The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-14
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.


Albany has young man who will swim
against anybody in Georgia for from $25 to
500.
Owing to an accident to the machinery
ut the factory Brunswick is suffering from
IN ice famine.
The state convention Of northern-born
citizens of Georgia will make DOuglasville
lively next Wednesday.
Redden Garrel, a deaf white man, who
was walking on the track, was killed by a
train near Bremen Tuesday.
Rev. Mr.. Abraham of Arkansas has been
unanimously elected TO the pastorate Of the
Presbyterian church at Lawrenceyille.
The masons of Statesboro viii hold a
festival July for the purpose OF raising
money to aid in building a new lodge
room.
The Peabody institute for white teachers
vfll be held at Salt Springs this summer,
beginning July and continuing for three
weeks.
1t is only little more than month till
the annual reunion of the confederate vet
Grams of Randolph county, which will take
place in Cuthbert.
Henry Connell, who lives in the Ocean
Pond neighborhood, had the misfortune to
have his dwelling and smokehouse consumed
by fire last Sunday night
with attempting to ravish a negro girl
named Anna Daniel at Woodsville, In Pike
county, has been acquitted.
John Wilson, who lives at Buckhead dis
trict, Fulton county, has a hens egg on
which is clearly defined snake embossed
on the shell. The snake is an inch and a
half in length.
Mrs 7. A. English, who lives near War
renton, found negro asleep under her
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ing. He was awakened by Mrs. English,
who mistook him in the darkness for a
blanket, and fed. 1t is supposed that he
entered the house early In the night, but
fell asleep and failed to wake up
The case of the receivers of the Citizens
Bank Of Atlanta VS.. the Western and At
lantic Railroad Company was taken up to-
day before Judge Marshal Clarke and Rung
out of court ON demurrer The receivers
claimed about S24, 900 of the railroad COM
pany, which, it was claimed, the latter drew
from the defunct bank just before it went
to the wall, knowing that it was on its last
legs.
The board of directors of the Stephens
Monumental Association have decided upon
building at Charlottesville the long looked
for monument to A. II. Stephens. The
association will proceed at once and get de-
signs and prices for the monument. which
which will be placed a statue of the states
man as he appeared in the halls of the legis-
lature and the halls of congress-
During thunder storm at Adairsville
Monday an electric current struck the
cabin of George Sellers (colored). Passing
down the chimney to the fireplace, where
the old man sat, it knocked him down and
sscorched him. 1t also set the house on fire,
but the flames were soon extinguished by
his wife, who appeared upon the scene just
IN time to save her husband, house and con-
tents from total destruction.
Rev. Henry Fielder (colored) is held for
trial at Perry on charge of burning a corn
crib in New Hope, suburb Of Perry, in
habited by negroes. Fielder is WELL
known negro in Perry and Houston
county, and has always borne a
inent colored Baptist preacher. The sensa-
tional part OF the arrest and trial is that he
is being prosecuted by one of his deacous
also prominent negro.
In the superior court at Americus
Wednesday Philip johnson (colored) was
convicted of the crime of arson and was
sentenced TO the penitentiary for fifteen
years. johnson burned the depot at Cobb's
station, on the Savannah, Americas and
Montgomery railroad, last fall The Jury
In the case of the state VS.. Munroe Adams.
charged with arson, failed to agree upon a
verdict, after being out whole day, and a
mlstrlal In the case was declared.
On last Sunday, at Thompson's mills, Just
over the line of Gwinnett county, in Hall
county, there was shooting ARRAY between
white youth, who is a son of Nathan
clark. and two negroes. One of the negroes
and the white boy were engaged in a fight,
when the other negro approached them and
made an effort to separate them. The other
negro tore loose from the boy and drew q
pistol with which he shot the negro who
was trying to quell the difficulty.
Charles Sharpnack, a young minsralogist.
spent portion of last fall prospecting for
minerals In Murray county, remaining some
time at the house of John Bracket and
wife. the famous moonshiners. Recently
ne went to Atlanta, and while there was
arrested by United States officers, charged
with illicit distilling, and tried before Com
missioner Haight. Ii took some hustling
work for Sharpnack to prove that he was
not moonshiner but mineralogist.
Adams, the young man sentenced at
Americus Monday to the chain gang by
Judge Pllsbury, was set at liberty Wednes-
day. Adams was convicted on the charge
OF taking money from a companion on Sat
urday night last, and was sentenced TO
serve term OF nine months or pay fine of
500 and costs, the whole amounting to
about $3.50. His father, who is a prominent
DuSlueSS Ldn OF m1QQle Georgia. paid the
hne and released his son from custody.
At Rome, Wednesday, while horse be-
longing to Messrs. Simmons & Doss was
loose in the stable, one of his hind feet got
caught In his mouth. 1t is supposed tnat
the animal was rubbing the flies from his
nose with his hind foot, when by accident
the foot passed into the mouth. The hoof
was shod with heavy iron shoe, and the
sharp corners of the shoe and hoof cut very
painful wounds in the mouth. The animal fell
to- the ground and continued to struggle with
out relief. When he was discovered he was
covered with foam and showed every sign
of a fearful struggle. His master came and
succeeded in extricating the foot.
The Royal Arch Masons of Hawkinsville
had an unusually pleasant time last week.
a convocation of Pulaski chapter No. 90
Gas held on Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday, and ten candidates were exalted to
the royal arch degree. A. w. Wolihin,
grand secretary of the grand lodge +. and
A M. of Georgia. and grand secretary of
the grand chapter of Georgia, and w.
A. Davis of Macon, Maj. c. R. Arm
strong of Eastman, Messrs. Shank and
Duncan of Dublin, and Messrs. Woodland,
Wynne and Hendricks of Cochran were
present as visiting companions. Those re-
ceiving the capitular or chapter degrees
Nuwa-