The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-03-20
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
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ing at Princeton Factory-A Negro
Dying from q Murderous Assault at
Harrison.
GEORGIA
The Augusta Chronicle issued handsome
trade edition yesterday.
A picked SQUAD Of forty cadets from the
state university will enter the competitive
drill at ST. Simon's island
At Bowdon, Sunday, Clarence Williams,
a youth about IA years old, accidentally
shot himself with pistol. The ball entered
the bowels from which death ensued.
Friday afternoon, after the Ellaville
school had been dismissed, Zach Cunning
ham and Sam " williamson began wrestling,
and in the fall Zach broke one of his legs
below the knee.
Chambers has made its appearance among
the horses and mules at Cleveland,
White county. All precaution should be
used to prevent the spread Of the disease,
for it is said there Is no cure for 1t.
The public square in Elberton is the apex
of the ridge dividing the waters of Broad
and Savannah rivers. Water from the roof
of J. H. Jones G. Sons store runs from one
side into Broad river and from another into
Savannah river.
B. w. Smell of Oconee, few days ago,
Wnll6 OUT on ms IdrUu bFylug W pun QOWu
a iessamine vine from round tree stuck a
piece of the vine in his finger that caused
very excruciating pain, and seems to have
poisoned his whole system.
C. II. Wright came to Milledgeville from
Connecticut in 1885. The first presidential
vote he ever cast was for Gen. Harrison in
1S40 DIR. w. A. Jarratt and w. Fl. Scott
are the only men now living at Milled re-
vile who were there when Mr.. Wright
came.
Kinchen jefferson, an old negro who car
ried a wagon load of dirt and mica to Fort
Valley, surprising the same to be gold, is
now wild over his mine. He imagines that
tits worth millions He claims that in a
dream it was revealed to him where to find
much gold and he found it.
There was no motion in the Hamilton
case at Atlanta Monday because the ply
sicians attending Mrs. Hamilton did not be-
leve that she was out of danger. Hamilton
received letter from his step-fat her in Sa-
vanuah and in case a bond is fixed the step
father will be Hamiltons security.
Mrs. Elizabeth Brazell of Reidsville, who
was burned recently, died from her inju-
ries. She was little more than "a years
old, and had been helplessly feeble for some
time. She was the keeper of the first hotel
Reidsville ever knew, as she was living
there when Redsville was made the county
site, more than fifty years ago.
The Markham house at Atlanta has been
leased to Charles Beermann & Co. The ne
gotiations looking to this end were closed
Monday, and after April l the Klmball and
the Markham will be controlled by the same
firm, though under separate management
Charles Beermann g. Co. take a five-year
lease upon the Markham. the house going
into their hands on the first of next month.
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but they are known to be thoroughly salts
factory to both parties to it.
A gentleman says he passed by Parker's
mill, in Sumter county, Thursday, about 2
O'Clock, and saw sight that would have
made the negro lovers Of the north change
their opinion regarding the oppressed negro.
There were five of the wards of the nation
fishing, and being too lazy to hold their
poles, they had stuck them in the soft sand,
stretched themselves out in the sunshine
and gone to sleep. They slept for hours,
and no doubt made havoc of some hen roost
that night. The scene struck the man as
illustrative Of the Negroes character
At Atlanta, Monday, Maj w H. Smythe
receiver, sold the McCombs, Taylor &. Co.
plant, known as the Atlanta Machine
Works, to John Carey, Of the Globe works,
on Marietta street. The price paid was
$40, 900 in cash. The plant is stu tied on
the Georgia road. near King street.
McCombs, Taylor & Co. were the former
proprietors of the works, but about a year
ago receiver was appointed, and the shops
have since remained idle. Mr.. Carey has
associated with him in the purchase Albert
Steiner, Louis II. Beck, William A. Gregg
and Frederick A, Vauhan.
Another murder will be added to the
chapter of crimes in the town of Harrison
when w. Il. Moffit, negro. who now lies
hopelessly languishing, dies from the effects
of a wound received at cake cutting Sat-
urday night The slayer, Rias Holden, a
negro, struck him with piece of iron Just
above the eye. crushing in the frontal bone
and making an indenture fully an inch
square. The parties were all drunk, except
one or two. The evidence goes to show
that the crime was most willful and brutal
one. A warrant is out for Holden, and
men are now looking for him. Dr. E s.
Peacock says the wounded man cannot re-
cover.
Sunday afternoon Misses Burgess and
Pledger, two young ladies living near
Princeton factory, three miles from Athens,
barely escaped an accident which came
near proving serious to both. They were
out boat riding with Mr. Pledger, the father
Of one of the young ladies, when the boat
capslZed, throwing the occupants in the
water. Mr.. Pledger was so situated that be
could offer but little assis ance to the young
ladies. Fortunately two young men,
Messrs. Jack Wigle and Ike Lee, were walk
ing near the river at the time, and seeing
the boat turn over they sprang into the
water, and were soon bringing the unfortu-
nate young ladies to the bank.
A gentleman who was at Americas Sat-
urday from a lower county said: "A
farmer was returning home in wagon,
when he overlook a white woman walking
on the road. She asked that she be allo wed
TO ride. The farmer Consented and after
riding a half mile or more, the woman sud
denly threw herself on the man and at
tempted 10 strangle him; and at the same
time a man sprang from the roa lside
towards the wagon. The looSening of the
reins started the horses and they began to
run, The driver soon found that instead of
a woman he had man to deal with, and
catching him by the legs tossed him out of
the wagon. The two tramps then began to
curse the farmer, but he got out of their
way"
Dick Daniel, who has been in Worth
county, relates the following new device
for keeping babies quiet: Take a timber
pole few feet long. have stout cord with
bag or network attachment to hold the
child, have another cord with piece Of fat
meat on one end, the other end tied to one
OF The. great toes of the child that is sus-
pended in the bag or network. The piece
OF meat is only q few inches off from the
baby's eyes, and as they always grab every
thing in reach and transfer it to the mouth,
the child sucks away until nearly choked.
when IL begins to 1umn Jerk and kick