The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-27
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

In PAhAGhAEdo.
A White Desperate Killed by a Ne
gro Preacher in Church in Coffee
County-Burning of the Turner
Residence at Dawson-A Romantic
Marriage in Murray County.
GEORGIA.
Burglaries at Tennille are numerous.
The LAGRANGE Guards Melted $3.50 a
their fair.
There is good deal of cotton vet tx
gather in many fields in Ebert county.
Colfax Harvey (colorell was run over by
train near Madison Monday and killed.
Hon. J. r. Blount is at his home al
Macon to enjoy Christmas with his family
and many friends.
Samuel Amos. highly respected citizen
of Waverly Hall, dropped dead Sunday
morning from heart disease.
Hon. James s. Boynton heard in cham
bers, at Griffin, Monday. the old GAINESVILLE
fire case VS.. Central railroad.
Near Flowery Branch. Tuesday, Weston
Seap and Abijah Gravett were killed ON a
trestle by the up passenger train.
There is not man connected with the
Griffin Sun Office who takes drink, from
the proprietor down to the colored man, who
turns the wheel of the press.
Mrs. Gates, aged 80 years. died at her
home near Macon Monday, from the effects
cf burns suffered Saturday night while sit
ting in front of an oRen fire place
The Masonic organization in Elberton is
rapidly increasing in membership. DR..
Long, Mr.. Cason ami several other gentle
men are now undergoing the initiation
part of the programme. =.
On January l the firm of Halves, Mattox
& Co., of Eiberton, by mutual consent will
dissolve Albert s. Halves retires but the
business will be continued by John R. Mat
tox and S. H. Williams.
AT Columbus Tuesday Mrs Jack Belcher
accidentally shot Mr.. Win Hill in the tenn
pie, and he will probably die, She picked
up the pistol and pointed it at Mr.. Hill in
fun, and she claims that it was accidentally
discharged.
Tom Cobb, the son Of Policeman Jerry
Cobb, was arrested at Augusta Monday
night at the instance of Press Bryant, a
barkeeper on Fenwick street. Mr.. Bryant
charges that Cobb obtained $50 from his
mother through the instrulnentality of
forged order.
During drunken row Monday at Nc
Whorter's grogshop, four miles south of
Villa RIGA, near Powell's chapel church. a
man named Morgan cut Lish Tolbert very
severely. The physicians dressed the
wound, but say it is very doubtful if he
(Tolbert) lives.
On Friday when Ernest Walker arrived
at Washington, just from the penitentiary,
a purse of S25 was voluntarily raised for
him among the citizens. None of the con-
tributions were large, but a great many
gave small amounts They did it to en-
courage him, and it is believed that it
will have good effect.
There was mysterious shooting scrape
at Columbus Tuesday Eight. A negro
knocked white man off the sidewalk, and
In return friend of the latter pulled piS-
toll and shot at the negro. The negro stag
gered off as il shot, and the white men es-
capped. The police have been unable to
learn the names of the parties.
The dwelling house of L n Stanton, who
lives about six miles from Covington was
burned Monday. The fire was accidental
in its origin, having resulted from a delect-
i've fue. All of the furniture was saved,
but some of it was damaged in handling
The loss is supposed to be about 81, 900, and
it is thought that there was no insurance.
The Farmers Alliance, which convened
in Griffin on last Thursday. resolved to
establish at Griffin by Sept !, 1889, n guano
factory and an oil mill. All the alliances in
Middle Georgia are invited to cooperate,
and the secretaries Of each alliance are re-
quested to bring the matter before their
alliances at once. The shares are placed at
only $40 per share.
At Dawson the residence of John w.
Turner, on College street. was burned
Saturday about IL o'clock. The fire origin
ated in the family room by piece of fire
rolling down from the fireplace and catch
ing the foot of the mantel. Mr.. Turner's
loss is estimated at about 81, 500, with
81 400 insurance. The furniture was badly
damaged by being broken up.
w. D. Pittard Of Washington, sold
four acres of land to Messrs. Beusee and
Benton, taking their notes payable January
j, 1889, and December 25, 1889. The pur-
chasers wished TO start saloon, but the
neighbors made it so uncomfortable for the
new corners that they have gone, and Mr.
Pittard is wondering whether the notes will
be paid or the land thrown back on his
hands.
A gentleman from the Broad river section
says that the negro woman and boy so
severely whipped by the regulators have
about recovered from their chastisement.
No further efforts have been made to molest
the offending blacks, and it is thought that
all trouble is now at an end Boykin Cade
is said to be still IN South Carolina, but it is
not supposed that he would be molested
even were be to return to his farm.
Clarence Neeson was badly cut in the face
at Washington Monday. A negro boy about
20 years old was passing along the pave
ment when someone threw down a lighted
fire cracker. The negro was drunk and
threw a flask into party of white men,
among whom were Clarence and Julius
Neeson. They resented the assault and
knocked the negro down. Clarence Neeson
grappled with hi n, when the negro drew
his knife and Inflicted the wound. 1t is an
ugly and deep though not dangerous one
A man named Charlie Stephens, who
lives in Walton county, is reported to have
been robbed by highwaymen, while going
through swampy place in the road known
as Deep Bottom, on his way to Covington,
about one mile and half north of Oxford,
on last Saturday morning. The robbers
were three in number and were masked,
and two of them were armed with double
barrel shot guns, and the other with a
knife. They are reported to have assaulted
Mr.. Stephens and robbed him of SIT or SIS
Gen. b. w. Heard of Washington says
that during the days of slavery he had
three negro men drowned in Broad river
just where the two negroes are supposed to
have been thrown in a few weeks ago. He
dragged for and got one, another rose TO
the surface and was found by a dog. The
negro had owned the dog, aud when the
animal found him he attracted people to the
spot by barking. The general says he
heard that the body of the third negro was
found far down the river, but he was never
certain about it.