The Savannah tribune. [volume] (Savannah [Ga.]) 1876-1960, 1888-11-17
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ALABAMA.
There was slight frost at Decatur on
Monday and a white frost Tuesday morn
ing, with ice in many places. Tender
vegetation is killed. Five new cases Of
yellow fever are reported. Nearly all
recent cases have been amongst nurses
and persons greatly exposed, and all have
been mild. A great many refugees have
returned.
w. A.. Schumacher, the postmaster at
Carbon Hill, was shot and instantly
hilled by his wife, who is only seventeen
years of age. Schumacher was much
detected over the result of the election
and began drinking heavily He quar-
relied with his wife, threatening to kill
her. He attacked her with a knife, but
she succeeded in disarming him, and
begged him to spare her life. Schumacher,
who seemed TO have become a maniac,
then seized the kerosene oil car and,
cursing his young wife, told her he
would pour oil on her and burn her up.
AS he attacked her the second time she
drew pistol and shot him through the
heart killing him instantly.
Dave Kinney and John Cunningham,
two policemen, of Gadsden, went to a
negro house to make an arrest, and in the
performance of his duty, Mr.. Kinney was
murdered in cold blood by a negro
named Charles johnson, alias Holmes.
The officers were not after Holmes, but
he (Holmes) interfered and told Kinney
to leave the house, drawing shotgun on
him. Kinney, not being properly armed,
started to leave, but turned back on
reaching the door, and was shot through
the stomach. Scarcely had the shooting
occurred before the whole town was in u
high state of excitement, and about 100
armed men started on the murderer's
track. AS soon as the negro fired the
fatal shot, he and the other man fled to
the mountains. A reward of two hun
dred dollars has been offered by Mayor
DisQue for the murderer's arrest.
GEORGIA
During Republican demonstration in
Atlanta on Monday night, several ne
groes, under the influence of liquor, be-
came very disorderly and attacked a
posse of police. Officer Green had one
of his hands smashed by n bludgeon,
and will be unable to do duty for a
month.
A committee of the directors of the
Augusta Exposition, headed by Hon.
Patrick Walsh went to indianapolis,
Ind, on Monday night, to invite Presi-
dent-elect Harrison and his wife to visit
Augusta AS Gen. Harrison is anxious
to visit the South, no doubt the invita-
ton will be accepted.
John Rutherford, negro chain-gang
convict, who was undergoing sentence
Of Is years at Atlanta, for burglary, es-
capped. Sergeant White and Policeman
Wooten located him. and when they at
tempted to arrest the desperate, he
opened fire on the officers with two PTS
tolls and wounded Wooten. He was
overpowered and chained.
On Monday night a crowd of colorcd
people gathered at Willow Tree church,
near Atlanta, to celebrate Harrison's
election, and Henry Alexander was
elected for being disorderly. Reaching
the street, Alexander pulled pistol and
fred into the crowd but hitting no one.
Then some one downed Alexander with
a shot in the thigh. While intoxicated,
jim Henderson, a negro in Atlanta who
has been arrested many times, got into a
row and was shot. Private Jesse Jones,
another Atlanta negro, member of
military company paraded with his
musket and cartridge box to celebrate
Harrison's success, and a white man Of
Tended him. Jones attempted to run
the white man through and was arrested.
Gov Gordon was formally installed
for a second term at the state capitol in
Atlanta on Tuesday. He delivered a very
impressive address, and at the conclusion
of his address, Coy Gordon said: II am
nowrcady to take the oath Of office. |
will read the OATH In clear, firm
voice he read the oath, after which the
Hon. Nathan G. Barnett, Secretary Of
State, placed the great seal Of the state
in the hands Of President Du Bignon
He in turn delivered the great seal 70
Governor Gordon, who handed it back
to Secretary Barnett. Governor Gordon
and his escort passed cut Of the hall,
and on motion of Senator Ballard the
Joint session convened for the ceremony
adjourned.
KENTUCKY.
Buck McCombs and Fulton French
were shot dead while riding through the
woods in Breathitt county, near Lancas-
ter. French was the leader of the
French faction in the French- Eyersole
feul, and McCombs was one Of his
friends.