The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-24
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS or THE TWO STATES TOLD
N PAR GRAPHs.


nesday. Dr. Macarthur was one of The
most prominent men in his section o. tie
state.
Bob Kent a young white man 90 Co-lm-
bus. was ARRESTED Tuesday ou a charge 81
bigamy. and was lelI 20 await his p-e,l-
minary trial. Unable 10 give bond, Kent
was committed to JAIL
Judge William sparks died al his home
near Cedartown "Wednesday He was
judge OF the Coweta county court before
moving 10 Cedarrown. and was az his
death Judge Of the Polk county court
The furnitures tore OF A. b. Walker at
Atlanta was closed by Deputy Sheriff 4.
W. Hill Wednesday on mortgage q. IA
IN favor OF Mrs. Willie II. Walker. Tbs
mortgage amounted 20 $1,000.
Ed Aiken. young negro OF Conyers, IS
charged with an attempted assault on The
little daughter Of J. r. Harris. and has
been sent 20 the Fulton county jail for
safe keeping. He stoutly denies the charge
against him.
The J. S. Harrison shoe stock was sold
by Sheriff Bowles. at Columbus. wednes-
day morning The stock was bought in
bv the National Bank OF Columbus. for
&.350. The bank held mortgage for $500
An inventory Of the stock placed the value
al S6.072.4S.
The Holmes Grocery Company Of Rome
has been placed in the hands OF receiver
It was organized by C.. C. Holmes indie
pendent candidate for the legislature
some time ago with subscribed stock Of
1880. Holmes claims that he took $1,000
Of the stock and that the subscribers fail
ed 10 pay IN their assessments, hence he
asked for receiver.
A sensation was caused at Rome We'd
nesday by the swearing out OF warrant
by L. d. McCurry for the arrest OF his
partner, u. W. Burneli. on the alleged
charge Of being too intimate with Mrs
McCurry. The parties have been In the
Photographic business for some time
They came from North Carolina. Burnell
wac released on a 500 bond, pending a
bearing of the case by Justice Harris.
The Rome rolling mill is now running
on double time. And a force OF 200 hands
IS kept constantly at work Everything
has been running smoothly since work
was begun several weeks ago. and the en-
tire output Of the mills was sold. Ar
engagements have been made for all the
mill can turn out. and more than IL could
turn out working in the day alone. Re
Gently they have been at work putting in
a dynamo and electric light plant, and
Monday the work was finished.
There has been filed with the clerk OF
the superior court Of Twiggs county. at
Jefersonville, the bill of exceptions IN
Mrs. MOBILES case and also Judge Smiths
order suspending and superseding the OK
ecution Of the old woman. Sheriff Jones
OF Twiggs has also been formally served
with notice Of supeNedeas so he could
not carry out the sentence Of death ON
Aug. T. The clerk will send the record
TO the supreme court. The legal battle
10 save the life OF Mrs. Mobiles Will now
be waged In earnest. Gov. Atkinson has
not yet taken action in Gus FAMILIES
case. families was also sentenced TO die
on Aug. Z. but IL is believed the governor
viii respite Families until Mrs Mobiles
case IS disposed Of by the courts.
Dublin Correspondent Morning News:
The immense saw mill plant connected
with the establishment Of Capt. James
convict camp, at Adrian, IN Emanuel coun-
~, were entirely DESTROYED by fire last
week entailing a loss Of several thousand
dollars 1t IS supposed. that a convict ig-
nlted some shavings about dusk, and be-
fore the blaze was discovered the fire
gained TOO much Roadway TO be extin-
guished. Trains were run to the Oboopee
river every five minutes for water. and
several streams were poured on the flames
but TO no effect. The large dry kilns also
Went up In smoke. By energetic efforts
the eommissary, rice and grist mills We're
saved. During the excitement some of
the eonvtcts attempted to escape.
FLORIDA.
DR.. r. w Pugh Of West Palm Beach
has announced himself as a candidate for
the legislature. This makes four. All
the county officers have announced their
Willingness TO serve another term.
The new channel through Caucus Shoals.
from Pensacola harbor, has become SER
viceable and the first vessel, the William
Branch, drawing over twenty-three feet
or water, was towed out through IL Tues
DAY II is to be 600 feet wide and twenty
eight feet deep when completed.
Dempsey Bell, alias win Smith and
Richard Baker negroes, were arrested at
a turpentine farm Tuesday night. south
of Tallahassee. Bell is wanted in Henry
county, Alabama, where he on April Ii
killed Frank Carroway, and Baker is
held as an accessory to the murder.
The trial of Collier Hall. now confined
IN Jail at Pensacola, charged with a muir
der committed twenty-five years ago, wiH
be held by special term of court, commenc-
ing next Thursday. A great many wit
nesses are being summoned on both sides
and great interest is felt in the trial, as
Mr.. Hall is a prominent and popular cit
izen of Mobile county, Alabama.
The Swedish bark svea, damaged dur
ing the storm OF July z. and condemned
and ordered stripped and sold was sold
at Pensacola Wednesday to Capt. Zell-
nicker Of Mobile, Ala, for 500. A board
.
ma Peppino, which went ashore a few
days ago near Fort Pickens, found the
vessel bilged and broken and has ordered
her stripped and sold.
J. H. Bembry. who is a highly respected
farmer and mill owner of Greenville, was
waylaid and shot last Saturday night by
parties unknown, but Mr.. Bembry is sat
isfed that he will be able to locate them.
His left arm was broken above the ell
bow, another ball went through his right
wrist, and a third just grazed his chin.
Although his wounds are very painful,
they are not considered dangerous.
Nassau county's independent convention
met at Callahan Wednesday, and nomi-
mated the following candidates: For mem
bers of the legislature, G, Starke and b.
@. Dyal; county judge, r. p. Carleton
sheriff, A. J. Higginbotham; superintend-
ent of school, H. L. Mattair; tax assessor.
W. f. Scott; tax collector, j. H Jones
treasurer, p. Kelley; justice Of the, peace
district No. s, H. Johnson; No. 4 s. b.
McGlew; No. 5, F. c. Higginbotham:
county surveyor L. W. Higginbotham
school board, w. A. Mahony G Wingall'
n. a. Hicks. Resolutions were adopted
strongly indorsing the Chicago platform
and candidates.
At a meeting Of the school board Of Es-