The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-22
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGR Apis.

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GEORGIA.
A new candidate for the supreme court
bench is announced in the person OF Hon.
Joseph Ganahl of Augusta
A. W. Shropshire. a well-known bust
ness man Of Rome. was married Sunday
evening TO Miss Jennie Branner, in the
Baptist church at Trion.
The foot ball eleven of woford College,
South Carolina, has cancelled its engage
ment to play the University of Georgia
eleven at Athens Saturday.
Hon. Hoke Smith left Atlanta for Wash
ington Tuesday, and will be absent about
a week His visit, he states, is purely on
business of a private nature.
Hon. George D. Tillman of South Car
DINA and Hon. J. W. Robertson, dem
ocratic elector at large for Georgia,
speaks at Augusta tonight
DR.. Louise D. Holmes of Atlanta has re-
ceived certificate from the board of
medical examiners, giving her the right
to practice medicine ia this state.
Pat Clark, an employe in the O'Nein
Manufacturing Company at Rome, had
the misfortune to let his foot slip into the
blades of a machine last Saturday which
severed several toes of his right foot
The pupils of the boys high school at.
Atlanta made a public apology Tuesday
for circulating the statement that Prin-
cipal W. NJ. Slaton had given out reports
to carry his point against departmental
classes.
A. on. Shaw, a well-known citizen. of
Lenox, died of paralysis Monday night
His daughter, Mrs. Samuel Brown, died
in Valdosta Sunday evening of typhoid
fever. They We're both buried at the
Brusby Creek cemetery, near Lenox, yes
terday.
Baroness Hirsch of Paris, wife of the
late Baron Hirsch, the noted philan-
thropist, has donated 81 900 to the Temple
Bnai Israel, the Hebrew synagogue of
Columbus. The donation was made at the
request of the Ladies' Aid Society of the
synagogue.
A. M. Cox, well-known citizen of
Adairsville, struck Joe Collins, colored
in the head with an iron weight Sunday
and dangerously injured him. A hole was
have to be resorted to- Collins had in
dulged in some impudent language to
Mr. Cox.
Jim Adkins shot and instantly killed
Reece Mallory near Reeves station. five
miles from Rome. on the Rome railroad,
Monday night. Mallory had become in
volved in a quarrel with a friend of Ad-
kins, and the latter came up in the dark
and shot Mallory dead with a shotgun.
Adkins then made good his escape.
Charles H. Boyd, lumber dealer and cap
italist, has been arrested at Atlanta and
carried to Irwin county by Sheriff Paulk
on a charge Of cheating and swindling
Several other warrants are out against
Boyd. Boyd was married in Atlanta
Thursday last to a young lady from Ohio
He denies that he is guilty of the charges
against him.
There will be no joint debate between
A. A. Murphey. populist candidate for
congress from the Sixth district, and c.
L. Bartlett, democratic candidate for con-
gress. Mr.. Murphey issued a challenge
10 Mr.. Bartlett to stump the district, but
Mr. Bartlett declined to accept on the
ground that no good could result from a
joint debate.
Sunday the horribly decomposed re-
mains Of a negro male child was found
rudely buried at the home Of it's mother
Lou Reynolds, at il Gibson street, at
Rome. Coroner Drennon made investiga-
tons and found the child to have been
born Oct 4, and improperly disposed OF
Oct. Z. The woman claimed to have neither
funds or friends and thus made away
with the child to hide her shame. 1t was
decently buried Sunday
At the annual aneeting of the Masonic
Grand Lodges Of the state of Georgia,
which will take place in Macon on Oct
q and continue for three days an attempt
will be made TO erect a state orphan asy-
lum for the children of deceased Masons
This matter was brought up some time
ago, but no definite action was taken on
the question. 1t will be given serious con-
sideration at this meeting and ii is said
that the erection of the asylum will start
In the near future.
Sheriff Mcconnell Of Floyd county has
three negro prisoners wanted in Chatta-
nooga for the sandbagging Of a Georgian
by the name of Galloway Tuesday he
found one Of the negroes, William Henry,
with two ugly bludgeons loaded with ce-
ment scraped from the floors Of the cells.
They were covered with heavy canvass
anu hdu hdnules MADE from the smaller
ends of broom handles. Evidently the
prisoners had intended taking the life OF
Sheriff Mcconnell or such other steps as
would liberate them.
Americas Recorder: Reports Of a crime,
almost too black to be credited, have been
made at Americas and the matter is be-
ing investigated. 1t is said that three
young men, residing a few miles from
Americas. made a criminal assault upon
a crippled white girl a few days since,
perhaps accomplishing their purpose de-
spite her struggles. 1t was also stated
that strenuous efforts were being made to
suppress the affair, but II has been re-
ported here and the grand jury, it is said,
will make a complete and thorough in
vestigation Of the alleged crime.
VIII Dease, the negro charged with hav-
ing committed an assault upon Miss Law
son Of Wadley, only escaped lynchine
Monday afternoon through the strategy
Of the officers. He had been confined in
the Burke county Jail at Waynesboro, and
was TO have been removed TO Wadley
Monday afternoon. A crowd awaited him
at the latter place determined upon meet.
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