The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-16
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
NPARsGRAPHs

terStafe Commerce Commission
Looking Into Freight Rates ON
FIorIdn Fruits and NegetabIes-A
Brief History Of the Famous Per-
rine Land Grant in FIoridH.
GEORGIA
Joseph II. Mckenzie. one Of the oldest
and most respected citizens OF MoHtezu-
ma, died Tuesday.
Dora Cavelo. a little girl. 6 years old.
died in the Grady hospital al Atlanta
Tuesday night Tom burns fece.t ~
being scalaed with hot water about
week ago.
The Bowers homestead. in Nynntou.
near Columbus. was the scene OF "a dis
astrous fire sunday evening. a large =
story barn. considerable quantity OF
forage. horse. two hogs ana five nnc
Jersey COWS were destroyed Toy the ndfnes.
Gov. Atkinson has named Hon n }.
Hammond Of Atlanta and Judge Adams2n
of Carrollton 90 represent the state in
viii begin on Feb IG Atttrney General
Terrell viii sit with the governor as his
legal adviser
Jim Mousan employed at the Morgan
cotton mills. on the Chattahoochee river,
near Atlanta. lost a hand and had "a foot
badly crushed by falling boiler Tues
day. It was found necessary 10 amputate
the hand, but IL is thought that the foot
can be saved.
At o'clock Tuesday morning a cottage
on Eighteenth street. near Third ave
nue.. at Columbus. was destroyed by fire
The house was owned and occupied by
w. II. McMichael, ana was insured for
ssB while the furniture, which was near
~ a total loss was insured for $50.
At joint meeting Of the two literary
societies at Emory College. the follow
ing men were elected to represent Emory
at an INTERCOLLEGIATE debate between the
college and the State University, which
is to occur al Macon in the near future:
w. A. COvington, Walesca- Ga; w. J.
Grimm. ca.
The board Of trustees for Mercer Uni
versity met at Macon Tuesday, TO decide
upon some definite plan to raise SlO0.00)
additional endowment The plan sug-
gested is to put 100 prominent Baptist
speakers in the field to canvass the state
thoroughly The money is needed to fur
Their enlarge the buildings and to give the
university more scope in higher educa-
tional field.
At Marietta Tuesday T. II. English and
Mr.. and Mrs, Clark English, of Atlanta,
filed through their attorney Burton Smith.
three suits against the Southern Railway
company for fifteen hundred dollars each.
The declaration shows that they bought
llChELS TOT OdhOtlo on LndI TRAM ana When
the conductor called for their tickets he
refused TO take them, telling them that he
would not stop at Oakdale and their
damned tickets were no good" They
were carried by Oakdale to Austell and
were forced to hire a conveyance or else
walk back a distance of ten miles. For
this reason they were delayed in reaching
their destination and bring this suit
Washington correspondent Morning
News: The measles is epidemic here with
$50 cases in town last week. Two cases of
small pox are reported among the negroes
in the country. The report has not been
Verified-hog cholera is killing all the hogs
in some sections of the County-Mrs. Rod
gers, an old resident of Washington, died
Monday night with pneumonia Quite
humber of northern citizens are making
their homes in Wilkes. Main street Is be-
ing paved with Belgian block Samuel IL.
Hardeman of this place is a candidate for
the judgeship of the northern circuit op-
posing Judge Seaborn Reese of Sparta. the
present incumbent, and b. NJ. Worley of
Elberton. we are reliably informed that
either Hon. William NJ. Howard of Lex
ington, solicitor general of this circuit or
Hon. Hal Lewis of Greensboro, will oppose
Judge Lawson for congress in this (the
EighD congressional district.
Lothair correspondent Morning News
A horrible accident, in which a small boy
lost his life, occurred at Mller's mill
pond, one mile above here, Saturday
evening. The eleVen-year-old son Of Eli
Jan Miller, accompanied by another boy
of about the same age, named Tapley
started to the pond to enjoy a days hunt
and fish. Both had sported as much as
they cared for, when they made prepare
tons to start for home. The boys pro-
ceeded to the old wasteway (Which ira
verses the old mill pond), and were walk
ing along a log, when the Miller boys
foot slipped and he fell, knocking the
gun from his hand, the hammer striking
the log, causing 1t to explode. The entire
charge entered the left breast, tearing
away a portion of the flesh, and making
a frightful wound, from which he died
instantly. Tapley fastened to the village
where he informed the dead boys father
of the accident.
A case of considerable Importance was
decided in the superior court at Atlanta
Tuesday before Judge Lumpkin in which
property worth about $4,000 is involved
Mrs. Hayden. the widow of Judge Hay
den, had eight children and they owned
considerable real estate in Atlanta. 1t was
set forth that Judge Hayden owned a half
interest in the property, but that he sold
it to different parties. His wife and chill
dren, IT was claimed owned the other half
interest which had been disposed of with
out their consent. The suit which came
up Tuesday, was that of Rufus Hayden
against W. L. Lumpkin, who is in possess
sion of a portion of the property There
are other suits against other parties own
ing parts of the property and it was agreed
that the suit Tuesday should be a test case
by which the Others should be governed
The verdict in the case was directed by
Judge Lumpkin for the plaintiff, and now
the case will go to the supreme court.