The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-04
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

Murder--A Fatal Wreck on the CO.
Iumbus and Rome ROad-Atlanta's
New 4 Per Cent. bonds Bring 1O0Ss.
Fatal Duel in store ut Conner.
= GEORGIA.
The mortuary report for the month Of
November at Macon shows a total Of
forty-three deaths.
W T. Reynolds, young white man, was
run over and killed by a switch engine
at the Central railroads yards at Macon
Wednesday.
The official report of the city registrars
shows the number of Macon's qualified
voters to be very small. The total was
1872; white 1880, and negroes 352
The bill pending in the lower house of
the state legislature to abolish the days
known as the three days of grace" has
been favorably reported from committee.
The election at Hapeville Tuesday was
one of the closest and most exciting ever
held there. Thirty-one votes were cast
and Col. R. Arnold, J. Estes and e. T.
Landers were the successful candidates.
The sale of $4,000 worth of Atlanta re-
demption bonds Tuesday proved a success.
The entire issue was sold to the Lowry
Banking Company, of Atlanta, for l009s.
The bonds are 4per cent, payable in thir-
~ years.
A bill has been introduced in the state
Legislature by Mr.. West of Lowndes, to
allow the graduates of the State Normal
and Industrial School to teach in the pub
lie schools on the strength of their di-
plomas and without further examination.
The Hotel Georgia, at Camilla caught
on fire Tuesday night at 10 o'clock the
fire originating in the center tower of the
building. The bucket brigade was sum-
moned, and the hotel was saved. The fur
niture in the building was badly damaged
by removal.
A wreck occurred on the Columbus and
Rome railroad. near Hamilton, Wedncs.
day. Engineer John Proctor was fatally
hurt and several passengers were slightly
injured. The wreck was a head end coll
lision between a passenger train and a
freight, due to a misunderstanding of or
ders.
An unknown white infant apparently
about two days old, was found buried I'M
der some broken pieces of terra Gotta, near
Stevens Pottery, at Macon, Wednesday 4
The baby had apparently been dead two
or three days when found. How or by
WHOM II Was placed unuef the terra Gotta
was not developed at the inquest.
Sheriff Mcconnell sold the Rome cotton
tie factory Tuesday under claims held
against the Ball Steel and Iron Company.
who were unable to meet their indebted
ness. Harper Hamilton bid it in, and it is
said that there is party with ample cap
ital who viii take hold of the plant at
once, make the necessary repairs and put
1t to work by not later than Ian /
Midwife correspondence Morning News:
The cold wave struck Midwife Wednesday,
and that whole section is now covered with
ice. Much timber is broken down, incud-
Ing some fine shade trees. Travel is i'm
peded to some extent on account of fallen
timber The streams are rising very fast
Some of the planters think the cold wave
Will damage the grain crop in that section.
Mrs. Jessie Owens, a young, cookbook
ing married woman, was tried at Atlanta
Wednesday. for assault with intent to
murder Jake Adolphus, and was acquit-
ted after the jury had only been out
rev minutes. The parties are white and
live in South Atlanta. The young man
who was shot has not yet reached his
majority. He was shot three times. One
shot entered the back of his head and
came out over the top of his eye. The
others also entered the head and neck.
but were not so dangerous. He was in
court and testified against the defendant,
and said the assault was malicious and
unprovoked.
Brunswick Times-Advocate: In the ad-
vertisement of sales Tuesday was the day
named for the disposal, at public outcry
OF the large property interests of the
Brunswick Company. But the sale was
not held. 1t was the purpose of the bond
holders Of the company to buy in the prop
erty and reorganize the company with a
view to reaping some benefits from this
large holding. The advertisement of the
sale, after few insertions, was withdrawn
by the receivers instructions. 1t is stated
that the sale will be readvertised, and
occur early next year. The city has big
claim for back taxes against the company,
and the delay is keeping the city out of it's
money.
The finance committee of the lower
house of the state legislature has agreed
to report favorably an appropriation of
$4,000 for the military establishment. The
matter was discussed by Messrs. Boyn-
ton, Wight, Col. Usher Thomson, chair
man of the house committee on military
affairs, and Lieut.. Oscar Brown, acting
lieutenant general of the state. Lieut..
Brown showed that the appropriation of
$4,000 by a state which has 1850 enlisted
men, is Insignificant in comparison with
the appropriation of $4,000 by California
with 4S6i men; $27250O by Illinois, with
SIPS men; S215,000 by Massachusetts with
5,S44 men aud $4,000 by New York, with
1880 men. Lieut.. Brown asked for an
appropria ton of $4,000 and the finance
committee agreed to recommend $4,000.
The failure of NJ. Myers & Co. Of Ath-
ems involves a much larger amount of
money than the first reports indicated.
The mortgages on file are held as fol-
lows: Sweetser, Pembroke & Co, 81, 200;
National Bank of Athens, $500: Strouss
q Bros. 5000; ]. S. Pennington, $500: A.
Furstenburg, $780, Jacob Haas. $4,000: C.