The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-17
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.
GEORGIA.

GEORGIA.
The Rome cotton tie mills will resume
operations at once after a suspension Of
several months.
Saturday night a colored woman on J.
w. Robinsons' place, near Tehnill, was
severely wounded in the head by a stray
bullet few days since an accidental
shooting resulted in the death of a col
ored boy about "A years old, a few miles
out of Tennille.
Mr.. Simon Maxwell died at his residence,
three miles from Talbotton, Monday night.
He was prominent Baptist minister and
LEGISLATOR He was the author of the Max
well three-mile whisky bill which pro-
hibited liquor being sold within three miles
of a church or school house.
Gov. Atkinson has signed orders for the
pardon of fourteen convicts. and the news
of freedom and restitution to the rights of
citizenship comes to them as a Christmas
gift The orders will reach the respective
camps where they are confined about a
week before Christmas, and they will have
time to get home before the 25th, and spend
the day with their families or friends.
James II. Harrison one of the lessees of
the Northeastern railroad, has filed bill
at Atlanta asking for an injunction and
receiver for the remaining lessees, alleg-
ing that they were attempting to divert
the assets of the company. Judge Lump
kin signed the order, setting the case for
the 18th inst and granted a temporary or
der to prevent them from diverting the as
sets under penalty of $1,000.
The residence of DIR. c. S. Stiles, on the
Peachtree road, near Atlanta, was COM
pletely destroyed by fire with all its con-
tents at II o'clock Sunday night. The
house was valued at $1,000, and the con-
tents at $780, In the house was lot of
old time relics that belonged to the Stiles
family, which were considered quite valua-
BILE. Included in the relics was lot of lace
that was over one hundred and fifty years
old.
Hon Hoke Smith has been appointed
by Attorney General Harrison of the
United States as special counsel for the
government in the cases of embezzlement
against Jack King of Rome. The cases
may be tried in January or February,
1897 Jack King was indicted in october
and November on charges of embezzling
about $4,000 of the funds of the Merchants
National Bank of Rome, while he was
president of that institution.
Sam B. Seward, a young man about 25
years of age a patent medicine doctor,
ventriloquist and theatrical manager, at
tempted to commit suicide In restaurant
at Atlanta Tuesday night, by taking TWEEN
" grains of morphine. He will recover.
Seward arrived at Atlanta about two
weeks ago from Morristown, Tenn, his
home. 1t is said he was divorced from his
wife shortly before asd that dependency
on this account, with an abundance of
whisky, prompted his rash deed.
Mrs. Thomas w. Flynn, through her
attorney, s. M. Evans, has filed a bill
against J. K. Ottley. asking that two
deeds which he holds against the prop
erty of Thomas Flynn at Atlanta be can
celled. The bill sets out that Mr.. Flynn
gave deeds to property worth $4,000 to
secure a loan and that the amount of the
loan, with interest has been rendered,
but was refused by Mr. Ottley They
charge also that Mr.. Ottley denies that
the deeds were executed to secure a loan,
but that it was a straight purchase. They
say that the amount borrowed on the
property was only $1,000.
Three children of Capt ]. M. Purse au-
ditor of the East and West railroad. were
suspended from school at Gainesville on
Oct. g. last, and kept out of school up TO
Friday morning. The suspension was the
outcome Of a visit made to the school by
the mother of the children in which IL is
of the school. The board of education sus-
tanned the superintendent in his action in
having suspended the children Friday
morning madamus proceedings were insti-
tuted to compel the superintendent Prof.
w. w. Dawes, to receive the children again
as pupils. The case will come up at the
January term Of the Barlow superior
court In the meantime Judge Miner has
issued an order that the children be per-
mitted 10 attend school The children, sup
posing the order had been served at the
school, were on hand Friday morning ready
to take their seats, but were refused adj
mittance. On their return home they met
the officer of law and returned with him
TO the school where they were again given
their seats
The suit upon the bond of w. M.
Bridges, ex-county school commissioner
of Floyd county was referred to Auditor
Max Meyhardt some weeks ago in order
to ascertain the exact amount of the
shortage and determine the liability of
the bondsmen, who claim they did not
sign the instrument or authorize 1t done
The case was called Tuesday before Au
ditor MeyhaTIt, but nothing of a final
nature was done. 1t will require MANY
days to get all the evidence before the
auditor. There are numerous witnesses
and large bundles of documentary evil
denee- Mr. Bridges Is under indictment
in the criminal branch of the superior
court, but these cases will be deferred
until the auditor makes his report. IL is
highly probable that several terms OF the
court will have passed before he is called
10 answer to the criminal charges.
me property Of the Fulton county tan
merry was sold Tuesday under a Fl. IA
by Sheriff Barnes in the case of Mrs NJ
.. lachry VS.. the tannery company. The
stock, which consisted of horse collars
brides and harness. was sold to Gustave
Eioell' who will take charge of the assets
OF the company.
FLORIDA.
The Seiden Cypress Door Company of
Palatka shipped large consignment Of
cypress doors and sash TO northern mar
kets Tuesday.
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