The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-05
ITEMS IN THREE STATES.
GEORGIA, FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA BRIEFLY PAR
AGRAPHED.

Death at Augusta-Mercer Stu
dents in Row With Policeman.
a Petition For a Change in the
Name of wesleyan Female SEMI
nary.
GEORGIA.
Mrs. Walter G. Smith of Macon was
stricken with paralysis Thursday.
Ed MCGUIRE, an employe of the Column
bus iron works, had three fingers cut off
while operating p.aner Friday.
The case of Tom Purdue, the l5-year-
old negro boy charged with murder at At
lanta, has resulted in mistrial
The train robbers Of March 9 at Calera,
Ala. have been traced to Rome, and de-
tectives are working on the case.
The committee on electric and other rail-
roads of the Atlanta city council has pass
ed favorable on the street car transfer or
dinance
The litigation over the "Wigwam" at
Indian Springs has been satisfactorily
settled, and r. c. Strocher Of South
Carolina, is now sole owner.
j. L. Cooper, one of the most promi-
nent and prosperous farmers Of Gwinnett
county, died suddenly at his home near
Logansville last Thursday evening.
The Medical Association of Georgia has
issued over 1900 invitations to its forty
ninth annual session, which will be held
at Macon on the 21st 22nd and 2Sd of this
month.
Col Thomas Barr, who will conduct the
investigation of the incident at Fort Nc
Pherson, in which charges rest against
Capt. Romeyn and Lieut.. OBrlen, has ar
rived at Atlanta.
George w. Watson. an autioneer of ma
tional fame. died at his old home in Pie
nix City opposite Columbus Friday. He
had consumption and came home from
New York to die.
The Rome Light Guards have moved
into their new armory over the First Ma
tional Bank and are elegantly fixed up.
They will carry the best company into
camp this year they have ever carried.
The total shipment Of cotton from
Washington to date since Sept. l is 20, 462
bales. The stock in the warehouse is 255
bales. This is the largest receipt for any
season except one. When the totals for
that year was 241O0.
Miss Mary Hutto died at Augusta Fri
day under circumstances which gave rise
to suspicion of criminal malpractice. An
inquest and autopsy resulted in a verdict
of death from heart failure due to prema-
ture labor in maternity.
Capt James B. Nevin. inspector of rife
practice for the Third regiment, has re-
ceiyed official notice that a sum Of money
has hnRn aside hNr
the construction of a rifle range for the
use of the Rome companies.
Friday Rebecca Cohen. who lives at 1912
Picquet avenue at Augusta, locked up her
two children. aged respectively and 10
years, in her house, and went out to at
tend to some business. During her alb
sence the youngest OF the children was 50
badly burned that death resulted.
The most terrible storm that has ever
visited johnson county has prevailed
THURSDAY. Crops are practically ruined by
the rainfall and high winds. The tops of
houses were blown off. some blown down
and miles Of fencing in the county was
totally blown away. The farmers will have
to replant.
The state conference of the Georgia Ep-
worth Leagues is near at hand now, and
the Atlanta executive committee is at
work on final preparations for the occa-
sion. 1t is expected that fully 1900 young
people viii be in attendance. The confer
ence opens on the evening of Thursday,
April p, and will adjourn on the 25th.
Dalton Argus: Rev. Or. S. A. Goodwin
has recovered the watch and other things
recently stolen from the Baptist parsonage.
He stated at the trial of 81 Weyman that
~ se.af1 go. II. T.
II the goods were returned. Last Friday
evening the stolen articles were thrown
into an open window Of the parsonage.
Miss Mary wayt, a young lady who
formerly lived in Atlanta, met with a Sc
rious accident In Richmond, Va, Friday
She was out driving with friends when
the horses attached TO the vehicle ran
away and she, with the other occupants.
was thrown out. Miss Wayt received
blow upon the head which may result
seriously.
In the superior court at Macon Satur-
day Judge FELTON, passed an order settling
the case of Mamie S. Duncan, ct. al. VS..
the Southern Building and Loan Assocla-
ton of Knoxville. Tenn. Recently the
federal courts of Tennessee and Georgia
have dismissed their receivers, and the ac-
ton of Judge FELTON, was in conformity
with them.
The Equitable Life Assurance Society
has settled the claim for insurance Of
Mrs. Lavinia NJ. Connally of GAINESVILLE
for the death of her husband by paying
the amount Of her policy. He failed to
pay one of his premiums and under the
contract the policy lapsed He was in
such bad health that he could not pass a
denomination. When the facts were
laid before 1t the company allowed him to
pay the premium despite the fact that
death within few days was certain
A serious wreck occurred on the Central
railroad one hundred and twenty miles
west of Columbus Saturday morning at
5:45 o'clock. A trestle near Childersbure
gave away with freight train No As. car
rying the engine and several cars down.
Engineer JEFF Thompson and Fireman
John Chapman were both injured. the
former receiving "A severe cut on the hand
and being bruised about the head. Chan.
mans right arm was broken. Conductor
w. r. Wilmott was In charge Of the
train.
Augusta Herald; The crew Of the train
which was wrecked in Hamburg about a
week ago has been dismissed from tbA