The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-25
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.


Lumbermen Against the Rail-
roads-FOur Negroes Held for the
--==ser of ola Kate Young in
brooks couRsy-A Judgment Cor
$4,000 Settled for $500.
GEORGIA.
DR.. Valentine II. TaIaferro of Atlanta
and Miss Mamie L. Leverett of Eatontoh
were married at Atlanta Wednesday.
Col. Alfred N. Watkins, through his at
torney, has fled a libel for a total d.
vorce against his wife, Jane d. Watkins.
There is some talk of the Log Cabin and
Cherokee Clubs of Macon consolidating.
They are two of Macon's largest and most
popular social organizations.
At Macon about two years ago VIII Bur-
ney shot Gus Etheridge in the mouth with
a pistol ball, robbed him of several dol
lars and fled. Burney has been captured
by the police.
Russ NJ. Dorsey was shot and killed by
his uncle. Wesley Dorsey, near Cleveland,
Wednesday. They had been on unfriendly
terms for some time. the result Of a dis
puted land line.
The report that there is smallpox in
Elberton is erroneous, as not a single case
nor even a suspicious case, has ever devel-
oped. Rigid vaccination laws have been en-
forced merely as a precauuon.
Because she had parted from him and
could not be induced to return, Aleck Gay,
colored, entieed his wife. Ella Cay, from
her home at Albany Wednesday night ana
beat her to death with a heavy iron rod.
Mrs Lucie Manley Buttren died at her
home in Jackson, on Sunday. after brief
illness at the advanced age of 76 years.
She was the widow of the late Mai. Asa
Buttrell, whose father was of revolution
airy fame, having been an officer on Gen.
Washington's staff.
The third biennial convention of the
Grand International Brotherhood of Loco
motive Engineers will be held in ST.
Louis on May IS, and great preparations
are being made for the occasion. Among
those who have been invited to address
the convention is Judge Eemory Speer.
The city council of Arabia discovered
that jugs are coming in pretty rapidly,
and it was decided to put a stop to the
traffic on cider" as the stuff was a Bit
too strong for use. Those who drank 1t
became excited, or had a wild look" SO
the council put the license for selling il
at $3.50.
Lena and Martha Butler and Andrew
Patterson have been bound over to the
Brooks county superior court TO answer
the charge of murder, and Dan
Lawrence as accessory, all in the case OF
Kate Young, the aged negress who was
found choked TO death in that county a
day or two ago.
Jacob Wesner and Forest Boyer shipped
$50 head of beef cattle-hve car loads-to
indianapolis, Ind, from Hawkinsville las.
Saturday. The lot consisted of cows,
calves, yearlings, heifers and steers ana
was bought from J. p. Doster, NJ. A Nc
Anally and T. H. Wooten of Wilcox coun,
s ST. the average price paid per head being
The coroner's jury has finished the i'm
vestigation of the death of Zel1e VIM at
Macon, and rendered a verdict that in
their opinion he was murdered by three
negro BARRIERS. A. H. Blanch Dave For
est and Daniel Davis, all of whom are in
prison. Robbery is supposed to have been
the purpose of the killing. The jury was
convinced that VIM was murdered with
q Ratchet
The Buchanan Tribune makes this con-
tribution, at its masthead, to the popu-
list politics of the state: For governor.
Thomas Z. Watson of McDuffie; secretary
of state, William S. Whitaker of Pike;
controller general, John A. Sibley; state
treasurer, Seab w Thornton of Talbot: at
torney general, James X Hines of Full
ton; commissioner of agriculture, William
L. Peek of Rockdale; state school COM
missioner, James o. Mangham of Worth.
The law firm of Humphreys & Edmond
son of Quitman has been dissolved by mu-
& Hitch was formed Mr.. Hitch, who has
been cashier of the Bank of Quitman for
the past two years, will resign his place
with the bank and his firm will devote
their entire attention to the practice of
law. Col ]. w. Edmondson, the other
member of the dissolved firm, will prac-
tice at Quitman by himself The bank
officials will elect o. Kibbee Jelks, the
present assistant cashier, and Frank
Spain, Jr., will be elected assistant cashier.
The receivers of the Eagle and Phenix
mills have filed a complaint against the
Muscogee mills, located just above the Ea-
gle and Phenix plant, on the Chattahoo-
chez river alleging that the latter are
using more of the water power than they
are entitled to. In their petition they say
the placing of new water wheels by the
Muscogee mills will result in a stiI fur
Their encroachment upon their rights. They
ask for restraining injunction, which
will result in limiting the Muscogee mills
to a certain percentage OF the power
Judge Newman has granted a temporary
injunction and has set Jan. % for hear
ing in the case.
A great deal has been closed by the coll
ony company with the LaPaloma Cigar
Company of Atlanta, which carries the
latter to Fitzgerald. The LaPaloma COM
pany will move its factory to Fitzgerald
next week. The colony has arranged to
furnish them with a temporary factory
building and build twenty-five houses for
the employees. They will employ fifty 10
one hundred hands, and will erect a per-
manent factory Several of the colony
people are arranging to plant tobacco. next
year, and 1t is thought the industry will be
on boom. MIR. Howell of Howell-Gard-'
ner Company, will plant five acres.
A few days since a negro was blowing
with two mules on the place of w. ID.
Gregory, near Loughbrdge when she
ground caved in and they went down I'M
I'll the mules backs were ten feet lower
than the surface of the earth. They land
ed on solid ground on the bottom. and
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