The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-10-03

CHILDREN TerrOrized by BLACK Na2t
bond in Dawson-A Fight in the Oke
hnokee swamp-A Newspaper PaR
"Pied."
GEORGIA.
The public roads in Server county are
very bad condition.
Mr.. Sim Skinner of Scriven count
caught eight foxes last week.
An alliance cooperative store has beel
opened at Bascom, Scriven county.
Wednesday the Georgia school of tech
nology, at Atlanta, opened with larg
attendan &c.
The farmers Of Catoosa county hav
bought more machinery during the pas
season than ever before.
Sylvania needs a larger and more com
mOdiOus school building to accommodate
the children who wish TO go 10 school.
The alliance of the upper part of Miltol
and lower part of Cherokee VIII open a CO
operative store at Pleasant Hill, abou
Oct. 20.
Miss Anna Stafford a Presbyter lar
missionary, died in Ssnchaw. China, Aug.
II. Hiss Stafford was well known IN
Athens.
Grogan's district, Milton county, adopted
the stock law by large ma jority last week.
This was the only district in that comfy
that had not already adopted the stock
law.
Tuesday night East Athens was the scene
of an outrageous and unwarranted attack
on the person Of J. j. Carithers by his
nephew. Jim Johnson. johnson was ar
rested on a warrant charging him with
assault with intent TO murder.
Workmen are busy rolling the track at
Central Gffvr haNop ar-of orv n
the coming races Secretary Jemison says
the array of horses this year will equal
anything ever seen at the far, and the peo-
pie may expect some fue racing.
Baxley Banner: A negro from Moody Il
Deems still came to DR.. Weaver's Office on
Sunday last to get the doctor to take out
broken bones and dress the side of his face.
He said I've Dixon struck him across the
jaw with Winchester rifle the night be-
fore We have been unable TO get the par
ticulars.
Mrs. Charles Williams OF Tunnel Hill
gave birth TO a son last Wednesday that
weight just one and three-quarter pounds.
The- child was perfectly formed, but its
fingers were no larger than broom straws,
and its nose no larger than wart. The
infant looked sprightly and intelligent,
lived until Saturday when it died.
Waycross Headlight: Coroner jackson
Grimes was called upon last Saturday night
70 go down on the Okefnokee and hold an
inquest over dead negro. Five of them
had been into little middle, and one sliced
the other and left for the swamp. We have
mislaid the paper containing the names, but
the verdict of the jury was murder.
The Brunswick Post says that the report
of an attempt to burgarizs a Brunswick
bank Wednesday morning was founded on
a misapprehenson. A Post reporter called
on A. II. Lane, the cashier. who, In reply
TO a question concerning the matter, said
that there was no attempt to burglarize the
bank. The porter Inadvertently left the
door opening on Grant street aiar. The
Ratchet belonged in the bank and the latch
on the door had been broken some time.
Chief of Police Chssten was seen and denied
all knowledge OF the part he was reported to
have taken in the matter.
Washington On ronicLe. On July 2S, last.
little Henry Gilbert Garrard, son of Dick
Garrard. aged years, swallowed q
watermelon seed which lodged away down
In his windpipe. The doctor was consulted
but IL was found impossible TO relieve him.
The little fello W was great sufferer. and
began to dwin die away He was subject to
violent cough ing spells, and emitted blood
frequently. His breathing was strained
and hard. Finally on Sept 20, two months
after he swallo wed the seed, he coughed it
up whole and sound but discolored. There
was great rejoicing in his fathers family.
Elberton Gazette. Just when on the mo-
ment OF going to press, one of the forms
the editorial page, which contained about
seven columns of reading matter-was
knocked in a cockshat through the careless :
ness OF one of the boys in the Office, aud, in
consequence, we have a hamper-basket full
of "pi, F" the paper is delayed, and the scar
city Of reading matter on this page is hereby
accounted for. The young man who hap
pened with this dire misfortune is in the
depths of sorrow, and we regret exceed
lngly the mishap However no one save q
printer can appreciate our feelings and sym
pathize with US 10 the premises, and paria-
mentary language is not equal to the de-
mands of the situation.
The prisoners in the Bib county iafl
made another attempt to escape Wednes-
day. About o'clock in the NOR ming Jailer
Blrdsong heard a noise in the cage, a large
place where are confined the majority OF
the prisoners. Going in ne discovered the
prisoners In an attempt to force the lever
from its position. By doing this they would
have secured access to the large room in
which the cage is located, and then, when
the jailer made his appearance it would
nave been an easy matter to overpower
MN and effect an escape. They were using
TO accomplish their purpose pieces of a table
which Is allowed them in the cage. Jailer
Birdsong is satisfied every prisoner in the
cage was connected with the affair. This
would include Tom Voolfolk, as he has
been put back in the cage since the escape
of the safe blowers
Saturday afternoon at Dawson a young
negro man entered the residence of Mrs.
Cliff Proctor and asked for something To
eat. Mrs. Proctor told the negro that she
had nothing, whereupon he presented a
pistol at her temple and told her he would
have 1t or kill her. She threw up her hand
knocked the pistol off and after a short scuff1e
suddenly showed the negro out the door and
locked 1t before he could get back in. Mrs.
Proctor was bruised on The temple in the
scufiie. After leaving there the negro
went over on the other street to R A,
Bishops, where only Mrs. Bishop aud the
children were at home, and started to re-
peat his dastardly actions, but by some
means was frightened away. The case was
reported to Chief Hatcher, and with a num-
Der of men he went at once in pursuit OF
the scoundreL No trace Of him was found
at the time, but Monday morning early
owen Holly was arrested, after coming int
town, and identified by Mrs Proctor as the
guilty party. He had preliminary tria
and was bound over in $500 bond.
FLORIDA.
There are 5000 bales of tobacco stored in
the bonded warehouse at Key West.
The Mallory Steamship Line will after