The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-03-03

the monument was the uhject of a sensa
.tionnl article, written from Dublin, il
which it was falsely stated that there were
nine gaping graves upon the square. OuI
citizens did not relish this much, but nc
aclon was taken until Saturday night
when some parties unknown removed the
! broDzsd statue and placed IL in the gully in
the rear of the court house. The monu-
ment has sincs been carried TO its proper
place in the csmetsry.
On Sunday morning last at the turpen-
tine works of Capt. ID. +. Williamson, al
Bruton, about eight miles east OF Dublin,
Sam Burgis was shot and killed by Henry
Kellam. 1t seems that Burgie and KeIlam,
who are both North Carolina negroes, were
in their 2anty when Burgis addressed a
remark to Kellam which the latter did not
like Just as Burgis finished speaking,
Kellam turned around and reached over the
door for pieco Of soap. Bargis thought
Kellam was after a pistol and drew his.
| Kellam found the soap and turning around
saw that Burgis had drawn his pistol This
greatly angered him, ard, with an oath. he
drew his pistol and shot B1rgis, the ball strik-
ing him just above the center of the fore
head. death slsulng in about three hours.
Kellam fed.
| Swainsboro Pine Forest: Win PugsleE
| and Abe Drake, colored, had an encounter
seems taat Abe got the best of the fight,
and that it very much Infatuated Will, so
much so that he determined to avenge him.
self by taking the life of Abe Drake. He
went to several parties and tried to borrow
a gun, and failing in that, he slipped
| into the house of the man he
intended to kill and stole his gun
to kill him with. Securing his gun,
he hid himself in an oat patch by the side
Of he xrh ha ha
come along. But Edmund Mcleod and
Angelina Whitehead happened to be the
first to pass near the would-be murderer,
and he, thinking that it was A. Drake, fired
both barrels Of his gun in quick succession
at them, and Jhsn, like scared deer,
dropped his gun and ran for dear life. He
hit Edmund in the back of the head with
several shot, which were easily picked out.
Angelina was shot in the hand and shoulder
Her wounds are much worse than Edmond's,
though they are not considered ser ious.
VIII is on the scout.
Athens Banner: About a half mile
above the junction of Shoal cresk and the
Oconee river. on the west side OF the creek,
there is a very steep hill. In 1895 an ex-
plosion occurred about fifty steps up the
hill from the creek, tearing out hole large
enough to set a small house in, and throw
ing up large sapplings by the roots, rocks a.
large as a man could lift many steps down
the hill, and knocking the bark off the
trees fifteen or twenty feet from the
ground. There were signs of two other
sinks, one on each side of the first one, that
had occurred many years before. The
land was owned by Elijah Garner. he
thought there was gold or some other
metal there, and worked there several DAYS
testing the dirt, but found no metal There
were veins as large as mans arm of a sub
stance as white as -four and as smooth as
tallow. There was public road running
from Hudson's ford to Big Greek church,
and an old lady was passing the road at the
time of the explosion. She stated that the
noise resembed that of an empty wagon
running down rocky hill. Manyoof the
older inhabitants are familiar with the oc-
currence, and remember it and the excite
ment it caused quite distinctly. The spot
upon which this happened was at that time
In Clarke county, but is now in Oconee.
FLORIDA.
A. Seegar has been appointed deputy
sheriff for Leesburg by Sheriff John p.
Galloway.
A. S. Hutchinson of Gainesville, dealer
in furniture, Friday made an assignment tc
w. Il. Palmer.
A Brunswick man sold very small
portion Of city lot Friday for which h
paid So for $50.
There was a transfer of 44O acres of land
lying two miles north of Trenton Friday,
at phosphate prices.
G. c. Pedrick has just purchased an
interest In the wagon factory of Benson
Roux q Co., at Gainesville.
The business interests of Gainesville de-
mand railroads from that city to Lake But
Ter and the Suwannee river.
At meeting of the Gainesville Guard:
| on Tuesday night j. A. Meadlr was chosen
quartermaster of the company.
There were number of entries made at
the land office at Gainesville Friday, but
| the great rush seems to have subsidized.
1t is currently reported that the Gains
| vile Advocate will shortly be removed tc
Jacksonville. 1t is republican paper
THERE'S much interest manifested in the
coming celebration of Ponce de Leon day a.
st. Augustine. 1t promises to be grand
| success.
Alderman Phillips of st. Augustine re-
signed his position as police commissioner.
as he did not consider that he had right tc
hold two offices.
W. L. Whitfield will retire from the Leu
County Times, having disposed of the office
| to Henry b. Coulter, who will heaceforth
take charge of that journal
Campville Is becoming noted as a straw
berry producing locality. From 600 to 500
| quarts OF berries are daily shipped from
| that point to eastern markets.
| The dedication of the new and magnif
cent Presbyterian church at St. Augustine
| on March 10, promises to be an imposing
| ceremony, and will be witnessed by thou
| sands.
| George Washburne, pr esident of Roberl
college at Constantinople, Turkey, occupied
Rev. MIR. MitchelPs place in the pulpit al
the Presbyterian church at st. Augustine
yesterday.
| The phosphate excitement still keeps I'D in
| Alachua. Lands in the western part of the
county that were considered but of little
value are now going at So and $40 per acre
| like hot cakes.
| Col. w. w. Scott addressed the pupils OF
the city graded school at GAINESVILLE FRIDAY
afternoon. He complimented the children
upoa their good behavior aud the progress
they are making in their studies.
| Pipe clay of the finest quality has inst
been discovered in the bed of the lake near
Lochloosa. Ii found to exist in sufficient
| quantities, the manufacture of brick will
| be engaged IN extensively at Lochloosa.
Spring Hill school house, about a mile
west of Tharp's mill, in Houston county.
was destroyed by fire early last Monday
morning before day. 1t is Satisfactorily es-
Jablished that it was the work of an incea-
diary.
The United States land office at Gains.