The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-22
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
~ PARAGRAPHS.


Ffre-A Farmer of Brooks County
Commits Suicide Because His Wife
Refuses to Live with Him.
GEORGIA
Gov. Atkinson has granted a pardon 10
". A. stone, sent up from Milton county
for selling whisky without a county il
cense.
The residence Of J. F. Kellam OF the con-
troIler's Office at Atlanta. was entered by
burglars some time Thursday, and robbed
Of a lot Of valuaoles-
Rev. A. B. Vaughan has resigned from
the pastorate of the Baptist church at
Canton to accept a second call to the
Baptist church at Dawson
Capt. Sales dwelling at Goshen, was
burned Wednesday. It was the finest house
in Lincoln county, and cost 5000 II was
insured for s. 800 IN the Home Insurance
Company Of New York.
William Tumlin and his wife, who reside
near Rome. both went insane at the same
time Mr. Tumlin is in jail for safe keep
ing. and Mrs. Tumlin at the Battery nos
pital They have five little children de-
pendent upon the community
There has been recorded in the Office of
the clerk of Fulton county, a deed from
Lemuel s. Manning Of Alessandro, Cal, TO
William g. Sharkey, of Atlanta The deed
conveys third interest in a patent car
coupler The consideration named Is $lI'-
OO0
The police Of Americas have succeeded
in discovering the parentage of the white
baby left at the house of the negro woman,
Lizzie Reddick, week ago. me chll1 Twas Was
taken from the negro woman by Chlel
Wheeler and given to a respectable fan-
iys who will rear 1t.
TWO barns at oxford belonging to State
Treasurer Hardeman, were destroyed by
fire Thursday morning. The contents. con-
sistfng of hay. cotton seed, mower, severn
ty-five bushels of corn and three tons OF
guano, We're lost The value of the barns
was about $,O0O. The origin Of the ire Is
unknown.
Col. James NJ. Smith of Oglethorpe coun-
ty, has just sold the last of his crop of
cotton, which aggregated 300 bales, for
last year. In addition to this crop he MADE
all the corn, wheat rye, oats, potatoes,
barley, syrup. meat, butter, cheese, chick
ems, eggs and all home products needed on
his farm, TO say nothing of immense guam
titles sold throughout Georgia.
The handsome residence Of Judge Allen
Fort at Americas, narrowly escaped des-
truction by fire Wednesday. A fierce gale
was blowing when sparks from the kiteh-
en- fiue fired the roof in four places. The
fire department was at work on another
burning building a block away, the resi-
dence of ]. H. Rogers but arrived IN time
TO extinguish the flames before any great
damage was done.
r. C. Medlock. as holder of a majority
of the stock of the Farmers Mutual In
surance Company of Atlanta has filed
petition asking that the Kay-Lipscomb
Company be enjoined from interfering
with the business of the Farmers Mutual
Insurance Association, and temporary
injunction has been granted. Mr.. Med
lock claims that the minority stockholders
in his company, without his consent sold
out the business of his company TO the
Kay-Lipscomb Company The matter will
be fought out in the courts.
Louisville correspondence Morning
News; The residence of Judge G. w. War
rem was entered a night or two ago by
a burglar, who made his way into the
pantry, and, although all the household
silverware was right under his hand, ne
carried off only something to eat. Elk
Gov. w. J. Northen arrived here Wednes-
day en- route to see Capt. w. A Willie.
four miles from here. 1t is rumored that
a big land deal is contemplated. Capt,
Willie owns and controls several thousand
acres four OF 1--WE miles from town.
Tweed correspondence Morning News:
The recent freshets in the Oconee swamp
laid waste plenty of fencing, and destroy
ed a large number Of hogs and cattle. The
immense swamp, bordering the piney
of land could be seen. Il. Young, David
Wilkes and c. b. Smith, who own the
largest droves of hogs, each estimate the
drowning of 800 pigs and grown shoats.
Several COWS and calves were also drown
ed. The waters have receded, and the
timber men will start TO Darien about
Saturday with large RATS of tine cypress,
oak and ash
Madison Advertiser: A gentleman of this
city of veracity and truth, who was never
drunk in his life, was riding along in his
buggy one night last week on a lonely
road, when all at once his horse stopped
and began TO tremble in every muscle and
every limb. The moon shone brightly,
and looking in. front of the animal TO dis
cover the cause of his alarm, the gentle
man saw a spectral wagon, driven by a
ghostly form and drawn by four spectral
horses pass across the road Immediately
in front of his frightened horse which
had evidently seen the strange sight first.
As the silent team glided out of sight. the
horse sprang forward and it is useless to
say that his driver did not check his speed
until ne mad left that haunted locality.
Washington correspondence Morning
News: Addie Harris. negro cook for H.
p. Quinn, was accidentally shot last We'd
Mr. Quinns little son. The woman is
painfully, but not seriously injured
A negro named Wesley Williams was
hitching his horse to the pillow last Tues
day morning, when the horse became
frightened and ran. He became entang-
led in the pillow gear and fell and broke
his neck.-Josiah Bailey, an old citizen,
died at his home in this county, Wednes-
day.-A horse and buggy, the property OF
Leesene & Slokim, butchers, disappear
ed in very mysterious manner last Tues.
day night. The turnout was standing in
front of the store at $50 o'clock, and al
g. o'clock it was gone. No trace has beer
found of the thief. A reward has beer
offered.
An unusual suit has been filed in the fed
eral court at Atlanta. 1t is an actor
brought by the state of Georgia against
the United States for interest on an ap
propria ton paid to the state some years
ago. The petition is prefaced with the in
teresting fact that the petitioner is one Of
the states comprising the United States o.
America, being one of the thirteen origina
colonies. 1t states that claim was entered
in the court of claims in 1889 for $35, $50. AZ
alleging that the United States was in
debted to the state of Georgia to tina
amount under an act of congress of Marcel
3, 1888, the payment of which had beer
Wrongfully withheld by the treasury Tit
claim was hOnored May 6, 1885, but the ap
propria ton was not turned over to thu
state until September 30, $780, when spe
cial act was taken to pay up all appropra
tions in arrears by the government. Tit
state of Georgia now sues through Burton
.