Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-11-24
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF TIETWO 5 STATES TOLD
PARAGRAPHS.


tioe who Discharged Henry johnson.
GEORGIA.
DR.. John Hall, Of Milledgeville, died a
day or two ago.
A Young Mems Christian Association
js being organized at Augusta.
A gentleman from Virginia wishes to
establish water works in Milledgeville.
The registration books closed at Griffin
Saturday with $50 names on the list, OF
which about $50 are white and 800 col
ored.
D. P. Matthews was badly cut on Sun
day night, in Jackson county, sbv saw
mill. A man named Odom was wounded
In the arms, sides and hip.
Judge Estes could not hold the Superior
Court at Douglassyile Monday for Judge
Harris, ON account OF sickness. There
has been no court there since January.
The walls of the new East Tennessee
depot have been pulled down and are now
being rebuilt. The trouble was In regard
10 the brick, to which the authorities OBJ
jected.
Within three years Griffin has raised
$4,000 for cotton factory, $50, 900 for the
Georgia Midland railroad and over $40, 900
for the Griffin, LAGRANGE and Western
railroads. pretty good record for city
of its size.
The Atlanta Rifles are preparing for
their trip to Washington in May. The
company is composed OF lsome
oil the best drilled men In the city, and
feel confident of bringing home with them
some OF the prizes.
At Powder Springs, Frank Ashby, a
colOred youth working at j. D. Upstart's
gin, had his arm caught in it and so Sc
Verely laceraied that amputatiOn was
necessary. He died from nervous shock
one hour after the operation.
A hot water urn in the Kimbal House
cook room exploded Monday morning
about O'Clock, doing considerable dam
age to portion OF the building and
soaring the guests OF the hotel badly. The
bnancial loss aggregates $500.
The special committee of the Legisla-
ture to investigate the bribery charges
objects to working on other business all
day and then holding night sessions. The
Legislature Will be asked to allow the
committee to sit during the sessions.
Clarke, the lunch counter man, at
Lula, who killed tricks at that place sew
eral days ago, came into Gainesville
Monday morning and gave himself up to
the Sheriff. CiarKeShas made no attempt
10 leave the country since the killing.
and will soon be released upon bond.
lrbin Wallace, son of Col. W. s. Wal
lace, prominent lawyer Of Butler, at
tempted suicide Monday morning by
shooting himself twice in the head He
was still alive late Monday evening, but
II IS thought be cannot recover. DIssipa-
ton is said to have caused the rash act.
At Waycross, while Presiding Elder
Lloyd and family were In at supper Thurs
day night, the parsonage caukht fire and
the names were spreading rapidly when
dfcnnWaraA I
the room and returned with a bucket of
water, with Which she extinguished the
flames.
At Elberton James K. Brewer, one of
the firm OF Carter & Brewer, liverymen.
suffered serious accident Friday. He
was driving wild horse, which became
OnmanaReabla and ran away, throwing
Mr.. Brewer out and breaking his hip bone
and seriously decorating and bruising his
head and face. He will recover.
Whisk johnson was accidentally killed
on L. ID. Kn0x's place, six miles north of
Gainesville, Saturday. DE was cutting
house logs and lodged one tree on an-
other. he went under the tree to cut the
second one down. he cut it down and
was caught by the tree and instantly
killed. His head was mashed into the
ground and he died most fearful death.
Babe Williams and John Toomee col
ored) were landed In Jail at Knoxville
Monday for burning the ein-uouse OF
Misses Belle and Clay Gibson. in the
western portion OF Crawford. on last Mon
day night. They lost six bales OF cotton,
three gins, harness, etc. Babe Williams
confesses the crime, and says that John
Toomee is his accomplice. They have
been committed in the Justice Court.
Burck Grace (colored) three miles west
OF Knoxville, had MS clubhouse burned
Monday.
Near Wrightsyille Saturday while the
12-yesr-O!d son of George Flanders was
playing on the piazza he accidentally fell
out OF doors and au open knife. which he
was holding in his hand, pierced his left
side the full length OF the blade. infllct.
ing very dangerous wound. The lutte
sufferer is now thought TO be in almost \
diving condition. 1t is said that IT the knife
had ranged upward instead OF downward
II would have pierced one OF his lungs,
and almost instant death would have
been the result.
At the Baptist Church at Forsyth, sun
day, Hon. G. A. Turner, OF this place
was ordained 30 the Gospel ministry, Drs
Warren, Of Macon, and Branham and
Smith, OF Forsyth, constituting the pres
bytery. DR.. Warren preached highly
Instructive and impressively interesting
W. Il. Amos. In benaif OF the CHURCH, pre-
scented Mr.. Turner to the Presby terry.
The charge was delivered by Dr. Bran
ham, and DR.. Smith delivered the Bible
Mr.. Turner is a leading lawyer of For
syth, has held several Offices OF honor and
trust and 10 deeply pious man. lie will
devote all his energies 10 his new calling
lie Will perhaps accept the passionate Of
the Baptist Church at Quitman, and with
his family move there after the new
year.
James Kelly, train hand on the Eas
Tennessee railroad, tell from a Ireigh
train near Austell Monday morning anC
was quite seriously hurt. The train was
moving south, ana just before IL reached
Austell Mr.. Kelly busted himself with
the brakes. In reaching the brake on
box car he found IL necessary TO ascend
the ladder at the side OF the car. As hi
was doing so his foot slipped from the
round, and, being unable TO catch. MIR
Kelly fell TO the ground. The tram wal
moving at a good speed aud the tall wat
hard one, resulting in serious injuries
One Of his legs was broken and two OIL
three ugly scalp wounds were Inflicted
he WAS taken to Atlanta and sent to hil
mothers home on Decatur street, where
DIR. Nickers0n, the roads surgeon, rem
1ered the necessary attention.