The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-08
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

IN PARAGRAPHS.
A Cold FLOODED Murder Reported
From DeIzeI-A Mercantile STOCK
Sold at Public Auction at Macon
The Loss by the Fire at Rome Lar
ger Than First RepOrted-ShOe
Store Closed by the sheriff at At
Ianta.
GEORGIA.
Upon application Of numerous creditors
the irm Of McCurry Bros, O. Elbc-tou
was put in the hands Of a receiver Tues
day.
The tunip crop in Gwinnett county will
be nearly a complete failure. Even the
crop that was sown in bottom land is
dying out
Altmayer & Flataus stock Of goods al
Macon were sold by Sheriff Westcott at
public outcry. Tuesday. The stock was
bought by Mrs. sallie Flatau for $4,000.
Miss Sarah Burr. an aged sister of H. c.
Burr, fell down the stairs at the latter's
residence at Griffin Monday night, and her
shoulder was broken and she was other
wise injured.
Miss Willie B. Baisden, daughter Of
Thomas Baisden, was thrown from her
buggy by a runaway horse at Americas
Tuesday, and sustained painful bruises
but no serious injury.
The shoe store of Fox & Smelling. on
Whitehall street at Atlanta, was closed
by Sheriff Barnes Tuesday on a mortgage
H. IA. issued in favor of Glenn, Slaton AZ
Phillips, who held a mortgage for 500 on
the stock of goods in the store.
The negro arrested at Moultrie Monday
was not Lum Warren, wanted in Ran
dolph county for assaulting Mrs. Bass. The
description was almost exact and the sher-
if Of Randolph went TO Colquitt to return
with the prisoner if identified. There is now
a reward Of $500 standing for Warrens ar
rest.
The loss by the r. ID. Van Dyke fire at
Rome early Monday morning is much
greater than was at first reported. Besides
the 1876 bales of cotton there were car
load Of flour, carload of bacon, two car
loads of cotton bagging, one carload cot
ton seed hulls, one carload of meal, IL cases
of Arbuckle's coffee, l27 bales of hay,
empty car on the Chattanooga, Rome and
Columbus road, and l car belonging to the
Southern road. The aggregate loss is 30
90; insurance about $4,000.
A tragedy occurred at Delzel, in Twiggs
county Saturday night which caused con-
siderable excitement. Dan Dean had &C
cused Henderson Odum of stealing and
quarrel ensued. The men had separated,
but met again in the road, when Dean or
dered Odum to stop The latter being
frightened ran, whereupon the former open
ed fire. one of the bullets taking effect
and producing instant death. An inquest
was held and the coroner's jury returned
a verdict of murder. Dean is still at large.
Tom Shaw. charged with wrecking the
Southern railway train at Stone Greek on
the night Of Feb %, in which three persons
were killed, and many injured, win be put
on trial in Twiggs superior court Monday.
Warren Criswell, who was convicted of
being one of the principals and who is the
principal witness against Shaw, is serving
a life sentence in the penitentary. Girls
we'll confessed his guilt, but claimed that
Shaw forced him to do it at the point of
a shotgun. Shaw denies all completely in
the crime and expects to prove an abb.
1t was alleged at the time of the arrest OF
the prisoners that the train was wrecked
by Criswell and Shaw for the purpose Of
getting rid of their wives, and at the same
time getting damages from the railroad
for them. as the wives of both of them
were on the train and both were injured.
Old man Shaw, father of Tom, was on the
train, but got off at the river bridge about
q mile and half above the wreck.