The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-08

Lost Will Found at Lexington.
GEORGIA.
B.H. Tulhs, of Draneyie, has won $500
a newspaper lottery.
The rerort that the Augusta Ercntng
Aclcs is TO be sold is erroneous.
The erection of several new store build
ines is now being contemplated at ITALIA
poosa.
Mr. Gwin expects to commence work on
his new rope factory at Iallapoosa this
week.
HARRISON County Superior Court will
convene at Buchanan two weeks from to-
morrow.
The construction of the Tallapoosa car
riape and wagon mandatory is now re-
garded as a certainty.
Louis Biumhy, Of Athens, had the mis-
fortune of breaking his hand few days
ago while jumping with some friends.
The friends of Rev w. McF. Alexander
of Rainbridge presented him with a hand
some gold watch as Christmas present
during the holidays.
The second annual exposition Of the
National Poultry and Bench Association
will be held at Atlanta Jan. Q to II lnclus-
I've. Its success is already assured.
At Athens eleven new brick stores are
now being finished, and by next spring dirt
will be broken on as many more. There is
no trouble in finding tenants for them at
big per cent. on the Investment.
Bob Cunningham, living near Lexington,
suffered a peculiar and painful accident
Saturday night last. He is subject to night
mares, and having returned from frolic in
the neighborhood and retired for the night,
he had a violent attack, during which he
rolled from his bed and dislocated his
shoulder.
A. g. Vandylle & Co. left Griffin a day
or two ago for Eastern Ohio with two car
loads of sweet potatoes, comprising $50
bushels. These they procured from Col.
Till Flynt and other notable potato raisers
in the vicinity of Griffin. If this shipment
proves a success, potato growing viii be-
come a popular branch of agriculture at
Griffin.
After having gone through several courts
and being lost, Mrs b. z. Hin, of Lexiug-
ton, undeniably comes into possession the
property OF her late husband by the acct
dental finding of his will one day last week.
1t was found stored away with books and
papers of the deceased, and leaves his entire
estate to his widow. 1t was probated before
Ordinary Gilman Monday last.
S. A Gregory. of Hassler Mills Murray
county, was badly burned on last Saturday
night. He had been unwell for a few days,
and was sitting before the fire, when he was
attacked with a fainting sensation and fell
III the fire, burning his ia, and head Sc
verely. But for his wife being near and
rescuing him from the flames, he would
have been cremated in a very short time.
Last Wednesday night three pistol shots
were heard III rapid succession in the vicini-
ty of the Jail at Buena Vista. Louis Min
ter's paramour lives in a house next to the
Jail, and on the night Of the shooting col
ored man named Matthew Evans was in the
house. About l / o'clock some one unknown
placed the muzzle of a pistol in knot hole
in the wall and fired three times, and left
the place without detection. No one was
shot.
Isaac Robinson was shot dead 6y VII
johnson, at Davis still, seven miles north
of Naldosta, Friday morning. The two
negroes had quarreled about a woman, aud
johnson armed himself and made for his
victim. Robinson was at work with a team
and lodged behind the mules, He got
shotgun out of a wagon, and challenged
johnson to shoot it out. Johnson, in turn,
lodged and when Robinson came up filed
his breast with buckshot.
Mr.. Davis, of Sumter county, who has
been for several days on a visit to his SON
in-law, Mr. Paschal, the section master on
the Blakely end of the railroad extension
attempted to kill himself at the house of his
son-in-law day or two ago, by cutting bis
throat with pocket knife He succeeded
throat and windpipe, but DR.. w. B. Stan
differ dressed the wounds. and his chances
for recovery are considered favorable.
A most horrible murder was committed
in southern Troup last Sunday night
James Prophitt, a young man about 10 or
20 years of age had had some words with
Reuben Pogue, negro, and went
TO his house Sunday night, asked for
drink of water and the negro handed
him the water by lamplight Prophitt shot
him IN the right side over the upper lobe Of
the liver. He lived twenty-fouf hours and
died. Prophitt has fled to parts unknown
Blakely Broad Ar: Judge Henderson
was quietly approached few days since by
certain preacher and asked for "a marriage
license, naming the parties for whom he
wanted the license to issue. The Judge, at
all times accommodating, and more so when
he scents 81 so, quickly made out the license
and handed them over. The purchaser read
them carefully, and placing the documents
in the Judges hand, said: II wish you
would date the papers back for yesterday:
married the couple last night" The
Judge didn't tell us what his reply was
At Greensboro, Monday, Masters Guy
Hall and Eben Reynolds projected a big
Christmas gun in the shape of bottle half
filed with powder and buried in the ground.
The gun was to be touched eff by means of
paper fuse inserted in the mouth The
explosion came sooner IMAM the bows ex-
pected, and Guy, who was partially over
the bottle, received heavy shock which
almost knocked him down. Being so near.
the powder flashed in his face, inficting
painful injuries. His wrists We're also badly
burned The noise of the explosion was
heard for blocks away. The other young
ster was not near enough to get hurt.
Information reached Atlanta Friday of a
shooting scrape which took place Thursday
afternoon at the distillery Office OF Judge
John M. James, near Salt Springs. The
shooting was done by John Bowden who
fired twice at his father-in-law, Judge
James. Neither of the shots proved effec-
tive, as one of them passed through Judge
James hat and the other through his coat.
The trouble was over money matters, it
being alleged that Bowden wanted Judge
James to give him money, which James re-
fused to do. Bowden is a son of Judge
Bowden, after whom the Bowden Lythia
Springs are named, and James is brother
OF ex-senator James, of Douglas county.
Rev. w. A. Overton and some twenty of
the guests at the double wedding of Misses
Maggie and Jessie Burgess to w. Nj. Nicko!-
son and F. d. Gillen, at the residence of the
brides parents, at Greensboro, on the even
ing of Dec. 2S, were made quite sick by
something eaten at the supper. Mr. Over
ton was the first taken, but before the ply
sician, Dr. s. d. Durham, arrived, numbers