The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-10-26

tOu-krre6t OF a Suspected Murderer
Near Watkinsville-Incend Work
at Hamflton-The Grave of sena'
tor Crawford Near Lexington On
marked.
GEORGIA.
A new church is TO be built at Sand Hill
Elk miles from Svainsboro
Calhoun county's first fair will be held a.
Morgan Nov. II, l3 and IA.
The State Agricultural Society o
Georgia was organized at Stone MountaiI
in 1876.
-Four persons have died in Hall county
within the past three weeks aged respec
lively &C. SO, IS and 80 years.
Charles Sockman, aged Is, had a finger
cut of by machinery in the shoe factory a
Gainesville a day or two ago.
A two-room tenement house near tn,
depot at Watkinsville. belonging to b. Il
McRee, was burned last Tuesday. The los
is about 5000.
A large list of signatures to petition fol
the reappointment Of Postmaster joe Ro-
ney TO the postoffice at Americas has been
gotten up by the colored republicans Of the
district
J. s. Royal, agent at Americas of the
Singer Sewing Machine Company, is
charged with being 81, 200 short in his &C
counts with the company. he has paid
back S424.
Mrs. Joseph W. Cain of Summerville In
attempting to break the end off Of piece
of wood last Saturday, was struck on the
upper lid by a splinter which came near
putting her eye out
On Sunday last the 2-year-old child Of
Mr.. and Mrs. B. NJ. Birch Of Cochran was
scalded by the turning over OF a kettle Of
water on it. The scald is not dangerous,
but is very painful.
William H. Crawford, once United States
senator and minister TO France. and one of
the greatest men this country ever pro-
Lexington, with not a shaft to mark his
grave.
Hart county has an old negro man, Uncle
Tom Rucker, who has been changing color
for many years, until now he Is milky
white from the top of bis head to the soles
of his feet, with the exception Of few spots
here and there.
There were 90 schools in operation in Hall
county during the year just closed, with an
attendance of 4, SAT whites and 7S9 colored,
total white and oolored 5. l96, making over
81 per cent. Of all the children Of school age
in the county. The length of the term was
1OuT mOublA. lno pFO EdNa W No paul I0b
present year is rs per cent.
Hamilton Journal Incendiaries put in
some work on Saturday night last. W. II.
Luttren of Waverly Hail, had his barn and
crib destroyed by fire. together with three
valuable mules The mules were in the
stalls underneath the barn loft. All per-
ished In the flames. About 800 bushels of
corn was burned. The crib of William
Tarvin. near Cataula. was also burned by
incendiaries.
Lexington Echo: A gentleman whose
business calls him from Crawford 70 Lex
ington at an early hour tells US that he has
for several mornings tracked q cat the
entire distance between the two towns, a
distance Of three and a half miles Strange
enough this feline chooses the iron of the
railroad for its path. its track being plainly
discernible in the dew thereon. 1t is prob
able that the animal makes the trip both
ways in q night.
Swainsboro Pine Forest: John HAYES
living near here, says partridge made her
nest near his house, and during the time she
was laying hen from his yard laid on egg
in the nest, and the partridge set and
Matched her little ones, and also the hens
egg. The little chicken followed her, the
partridge and little ones, and when any
thing would disturb the young ones, the
partridge tried as hard to protect the little
chicken as she would her own specie. The
last account Mr. Hayes had of the part
ridges they were carrying the little chicken
with them.
Watkinsville Enterprise. On last Friday
night negro was arrested by Bailiff Wor-
than, near High Shoals suspected Of being
the murderer of Mr. Fambrough. The
murder occurred over q year ago near Rut-
ledge, aud the officers Of Oconee and Nor
gan have been vigilant and untiring In
trying to run the assassin down. The negro
says his name is Emmanuel jackson, and
answers to the description of the slayer of
MIR. FambrouGh. He cannot give a salts
factory account Of his whereabouts last
year. and Bailiff Workman has taken him
70 the neighborhood of the tragedy for
Identification.
DouglassviIle Nesc South: Last Saturday
evening Marshal Hudson received with his
mail, a strange document. 1t was written
In deep red and worded as follows: "Mr.
Marshal: Am In the city. NY mission is
obstruction. Ny ink Is human blood. Be-
ware of JACK THE RIPPER" The docu-
ment was scrutinized carefully by Uncle
Jimmy Smith. Judge Pittman, and others,
who said it was blood sure enough. Il was
noticed that some went home sooner than
common. Ii was reported among the COL
ored population and there was consterna-
ton in some quarters. Jack hasn't mate
Tiaiised here yet, but there is some extra
looking out done after dark.
Lafayette Messenger: Monday about moor
q heavy blast was made in the cut some
fifty yards from the house of w. L. Beard
who lives about one and a half miles south
OF the tunnel. The flying stones. or 'hard
pan," fell thick and fast, and one CHUNK
knocked hole of considerable size through
the roof of Mr.. Boards house, breaking {
rafter and falling to the floor of the seconc
story, bending the jolsts, but fortunately
was stopped by the floor. Mr.. Beaird'
family were in the room. and had the missil,
made its way through the floor some of then
would have in all probability been killed
Another lot OF the "hard PAM struck in tn
front porch, tearing up the weatherboard
ing.
Leary Courier: Last Saturday evenin,
when the streets of Arlington were throngeI
with the festive country darby, with her
and there white man, Mr. Calhoun, VIII
oversees one of ]. J. McDonald's farms, &C
costed young negro named Holloway, VIII
makes or repairs shoes in Arlington an
who owed him a trifiing sum, and 70
which Mr.. Calhoun asked settle
ment The negro became abusiv
or lnsolent in his Language
whereupon Mr.. Calhoun struck him wit
the butt of bis whip, making a slight seal
wound, and then fired several shots at th
retreating negro. The negroes father an
other friends were ON the scene, and becon
ing very demonstrative soon had all Airing
ton In stir, and armed men showed up 0