The morning news., 1897-02-05
in GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN AGRAPBS.


at Gainesville to Put Themselves
on Record in Favor of an Import
Duty on Cotton From Egypt.
GEORGIA.
Macon has two colored men on her police
force.
The first barroom in Colquitt county was
opened Tuesday in Iron city.
A movement is now on foot to build a
cooperative cotton mill in Romes
Mrs. S II: LandrUm. wife of Judge Lam
drum died of consumption at Atlanta
Tuesday night
Doris, the l-year-old child of Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence Knowles, of Atlanta, died
Tuesday night as a result of a bad case of
the grip.
The postofice at Heard will hereafter
be served from Byron instead Of from
Dennard. the route from Heard TO Den
nard having been discontinued on Feb !.
The oat crop in Houston has been seri-
ously injured by the cold. The oats plant
ed since Christmas that had come up or
were sproutng. were killed. Those plant
ed last fall may not be seriously injured.
At Atlanta Wednesday L. X. James shot
his brother-in-law J. f. S. Cooper, three
times, indicting two painful and one Sc
rious wound. The shooting occurred al
the Gate City cigar factory No. a. south
Pryor street, and was the result of triV-
ial dispute.
The city council of Macon revoked the
ordinance imposing 81 license tax on BIZ
cycles and will furnish numbered tags
free. This will stop the injunction pro-
ceedings brought by the League of Amer
lean Wheelmen, which was to come up
in the superior court.
northeast of Tifton, sold last year, from
less than five acres of land, 1921 worth OF
syrup and has three barrels, valued at
$50, left Also from the same patch, he
sold $3.50 worth of seed cane and has
500 worth still on hand.
The evangelical ministers Of Atlanta are
about to take up arms against two of the
devils agencies" as they are termed
punch-drinking and card-playing church
members and loose divorce laws. Ser
mons on these evils will be preached on
the third Sunday in February.
Col. E. ]. Young, a Brooks county farm
er, hauled to Quitman Wednesday and
sold for cash 14324 pounds of bacon,
part Of this years crop He had previous
ly sold four carloads of hogs TO Macon
and Jacksonville packers, and has besides
this plenty of bacon to run his farm an
other year.
Gov. Atkinson has cited w. L. Gibson,
whipping, boss at Glenmore branch of the
Georgia penitentiary, to appear before
him on Feb. 16 to show cause why he
should not be removed from his position.
The charge against Gibson is drunken
ness, and II was reported to the eXecu-
tive department by the principal keeper
of the penitentiary.
The following are the successful candi-
dates in Tuesdays election at Douglas
Vile: w. A. James, mayor: j. NJ Roberts
recorder. II. A. treasurer.
men, DR.. r. II, Poole, L. c. UpshaW, r.
+. Edwards, ~ B. Duncan. b. M. Wal
ton, w. j. Harding and j.. M. Amber
erombie, and C. G. Hundson, marshal.
Votes brought from 81 to $40 apiece.
Augusta Morning News: Papers in a
unique law suit viii possibly be filed in
Augusta at an early date, and one which
will upset considerably the pawnbroking
business in this state if the cause Is sue
cessful. French Flood formerly lived in
this city, and was the owner of a number
OF very fine diamonds. For long time
French lived on the fat of the land, and
never knew sorry day. Finally, however,
luck forsook him. and when the erstwhile
sport wanted to shake the dust of Angus
ta from his feet 1t became necessary to
pawn the handsome diamonds that had
been conspicuous in his broad white shirt
front and Ornamented his fingers. Some
years have elapsed since Floods depar-
ture and of course his pawn tickets laps
ed by non-payment OF interest, and the
goods were sold out by the man to whom
they were pawncd. Fortune has again
smiled on Flood. 1t is said that in Liver
pool England, he opened well appointed
club house and taught the Britshers the
little game of American draw poker and
as a result has accumulated a big roll of
the long green. He now wants to redeem
his diamonds, which, it is claimed, were
pawned for very much less than their val
ue. and the broker has disposed of them.
The suit will be based on an old law which
has never been repealed, that says all
pawned articles must be advertised before
being sold For years the pawn brokers of
Georgia have neglected to fultill this pro-
vision of the law and its establishment
will greatly change methods of business.
FLORIDA.
The CITY cOuncii has decided m uaka