The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-06-13
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.
Eddleman's Trial for Murder Post
poned Two Weeks-The Congress
sional Campaign IN the Fourth
District Growing Lvely-A Man
Terribly Injured at Sawmin.
GEORGIA.


Terribly Injured at Sawmin.
GEORGIA.
Can't. J. Pinckney Thomas Of Augusta
died Sunday.
The grape crop promises 10 be an abun-
dant one in Newton county.
David Livingston, bookkeeper for L. L.
Force, of Augusta, is charged with being
short in his accounts.
At Atlanta. Monday, the trial Of George
H. Eddleman, for the murder Of Thomas
Gresham, was postponed for two weeks
A negro excursion from Savannah reached
Brunswick about , o'clock Monday after
noon with about coo eXcursionists They
returned at o'clock in the evening.
c. S. Rigby, the telephone manager at
Brunswick, has been transferred 70 81.
Augustine, Fla, where he will have charge
Of an exchange Of 90 or 100 subscribers.
There was less area sOwn in wheat in
Newton county, the present year, than was
ever known, and the y ield Of that sown will
be very light 1t was injured by the rust.
David Knott died at McDonough Monday
of consumption. He has been a citizen and
merchant of McDonough for fifty years,
ald treasurer Of Henry county for twenty
years.
The farmers of Troup county have sub
scribed 3O,O00 for the erection of thirty
ton oil mill, fertilizer works, etc. The lead
ing citizens of West Point are also interested
in the project.
Seven new postoffices have been estab-
lished in Newton county during the past
year or two. This is one Of the good effects
of democratic rule in the administration Of
the government
At Elberton, day or two ago, Ed Smith,
a son of Willis Smith, was placing a cover
over his gun, when it was discharged,
mangling his left arm somewhat. One
finger was nearly torn off and another badly
lacerated.
At the Baptist church at Newman Mon
day, in the presence of one of the largest
congregations ever assembled in the church
edihce, Judge F. c. Carleton, member of
the Newman bar, was ordained minister
of the Baptist church.
At Athens Monday afternoon. DR.. An
derson of Morgan was severely hurt by
falling down the stairway of the Mcdowell
building. The doctor was unconscious
when picked up, but on examination no
bones were found broken.
Gov. Gordon drew his warrant on the
state treasury Monday for $4,000 which
was paid by Col. Hardeman out of the ap-
preparation for the archaeological school
The appropriation for this institution was
s65, 900, all Of which has now been drawn
from the treasury except 81 600
John 7. Andrews of Knoxville has a
Panama hat that was worn by his father
TO the Georgia legislature, of which he was
a member in 1910. The hat has been worn
constantly for forty-eight years by different
members Of the Andrews family, and yet it
is sound, there being no hole in it, and no
breaks Of any consequence.
A man giving his name as J. c. Christian
drove into HARRISON last Monday morning,
driving a mare that was almost beaten TO
death, and it seemed that he was still de-
termined TO kill the poor animal as he
passed through town, by the use of sticks,
clubs, rocks, etc, which he used in a most
brutal and merciless manner. He was ar
rested and is believed TO be insane.
At Milford, Monday, O. F. Thompson.
the sawyer at Askew's sawmill, met with
a serious, and probably fatal, accident
In walking by the saw, which was in mo-
ton, he was thrown against it by some
means, and falling with an arm across the
saw that member was cut completely off
A part Of one foot was cut off and his leg
was terribly lacerated. He is not expected
10 live.
The congressional compaign in the
Fourth district is growing sensational
Rev. r. H. jackson, president of the Geor-
gia state alliance, is in the field and it is in
his county Heard that the latest develop
ments have taken place. He called mass
meeting TO indorse his candidacy in opposi.
ton TO that of Hon. Thomas Grimes, and
after much disorder, the gathering broke
up in great confusion.
At Athens, Monday afternoon, as Mr..
and Mrs. Williams were driving in front of
the court house, the mule drawing their
buggy became frightened at passing byci-
Gle and ran away, throwing Mr. and Mrs.
Williams and little baby who was with
them to the ground with great force The
lady was cut severely IN the head and other
wise injured The gentlemans arm was
dislocated, the vehicle splintered, and the
baby was entirely unhurt.
Dave Lyons, who is said to be a colored
dude, attempted to take precedence to some
white ladies at the drinking fountain in
Hanover park at Brunswick Sunday night.
Officer Fish was near by and remon-
strated with the insolent yellow skin, who
became exasperatingly insulting, and the
indignant officer started to arrest him, when
he resisted. Mr. Fish pulled his billy and
belabored him one over the head, and he
was sorry he spoke" and turning made
good his retreat just in time to preserve
the integrity Of his skull.
About six months ago Green Griffith
tcoloredD murdered a man, whose name and
color was unknow n, near the residence OF
j. Nj. Bassey, about five and a half miles
from GAINESVILLE. Nothing was known of
the murder until a month afterward, when
the bones of the unfortunate man were
found in the swamp of Potato creek, not
far from the place named. When this fact
was made known Griffith fed for parts I'M
known, and Saturday night, thinking all
suspicion upon him had been dismissed.
came back TO GAINESVILLE and lodged in a
negro cabin in the city limits He was ar
rested.
On Monday an Augusta real yestate firm.
ID. Hyams & Sons, closed the biggest sale
OF timber land ever recorded in Georgia.
They sold to a syndicate in Illinois and In
diana nearly 10000 acres in Southeast
Georgia, not far from Brunswick. The
price was good but not named, and Mr..
Hyams says he can sell "a much more. The
demand is strong for Georgia lands. es-
pecially timbered lands on rivers and rail
roads. Mr. Hyams spent the past two
weeks in and near Brunswick and is loud in
praise of the growth of that city and It's fine
hotels, and says such attractions will draw
all the capital necessary to make it great
city.
Ebert is the home Of some large families.
and a dozen names will aincude a re-
spectacle proportion of her inhabitants.
CHANGING over its subscription books the
Leader enumerated among its subscribers
10 Thorntons 10 Browns, Is Fortsons, IL
Joneses, 8 each of Maxwells, Smiths and