The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-12-25
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

A Negroes Shot Near Macon by q
White Man Without Provocation-A
Party of Clergymen Going to the
Holy Land Suicide of a Farmer at
Warrenton-A Farmer Plays High
wayman While Drunk.
GEORGIA
Mrs. Grimes Of Lumpkin. who died day
or two ago, carried life insurance policy
for 1850.
An Indian graveyard has been discovered
on the farm of w. F. Black, on the North
eastern railroad, about five miles from
Athens.
Frank w. Cole of Warrenton committed
suicide by taking an overdose of laudanum
Monday night He had been drinking for
several days. He was about 50 years old,
ard was one of Warren county's most pros
porous farmers.
While walking along Church street, at
Atlanta, Monday, w. r. Phillips was sud-
denly seized with a feeling of pain and
weakness. Enough strength remained for
him TO enter residence, where he died a
few moments afterward. Heart paralysis
was the cause. This was the third stroke
and proved fatal.
A two-story dwelling house on Reich &
Geiger's Dent place in Dougherty county
was consumed by fire about u
o'clock Saturday night. The build
ing was occupied by Jake Singleton, col.
ored man, who lost all of his household fur
niture. The fire originated in the room
occupied by Singleton, and was accidental.
The bailding was worth about $500, upon
which there was 5000 insurance.
A serious shooting scrape occurred at
Chokee in Lee county, Saturday night
The participants were two negroes, John
jackson and lem Williams, and they fell
out over q small debt. jackson was shot
through both, thighs, while Williams got q
bullet in his bowels. Jackson'S wounds are
considered the more serious of the two.
Both of the belligerents were arrested Sun
day and carried to jail at Leesourg.
DR.. NJ. B. Wharton, formerly of Macon.
but now pastor Of the First Baptist church
of Montgomery. one of the most dis
tinguished divines in the south, on Sunday
surprised his congregation, after conclud-
ing his morning sermon, by rendering his
resignation. He gave as his reason for re-
signing bis desire and determination to go
to the Holy Land, where ne expected TO
remain two or more years. He will be ac-
coDpauied by a number OF disting Gished
divineS of Georgia, Tennessee and Vir-
GINA.
Macon Telegraph: Matthew Bass, a white
farmer of Joaes county, got so drunk Tues
day that he didn't know right from wrong,
which is very bad condition for any man
to be in. When he met billiard johnson, a
negro, riding a mule, he shouted to the
negro to get down and let him have the
mule. This demand was made in such q
way that the poor darkeY did as he was bid,
giving up the mule, which was his own, to
Bass, who calmly mounted it and, leading
his horse. proceeded on his way home. The
negro walked to Macon and swore out
possessory warrant before Justice Means
for the return of the mule.
Near Macon Monday q negro woman
named Julia Davis Yves on a wagon en-
route to her home in the country. Just
behind was wagon on which were several
white men. Suddenly the negro woman
reeled over and said she felt q singing sem
sation in Der side. a slight noise had been
heard in the rear, as if rife shot. Turn
ing around tho occupants Of the wagon saw
white man with small rifle in bis hand,
from which the smoke was still issuing. 1t
was evidently he who had shot the woman
Tho woman's companions claim that the
man was drunk at the time. She was not
seriously wounded so she was taken back
to Macon, where she swore out warrant
for the man,