The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-29
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

A Fine of 500 Imposed on Wan
Convicted of LibeI-A Nan Wound
ed by shot Fired by Highway
men Near COIumbus-A Clubhouse
Burned Near HamiIton-A Law
suit over "A Loan Made to the Eagle
and PhenIx Sill at Columbus.
GEORGIA.
The ginners of Morgan county have en-
tered into an agreement TO gin cotton IL
that county a p cents hundred.
Miss julie Armstrong Of Atlanta was Sc
riously injured in q runaway in Madison
vile. Tenn. last Tuesday morning Her
ankle is fractured, and she is thought
TO be injured internally. She Is confined
TO her bed. but it is thought her injuries
will not necessarily prove fatal
An order was signed by Judge Newman
at Atlanta Saturday, appointing John NJ.
Slaton Of that city master in the case
of T. 3. Stahlman. receiver Of the West
ern and Atlantic railroad, against Akers
q Bros. grain merchants and millers at
1fcIvers station, on the line OF the West
ern and Atlantic railroad.
The sin house and its contents, consist
ing Of eleven bales OF cotton and twelve
hundred bushels OF cotton seed, of O. J.
Barnes, near Hamilton, was destroyed 10y
fire Of an incendiary origin Saturday
night He had $500 Insurance. Recently
some persons made a cOwardly assault
upon Mr. Barnes father. afterwards burn
ing his gin house. it is supposed, as tho
building was mysteriously ignited. The
burning Of the sons gin house is credited
TO the same malicious enemies Of the fam
lily Some negroes are suspected, but
there is no evidence against them.
For the second time the citizens OF De
Kalb county viii vote on the question Of
issuing bonds for the purpose Of raising
money for erection Of a new court house
at Decatur. A large mass meeting was
held at Decatur Saturday to take some
action in regard TO the special tax levied
by the county commissioners. The pur-
pose Of the meeting was TO ask the county
commissioners to withdraw the order for
the levying of the special tax. It was
understood that this would be the result
of the meeting The sentiment of those
present was in favor Of repeating this or
der.
Guy Dukes, a young man of Columbus,
was shot in the breast and painfully,
though not fatally, wounded Saturday
night Dukes went possum hunting with
two other young men named Dixon and
Robinson, residing about a dozen miles
from the city. Whilst hunting they were
fired upon from ambush by outlaws, they
presumed, whose object was robbery.
Dukes was struck in the breast and Dix
On's coat was struck by one of the bullets,
though he was not injured. They prompt
~ returned the FIRE. and succeeded, at-
ter quite a number of shots had been in
terchanged, in putting to fight their would
be assasslns whose identity is unknown.
Atlanta Constitution: II. b. 7. Mont
gomery of Opelika. Ala. who loaned $780,,
700 to the Eagle and Phenix Manufactur-
ing Company last December, has filed a
bill in the United States court asking
that the testimony of Judge John S Bigby
Of this city in regard to the loan be taken
down by a duly authorized officer Of the
court, so that such testimony can be per-
petuated and used at a future trial Of the
case. Judge Newman approved the bill.
Mr.. Montgomery will sue the directors of
the Eagle and Phenix mills for $4,000,
together with the interest which VIII
amount 10 81, 400 when the notes for the
amount fall due. These notes were in
1orsed by Judge John 8. Bigby, F. NJ.
Graves, c. A. Collier. J. T. Warnock, OF
Atlanta; J. H. Martin, W. II. Brannon
and A. ]. Bethune, of Columbus, and
Charles C. PARROT, OF Newman. There
we're six notes, each for $5.400, making a
.otal of $32, AGO. which includes the original
80. 200 and interest These notes are all
iue on Dec. q, 1896. Mr.. c. A. Collier has
given notice that he will fight the pay
nent on the ground that the notes were
changed after he had signed them. He
says there were no waiver OF homestead
on the notes when he gave them his Sig
nature and that a waiver of homestead
has been inserted. Messrs J. II. Martin
and w. H. Brannon have also notified
Mr.. Montgomery that they would not pay
for the reason that the notes We're chang
ed after they had signed them in the
same way as charged by Mr.. Collier Mr..
insists that the notes have
not been changed in the slightest since
he accepted them. He claims that Judge
Bigby knows whether or not the waiver
Of homestead was written on the notes
before or after they were Endorsed. On
account of Judge Bgby's very feeble
health, Mr.. Montgomery insisted on hav-
Ing his evidence taken down, claiming
that it would be impossible to prove
whether the waiver of homestead was
written on the notes before or after In
dorsement, IN case of Judge Bigby's
death.