The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-14
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
,r,vs OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

- kills His Brother i'm a Dispute |
o,er Land-A Free-fOr-An Fight
,oDn Litisants at Monticello.
confederate Cavalry Major of
Columbus Ready to Go to War
Uurder in SpaIding County.
GEORGIA
cor Atkinson has appointed M. c. Ed
u,,r5s of Dawson judge of the County
corrf of Terrell county. Judge Edwards
vii succeed Judge J. A. Lang, resigned.
The Ladies' Memorial Association of
Dawson has invited Judge j. b. Pilsbury
of Americus to deliver the address in that
city on Memorial day. The invitation has
been accepted.
1bree Young men from Dawson were put
IN the lookup at Leary a night or two
ago for ntoxication. They set fire to the
bilding and narrowly escaped cremation
before they were released.
The Young men in Rome are making an
effort to organize a cavalry company.
They propose 10 volunteer their services
10 the Governor in case hostilities occur
berween this country and Spain.
sid Lovejoy killed his brother. Colev
1oyeiov. about twelve miles from Mon
ticalo Monday The killing occurred as
a consequence of a dispute between the
two brothers over a small strip of land.
Capt oscar F. Johnston died at
Vatklnsville Tuesday. He was s.
years old and had been confined
10 his room seven months. He
ioined the United States navy when
is years old, and was aboard the Alabama
when orders were given to sink her during
the civil war.
Kirby Waldrup dangerously cut lobe
Waites at Monticello Monday waitcs
was drunk and went to a field where Wald-
rup was blowing, leveled his gun at him
and made murderous threats, whereupon
Waldrup sprung at him with his knife
and inflicted several bad cuts about
Waites face and throat, and left him for
dead. Waites is alive and will recover.
At Monticello Monday morning general
row and knock-down with pistols and fists
occurred on the town square between
number of men who had come in to settle
some differences in the County Court. 1t
appears that the mills of justice ground
too slowly for them, and they proceeded
10 settle ii with a general knock-down. No
one was seriously injured. but a number
of cases have been docketed against the
beIigerents.
Willing to enter the service in case hos
Titles break out, Capt. I. ]. Bates, one
of the best known citizens and veterans
of Columbus, announces his intention of
raising company or possibly a regiment
If empowered to do so, when declaration
of war comes, if it is 20 come. Capt
Bates served in the late war as a major
in the cavalry service of the Confederacy
and his war record is an unusually inter
estng and honorable one.
Frank, the little 2-year-old son of Mr..
and Mrs. Lawson Stapleton of Americas.
came near ending his life Monday by swal-
lowing potash by mistake. A servant had
been cleaning a bath tub and left a small
lump in a bucket which the little fellow
Col hold of. Before any one knew it he
had swallowed a small portion of the
strong substance, and was bleeding badly
from the mouth and throat when the ply
sician arrived. He will recover.
A decision was handed down in the Uni
ted States Court at Atlanta Monday by
Judge Newman, which ends the Huguley
Manufacturing Company case after
months of litigation. The court holds that
the Huguley company is not entitled to
holds that certain supplies and findings in
the mill at the time that the bondholders
look possession were not covered by the
mortgage that secured the bonds and that,
therefore, these supplies and findings,
amounting to $500, must be paid for
viii Harris, a negro, was shot and in
SANITY killed by George Bivins Saturday
night on the plantation of John ]. Elder,
near Birdie, in Spalding county 1t is
thought two or three other negroes are
Implicated In the affair, and they, together
with Bivins have left for parts unknown.
blvins is said to have confessed to his
laiher, when he went home after his cloth
ing that he did the shooting. The coro-
ner held an inquest Sunday and the yer
ulct of the jury was that the deceased
came to his death from gunshot wounds
mfcted by George Bivins.
Miss Laura Thornton was robbed by
nlghwayman at Atlanta Tuesday. Miss
thornton had just reached the corner of
ue two streets when burly negro sprang
N tront of her. The young lady attempted
" walk around him, when the negro
sfasped her arms. The highwayman held
HeV IN a grip like a wise with one hand
while with the other he wrenched the
purse away from her and threw her 20
me ground. Miss Thornton fell heavily 10
ne sidewalk, and the robber ran Miss
lhofnton was assisted to q house near by,
ana then, after a few minutes she at
"mpted 10 reach her home. Three blocks
rom the place where she had been rob-
o'd' Miss Thornton tainted. A gentleman
~ buggy, learning where the young LADY
"'ed' drove her home. A physician, when
,'Aod in, said that the nervous shock ana
NC iall had seriously imperiled MSS
IAornion's life.