The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-06-02
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

Another Fatal Accident at the Gordon
Bridge Near Bainbridge-Col. Hsr-
rold's Anniversary Visit to Colum-
bus-A Northerner Knocked Out at
'cponough-A Baby on the Door
step orono,.
nal was hoisted at Qnitman
-, ne % am =, the first time in fOrty-one
days. =. t;,.s .ho
REVERE, ene ~ Stonn Mountain about
sH ,,.Ss 80 hroxe through the walls OF
the iaiI at Decatur Friday m@ 'ning' Out
was recaptured. -, :.
The drought that has been on la ely ~ ~
Walton county has cut the oat crop -
very short. and much Of the wheat VIII
TOO low to cut Corn and cotton may nav
suffered some; at least the stands Of cotton
are poor. Everything is clean.
A meeting of the farmers Of Mitchell
county was held at the court house on last
Saturday to reorganize the County Agri-
cultural Society to cooperate with the
State Agricultural Society. On motion B.
F. Collins was elected president and II. w.
Spence secretary. Over thirty names were
enrolled as members.
Oglethorpe Echo: Mr.. Swami, our tan
ner tells Us that never during his long ex-
perience has he known hides 10 be in as little
demand and as low in price as now. Green
hides are bringing only 254 TO cents and
dry ones only 4 cents pound, and Mr..
Swami saws he would rather not have them
at those prices. He has paid as high as 10
cents for green hides.
The 7-year-old girl, who strangled the ne
gro baby last week on Hon. James FraZer's
place at High Shoals, was found guilty Of
murder by the coTOner's jury. The infant
murderess was sent to Watkinsville jail
and placed in custody. but was atterward
taken back for commitment trial before the
magistrate, who decided that she was too
young to commit crime, and the girl was
let go.
Townsville has an option on Paradise
park which expires with the year, the price
being placed at $500 an acre, and the mayor
and council have, therefore. ordered an
election to be held on June 90 to allow the
voters of Thomasville an opportunity of
expressing their choice for or against the
issue of bonds for the purpose Of completing
the purchase Of the park. The question
must be decided BY two-thirds vote Of the
qualified voters Of the town.
A painful accident happened to Sigmund
Nussbaum of cambridge on Tuesday after
noon during the drill of St0newall Engine
very seriously injured. The boys were
making a run from the intersection Of
Broad and Troup streets to fire cistern on
the square, when MIR. Nussbaum, who was
on the ropes. stumbled and fell, and the
engine, weighing over 1900 pounds, passed
over both of his legs, cutting and bruising
both seriously.
Col. U. B. Harold of Americas, vice
president of the Savannah and Western
railroad, went over 20 Columbus on MAY
% with the fire boys, accompanied by his
wife and Miss Annie, one Of his accom-
plished daughters 1t was the 9th ami
eersary of his marriage. His wife is a
daughter of the late DIR. Jacob Fogle, for
many years leading dentist of Columbus
He aud his wife strolled around TO the
church where they were married and stood
together in the same place.
On Wednesday afternoon, during the
thunder storm, lightning struck the resi-
dence of DIR. Harrison, on White Oak street
at Thompson, but, fortunately, did very
little damage The charge struck a Chin
ney and, dividing, ran down the cutters and
off the porch in the rear of the house,
slightly splintering the posts of the porch
None of the white members of the family
were at home, but there We're two colored
women in the kitchen who were knocked
down by the conclusion and badly stun ed.
When they scutied up from the floor there
was murder in the eyes of both of them.
for each one thought that the other had
knocked her down with the shovel. But
they were so weak and shaky that they
could only Jabber and glare at each other.
A sensation was produced in Fart urn
Thursday morning by the announcement
that beautiful little girl baby, about 6
months old, had been found on the front
veranda of the residence of w. C. Parker.
bundle of clothing and other things were
found. also letter addressed to Mr. Parker.
purporting to be written by the child's
mother, asking him to take care of the little
waif; that it was of good family; its name
was Aurora; that he would hear more con-
corning its history in the future, etc Mr.
Parker was not at home, and the httle
stranger, being not received by the family,
il was taken charge of by Marshal A. ].
Foster, who presented it to W. S. Harvey.
Mr.. Harvey is very proud of the little waif,
and he aud his wife will take the best pos
sible care of it. 1t is at home and home to
stay. Numerous theories as to whose it is
are afoat
Another serious and fatal acci6ent hap
pened at the Gordon bridge, nea Bain-'
bridge, last Thursday night Watchmen
are placed at the bridge to keep a signal
out 10 warn the boats OF the presence of the
cylinders in the river. 1t seems that on
thursday night there were three negro men
out on the cylinder, on watch, when a plank
on which they were standing slipped, pre-
clpltatlng them into the water in the cylin-
der. Their cries for hello brought parties
to their assistance. Ropes were hastily
thrown to the imprisoned men and two of
them succeeded in making their escape.
while the third man was not taken out until
life was extinct. The record Of loss of life
at this bridge has beea fearful during the
short time this work has been going on
there. This swells the number of drowned
men to eight, seven having been drowned
previously.
McDonough Weekly: A year or so ago
B. c. Bailey, New York man, was in
stalled at Stockbridgs as,depot agent; and
though wool-dyed republican, he had toe
good sense not to obtrude his views into
unwilling and unconvertible ears. Not SO
with a younger brother, whose idea Of the
prowess of the yankee soldiers is very ex-
allied, and who seemed to never tire OF
boasting Of what ''our boysn did in the
war, and how they licked the cowardv
rebels. Walt Hightower a chip off the
southern block, and d man of undaunted
courage, had heard the you blow
bard until it made both his gorges and
eholer rise. One day while sitting in
front of store, this fresh youth began to
regale the crowd with the feats of Seer
man, Sheridan, Grant, ct al. Seeing some
negroes pass arraved in their best harness