious damage was done, and the
boy left town, and has not been seen
since.
Supersedeas has been granted in the
RAYMOND Harris murder case at Macon.
and the motion for new trial will be
gued before Judge FELTON, in the superior
court at an early date. Harris had been
sentenced TO hang on the SIN. but the
status of the case indicates that he has
some time yet.
The Floyd County Farmers Cooperative
Insurance Association was organized at
Rome Monday. with a membership Of
$40 and capital stock of Sl00V00 Inc Of
ficers elected are Capt. G. H. Miller, pres
president; Capt. ". Z. Simmon, treasurer,
and Judge E. p. Treadaway, secretary.
The new map service to be inaugurated
by the Atlanta Office of the United States
weather bureau may necessitate the re-
moval of the offices of the local weather
department from the, government oui ia-
ing A new press and stereotyping outnt
is to be brought to Atlanta and the SIZE
of the machinery makes its location IN
the present rooms of the weather depart
ment almost impossible.
-Four buildings used for law offices, L.
r. Br8ghtman & Co.'S store. also resi-
dence and storehouse of w. c. Carson
were burned to the ground at Haynesville
Monday The loss is about 5000, with
insurance Of about $500. Judge carey,
while trying with others to save the
property, received a slight wound on the
head by a bucket being thrown from
the top of one Of the burning buildings.
The falling in of the tunnel on the
Southern railroad at -Braswell has put
a stop to travel between Austell and Dali
ton. The trains on the Southern have been
sent around either over the track Of the
Western ami Atlantic or by way of
Admission, over the Alabama division OF
the Southern. This has caused much in
convenience to the people Of the towns
along the line that have no other railroad
connections.
Butler Correspondence Morning News:
The case of B. D. Hill against the Central
Railroad and Banking Company for kill
ing his wife two years ago is on trial. Hill
gained the case on a former trial, but the
supreme court granted a new trial The
right to run freight trains on sunday is
one of the main questions involved.-The
trial of John Dixon for killing his wife S
stepfather, Sol Barheld, on the End inst,
is one of the main cases to be tried this
week.
Four officers with a detachment of en-
listed men forming a bicycle corps, left
Mcpherson barracks at Atlanta yesterday
10 lay route for travel to the new rifio
range, located near Waco in the western
part of the state. Signal instruments were
taken along, and an attempt will be made
lance of fifty-five miles. The road will
probably be from the post to CARROTS
bridge over the Chattahoochee, thence by
way of Douglasville, and on to Waco,
near which point the government has re-
Gently selected a target site for the use
of United States troops. The detachment
will probably complete their work in
about week.
Sheriff Barnes failed to sell valuable
piece of property on Decatur street at
Atlanta Tuesday morning that was a part
of the estate of the late Joseph e. Brown
and that had been levied on to satisfy
a fl. IA issued from the office of Controller
General Wright for convict hire due the
state for parts of the years 1894 and 1896
Ihere is still due the state by the Dade
Coal Company several thousand dollars
Tor hire of convicts used during the years
1894 and 1895. Under the law Controller
General Wright is authorized to issue fl
fas for the amounts that may become
due in this way. Recently he issued two
II. fas. against the Dade Coal Company
one Tor IS, ~ and another for 81. 375. These
n fas. were placed in the hands of Sheriff
Barnes for collection, and he levied upon
the Decatur street stable occupied bv
Milan q Patterson, and belonging to the
estate of the late Joseph E. Brown The
executor had the sale stopped by apply
ing for an injunction.
Washington Correspondence Morning
News: Two negroes, named Ed Vance and
Jim Harris were killed by a train Monday
while returning from a picnice-Mr p Il.
Harden and Hon. William Wynne have an
nounced as candidates for the next gen
eral assembly.-A democratic mass meet
ing was held Tuesday in the court house.
large crowd was present After re-elect-
ing committee Hon. William Wynne in
PRODUCED set of resolutions advocating.
the holding of the primary election June
o for governor, state house officers Sem
ate, congress and county officers. A strong
nght was made on the congressional part
OF the motion, but the resolutions were
finally adopted by a good majority.-A few
days ago a gentleman DESTROYS of raising
some ready money went to a local bank
ana asked Tor loan. Upon being asked
Tor security he produced a bag of gold coin
equal TO the amount that he desired to bor-
row and deposited that as collateral The
cashier, of course, was glad to make the
desired loan. The borrower had the gold
put did not want to part with it so deposit
ted it as security.
FLORIDA
The st. Augustine Rifles have received
notification from the Secretary of War to
the effect that the club house which they