The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-31
ITEMS In THREE STATES.
GEORGIA, FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA PUT IN TYPE.

Darien's New Bank-Negro Boys Burn
an Old Man with vitriol at Augusta
"A Lively Scrimmage in an Augusta
Church-A Lively Chase After an
Armed Lawbreaker at Valdosta.
GEORGIA.
The building boom still holds up in
Greensboro.
H, P. Mathis. of Stockton, has invented a
cotton and corn-stalk cutter.
Rev. Y. A. Ham has resigned the pas.orate
of Bethel Baptist church, Meriwether
county.
Rev. w. A. Tigner of Jonesboro has de-
cided to locateSn Senoia. He will move in
January.
1t is reported that a negro was killed at
frolic eight miles above Reynolds a night
or so ago.
and of this number :, 800 have paid tax the
present year.
It is said that there viii be class of nine
or ten for the bishop TO confirm when he
visits Darien next month.
w. p. Broom's store, on Bay street, New
nan, was burglarizsd last Monday night,
and quantity of goods stolen.
The stockholders Of the Darien Bank will
meet on Tuesday for the purpose OF organ
izing The bank will be in operation in
few days.
w. F. Burruss of st. Simon's Island, who
had his eye hurt with roma candle
during Christmas, has gone to Atlanta to
consult DIR. Calhoun.
Newman has been indicated by Gov. Cor
don as g convenient location for a state de-
pository, and one Of the banks will receive
the appointment in few days.
st. Simon's island holds the champion
ship in one particular at least. Mr.. SHAH
man says that some chap has stolen whole
house, 1886, and moved it or without the
owners ever finding it out.
A man was accidentally shot near
Reynolds few nights ago by his brother
His brother and another colored man fl
out over game of cards, and in trying 60
shoot him he accidentally shot his brother.
A large gang of turnentine hands-forty-
five OF fifty--paSsed through Valdosta ON
Thursday en- route for LeConte, on the
Georgia Southern, thirty mile; above Val
dosta, to work on a new turpeutine farm
for ]. B. Chiner. They came from Caro-
lima.
AT colored fandango few miles from
Knoxville on Monday night five colored
men were cut and slashei in a horrible
manner. There have been no arrests. DR..
Sawyers has been busy sewing up the nu-
merous wounds, of which one man had
nine.
An ugly row occurred between the whites
and blacks at LutGerville, Coweta county,
on Christmas day, in which pistol shots aud
missiles of one character and another were
freely exchanged. One negro received
shot Ia the arm, aud there were numerous
minor casualties.
At Columbus, Friday, the Empire stables
came near being destroyed by fire. A do
fective flue in one of the sleeping rooms
overhead caused the roof of the north half
of the stables to catch on fire. Fortunately
the fire had not made much Roadway when
discovered, and was extinguished with but
little difficulty.
AT Knoxville Saturday morning two
men well known in politics met. One is an
ex-sberiff, the other nominee for ordinary
Harsh words and cane were prominent,
but means are being taken to reconcile the
combatants and keep harmony in the party.
An independent ticket was the primary
cause of the difficulty.
The directors of the Newman Cotton
Mills will hold their regular monthly meet
Ing on Friday next, at which time the presi
dent will submit his report giving a detailed
statement of the operations of the company
since its organization. The building is nov
ready for the machinery, which has Leen
ordered and will be shipped about Feb /.
The engine is now being placed in position.
Valdosta Times: There is growing dis
position in Valdosta, or among some who
visit here, of a certain disorderly class, to
kick up high jinks, elbow people off of the
sidewalk, provoke difficulty and then pull
out knife or pistol and make fight at an
arresting officer as soon as he approaches.
1t is time our town was putting check on
this business. Suck cattle ought to be
stepped on, and stepped on hard.
Harry Mosely's store on his fathers plan
tation, on Indian Pcl'. twelve miles south
Of Valdosta, was burned one day last week.
He was insured for the sum of $500 and had
a stock worth $500. He suspects incen-
diarism, from the fact that he had some
silver money and some coppers in his
money drawer, and in the ashes he found
the coppers, bat no silver. He thinks the
house was robbed and then fired.
The partnership heretofore existing at
Newman between l. n. Orr, Joseph L.
Kirby and John Powell has been dissolved
by mutual consent, Mr.. Kirby retiring.
MIR. Kirby withdraws to accept the cashier
ship OF the Newman National bank, the
position having been rendered him at a
meeting of the directors on Wednesday
last L N. Orr and John Powell will con-
tinue the mercantile business under theft rm
name of |. N. Orr 81 Co.
William Drayton (colored) was arrested
at Valdosta Wednesday after a lively run,
In Wnlcn ne nred several shots at Police
man Dinkins. Drayton's original offense
was fighting ON the streets. The Drayton
boys are sons Of old Dick Drayton, an old
time darby, who is generally we'll thought
of, but the boys are troublesome fellows.
One of their brothers was hanged in Florida
last year for the murder of Ralph GIBBS IN,
the marshal Of Kissimmee city, who, like
the negro who killed him, was reared in
Lowndes county.
News has just reached CoDyers Of the
killing of negro by the name of Zeke
Burton on Christmas night, just over the
line of Rockdale, in Henry county. by an-
other negro by the name of Kelly. 1t
seems that the negroes in that community
had a shooting match and supper, and a
large number were present and imbibed
very freely in whisky, and got into free
fight, in the course of which Kelly shot
Burton through the head with pistol,
causing immediate death. Kelly succeeded
in making his escape.
Prince jackson and Jim Simmons, two
young negro boys. occupied prominent seats
an the prisoners box in the recorders court
at Augusta Saturday. The little negroes for
a little fun, emptied a bottle of an unknown
chemical, supposed TO be vftriol, upon the
Bonded neck OF Randolph Jones, an old ne
gro about 10 years of age, who was seated
comfortably before an oaken fire enjoying
a nap. The chemical commenced burning