The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-13
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS oE THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

IN PARAGRAPHS.
Death at San Francisco of q Form Ell
Resident of Brunswick-An Attempt
to Assassiaste a Negress ct Balm
bridge - Heavy Suits for Damages
Filed at Atlanta with Railroads as
the Defendants.
GEORGIA.
Superior court is in session at Talbottan.
Edmund w. Martin of Atlanta has with
drawn from the race for the legislature.
Brunswick's newly organized board of
health met Monday, and elected n. Dixon
chairman.
A negro Gambler named John Spain was
killed at Joselvn Sunday night. 1t is IN
known who did the shooting.
A negro working on the railroad at
Buchanan is 6 feet ~ inches high. He can
find no shoes in the stores large enough for
his feet
The storm of Sunday washed up about
100 feet OF the track of the tramway near
Gum Swamp, in Dodge county. The mills
were all shut down Monday in con-
sequence.
A number Of United States soldiers
passed through Townsville Sunday on a
special tram DOuuu lot JdchsDuNiile "
guard the refugee train which started from
that place Tuesday for Asheville. n. C.
D. n. Davidson, who shot twice at L. B.
Moody, an engineer, at Macon Monday
afternoon, at the Covington and Macon
depot, with intent to murder, has not yet
been arrested, though the police have kept
a sharp lookout for him.
At Thomasvile, few days ago, Henry
Stafford (colored), stole % cents from the
Latonia Ice Company. He was arraigned
before Judge Mitchell Monday. charged
with the crime and sentenced to pay fine
of Sl7 so and cost, or three months on the
gang.
The wires bring the news of the death on
Monday of Gustav Friedlander, formerly
of Brunswick, but now of San Francisco
Cal Mr.. Friedlander several years ago
slipped up on tie ice in New York city and
became a cripple for life. Some weeks ago
ii was deemed advisable to cut off the
wounded limb.
H. B. Treadwell Of Brunswick says there
were on the floor Of the grand lodge of Odd
Fellows recently in Gainesville five men,
bers, including himself, who were elected
grand officers just thirty years before to a
day, August II, 1858. They were: Messrs.
John e. Deitz, George 4. Barker, z. G.
Granniss, NJ. X. Rogers and II. b. Tread
well
There are several washouts on the Amer
icus, Preston and Lumpkin, between
Wnliford and Abbeviile, and as the dis
lance to the next station is about fifteen
miles 1t Is thought that two or three trestles
are down. Conductor Lewis went dowa to
Willisord with his train Sunday and being
unable TO 60 on, or make a transfer, re
turned to the city.
A night or two since while Mrs. Charlie
McCardle was attending church at Burgay's
chapel, in the Warrior district, Bib county,
she was suddenly overcome with some kind
OF an attack and fell Senseless to the floor
and remained unconscious for over two
hours. Whether she was overcome by re-
lgious excitement, or rad some kind of
sickness, is not known.
At Atlanta Charles Martin has filed a
suit against the East Tennessee road for
s., 600 damages He claims t. have had his
neck and back seriously injured on Feb. 10
last while in the service OF the road. He
was helping to move a wreck, and was
pulling on rope while standing on fiat
car. The rope slipped and he fell to the
ground, iDjuring himself very seriously.
Secretary R. A Nisbet Of the .ricuItural
society, and the board of trade committee,
have been making the rounds among the
business mea Of Macon soliciting subscrip-
tons for the proposed advertising fund of
81 600 to be raised TO advertise the state
fair in the papers OF Georgia. The COM
mittee are meeting with good results and It
Is probable that the necessary amount will
be raised in day or two. About $3.50 of
the 81 900 mas already been subscribed
At 8 O'Clock Sunday morning three men
waylaid Charles Berry colored), near the
corner OF Elliott and Magnolia streets, At
lanta Berry was assaulted without provo
cation, and was cut in several places One
arm was nearly severed from the shoulder,
and there were gashes ON his abdomen
breast and hips. the Won lde man ran al
the way TO the gas works, W ere be is en-
ployed, and fell lusensible. He is not es-
pected to live. The men who did the cut
ting escaped.
1t will be remembered that some time ago
the Rev. w. J. Gaines, a colored minister
OF Atlanta, brought a complaint before the
state railroad commission stating that his
niece, Rhoda Gaines, had failed to receive
proper treatment and accommodations at
the hands OF the Georgia railroad, on which
she had boarded train on June l with a
hrst-class ticket. The commission, after a
thorough investigation Of the affair. has
decided that the complainant did not sus-
tain the case made in his petition
Hinesvile Gazette: Mr.. Tom Mallard OF
Dorchester, came with Miss DeLoGch 10
AAAAOoNlAlc ldSO ne us
violin with him. By the way, there's his
tory to Eat violin. Capt Charles NJ. Har-
den O. Bryan Neck says that It has been IN
heirloom in his family for the last century.
Its cost originally was 800, aud it was
brought across the watSrs and presented TO
Capt. Harden's great grandfather. 1t Isl g
smallest violin we ever saw, but the tone is
exquisite and the workmanship is perfect.
At Atlanta, J. d. Tolleson swore out a
warrant before Justice Landrumsagai
Mrs. Tidwell and Jane Kerr for two toy
men and two toy dogs worth 40 cents The
women live in the old fremont house, on
Marietta street. Mr.. Tolleson gave the toys
70 an Italian, who lived there, to be mended.
The italian sold the toys to the women and
absconded, perhaps to Canada. Mr.. Tolle-
son demanded the toys, but his demands
were not acceded to, and the warrant fol
lowed. The wisdom in this step can readily
be seen, since the warrant costs only 81 10
At cambridge Friday night Angeli ha
Davis tcolored) stepped out of her door nd
discovered some one inside her yard She
hailed, but failed 10 get response She
picked up brick bat and fired IL at the Iper-
son, and whoever it was returned q fire
from double-barrelled gun. None struck
her, but the door of the house was well
spTinkled. She swore out a warrant for
Frank Brooks Ccolored) for assault to muir
der. He was arrested and brought before
Trial Justice HarrelL The evidence was
extremely weak and entirely circumstan
tia He was held to answer, however, i'd
$50 bond, which was gwen. SATURDAY.