The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-08
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

A Negroes Fight with a Bear CauRh
In a Coon Trap-A Negro Boy ar
rested at Albany Charged with Rap,
"A Miller County Colt with a Hoo
Like a Cows.
GEORGIA.
A building and loan association
being organized at SandersvIlle
The annual election of president of tn
board eff education of Sandersvile will occu
next Monday.
Gov. Gordon visited his plantation Il
Taylor county last Friday, and returning
lost his hat between Reynolds and Macon
Ten members of the dozen delegates from
Blbb county to the state convention, met a
Macon Monday and selected Robert II
Smith as chairman.
Sol Walters, a negro, who was lodged in
jail at Americas Saturday fr attempt t.
commit rape, waived committal Monday
and his bond was fixed at 81 900.
AS was expected, Capt. w. w. Carne.
rendered his resignation, Monday night, a.
captain of the Macon Volunteers, necessi
tated by his removal to Memphis.
There is a curious monstrosity on Elder
Tipton's farm in Miller county It is colt
with the hoof of a COW. Otherwise the mi
age
Tennille is elated over the prospects of the
A, G. and S. railroad being extended from
Sandersville to that point. Subscriptions
have been freely given, and the road is
almost certainty
V. s. Joyner of Sandersville. has a col
ored portrait of Douglas and johnson. the
democratic candidate for presi lent and vice
president in 1860. They were framed by
Mr.. Joyner at the time and preserved for
twenty eight years.
John Burns, negro boy about II years
OF age, was arrested and committed to iail
at Albany, Saturday night, by officers Ed
wards and Kemp, OF a warrant sworn out
by Lily jackson, charging him with assault
with intent to rape.
One of Sandersville's greatest needs is
more dwelling houses. There is not a
vacant dwelling in the city, and many
families are now boarding who would go to
housekeeping tomorrow if they could
secure comfortable houses in favorable loca-
tions.
In February 1885, DR.. Roberts, postmas-
ter at Sandersville, sent $2S 10 to the de-
partment in paid postal notes, which were
destroyed by fire en- route. Though every
effort has been made by CONGRESSMAN
Barnes to have the amount credited, he was
not successful, by reason of red tape, until
last week.
The following tax digests were received
Monday: Henry, which foots up ST. 998 $50,
a decrease of SIS, 300; Burke, So. 006. 0o4, an
increase of $40, 073; Jasper, 81, 4O8,8l an
increase of ST, 256: Walker, 81. 300 135. an
increase of s1S5, 1877; Taylar, $500. 4a8, a de-
crease of Sl6,419; Lumpkin, 1856, 200, a
decrease of $247.
While Catcher Schumbrecht of the Ma
con ball team, was skylarking with some
friends in his room on SATURDAY. a pistol
dropped to the floor and was discharged
The ball struck Mr.. Schlumbrechu On the
arm, inf1icting a flesh wound, which is pain
full, but will be we'll in time for the game
with the Fernandinas.
A. L. Pridgen living on the old Matthews
homestead, north of Sandersville, has a
stone which he cut from deer in Mont
gomery county a number of years ago, and
which is said to be genuine maidstone. Its
curative powers have never been tested but
its free use is offered by Mr. Pridgen in the
event of any occasion arising.
AT Rome, Monday, a little colored girl.
Orphemia Rogers, attempted to commit
suicide. She deliberately walked into the
Etowah river, near the cotton factory, but
was rescued by some colored people. Or
phemia is an orphan. and it is supposed that
ill-treatment by her foster parents was the
cause of the attempted suicide.
In the ordinary's court at Americas Mon
day, the Black will case was decided against
the contestants Mrs. Black made the two
wills The last one was contested on the
ground of the incompetency of one of the
witnesses TO the signature. A big amount
of property is involved. An appeal was at
once entered by the contestants
Two colored men got into a difficulty
Monday at Silver Creek, near Rome, during
M xybt ab Of h., 4.
the other five times Four balls took effect,
intiicting probably fatal wounds. One
shot hit little negro girl standing near,
tearing away portion of her cheek John
Robinson, who did the shooting, was ar
rested and lodged in jail A woman is said
TO be the cause of the difficulty.
Col. White of Sandersvilie, postal clerk
on the Augusta, Gibson and Sandersville
railroad, has a sample of cotton taken from
a shipment of thirty bales made from
Spread to Augusta. on Yesterday, by Messrs.
j. S. Stapleton & Son. The cotton was
raised, packed and stored by the late Hon.
James Stapleton in 1866 and has been held
for twenty-five years. Being we'll pro
tected, tho bagging is well preserved, and
the sample shows no injury from age
At DUPONT Sunday. a negro was arrested
by constable and posse, after being twice
shot His right arm was entirely de
stroyed aud leg broken. 1t is thought he
will die. His first offense occurred about
two years ago, when he attempted 10 rape a
white woman. He afterward met the Of
ficer who had the warrant for his arrest
and demanded the paper which, when OBJ
tanned, he destroyed. He next turned 10
at DUPONT, entering a negro house the night
before his capture and seriously cutting an
other negro
Eason Smith of Albany brings pretty
good bear story from Pine island where be
has been with a party OF timber cutters.
negro set a steel trap for coons, as he
thought, and when he went TO IL he found a
huge bear firmly held by the toes Of one
foot. Upon the approach of the negro
bruin showed fight. Having an Ak with
him, the negro cut long pole and thought
he would dispatch Mr.. Bear with il. but the
bear seized II in his huge paws and drew it
from him. Nothing daunted, the man cut
another pole and commenced to belabor the
bear with it, and finally managed to get in
good blow with his AK sinking the blade
into bruins side. This disabled the bear,
and then the negro had but little further
trouble in killing him. The bear weighed
over 400 pounds.
The Wrightsville and TeDnille railroad
bad big coored excursion TO Dublin Fri
day. A large number went down, and
everything was quiet until tue negroes got
on the outside Of some of Dublin's liquor.
Several Of them met on the bank OF the
Oconee and agreed to disagree, and the re-
suit WAS n hand-tO- hapd ffpht Sora threa