The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-05-25


Sunday to extend tho order, and subordi-
nate lodges will be established throughout
the south at once. Within next six
months lodges will be established in Au-
gusta. Macon, Atlanta, Gu lrleston, Column
biz Columbus, and half a dozen other
cities jurisdiction of the grand lodge
is over the entire southern states. I 9
order was founded in Savannah t. succeed
I @ Free Sons OF Israel, and it has proven
so far very successful organization.
News has just reached Townsville that
Dick Watkins, a negro, was shot d badly
wounded on the DR.. Jones plantati n, six
miles from that city, Su day night, by
some INK own persoI. He was sitting in
hi cabin singing and cOnversing with his
family when the shot was fired. Quite a
number of shot took effect in the neck and
NJ. Mcintosh, who went out TO see
the wounded man, reports that two
buckshot struck the right lung. O o
passed entirely through the lung; the other
penetra ed the lung. Two shot catered the
neck and came out in his mouth. Three
entered the back of the neck and ranged
forward. DR.. Mcintosh co siders the
wounds dangerous, especially those in the
lungs.
Mac, { 7-year-old baby boy of Mr. and
Mrs. j. A. Park of Lafayette was in his
fat er's wagon that was going TO the
mountains after telegraph poles. His
brother Emmett was to be one of the pas
sengers After it was in motion he ran, ak
in hand, and got on it at the rear end As
he did 81 the handle of the ak caught in one
of the rear wheels That carried the ak
forward, blade in front Macs hand was
on the standard, which the blade struck
The tn I'd Fl ger Of the left hand was azen,
off and left hanging by a strip OF skin. Now
comes in the part which shows what kind
nature can do a iitte SCOT was piled
aud tine finger Sc we'd back. A wholesome
alliance was formed and Mac has now as
sound hand as efore the ak took such a
liberty with it.
The Columbus Eaquirer-Sun seems to be
regarded as pretty good property, as several
parties have been after it lately. After it
vas bid in by the mortgagee the other day,
+. I. Byington, who has so successfully
managed the Eusning Ledgerin Columbus,
entered into negotiations looking t. its pur-
chase. The mortgage under which it was
sold, however, did not carry with it tle
Associated Press franchise or the good will
Of the paper, merely embrace g the prop.
erty value on the mechanical equipment.
When M. Byington learned later that II.
{. Hanson, VINO has had the management
of the paper for the last two years, desired
to purchase 1t. he Immediately withdrew in
Mr.. Hanson's favor. Mr. and Mrs Bying-
ton had not intended, in their venture il
morning Journalism, TO in any way ter
tere with their management of tho Erening
Ledger.
At 9 o'clock Thursday night, the special
train over the East Tennessee road from
st. Augustine, Fa., carrying the Second
Artillery battalion, passe through Atlanta
Tue party consisted OF 1876 persons, the Off
GERS occupying special Union palace car
and tue troops three coaches aad two bag
gage cars The troops are on their way
from ST. Augustn, battery l. goi z
and battery c. to Fort Adams,
Newport, h. !. They go east over G
Shen .ndoan Vail " and Penns ,lvania rail
roads, having come south over the same
hne about four years 70, when they were
| stationed at st. Augustine The battalion
consists of the Seco d artillery, Col j. H.
LItche field, com handing; Surgeon Par
| more Middleton, u. S. A. staff; First Ii ut.
| Eu ID. Ho lie. adjltant; First Lieut.. Loftui
| Niles, regimental qu rtermas er; SecoId
| artillery band bate y l., d Can't. George
Mite ell, First Lieut. f. S. c. Richmond,
| Second Lieut.. NJ. q. Zalin,ki, Second Lieut..
| c. De Witt Wilcox, battery G, Second ar
tilery.
Pulaski county had another killing last
Sunday evening, and b tia of the parties
were negroes There were hard FEELINGS
man about a woman. Ga Sunday evening
Henley was at the house Of jeff Coney, a
relative. As . lartelman approached the
house Henley aud Coney came out. Quar-
terman mot the and said to He IL :
wen settle that matter now" Coney
urged them not TO have any difficulty. They
walked on, Coney going ahead and leaving
the Others a short dis ance behi d. In
Il little while Coney heard a pistol shot
He turned around and was soon
joined by Quarterman. They walked
together abou POO yards, when . larterman
sat do Sn. and II the first time COney dis
covered that Quartermau was shot Ia q
half hour or 50 he died. II he made any
statement concerning the difficulty it was
not brought out at the inquest. What oc-
Cured bet Veen the two men after Coney
left them is not known. lie was shot in the
left side, just below the heart, and the
bleeding was chiefly internal The coroner's
jury fouud a verdict of murder against
Henley. Henley got away and has not been
arres ed.
John Signal and A. L. Leach wore at
work Thursday on the track, whore the
Western and Atlantic aud George Pacific
tracks are very close together, near Bolton,
six miles out from Atlanta. L two men
we're taking out old ties and putting in new
ones, and they were carrying an old tie TO
the pile where they were getting ready to
burn them. A Western aud Atlantic
freight train was passing, ming to ward
the city, and al outgoing Geo o.
gia Pacific passenger train was run
ing toward the men al pretty rapid gait.
Tue men had their backs 10 ward the pas
senger ira II, and the noise made by the
freight train prevented their hearing the
other. just As they were crossing the
GeOr is Pacific tracS they were strucS by
tue engine Of the passenger train, ani Signal
was s,rucS on the Zip by the steam chest
ana knocked "A distance of - feet, fallin :
on his head. Leacl was knocked down.
and the heel passed over his left leg aud
his left arm. ami ne was thrown from the
track. He was struck on tho back
Of the head received ter
rible cash, fracturing the skull
Leach is the worst hurt. His leg is cut
nearly or just above the an lie, the foot
ha 6ing only by the skin. His left arm j.
crushed and broken just above the elbow,
aud the wound on his head will probably
prove fatal. He was suffering so much
from the shock that the surgeon decided not
TO "a tempt an extended examination of the
wounds until he had recovered little. His
left leg will have TO be ampu ated IN all
probability. He leaves a young wife to
whom no was married only few weeks
ago, and she was sent for aud remained by
the cot on which her wou lded husband lay.
Their home is near the scene of the acct
dent Ho is about 10 years old. Signal
was not so badly hurt. His hips and back
were badly bruised and his injuries may
rr.,ye parfuaupuf ia was resting eaefltr NJ