The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-11

NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

The Corpse of Child Found in Chero-
kee County An Americus Mer-
chants Experience With a Keg OF
Beer-A DAD From Lawrenceville to
Logansville for a Traction Engine
Proposed-A Negro Suspected of
DESIGNATING the Grave OF Mr.. Marks
Under Arrest.
GEORGIA.
Thomson has ordered a steam fire engine
Several new houses are in course of con-
struction in Jesup.
In less than forty days Americas will be
illuminated by gas
A stable belonging to W. G. Bfantley. of
Blackshear, was burned few days ago
William B. Hardaway, negro man who
conducted a restaurant on upper Broad
street, dropped dead at Augusta, Wednes-
day.
At Brunswick, Edwin Brobston, late of
the Breeze, has assumed editorial control of
the Journal, in place of f. w. Bingham,
resigned.
Watson & Lewis of Hawkinsville, will,
In day or two, commence rebuilding their
two brick stores, which were burned about
year ago.
young white man in the Warrior dis
trlct of Bibb county, has stated positively
that he will kin himself on May H. The
people of Warrior are waiting for the day
TO come.
lobe Mayfeld, a notorious thief of
Athens, has been arrested in that city for
thievery. There is a suspicion that he is
guilty OF the recent dissertation of the grave
of Simon Marks
DR.. W. B. Burroughs, of Brunswick, re-
ceiVed letter Tuesday containing So he
loaned man ten years ago. The doctor
had forgotten all about the circumstance
and was completely surprised.
Near Knoxville, Saturday while 10
year-old son of Rev. Isaiah Grant was out
hunting his gun accidentally went off and
discharged the entire load in the young
mans head, killing him instantly.
H. H. kirkpatrick, of Hawkinsville,
made raid on the rats that had invaded
his corn crib few days ago, and when the
battle ended it was discovered that 2l5 Of
the rodents had met sudden death.
Mrs. ]. A. Ansley, of Decatur, has pair
of Indian moccasins donated to her grand
father by Gen. Andrew jackson, who OBJ
tanned them in Florida during some of the
earlier conflicts of the government with the
Seminole Indians
DR.. NJ. j. Crockett, of Albany, ran a
gimlet into his hand a few days ago and
has been suffering considerably with his
hand and arm, which are swollen t. twice
their natural size. Fears are entertained
that his hand will have to be amputated.
lie is confined to his bed
project is on foot to build road from
Loganville to Lawrenceville upon which to
run a traction engine The protector of
the road says he can, with a fifteen ton
traction engine pull twenty tons, and make
four miles an hour. The authorities will
OF allow them to be run upon the public
roads, and he wants TO get the right Of way
and open road exclusively for his own use.
q T.
States silver coin dated 1852 1t is conse.
quently one of the first silver coins struck
IN the United States. 1t has pine tree
stamped on one side, and bears the legend
Massachusetts, in" The visitors guide to
the United States mint names coins of this
date and design 'pine tree shillings," and
says that they were struck on ''simple thin
planchets of silver.n
R. J. Meyer, who runs a large saw mill
at Waynesville, on the Brunswick and
Western railroad left his home on Tuesday
morning for Brunswick, leaving his wife
and only child in perfect health. After a
busy afternoon Mr.. Meyer went to a hotel
to retire, when he was handed telegram
with the shocking announcement: "Baby's
dead; come home" Mr.. Meyer in his wild
grief could scarcely realize the truth of the
sad Intelligence
At Americas, a night or two ago, Win
Hudson, in stepping out of the rear door of
Fitzgerald ~ FusselIs store ON Forsyth
street, slipped and fell his arm striking
upon plank in which a large nail was
sticking, driving the nail through his
wrist and severing an artery. The blood
gushed in u perfect torrent from the wound,
which was al exceedingly painful and
rather dangerous one, but DR.. Hawkins ar
rived IN few minutes, and succeeded in
stopping the flow.
Last Friday S. X. Bingham, of Jesup,
had hen that had been setting for SOME
time, and was about ready to leave the
nest with her young brood. When his
daughter went to the nest she discovered a
queer-looking chicken, and ON closer in
spection found that it had but one leg. The
chicken was all right in every other respect.
1t lived day after being taken from the
nest, and would doubtless have been living
now, but, by some mishap the little girl
accidentally killed it,
Residents of Augusta, in the neighbor-
hood of Murry's stables, have been losing
great many chickens recently. Evidences
were such as to show that they were de-
voured by an animal of some kind and a
spring trap was set Wednesday afternoon
the trap was visited, and firmly clamped
beween the springs was large ground hog,
which chafed and fumed powerfully over
its confinement. The animal was quite a
curiosity in Augusta, and large crowds col
lected at the stables to see it.
Oh ouiud1 ilibuO OuleNto DFOke lnVO Jne |
cottage of Mrs. Pace, a poor old lady living
near the city limits Of Athens, and stole all |
the few provisions she had been able to buy
the day before. They also pelted the cot |
tage with stones and mud The old lady
was at church at the time, and by reason Of |
her poverty, the loss of her food was acutely
felt. She is the widow of soldier, who |
lost his life in the Confederate cause, and |
her age prevents her from earning more |
than most meager livelihood by taking in |
sewing.
Last Friday morning a negro child was |
found dead in Little river, on Charles Nix's |
plantation, in Cherokee county, where it |
appeared to have been for many DAYS. The |
body was badly mutilated, which possibly |
might have been done in killing It. The |
body was much decayed Bailiff Hunni- |
cult had previously arrested Alice Childers |
lcoloredl on a warrant for infanticide, and
lodged her in Canton jail From the evi
dence, the jury rendered a verdict finding
Alice Childers guilty Of numbering her
own infant, and throwing the body iato the !
river to conceal the crime.
The Mormon elders Of Latter Day Saint,
are carrying on their work of prosecuting
at Augusta and in Richmond county boldly
haxr - ~.