The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-03-15

a Tiger at Large IN buloch county
A Bayonet Turned Into q Spade by
Gov. Gordon-A New Hotel for At
.anta-An Emanuel County Lady
Routs Negro.
GEORGIA.
". c. Hediles,on, editor of the States
boro Eagle, died day or two ago.
The town authorines Of Statesboro have
bought five acres u land east Of town for a
cemetery.
Recently a negro returned some pens 70 6
merchant Of Perry as worthless, because
they had split at the point"
Thomas Wilcox Of Dodge county, who
accidentally shot himself in the thigh, died
from the wound wednesday night
A new hotel for the use of fashionable
families is 70 be built on the corner Of
Houston and Pryor streets, at Atlanta
Next Monday a chess tournament will
begin IN the rooms Of the Atlanta chess and
checker club, and will continue about a
week.
Scientists say that on account of the
peculiar bends in the river near Athens, a
cyclone cannot reace the city, but will pass
on either side
Clark & Drawdy, while excavating a
well near their still at JeSup, struck vein
of mineral water, which is very strongly
impregnated with sulphur.
Twenty-seven criminal cases have been
tried in Houston county court since Hon.
"A G. Riley became judge about two months
ago. All the defendants are negroes except
one.
At Columbus Wednesday, Land Como
way, an employe in card room No. of the
Eagle and Pheaix mills. met an accident,
which resulted in the loss Of one Of his
fingers
a few days ago the house of G. Lazenby,
near Berzelia, Columbia county, was fired
by a spark from the chimney and entirely
consumed The loss is Sl,500 and the insur-
Rnce 500.
The supreme court has commenced hear
Ing the docket of the Eastern circuit Be
fore it is completed number of important
decisions will be rendered. The Savannah
bar is well represented.
1t is said that only six families in Wash
ington occupy the homes where they lived
before the war, viz. Samuel Barrett, Judge
Reese, Mrs. Isabella Colley, Thomas Jesse,
Mrs. Octavia Wingfis1d and B. Motto
Smith.
J. a. Prater, the mountain wonder
who has engaged in many walking contests
in Atlanta, was married last Sunday to Miss
Cordelia Bell Prater, at the home Of the
brides father, about three miles from Cal
houn.
Jim Howell tcolored) committed a Grim
inal assault on the 1S-year-old girl of
Willis Oliver also coloredl near Mr. Bush's
turpentine STILL about four miles southwest
of Rochelle Monday. Howell is under
arrest
Mrs L. H. Charbonnier of Athens is
lying critically i'll at her home on Milledge
avenue. Mrs. Charbonnier has been sick
for the past two months, but had recovered
rrN4AT ~v1v L.
relapse came Wednesday.
a so-called tiger Is on the rampage in Bull
loch county. The Eagle says: ''He got
after q young man few days ago and ran
him fer some distance, but his fieet-footed
horse saved him The varmint is killing
sneep, hogs, etc, every day"
a party of negro boys engaged in a fight
at Columbus Wednesday night. Green
Austin, Rufus King and John Judy were
among those who participated in the row.
Austin was stabbed in the right breast, and
1t IS thought that he cannot survive.
Amos King, who was tried at Calhoun
last week for the second time, charged with
the murder of Dan Prinuup, the negro
found dead az the depot in December. 1888
was found guilty with a Recommendation to
mercy, but a motion for new trial will be
made, and if refused the case will probably
60 70 the supreme court again.
the Albany Guards will hold an election
next Monday night 70 elect first lieuten-
ant to fill the vacancy caused by the resig-
nation Of Lieut.. Forester If the va
cancy IS filed by the promotion of any
commissioned officer an election will be
held at the time to fill the vacancy caused
by such promotion. 1t is thought there
viii be general promotion all around.
Vera, the bright little daughter of Mrs.
Lille d. Head OF Cuthbert, came near
losing her life Wednesday. Mrs Head had
her family physician prepare some pills for
the caild's nurse. These pills. among other
things, contained strychnine. Little Vera
got hold Of them and ate three Soon the
family found her in stupor. Their physi-
clan was sent for, and after long and care
full medical attention she was saved.
Waycross Headlight: The case touching
the legality of George R. Youmans as
mayor of Waycross, after receiving a fair
election last month, was brought before
Judge Atkinson last week and the legality
was sustained, granting at the same time a
restraining order to keep an election from
being held on last Saturday. This order
holds that the election was equitable, un-
less other evidence than has been introduced
is brought to show by the other side that il
was not.
Macon Telegraph. Maj. N. NJ. Hodgkins
OF the Capital Bank is never wanting for
ideas When the Georgia Southern called
for name for the new town at the junction
of the Georgia Southern and Macon and
Birmingham roads, he suggested Alafiaga.
the combination of the abbreviations of
Alabama, Florida and Georgia, the three
states through which the roads run. The
meaning of the name Is about like this.
Ala, here we rest) fla, lin the land of flow.
ers); ga, ION strength and wisdom),
Last week Miss Marie Wales. dauphtar
of Henry Wales of Modoc, Emanuel county
went to see Mrs. Walls, a neighbor living
near by, and while there she and Mrs
Walls saw negro trying to approach the
house, without being seen, by rolling along
the ground like log. He knew the ladies
were alone in the house. Miss Marie
seized her fathers Winchester. drew q
bead. and pulled down on him. She did
not hit him, but at the report of the gun
the black rascal jumped up and ran like a
deer.
The grand sire and deputy grand sire, the
two head officers of the Independent Order
of Odd Fellows in the world, NAV be in
Atlanta next week. Grand Sire John G.
Underwood, Of the Grand Lodge of the
Independent Order of Odd Fellows of the
world, is in Raleigh, N. c., visiting Deputy
Grand Sire Busbee, who resides in Raleigh.
Tuesday morning Col. John B. Goodwin
wrote letter to the grand sire aud deputy