The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-10-16
GEORGIA NEWS.

ferry, this season.
There resides in Lincoln county o family.
Consisting OF five brothers and sisters whose aggre
saie age amounts to 57oyears average of seventy
folr years. AL OF them are still hale and hearty.
Mr. John Parramore, of Florence, lost FIVE
bales ofooton by fire one day last week, the result
OF the carelessness of negro, who riding on
the wagon, striking match to light his pipe Gin
houses, barns and wagons loaded with cotton
should BIO ouarantined against oil negroes who
smoke and keep their pockets filed with matches.
The Quitlnan Free Press knows a good
thing when it sees it, and says:
The ATLANTA CONSTITUTION is certainly enter
prising On the morning after the recent election il
had reports from every county in the state and gave
Its readers full and complete list of every member
OF the house and senate This is certainly feat in
Journalism AND one never equaled by any paper in
Georgia
A tragedy is reported from Fayette county
in which Ellis Moore shot and killed L. Heain.
Helm and companion had been out ON q drunken
jamboree. They called at Moore's house. Mrs.
Moore was in bed. Helm caught hold of her and
tried to jerk er out. Her husband.at once pulled
out his pistol, and sent three shots through Hef-
Inns body killing him. Mrs. Moore is not likely
to live
On Tuesday last Marion county was visited
by one Of the hardest hailstorms ever known
There are about dozen turpentine stills In E1ng-
ham, and the average product of each viii be about
500 barrels spirits and 1000 barrels Of rosn each.
At Kokomo, Ind, while papers in divorce
suit pending between Mr.. and Mrs. j. S. Pruiit
were being made out in Justice Of the Peace Bohans
Office, Pruitt drew revolver, fred twrice at his
wife, both shots taking effect, one just above the
heart; shot Attorney J. c. Blockidge in the chest
and was turning to shoot himself when he was
knocked down. disarmed and arrested. His victims
are in critical condition. John s. Pruitt is the
ocC lao
years ago and took up his abode in Indiana. John
and his brother tried In Fannn county tor the
murder of James Morris and acquitted on account of
their extreme youth.
The Athens Banner says that Mr.. Albert
Jeans of Blairsyille, and Miss Mamie Laney of
Athens. have been engaged but the father of the
wouldbe brida objected, SO the affair appeared to
be at q standstill This did not please Mr. Jeans,
So at his last meeting with his lady love- he per-
fected plan by which their desire could be accom-
plished. The young lady agreed, and the time for
their marriage was set for Saturday night Prompt
ly at IL o'clock Miss Laney appeared at her window
and, seeing her lover leaning against tree III the
yald, made her way out noselessly the shed, and
from there she was assisted by Mir Jeans to the
ground. Mr. Laney's slGmheTs were disturbed by
slam of the gate He quietly arose, seized his shot
gun. and appeared on the scene, thinking bur
glar was trying to enter his house Whose there
he exclaimedbut his voice died away in the still
ness of the night and once more everything was as
quiet as could be. The old man. thinking he must
have been dreaming, returned again, and was soon
wrapt in slunbers. Mr.. Jeans and Miss Lauey
made their way to Mr.. Emory Andersons residence,
on South Lumpkin Street, and were joined in the
holy bonds of matrmony. The brides father was
surprised next morning when his daughter failed
to occupy her scat OF the breakfast table Later on
he was informed of her elopement with her lover,
and how they had planned her escape.
William Jordan, the negro who was arrested
last week in Darien for breaking the peace and
afterwards discovered to be q wifu murderer, was
carried back to Baxley, Applng county, on Monday
morning last the sheriff OF that county having come
down for him. Jordan was indicted as an accom-
pice in the killing of Moses Taylor, white man,
about two years ago, and until succeeded in
eluding the officers. The killing of Taylor was one
of the most outrageous murders ever committed. A
white man named Dobson and Golden, alias Jordan.
went to Taylor's home at night called him out and
rIddled him with buckshot in the presence of his
| family. Taylor was very poor and an inoffensiye
man, With large and helpless family, and was the
last man anybody but iend wouldthnk of killing.
| Dobson has never been apprehended, having quit
the country Immediately after having committed
the crime.
Mr.. Geo. w. Howard, of Sloan. has an
other relic of the aborgines in the shape of
sharp pointed hammer made of rock. The speei-
is tho greatest curiosity in the limo yet seen. 1t
is about FIVE and one half inches long and in the
thiekest part even inch through, gradually taper
ing either way to point II is made of hard gram
tie, and the most remarkable thing about it is that
it has hole bored or drilled throughtbe center
evidently where the handle went In. This hole is
perfectly made being larger OF one end than at the
other. AS the Indians had no implements of steel
or iron the mystery is how was this hole drilled
perfectly? 1t seems utterly impossible to have
accomplished the work with another rock without
shaterng both to pieces. The hammer, or what
ever II is, was found by Mr. Howard in Warren
county.
A mysterious accident, which terminated
seriously, &C, ured yesterday morning on Whitehall
Two buggies were moving along the street
one -. behind the other, j.. r. Elliott
front buggy. Soon after the bugges
passed Smith street, loud port-resembling
the discharge OF frightened both horses and
caused two ruuaways The horse bitched TO the
first buggy ran some distance back, Mr.. Bilioits
horse soon gave out, and when lie brought to
q standstll two streams OF blood were dripping
from his breast. Mr.. Elliott made an examination
and found two rough, deep holes from which the
blood was flowing, but was unable toteil what made
them. He sent for all officer 10 whom he related
what had occurred and with him returned to the
place where the report started { re runaway. The
officer and Mr.. Elliott searched the ground carefully
but could not find anything to INDICATE the Of
tho wound The officer Detective Cason however
is inclined to think that small dynamite shell had
been placed accidentally dropped II. the street
and that the horse stepped upon ii, ausing the ex
At a colorcd festival, near the turpentine
distiery of Coleman g. Sessions IN the lover part
Of Montgomery county, some unknown fcnd shot
and instantly killed negro by the name Of Troy
Mccoy. MeC0y was inside the room where the
festival was going on, and was shot from the out
side, through crack. Ills head was blown 10 atoms
some Of the teeth and jaw bone being blown into
the opposite wall Of the The dresses Of some
coored women, standing near the victim, were be-
spatterod with blood, brains and flesh, and one Of
his lips was blown several feet from the body. The
assassin stood only few feet away, outside. There
is clew to the dastardly act, but suspicion rests
upon negro By the name Of Tom Thompson, who
had had some trouble with Mccoy Some days prevI-
ously. and sent him word TO be 1.-THE festival but
Thompson was not seen AZ the festival. Coroner
Morrison held an inquest, ana the jury returned a
verdict Of murder by the hand Of some person un
known.
Three negroes are in Terrell county iail
charged with tine murder Of Berry Ross. Gus and
Albert Washington left Bronwood IN the wagon
with Ross ana two or three negroes who were going
to their home four miles east Of Brentwood when
Albert and R0 had some difficulty before reaching
home. Gus and Albert ran up the railroad and ar
rived at Ross house in advance Of the wagon, Sc.
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