The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-30
ITEMS IN THREE STATES.
GEORGIA, FLORIDA, AND SOUTH
CAROLINA PUT IN TYPE.

CAROLINA PUT IN TYPE.
Death of an Old Landmark of Au-
gusta-The Fort Valley Editorial
Feud at an End-A Saw mill Burned
IN Chattahoochee County-A Fatal
Accident While Bathing.
GEORGIA.
Water works and electric lights are two
things which Dublin needs, and that badly.
During the present week but very little
timber has arrived at Darien owing 70 the
low rivers and creeks.
There is strong talk of higher liquor
license in Darien after this year. Darlen,
it is claimed, has too many saloons.
A burglar entered the residence of John
r. Mercer at Dawson last Sunday night,
and stole his watch and small sum of
money.
Another big drift OF timber is expected
down at Darien as soon as the creeks and
rivers get up. 1t is said that there are
%, 100000 to 100000 feet yet TO come
down.
Though no announcement of the fact has
been made, a Methodist conference must be
on the taps at Florence. A hen there re-
Gently Matched chicken with four legs and
four wings.
The unpleasantness existing between W.
f. Wynn and w. Vi. Kersh, editors of Fort
Valley, for several days past, has been adj
justed by mutual friends in a manner hon
Orable to both parties.
The surviving members of Companies B
and K, First Georgia cavalry, and Com
pany II, Fourth Georgia cavalry, will meet
at Newman tomorrow to make prepara-
rions for holding a reunion.
d. D. Bateman, who has been foreman
of the Perry Home Journal for the last
nine or ten years, and has recently been
licensed to preach by the Methodist church,
Is making an effort to establish another
newspaper at Perry.
Policeman Wallace (colored) of Macon is
.Sharged with taking advantage of his Office
to wreak out his spite against Baily Whit
lick, an aged white man, by clubbing him in
a most brutal manner. The city council
will consider the case.
Dan Lucas was acquitted of murder at
Macon Friday. Lucas killed negro named
Earnest Williams in the fall of 1888. Will
Jams was trying to escape arrest and was
being pursued by the officers. Lucas joined
in the race, and, it is claimed, shot and
killed the negro.
The saw-mill of Messrs Hickey and JEFF
ferson, situated on Robin Jefferson's Rooney
place, In Chattahooohee county, was de-
stroyed by fire early Friday morning. The
fire caught from spark from burning
slab pit. The loss is about $4,000. The
property was uninsured.
On Thursday, June 20. Ben Goodlet, who
is well known in Rome for having stolen a
number of saddles and several sets OF har-
ness from pxominent citizens, was shot in
the back by another negro named Jim
johnson at Redmond's works on the Chat
tanooga Southern railroad. Death resulted
from the wound.
In speaking of Sam Jones' sermon at
Oxford, Justice Lamar said: at was
striking in many senses. Parts of it were
like Pullman palace sleeping car-capable
of being hitched to any train, going III any
direction, at any time-fitting anywhere
acting automatically and capable of emana-
ting from no brain other than that Of the
original Sam Jones'"
William Hartman, a prominent citizen
of Augusta, who died Friday night, was
buried yesterday. Mr.. Hardman was one
of the Oldest landmarks in Augusta, and the
story of his life is an entertaining one. He
was intimately associated with the pioneer
railroad building In Georgia, and the story
of his career contains some valuable his
tory. He was Knight Templar.
Mrs. Heath, relict of the late Epinetus
Heath of Campbell county, died at New
nan suddenly June % at the homo of her
Son-in-law, A. B. Leigh. She ate dinner
just before l o'clock, and five minutes after
leaving the table was a corpse. She was a
sister Of the late Gen. Alfred Austell, and
was about 80 years of age. She leaves an
estate valued at S25, 900 or $4,000.
AT Americas Friday morning as the
workmen commenced their labors on the
roof of the furniture factory, which is
three stories high, huge rattlesnake was
discovered coiled on the highest point of
the building. The snake was soon killed.
Just how he got into his elevated position
is not easily understood, but it is possible
that he may have been concealed in one of
the rolls of roof tin.
George Hammett and Lafayette Bryant.
two carpenters working at Bolton, Fulton
county, became engaged in a quarrel about
an old debt and some hard things that had
been said about it, when Hammeut drew a
knife and stabbed Bryant six times, infiict-
ing very dangerous wounds in the back
left breast and head. Bryant was taken to
his home near by and his wounds dressed.
Hammett is under arrest
Sylvania Telephone: On Sunday, June
Is, Jason Blackburn and several friends
went out to a lime sink on the Beaver Dam
creek, about twelve miles above Sylvania.
to take bath. One of the young men
jumped in, diving down into the water, and
before he came to the surface Mr. Black
burn dived in also, striking his head against
the hip of his friend, causing such a shock
to him as to render him unconscious. He
was rescued from the water by the Young
men, and taken to neighbours house near
by, where he soon regained consciousness
aud talked of the accident, but his injuries
were of such a character as to cause his
death next day. He left wife and two
small children.
FLORIDA.
Myriads of jelly fish swarm the waters Of
Indian river these days.
The city council of Kissimmee has passed
an ordinance exempting from taxation for
ten years all manufactures employing ten
or more workmen.
J. +. Cornell, formerly from Chicago
Ill, who has been crazy for several months,
LETT his home at Bloomfield on the Dist inst.
and has not since been seen.
The Silver Springs, Ocala and Gulf road
has resumed work on its line via Manifold.
and information comes anew that cars will
be running through Citrus county in ninety
days.
Miss Helen Warner, a well-known writer.
known better as Helen Harcourt, will re-
move with her mother from Montclair to
Jacksonville, where they will be Joined by