The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-13
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
N PARAGRAPHS.

airy July I-SOmethinE About the
More or Less Notorious Criminals
in the BIbb County JaiI-A Dose
Of CaIomeI Taken by a Child Fol-
lowed by Blood Poisoning and
Death.
GEORGIA
Or. F. D. Thurman Of Atlanta died
Wednesday.
John p. shannon Of Elberton, has been
elected supreme assistant dictator of the
Knights Of Honor at the session Of the SUI
preme lodge now .n progress al Louisville.
Darling Henderson. who resides two
miles west of Tucker. was seriously in
5ured Thursday by being thrown from his
buggy against a fence. bruising his face
ana head badly.
The jury In the case OF Mrs. Engel.
charged with throwing obscene notes into
the yard Of John c. Van Pelt az Macon,
made a mistrial of the case Thursday,
and were dismissed.
/. B. Lanier was granted a total d.
vorce from his wife Mrs. Elector Lanie-.
in the superior court at Atlanta Thurs
day. The verdict was backactine, as IL
was Mrs Lanier who sued for divorce,
and not the husband.
Rev. DR.. Strokler's resignation as pas
ANt "a AAf 1tNAEaA LAE@DF terrain tAuItM
was accepted by the Atlanta presbytery
Thursday, and action on that Of DR.. Cleve-
land of the Fourth Presbyterian church
was postponed for TWO weeks.
Columbus will soon have a new and in
dependent steamer plying on the Chatta-
hooehee in conjunction with the steamer
:. r.. .. Grlggs. The company operating
both boats VIII be known as the Queen
ana Crescent Navigation Company.
Atlanta will in an probability be made
provisional headquarters OF the Saliva
ton Army, embracing a territory extend
III Il. s'il41. 10 L-24lsiaa anu ION
NtntuCkg 90 key est commander
Booth-Tucker viii be I'm Atlanta Ia the
fan, and the matter viii be carried into
effect during his stay.
At Stone Mountain Wednesday an old
gentleman by the name Of Whitlow was
driving J. S. McClendons stallion to
tWo-Wheeled cart. The horse became
frightened AT some object and ran away.
throwing the old gentleman out breaking
his hip and indicting internal injuries,
which may prove fatal.
The state convention of the colored
Baptists is in session at Washington.
Rev. w. G. White Of Augusta. editor
Of the Georgia Baptist, presiding. Among
those attending are Revs. r. X. Love, sa-
Nannah; f. r.: Carter Atlanta and
BrghthOrp, Milledgeville The conven-
ton VIII be In session until Monday June
Charles Hurston, carpenter and ]. d.
Belser. a paperhanger. both of Atlanta,
are brothers-in-law the latter having
married sister OF the former. Some days
ago, the men had a row which eliminated
shortly after noon Thursday In a shooting
array in which Belser fired fiVe shots
Hurston, all Of which missed the mark
however.
The grand jury of Sumter county has
returned true bills against a number of
leading merchants Of DeSoto charging
them with illegally selling whisky. The
dealers, II seems, took out town license
70 sell liquor prior to the passage, by the |
last legislature Of a bill prohibiting the
had right, under the license granted by
their town council, to sell whisky, but the
grand jury thought otherwise.
At the end OF this month the United
States marshal of the southern district
Of Georgia will receive regular annual
salary instead Of being allowed fees BY
recent action of congress the fee system
as 70 all United States marshals is abol-
ished after June 30. United States Mar
shall Harrell has made the maximum fees
OF his office 5000 per annum since he has
been holding the position. Commencing
on July his regular salary will be s., 800
per annum.
AS an outcome of the recent failure of
the late Chattahoochee National Bank OF
Columbus the stockholders of the insti-
tuition have been assessed SCI for each
share Of stock in their possession the OBJ
1ect being TO meet the obligations Of the |
bank to depositors, etc, not Cancelled by
the money raised from other sources. Re
Gently - per cent. of their deposits was
paid TO the depositors the sum amount
ing TO nearly $4,000. The notice to the
stockholders Of the above assessment Of
SCI per share has just been issued. The
bank was capitalized at 100000.
The Macon News has the following
about prisoners in the Bibb county Jail:
Dr. Ryders condition seems to be con-
siderably better. He eats very well now,
and his appetite is gradually improving.
Tom Allen Is taking things easy and
patiently awaiting the hearing Of his
case in the supreme court. Tom Shaw
says he does not relish the idea
Of having to remain locked up In Jail all
the summer. Mrs Mobiles sits pensively
all day on the edge of her couch. DR..
Ford calmly awaits his second trial, con-
hdent Of acquittal. sam Fambro sings and
makes merry with the other negroes, and
says he is all right so long as Mrs. Mobiles
is not bothered. He, thinks he will live
as long as Mrs Mobiles does.
A verdict for the plaintiff was rendered
in the superior court at Atlanta Thursday
in the case of Boone, administrator
against the American Trust and Banking
Company in the sum of $1,000 principal
and 500 interest. Mr.. Boone was APP
pointed administrator Of the estate of b.
F. Cooper at the time that James Cooper,
former administrato on the estate.
went insane, and when he applied to the
American Trust and Banking Company
for the funds they We're 81 900 short and
the bank claimed that James Cooper had
overdrawn his account and owed the bank
Sz,OJO which mad been taken from his ac-
count and credited to the amount due
Mr.. Boone claimed that the money did not
belong TO James Cooper, but belonged to
the estate of b. F. Cooper, and sued to
recover it, the jury bringing in a verdict
as above stated.
A number Of consent verdicts were ia
ken in the first division of the city court
before Judge Reed at Atlanta Thursday
in the cases of the residents in the neigh
borhood of the city dumping grounds,
who sued the city for damages, on ac-
count of the dumping grounds which were
alleged to be a nuisance that had greatly
damaged their property. Joseph Trotzier
sued the city for $1,000 but compromised
the case. for $500 J. H. Elliott who sued
Tor 5000 took 800 in payment for his
damages. G. r. Elliott who sued for
$4,000 took 800. Henry Elliott who sued
for 1000 was paid $50. r. b. Lynch who
sued for 81, 900 agreed TO a verdict allowing
him $11- H. H. Elliott who sued for 5000
was content to receive 500. Cynthia Mole
who sued for $1,000 was paid $2S William
Carr who sued for 5000 was given SIS
and Patrick and Martha Ryan who sued