The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-14
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
TNPARAGRAPHs

Light Company Has "A Narrow Is
cape-A Dry Goods Merchant OF
Macon Closes Out IFS stock OF
Goods to Creditor-A Color Line
Incident at NHrShnIIviIIe.
GEORGIA
DR.. Jack y. Tanlausen. a prominent
young physician OF Atlanta. was stricken
with paralysis Wednesday.
The Macon Hussars and Macon Light
Infantry are seriously considering the
feasibility ard ACCESSIBILITY OF marching
10 Griffin TO encampmeut instead OF gong
or the train
Mrs. T. d. O'Ke1iy. wife Of the editor Of
the Rockdale Banner Of Conyers. died
Tuesday night She had given birth 10
twins Tuesday morning. She leaves SIX
small children
John Ellis, a large retail dry goods mer-
chant Of Macon, has closed out his bust
ness to Miller Gordon. who is a large en-
dorser on Ellis paper. Gordon VIII here
after conduct the business.
Mrs. sauie Cooper. wife Of a. Cooper
who tried 10 commit suicide by jumping
in a well az Griffin about two weeks ago.
was tried for lunacy before Judge Ham
mond Tuesday and adjudged insane.
In the United States court at Macon
Wednesday Arthur Lackey pleaded guilty
10 the embezzlement Of a registered letter.
Judge Speer sentenced him TO the Column
bus, O.. penitentiary for one year and one
day.
Newt Daniel and VIII Harwel. young
white men, about 21 years Of age. have
been arrested and lodged in jail at Law
renceville, charged with robbing VI. V.
Brand, an old confederate soldier Of
$50 pension money
W. p. Pierce of Lee county. the white
republican, who was made to leave the
Elberton hotel at Marshallville Tuesday,
for insisting on holding caucus with the
unbleached brother in his room, had 10 go
to Fort Valley by private conveyance
after 10 O'Clock Tuesday night to get a
place 10 sleep. He was refused accOmmo-
dations by the citizens of Marshallville.
John Riclles, who works for the Mari
eta Electric Light Company. was out Sat
urday night and when he came into the
power house his clothing was quite wet.
He was warned by Mr.. Davidson, the SUI
perlntendent, not to get too near fhe dy-
namo with his wet clothing. He said he
would be careful. He went Immediately
around TO fix a belt, his clothing came in
contact with The friction wires, and this
threw him into the clutch, and he was in
stantly hurled about twenty feet breaking
ms right arm In two places, and gashing
his lip.
Hazlehurst correspondence Morning
News: H. Ellis, agent for the Georgia I'm
migration and Investment Bureau, was in
Hazlehurst Feb. II, taking options on sew
eral large tracts of land from the different
CITIZENS OF Coffee and Appling counties
Mr.. Elhs assured the people that the col
ony would begin coming in three months,
should they secure the necessary number
or acres There are vast quantities Of fine
farming lands all around Hazlehurst-un-
cultivated. The town is on the line of the
two counties, and Mr.. Ellis says he will
have no trouble in securing the fifty thou
sand acres. He has communicated his sue
cess TO Ex-Gov. Northen, who will adver-
ttse It to his western agents.
The Atlanta Consolidate Street Railroad
Company has filed suit to recover $500
from the Southern Bell Telephone Com
pany. A. Y. Owens, an employee of the tee-
phone company, was killed while at work
on telephone pole. He received an cleo
trio shock which caused him to fall to the
ground and from which he died His wife
sued the Consolidated on the ground that
the telephone wire had been crossed by the
street car wire and that in this way her
husband was killed. A verdict for 81 800
was obtained by Judge Marshall Clarke
the attorney for Mrs Owens, against the
Consolidated, and IL stood the test of the
courts. Now the Consolidated, through its
attorneys have filed suit to recover the
amount OF the verdict from the telephone
company.
While Henry Sparks and ]. A. Stewart
were driving in the suburbs of Griffin
Wednesday. the horse became frightened
and ran away, throwing Mr. Sparks out on
his face. The wheels of the vehicle pass
ed over his face, and II is thought from
the nature of his injuries and the way in
winch ne fell. that he must have been
kicked by the horse as well Mr. Stewart
retained his seat, and succeeded in stop
ping the horse. Upon returning 20 where
his companion lay, he found him uncon-
scious, and apparently very badly injured
Assistance was procured and the injured
man taken to the city. On examination
II was found that he was considera bly, cut
and bruised about the head and face, and
his nose was broken. None of his hurts are
serious, but they will necessitate a long
confinement.
McCauley, Noon & Co., the gas meter
testers, who found among others at At
lanta, the meters of High & Co, and Sill
vey & Co., fast, have brought about a set
tlement with the gas company. The High
meters were found to be about per cent
fast and the test of the gas company
proved that the meters-there were two of
testing experts declared them to be The
gas company's test found that the meters
at Silveys were three-quarters of one per
cent. faster than the experts had found
them to be. The gas company has settled
with both High and Silvey on the basis of
10 per cent of the total charge for gas for
half OF the time the gas meters have been
IN place. The gas company on the one
hand has evinced desire to be fair in its
dealings with consumers, but McCaulev.
Noon 4 Co., have proved that they UNDER
stand