The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-28
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

Geo,x.fau Killed by Companion
while Hunting in FIOrfda-A Ne
gro Ground to Atoms on the Sea-
board Air Line.
GEORGIA
The Athens telephone exchange VIII
erect a three-story brick building in that
city.
The Victoria hotel property, at Atlanta
was sold al public cutlery Tuesday morn
ing to H. L. Mckee, for $3.50.
Hiram Hammond died at his residence.
near CRYSTAL Springs. in Floyd county,
Tuesday night. ne was 20 years Old.
The name j. B. Hill. guardian" has
been forged TO a check for sl25 drawn in
favor of Marshall Shanklin. The check
was Endorsed Marshall Shanklin ana ca ASH,
ed by an Atlanta bank. Mr.. hili Is tHe
guardian of the Shankin children
]. L. Watkins has for quite awhile had
an idea that Social Circle should be light
ed with electricity and having consulted
with the most influential business men or
the town. has decided to put in an electric
plant which in a short time VIII De IN sue
cessful operation.
Rufus Howard (colored) porter at Kee-
ling's bakery. on Peachtree street, at At
lanta, was knocked down by switch en-
road about noon Tuesday, and both MS
legs were so badly mashed that amputa-
ton will be necessary.
Gov Atkinson received a lengthy petit
ton asking for a Communication of the death
sentence of Adolphus Duncan, who is to
hang on March H. unless the governor IN IN
terferes. Gov. Atkinson will consider TINS
petition and the one in behalf OF carr, as
soon as the convict investigation Is con-
cluded.
A small house cat saturated with oil and
then set on fire by small boys. started
serious conhagration on East avenue and
Fortune street at Atlanta Tuesday. Ihe
cat, all enveloped in flames, jumped INTO
the bed of negro woman and ignited the
blaze which destroyed four houses, the
property of Charles Hill, causing a loss
of 81 800
The city court of Athens. presided over
by Judge Howell Cobb. is now trying
very important case involving several
thousand dollars Indirectly. This IS the
case of the National Bank of Athens VS..
w. r. Tuck. maker, and the ReaXes
Warehouse Company, r. X. Reayes, W.
The note in suit amounts to $1,7S2. but
there are notes in similar situation
amounting to several thousand dollars.
Mary Walker young working girl, re-
siding on Berean avenue, near Iswald
street in the eastern part of Atlanta, is
lying at her home dangerously wounded
on her head. The wound was inflicted by
a would-be-assassin Sunday night. The
young woman was fired at through a VIM
dow of her parlor. Her head was struck
by the bullet and by shattered glass from
the window. A jealous lover IS suspected
of firing the shot She was talking to two
young men when she was shot
Charlie Reynolds. a small negro boy
committed to Jail at Atlanta a day or two
ago for burglary, has gone blind. When
the boy was first incareerated MS eyes
were in a bad fix and only day or two
ago one of them was found to be out and
now the sight of the other Is gone. Inc
doctors say the negro never will be able
to see again. Deputy Sheriff Greene is
sued an order releasing the boy from the
prison on his own bond so that he could
get out and have his eyes treated
Dick Owens, a well known business man
of Atlanta, was the victim of highway rob-
bers Tuesday night. He was induced to
take a buggy ride with two strangers for
the purpose of trying a horse, was driven
into the country, robbed of $40 and left
with the horse and buggy on his hands. 1t
afterwards developed that the animal and
vehicle had been stolen from a Lloyd street
livery stable. The police are now alter the
highwayrnen and, are making especial eff
forts to capture the leader of the two, an
individual who gave his name as Il. s.
Roberts.
Tweed correspondence Morning News:
A sudden death occurred in this vicinity
Sunday morning About midnight Satur
day night, Mr. Israel Johnson and his
wife arose administered some medicine
TO their baby, and in a short time retired.
A few hours later Mr.. Johnson went 10
the bedside of hts wife, for the purpose
of awakening her, and upon receiving no
reply, made an examination, and to his
horror, discovered that she was dead. A
number of small children are left Mrs.
johnson had been an invalid for several
years but lately was enjoying good
health. Sne was a daughter of Mr.. Rich
ard Thigpen, Sr.
After hours of suffering from burns re-
cefved by falling into the fire, Willie
Wright Holly two-year-old boy, died at
the house of his mother at Atlanta We'd
nesday The child was fatally burned
Monday morning but fingered until
Wednesday when death came. There was
no one in the house at the time except
Miss Holly, a sister of the lad, who was
in an adjoining room. She heard the child
scream once, but thought he was playing
with the cat and had been scratched. The
child screamed again and the young lady
went into the room to find her little broth
er enyeloped in flames. The young lady
smothered the flames. but the child was
badly burned.
Wednesday afternoon an unknown ne
gro was killed near Five Forks, in Clarke
county. on the seaboard Air Line, The
north bound vestibule was laundering
along at a high rate of speed and as il
rounded a curve the engineer saw the
body of a negro lying across the track
The engine was almost on the proStrat L
form of the negro before the engineer saw
him. He did what he could to bring the
train to a standsul, but did not succeed
before the ponderous wheels had passed
over the human form. Death was instan
famous, the body of the negro being
ground to pieces. 1t is not known how tht
negro came there, but it Is supposed tina
he was drunk.
About a year ago Capt. C. L. Beeland
q conductor of the Savannah, Americas
and Montgomery railway, now the Geor
gia and Alabama, fell or was thrown from
his caboose, the wheels cutting off a por
ton of his foot. and rendering amputatiol
necessary. Suit for damages in the sun
of $4,000 was instituted. but the case did
not come to trial at the last term o
court Wednesday, however, the authori
ties of the road and Capt. Beeland agrees
upon a compromise of the case, satisfac
tory to both sides. Capt. Beeland, a
one of the considerations named, secures
a good place in the freight department
and on completion of the cut off, be
twee Richland and Louvale will be givel
the place of conductor on the Lumpkil
branch.
Before the city of Macon can spend
cent, it must annually put aside $4,000 70
4ine bond commission. Judge Ross of tn