The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-31
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
PARAGRAPHS
GEORGIA

charge Aug. l.
Among the army orders issued are dis
charges for Private William P. Green
Company G. Second Georgia, and sergt.
william A. Jones, Company A. second
Georgia.
AT meeting of the Democratic execu-
tive committee OF Schley county 1t was
decided 10 hold the Democratic primary
on Aug for the election of county OFF,
GERS ard representative.
A bean measuring 2S14 inches was ex-
hlbted in Elberton Monday, grown by
Ed Fortson, about three miles from the
city Ii is a common thing for him TO
raise them two feet dong.
Jim McWnliams, a farmer living at Vim
ings station, was struck by Western
and Atlantic freight train near his home
Wednesday night and Instantly killed. lie
was drunk and asleep on the track.
Hon. William NJ. Howard Of Oglethorpe,
Democratic candidate for Congress, as to
have opposition. His opponent will be Col.
John A Neese. a prominent young law
yer of GAINESVILLE Franklin county nomi-
mated by the Populists.
Private Elmer Johnmann. Troop x,
Ninth Cavalry, who was recently tried AZ
Fort Mcpherson for desertion, has been
found guilty. He Will serve one year at
hard labor in addition to FORGETTING all pay
and allowances due him.
There are four candidates for senator in
the Eighteenth district: A. r. Wright,
Mayor of Louisville; William Little,
planter and ex-legislator; James Stapleton,
member of the House, and Emory Smith,
an eX-mcmber of the House.
E. D. Ansley OF Americas has nearly
finished shipping the yield of a fine peach
orchard at Fort Valley, which he purchas-
ed some time since. Already he has ship
ped over 10000 crates, and this NUMBER may
yet be increased considerably.
Z Athens will soon have vitrifed brick
pavement on one of her chief business
streets-College avenue. 1t is the inten-
ton of the city government to pave at
least two blocks each year until the entire
business section of the city is paved.
Patrolman c. G. Doyal, who was dis
missed from the police force of Atlanta
Thursday, has filed a suit for s., 900 dam
ages against the city. Doyal asks that
the money be paid him for injuries he re-
ceived when he was serving as policeman
on a bicycle
voluntary manslaughter for killing "Un-
Gle Billy" Brown in Fulton county, ana
who was sentenced to eighteen months
confinement at hard labor by Judge john
S. Gambler, has been granted new trial
by the Supreme Court.
The counties suggested for the new ju-
dicial circuit to be known as the Wire
grass circuit, are Dooly, Wilcox, Worth
fI,l- hot fa1r.
ty from each of the following circuits as
at present constituted; Southwestern, AL
bany, Oconee and Southern.
]. B. Briggs, who leased and approprl-
ated to his own purposes a biclcle in Rich
mond county last spring. who was convict
ed of larceny after trust and given year
on the chain-gang has been pardoned upon
the recommendation of the Prison Com
mission. Briggs was drunk at the time
the offense was committed.
There are three or four candidates in
Jefferson county for representative, as
follows: R. l.. Farmer, a merchant at
Louisville; G. G. Johnson, merchant at
Wadley; j. r. Kinman, lawyer of Barlow
and it is expected a few more will be out
by or before Aug. 4, when the primary
comes off.
w. M. Rowland has established a cam
ming factory at Athens. 1t has been in
operation for several weeks, and has been
running full time. Quite large quantity
of peaches, blackberries and tomatoes
have been canned. The new industry has
met with such marked success that the
factory win be enlarged at once
Ed Moses, colored, resisted Police Off,
Ger Smell at Columbus Friday, when the
latter went to arrest him on the charge of
wife beating, and in consequence is seri-
ously wounded. Moses picked up a bill
Hard cue and struck the policeman on the
head and once in the back. 1t was thought
at first that Moses would die, but he win
probably recover.
Cornelius Rackby, prominent citizen of
Mitchell county, while en- route to Worth,
TO visit his daughter, was overtaken by a
severe rain and wind storm between Ash
burn and Sycamore and struck by a fall
ing tree. Friends were near and carried
him TO the office Of Dr. w. L. Story at
Sycamore, but he was SO severely injured
that he died within few minutes after
reaching there.
John Weaver, the negro who assaulted
Miss Jennie Gum at her home in Epson
county on the night of Jan. 10. was hanged
at Thomaston Friday. Weaver made a
dOA5 SldlNuitnN DtlOie he dSGenued the
scaffold. He talked at least ten minutes
denying his guilt. He grew warm and
made several charges against the Gum
family. Many who have thought him in
nocent believed he was guilty after hear.
ing this talk,
A raft of hewn timber consisting OF
twenty-five pieces and averaging 2,249 su.
perficial feet was sold in the Darien mar.
ket on Tuesday. This raft came down the
river all the way from Washington coun-
~. 1t was the largest hewn timber seer
In Darien for many years During the
week there was shipped from the porl
of Darien, eoastwise and foreign, 4,011, "a
feet OF timber and lumber valued at $S9
100. Timber that was cut for Daren be-
fore Christmas reached the booms during
the week. A great deal is ready and wait
ing for water
In Emanuel county, Wednesday, El
Youman's sawmlll was blown up by boil
er explosion, killing Dave Gigger and
negro whose name could not be learned