The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-03-22
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
TIE NEWS OF TaE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

of the Negro Geuger OF Oconee
County A Horrible Death Near
Eufav end g Similar Accident at
Enigma.
GEORGIA.
DODGE county is TO have Tires new mill
tia districts
Ness-s. johnson. Keller & Tuten have
mt M a steam saw-mill on the outskirts Of
BlacksIes-.
P. Il. Compton, who died at Aiilledgsvile
dsy or two ago, was oncs surveyor gen
eral OF the state.
Gov. Gordon writes the ChautauQua man.
ayers that his presence in Albany on Gov
ernor's day is a settled fact.
J. ". Welsh was caught by the shafting
in Mark C3xs mill. near E.ijay, Weines-
day aud killed Every bone in his body
was broken.
The old maids of Elberton are to give a
quilting party, the quilt TO be presented to
the first young man who addresses any Of
their number.
Mrs. w. n. Nicholson of Buena Vista was
thrown down by frightened horse a day
or two ago, and her collar bone and several
ribs were broken.
The negroes charged with the killing Of
al unknown man near Buchanan day or
two ago were tried before a justice OF the
peace and acquitted.
4 rife corps has been organized among
the police officers of Macon. All will have
Winchester repeating arms, and viii go
through drill for riots and mobs.
The white teachers of Eloerton county
who favor cooperation, or the formation of
some association for mutual benefit, will
meet in Elberton Saturday. March 20.
r. ". Rustin, fireman on the No Shown
passenger on the Central, Wednesday, fell
from the engine to the ground near Smith
vile, and received severe but not dangerous
injuries
DR.. James ). Hart formerly a citizen of
HaYkinsville, but now residing in Vienna,
has ''struck IL rich" in Florida He has
Just learned that he Is the proud owner of
400 acres Of rich-bearing phosphate lands in
that state.
W. T. and ]. T. Brownlee of Elberton
must answer a charge OF assault with intent
20 murder ". d. Vaughn. A dispute arose
over a farming contract aad the two
brothers attacked Vaughn with knives,
inficdng several ugly wounds.
Among the visitors to Brunswick Thurs
day were twenty-5hree Mormons. They
came from Jacksonville, Fla, where they
have hesn Spending the winter. The party
was composed Of three elders and nineteen
converts who were on their way to Utah.
a negro named Berry Garter fired into a
passenger train on the Brunswick and
Western read, Sunday morning last, at
Triton. He was arrested, tried. found
guilty and sentenced in less than forty
eight hours after he committed the crime
A man named Archie Brinkly died at
Auburn, Cal, recently. leaving 81, 600 TO
sister supposed to reside sonew here in
Georgia, The administrator Of the estate
has ri q in CT Mt 70
if possible, the whereabouts of the bene-
fciary.
Some time during Tuesday night the
liquor house Of g. B. Stewar. at Griffin was
broken int and Ios of cigars and several
Jugs OF whisky stolen, and the balance of
the contents OF one barrel of whisky ruu
out and wasted on the floor by the faucet
being left open.
A gentleman in the lower part of Ebert
county has well IN which he frequently
catches different kinds of fish. He has
caught perch, cat, hornyheads. etc., six
inches long His theory is that there is a
current Of water connecting his well with a
small creek about half mile distant from
the well.
Al Brunswick, Thursday, cow was dis
covered under freight train near Little
fields warehouse by a railroad employe.
The animal was caught by an incoming
train and had been fastened in very mar
row space Tor several hours before she was
discovered. Tho cars were lacked up and
the COW was released. She will die, as she
is horribly mashed.
a horrible accident occurred in a saw mill
at Enigma on the Brunswick and Western
railroad day or two ago. w lille the mill
was running there were two negro boys
playing around the engine, and one of them
was caught IN the fly wheel, aud was horri-
bly, Insngied. Both his legs were torn off.
nearly every bone in him broken and his
bowels torn out. The otter boy had one
foot torn off and en- arm broken into shreds.
He 10 still alive.
a negro named Linus Miner was shot
by j. NJ. Owens near Draneville one day
the latter part of last week. Mr.. Owens
was notified that the negro was in the
field creating a disturbance and he went
out to order him off, when the son OF Ham
showed fight. He advanced at Mr.. Ovens
with heavy stick aud the latter drew a
pistol to protect himself, and presented it
at the negro. just as Mr. Ovens was in
the act OF shooting, the negro, discovering
his periious position, turne1 to run as the
pistol fired, and the ball took effect in his
right side.
About thirty years ago Henry Smith.
wife. OF Newtown district did the family
washing on small branch near Mr. Smith,
dwelling, and the wash pot a d tubs were
allowed 70 remain at the wash place. One
day Sue went to the wash place and the po
was gone and was supposed 10 be stolen
A few days ago Albert Smith, a grandson
OF Henry Smith, was plowlng near the wast
place and Went to the branch to get a drinl
Of water, and saw the pot sticking cut 81
the sand near the branch and began dig
ging around it and unsarthed the old vast
pot. Mr.. Smith thinks the pot was washed
away during heavy rain aud covered viii
sand. The pot is as good as ever, with tn,
exception Of the rust that has Accumulated
on it during its long slumber.
R. B. Hatch (white) has been convicte,
Of arson at Jesup and sentenced to fou
years in the penitontiary. Hatch is said {,
be of one Of the best families in North Car
DINA. One Of his brot lers is a member q
the Senate of that state. John Powell. til,
negro who killed colored section hand a
Waynesville several weeks ago. wa
convicted of voluntary manslaughter. HI
will he sentenced to-day. The case O
Tom Miller colorsd), who is famous as on
of Bob Brewers gang. is now before tn
court. There was comparatively littl
trouble experienced in getting O Jury il
this case. Miller is charged with murde
and as being an accessory before and afte
the fact. The. general opinion here is tina
he will be found guilty, without recon-
lnendation.