The morning news., 1899-05-15
GEORGIA..

Sam Carter, negroS was bound ovel
by Justice Smith of Buchanan, under a
$500 bond, charged with an assault on
a white woman in the northern portion OF
the county. The people are greatly excit-
ed. The defendant will remain in jail I'M
Ill the July term of court.
Darien Gazette: During the month end
ing on April 30 there was measured at the
public boom in Darien 6,sooOOO, feet of
square. scab and sawn timber. This does
not include the sawn timber and lumber
which came in during the month and was
carried direct TO the private booms
A negro supposed to be the murderer of
Robert F. Davis near Decatur was cap
tured in Madison Saturday. He says his
name is VIII Williams and that he has
been working on a farm near Madison.
He told several conflicting stories about
his movements for the past few days.
He claims to be 20 years of age, and is
very black
1t is said that the hard wood mill OF
Abbeville is one of the largest and most
promising of the many industries that
make South Georgia hum. Ten thousand
feet of lumber a day are sawed from
sweetgum, tupelo. ash, cypress, oak and
pine. The lumber is shipped North, where
it is converted into furniture and then sold
back TO the Georgia merchants.
The city tax rate in Athens for 1899
has BEEN fixed by the City Council at 1
per cent The same figures as last year.
This has been accomplished despite the
recent issuing of 100000 of bonds. the in
terest and $500 of the principal OF which
IS payable annually The city finances
were never in better condition than now,
and there Is a cash balance in the treas
ury Of $4,000.
Miss Annie Adams. an aged and very
estimable lady residing. near Americus,
is in a critical condition, the result of
stroke of apoplexy received day or two
since. 1t is feared that she cannot recov-
err Miss Adams is SO years Of age and
the only remaining member of a large
family once residing there. She Is Sis
ter of Mr.. George w. Adams, who died
only few weeks since.
From present indications there will be
a lively fight in Atlanta's Council this
afternoon over the question of the SAFE
of tobacco, cigars, cigarettes and pipes on
the Sabbath day. An ordinance was in
troduced at the last regular session of the
Council allowing the sale of these goods
on Sunday but in considering the mat
ter the ordinance committeeman widely
differed as to the solution of the problem.
Indications point to a large attendance
upon the University of Georgia next year.
The university has been more widely adj
vertised this year than usual, and the in
stitution is in closer touch with the peo-
pie. The examinations for entrance re-
Gently placed in the hands of the different
school commissioners in Georgia will be
taken by large number of young men,
more than one hundred having already
signifed their intention of so doing.
Ed Smith. a young white man, has
been arrested in Atlanta charged with
assaulting Garnett Norwood, the young
painter, now in the lunatc asylum. Nor
woods insanity is said to be due to a
blow on the head from a pair Of brass
knucks, and Ed Smith is charged with
being his assailant. The warrant charges
Smith with assault with intent TO muir
der. Smith has been released on $500
bond. His trial has been set for to-day
A special to the Morning News from
Sumner says: The seventeenth annual
celebration of the Worth County Sunday
School Association was held at the Tab
ernacle Poulan yesterday. Judge Frank
Park of Poulan made very appropriate
address of welcome. The music furnish
ed by the congregation. with the assist
ance of Mrs. Dr. Walker OF Sycamore or
ganist. and ]. E. Dean of 'ry Ty, choister
was excellent. Dr.sC. III. Hyde of Cuth-
bert and Rev. w b. Davis of Albany
made good and interesting Sunday school
speeches. In the singing contest banners
were awarded TO the infant class at Syl-
VRsfqr the abnir n Tcahnlia ha
school at Sumner.
The well known case of Cults against
Scandrett. which involves the mayoralty
of the town of Cordele. and brings up a
heated contest over the recent munich
pal election held In that town, was reach
ed on the docket of the Supreme Court
Friday morning. The case was continued
at the afternoon session and argument
was concluded Saturday. the court taking
the case under consideration. In the cleo
tion in Cordele recently for Mayor and
Tor the officers of the aldermanic board,
c. c. Cults, one of the candidates for
the former office. received 274 votes, and
was declared elected over his opponent
). ID. Scandrett, who received only 220
votes. 1t was discovered, however, that
there had been fraud in the election and
the friends of Scandrett claimed that 1856
of the votes given Cults were Illegal A
contest ensued before the ordinary of
Dooly county. which was thrown out for
some reason. Receiving no satisfaction
from the ordinary. the Scandrett faction
took the case to the Superior Court. and
before Judge FELTON,. at Macon. March 10,
CUTS was called upon to show cause The
cas- was finally carried before Jury
In Dooly county with Judge w. b. Butts
presiding, and the jury decided in favor
OF Scandrett. Cults. who Is at present
acting as Mayor Of cordele, refused TO ac
cept the decision of the court, and the
case was brought to the Supreme Court
on writ of error.
FLORIDA.
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