The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-27
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD IN
PARAGRAPHS.
GEORGIA,


The business house of ]. w. Smith of
East Macon was closed Saturday by cred
itors. Mr.. Smith having voluntarily sur
rendered 10 them.
Gordon county is entirely out of debt,
with $3.50 in the treasury. The jurors
anh bailiffs heretofore have been paid off
in county script. Now they will receive
their pay in money.
The oat and wheat crops in the Lovett
section are a total loss The recent cold
spell killed them, and they cannot again
come out. DR.. p. M. Johnson and Mr.. A.
j. Stewart are the losers in that vicinity.
The freeze of last Sa turday night played
havoc with the young oat crop around
Jefferson. and damaged the old crop bad
~ in low wet places Farmers are bad
~ behind with their work on account OF
the continued bad weather Virtually
Two months of the year gone and scarcely
anything done.
Many injuries of the recent cold wave
are now visible at La Crosse, and others
may develop later. Oats sown in the
early fall are thinned out in spots, but
moi enough TO very greatly injure the crop.
Oats soWn since Christmas in many in
stances are practically killed. Wheat is
not materially injured. 1t is believed
that our native pums, and in many In
stances, peaches, are seriously effected,
and though they may bloom, the young
fruit will fall off considerably before ma
turing or be gummy.
Emory Long, charged at Monroe with
the murder of Baihff Reese NJ Hogan
was captured at the home of his father
Friday afternoon at o'clock. The cap
rure was made by Sheriff Arnold assist
ID by l.. NJ. Harrison, j. C. Draughn and
W. w NOVEL;. Hogan was killed by
-ong some six weeks ago while he was
-nsaged in arresting a negro. Long was
drunk and much feeling was engendered
over the killing, Hogan being popular
end efficient officer Long escaped from
the sheriff two days after his arrest and
has since been at large. Gov. Gambler
offered reward of $500 for his capture.
Bod Ford, negro desperate, who made
his escape from the penitentiary short
time since, and. for whom a reward was
o. cred, was caught Friday by officers
y aitley and jenkins Of Waynesboro at
a turpentine farm in the lower section Of
burke county, near the Savannah river,
i'm the vicinity of where he committed the
assault with attempt to murder for
Inch he was sentenced from Burke SUI
arior Court. He resisted the officers
hi tlita 70 oIdW MS pistol, WNen ne
vas snot with O gun loaded with buck
hct The negro is badly wounded ana
o1th may ensue. He was always a Dad
tracter ana was nearly killed before
was arrested for the first offense. He
now in jail al WaynesOorO.
cenniNe News: The people of Tennille are
4.scussing the predictions of Mrs. Warde
t2e Augusta medium" who was here
asa week. i is understood chat she came
ere at he invitation of the members Of
he 'klOndike Club which is said to
ave discovered precious, valuable metal in
.2ads in Florida. Several trips We're made
taete by in mbers OF the club, but no good
re ulfs Ner2 accomplished. Absolutely
rcthing of pasC history of the club was
made known 60 the woman She re
cted 1t all, however, and told the gentle
men that there We're traitors among them,
but refused to give their names She told
hem thai until they ferretted out the
undesirable members and expelled them
there would ne no material developments
In their Florida enterprise. She also pre-
dicted that the Taylor house would be
destroyed by fire during the present year
and suggested that Mr.. Taylors friends
advise him 10 accept a position, to be
rendered him soon, and avoid a great loss
The Peacock place" said she now oc-
cupied by Smith, will also be destroyed
by fire" A prominent politician in Wash
inston county viii die suddenly within
the next few months, but she would not
give his name. Mrs. Warde warned the
merchants against the false crop profits