The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-10
ITEMS In THREE STATES.
GEORGIA, FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA PUT IN TYPE.

Stabbed at a Dance at Arlington-A
Small-Sized Riot at Leary.
GEORGIA.
Zebulon has a new paper called the Pike
County Journal 1t is very neatly printed,
Eatonton viii not receive as much cotton
by about 4,500 bales as shs did last season.
Elberton is a great church-going town.
Nearly every one attends divine services
regularly.
Henry Vickers, the Lowndes county muir
derer, has been taken to the state insane
asylum at Milledgeville.
DR.. W. H Weaver has retired from the
editorial, local and business management of
the Eatonton Messenger
At Milledgeville DR.. J. NJ. Whitaker has
purchased the interest OF w. D. tVinson
in the firm of Terrell & Vinson.
Lithonia had a lively time over her NUM-
cipal election Monday. including a torch
light procession and other things.
A. K. Schumpert will soon erect three
residences on the old Baptist church lot ut
Americas, all of which will be for rent.
Reports reached Conyers Thursday that
Geo. Swords of Logansville had killed a
young man by the name of Ford, but this
report is not confirmed
About !, 800 acres OF land were sold at
Eatonton Tuesday, bringing about 81
per acre. With less stringency in money
matters this same land would have brought
so per cent. more.
1t is rumored that George Hardeman, the
negro who dealt the murderous blow to MIR
Johns of Oconee county, is lurking near
Athens. His relatives in Athens probably
know of his whereabouts.
new trick has been played on an Ell
berton merchant. A man walked in and
bought some apples, then asked to borrow
his knife TO peel them, and while the mer-
chant was busy he pocketed the knife and
walked out.
Col. Davis Gammage of Marshallvile
has gathered the last of the cotton from his
sixty-five acre field, and has fully realized
his expectations. He gathered from the
field this season fifty-eight bales of cotton
weighing $50 pounds each.
Tax Collector johnson, of Early county,
reports that not more than one-fourth of
the taxes of the county have vet been paid
in, about $1,000. About 80, 900 are vet re-
manning to be paid, and it is only two
weeks before the closing Of his books.
J. H. Armand of Rockdale county has
just finished sowing wheat. He has sown
on his individual crop Isl bushels. His
tenants also have just finished sowing so
bushels, making total of POI bushels He
is by far the largest wheat grower in the
county.
]. s. Daniel and Squire Helms of Con-
yers had very serious runaway while re-
turning from the country last Saturday
evening. Just in front of Mrs. Effie Smiths
the horse became frightened and ran away,
breaking up the buggy and throwing
Messrs. Daniel aud Helms out and bruising
them up little.
Miss Cora Davis of Greensboro. last
Monday evening, accidently cut her hand,
but at first paid but little attention to it,
The cut, however, bled profusely, and
efforts to check it were futile. A physician
had to be called in, and SO great had been
the loss of blood that she tainted. 1t was
finally stopped.
At Dahlonega Andy Bells little girl was
burned to death last S;uarday. Her step
mother had emptied out a straw bed, and
the little girl carried the straw in the house
and set fire to it, and it is supposed that
after the straw blazed up she tried to carry
it out. Tho mother was absent for only
few minutes. The little girl was years old
and died Sunday morning.
Cato Hope, the Arlington tonsorial artist
went to negro dance near that place last
Saturday night, and getting into difficulty
with another negro, was stabbed in the
head with dirk. The row occurred over
the possession of bottle Of whisky. Cato
died Thursday morning. at the home of his
sister in Early county, whittier he had been
carried to receive proper nursing.
T. l.. Callahan of near Salem the other
day killed three wild turkeys at one shot.
He was out hunting and began calling
turkeys. In a short while four came to-
ward him, and while close together he fred,
killing three of them. Before the other
could get away he again fired, killing the
fourth one. John Hall killed five on
hunt not long since in the same neighbor-
hood
A very strong effort is being made Just
now to have Will jackson of Americus par
doned from the Albany penitentiary. His
health, it is said, is very much broken, and
If he remains where he is he must soon sue
cumb to the rigorous climate. He has been
in prison now about three years. His term
of sentence was eight years, but he cannot
survive it. His offense was against the
postal laws
The other day while Marshal Billingslea
and John Park of Greensboro were driving
into the country, they saw a huge possum
scudding across the road in front Of them.
The marshal, who is a champion in this
line, gave chase and soon captured the ami
NAL. 1t weighed nine pounds and was
taken triumphantly home, and afterward
afforded delicious dish for Col. Billingslea
and his friends
Four or five families, consisting in all Of
about twenty-five persons, living near
left few nights ago for Arkansas. A
number of creditors are left behind. W.
D. Hawkins and j. r. Stovall went in pur-
suit and overlook the party at Buford, re-
covering about $50. Hawkins says that the
cold weather and horse flesh is no object to
him in such a case
John Smith. the Texas Valley murderer.
has been arrested. He was caught
at Valley Head, DeKalb county,
Alabama. Valley Head is small
station on the Alabama and Great Southern
railroad, about forty or fifty miles south of
Chattanooga. 1t is just across the
mountains from Summerville, and
not far beyond the state line His
crime was the murder Of a negro, whose
saddle horse he subsequently fed on.
Buck Bolden, aged 20 years. Of Boldens
mill, in Hall county, attempted suicide
Wednesday morning of last week, by cut
ting his throat. He has been in bad health
for some time and is subject to the morphine
habit. On the morning in question he
whetted up his knife and deliberately
stuck it in bis throat, barely missing the
jugular vein. The wound, though painful,
is not serious. The old gentleman regrets
the act and says he doesn't know what
caused him to do it.
As Lamar Hester of Elberton was return
ing from dinner last Saturday, he heard a
roaring noise back of the store occupied by
MIR. Bohannon, which attracted his atten-