The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-21
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.


ton County-A Negro Of Athens
Claims to Have Seen Ez-President
Davis at the Head Of Regiment ii
the Mexican War.
GEORGIA.
The Primitive Baptist church at Forrest,
Clayt1n county, was consunsd by fire las;
Saturday night. Incend- arts n Is suspsctsd
The police Of Athe1s are killing ali dog.
found proving abo1. the streets. Thsii
action Is the rssuls II the scare clussc by
the death OF a boy from hydrophobia
Mrs. Emily Howe Green ,igife Of the Rev
4. NJ Green who was for some years paste.
Of the Presbyterian church in Washington
died day q two ago in Danvil!e. KT..
where DR.. Green is pastor Of church. Sle
was SICK f0- some moztas and had become
sntirely bhnd.
A Athens Tuesday a warrant vas taken
cut for the arrest of I. Il. Muller tcOlo-ed
charging hirn sith theft and forgery. TIE
complainant is Mr. Hustled, a nurseryma'.
from the north. The company efuyioyei
Muller from Rome to solicit orders for trees,
~hlcl he did. be met with much success
and made good collections, but did not turn
them IL. Mr.. Hustled, a member Of the
firm, came down with an order Of trees AID
looked for his purchasers. but hone could
be found. II then flashed upon him that
the negro had sent him bogus Lis; and
worked scheme, 50 be resortsd I, the law
and left for Rome TO invesag ate further.
Athens Banner: j negro man who re-
sides on Mrs. Powell's place, Ia tbs vicinity
OF High Shoals, Claims tina. h has
crossed The century line, aud has an ample
Inargil left. This sprig Of hOarY ltiquity
files claims 20 have bse0 a spectator Of a
number of the thrilling scenes and enact
Ineut5 OF the Mexican war. Ee says that
lie has seen jefferson Davis On horseback
charging az the head Of his regiment HIS
presence was sold.erly and the martial
abr Jitness Of his movements were admir-
ingIy applagded This relic OF the past is
called Islam Harris, and in addition to the
other features Of his eventful life, be
afhrms that be made dssce9J into hades.
Athens Banner: Near Center. the FIRST
siatioa on the N5rtheastsrn raiir al. cat
ct the home Of Bea Wilkes was killed Non
day morning. The feline exhibited all the
symptoms Of hydrophobia, aud it is believed
before il was killed several other cats were
bitten by this one, as we'll a pig aud
hound puppy, consequently the people
In that vicinity are excited to no
that a VIII ilesale slaughter of cats AID
dogs Is now in vogue IN the neighb 1rhood.
Our informant also stated tina. when the
men were away from thsir homes the
women closed the doors Of their houses t.
keep cats out, and every one is beat on
destroying cats ead worthless dogs
Mss Mary Greene, daughter Of r. J.
Greene. q saw-nill man VINO lives at Cor
dele. diei Wednesday from the effects of
an overdose Of morphine. Hiss Gresne re-
tired in her usual good health and spirits.
Sne was found at O'Clock in the morning
IN her bed, sleeping heavily and showing
signs OF having taken some drug. An OK.
animation OF the room resulted in the dis
cove.y Of bottle OF morphine newly
opened. Drs. MARSHALL aud Brown were
called in, and WORKED with the patient till
II O'Clock, When she quietly passed away.
1t has the appearance OF a case of suicide.
but there is no reason apparent for the com
mission Of such An act by the young lady,
and 1t is supposed that she Only Intended
taxing an ordinary dose 70 produce quiet
and sleep
AFTER C. Hamilton, colored farmer liy-
ing near Cordele, has heretofore been con
sidsred prosperous and reliable, aud was
therefore able 70 buy considerable goods on
credit of Vienna merchants This fail be
has been little slow in paying his debts.
Mayer, Watts d Co., Tharn 81 Cobb and
Calhoun and Kelly were carving him for
pretty good amounts each. Ga Monday of
last week Calhoun 81 Kelly wrote him
II he did not come in and make salts
factory arrangements that they would
give him trouble. Last Tuesday he
started from Cordele for his home. eccon-
panied by j. +. Cobb and J. r. Kelly. to
whom he was 10 turn over some c5ttou.
The Vienna Progress says: when thew
had gotten out about Two miles from town.
these young men discovered that After
kept his hand under his lap robe ell the
time. They being ahead suspected tha5it
was pistol and that he might shoot them
from tne becS and asked him what he held in
his hand. After thersupon began to curse
ana abuse them. Mr.. Cobb jumped out of
the buggy, aud, with pistol in hand. walked
back to Arter's cart and demanded that be
time be heard the clicE Su' cl ici'
OF pistol. Immediately the
negro jsrked his hand out and, sticking his
pistol directly in Mr.. Cobb's face, nred.
Cobb lodged and the ball struck him upon
the point OF the right shoulder, INJECTING a
slight wound. The negro than turned uDon
Kelly and gave him a shot. By this time
Cobb got his pistol to work. He fred one
shot that took effect in Arter's wrist. He
fired once more aud his pistol snapped once
BY this time the negro had backed OH q CON
siderable distance. Mr.. Kelly had q British
bulldog that some one had pawned In the
store, and was doing his best all the time.
but his pistol would not fire. The negro
SA~oA -AA eA AhSO bn5 WOOuS HQu escaped"
FLORIDA.
The farmers alliance fair of Leon county
opens at Tallahassee on Nov. %.
1t is said that tho Parcelaud hotel at
De Land will not open this year.
Miss Morgan of England, while bathing
III the surf at Daytona Monday, was
drowned.
Alonzo Grooms of Savannah arrived in
Palatka Monday to attend the funeral OF
his mother.
W. j. Williams of Milton has been chosen
superintendent of the poor farm OF Santa
Rosa county.
new military company is being formed
at Fernandina. Twenty-six men have en-
rolled their names.
Over 1900 acres of homesteads were
entered at the United States land office at
gainesville last month
There is very hattering prospect of the
construction of the Brooksville aud IIacoo-
chee railroad at an early day.
At Bagdad day or two ago young Alex.
hollo had one Of his fingers cut off by a saw
at the single mills of Cater Bro.
Joseph Mari lost two fiugers and received
bad cash in his right arm Friday, while
operating shingle-mill at Apalachicola.
Thomas Morelle, painter, who came to
ST. Augustine from Alabama about five
"a in