The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-02
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

white Man Horribly Cut by Negro at
Fort Gaines-AtIanta Society WO-
men stirred Up over the Appoint
ment of Mrs. Thompson as Chair
man of Reception Committee.
Verdict in Favor of a Real Estate
Broker.
GEORGIA.
Georgia postmasters appointed Monday
are Martha j. Smith, at Buren,, Union
county; Jasper Harris, at Paul, Echols
county
The convict stockade, together with
eleven mules, 200 bushels of peas, twenty
bales of hay and about $500 worth of farm
ing implements, belonging to Bagley
Speer about three miles from Covington,
was burned Saturday night.
Marion Griffis, a white man, with a fam
ily. living a few miles south of Pearson,
was killed Thursday night at Delks house
at a dance. 1t is claimed that GrittiS was
drinking and fell and broke the back part
of his skull 1t is generally believed he
was murdered.
j. w. Quinn, an engineer on the South
ern Railroad between Atlanta and Biz
mingham, is at police headquarters, at
Atlanta, charged with having made
criminal assault upon Pearl Clary at the
home of her parents, in that city. Quinn
denies the charge
Henry Harris and his son, Robert Har-
ris charged with the murder of Henry
Nesmith, are now in Moultrie jail The ex-
citement that ran so high Immediately
after the murder of Mr. Nesmith is sup
posed to have subsidized to that extent that
there is no longer any danger OF their be-
ing violently dealt with.
James Goodwin was arrested at Biz
mingham, in Milton county, Monday morn
ing on a United States warrant charging
him and his brother, Warren Goodwin,
with counterfeiting. James Goodwin vas
taken to Canton and lodged In jail. war
rem Goodwin who is the older brother and
leader of the counterfeiting business, got
away.
T. H. Sappington was given verdict of
$500 against-James L. Hight in Judge Ber-
RVS court at Atlanta Monday. Sapping-
ton claimed this amol mt was due him Tor
his services in arranging real estate
trade between Hight and W. l.. Stanton
Sappington claimed that he carried out
his part of the agreement and that alter
wards Hight did not consummate the
trade The jury allowed the full amount
of the commissions claimed.
fI1e ClLlZenS OF NOIltAulHel HdN q hASSL-
ing Saturday night to get the sentiment
of the town as to the. building of new
academy. There was a large number
present and they voted unanimously TO
instruct the council to call an election
20 float bonds to build a $4,000 two-story
building, and were very enthusiastic The
present institute will be moved and added
to the negro building. There will be no
opposition to the move so far as IS now
known.
Mrs. Sidney Lascelles spent awhile at
the Hotel Sadie at Triton, Monday en-
route to her Fitzgerald home from Rhode
Island where she had been on business
pertaining to her fathers estate. She was
accompanied by her guardian, Mrs. Nlola
Mcintosh, and came over the Pant sys-
tenn from Brunswick. Soon after regis
tering at the hotel, Mrs. Mcintosh as
covered that she had lost a valuable ola-
mond pendant from her watch chhu'
worth about $500. The Sadies night porter,
Frank Lewis who was sent to look TOT IL,
found it in the car she had just left, and
1t was returned to the lady, who had De
come little distressed about her loss.
Atlanta society is stirred from center to
circumference over row when mas
arisen over the appointment of Mrs. 10
seph Thompson as chairman of the recep-
ton committee of the Daughters OF tne
Confederacy for the coming reunion OF the
Confederate veterans. The appointment
has been made, but has not yet been ofh-
cially announced, and pending the an
nouncement strong pressure IS peihS
brought to bear upon Mrs. W. f. Plane'
president of the Daughters of the heVolu-
ton, to revoke the appointment OpJec-
ton is based on the claim that the honor
should be given to either the wife or
daughter of Confederate veteran. Whhe
Mrs Thompson is neither, Mrs. Thompson
is the leader of the social set and was at
the head of the womans department OF
the Cotton States international EXPOSE
ton.
Fort Gaines is much excited over dif-
ficulty that occurred Saturday night, in
which j. Clarence Sutton, well-known
young man, was seriously If not fatally
cut by George Cole, a negro. Cole had
been insulting and abusive to a white
man, John Riles living in the country
and afterwards Sutton was talking with
Cole about the matter, no others pelhs
present, when Cole suddenly struck sui
ton In the face. nearly knocking MIN OIL
his feet and Immediately drew razor
and began slashing him. Being unarmed'
Sutton turned and ran, Cole following
him, cutting at him every step. Untortu-
nately Sutton stumbled and fell, and nnd-
ing Cole right on him, he turned on ms
back and defended himself as pest ne
could by kicking. but Cole continued to
cut his legs He finally kicked him OF
and got away, but not until he mad re-
ceived Twelve gashes on his legs, thighs
and back, one on his left thigh eleven
inches long and reaching nearly to the
bone, and several others quite severe. The
negro made his escape.
FLORIDA