The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-08-04
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

A school Teacher of LuInplsin Conn
ty Accused OF Using the Mails For
Fraudulent Purposes--A Biu to BE
introduced 10 Greatly Iucrense the
Rigidity of Examinations For Al
mission to the Bar.
GEORGIA
DR.. a. B. calhoun of Newman, who had
been at the point Of death for the past few
days died Sunday.
Mrs T. x. Peabody one Of the most
prominent ladies Of Columbus, died Mon
day of appendicitis.
Albert Carter negro, has been bound
over by Judge Nash Broyles for roboing
the postofice at Elberton.
Superintendent Durham Of the Plant sys-
TEN was at Triton Saturday in conference
with the city officials relative to the build
ing Of new depot.
In the upper end Of Murray county Sat
urday Henry Dickson was killed in gene
eral quarrel Saturday night by Youns
Kerr, who cut him with a razor.
The Chattahoochee brewery at Column
bus was sold Monday at public cutlery
under mortgage, bringing 5000. b. III.
Harris was the purchaser, acting for the
receiver.
The boarding house at Macon, known
as the Bulloch house, was partially de-
stroyed by fire Sunday morning. The
boarders were aroused as quickly as pos
sible but they had a narrow escape
In Forsyth county last week three per-
sons became subjects for the insane asy-
lum young man. a negro girl and
James Crane are the unfortunate ones.
Mr.. Crane was crazed by the loss of mis-
wife and three children by death in the
past few months.
The sale of the property Of the Augusta
Mining and Milling Company win not be
confirmed by Judge Newman. b. H. Hin,
who acted as special master in the case.
rendered his report and showed that the
price bid for the property was $4,000
which is $4,000 below the upset price as
determined by the court.
At Columbus Monday. Judge Butt was
asked if special term of the grand jul
ries of Talbot and Harris counties would
be called TO consider the Ryder lynchiug
He said that the regular term Of Talbot
county convenes in September, and as il
would take thirty days TO advertise a spec
ial term one would hardly be called. In
regard TO the Harris grand jury Judge
Butt would say nothing further than that
the matter had not been suggested to him.
DR.. Joseph Jacobs of Atlanta has been
charged by Patrolman Jet with doing un-
necessary work on the Sabbath day, and
the trial of the case in the recorders
court promises to settle an important le-
cal question. Or. Jacobs was at work
in his new drug store at the corner of
Alabama and Whitehall streets. getting
things in readiness for the opening. There
We're no carpenters at work, but a force
of clerks was putting medicine in the
shelves and arranging the stock.
A warrant was sworn out by United
States Postofice Inspector Gillespie. at
Dahlonega, Monday, for the arrest Of Miss
Frances Crawford, a young lady teacher
in Dawson county, charging her with U.S.
ing the United States mails 20 deceive and
defraud book publishers in New York and
elsewhere. Several letters were intro
duced showing that she had asked for sam
pie copies of books and Introductory prices
but there was no evidence showing that
she had ever received any books in answer
10 her letters.
j. NJ. Slaton, the member from Fulton,
will introduce a bill before the next legis-
lature in regard TO the examinations of
applicants for admission TO the bar Mr.
Slaton is of the opinion that the bar of
Georgia Is being crowded by "a lot of legal
aspirants who are wholly incompetent to
assume the duties of the profession and
are clogglng the progress and DEVELOPMENT
OF law IN this state The proposed bin will
make the examinations very rigid and will
be intended TO shut out the majority of
the applicants who apply for admission.
The heirs of William p. y. DuBose. who
was soldier in the war between Texas
and Mexico. and who was slain in the
massacre Of Goliad in 1886 are now en-
titled 10 a land grant Of great value IN
the state of Texas. The state of Texas.
In consideration of his gallant services In
the war for the Independence Of that COM
monwealtn, issued to his heirs a bounty
IN che shape Of several thousand acres OF
land IN 1883 a firm OF lawyers in Texas
has written a letter 10 Hoke Smith ana
II. G. Peoples Of Atlanta. calling atten-
ton to the face that william r =. Du-
Bose was a son OF Joel DuBose and Mary
Ann DuBOse, who was Mary Ann Neil
before her marriage. and who, after The
death OF Joel Du8ose, married his BROTH
er, William Greene DuBose. The Du-
Bosses and Melis lived in Darlington ana
kichland districts. South Carolina. ana
IN Fulton and Bib counties. Boo Georgia.
i Is believed that William b. b. DuBose
had no brother or sister, and therefore
the heirs Of the father and mother would
inherit the Texas land grant