The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-02

Remains of Confederate Captain
Exhumed at Louisville-A Nortl
Georgia Clergyman Yields TO th
Temptation Of the Cup-A serioul
Shooting seraps at Mayheld.
GEORGIA
MonteZuma has no clergyman.
There is talk Of having a county fair mex
summer at Montezuma.
Congressman Jud Clements Joined tn
Mssons few nights ago in Rome.
Steve D. Moore, q well-kno1n CONNER
ciaI traveller Of Columbus, is critically III.
Aaron W. Gilbert (colored) will run fo
alderman in the Fourth ward of Augusta.
Two hundred and fifty acres Of land lyin.
in North Grifil have just been sold fol-
$4,000.
Coupling for clevises has been invented
and patented by Converse Averitt Of Earl
county.
C. D. Ray, a gambler, has been arrested
pt Columbus for operating a wheel with a
secret spring.
John Lumpkin of Walker county still
'sTields the az, chopping down trees, though
he is So years old.
W. E. johnson, for years travelling agent
of the Atlanta Constitution, died at Stons
adountain Friday.
VIII Swindle, who was put on trial at
Mitchell court this week for killing a negro
barber last summer, was acquitted.
The little babe Of Mr.. and Mrs. q. Clel-
and of Bailey, which was severely burned
two weeks ago, died on Saturday morning
last
Ida Baker, a colored girl of Augusta.
pged 10 years, gouged out one of the eyes
of goat with stick Friday. and is under
arrest.
Edward Black had his thumb cut OF by a
'chain Slipping from a holster, at the
Georgia marble works, near Dahlonega,
last week.
In an alteration at Enigma between two
young men, S. q. Lipps and T. H. BAH, the
latter received a cut and a stab which
proved fatal
.. 3. Usina Of st. Augustine bought
forty COWS at Sparta last week, most of
them with young calves, at an aggregate
cost to him of 1920.
AZ Columbus Friday. the Office men at
She Central railroad depot presented J. W.
De6nAng. tie retiring agent at that place,
with handsome orange bowl.
Frank WEIGH of Macon, a boy about u
years old, while hunting Thanksgiving
morning, had the misfortune to get his
Right hand badly shattered by gun shot.
The citizens of Waynesboro have nomi-
hated E. a Galloway for mayor, W. L.
Minis, g. L. McElmurray, W. II. Fulcher.
Ii B. McMaster and Sim Bell for aldermen.
The infant lid of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. c.
Thomas Of Toccoa was walking near the
fireplace Day or two ago, when it's cloth
ing caught fire It's injuries will probably
prove fatal
A house on Fifth avenue, Columbus.
Uwned by Dr.. w. l. Bullard, and occupied
by James Monk, was burned Friday. The
house was insured for 81 200, and its con-
tents for $500
Montezuma's new steamboat will soon be
running on the Flint It goes 100 miles
south By water, and brings trade 10 the
town from the counties Of Lee, Sumter,
Worth and Dooly.
Henry Epson, wagner Of the Kimbau
house at Atlanta, was hauling coal last
week. Being seized with a Speculative
mania be hauled load TO a remote part Of
the city and sold it. Now he is in jail.
The firm Of Holman & Stewart of Griffin.
has been dissolved by mutual consent. ] A
Stewart retiring, and John Holman assum.
Ing the entire business, which will be here
after run under the name of ]. d. Holman.
There was an accident at Crawfordvilie
on the Georgia railroad, Friday, to the
down fast freight train from Atlanta. 1t
was caused by broken axle, and resulted
IN the wrecking Of three box cars and one
coal car. The track was blockaded FOR
several hours.
Ihs national grange viii meet in Atlanta
the second week of next November. and
ensre will be seventy-five delegates in at
tendance on ten days session. They win
represent l25,OOO to 10000 members ia
eyefy state OF the union, and their coming
wiz be great occasion.
Erbe Burrows, who has cut such 6Ssre
n NJ i.
bog. having been raised on Lookout monn.
faatI< bis first exploit was taking a horse
ana nifty dollars for travelling expenses.
qbe41g caught, he was confined in the
Lafayette jail, but broke out
Mount Vernon, the Baptist church on the
Hartford road five miles east of Fort
tsaanes, has secured the services of Rev. J
". Cortey In the place Of Rev. Il. r. Nc
Tendon, resigned Mr.. Corley has for sew
slal years resided near Shellman. but win
shortly remove TO Early county.
Frank Mann, a negro railroad hand. was
severely hurt at Locust Grove THURSDAY
E'gnt. he was working on a train on the
f1Ast Tennessee road, and at Locust Grove
ne was accidentally caught between two
cars Both legs were crushed and thu
negro is seriously. if not fatally injured.
Athens came very near having a serious
fire Friday. The two-story frame house on
AAotnas street. belonging to Charles Stern
was burned, and but for the favorable con-
dition Of the wind whole blocks of cotton
would have no doubt gone. The building
was worth about $1,000, and was insured.
The remains of the late Capt. Witt of the
confederate army, who was killed in a
skrmish three miles from Louisville in an
engagement between party of Wheeleris
cavalry, to which he was attached. aid a
large company Of Yankee cavalry. have
Just been removed to Gratz, KY. by his
brother and son.
Tom Lsngston, a one eyed white man.
living near the scene of the Brewer tragedy
IN Banks county, was arrested Friday.
charged with murder. Evidence was
very strong against him. 1t is reported
that an effort was made to lynch him, but
was foilei by the sheriff. He is resting
safely behind the bars of Homer Jail
Franklia Banner: A man may be In DOS
session Of various talents, and capable of
enacting wonderful and noble deeds, but
there is one thing which is an utter i'm oos-
s1bility for him to do, and that is, he can't
wink and work his ears at the same time.
Nothing but the much slandered, although
xntellectual mule has the gift to perform
this marvellous ect.
Col Morgan Rawls is soon m have m