The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-07-28
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGP APIS.


nal Assault on a Woman-A Child
Killed by Horse at OConee-Lon-
gevity in Hancock County-A PICK
pocket at Church
GEORGIA
c. H. FURY has constructed briek'yard
near Harlem.
R. A. Stanley Of Dublin is a candidate
for the senate.
The corn crop Of Columbia viii be very
short from the present outlook.
The seventh Geo~-ia regiment will hold
their reunion al rro'lt1n next YEAR
John 5. Haryile has vi drawn from the
race for tax collector Of Laurens county
The number OF .!,dren n Telfa,r county
of school ave IS: Whites. l.l56, co.ored, 81;
total, l,93t.
NJ. Y. Teens establishment at E.hjay
has ship0el 40 chickens u market within
the last two weeks,
Speaker Carlisle has been invited to at
tend tbe exposition Of north Georgia and
Alabama at Rome in October next.
Mr. Johnson the postmaster at Daniels
VILE had his iae huEE horse Eo~"d by a
bull AID it is tA7uga { that he WI die.
The moneyed men IF Harmony Gro e are
doing their best TO start a balk with cap
ital Of $4,000 before the fall trade opens
Learys ii s. hal, Of new c1t-1 was re
ceived Wed Is lay from Capt 2. L. Boyd's
Holt place The cotton CEASED middinE,
and weighed 49, pounds
At Milledgeglle, Thursday, Judge
Jenkins rendered decision in the prohibit
tion contest IN favor Of the prohibitionISts
giving EN- fifteen majority.
At Powder Springs Thursday, Andrew
J. Warner was sent u the penitentarv for
ten wears for stealing Andersons and Flor
ence's mules. He pleaded guilty in both
cases,
The best returns on watermelon ship
ments from Perry this season were received
from Boston and Detroit-two from Boston
last week Of So and SO, and one this week
from Detroit of $40.
DR.. y. H. Morgan of Cochran, who rep
resented Pulaski county in the last leeis-
lature. was again nominated as a candidate
for that honorable position at the primary
election held on Saturday last.
At Oconee. Wednesday. Willie Cox, a
young man about IS years Old. was riding
blind horse, and ran over the little daugh-
ter Of L. P. Rhodes, Gripping her SO badly
that she died that nj ght about y O'Clock.
At Cumming, politics are very quie, now.
The first Tuesday IN August has been an
pointed as the day 10 nominate a candidate
for the senate in the Thirty-ninth district.
There are several candidates for the place
:. L. Hays has been announced for re-elec-
uon to the house. Col G.. L. Bell will
p-opably oppose him.
At Rome work on the exposition grounds
is progressing rapidly. The lake near Mob
lev springs has been finished and water
turned in. Work on buildings viii be
pushed 10 rapid completion. Every county
in North Georgia and Alabama is being
thoroughly canvassed. President Towers
and Secretary Walton are kept as busy as
bees, and the headquarters Of the exposition
present lively appearance every day.
As the south-bOund day passenger of
Saturday last was nearing Chauacv negro
man was discovered walking down the cen
ter Of the track. Mr.. Balch, the engineer
sounded the alarm whistle and applied the
the air brakes, but TO no effect. The engine
struck tie negro, throwing him about ten
feet, causing Internal injuries that resulted
in instantaneous death. He was recognized
as discharged employe Of the material
train
The reunion Of the Thirtv-ffth Georgia
regiment at Cumming Wednesday was a
grand success. The larger portion OF the
survivors OF the regiment We're present, and
at least 1000 of our citizens were ON the
grounds, with well loaded baskets contain
ing the richest vlads, and open hearts and
hands TO greet them. The next reunion Of
the regiment will be held in Lawrenceville
Georgia regiment.
The following is partial list Of some of
Hancock county's old citizens still living:
Wilson Turner, S. years old, A. R. Buck
ner, s.; W. L. Wilson. IS; Richmond
Rogers, SIS Samuel Pariee, So: J. r.
Wholey, IS; W. 4. Fiuvy. 50: Mrs Bishop
Pierce, Il; Green b. Carr. IA DR.. +. 4.
Thomas, y. This list could be largely in
creased. The persons above ramed are
generally hale and hearty and have the
promise of several years Of life.
One Of the boldest pieces Of robbery that
was ever successfully accomplished so far
as the records Of Walton county discloses,
was engineered on last SUNDAY at Bug Creek
church during services at that church
Davis Stovall owned a gold watch, and had
IL in his vest pocket when he took his seat
IN the church. When the services were
closing, he felt for his watch TO ascertain
the hour, and 1t was not there The thief
took the watch from the chain. and left the
chain attached 70 the owners vest pocket.
and no one would have known but what
the watch was hung TO it, unASs it was felt
for.
Last Friday a white man, giving his
name as Henry ReviIle. was lodged in Jail
at Swainsboro, charged with attempt t.
rape. On Tue day he bad prelim nary
trial before his honor Judge DAVID H
Smith, who bound him over To the NOvem-
Der term OF superior court, to answer TO
the charge Of assault with intent u com
NIT rape upon the person Of Mrs Matte
Barwick. Reville has been travelling
through the country doing jobs Of painting
wherever he could get work Since he has
been IN jail many bad porte have come in
from several parts OF Emanuel county re-
gardlng his conduct toward females OF
both colors.
There were lively times, from all reports,
at the Ben Smith SUNDAY school as,ocla-
ton. which convened in Ben Smith district
of Gwinnett county Wednesday, Perry
McClung and Buck Adams got into "A dis
pute over trlfle and ! cked horns with
each other. They We're in tie crowd Of
visitors, and the stampede the fight created
was immense. Women screamed, children
were frightened, men were running about
pell-mell, and for a while II seemed that
every man was fighting and all the ladies
and children hurt but afr pace was re-
stored between the immediate belligcrents
no one was seriously hurt but Adams, who
was terribly lacerated
An alligator was captured on Bay creek
near Bay pond recently that weighed
about 200 pounds aui measured $ fea. n
length, while his disteuded jaws measured
20 inches. hecaptors were J. W. Warren
J. j. Dursey, Jesse r. Donaldson. j. ".
Mullis, Joel Warren aud others, who were
out SEEMING. When the gator was first
brought ashore he cscapci back 10 the