The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-22
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF TIE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

a Houston County Father Charged
With Running His Daughter-A Flash
of Lightning's Work With Watch.
& Negl ess Suffering From hydro
phobia-Locked in an Ice House.
GEORGIA.
Leonard Lillienthal is disposed to take a
hand and organize base ball cub In
Macon.
The liquor dealers in Chattanooga are
preparing to open agencies at Dalton for
the sale Of original packages"
A man, his wise and ten children are
living in Athens on $2j a month. Out of
this they have to pay house rent.
Eugene r. Dozier, telegrapher Of Ma
con, and Miss Matte Truitt, of Hamilton,
were married at Columbus day or two ago
Mrs. josephine Heard Anderson, Miss
Lula B. West and George Brown, all of
Columbus, have died within the past day or
two.
Thomas L. Waite and family, whose trip
from Mississippi in an OK cart has been al
luGed TO in the Nfws heretofore, have
reached Brunswick. their destination.
G. r. Sutliye has been commissioned as
junior second lieutenant OF the Fort Gaines
Guard. Commissions have also been issued
TO B. Sirmans, first lieutenant-elect, and J.
L. W. Smith, first lieutenant-elect, Of the
Waycross Rifles.
At Cussetta, Friday, J. w. Riley, while
intoxicated, drove into and through clump
of bee gums. lie and his mule were stung
nearly TO death-grave fears being enter
tanned as to their recovery. 1t is estimated
that Mr.. Riley received 2, 600 stings
At Americas Sunday twenty barrels of
lime, belonging to the contractor erecting
factory HpStrnVad
spontaneous combustion caused by rain.
In addition to the lime aquantity of lumber
designed for the building was destroyed by
fire.
Three bachelors If Macon have discarded
boarding houses, and are now doing their
own domestic work. They have a stove
and take TURNS in cooking Their combined
board bill for meals alone was $50 per
month. BY the present arrangement their
meals cost them $50.
\ There is a movement on foot to induce
the city council of Brunswick to pass an or
dinance forbldding loafers or suspicious
looking persons from walking the streets
after 12 o'clock at night The police say if
such an ordinance should be passed il would
put an end to so many burglaries.
No Macon companies have entered the
military encampmeDt which begins at
Augusta on June 10. Tie list has closed
advisory board thinks Of requiring all tue
companies of the state TO 60 into camp next
year, If the appropriation is sufficient.
At Georgetown, in March, negro woman
named Cylla Marshal was bitten on her
right hand by mad dog whicn had HYDRO
phobia. Last Friday she was taken sick.
complaining of acute pains in her right arm
and breast. Saturday physician was CON
suited, VINO, after thorough examination,
pronounced it hydrophobia. The woman
has a wild look. talks at random and is
restless, which, at times, Increases to violent
delirium.
Sunday during q violent thunderstorm
lightning struck the residence of Allen
Perry. few miles east of Americas No
member of the family was injured, but a
gold watch hanging against the wall re-
ceived the current of electricity. Part of
the case was melted and stuck TO the frame
of the works. The gold chain was melted
and ran into Jumps. The watch was
knocked to the floor. When taken ND it
was still running. The WORKS are not at all
injured.
j. M. King. who lives on ]. R. Matthews
plantation about five miles west of Fort
Valley, is in Jail at that place charged with
criminal intimacy with his daugh-
ter. The girl it is said, will soon become
mother. King is 63 years old. He posi-
lively denies the charge, and states that bis
daughter was ruined by a neighbor There
are some who do not believe the old man
guilty, but think that it is a scheme of his
wife to get rid Of him. 1t is stated that
Mrs. Kings father has tried often to sepa-
rate her from Mr.. King.
Columbus Enquirer-SuR: During the
storm Sunday afternoon lightning struck a
small china tree on Eighth avenue. Japhas
johnson, the 6-year-old son of Rosetta
johnson tcolored) was standing in few
feet of the tree, and was shocked SO bad
that he died instantly The lightning
struck the topmost bow of the tree and
followed it on to the ground. A number of
small negro children were playing near the
tree, but none of them were injured The
neighborhood was very much excited over
the tragic death of the boy, and for a time
the excitement was intense.
Americas Recorder: On Sunday after
noon w. C. Gray and s. R. Sims, of the
ice company, visited the store room to as
certain the amount of ice on hand. They
entered the room and pulled the door shut
behind them. The Thermometer registered
3So. After the inspection they started to
return, but to their dismay discovered that
the hoop on the lock had fallen, and that it
was impossible to get out. They called in
vain for two hours for help. At the end of
that time the attention of passer-by was
attracted by the noise ard he released them.
The two gentlemen were almost frozen stiff,
being clad only in the lightest clothing.