Savannah morning news., 1886-05-13
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OFTHETEVD STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

Result of Family Fight in Baldwin
County-A search for Hidden Con-
federate Treasures in Old Furni-
ture at MacOn--Prohibition Carries
the Day in Mitchell County.
GEORGIA.
A ''plind tiger" was captured near
Athens Saturday night.
Twenty-six of the employees OF the
factory at High Shoals have joined the
knights OF Labor.
Its new dress makes the Columbus
Enquirer-Sun one Of the neatest papers in
the South. II has always been one of the
best.
Miss Polly Drawhon, of Bibb county,
who had refused since April 20 to eat any
food, died Tuesday. She mad been afflicted
with cancer for several years.
Mark Dempsey, who was arrested by
MIR. Coulter and Deputy Marshal Brown
at Rome few days ago, supposed to be
an escaped criminal, was released Tues
DAY.
The negroes, both Saturday and Sunday,
held big meeting at Shady Grove and it
is estimated that Sunday nearly 5000
people were present, including number
from Athens.
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SHELTON Treasurer of Milton county, and
5. 5. Stokes Notary Public for the 539th
district, Monroe county, vice George w.
Skies, resigned.
A man named Shelnut, at High Shoals,
is manufacturing rocking chars equal in
finish to the best sold IN furniture stores.
He has turning lathe propelled by foot
power, and readily sells mis- chars at So
each as fast as they are made.
Patrick Epps, who was struck on the
head with scantling at MitchelPs bridge
near Athens, by Jim Martins, is suffering
intense agony, and his life is in danger
Martin acknowledges inficting the blow,
but says he did so because Epps cursed
him.
Prohibition was successful in Mitchell
county Tuesday by a majority of 60. The
negroes voted almost solidly for the sale.
A few of them were firm against the sale.
The vote was small but the contest warm
ly ragged. The prohibitionists are jubi-
liant.
Several persons around High Shoals are
impressed that they have gold vein rum
ming through their land, and last week
quietly hired an experienced miner to
prospect for them. He reported that there
were plenty of ''indicatIOns," but he did
not pan out any OF the precious metal.
Thirty-three people went from COlum-
bus to Union Springs on Sunday to see
Hon. jefferson Davis. At Union Springs
ABOUT two thousand people had assem-
bled to see the great hero. He kOnored
the crowd by speaking to them about five
minutes. The greatest of enthusiasm
prevailed.
Some time ago j. W. Weaver. of Chat.
tahOochee county, had a difficulty with
negro in the neighbOrhoOd. The negro
was arrested and sent TO tue chain gang
Tor assault ard battery. The negroes Of
the vicinity became indignant, and with
one accord agreed not 10 work for Mr.
Weaver. A gentleman from that county
says that Mr.. Weaver Is unable to get
hands TO work his crop, and that the
neighbors have been helping MIN out by
giving HIM days work as occasion per-
mits.
Sunday, at Mrs. Wilson's near Banks
ton, occurred a probably fatal accident.
Win Smith and Miss Nottie Wilson were
the parties to the accident, both OF whom
were on the eve of starting to ehurch
Mr.. Smith had been handling a pistol.
Upon starting out of the house he took il
out and handed 1t to Miss Wilson to place
away. In being passed from one t0 the
other the pistol was fired, the ball ener-
ing the inner corner of Mr.. Smiths htt
eye and passing through his head. TIE
latest account gives little hope of Nj
Smiths recovery.
At Macon Tuesday the furniture of the
Lanier House was taken away by the
purchasers. A good many dray loads
were carried beyond the river, and the
furniture was scattered over the city.
Quite sensation was created by the re-
port that some very interesting relics
were unearthed in the shape Of an old
mahogany suite of furniture used by JEFF
Davis WHOM no w a of tho / n nj iar
House. Some of the boys even went so
far as to try to organize a company to
search for secret drawers aud hidden
treasures of the Contederacy.
The case of the State VS.. the members of
the Board of Directors of the ThOmasville
Library Association came up for trial in
the County Court at ThomasYille Monday.
1t was special presentment of the last
grand jury on a charge of having violated
the laws against gaming by having
ratie at the Iair recently held for the bene-
ft of that institution. The matter had
been talked about on the streets a good
deal and drew a large crowd at the court
mouse. A motion to quash the Indictment
ON the ground, among others, that the
onense charged was too trivial to be no.
tlced by the court, was sustained, after
able argument by counsel who had vol
unteered for the defense.
"A HVely nght occurred In Baldwin
county on Saturday betW cen two fami-
lies, Hogan and freeman, in which one
OF the Freemans was quite dangerously
cut, and the other shot. Two of the HO-
gan family were also badly beaten, one
with mattOX and the other with a pis-
tol. The fight began on the public road,
where two Of the Hogan boys attacked
Morgan Freeman, which resulted in Free
man receiving dangerous wound in the
blde, inflicted vita a knife. On learning
thls the Freeman family gathered u
crowd and attacKed the HOgans at their
nome, where a general fight ensued, in
Whlch pistols, gruDbins hoes and wagon
STANDARDS were freely used. In this fl ght
another one OF the Freeman boys received
2, pistol shot in the leg. and two of the
hOgans We're badly beaten with pistols
ana hoes. Morgan Freeman lies in dam
gerous condition from the stab in the side,
ana three of the parties are in jail with
SIX others under bond, charged with as
sault with intent to murder.
FLORIDA.
The Masons OF Key West intend re-
building their hall.