The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-03-31

GEORGIA.
William Parker CT Couye-s died LAST
Tuesiay-
The Mcintosh Light Dragons Of Darisr
have secured the requisite number of el--s--
nelts.
\ coi3rei painter q Greensboro named
Coleman Is T.aTalyzal as tie result OF the
fall Of "a sCsaOid on Friday.
Nlrs. ~ ash 1Icliullaa Of Ebert county
while giving down pair OF steps. last Iua.-
day fe.l and broke her, leg above the knee.
Joseph II. Shannon, agel Is years. a.
sisc3nt pos-mastec a5 FrsnEviAe. Monroe
c5UGtT, rlarEei wilh r1b5i = the nLlls
was let of with a fiae Of 500.
One hundred and twenty-five panels Of
fence were burned on the Speer placs a.
Americas, Friday. Hands were burning of
new ground and tle fs-cs caught from the
sparks
Dub Farnum, the 13-year-old son Of Dr.
". v. FarnCm of Dawson, was thrown
against a tree by a Texas pony G day or
two ago and 50 badly huro that death re
suited.
J. n. Bell Of Griffin died Friday. Mr.
Bell came to George from Loudeu, Team.
II 1865, settling n GrtiI. He has since
been engaged in business II Griliil, Ssva1-
nah, and Atlanta.
At Rome, SATURDAY, N the superior court,
John Dempsey was given verdict Of 500
in a suit agalnc the Rome and CarroIlJon
Construction Company, for Injuries re-
ceived while coupling cars.
Capt j. NJ Johnston of Macon owns
large plantation on the line OF the Ameri-
Gus, Preston and Lumpkin railway in south
west Georgia, which he Is stoesiaE WITH
paTtridges brought from Connecticut
Hubert Maxwell, son of John Maxwell,
in Alpharetta last Tuesday, was thrown
from a mule and bruised badly, his right
jaw being terribly maagled ana almost
dislocated. He can hardly swallow food.
a son OF Policeman Goodman Of Athens
several DAYS ago went hunt Z, and fired
his gun at a drove Of bllck5iris that flew
over his head. He bagg3d rtT-slx at the
one shot, aud wiage1 many more that
could not b caught.
4 rain storm, accompanied by heavy
wind and loud thunder, came up at Sparta
a few days ago. During one Of tie heavy
bursts # taun1er the wife Of Duroc Ingram
suddenly died. 1t is thought tina. her death
was caused from fright.
Last Saturday night the store Of DR.. I. D.
Graves q Graves Triton, IL Terrell county,
was b rgar.zed while the clerk was at
supper. James Hulgins aud joan Davis,
two white men, were caught with the stolen
goods in tneiT possession and are nov 10
Jail.
While at Canoochee academy last Friday,
Col. Harrington Of Swaiaesboro organized
a society under the style Of "The Woman's
Industrial school Aid Society the object Of
which is to raise funds to defrav the ex-
penses Of young ladies who may avail them
selves Of the industrial school for girls.
c. A. Aeon, the night operator at the
Western Union telegraph Office at Amer
icus, was arraigne1 before Mayor Fielder
-. a a..
hnet SD. He was also arraigned before
Judge J. B. Pilsbury for assault upon
young Robert Cameron. lie was fined S53
Robert Clark is in Terrell county Jail.
The charge against him may be murder.
Lewis Williams, a negro, Is his victim.
Williams was driving vehicle and AN his
wheel against one in which was Mr. Clark.
Mr.. Clark inflicted a terrible beating on him
with scantllng. Williams head Is badly
cut and bruised, and he viii probably die.
Roscoe Ap1ling, negro teacher who
holds forth in Dixie, Hancock county, was
dangerously cut in the side by Howard
Maclin. Mac.in, feeling justified for what
he did, surrendered himself to the officers of
the law. lie was bound over. Il was
thought for several days that Appling
would die, but Thursday be was reported
to beimproving
The first quarterly returns of special
taxes for the year 1890 we're received at the
controller generals depart nent at Atlanta
Friday. Every mail for the next few days
will contain a quantity OF these returns,
and rs receipt has to be made out for
each one, Capt. Fdriow will have his work
cut out for him. The Teturas for the first
quarter Of each year are larger than those
or the three remaining quarters put
together. The reason is that the law re-
quires the payment Of all special taxes a.
IN hon mi, of ~. 4
beginning business, and all specially taxed
houses are started at the first Of the year.
Mary Ella Flournoy, living on Mrs. T. z.
Jackson's plantation, near Beall Springs
on Tuesday night gave birth to a child aud
the next day it was found in the garden
dead. Evidences Of foul play were found
on its person and the neighbors decided 70
have the coroner investigate the matter.
He had done So and this is tae verdict O;
the jury: I'VE, the sworn Jury in the cas-.
of the dead infant here before us, find that
IL came TO its death from the effects of
blows on its head made by some blunt in
strument, and that in our opinion the same
was done by Mary Ella Flournoy, it.
mother" The feeling against the woman is
very strong, as it is thought THAT she dis
posed OF another of her children in very
mysterious manner about year ago.
Hartwell Sun: On Tuesday night while
DR.. a. j. Mathews was returning from 3
professional visit he noticed that there were
apparently two moons ir the heavens in
stead of one. The crescents were about
three Or four inches apart. The doctor
rubbed his eyes, thinking there was some
thing the matter with his sight ana tooy
another look, and still there were the two
moons. When he reached home hs
awOke his wife and told her there was eithel
two moons on duty or his eyes were out OF
fix. Mrs. Mathews went to the window
and sure enough way in the sky she saN
two distinct moons. She retired, but the
doctor remained in the piazza to watch Tbs
phenomenon. Suddenly he saw three
moons. Again unwilling to trust his vision
lie awoke Mrs. Mathews the second time
and when she went TO the window 10 anC
behold she also saw three moons.
Col j. O. Waddell of Atlanta received
notice Saturday from the Marietta marhl,
works, stating that the 206 head-stone3 fol
the confederate soldiers graves on John
ston's Island, were ready and were WAITING
his orders to be shipped. Col. Waddei
wrote by the return mail directing that tue
hea1-stCnes be sent immei lately t. San
dusky, o. He also wrote to T. J.
Mack, Of the Sandustsy Register, notifying
him OF the shipment, and requesting him {
see that they are placed in position. TIL,
members # tho committee who have haC
charge OF the soldiers graves at Johnstoal
Island have been tlrele3s IN their enieavorl