The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-09-13
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA
THE NE ws OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS

aSorOpnODla Every rear - ut
Voyage ola Toy Balloon-Rencs From
the Battlefield of Jonesboro - a
Houston County Negress Who Tips
the Scales at 500 Pounds.
GEORGIA.
DR.. H. E. Burroughs is said 10 be the
richest citizen Of Brunswick.
MIRA Richard Bagwell committed suicide
in Forsyth county Wednesday by cutting
her throat from ear TO ear.
Stewart countys population shows an in
crease of 2. I23 over the last census The
present popula ion IS 10, 10.
A gin house belonging TO a gentleman
residing near birmingham in Oconee
county, was destroyed by fire Tuesday, with
ten bales Of cotton.
Statesboro Eagle: A yong man walked
in his sleep one night this week, and when
he awoke he found himself al grindstone
sharpening his knife.
Six men and thirteen dogs caused the
death Of two red foxes in Houston county
last Friday morning. The RAGS was ex~
citing, and lasted just three hours from
start to finish.
On Tuesday, while negro named Hugh
ley and his wife we're picking cotton near
their home in Troup county, lightning
struck the man, killing him instantly and
severely shocking the wife.
David Langley, boy about Is years old,
son of John I. Langley, deceased. and who
was living with his uncle. Crockett Row
den, was thrown from a mule and killed at
Lawrenceville day or two ago
At Dublin Monday Dr. J. w. Buchanan
stabbed Tom Reed (colored) in the left
breast above the heart The cut is said TO
have partially severed the jugular vein
Whisky was he cause Of the trouble. DIR.
Buchanan gave bond.
Drs. II. A. Brown and Harris NJ Bran
ham performed delicate operation on the
face of Zach Harper at Fort Valley last
Friday, III the removal of caucerous
growth from The left jaw about three
fourths of an inch in diameter.
Thomas Brantlev and Russell Holmes
had difficulty in DR.. Hightower's Office, at
Dublin Monday, which resulted in Holmes
head being beaten almost TO a jelly. Holmes
was under the influence Of whisky. Brant-
ley gave bond for his appearance.
Frank Herzog came very near losing his
life a, Brunswick, Thursday. He was sit
ting on tine Brunswick and Western dock
fishing, when be accidently fell into the bay
He is a fine swimmer, and by the timely as
sistancs of colored man named Carpenter
hs was tished out just in time TO save his
life.
Two young mon Of Atlanta, said to be of
prominent families, were arrested at
Americus Wednesday. One of them stole
his fathers horse and buggy. They were
finally released on receipt Of telegram
from Atlanta ordering them turned loose
provided they promise never to return to
Atlanta again.
For some time the rats have been a nuisance
in the barns of Samuel Brown and his son
Washington of Emanuel county So,tone
day last week, they had rat killing, which
resulted in the killing of forty eight very
large ones in the old gentlema g barn, and
forty in his sons, making total of eighty
eight rats in one day.
Rev. E. B. Carroll, of Albany, has found
some interesting relics on the battlefield of
JoueSboro. They consist of the barrel of a
muzzle-loadlng musket that was pulled
from the breastworks in a dilapidated con-
dition, baYonet, that has been placed on
the muzzle of the ariel, and several bull
lets, battered by their contacts with objects
on the field.
Special Officer Maurice DuPree, of Mont
gomery, Ala, was circulating among
Bruins wlcks policemen Thursday He is
searching for negro named John Manley,
who is wanted in Montgomery for assault
ders, highly respected lady of that place.
he says be traced Marley as far as Jesup,
and believes that he is in Brunswick The
negro wanted is six feet and one inch tall.
has but four fingers on his left hand AID
wears ring in his left ear
Mount Vernon Monitor: DR.. Martin
Morrison of this place reports the follow
ing extraordinary case Of hydrophobia: In
1872, eighteen years ago, Joe Brown
(colored) who is now the Waterman at
Council Grady & Co. 8 still at Red Bluff, in
this county, was bitten by a mad dog in
Robin on county, North Carolina. On the
and horse, both of whom died the same
day. The negro, Brown, was attacked
with hydrophobia, but did not die
Periodically, at the same time every year
since, he has return of the disease. He
is now suffering the most exeruiating
terments of well developed case of
dydrophobia.
Cherokee Advance. On Thursday evening
of last week, about $50 o'clock, toy bali
loon, one of those little red whistle balloons
that afford children 50 much amusement.
fell in Judge Browns field. r. w. Fowler
picked it up and found pinned to it a card
Capitol avenue, Atlanta, Ga, and request
ing the finder to notify him OF
the time aud place OF finding.
Esquire Mullins notified Mr.. Catching
for Mr.. Fowler and received a reply that
at O'Clock in the morning and 3:l5 O'Clock
in the afternoon Oh Thursday last he turned
two balloons loose in Atlanta, but which
one this was he could not say. He stated
that he had turned loose ten recently, hui
this is the only one heard from. The dis
tance travelled was forty-hve miles, anC
the time in which the trip was made wal
either three or ten hours
Perry Home Journal Comparativel,
few people know that the largest woman in
Georgia lives in Houston county, yet such
is doubtless fact. That is, we haven'i
heard of a larger one. She is a negress, i.
AZ years old, the mother of eight children
and lives on the Dick Johnson plantation
near Grovania. Her name is Anroe Brown
From actual test of weights and measures
the following figures were obtained by q
party of gentlemen who saw her last Sun
day. Her weight is 500 pounds. She
is feet s inches in hight, feet inches i.
her circumference around the bust 6 feet
inches around the waist, and 30 inche,
around the arm uear the shoulder. One
man was unequal to the task of measuring
her. She came remarkably near being as
broad as she is long. 1t is said she fill.
completely the body of a one horse wagon
and is a full load for one horse to pull
Within the last twelve months she ha
gained about 100 pounds in weight
FLORIDA
A pension has been granted to Davi,
Marshall of Jacksonville as an origins in
valid