The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-27


Mrs. Sarah Jordan, Of Leary, was Sc
riously injured last Tuesday evening by
l teing thrown from buggy 70 which was
hitched a runaway Texas pony. One Of
Mrs. Jordan's shoulders was badly bruised
aud one OF ner jaws was slightly fractured.
In the buggy with Mrs. Jordan az the time
were two little daughters Of Barney Pace.
who were also thro ~n ON the buggy. but
sustained only slight injuries. Inc pony
ran into buggy being driven By Barney
I Pace and almost demolished il. bJL Ar.
Pace Was unhurt
( BusEa Vista Patriot. fAleck walker. a
| young man about q years old, who mas
! been living with Mr.. Slaughter for the past
/ three wears. deserves credit He worked
1 for wages the first two years. and although
/ be had 70 contribute great deal 20 the
wants Of q sick mother, ne saved up and
now has out at interest 500. This year lie
farmed and made thirteen ba,es Of cotton,
| 200 bushels Of corn, peas and potatoes. His
cotton is all out, and he IS now making 81 a
| day picking for his neighbors. Such indus
| try IS always rewarded, and that young
man will have something If rs lives.
! Lee Hansford and Columbus Stewart,
! two negroes who live near Owens ferry,
Camden county, formed partnership for
the purchase Of a gallon OF whisky. When
both Of them had taken on as niue OF the
I 4Atllk d Llcf CyllL NdI4g > a uAskIulc al 1sEs
which soon turned into a fight. duri < the
progress Of which Hansford drew pistol,
pointed il ct Stewart, and pulled the trigger,
but the cartridge didn't explode. Stewart
saw the attempt on his life, and grabbing a
dOuble-b4rreied shot gun, which stood in a
corner of the room, fired it, shooting his
sssailant through the head scattering his
brains about tue room aud killing him in
stantly.
A collision occurred on the East Tonnes
see, Virginia and Georgia road at Scotland,
Friday, between a north bound passenger
Il south-bound freight. The freight
was running in on the side track to make
way for the passenger, which was nearing
the station. The train was too long for the
siding, and in attempting TO pull the whole
train of the main track, the engineer ran
his engine few inches too far in front
The trains coliided. The accident. however,
was comparatively small matter, no one
being injured and no damage resulting,
save little establishment 70 the freight
engine and a general shake-up for the pas
sengers
Knight A S. Way Of the Liberty indie
pendent Troop was badly hurt at Macon
Friday. While riding his horse on Null
berry street near the Wadley monument
the animal suddenly became fractions, and
either while rearing up or buckng fell
down with Mr.. Way, Mr. Way fell upon
the hard ground heavily, striking his right
temple. He was knocked insensibe, and il
was at first thought that he was killed, but
he recovered consciousness in few min
utes, and was carried 10 his room in the
Hotel Lanier about 100 yards distant Dr.
EthridRe was summoned, and on examina-
ton found that Mr. Way had received a
confusion above the right eye, and while
the injury was severe it was not fatal
The residence lately erected by Mrs.
Brownrigg on her farm three miles south
west OF Gainesville at cost Of something
like 5000, was totally destroyed by fire
about O'Clock last Sunday morning. Mrs.
Brownrigg and family are English people,
Tut for several years resided in or near Or
lando, Fla. Soon after the fire A. C. Brown
rlgg, another grown memb Der of the family.
returned from Florida. He reached Odelrs
crossing. only a short distance from his
mothers home, and walked across the fields
to take the family by surprise, but was sur
pri>ed himself to find the house burned
down and the family scattered. He, too,
had come to announce the burning Of a neat
cottage, worth about $780, the Thursday
night before on their place at Orlando
Brunswick Times: Seven sailors had a
narrow escape from drowning in the bay.
just north of the Brunswick quarantine
station. Friday night. The Hessie was on
her way 20 the city from Darien 1t was
dark and impossible to see far ahead Soon
after passing quarantine Capt. Allen sang
out to o. Rogers, the broker, who was a
passenger on the Hessie: whats that
aheadP' At the same time shouts were
heard, evidently coming from the occupants
Of boat. In another instant the Hessie
crashed into the boat, knocking it to pieces.
Capt. Allen stopped his vessel. hasty
examination disclosed that seven men were
struggling IN the water near by. Ropes
were thrown to them, and after desperate
efforts all the men were saved, They proved
TO be Portuguese sailors. When the occu-
pants Of the boat discovered that they were
about to be run down they jumped out. If
they hadn't done SO, more than one Of them
would probably now be lying at the bottom
Of the bay.
Houston superior court adjourned last
Friday afternoon to the second day in Jan
uary, when the jurors drawn last week will
again appear. In the damage suit against
the Central railroad, for killing Timothy
hopkins, circus musician, at Powersvile,
in November, 1887, the jury returned a
verdict for 5000 in favor Of the plaintiff
The case will be carried to the supreme
court The following criminal cases were
disposed of: Richard Lewis, charged with
murder. He killed his wife with an ak. His
1h"PA hCy ohOCto A q Dlth Va INSANITY, anu Dl6
jury sustained the plea. He will be carried
TO the lunatic asylum next week Henri
eta Allen attempted to murder Convicted
and sentenced to two years in the peni-
tertiary. This woman ABOUT two years
ago placed arsenic in coffee that was used
on s. +. Dasher's dinner table, and two
persons were poisoned, but recovered. The
defense was that the woman was the igno-
raut tool Of another woman. A petition
for her pardon will be presented TO Gov.
Gordon, as will also one against pardon
being granted.
Brunswick Times: The steamer with all
It's appliances, sent here from Connecticut
by wealthy oyster planters, who are gong
to engage in the business of oyster planting
canning, and shipment at Brunswick has
arrived in port and will at once commence
an investigation of the deep water planting
grounds in Glynn and Mcintosh counties
reporting the result of the Investigations to
Lieut.. Drake, who has in charge the gov
eminent survey and the mapping of the
oyster territory of the whole state. Mr..
Beardsley, one Of the gentlemen who
is to engage in the oyster planting
industry at Brunswick, is in the city,
aud will take immediate personal charge of
these Investigations. The Times is glad to
note that on Jan. l large amount of deep
and shoal water planting grounds will be
taken up by parties with ample capital,
who do not ask g dollar of Brunswick capt.
tai, who are thoroughly familiar with the
b1SiuaS9 in all itS DhaSas Of rlaot 49,