The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-11
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
PARAGRAPHS

Spot Where a Rabbit Died - The
Members of the House Making 1t
Warm for Mr.. SnelsOn Of Merl-
wether.
GEORGIA
1t is said that another cotton factory is
to be built at Griffin soon.
A street railway is to be built at Griffin
with three miles of track
Parties from west Troup county report
an unsavOry scandal of a minister's wife
making public elopsment with a young
Romeo there The minister is after a
divorce.
At Columbus, Monday, while a negro
employe of the Thonas-H custom Electric
Light Com pany was erect Hg new poles one
of them fell upon him and mashed his legs
to pieces. Amputation was unavoidable.
Col Joseph A. Hunt OF Barnesvilled died
Sunday night lie was a member of the
constitutional convention and participated
in an able manner IN the deliberations Unat
brought the IRE ent constitution of the
state of Georgia
Estimates place the number Of church
members in Brunswick at SO; the num-
Der of average at; enhance at 30. and tie
average number Of church members who
attend services regularly at S44. Tlese fig
ures only apply to the white churches.
Richard Smith, young single man about
2s years Of age, living at Powell station,
six miles northeast of Newman, was instant
ly killed Monday by falling from a scaffold,
which he was erecting around a water tank
at his public GIN. He fell about fifteen feet,
but large piece of timber fell also, hitting
him on the breast, causing instant death
Walter T. Surles of Moreland has been
convicted of forgery at Newman He was
prosecuted by J. ". Trammell of Luthers-
vile, charging him with raising a So note
to a SS5, and had it discounted last year q
the First National Bank of this plaza a
motion will be make for new trial There
were about $50 witnesses subpgaaed in the
else. 1t has cost the coun gread deal
of money already.
Mrs. w. A Hackett of Brunswick owned
white rabbit. During the past week the
little pet became sick, aud for day or two
lay on the floor OF the piazza, where at last
it died. When removed after death, on the
floor was found brown stain the exact
shape of the animal as it lay. Repeated
scolirings fail to remove he stain, which is
is still more peculiar from the fact that no
discoloration was apparent on the animals
hide or fur.
At the meeting of the county commits
sioners Monday, the tax levy of Bib county
was fixed at .S5 Of per cent for the year
1882 This rate is the highest that Bib
county has had for a long time, and the
main reason for it is the great expense that
has attended the Voolfolk case, and it was
deemed matter Of necessity. The amount
necessary to raise is $4,000, 1t is an in-
crease of mills, which will raise $4,000
The total state and county levy for Blbb
county this year will be 81 %.
On Saturday last, while driving the Diling
for college trestle on the South Brunswick
Terminal railroad a negro named James
Dean was the victim of painful accident.
That attachment, known as the monkey of
the pile driver, fell from tle top of the
machine, d distance of 81 feet, striking
Dean on the head. OF course his head was
lacerated and bled profuselY, but, other
than that, he experienced no iajury. After
the wound was dressed Dean returned to
his work.
j. c. Cloud, a white man in moderate
circumstances who lives out toward East
Point, VS. in Atlanta Monday. Mr.. Cloud
sells milk and butter in the city, and is an
honest, Woodworking citizen. To a gentle
man he said that on thu night before the
riot was threatened at East Point, he and
his wife were passing along the road, and
were set upon ny three negroes whom they
did not know. Oae of them struck him in
the face and another struck his wife The
blow On Mr.. Clouds face left an ugly scar,
which would indicate that he had been
pretty roughly used.
At Ruckersyille Sunday an association
was held at which they were about 800
negroes. Some of them got into row
which grew in magnitude until about 300
were engaged in it. 1t broke up the asso-
citation, and the quiet negroes dispersed in
every direction The others fought with
rails, clubs, knives, razors, pistols and
every conceivable weapon for a consider
able time, but fortunately no one was seri-
ously hurt About a half dozen of them
were arrested for riot, and one was tried
before the county court, convicted and
severe penalty imposed on him. The grand
jury will make a thorough investigation of
the matter, and it is thought that no less
. than fifty true bills will be returned.
At Macon, Monday afternoon, when the
East Tennessee train arrived from Haw-
kinsville. Chief of Police Kenan had Sheriff
I. V. Kelly, of Grimes county, Texas, and
his prisoner, DIR. A. c. Full
ghum, of Hawkinsville, arrested
and placsd in the barracks, in accordance
with Geographic instructions from Haw-
kinsville Sheriff Kelly says he does not
know why he was arrested. He had the
requls.tlon papers properly approved by
Gov. Gordon. Fuighum is charged with
killing woman by malpractice in Texas in
ISS4 tulghum returned to his old home in
Hawklnsvllle, where he was located last
Sheriff Kelly arrested Fulghum himself.
ana IN long so exhibited pistol aui pos
sibly his arrest was ordered on the charge
of carrying concealed weapons. Fulghum
says he is perfectly willing to stand trial in
Texas
Mr.. Snelson of Meriwether county is
catching it on all sides in the lower House.
Monday Mr.. Jones of Baker offered a reso-
luton that the speaker be authorized to
appoint commission consisting of eighteen
members, one Of whom shall be practleal
physician and one lawyer, whose duty it
shall be to investigate the mental condition
of the member from Meriweuher aud to re-
port by bill or otherwise The speaker
ruled that the resolution was out of order
and could not be considered. The same
day Mr.. HUMPHREYS of Scriven offered a
resolution that committee of five be- an
pointed by the speaker to inquire into the
absence Of Mr.. Snelson of Meriwether. and
invite him to seat on the floor of the
House during the days deliberations and to
the discharge of his duty as a legislator, as
be is needed to make quorum. The
speaker appointed Messrs. HUMPHREYS of
Scriven, Brown, Tyson, Lofley and Gle
ments. This committee went out TO where
Mr.. Snelson was having speech written.
and in. a few minutes the gentleman from
Meriwether came back into the House and
resumed his seat.
FLORIDA.