The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-08-07
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGR Apis.


Against n Railroad Because Com
ductOr struck Him-The White Wan
Arrested at Rome on Suspicion
That He Murdered Negro store
keeper RcIeased-New Trial to lie
Asked For II. :. Perry.
GEORGIA.
DR.. w. b. Armstrong Of Atlanta is crit
icaIy i'll from paralysis of the vocal
chords.
John R. Burke. formerly editor of the
Augusta Morning News, has become city
editor OF the Macon Evening News.
Col. H. J. Lee, one of Reidsvile most
prominent citizens and lawyers. died
Thursday after an illness of two weeks.
Mrs. FAME ]. Iversou and Charles Alb
bott prominent society people of Atlanta,
will be married at Washington, D. c.. TO-
day.
Chief A. b. Connolly of Atlanta is ill.,
Fever has set in. and it is feared that it
win be some time before he can leave his
home,
Arthur Augustus Zimmerman, the great
bicycle rider, viii be seen on the coliseum
track at Atlanta before the month of Au-
gust is out.
Beginning on Wednesday, Aug IS, a
series of meetings viii be held at Cure
ton Springs tabernacle to continue one
week. Several ministers of prominence
have promised TO be present representing
all denominations.
William T. Hamilton, the white man ar
rested several days ago on suspicion Of
having murdered Gideon Pope, a negro
merchant of Rome, was released Wednes-
day. The grand jury failed TO find the
slightest evidence against Hamilton.
There is no doubt that the three fires
In the Rome compress building Tuesday
were all of incendiary origin The Howell
Cotton Company and the Rome Compress
Company jointly offer Il reward of $500 for
proof to convict the person or persons who
were the incendiaries.
One of the most interesting cases tried
In Cobb superior court this week is the
suit of Charlie Daneis, colored against
the w. and A. railroad. Daniels was rid
ing on a train in December, 1895, when he
became involved In a difficulty with the
conductor, Capt Bell, and the latter struck
him A verdict of $500 was secured for
the plaintiff.
John Sheffield. a negro convict sent to
the convict camp at Kramer, from Terrell
county in 1891, for a term of ten years,
made his escape last year from this camp.
and all efforts to locate him were futile.
Wednesday he walked into the camp and
asked for his striped suit again He
stated that he was unable TO secure work
enough on the outside to make living
and was hungry and wished to go back
where he could get plenty TO eat and have
a good home.
The attorneys for II. S. Perry, who is
condemned to hang In DeKalb county on
Aug. is, have held a recent consultation
and decided that a motion for a new trial
viii be made The grounds Of the motion
are based entirely on the testimony of
one new witness, who has recently been
found. This witness is expected to swear
that Lanier Perry's victim. confessed to
the new witness that he had other than
proper relations with several other women
besides Perrys wife. An affidavit to this
effect will be presented to the court when
the motion for a new trial is heard.
An elderly white man named Dan
Thacher, accompanied by his little 12-year-
old daughter, appeared at the police sta
ton at Macon Thursday and told sad
story. Thacher went to Florida a few
years ago from Oconee county, South Car
DINA. At that time he had a living wife
and three children. He bought farm
near Bradford and did well until the
freeze came. which left him almost pennl-
less Later his wife and two children We're
killed and now he is returning home an
object of charity. He was given a pass to
Athens by Mayor Price.
Two-thirds OF the counties have been
heard from and 1t is stiIl close race be-
tween the increase in tax returns of the
country counties and the slump Of the
cities. The ninety-four counties heard
from outside of cities, give a net gain Of
S2,5Sl ,29I. Against this Muscogee came in
Thursday with slump of $1,3i5. 429. Full
ton and Bibb are expected to increase the
city loss by 100000 TO $500 900. There are
forty counties outside of cities vet to be
heard from, and il the ratio OF gain in the
ninety-four already heard from is kept
up the others viii send up an additional
increase Of s1.OS0O00 This indicates an
increase Of SO, 66l, 52S outside the cities The
municipal counties Of Bibb and Muscogee
will show an aggregate decrease Of 50. coo, =
600 to 100000, with a probability that il
viii be nearer the larger figure OF the
ninety-tour country counties. siXty-tWo
show an increase and thirty-two a de-
crease. Floyd Baldwin and Meriwether.
not officially reported. will show an in
crease Of $3.50 600.