The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-24
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.


Charged by His MOther-in-Lav
With Stealing 500 in Gold From
Her Trunk.
GEORGIA.
An Americas man has a cane patch OF
one-eighth Of an acre, from which be has
already sold so worth Of cane, or at the
rate Of $500 per acre.
Gov. Atkinson offers a reward of $50,
for the arrest of Lester Echols, charged
with the murder Of Marshal Tidwell OF
Seney. The people Of Seney have raised
another 500, making 800 in all
At a meeting of the bar of Newman
Thursday resolution was adopted, in
dorsing Judge s. w. Harris for one Of
the supreme court Judges, and Hon J.. NJ.
Farmer for solicitor general Of the cow
eta circuit
Burreu. Smith of Warwick, a white man,
q years Of age shot himself Thursday af-
ternoon. Smith was handling a $-calibre
revolver in rather a reckless manner, ana
the weapon was accidentally discharged.
The bah plowed it's way into the unfortu-
nate mans abdomen, and he may die
Newton Ward of Rome was fatally
stabbed by Coleman Criddle Thursday
night on the Featherstone plantation, a
few miles below Rome. The men were
drinking at the time and the cutting was
the elimination of a dispute about wo-
man. Criddle made his escape and IS still
at large.
Bryan county correspondence of the
Morning News: The superior court Of
this county at it's next term will have
more murder cases to try than it has mad
in many years There are three persons
in jail charged with murder. The one
that is the most interesting is that OF
Mrs. ]. H. Long, who killed her husband
a few DAYS ago by knocking him in the
head with an ak. Mrs. Long is now in jail
at Clyde and seems to take her arrest
very coolly.
The newly elected officers Of the Farm
ers Alliance in Georgia are: NJ. L. Pal
mer. PRESIDENT J. T. Davenport, vice
president; II. p Blount, secretary and
treasurer: f. D. Wimberly, lecturer; G.
c. Thistlewood, chaplain; r. II. Wardlow,
doorkeeper and w. II. Bryant, sergeant
alarms After the election of officers
discussion was entered into as to the pol
icy to be pursued in the future. After
good many speeches it was agreed to make
it non-partisan.
The news comes from the Columbus
(O) penitentiary that Luther A. Hall is
in dying condition, and his death is LA
bic to occur at any time. daughter of
Halls who resides near Macon has re-
ceived a telegram telling her of her faith
er's low condition. He has drOpsy and
fatty degeneration of the heart. He is the
largest man in prison and a special chair
has been ordered for him. He cannot lie
down at all. Hall was convicted of COM
plieity in the murder of John c. Forsyth,
the representative of the Dodge Lumber
Company in Dodge county.
Robert Jesse, the old negro held at
Americus upon the charge of wife muir
der was before Justice Graham Thurs
day for committal trial, but waived this,
and the case viii so before the grand
Jury. 1t is said that the old man, since
his incarceration, has confessed killing
his wife, Fannie Jesse, but declares il an
accident. According to his story, as al
legged, he struck at another party, his
wife coming between them, and receiving
the fatal blow. Previously he admitted
that they quarreled on the fatal Sunday
night when, as he claims, she attacked
him with knife.
Epworth League win hold a jubilee at
Macon on Sunday. Nov. s. DR.. A. S. Steel,
secretary of the Epworth League of the
Methodist Episcopal church. south, and
editor of the Epworth Era, with head
quarters at Nashville, will deliver an ad-
dress. The state officers of the Epworth
League are: President ID. e. Luther, At
lanta; first vice president, Lott Warren,
Americas; second vice president j. +.
Robson, Townsville; third vice presi-
dent, Mrs. w. G. Solomon, Macon; secre-
tary, John d. Walker, Sparta; treasurer,
Miss Alice f. Bradford, Columbus; editor,
Mrs. ]. L. Dillon, Columbus.
Keller. Ga, correspondence of the Morn
ing News Oct. %: The remains of a white
man was found on the north end Of Ossa-
baw Island a day or two ago by the
negroes and buried by them. The body
was very badly torn and was very much
decomposed and was buried when found
The negroes say the body was dressed in
a full suit of grey and that the material
was fine. The body was that of a man
just turning grey, and above the usual
hight. One of the lower and one upper
front tooth was gone. There was moth.
ing on the body, or they did not look fol-
any thing that would identify the man.
The liquor men of Columbus are wrotf
over the remark of a negro preacher a
the temperance meeting Monday night
which was, in effect, that white mar
who would sell negro whisky was no
as good as negro Edward Roberts
VIM mas been engaged IN the liquor bus
iness for more than eighteen years an(
who has large saloon near the union de
pot, announces that he will quit the bus
mess and find some other source of liveli
hood Mr.. Roberts brother, Charles Rob
erts, was one of the policeman who wa
killed by old man White last week an,
this Is one Of the reasons why he has de
cided to go out Of the business. Mr.. Rob
erts is member of the general council.
W. II. Connolly, a prominent merchan
of Lithia Springs, met, wooed and wo
Miss Rena HUMPHREYS of Austell, in jus
two minutes Wednesday, and was wedde
TO her Thursday afternoon, Rev. Georg
Harris officiating. Mr. Connolly, who
a widower, was standing in his store Wed
nesday when Miss HUMPHREYS, in compa
ny with her brother, entered. He Intro
duced them. Mr.. Connolly proposed mai
rage, showing Miss HUMPHREYS the pic
lures of his two children and asking hi
If she thought she would make goo
mother for them. Miss HUMPHREYS sal
she thought she would, and they irnfnt
diately became engaged. The groom-elet
then took his fance home and togetht
with her inspected the home which sh
was to preside over. Thursday mornin
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