The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-12
ITEMS IN THREE STATES.
GEORGIA, FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA BRIEFLY PAR
AGRAPHED.


Boy in "a Fit Falls in Water Only q
Few Inches Deep and browns
Price of GeOrgia's New COde--Tbe
states Jurisdiction over the Fort
1cPherson Barracks Property in
Dispute.
GEORGIA.
The peach crop at Jenersonville will be
short.
The Baptists of Fairburn are taking
steps for the erection of a new church
building
Capt W A. Wright controller general
i'll at his home on Peachtree street, at At
lanta.
John p Mason. a cotton buyer drop
ped dead at his home in Royston satur-
day. He leaves a wife and two small
children.
Judge Seaborn Reese has called an adj
Journed term Of Ebert superior court for
the third Monday in May for the purpose
OF trying criminal cases.
The asylum coal for this year is now ar
irving a, AIilledgeville over the Central
road. The contract is for 5000 tons, which
will be over $50 car loads.
P. c. Griffin, prosperous farmer of Lii
gon Barlow county, brought 105 bales of
cotton to Rome Saturday, for which he
received cents per pound.
An engine on the Scaboard Air Line road
jumped the track near Wallace station
Friday night about 1880 o'clock and in
jured several of the crew, but none IA
tally.
In the changes caused by the reinstate-
ment to the general land office at Wash
ing5on. Of some old soldiers a Georgian
loses his place. He is.Paul 5 Black. who
has held $3.50 place since 1893.
Tom Shaw, the alleged train wrecker,
will be carried from Macon to Twiggs
county to-day to be tried for the third time
at Jeffersonville. His trial will begin to-
morrow and viii probably last two or three.
days.
Gen. John B. Gordon viii deliver the
commencement address at Gordon Insti-
tute at GAINESVILLE on June 16 aud the
people propose to give the old hero a grand
ovation. The address viii be delivered in
the new auditorium seating 1000 people.
Three democratic postmasters had their
heads cut off Saturday, having served out
four-year terms. At Duluth, Hiram
Mathis makes way for w. f. Harrington
At Flowery Branch, ]. n. Mooney is dis
paced by S. S. Buell.. At Homer Paul
Hayden succeeds J. D. Hill.
The steamer built at Bainbridge by Mr.
Humphrey arrived at Newton Friday night
on her first trip to Albany She is nicely
+..1 L. ...-t- T.
business from Newton to Albany. She viii
make two trips from Newton to Albany
and one to cambridge every week.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary soci-
ETY. of the North Georgia conference con-
venes in Athens on the evening of April
p. and continues four days, through Sun
day. This is the eighteenth annual meet
ing, and is being looked forward to with
much interest, and great results are ex-
pected.
1t is stated that the charges against Ed
gar Angler, who has been nominated to
be United States attorney for the north
ern district of Georgia, have been with
drawn. Nobody who knows Mr.. Angler
took any stock in the charges that he was
guilty Of malfeasance when assistant dis
trict attorney.
A building wave has struck Elberto,
Work on the new Baptist church has be-
gun. S. S. Brewers ice factory is nearing
completion. Z. b. Tate is erecting five
handsome two-stOry brick buildings. u.
K. Gardner has let contract for an 5000
dwelling and w. 7. Duncan one for a
handsome home.
Capt. W. ]. Parkes has rendered his res
ignation as captain of the Capital CITY
Guards of Atlanta to Adjutant General
ken The reason assigned for his resig-
nation was that he had so much private
business on his hands that he could not
spare the time and attention necessary to
the Keeping up Of the company.
A cyclone passed within a mile of New
ton Thursday night, doing great damage
In blowing down houses, fences and kill
Ing stock. W. r. Fisk's stockade was
blown down and a number OF horses were
killed. Abe Barrett colored. had a mule
Killed on the same place Frank Norris
suffered considerable loss on his planta-
tion' IN having houses and fences destroy
For many years John G. Wier of Jeffer.
son has been in possession Of a silver
badge in the shape OF a Maltese eros,
bearing the inscription: IN. p. Roberts.
co. b. sd Pa" He took the badge 10
<AAHNASt anu =. -. tidndgan of Athens
former Philadelphia, wrote a descrip-
ton Of 1t 10 the Philadelphia Press. MIR.
Roberts was located at Meadville. IA.
and the badge has been returned TO him.
The cases against the men charged with
gaming on the reservation at Fort Nc
Pherson, at Atlanta, have been continued
until next Friday. T. W. Rucker has
been employed by those indicted to defend
them, and II is understood that he has as-
sured them the state courts have no in
risdiction. 1t is a difficult matter 10 de-
eide whether or not the state. in making
the grant TO the United States govern.
ment at the time transferred its turisdic-
ton over crimes committed on the reser-
walton.
A son of Walker Gray Of Temple was
drowned in rather peculiar manner last
Tuesday night Young Gray. who was
subject TO epileptic fits, had a 1T while
hshing from the creek bank and fell i'm
the creek. The water was but three or
Tour inches deep. but the negro who was
with him was so badly frightened that he
ran on for help and left young GRAY 10
GROWN. The water was so qhaIfnu, tbat