The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-12-13
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA .
TIE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.


TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.
A Shortage in the Accounts of the
Treasurer of the North Georges
Methodist Conference A Negro
Boys Leg Cut OF at Athens-A
Shooting Case at Watkins vile Foot
pads at Work at La Grange.
A tribe Of Red Men has been organized at
GAINESVILLE.
A branch of the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union has bsen organized Al
Forsyth.
Andrew B. Weaver of Athens has ems
tered the Methodist ministry, and the cons
ference located him in Gainesville.
1t is thought probable that Gen. Evans
the new presiding elder for the Griffin is
trict, may make BarnesvilIe his home.
Toombs DuBose of Washington has en-
tered the Methodist ministry aud will take
charge of church on the Chickamaug "a
circuit.
A thief entered the store of John T.
Chambers, Jr., at Barnesville Il few nights
ago, ana stole about $40 in cash AID two or
three pistols.
The Misses Julia and Kathleen Abel were
welded to r. E. George aud L. J. Kilbourn
at Macon Wednesday. Rev. Mr.. Morris
performed the ceremony.
Horace Smith of Forsyth county picked
up an amethyst stone on his farm and sent
it to New York to be cut. Il proved TO De
fine stone, and large sum was offered
for it.
George Malory's dwelling at Oium, his
furniture, and his smoke-house contents,
consisting of ten fine hogs. were burnef.
few DAYS ago. The loss is about Sl,SUO;
with no insurance
The members of the baptist church at
Fort Valley aud outside friends made up
sufficient sum to purchase a valu ible suit OF
clothes for Rev. w. II. NortoJ, which was
presented to MIN last week.
George Parker, the negro who was shot
through the stomach at Americas Tuesday
afternoon, by a ball from a Winchester
rifle, was doing fairly well Wednesday, but
his wound may cause death yet.
w. j. Potter, prominent young farmer
of Jackson county, had the misfortune to
lose an arm in a gin "Wednesday. It was
caught in the teeth and torn aud mangled
SO that amputation was necessary.
Brunswick is to have a new quarantine
station. 1t is not definitely decided when
the work will be begun, but Mayor John j.
Spears has beea authorized by the city
council to purchase the site. The site
decided upon by the committee is on Cedar
Hammock and has four miles of water
front.
. AT Athens, Thursday, an idiotlc negro
boy named Henry - mad his legs sew
cred from his body by the engine on a
switch train Of the Covington and Macon
road, near the trestle that spans River
ssrest. The boys body was terribly mu-
tilated. He was rem )ved to his home near
by aud his case pronounced hopeless.
There is a strong feeling on the part Of
some of the members of the city council OF
Columbus to increase the salary of the city
physician, and to require that officer To de-
vote his entire time to caring far city
patients. Tn salary of the city physician at
present is 81 200, and the physician is al
lowed 20 attend his private practice
At Watkinsvile, Wednesday, negro
desperate was shot by Henry Lyle, son of
James Lyle, a prominent citizen of Oconee.
The negro was abusive and iusolent in his
tone, and threatened Mr.. Lyle's life Mr..
Lyle emptied the contents OF one barrel of a
shotgun in him. the shot entering his
shoulder, ar n aud breast. The wounds are
not necessarily fatal, and at latest accounts
the negro was doing well.
Sunday horse drover came near being
drowned in Chattooga creek, just south Of
Lafayette. 1t had been raining and the
creek was considerably swollen but being
narrow at the ford, the gentlemen rode in
and got into swimming water, when tue
horses following crowded around hi II and
by some means got him off of his horse,
and began to swim over him and kept him
under the water until he was almost
drowned
Bulloeh Eagle: Bulloch can now boast of
the best and safest jail in this section of
Georgia. The iron cages we're put in last
week and arranged with water and sanitary
fixtures. The cages are file-proof, and
when a prisoner is put behind these bars he
will stay until turned out. There are
three cages for prisoners and large jailer's
room. The structure Is covered with tin
roofing and cost, including about two acres
of land, $4,000.
There have been two circuses in LAGRANGE
this week-one Monday and the other Tues.
day. As usual, good many tough charac'
tiers accompanied them, and several people
have been held up at night, and an attemp
made TO rob them. Frank E. Galloway
was stopped in rather a dark corner Mon,
day night by negro, but succeeded IL
''bldffing" him off. Marshal Mccormack
was held up in the same place, but he being
armed the footpad ran.
Athens Banner: saw a rather cut
thing last Saturday. In one of the man,
coops about the IN rket that are trying t,
anticipate Christmas lordiy turkey COB.
bier strutted, dropped its wings and spreat
out its tail with, all the abandon of foreigi
diplomat. Ia front of the coop was
trough flied with cleaning corn, and thi
gobbier was just about ready TO partake o
his midday lunch. Now came wandering
half-slarvad chicken that had escaped fron
some neighDoring GOOD, its feathers bedrag
ged, its complexion ''sclklied DER witt
the pale cast of thought 1t rushed at tn
corn as If it was mortal enemy, aud bega
filling its crop without regard to the statut
of limitations. Tue gober looked at it
moment and then withdrew TO the rear @
the coop, its large eyes filed with the ten
der dew of pity, and it allowed the utcas
chicken to appease its hunger to the fulles
extent. Then the two touched bills one i
thankfulness, the other in mercy. and lif
moved on as placid as linseed plaster.
Athens Bonner: The recent session {
tie North Georgia conference Of the Meth
odist church revealed shortage in eli
treasurer's accounts of nearly $4,000 III
news of the large discrepancy bet veen tn
accounts ami bhe cash on hand caused
great deal of comment, and a con
mitbee on investigation was appointe
to look into the matter. :
S. Stewart Of Oxford is IL
treasurer Of the conference, aud is near {