The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-03-14
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
TaE NEWS OF The TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS

dence-Fioyd County's Prohibition
Contest Settled - Electric Cars
Smashed at Butler-Lincoln Coun-
TVS Hermit-Oconee County's Anti
Negro Excitement
GEORGIA
Superior court conveaes at Abbeville the
Path inst.
Dodge county, Just across the river from
Abbeville, went dry by about majority.
The talk Of establishing a gymnasium at
the state university at Athens has been
revived
A stock company is to be organized at
Athens in opposition to the striking
butchers
The New York Star is the paper alleged
TO have Offered John Temple Graves 500
per week TO become its managing editor
1t is reported as possible that Buck
Ewing will go TO Augusta with his New
York brotherhood team and practice there.
Henry, son of Thomas Corbitt Of Clinch
county, had his leg broken last week by
being thrown from cart by runaway
mule.
J. W. Edenfeld and Ben Swilley of Irwin
county had q difficulty at &. .. Harper's
last Saturday, in which Swilley was Sc
Terely cut with pocket knife.
William Martin, a train hand, fell asleep
on the track at Pelham, night or two ago
and was knocked from the track by an en-
gine. He won't die, however.
An emigrant agent has been circulating
around Ellaville for several days, and as
result be has induced several negroes to
leave for Alabama. He offers 81 per day
and board.
F. ]. Cooke has resigned the management
of the American Press Association at At
tn InQi of no
Dirie Magazine. Chas S. Patterson of
New York will succeed Mr.. Cooke.
Mai Jones of Elberton has relic of the
Tracy fire that occurred in Washington
several weeks ago. 1t is photograph that
is partly burned, found by Miss Eliza Cal
houn of the Louise home directly after the
sad and shocking disaster.
At Osanda, Monday morning, about
O'Clock or 10 o'clock, the engine of James
Aldridg, exploded, instantly killing his son,
who was firing, and seriously injuring au-
other younger son, who was near by, also
scalding Mr.. Aldridge himself and hired
man.
Insurance rates are to be increased at
Rome, notwithstanding that the losses by
fire in that city during the past fourteen
years have been only about $4,000. The
average amount paid by the property
owners of Rome to insurance companies is
about $4,000 per year.
At the residence of Col. A. Bass at Rome.
Wednesday, partridge found its way into
the home and was captured by Miss Hattie
and safely put in cage. A little while
later another partridge, perhaps the mate
ofthe first, walked boldly in and started up-
stairs and was also captured
Last August B. F. Jossey, formerly a we'll
known citizen Of Americas, but more recently
a travelling representative for a large New
Vrrl he,~,-
banks OF Americas to the extent of several
hundred dollars and went west. Now he
has paid them back their losses and all the
expenses incurred in trying to capture him
At Butler, few days ago. one section of
a freight train broke loose about 200 wards
west of the depot and ran backward until it
was stopped near the wood rack A second
section of the train also broke loose AID
came back with great force against the
first section, and several cars were broken.
Two fiat cars were loaded with electric
street cars, which were thrown off and badly
broken.
Moses Trimble, a son of Prof. A. F.
Trimble of Hogansville, and a number of
other little boys were playing on the side of
railroad cut, turning sumersaults and
rolling down the embankment. Moses
turned sumersault down the bank which
paralyzed him from his shoulders down,
rendering his limbs entirely useless. Last
year little boy was hurt in Atlanta in the
same way, and died from the effects of his
injuries.
young lady was recently married in
Albany. In the turmoil OF her arrange
ments for the happy event, when anything
went wrong, she would say: "Well, I'll
know how next time.n The groom-elect
was present one day just before the cere-
mony, and the bride was vexed with some
thing that had gone wrong. She thought
lessly said: You may count on it that the
next time Pm married l won't have this
confusion" and the groom failed to appre-
clats the pith of her statement.
The Floyd county prohibition contest has
been satisfactorily adjusted. In settling
the contest the parties agreed to amend
nnents TO the registration law for Floyd
county, which are aimed at illegal registra-
ton as well as illegal voting. If this new
law should be adopted by the new legisla-
ture, aud of course it viii be, if the repre-
sentatives from Floyd advocate it. hereafter
IL Will be necessary that a voter shall have
paid all taxes sInce 1877 before his name
Will appear on the registration list.
A serious cutting ARRAY took place near
the depot in Elberton Tuesday. w. T. and
j. ID Brownlee, two brothers, attacked a
man by the name of Vaughan, and cut him
seriously, if not fatally. Great indignation
was manifested by the large crowd in town.
and IL the man had died it would have been
difficult matter to control the crowd. The
grand jury was in session, and Immediately
returned a bill for assault with intent to
murder against the Brownies. Judge
Lumpkin fixed their bond at $1,000 each
which has not been given.
AT Lawrenceville Tuesday the most i'm
portant and sensational case on docket was
disposed of on motion of Solicitor General
Russell, viz: the case of the state VS.. Will
lam Griffin, charged with numbering James
Pierce, upon the ground that he did not
have sufficient proof at his control to au-
thorize a conviction. the long-standing
case of the state VS.. Bucker Bradford
charged with basUardy, was continued by
the state, and a demand taken by
the defendant. The other party to the case
is Mr.. Bradford's cousin-both being mem
bers of good families-but few believe the
defendant guilty.
Senator Brown is devoted member of
the Baptist church and has proved his zeal
by frequent large contri utions to the enter.
prises of that denomination. His gift OF
$4,000 to the Baptist theological seminary
at Louisville, KY. is well remembered. The
congregation in Atlanta to which the SEN
ator belongs want to build new church,
The senator headed the subscription list
with $4,000, his son, joseph NJ Brown