The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-10-31
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
TIE NEWS OF rds TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS

tempt to Blow up Three Negroes
With Dynamite-A Rabid Cat At
tacks ChId-Murder Near Dawson
Vile.
GEORGIA.
I. W. White has resigned the editorship
OF the Irwinton Blade
A shortage in cars available for trans
portation purposes has resulted in a Goa
famine at Rome.
A negro had his fingers on his right hand
cut off at R. A. Giles saw mill in Tattnall
county a few days ago.
A man named Aldrich Of Winterville fel
from the gallery t. the pit in the opera nous,
at Athens a night or two ago, but escaped
fatal injury.
B. II. H Roam Of Fairburn has accepted
position as travelling salesman for largt
clothing firm of Cincinnati at a salary Of
81, 400 per year.
A movement is on foot to divide the Rom,
judicial circuit The dockets are so much
crowded that one judge cannot attend Il
them and do himself Justice.
John Fresh water (coloreD was aoci-
dentalIy shos by West Ferguson (coloredl at
Rome Tuesday, and may die from the
wound, which is in the groin.
The store of w. w. Wisdom at Corinth
was burglarized to the amount OF
about $3.50 on Wednesday night last. No
ciew to the identity of the depredators
A kiln of lumber being dried for the new
academy at Loganville caught fire and was
burned last Friday. The loss is about 800.
These will delay the opening Of the school
several weeks.
Joe Brown, who was recently pardoned
by the governor, and who returned to
Elberton last week, was again iucarcerated
in prison last Friday night on another
warrant against him.
Fred Dismuke, son of Hon F. d. Dismuke,
and who is employed at the works of the
Griffin Ice Company, got some ammonia In
his eye, Wednesday, a hose flying back and
striking him in the face. The burn from the
liquid is painful, bnt will not impair the
sight of either eye.
On Wednesday night last an amateur
safe breaker broke into the Office Of the La
Grange mills and tried bis hand at opening
the company's safe. He pried of the knobs
and bruised up the painting on the safe
door, but he failed 70 bulge the combina-
ton or to get into the SAFE
A mad cat created quite stir at Prince
ton, a suburb of Athens, day or two ago,
and severely bit a small child. 1t was
finally caught and Gagged. 1t was suffer
ing from an aggravated case Of rabies that
eventually killed it, The childls parents
apprehend no further trouble from the
wound.
Walter Bishop, who is employed at the
Dawson compress, bad difficulty with
negro workman named Calvin Grace at the
same place last Monday morning. and was
cut with knife. The blade entered the
cheek bone, cutting down across the lips
and chin. and going through to the bone all
the way.
A 16-year-old negro boy from Greenfield
and Gortato wsky's plantation was brought
into Albany Wed 1esiay with two toes of
his left foot cut off and hanging to his foot
by small piece of skin, the result of an ak
wound. Dr.. Strother sewed the dismem-
bered toes on and the boy was sent back to
his home.
Benjamin F. Paxon, who lives near Ca.
ritner's store, Walton county. had light
in his barn while he was doctoring a sick
horse last Friday night. By some mea s
the straw caught fire, entirely destroying
the barn, two good mules, fine mich COW,
all his crop Of fodder and one bale of cot.
ton. The loss Is at least $500.
On the camping grounds of some railroad
negroes at Mowren's Springs, in Ebert
county, four Legroes occupy the same
house, an old, delapIdated structure, with
but one room aud shed. The other night
as three Of the negroes were stretched out
on the floor of the hut, wrapped in slumber
the fourth cautiously deposited dynamite
in the ashes of the fireplace, some
ten feet away, and skipped into the outer
darkness, leaving the trio of
siumberers to their, fate; only a
short time elapsed before there
was deafening report and terrible crash
of falling materials. The dynamite cart
ridge exploded with disastrous effect TO the
building, sending the entire chimney into
the AIR and tearing up the house generally.
The three negroes sleeping in the apar tment
by some miracle escaped unhurt. 1t was a
wonder that all three were not killed or
horribly mangled. One OF them was
bruised slightly. The black fiend whose
dark Vaccinations came near causing their
death escaped, but every effort Is being
made to capture him.
The programme of the bicycle races at the
Columbus exposition Nov. 10, is as follows:
First-One mile, novice. First, fine silver
cup; second, fine razor, worth 81. Second
Half mile, ordinary. Open. First, one
overcoat, half dozen dress shirts, worth s..
Third-Three-quarter mile, safety. Open
First, table spoons, worth SIS so; second,
umbrella. worth s.. Fourth-One mile,
ordinary. State championship. First, suit
of clothes, worth $50; second, China sat.
worth $50 Fifth-One mile, safety. Handi-
cap. First, carving set, worth Sl3; second,
one hat. worth IS. Sixth-One mile, ordi-
nary. Handicap. First, dress ing case,
worth SIP; second, silver cup, worth IS.
Seventh-One mile, safety. State cham
pionship. FIRST, sde-board, worth S35;
second, rifle, worth $l3 Elghth--Qaarter
mile, ordinary. Open. First, shaving set,
worth So; second, pair .undervests. worth
s. Ninth.Two miles, safety. Open.