The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-13
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS


the war-A Mans Leg Mashed a.
Griffin.
GEORGIA
The negro church at Toom5sbor0 is re-
ported to have been burned last Sunday.
DR.. l. B. Alexander. prominent ply
stefan Of Forsyth, was buried Monday with
Masonic honors
John i. Scarborough died, very sudden
". at his homo. about four miles from
Jonesboro, Tuesday.
The Masonic lodge in Athens is the only
one in the state OF Georgia that received us
charter from England
II ! Edison has fed 20 Texas from Ogle-
thorpe county because the woman he loved
refused % marry him
Gums gin on TIE outskirts OF Car sersville
was burned a day or two ago. Tne fire
originated in the lint room.
A new postofice has been ESTABLISHED in
Heard county, in Yellow Dirt district, with
W. a. Faver postmaster. 1t viii be known
as Riverside.
The business men in Athens say there
was never a greater pressure for money in
Athens since baey have been connected
with business.
DIR. Hunter P. Cooper has just been aD-
pointed surgeon for the Georgia railroad,
and will enter upon the discharge Of his
duties at once. DIR. Cooper Is one Of At
lantas most successful and popular physi-
clans.
1t is thought that Worth county will
make only two-thirds Of a cotton crop.
Labor is very scarce. The Qultman Press
tells Of n farmer In that section who offered
one-third of his cotton crop to have it
picked.
w. E. Barron, who has frequently made
large deals in Griffin real estate, has just
bought lot 7Ox2O0 feet on Slaton avenue
and Sixth street, near the electric light
works. Mr.. Barron Will probably build on
this property as an investment.
L. W. Barrett, county treasurer of Whit
field county, is a most accommodating Of
ficer. At the last term Of Whitfield slpe-
rior court, the county had no funds to pay
off the juries, aud Mr.. Barrett furnished
the money and paid them off without ex-
pense to the county
J. n. Meyer has been made temporary
receiver of the firm Of Lohin & Meyer, of
Augusta, the affairs Of the firm having
become somewhat complicated by the death
Of Mr.. LoiiiD. The creditors Of the firm
have filed a bill to foreclose mortgages
given before Mr.. Loiin'5 death.
Mrs. John P. King Of Augusta is thought
to be dying in Paris where she is visiting her
daughter, the Marchioness of Anglesy. A
cablegram to her son, henry B. King,
caused his departure for Paris Monday
night. She Is the widow of the late Judge
John P. King Of the Georgia railroad.
The Presbyterian congregation Of Griffin
is taking initiaJory steps towards securing
pastor. The board Of elders has unani-
mously agreed upon calling Rev j. II
Herbener Of Townsville and a meeting Of
the congregation will be held on Sunday
morning next to ascertain the wishes Of that
body.
Two negroes working at the turpentine
still Of s. ii. Young g. Co., about eighteen
miles north of Qlltmal, got too full of
liquor on Saturday night, and became
involved in difficulty. The result was
that Charles Leak shot and killed Holden
Blue. A jury Of inquest was empauelled
by Justice Folsom Of the Morven district.
and Leak was arrested.
The torchlight procession advertised to
occur at Columbus Monday night, did not
take place. The procession was postponed
In Difference to the recommendation Of Chief
Burrus, who did not think 1t was safe to
have the procession on account of the ex-
ceedingiy dry weanher. 1t was felt that il
could not have been carried out without
eDdaugering property in the city.
Robert Carroll, the 13-year-o,d son Of N.
p. Carroll, Esq, living at Belair, ABOUT
seven miles from Augusta, on the Georgia
railroad, had bis left leg crushed below The
train. He was walking along the track, in
d cut, about quarter Of mile below the
station, during school recess, when tn
freight passed. The two rear cars passed
over his leg. His leg win have to be ampu-
tated.
At Irvinton, last Saturday, a negro by
the name Of Willis Carswell was shot In
the leg by John F. Porter. The negro and
son OF Mr.. POrters became involved ia a
little unpleasautness. whereupon the negro
proceeded 10 pound the little fellow over
the head with a stalk Of cane. Hr. Porter
incensed at the brutality, secured his guu,
and, as he did SO, the negro attempted to
run, out he was fred upon while on the
wing.
A few weeks ago James E. Blackstock
of Americas, while Illuminating on Kings
mountain, found an old silver watch case,
furnished by years OF exposure to the
wea Their. No works were in it. and it's
number was 9, 1857. 1t had evidently been
in the place for years, and is thought to be
relic Of the late war. Federal troops
camped on this mountain aud remained in
the neighborhood for some time, and it is
supposed that the timepiece was left there
by them,
At the Griffin oil mills Monday, while
John FL. Morris was placing band In posi-
tion his right leg was caught in the machin-
and the flesh lacerated-the fractured bones
protruding several inches AmputaIion
was thought necessary by the physicians,
but the young man pleaded so earnestly for
his limb that they dressed it, hoping that
nature may restore its fracture. AT late
hour Monday night he was resting as quietly
as possible, though suffering acutely.
Taylor Hackett, young white man,
committed suicide in the Liberty neighbor-
hood, in Greene county, Sunday night, by
hanging himself with pillow liue from the
limb Of a tree. He was about - years of
age and an industrious farmer. 1t is sup
posed that unrequited love is at the bottom
Of it. He has been paying marked atten-
tions to yonng lady OF that neighborhood,
but his suit did not seem to prosper He
was moody and despondent for several
days, and Sunday night left the house after
all had retired. Hackett not appearing at
breakfast search was instituted, and his
body was found swinging from the end OF a
pillow line which had been thrown over the
limb Of tree. 1t is supposed that he
climbed up the tree, fastened the line to the
limb and to his neck, and jumped off. His
neck was not broken, and death resulted
from strangulahon.
A short time ago a white man named
Frank Cain, while in Crawfordville became
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