People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1898-01-21
THE NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD
What Is Going on In All Parts
of the World.
SHORT SOUTHERN STORIES.

SHORT SOUTHERN STORIES.
THOMAsvILLE, Ga, Jan. 17.-Benja-
min Butterworth. commissioner Of pat
ents, died here.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. Jan. Is. = The
city council has resolved to build:a new
waterworks plant.
GREENWOOD. S. O., Jan. 15.-Benja-
min Cunningham, prominent lawyer,
died here, AGED 40 years.
BRUNSWICK. Ga, Jan. IA. : Judge
Sweat has sentenced ex- Express Agent
Mabry to two years imprisonment.
MARIETTA, Ga, Jan. 1S.-Will Allen
| and AL Mullins, charged with murder
ing Callie King, have been acquitted.
RALEIGH, Jan 15-John Graves. ON
trial for the murder of Henry Wall at
Forestville one year ago, has been
acquitted
MONTGOMERY, Ala, Jan. IA deal
has been closed by which Alabama will
secure another fruit colony. It will be
located in Morgan county.
MACON, Jan. 18.-R S. bennington
10 on trial here, charged with completely
In the murder of L. w. Halstead at a
10-oent circus in Macon last April
MOBILE, Jan. 14-Frank Morse has
been arrested here, charged with coun-
| terfeiting. In his possession were So, $50
of coun.srfeit $40 silver certificates.
MEMPHIS, Jan IA Rev. E. A. Ram
sey pastor of the FiI-t Pre- byterian
church and one of the best known d.
vines in the south. died here. aged 40.
ATLANTA, Jan. 1.-THE 4year- old
son of N. L Heard. raj way watch
man, was burned to death '. lille play
ing with fire in the yard of his home
here.
SAVANNAH, Jan. l5.-Nicholas Moro.
the Greek who killed Patrick Scully
several weeks ago, has been acquitted
in the superior court of the charge of
murder.
ATLANTA, Jan. Is. -Attorney General
J. NJ. Terrell is out in card to the pub
lie announcing his retirement from the
race for the Democratic gubernatorial
nomination.
SELMA, Ala, Jan. 18.-Will Fl. Harri-
son of this place committed suicide by
shooting himself in the head with re-
volver. No reason can be given except
dependency.
COLUMBIA, S. O., Jan. 1S.-General
John Bratton of Fairfield died at Winns-
boro of heast trouble. He was for
many years prominent in public affairs
in this state.
LOUISVILLE, Jan. H. Three men
were seriously and two fatally burned
as the result of q boiler explosion in
the Ferncliffe distillery at Logan and
| Hampton streets.
MoNTGssIERY, Ala, Jan. 1s-An--
i Ir5W -0ousggy, a c5CJon 7lI1il employs,
died here from drinking wood alcohol,
and N. D. McKehen is not expected to
recover from a dose of tn. same liquor.
PENSACOLA, Fla. Jan. 18.-Herbert
Seeley killed Alice Caro-, the girl to
whom he was engaged, and then COM
mitted suicide. Both parties were well
connected in Warrington and in this
city.
| MIAMI, Fla, Jan. 18.-The condition
of Joseph F. Smith. of the Bureau of
American Republics, is practically un-
changed. 1t is not true that he has suf-
| fered a relapse. though he Ia still very
| sick man.
TOWNSVILLE, Ga. Jan. 17-Captain
John L. Finn, one of the wealthiest and
| most prominent business men in this
city, committed suicide here by shoot
ing himself Whisky, it is said. caused
the rash act.
OARTERsvLLE, Ga, Jan. 14.-Hamp-
ton Miner was loading large log on a
carriage, when he lost his footing and
| fell over q saw. His body was cut
nearly in two. There is little hope that
he will survive.
MILTON, Fla, Jan. l4-Hon. O. J.
Perrenot, president of the state senate.
is dangerously i'll at his residence here.
Last week he had an attack OF hemor-
Ehage of the lungs, but seemed to be
slowly recovering.
SYLvANIA, Ga. Jan. 1a-The Post.
Office here was entered during the night
and about $500 in money stolen. The
safe was blown to pieces with some kind
Of an explosive and has the look of the
professional about it.
KEY WEST, Jan. 1S.-A rumor has
reached here from Havana that the au-
economist leader Rafael Fernandez de
Castro, had been killed In duel by
Martin Rivero. editor Of La Discussion.
The rumor is not confirmed.
| MONTGOMERY, Ala, Jan. 17.-Hon.
James B. Simpson. recording secretary
| to Governor Johnston, and perhaps per-
sonally the most popular man in the
state, died here from the effects of con.
sumption. He was 40 years old.
AsHEvILLE, Ala, Jan. 1S.-Jackson
Phillips, one Of the most prominent cit
izens and pioneers of this place, died
here, aged 80 years. He was the father
of the Phillips brothers, prominent mer-
ehants of Asheville and Gadsden.
| SAVANNAH, Jan. 1A-The total re-
Ceipts of cotton at Savannah since the
beginning of the season. Sept. 1, 1897.
has passed the 900, 900 bale mark, and if
the receipts keep up, as is expected the
million mark will be reached in few
weeks.
|
grand jury now in session has found
true bill against Ben Osborne. the
would be assassin of DR.. T. O. Powell,
superintendent of the Georgia Lunatio
asylum, Tor assault with attempt to
murder.
SAVANNAH, Jan. 18.-Ths trial of Dap
tain Oberlin M. Garter, United States
army, before aoourtmartial of IS United
States omcers, began here General
Elwell S. Otis is president of the court
martial, and Colonel t. F. Barr judge
advocate general.
HAwKINsvrLLE, Ga. Jan. Sc. D.
Mashburn g o., have failed for $40,-
000 The heaviest creditors are the
Hawkinsville Bank and Trust company
and the Lathrop Oil Mill company. Low
| prices of cotton was the cause and DOOR