The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-14
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

Estate at Darien-A Stabbing ARRAY
on a Train Near Macon-A Sumter
County Farmer Who Profits by his
Dreams-strange Effect of an Earth
Quake on Cat.
GEORGIA.
Ras Beck of Griffin fell out of tree a day
or two ago aud broke one of his arms.
Caroline Walker, negroes nearly 100
years old, was baptized in the river at Al
bany Sunday.
Der of the Masonic fraternity, died at At
lanta Sunday.
A Sumter county farmer has two silver
dollars of the coinage of 1909, for which he
has refused $50.
A revival is in progress at the Baptist
church at Griffin. Rev. 7. G. Carlton Of
Decatur conducts the services
Capt. James R. Rice, one of the most
popular conductors on the East Tennessee,
Virginia and Georgia railroad, has resigned
his position to accept better one with the
same road.
Mrs. Jack Greene, living near Reynolds,
has baby days DID, perfectly formed, IN
good health, and is in peace with all its sur
roundings, whose face can be covered by a
silver dollar, and which will barely turn the
scales at / a pounds.
The Columbus Southern Railway author
tiles are arranging free ride to Columbus
and back for the stockholders Of the COM
pany and their families, residing in Daw-
ron aud Terrell counties Next Friday is
the time designated for the trip.
Mr.. Youngblood, an old settler in Coffee
county, but yet strong and robust man
for his advanced age has killed 993 deer in
his time He sticks TO his old flint and steel
rifle. and says he can see to cut turkeys
head off at distance Of seventy-five yards.
For some time Rev. T. II. Leitsh of
South Carolina has been assisting the pas
tor, Rev. j. r. King, in conducting a very
successful revival meeting at the Walker
street Methodist church at Atlanta. The
last dollar TO pay its Indebtedness. amount
ing to $4,000, was raised Sunday.
Sandy Wilcox, otherwise known as the
"Blonde Gambler" who was made rather
conspicuous IN Macon about the time of the
killing of Herman Bohnefeld, and was one
of the sufferers by the raid Of the police
on the gambling saloons IN the city, has
just fallen heir to 5000 through some rel
atives in New York.
At Dahlonega some unknown persons
forced an entrance into the basement Of the
college about 8 o'clock Friday morning and
secured the cannons. They were rolled out
in front of the college and charged so heavy
when fired off as to jar vases from the
who resides a short distance from the insti-
tuition.
There is citizen Of Griffin who has not
crossed the Central railroad track in that
city in six years, nor has he been on Poplar
street in fifteen years. except to cross it in
passing out Hill street. He is a healthy,
stout man, possessing large bank account,
yet be knows less of Griffin's improvements
and appearances from observation than any
man in Spaulding county.
The following are the losers by Mondays
fire at Madison: d. p. Few & Co., loss
$1,000; Messrs. Epps & Bros, 81 900; Milton
Jones, 5000; Lee Crawford, $3.50; Harmon
Martin, $3.50; Harris Campbell, $500; A. 8.
Haugh, $500; r. b. Griffith, $3.50; Altman
Bros. & Co., $4,000; R. NJ. Thomson, 5000,
no Insurance.; @. M. Furlow $3.50 aud S. ID.
Kahler g. Co., $4,000, fully insured.
Col. 81 Hawkins of the Covington Enter
prise, who went to Cuba with the Georgia
editors, brought back 10 cents of the money
used on the island. One piece was Scent
bill and the other 10-cent bill. The money
is of a rich yellow color aud is issued in per-
rfor ated sheets like postage stamps, and
when you want to spend any OF it you tear
off q piece. 1t looks like a revenue stamp.
Three negroes quarreled ON the excursion
train between Macon and Byron Sunday
Finally, Ed Daniels and another negro
lead into the third negro. Bill Odom. One
shot struck him in the abdomen, another in
the left arm, and still another ball plowed
through his nose and into his cheek 1t is
thought that Odom will recover. Odom
says the row started about talk they were
having over sold times" Another author
ity declares that woman was at the bot
tom of it.
The police of Atlanta have arrested Henry
Sifioy and four women of bad repute in
connection with the Skinner murder in Fol-
SONS hotel some days ago. 1t has been es-
tablishe1 that Skinner stayed and talked to
Goldman in house with woman after the
murder. When before the grand jury re-
Gently Sifey denied having seen Goldman at
all after the murder. Sifley is still under
arrest. He will be given a preliminary trial
soon on the charge of accessory before the
fact. The women have been released in
$1,000 bond as witnesses. The police think
they will be able TO arrest Goldman In q
few days.
Americas Erening Herald: o. ]. Cannon
Is farmer of Sumter county, and best des
running farm he is dreamer that max es
money from his dreams. He says that all
of the dreams that are Of any value to him
come in his slumbers of early Sunday. He
had large cancer on his neck and dreamed
OF the things TO cure it. He got up fixed
up the medicine and it is cured. He tried
IL On an Ola lauy VINO naQ severe cancer
and she is now improving. Nathan Veal
had cancer on his face as large as a hen
egg; Cannon cured it in two months, and
he says he can cure any cancer that comes
under his notice.
The final steps are being taken by the
executors to the closing up of the Henry
Todd estate at Darien. Todd, who was a
well-known colored man, died 10 1875. leay-
ing large estate in both personal property
and real estate, variously estimated at the
time of his death at from $50, 900 to $50. 600.
which he disposed of by his last will and
testament between his several heirs and
certain charities. The condition of the will
was that the entire estate, real and per-
sonal, should be reduced to cash and finally
wound up within three years after the death
of his wife. She died July ~, 1887, there
fore in terms of the will the estate shall
have been settled by July, 1890.
Hartwell Sun: Just in front of the court
house steps there is stake, the top of which
is even with the surface of the ground, and
the casual observer would take it to be a
stone buried in the earth. 1t was made OF
very rich pine, and when the middle of the
square was located was driven by Judge j.
Van Richardson in 1854 1t will take the
restless feet of men probably a century
longer to wear the stake away. What is
now the lovely town of Hartwell was then
wilderness of blackjacks. On the day the
town was located there was q hiy borbaone