The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-06
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
ITEMS FROM THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.
GEORGIA..


The turpentine distillery of Mr.. B. Hulk
ford of Jesup was burned down at Ty Ty
e,+-rdav night at II o'clock, supposed to
h. incendiary. Loss about $1,000.
bridges Smith win be the next Mayor
nj Macon. The field is now open, and
tbsre is no probability of a new candi-
date announcing. The aldermanic ticket
sam Never, C. D. Pearson, d. w. Hill
erd L. w. Hollingsworth-will also go in
without opposition.
Griffin Call: Vice President J. NJ. Egan
of the Central Railroad was in the city
This morning, and visited the Dixie Cream
erv Mr. Egan expressed himself very
freaIv about the creamery and gave Mr..
VA lace a written statement to the effect
HAT ii is the most complete one in the
South.
Farmers around Ty Ty are busy manu-
featuring sugar cane syrup and planting
osts and many of them are blowing up
their land preparing for next years crop.
They have obtained fair prices for their
long cotton, paid up their debts, and are
busfling with the determination of making
no more debts.
Mrs. Nellie C. Stallings, through her at
tornev r. j. Jordan, filed suit in the Su
narior Court in Atlanta Monday against
The seaboard and Roanoke and Raleigh
and CASTOR Railroad Company, claiming
title 10 one-sixth interest in a piece Of
property which is partly occupied by the
seaboard freight depot at the end of
Spring street in that city.
Engineer Albert Wright, Of the Central
road. is perhaps the Oldest engineer in the
service of this big system. Mr.. Wright is
now the guiding hand of engine No. 1881.
4 He began his career as engineer at the
4 Central Aug. 8, 1856, when the Mllen
q branch was In the hands of the A. & 5.
Company. with c. A Brown as superin-
tendent, and John McKan, Sr., master
mechanic Engineer Wright was never in
4 an accident of a serious nature, and his
engine has never killed a person.
In the election for Mayor and Council of
North Rome Saturday the present incum-
bent. George w. Trammell, and his entire
aldermanic ticket were elected by hand
some majorites. Trammell beat his op-
ponent Simeon B. Chambers, 4S votes, the
result standing: Trammen 106; Cham
bers. g. The school question was made
a strong issue in the race, and the public
school SYSTEM which was established un-
der Trammell regime, was thoroughly vim
dicated The saloons were closed in Rome
Saturday on account of the election.
The jury which holds billiard Herndon's
life in a balance is making a record for
itself. Tt is the first Wilkes county jury
4 that has been held over Sunday. The spe-
clal term of Wilkes Superior Court con-
Svened Tuesday at Washington for the pur-
I pose of trying Herndon for the murder of
Mir John j. Lovinggood. the young mer-
lant at Pistol, on the Afternoon of Oct
90 After able arguments on both sides
J the case went to the above jury at 3
o'clock Wednesday, and they have not yet
reached q verdict. The Judge says he has
nothing to do until Jan. !, and believes it
will be economy to hold these twelve men
until verdict is reached 1t is generally
believed a mistrial will be the result.
Sensational developments are not I'M
likely to follow the action taken by the
Bar Association of Atlanta Saturday in
the matter of the charges made in the
presentmeuts of the Fulton county grand
jury. The committee appointed by the
lawyers of the bar is composed Of fore
most members of the legal talent, and Ii is
understood that each one Is determined to
do everything possible to Investigate ev-
cry phase of the presentments. The re-
port Is scheduled for publicity on next
Saturday, but it is possible that the COM
thorough fashion as is desired the en-
tire situation. No lawyer will talk on the
subject, stating that there is nothing to
be said until the committees report is
ready.
The aftermath of the court scene Wedn-
esday afternoon in Columbus occurred
Saturday when Attorneys A. A. Carson
and ]. II. Worrell. who had had per-
sonal alteration I'm the court room, ex-
pained to the judge that they had meant
no disrespect to the court, and apologlzed
Ior having violated the rules of the court
room Each gentleman made a short talk
TO Judge Butt, in which they said that
hey regretted the occurrence, and as
sured the court that they meant no disre-
spect either personally or officially They
stated that the matter had been amicably
ADJUSTED, and was at an end. Upon these
statements and the assurance that there
would be no repetition of an occurrence of
lhis sort, Judge Butt decided not to fine
the two lawyers