The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-22
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

Two WorId-Renow Bicycle Rae
crs TO Ride Fer 5000 at Jackson
viIIe--A Boy burned to Death at
BIitchtOn-Head Waiter of n FIOri-
da Hotel Appointed Commits
siOner From the state OF New York
TO the Nashville Exposition.
GEORGIA.
P. o. Whitaker's residence at Hogans-
vile and it's contents were destroyed by
fire Saturday morning. Mr.. Whitaker's in
surance was about 81, 900.
An order was granted IN the superior
court at Atlanta Saturday. appointing
Sheriff Barnes temporary receiver of the
assets Of the Atlanta Bicycle Company.
The governor has offered reward of
800 each for the arrest and delivery of
John Gibbs and Joseph Conger. who on
Dec. Is shot and killed Jordan Summer in
Colquitt county and afterwards escaped.
Andrew Lawrence of South Carolina
was lured to a restaurant by three negro
cabmen at Atlanta Saturday induced to
drink coffee that had been drugged and
was then robbed. The negroes are under
arrest and one of them has confessed.
An election was held in Pickens county
Saturday for tax receiver to fill vacancy
NduStu ny the uedtn OF l.. A. MOSS. A
very lght vote was polled. The republican
nominee, G. W. Fits was elected by q ma
lority OF 2SS over his opponent, G. w
Little.
Among the important bills signed by
Gov. Atkinson Saturday was one for the
abolishing of the Old city court of Ebert
county and one for the establishing of a
new court in the same county. Judge =. +.
Profit, who held office as Judge of the
court, was appointed judge of the new
court.
Baldwin county paid into the state treas
ury the present year SS,764, received from
the school fund 50. 5S7. received for pensions
SS20. Total drawn from the treasury 81, -
~, being S2,g3 more than was paid in.
mere are ninety counties which draw
from the state more than they pay into
the treasury.
The grand jury. in its presentments sat
urday, recommended the discontinuance
of the office of county treasurer of Blob
county, but the recommendation does not
meet with very great favor. For many
years It was not known that Bib was en-
Ctled 10 treasurer and the secretary to
the board of county commissioners acted
as treasurer.
A special from Madison to the Atlanta
Constitution says Judge Perryman, a ne
gro living in the southern part of Morgan
county, was arrested Friday night charg-
ed with the murder of Capt A. r. Zachry
Inc evidence against Perryman is purely
crcumstantial He was seen about dark
the DAY the assassination occurred near
the mouse of r. w. Shepherd. about one
ana a half miles from Capt Zachry's place.
When seen he had a muzzle- loading shot
gun he IS said to have told a negro on
the same day that he was shooting small
shot, NOS. 6s and Is mixed and using
Drown paper as wadding. 1t is almost GER
lam that Zachry was shot with a muzzle-
ioadlhg gun, and the shot picked from his
mead are said to be Nos. 6 and 7. Brown
partially burn wadding was found in the
room IN which the victim was sitting when
Ilfed upon and a small piece was found adj
heflng TO the wound. When arrested. a
small piece of brown paper was found
sucking IN Perryman's hair The negro
states mat he got home early on Thurs
Gay night, whereas his wife previously told
Ihe oihcers that he had returned home late
rms IS all the evidence against the negro
except the vague rumor that recently he
entertained hard feelings against Cant
Aachry. Perryman admits that he was
near Shepherds on Thursday about dark
and that he had his gun. He saws that he
was on his way home from Ben Raldwip's
a justice OF the peace, where he had gone
70 see about rent note He turned over
ms gun 70 the authorities with the ate
ment that IL had not been fired in several
DAYS. No examination of the gun has been
made, or If made the result is NOT known
Perryman insists that no hard feelings
ever existed between himself and Cant.
Zachry. 'P''