The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-09-06
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
TIE NEws OF TIE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS

n Train Wrecked Near Cochran-A
Fight With e Wildcat in Houston
County-A Fight over Politics IL
Harris County-A Lady's Leg Broken
by Shoat Thrown by Sow.
GEORGIA.
A burning shanty endangered the mill Of
II. Nj. Rountree & Co. at Swainsboro few
days ago.
William Sturtevant, a GAINESVILLE boy
fell and broke an arm while jumping over
a fence few days ago.
Mrs. Jane Holland, a respectable elderly
lady of Math. suffered compound disloca-
cation of the ankle joint day or two ago
Emanuel county has purchased the lot OF
@. S. Rountree, back of the Jail at SWANS
boro, for the purpose Of securing more
space.
A short time ago John Sistrunk of Fort
Valley bad his left hand blown off with
dynamite. Wednesday, while working at
the ginnery of W. L. Houser, be had two
fingers of his right hand badly injured with
the gin saws.
As the train from Hawkinsville was near
ing Cochran Wednesday the engine jumped
the track when about a mile from town,
turning partially over and bruising En-
gineer Atkinson and Fireman Mcdaniel
Their injuries are not serious All the cars
were derailed, but the passengers escaped
without injury.
The feeling sngendered in politics came
near resulting in a serious affair in the
lower portion Of Harris county "Wednesday.
A fight was engaged in between J. NJ.
Huling and J. l. Martin, and while Hulin z
had Martin down, Mr.. Adams was shot
by Martin. The ball passed nearly across
Adams back from behind the right shoulder
to the left, where IL was extracted by the
doctor.
Mrs. Esther Haddock, mother Of John
Haddock, who lives near Gainesville, on
Friday afternoon last, was out whore some
of the family were feeding hogs, when an
old SOW suddenly ran at a small shoat, and
picking it up on her snout threw II with
considerable force against Mrs. Haddock,
striking her just below the ankle and break
ing her leg. Mrs Haddock is nearly 30
years old.
Perry Journal: A wildcat weighing
twenty-five pounds was killed by Mr.. John
Leary last Tuesday morning at his farm on
Mossey creek. He was attracted to the
swamp by the continuous barking of his
dog He saw the cat In q tree and shot it.
As the cat jumped from the tree Mr.. Leary
hurridedly retired to load his gun. The dog
engaged the cat in battle, and soon Mr..
Leary had opportunity to shoot the cat
twice more, and the feline monster was no
more in life. A foot was brought 10 Perry
as trophy.
John Sparks colored) of Houston county,
shot and killed Alice Billings Tuesday
Sparks had been separated from his wife,
who had been staying with her sister -moth-
or Of the girl-on the Judge Miller farm.
Tuesday morning he appeared with a
wagon to carry bis wife to his home. She
refused to go with him. He was dsterm-
ined to carry her. and forced her
into the wagon and held her
there as he drove off. The girl
ran up to the wagon and cried out, "Look.
mamma, be's carrying auntie off," With
an expression of anger he drew his pistol
and shot the girl through the brain, causing
death. He then drove on down the road
toward Hayneville, unhtched one mule
from the wagon, mounted 1t and rode off,
leaving wagon, mule and wife in the road.
Later ne entered swamp on foot and has
not been seen since.