The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-10-27
ITEMS IN THREE STATES.
GEORGIA. FLORIDA, AND SOUTH
CAROLINA PUT IN TYPE

Man Found Murdered Near Hiawas
see-Murder in q Morgan County
Bar-Room A Destitute Woman
Found Helpless by Her Child
Corpse Near Athens.
GEORGIA.
A farmer thinks that the recent heav,
rains have damaged crops 10 Putnam count,
$4,000.
Judge Lovett's residence at WaynesborC
was burned last Sunday. Most OF the furni
ture was saved
The stand at Athens now used by Mr. Nc
Gregor as book store has served the sam,
purpose for fifty years
Barlow Council Of Americus is suffering
severely from his wounds, received las
Sunday, and it is feared that he will die.
The inspectors say that so far this seas OF
the scrap rosin crop is very large, with the
prospect of its being the largest ever on re
cord.
Tax values have increased in Bainbridge
ISL, 200 during the year. This does not In
clude the increase In property relieved from
taxation, which must amount 70 at least
$4,000.
Judge A. II. Mclaughlin died at bis
residence at McRae Friday. He has been
for many years justice of the peace of his
district, and was good confederate sol
der in the late war.
Last Sunday night an old negro woman
named Dizzy Lawson, who lived about four
miles from Mid vile, was burned 70 death In
her house, on Mrs Ella Lawson's planta-
ton. She is said TO have been ITO years old.
The old city hall at Dawson will have to
be torn down and a new one built. The
new court house viii be built on the corner
Al, I'LL aa1n -.
will probably be- built near the Presbyterian
church.
Mrs. John R. Robertson, the mother OF the
little white boy who was killed by a negro
in Burke county a day or two ago, Is
critically III, and was at the time Of the
killing, and fears are entertained for her
recovery.
The Oconee river at Tweed was rushing
over the banks Friday, and great freshet
was anticipated. Farmers were in the
swamp getting out their stock. IL was
feared that some will be drowned. The
river was rising like tide.
On Tuesday night last Jasper Gibson Of
Towns county was found dead two miles
west Of Hiawassee. On examination there
was found 10 be one bullet mole in the back
and the ball Is supposed to have lodged near
the heart. There 10 no clue TO the muir
derers.
There Is trouble between the Campbell
Compress Cotton Company Of Cincinnati,
o., and the Bainbridge Cotton Compress
Company in regard 70 the damage the for
mer should pay the latter for the delay In
the erection and completion Of the compress
at cambridge.
''Blind Tom" an old negro living south
Of Griffin in the neighborhood of the water
works, was found dead near engine house
No. Friday. he imbbed too freely of
liquor the day before, and strayed of to the
engine house, where he died during the
night.
In Frank McMahan's barroom at Brough-
tonville. Madison county, on Thursday. A
shotgun was the weapon used. Simpson
had revolver In his hand and Henderson
fired because he feared Simpson intended TO
kill him. The jury's verdict was justifia-
bic homicide.
On Thursday evening last Just as the pas
senger train on the Savan nah Americas and
Montgomery road was passing through a
cut at Iiffet's Mill, man raa up to the
side Of the road and shot twice at the pass
ing train. The first shot struck the cab of
the engine, while the second crashed into
the passenger coach.
At Columbus Jack Armstrong has been
Jordan. The killing occurred in the saloon
OF j. n. Chapman, on First avenue. Arm
strong dealt Jordan blow across the head
with billiard cue, which resulted in bis
death several hours later. Jordan was drunk
and cursed Armstrong.
Augustus Redd and his son, William, re-
side near Munnerlyn. They went to w aynes-
boro Monday, and, ia returning, had nearly
reached their gate when the horse became
and running away threw both
OF them from the buggy. VIM. Redd fell
died within few minutes.
one night last week some one dropped a
stick OF dynamite down the chimney of one
Of the cabins at Moore & Springs camp.
near Elberton, knocking down the chimney
and blowing the back end of the cabin to
pieces. The strangest part of the whole
affair was that there was three darkys in
the cabin, and the explosion never awoke
them.
Brunswick Times: Both C. Downing. Jr.
and Ellis, Young & Co.'S yards present an
animated sight just now. Scrap rosin is
being dumped by the car load into these
places. Weighers, spikes, headers, samplers,
grades ana inspectors are busy getting the
material in readiness for the buyer. The
scrap Tosin varies between A and E, which
IS selling at present at 81 % per barrel.
Elberton Star: Just after the late heavy
rains a dead negro child, supposed to be
about years old, was found on the banks of
Broad river, on Jake Ebehart's plantation.
in Ogletborpe county. The child was bum
died securely in a lot of old clothes and foul
play is suspected. Up to now no one has
been able to identify the corpse and it still
remains "a mystery. The matter is being
Eatonton Messenger: Nearly all OF the
for the compress has arrived and
Contractor Fitch is putting It in place. He
expects 10 have everything in running order
oy the nrst week in November, although he
has been delayed this week by the rains.
whether or not the company will accept the
compress is question that no one can
answer just now, but the compress will be
operated anyway.
In Harpers Cut In East Athens, a woman
was found Friday lying In q weak and ex-
hausted state and by her side in a state of
lay an infant. The woman's
name is Pinkie Copeland and she is in
AFFECT poverty, being at the time her case
was reported without fire or food. She Law
a week in bed by the side of the deoayjng
corpse before any discovery of her condis
tion was made, and then IL was entirely
accidental. Raleigh Wilkerson went over
20 the cut as soon as the news reached
him, and had the child decently buried and
the wonan's most pressing necessities re-
lieved.
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