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


Bruton.
GEORGIA
Dogs are dying with the grip at Shady
Dale.
SUPERIOR court convenes in Sandersville
to-day.
The students of Mercer university at
Macon are talking about adding a military
feature.
Seven negroes are under arrest at Athens
for robbing freight car on the Macon and
Covington road.
A negro committed criminal assault on
a small negro girl at Shady Dale day or
two ago. He is in Jail.
At Americas Saturday Mayor Fielder
fined Homer Dorsey, a colored boy, 50 cents
for choking a playmate.
Tom Wilcox, living near Milan, accident
ally shot himself in The leg on Thursday,
1ntiicting serious wound.
About five years ago George D. johnson
of Griffin had an ankle broken while cross
ang bad culvert. He sued the city and
has just been paid 81 500
Elem Ward, the negro accidentally shot
at Abel by another negro named Under
wood two weeks ago, died on Saturday
night. Underwood left Immediately after
the shooting.
r. H. Trippe, the librarian at the state
1unatic asylum a. Milledgeville, received re-
Gently from Mrs. Bryant of Savannah a
large box of choice and valuable books as a
donation to the library.
In tearing down the old chimneys at J.
w. Chapman's house at Washington 1t was
discovered that the wood work about them
had been ON fire a number Of times, but 1t
is supposed that for want of draft the fire
did not spread.
The executive committee Of the Mercer
Baptist Association has appointed Rev. r.
I. Goodwin of Valdosta missionary to sup
ply Adel, Haturn, Ocean Pond and Melrose,
new towns on the Georgia Southern and
Florida railroad
As stated in the NEWS II. N. Hollis, a
commercial traveller for a liquor house, was
elected from the Brown House at Macon a
week or two ago Now it is
rumored that the travelling men are quietly
boycottiug the hotel.
1t is stated by the Walker county Messen-
ger that strong petition will go up from
that county TO the grand jury of Floyd
county, asking that true bill be found
against DIR. Holmes, of Rome, for the kill
ing Of DR.. DeForest Allgood.
T. A. Grower of Qlitman, whose left
arm lies buried near the little church on the
battlefield of Coal Harbor, received 500
Thursday, his yearly pension from the state.
MIR. Grower was ole Of the brave men who
followed the immortal Jackson.
W. Pope Hill of Oglethorpe county lost
his large barn by fire on Wednesday night.
The barn contained six or seven hundred
bushels Of corn and other produce. and the
loss was considerably over a thousand dol
lars 1t Is thought the fire was caused by
an incendiary.
The total amount brought by the auction
sale of Inman park lots at Atlanta on
Thursday was SIS, u.s. Besides this. the
company had previously sold at private
sale, on the day before the auction, lots
amounting TO 5000, making the total sale
really amount 10 SIS, 315.
AT Dublin, night or two ego, J. E.
Hlghtower, prominent citizen, and W. L.
Thomas, bartender at the Brilliant bar.
had a difficulty, which resulted in High
tower receiving a slighJ wound in the head,
made from pistol in the hands of Thomas.
Thomas was Immediately placed in Jail, but
has since been released.
A glove fight in Prof. Layton's athletic
rooms, at Augusta Friday night, between
Layton and MeManus with four ounce
gloves, Police Gazette rules, resulted in
.MeManus beng knocked out or falling out
IN the twentieth round. The majority de-
clared the fight fake, and that McManus
cramps and fainting were feigned.
The lunatic asylum Saturday drew the
SIS 900 out of the state treasury which the
state allows for the monthly support of the
institution. In order to avoid journey to
Atlanta every month the officers at Nil
ledgeville send a reQuisition through Col.
Hardeman. He then obtains the executive
warrant and forwards a check for the
money.
The town council of Lumpkin has adopted
sanitary regulations. The premises about
dwellings will have TO be put in order by
the removal Of decaying matter and the
rubbish, ETC., in the rear Of business houses
will have to be cleaned away If owners
or renters do not attend to this matter the
marshal will have the work done at thsir
expense.
The grandfather of Mr.. Wall, now living
near Athens, never married until his lO3d
year. His wife was just 90. They lived
happily together. SIT was no Unusual
sight, says the Athens Chronicle. ssto see
the old man, at the age of 100, blowing in
the field. But he was taken sick when in
his 13Sth year, and lived but few
months"
Wednesday afternoon last, during the
prevalence of a storm in Walker county.
the Baptist church at LAFAYETTE was struck
by lightning. The high steeple drew the
destructive bolt. Two sides of the steenle
were shattered, and good many shingles
were torn from the roof Of the building II
is estimated that the damage done will
amount to $500.
Taylor superior court is in progress at
Butler. The celebrated riot case from Car
sonville was taken up Thursday. One of
the participants was found guilty yesterday.
There are six others to be tried. The above
case has caused considerable excitement in
the county. as all parties are white, and
they have stood we'll The ARRAY grew out
of an old family feud.
George Markham of Warrenton is suffer-
ing with badly wounded finger. which
was hurt in very singular manner. ON
closing DR.. Bakers guano house, after de-
hvering some goods, he jumped to the
ground, a distance of some four feet or
more. A set ring on his little finger on his
lefs hand caught over the staple or lock.
and he was almost swinging by that one
finger. The ring cut the finger to the bone.
and sliced 1t up in terrible manner.
The Daniel building at Dublin was totally
destroyed by fire Friday. The building was
a new brick structure; the lower story
being occupied by L. Cowart's family
grocery, who loses everything. The upper
story was used by the Dublin Light Infantry
as an armory, but fortunately the arms Of
the company had been removed to the
homes OF the members, and consequently
tne loss falls lightly on the company. The
nre was OF incendiary origin. The loss
foots up about $4,000, with verv little in