The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-16
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGR Apis.

The st. Augustine Transfer COmpn-
NY Heavy Loser by Fire-Pro-
posed Farmers Convention at san
ford PoStponed-The Ladies' OF
Marietta Trying to Raise Money to
Properly Mark the Graves of the
Confederate Dead.
GEORGIA.
A party of forty hunters killed over
5000 doves Saturday in a baited field in
Lee county.
Tom Cromby was killed by Eli solomon
on the Hatcher place, in Macon county
Saturday night Solomon shot Cromby
through the heart
1t Is said that a Sumter county farmer
will plant fifty acres in cattail miliet TINS
year. The demand for milet seed Is un-
precedented, and cannot be supplied
A negro was run over and killed on the
Central railroad at Oconee Friday after
noon. The negro was lying on the track
ana was apparently in "a helpless condi-
tion. Before the train could pc stopped ne
was struck by the engine. Inc tFa-h was
then stopped and the negro put on poaId,
and when Gordon was reached ne was
dead.
In regard to the suit filed in the United
States court at Rome Friday against Jack
King. ], NJ. NanDiver and r. j. Raglan,
Mr., Raglan says the amount que the GOV
eminent is not $500 but Slo2S. re ldl-
ter amount was RENTED SATURDAY. 70
the Emitted states treasurer, therefore
King and his securities are no loh-e5
bound should the government accept, ana
they are confident II Will
The marble industry in Pickens county
is prosperous. all the companies running
on fu,l time and paying their hands
fFsa uF
noted sculptor, who has developed marble
Guarries in Italy and Tyroi. spent a rev
DAYS last week 10 prospecting anu uuN
ing property in the Long swamp Edlsg'
in the region az the Piedmont and south
ern Marble Company's properly. lie mas
bought to TIE abount Of SSt0a
The postuenoe at Lithia Springs is at
present me oh3acr Of a lively contest be-
tween 8rs Str5cE- and. the present incum,
Has~t sra Il w James who has received
ra4 s4lr,-3 v4rsfrt l1t not the commission.
The commission As being held up as
resG.t Of cnaTgss ulale against al;
JAMES Mrs Sir.5klAnd's term expires
yesterday. She IS IetuoLcaH anu anu
knows that e she can hold her place Tor
three weeks longer she VIII be reappolht-
ed when McNiu-eE comes IN.
omcer I'd RYAN Of the Oakland police
force SHOT negro boy named VIII Webb
while attempting To arrest MN Saturaay
afternoon and the negro lies in the Crazy
hospital al Atlanta in precarlous cohdl-
ton. Oakland Is between Atlanta and
Mcpherson. The oencer claims that the shol
was fired accidentally after the negro had
struck him on the head with rock, m m
fiicting a serious wound. on the other
hand. the negro claims that the officer
shot him in the back while he was at
tempting to escape, after he had been
struck over the head by the policeman's
club
The ladies of Marietta are trying to
raise money enough to put the confeder-
ate cemetery at that place in good con-
dition and to place at every soldiers grave
a marble slab There are two great bury
ing grounds at Marietta-one for the dead
federals. the other for the confederates.
The former has been beauuhed by the
national government. but the latter,
where sleep those who wore the gray, is
in a sadly neglected state. The ladies
have been collecting funds for several
years past and have now in hand 5000,
which will buy the necessary number OF
marble slabs. but the freight on the stone
and the expense of putting them up and
beautifying the grounds viii require $3.50
more