The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-12
GEORGIA GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF TIE TWO STATES TOLD
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The Griffin Cotton Mill Has Narrow
Escape from Destruction by Fire-A
Father Stabbed by His Son.
GEORGIA
Mrs. A. Carnochan has teapot that was
made in London IN l776.
The alliance men of Scriven county have
sent their orders to Texas for about 2,OOC
bushels Of seed oats, and large area will
be planted - that crop this season.
A stock company is being organized al
Elberton to build a new $4,000 hotel
where the Globe Hotel stands. About half
of the money has already been subscribed.
lrof. j. NJ CASTOR has resigned his posi-
ton as first assistant IN the Sandsrsville
High School to accept the position Of prin-
cipal in the High School of Tuscaloosa. Ala.
John H. Crutchfield Of Chauncey died
last Saturday of henorrhage of the bowels.
Mr., Crutchfield told some friends month
or so ago that he would die on that day. He
was in perfect health then.
At Abbeville, Wednesday, the Dickev
brothers and young Jordan, charged with
the killing of the latters brother last
Christmas eve, were honOrably discharged,
there being no proof that they did the
killing.
DIR. N. @. Long has purchased a sufficient
amount Of land from DIR. II. G. Edmunds
and s. A. Hutchinson, on the west side of
the public square of Elberton to erect
three large store-rooms, and will build on
them next spring.
At dance at a respectable white house
at Fort Payne, Ala, Wednesday night,
ID. K. Boston and man named Cannon
got into a difficulty, when Boston shot
Cannon in the breast. Boston was arrested
at Trenton, Ca, Thursday.
Gus Fulghum, a brakeman on the Ala
bama Great Southern railroad, accidentally
fell between moving cars at Alfalfa,
Wednesday, and had his right foot and arm
crushed off. He was reared in Dade county
Georgia., and had been on the road only a
few days.
At race at Douglasville last Thursday
one of the horses in the running race flew
the track and dashed through the crowd
near the residence Of DR.. Whitley. Robert
Biggers was run over and severely hurt
He has, however, about recovered, and is
able to resume his studies
Seven troops of Georgia cavalry will he
at the state fair. They are: The Georgia
Hussars of Savannah, Governors Horse
Guard of Atlanta, Scriven Troop, Macon
HusSars, Liberty Independent Troop, the
Liberty Guard, and Mcintosh Light
Dragons.
Tuesday night at the age of 6S years. Mr..
Everett just finished a hard days work
Tuesday evening and had stepped upon his
porch when he felt a sudden pain in his side
and in a moment he was paralyzsd. His
family came to his assistance and carried
him to his bed. During the evening he
died.
While packing bale Of cotton at Alb.
Iempleton's place, near Hephzibah, Wednes-
day, Charles Templeton, a young man
employed by Alb TemDleton, had his right
leg broken just below the knee joint. He
was driving mule around the circle the
rope broke, the lever flew back, st.iki lg
him and breaking his leg. Anputation
Will be necessary, as the flesh was torn off,
nothing holding but the skin.
McRae Enterprises: On Tuesday evening,
when Jailer Rose went to give the prisoners
their supper, he ordered them into their
cells, as he always does when any of them
are out in the corridors before entering the
jail, but to his establishment some of them
refused TO obey, and swore they would not
return to their cells, whereupon Jailer Rose
summoned pose of citizens and forced
the ebony-hued sons of Ham to obey orders
The constant sounding of the gong at the
Grlf1n Manufacturing Company's mill at
an earlier hour than usual Thursday night
was signal that something was wrong in
the vicinity. 1t proved to be fire in the
waste house, in which was stored a Quan-
tlty OF waste This, with the loss of the
house, will make loss of about $500. It
was hard work to save the houses of the
operatives, as they were closely situated to
the burning building.
Messrs. jerks, Taylor and Anderson of
Hawklnsville, together with Capt Thos.
Henley and Others of this city, are prepar-
ing to erect an establishment in South
Macon for the mixing of guano and other
fertilizers. The business Of the firm will be
to buy the chemical ingredients and mix
them into different grades of fertilizers
Inc frst start will be on comparatively
moderate scale, requiring an outlay of
probably ABOUT $4,000.
Columbus Enquirer: Gentlemen who
came In from Harris county report that the
negroes in the Mountain Hill neighborhood
nave been very uneasy ever since one of
their number was asSasSinated by an I'M
known party last week. They fear that
Others may meet a similar fate, and some of
them say that they are anxious to move
away from the com munity. This feeling of
uneaslness is thought to be entirely unnec
essary. The people of harris county are as
peaceable and law-abiding citizens as any in
Georgia. and they are prepared to promptly
suppress all attempted lawlessneSs
News reached Columbus Thursday of a
stabblng atfray which took place on the
Holiday place, near Hatchechubbee. Tues
day. Tom Carter (col0red) had been in the
habit of abusing his wife, aud on Tuesday
he had repeated the abuse, when his son, a
young man about IS or 20 years old, took
exception TO it. A quarrel ensued, result
ing in the son staboing his father six times
One stab across the chest cut through the
ribs, another slash disemboweled him. and
the other cuts were of serious nature. The
old man was expected to die when last heard
from, though the son had not yet been ar
rested.
Hon. Pat Walsh of Augusta reached
Atlanta Thursday to attend a BANQUET ten
dered at the rooms of the Capital CITY Club
by Jack Spalding to the members
of the Georgia delegation to the St. Louis
convention. 1t was an elegant affair. In
addition to the Georgia delegation there
was brilliant assem- lage of politicians
and business men. The tables were spread
in the back rooms on the second floor. and
were beautifully decorated with flowers.
After the dinner number Of speeches were
made. all of a political character, which
thoroughly Endorsed Cleveand's admins
tration, and foretold brighter future four
years from now for the Democratic party.
DR.. H. L. Battle of Wadley had an expe-
rience Tuesday night that has rarely been
equaled by any physician. He was at the
birtl OF child, where there were present
one great era Idfather, both great grand