The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-24
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

NpEresses Alleged to Have Died
From Assault at Lytle-Pret-
" Girl Arrested Attired in Sol
dier's Clothes on the Streets of At
n Ianta-Terrinc Thunder Storm at
West Point.
GEORGIA.
The celebrated Cox case has just been
dismissed at bonneville. The state failed
\ to make out a case. and the judge dis
missedtt
Two or more negresses are alleged to
have died as a result of assaults by sol
diers at Chickarnauga Park The grand
Jury is Investigating the lawlessness at
Lyle
Representative Lewis called at the war
department at Washington Wednesday 10
SIX the appointment of The Rev. NJ Led
better of Lumpkin to a chaplancy and
4 James b. Pate of Cordele for a paymas-
tership
Dr. L. C. Mattox died Tuesday morning
at his residence, two miles from Homer
Vile. He was 7O-odd years old. He was a
preacher of the gospel and practicing ply
stefan. He did much for the suffering
poor He leaves a wife, two sons and two
daughters.
pretty young girl was taken in charge
by the police at Atlanta Wednesday night
for wearing mems clothes on the streets
She was dressed in a full suit of United
states "regimentals' and she intended to
enlist if she could pass muster without
her sex being discovered. She gave her
name as Lizzie Cannon. Her parents
caused her arrest
A verdict for the defendant was rem
dered in the City Court at Macon Wednes-
day in the case of T. F. Warwick, guar
dian of Willie Kennedy, versus the knights
of Damon, suit on the insurance policy of
1900 on the life of j. A. Kennedy who
was killed in a wreck on The Southern
road on Aug. so, 1895, while going on an
excursion to Indian Spring, under the
auspices of the knights of Pythlas of Ma
,on.
At Washington Wednesday Senator Ba-
con and Representative Bartlett called at
the White House and upon Adjt. Gen.
Corbn in The interest of Robert Whitfield
of Miledgevilie for a second ieutenancy.
Adjt. Gen. Corbln volunteered the informa-
ton that he had recommended Bob Hodges
OF Macon for promotion to a post of honor
Hodges, it will be remembered, resigned
the post as solicitor to enter the volunteer
army as a private and his unselfish pa
uiotlsm has been called to the attention
OF the adjutant general, who in turn has
called it to the attention of the President
The hardest electrical storm seen 10
Troup county for many years, passed over
vest Point Tuesday evening between $3.50
and p. m. The thunder and lightning
Wete terrific. A house, occupied by ne
Eroes, was struck by a bolt the chimney
and one end being completely torn away.
ho five fr7r,. -.
cd The tracks of the Chattahoochee Val
ley Railroad were badly washed out The
residence of L. S. Turner was struck and
the furniture in one Of the bed rooms was
Pan nally demolished. The telephone svs-
TEN was completely demoralized every
phone in town being burned out and the
iires badly crossed. Miller Brady. son Of
Capt. T. b. Brady, one of Atlanta's most
successful and widely known business
men, was struck by lightning and badly
injured
Sheriff Berry of Hancock county return
ed home from Albany Wednesday. bring
ing with him Charley Wright. alias "I<id'
Charley. who is wanted for the murder of
D3Vld Silver, a prominent citizen of Spar
"a, several years ago. Wright claims that
ne was offered 500 TO kill Silver by Harry
Butts, negro living several miles from
sparta. Butts and Mr.. Silver had some
"""iS %pOut some cotton, and as he left
me store Butts made several threats to
XIII Silver. That night as Silver was on
MS way to supper from the store. some
one stepped from behind a fence and shot
MN tive times, each bullet taking effect.
SILVER dying instantly. Butts disappeared.
ana has not been heard of since. Wright
claims to know nothing of Butts where
aoouls' but as it is known to the autnori-
ties that they have been corresponding II
Is thought that he will soon be located
FLORIDA
An Episcopal Church is In course Of
erection at Auburndale.
lightning killed young man and his
Jog at Iakemont last Sunday afternoon.
Private Smith of the First Florida Reg