The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-24
| GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

III
bishop Beckwith Figures in a Case
in COurt-EStnte Left by Lord
HeresfOrd's Father-in-Law Claim
ed to Be Worth sS6,OOO-The Gov
ernor Refuses to Sign the Quaran-
tine Resolution.
GEORGIA.
The doctors of Columbus have organized
a medical society.
The strikers at the Fulton Bag and Cot
ton Mills at Atlanta, are returning to
work.
d. E. Luther has been elected secretary
of the Atlanta Y. NJ. C. A. He is also pres
ident of the Georgia Epworth League
There is an old lady residing at Wimpy's
mill near Dahlonega, who is 81 years old
and never was wet by a rain in her life
Joseph Graves, of Fitzgerald, has been
granted a pension of s. a month Another
of s. has been granted to Emily Hausman,
| OF Fairplay.
The following postmasters have just
been appointed for Georgia: E. B. Stovall,
Barrettsvle, Dawson; John j. Forbet
Cork, Butts; d. A. H. Davidson, Osborn,
Townes; G. B. Cashwell, Ounce, Tattnall.
Eiam Christian, in taking charge of the
TaIapoosa Inquirer. says: This paper
will be sent to widows who are heads Of
families and pastors of churches of all
denominations al half price. Old batche-
Tors will be charged double price unless
they agree to marry before the years
subscription expires.
W L. burden, general manager of the
Mercantile Company's business, ten miles
north of Stillmore, on the Milen and
Southwestern railroad, lost his dwelling
and all its contents by fire Monday. One
of his children had a narrow escape. The
loss is about $1,000 with no insurance. The
origin of the fire is not known, but is be-
lieved to have been accidental.
The body of a dead infant was found
near Fort Mcpherson at Atlanta Wednes-
day by a negro man named johnson. 1t
the body of an extremely large child
and was apparently two weeks old. 1t
seemed to be a mulatto and must have
lain in the clump of bushes where it was
found for several days. The child was
wrapped in a flour bag and had been killed
by being choked with a string. There
were many marks of violence on its body
and it had evidently been beaten and
handled most cruelty. There is no clue to
the murderer.
An old-fashioned powder and cap pistol
which, it is said, was once the property of
Bishop Beckwith, was the basis of a
unique case which Judge Foute was call
ed upon to decide at Atlanta Wednesday,
Jim Cook, a negro had been arrested,
charged with stealing the weapon from
J. F. Bates of Edgewood. The negro
showed that the pistol had reached him
from a woman who at one time cooked for
Bishop Beckwitn She said it had been
given her husband by Bishop Beckwith
The case against the negro was dismissed
and he still has the pistol.
Gov. Atkinson has withheld his signature
from the Knowles quarantine resolution
which proposes to relinquish all state con-
troll of such matters in cases of epidemic
or contagion. In stating his reason he
tersely remarked: Il am too much of
states right man to sign any such docu-
ment that" The governor also called
attention to the fact that the resolution
has not the force of law, remarking 1T
appears to have been read three times in
each house, but if it was intended to have
the force of law it falls short of that. The
ayes in the House were only 81. At any
rate 1 shall not sign It,"
Joseph S. Pelky of Westerly, r. l.,
brother of Alexander Pelky, who has been
appointed temporary administrator of the
estate of Alexander Pelky, has been at
Fitzgerald, and returned to Rhode Island,
his home. He was recognized and was the
recipient of all the funds and values of
his brothers estate. Mrs. Clara Pelky Las
celles, wife of Lord Beresford, claims that
the estate needs no administration, that
she is the only heir of Alexander Pelky
deceased, he having died without execut-
ing any will. The estate will approximate
$4,000. Besides his holdings in Georgia, he
held number of mortgages in Rhode Is
land, besides valuable property at Rock
vile, Conn.,, at which place he was buried.
The officers at Fort Mcpherson would
like to know just where Lieut.. NJ. J.
O'Brien Is 1t is reported that he arrived
at the post last Saturday night and went
Immediately to his quarters, from which
he has not emerged since. None of the
officers have seen him. but one of the sol
diers, who on duty at post No. l, the
gate, says he is positive that he saw the
lieutenant on the night named and that
he went to his quarters. Inquiries at
O'Brien's quarters failed to reveal any
thing and il was said that the lieutenant
was in New York. and that word has
been heard from him since he left. Col.
Cook said that he had heard from several
different sources that OBrien had return
ed, but said that he had not seen him.
FLORIDA.
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