The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-05
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOAD
PARAGRAPHS.
GEORGIA.


building a modern forty-room hotel
There is a movement on foot among the
real estate agents of Augusta to decrease
the renting period from ninety days to
thirty.
VIII Crawford a well-kn own young
white man, has been arrested at Atlanta
on suspicion that he stole $500 worth of
iewelry from Albert Z. Tholmton during
the fall of 1895.
M. e. Tison, editor of the douglas Lead
er. has invented a cylinder printing press
which, it is claimed, for simplicity. dura-
biity, economy and speed, will take the
place of the high-priced complicated press
es now in USE
Somewhat of a surprise was sprung at
this weeks meeting of the city council of
Columbus by the introduction of a resolu-
ton providing for the 9tbolishment of the
office of city recorder. Action on the reso-
luton was postponed un},il the next meet
ing.
Judge Z. B. Rosser having declined to
serve on the new boa I'd of education at
Atlanta, the PROPOSE don has been sprung
10 give one place to the women, and the
favor with which the sugges ton is meet
ing indicates that IL ere is a strong posi-
bility of a woman being elected.
News has reach Ell Cochran of the acct
dental killing of Allen Maccant by his
brother, w. M. Maccant, ten miles east
OF Cochran Wednesday, The latter was
playing with a. pistol, which was acct
dentaly dischaiSged, shooting his brother
through the heart. No arrest has been
made.
G. L. Norman, the architect who drew
the plans fer the new Norcross building
at Atlanta, is suing Jonathan Norcross,
the owner of the building, for 81, 700 for
drawing the, plans. Mr.. Norman was put
to a great deal of extra work by repeated
changes IN the plans, and now Mr.. Nor
cross re fuses to pay the price asked by
the architect.
The l0ahlonega Nugget says that A. ].
Ash was in that town last week getting
signe r8 to a petition stating that he had
been a lifelong republican" and asking
that he be appointed Uaited States dep
uty marshal to be located somewhere in
the Ninth congressional district. Mr.. Ash
used to be one of the leading blockaders
of the mountains.
Daniel r. Fields was shot on Sunday
tevening at Parker's ferry, about four miles
from Buford, in Forsyth county, He lin
AT
refused to divulge who shot him, but upon
being Informed he must die he said that
young Clyde Loveless was the man. When
under the influence of liquor Fields was
Overbearing. 1t is supposed that this led
to the shooting.
1t is understood that the city council
will declare war on the railroads within
a few weeks unless some steps are taken
by the roads running into Atlanta to
lessen the danger of the public cross
ings. 1t As said that the legislation will
be with a view to forcing some sort of
compromise with the roads. The rail-
roads claim that the plan suggested by the
city is impracticable and far too expen-
sive.
Neyvs reached Forsyth Wednesday of
the death of a negro child at Russellville,
ten miles south of there. Two children,
aged l and years, were locked up in a
cabin by their parents and left alone. The
oldest child secured matches and set fire
to the bedding upon which the infant was
lying. When the fire was discovered the
smallest child had burned to death. The
child who set fire to the bedding escaped
almost uninjured.
p. D. Nixon and wife, who live a few
miles north of Carrollton, were taken vio-
lently i'll Sunday a few minutes after sup
per and rapidly grew worse until doctor
arrived. The cause of their Illness was
poisoning. At supper they drank coffee
and ii is presumed that their illness was
caused by the lead about the coffee pot.
Mr.. Nixon discovered something wrong
with the coffee and drank very little,
while his wife, not noticing anything
wrong, drank a cup full and her condi-
ton IS serious.
Hon. Joe James called at the Office of
the secretary of state at Atlanta Thurs
day and secured a charter for the Atlanta
and Douglasville Railway Company. They
propose to build an electric line of stand
ard gauge between Atlanta and Douglas
vile, and will establish four OF five fine
parks on the line Of the road. Some of
the parks are to have 1000 acres and
picturesque sites will be selected for the
purpose. The line is twenty-five miles
long and two routes have been surveyed,
one by way of Lithia Springs and one
by the factory south OF Lithia Springs.
meeting of the librarians Of the state
was held at Atlanta a day or two ago
and steps taken to form a literary club
The election Of officers resulted as fol-
lows: President, Miss Annie Wallace, At
Ianta vice president, Mrs. Moses Wadley.
Augusta; Mrs. j. X. Ottley, Atlanta;
Judge William Harden, savannah; Hon
l. y. Reid. Macon: Hon. Price Gilbert
SolImbus Mrs. John Printup, Rome;
Frot Chapel. Chancellor Boggs. Ath-
ems secretary and treasurer, Miss l.. a
tlcld. The first meeting OF the club will
o. held In Macon in the third week In
October
julius l.. Brown. receiver for the Georgia
Aiming, Manufacturing and Investment
company filed an inventory OF all the
property Of the company at Atlanta We'd
h'sday afternoon under order OF court In
5Nnstance the following are the assets
LE'hd' Dade Coal Company. S2O. 925: land
asue Coal Company, Sij.s6i. buildings
@ sl. stockades sis,G30; mining equipment
s-5Slo' coal washer. SsiO9j: coke ovens.
e,-'5S. broad gauge railroad and equip
'ent VSSO; narrow gauge railroad and
upment' 1926; machine shop equip
s ~ sl ana supplies. Sl.0J.4: miscellaneous.
'-'o-''V' making total Of 1892 S6947.
Inc coroner's jury at wlnder has
brought In the following verdict: 1--WE,
sle jury, find that r.. j. Wright came tS
a