The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-07-19
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF TIE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

posed to Have Been Poisoned By a
Voudoo Concocton-End Of the Orig
inal Package case at Dalton-A Row
Between Colored Boys al Longview
That May Result in Death.
GEORGIA.
A military company is to be organized at
Carton.
Minerals OF ell kinds may be found within
a few miles Of Adar lie.
WI HOPKINS Of Jeiar Creek had his
house and contents burned by fire one day
last week
Edgar Taylor, brother Of f P. Taylor of
Calhoun, died at the home Of the latter last
Thursday.
The population of HawKinsville, accord
ing to the present census, Is !, 100. In 1851
it was $50.
The Dalton Guards are advertising for
their battle flag. which was lost or stolen at
the Augusta encampment.
A large bear is reported to have been
seen in the neighborhood Of N1rnel Sta
ton, in Whitfield county. recently.
TIE next conference Of the Macon dis
trics Of the Ne hodist Episcopal church,
south, will be he'd at Perry in July, 1871
Mrs. Susan L. Solomon died at the resi-
dence Of her daughter, Mrs. NJ. {. French,
437 West Peters street, at Atlanta, Wednes-
day night.
George Reed, who has been totally blind
for ten years or more, and one Of the oldest
citizens and business men OF Adairsvllle,
died Wednesday morning..
A big fish fry came off on Alcova river,
in Newton county, last week. A snake
charmer was in the party who pulled the
heads of live water moccasins off with his
hands
At Dalton a few days ago while Bonnie
Greer, boy aged II years, was handling
an old pistol, the weapon was discharged
and the load penetrated the boys hand,
making an ugly wound
Two colored Toys got into a row near
Iongview on Monday. One Of the boys
used an old gun barrel upon the Uranium
of the other making two ugly abrasiOns
and fracturing the skull.
James Cobb cashier Of the Union Savings
Bank Of Macon, was thrown from his buggy
Thursday. He struck on his head and
received several painful GUS, but upon eX
animation they proved to be only scalp
wounds.
William Perry, one Of Columbus Oldest
citizens, died Wednesday. He built the
Perry house, DOW known as the Vernon
hotel, and was largely interested in the
past in various enterprises IN Columbus.
He was about rs years of age
Monroe Adams, one Of the fugitive pris-
oners of Americas, gave himself up to
Sheriff Bass Wednesday morning. He
stated that be only wanted free night, and
left because the others nd. No trace has
yet been found Of Walter Ford
Miss Maggie Clarke, daughter OF n B.
Clarke of Gordon county, who recently
graduated with honors at Dalton Female
College, has been elected to the chair OF
history and English literature in that col
lege to begin with the fall term.
The oldest inhabitant found by the census
enumerator, J. Spiiman, in Marietta, is
Nancy Gresham, ll6 years old. Census
Lnumsrator James Hammet found a col
ored woman in Gritter district on w. A.
Bishops place who Is LOG years Old
At Athens a street car was running rather
rapidly down the incline near Broad, and
struck the hinder part Of wagon. This
was broken just in the middle, no other
part being damaged. The mules hltched TO
tbs wagon started off with the front part,
but were stopped.
A big fire is reported to be raging in the
woods near Meanesyille on the A. and
F. railroad. 1t is said that hundreds of
acres have been burnt over and the fire has
reached the Epson county line. The blaze
was started b. sparks from the locomotive.
1t has been burning two or three days.
John Fawcett shot Sam Douglas in the
mouth with a 44-caliber pistol, near Mace
donia church. IN Dodge county, la7u Sun
day. They had had difficulty the day be-
fore and had come 70 blows but had been
separated. On Sunday when they met the
difficulty was renewed with the above re-
suit
Lee Robinson came near being burned
alive near Suwannee Wednesday about IL
o'clock. When he awoke his home was fall.
ing in on him and he only escaped in his
night clothes, losing everything ne pos
sessed and no insurance. He was alone in his
house and does not know how the fire origin
ated, unless it was from a defective fiue IN
the chimney.
Deputy United States Marshal L. n. Tins
ley OF Dalton arrested negro named John
Moulton at Chattanooga last Monday,
charged with having committed a murder
at Cole City, Ga, seventeen years ago.
Moulton's real name is Henry Garrett, and
he has been living in Chattanooga for the
past several years, where he has accumu-
lated some property.
Alexander Owens and Miss Annie Huffa-
ker We're married under a persimmon tree
In Whitfield county recently. The groom
was arrested after the ceremony by the
father OF the bride on the charge of having
eloped with his daughter, who was under
age. The matter was finally settled peace
fully, the groom released and allowed TO
JOIN his bride once more,
Jim Hartman, or Jim Nealey. as he was
known at Conyers, entered the bedroom of
Mrs. Williams and daughter through a
window last week. The family went for
him, and Mr.. Williams stripped him of his
coat and hat Ia the scuflis. Next dav he
was committed to the lookup. The follow
ing night he was taken out by some parties
to he whipped, but made his escape
A compromise was effected in the trial of
the two Alabamians last week charged with
selling Original packages" in Dalton. The
men promised that if the city authorities
would not press the case they would pay all
costs, leave the city at once aud never at
tempt the PACKAGE scheme there again.
The prosecution was. therefore. dropped.
and the delinquents departed. Their piuD-
der was contscated cy the officers
At Athens Wednesday night a man on
his way home saw a dog running toward
him through the darkness at full speed
Surmising thai the dog was mad the
man climbed up tree and remained there
the rest Of the night with the dog standing
guard below. When daylight came the
man discovered that the dog was his own
Slowly aud softly the man began to descend
and the truth was rapidly dawniug in hil
mind. The 'blood-curdling growls" were
transformed into such from Joyous bark!
by his imagination.