The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-12-30
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.
Negroes Eye Knocked Out "A Shoot
ing ARRAY Near Ellaville-A Mans
Throat Cut in Bibb County-Burglars
Enter an Alliance Store-A Narrow
Escape From a Murder in Clarke
County.
Prof. Charles Strahan returned to Athens,
SATURDAY. from his exte lded tour abroad.
Mrs w. P. Price of High Shoals viii
probably have q finger amputated as the
result OF bone felon.
D.. E. J. Eldredge's ha 1dsome residence
at Americas had \ narrow escape from
being burned Saturday.
At Athens. Saturday, Joe Tate sheathed
a knife in the left side of Joe Eads. Both
are cllored. Tne wound will not prove
fatal.
At Wavnesboro Friday night Rabbit
Gotier, a negro boy II years Old, snot aud
killed his playmate. 1t IS said that tue kill
ing was unintentionaL
The alliance store, corner OF Lamar and
Forrest streets, at Americas, was entered
by burzlars Saturday nigat and q small
quantity Of goods carried on.
proposition is being considered by tbs
city council OF Columbus to place all saloons
on the same footing, By compelling the pro-
prietors to 90 away with screens and keep
their places exposed TO the street..
Win HoIlis sho1 Barlow Rowland with
shotgun on tie plantation OF y. S. Beck
with, near ElavilLs, Saturday. Both par
ties are colored. DIR. Hays attended the
wounded man aud pronounced the wound
probably fatal Hnllie escaped.
st Griffin Saturday Henry Rivers, q
negron bartender at Mayberry Scott's bar.
and another negro had an alteration in
which Rivers K locktd one Of his antago-
nistis eyes out of his cad The wound was
painful and ugly, but the negro walked
around until arrested fer an indecent act
on the streets.
R. Bogers cut joe Anchors throat at
Godfrey, quiet little village of Bib
county. Anchors is track raiser on the
Covington and Macon railroad, and Rogers
had been ia his employ Taey quarreled
over some matter, whea Rogers drew his
life and cut Anchor's throat. INJECTING a
dreadful but not fatal wou ID.
Toccoa Netes: From a flock Of wild geese
which was flying over TO the warm regions
OF the nth. one fell to the ground apoar-
emily tired out in its long journey IL was
caught by Mr.. Coker ard brought to this
city. M. E. Schaefer boHZht it and gave
it TO his son Edward, WHO has it safe in
cDop. He intends to make it tame if posi-
bic, and see whether it will Do contented to
remain as q C u1panton ald mate with our
domestic ge.se.
Last weeks happenings at Waynesb 70
were within the us al order OF such occa-
siols, with no IS OF life, and with but two
accidents. A painter, while pessing down
the principal street, was shot through the
thigh by a random bullet, which causel a
painful but only flesh wound and col
ored boy had one of his eyes dangerously
won ded by the discharge of a roman
candle. These two acct 10 It's ere all the
misfortunes of the town during the pro-
iniscuous discharge of fire sor@s.
Athens Banner: Saturday in Athens, for
the first time since the war, five brothers
met around the same board. They were
Messrs. Will, Dick, Levi. Jim and Jnha
Tol ert. They live respectively in Athens,
Madison county, Princeton, High Shoals
and Harrison county. Though living in
convenient distance Of each other, circum-
stances never so shaped themselves as TO
throw them together at @ same time, and
Saturday they accidentally happened to
meet in Athens at the home Of Will Tolbert,
and they broke bread together for the first
time since the war This is a strange ooia-t
cideHce, and one that may not happen again
for .uitOusly In lifetime.
The notable Christmas event at Waynes-
boro was a splendid banquet Of the militia
at he Arlington hotel, q m mt | drill and
tournament followed by the usual crowning
of the queen Of love and beauty and the
maids of honor by the successful knights of
Burke Troop on Friday night The honors
bestowed we're first by q. Leslie McElmur-
ray, who owned hiss Burroughs of Co
lumbus, Ca, queen of the evening. NJ sses
Clifford Gray, Etnei Walker and Marion
Whitehead were crowned as maids of
honor by Messrs. G.. NJ McCa5hern, E. h.
BY and w. A Wilkens, Jr. respecti vely
The ball was largely attended by the grace
and beauty of Inc town and visiting guests.
and pleasant time was had generally.
Athens Ledger. In Puryear's district of
Clarke county Saturday morning Mark
Smith and ]. A. Burt went to Negroes
house to see him on busine s, and while
they were waiting the IL. T. Akin, his two
sons Eub Noel aud Bob Tribble, cine up
and ordered the ge tlemen to leave. With
out any further words, part OF the crowd
drew pistols, and flourished them in their
faces, and Mr.. AKIN struck Mr.. 8 NTH with
a large hickory stick. inhicting an ugly
wound on his head. and knocking him
senseless. Not satisfied with that, he
struck the wounded man several blows in
the back of his head after hs was PROSTATE,
and but for the interference of Mr.. Burt q
cold-bl ,oded murder would have been CON-
mitted The above is the statement OF Mr.,
Burts and the prosecutor, VINO swore out a
warrant against the parties, charging them
with as ault with intent to murder. While
the woun is are not nee -ssarily fatal, it will
be some time before MIR. Smith will be able
to attend to any business.
FLORIDA.
The next shipment of phosphate from
Pemberton Ferry will consist of about 200