The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-10-19
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
raE NRws OF RIA TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS

SbdO O40R Aurdy IN mart county
Libel Suits Against Americus Papers
Fell Out of Bed and Broke a Toe.
GEORGIA.
It is now certain that the state university
VIII have gymnasium.
A reading club has been organized by q
number Of young men Of CartersvilIe.
Z. B. Thompson of Thofnaston sold a pail
of his famous fox dogs Lass week to an At
lanta man for $75.
Monday night at Nebula, near Warn
Springs, Pete Cook shot and killed Martin
Copeland. Both colored
At McDonough two little boys, grandsons
of Hon. W. Il. h. Peek, were severely
bitten by dog supposed to be mad. The
dog was killed.
The Savannah, Florida and Western rail.
way shipped 57I bales of sea island cotton
and 46S bales Of upland from Vadoste. he-
tween Oct. and IA.
Hartwell Sun. We are told there is
hardly farmer in the neighborhood Of
Pleasant Hill but what will make ten bales
OF cotton to the horse,
Tuesday night G. w. Warren lost his gin
house ana twenty. five bales of cotton on his
Milton place, in Jefferson county. The ORR
gin OF the fire is unknown
Inc WV <AAAcilCus udFc uOcA butts
on hand for publishing the wrong man as
having been run in by the police for being
drunk. The suits are for $4,000.
Seaborn Ivey OF Randolph county fell
from his bed while ssieep few nights ago
and broke one Of his great toes. The wound
is painful and disables him for work.
The Globe is the name of a new paper
that will soon appear in Bainbridge, pub
lished by A. l.. Townsend, who will be
assisted by Mr.. AGREE Of Jacksonville, Fla.
Coal has been discovered cropping to the
surface at Everett Springs,in Floyd county,
and deposit nine feet thick has been dis
covered The property viii be developed.
Griffin Call: Mrs. D. E. Drewry has the
brag cotton patch of the county, in all
probability. She has gathered 2, 900 pounds
on first picking off Of seven-eighths OF an
acre.
The Valdosta Electric Light Company is
delayed in their work by the non arrival OF
wire. 1t has 80 incandescent lights yet to
put In, which will make total of more
than 400.
Naldosta Times. A negro was shot at
Mineola last Wednesday by young Shelton
Dampier. No cause for the killing is known.
Ii Is reported that at noon the young man
ran into Youngs mill, shot the negro down
and made his escape through cornfield.
A correspondent says that the MORNING
NEWS report OF an accident near Barlow
was not in all respects correct The lady
was not killed, but pretty badly hurt. She
was Miss Ruth Hardrick of Waynesboro.
No other person was hurt. and no horse was
killed. The cart from which the lady was
thrown was not damaged.
Wednesday at ValdoSta Perry Moore. be-
ing busy about his mill, threw bis coat and
vest on a pile Of lumber. Upon returning
few minutes later he found the pockets
rifled Of $40 In cash and some valuab BILE
papers. A negro was arrested upon sus-
picion, but evidence against him was not
strong enough to warrant his detention.
At the term just closed the Houston
county grand jury passed upon thirty-four
indictments and returned twenty-five true
bills, all against negroes. The offenses are
two for murder, one for attempt to rape.
two for attempt to murder, six for carrv-
ing concealed weapons, two or three for
burglary, several for assault and battery.
and others for less misdemeanors
Sunday A. J. Cleveland, Jr., and Jack
McLane had difficulty near John Doyle's
house, in Hart county, which re suited in
McLane stabbing Cleveland in two places,
lnhicting cash four inches by three wide
in his left hip, and a deeper and more
serious stab in his left shoulder. While
dangerous. McLane Immediately left the
county and has not as yet been appre-
hended
Cuthbert Liberal Enterprise: Capt. J.
w. Sealy came very near losing his gin
house by fire Monday evening. A match in
the cotton ignited in the gin. The flames
spread rapidly through the lint room into
the press and into the large room among the
seed cotton. Two negroes, one In The lint
room and the other in the press, were some
what scorched, but not seriously burned.
Luckily couple of negro men, who re-
tanned their presence of mind, ran to the
poud and wet lot of jute bagging, aad
with 1t soon sinothered out the fire.
ID. A. Mirick of Cat Creek district.
Lowndes county, awoke one morning last
week to find that thieves had carried his
trunk from his room. 1t contained his val
liable papers, some little trinkets valued as
heir-looms, besides being made heavy with
articles of clothing and etc., Of substantial
value, and he had always kept it near his
bed for safety. This probably led the
thieves TO think it contained valuables, and
they stole softly into the room while Mr.
Mirick slept the sleep of the righteous,
shoudered his trunk and as silently
''stealed" away. They left neither trunk
nor track on the premises, and people in
that vicinity are said to be mailing their
trunks to the floor.
FLORIDA
Mr.. Cary of DeFuniak Springs was
drowned in Chowla whatchie bay last week
Over 1000 tons of Florida phosphate have
been shipped through the port of Fernan-
dina.
The City of Columbia made her first trip
to Fernandina last week in the semi
weekly service Of the Mallory line.
In Ocala, Oct 26, Gen. Bullock, Bloxham
and other distinguished speakers will
address the democrats of Marion county.
Lemons in fine condition are being shipped
from the Maxfield grove, in Putnam county.
The crop will amout to about l 200 boxes.
Henry Chapman colored) died at Lake
land Friday from the effects of drinking
about quart of apple brandy at one drink.
The increase of pupils has been SO great
in the Ocala graded public school, that
they are imperatively demanding more
seats and desks from the county board.