The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-08-26
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF TIE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS

Made Out in 1903 just hecOTuSo-
A Xan's Eye Put Out in Factory
at Newman
GEORGIA
Howard Epps Of Athens, while DRINK,
Saturday, attempted to xiii his sister VITA
an ak.
At Brunswick Saturday twenty-five ne
groes paid IS 90 each for railroad fare 70
a negro who had engaged them to 60 70
Florida to work on a railroad for q 90
a day. They were to meet him al the
DEPOT that night TO secure their tickets aud
start They have not seen the contractor
81 nee.
Between McDonough and Tunis few
nights ago negro entered house occupied
bya young lady named Dunn, and after drag
pring her cut Of doors committed nameiess
crime against her person and left her IN
conscious on the ground. A negro named
John Berry is u1der arrest. Miss Dunn
says be is the guilty one.
Supervisor of Registration f. n Shep-
pard has appointed a registration officer Ior
each precinct in Orange county. The ap-
pointments for East Orange are as follows:
Oviedo Charles Z. Blown; Geneva, w h
Rauiersou; Chuluota, X. A Mills; tabrleua,
J. y. Williamson. The books will be sent
out Sept l, and kept open three days each
week throughout the month.
An aged countryman went up 10 the
court house al Athens Saturday and had a
deed recorded which was issued IN 1913. II
said be heard the other day that he was no I
the owner of the property he claimed,
although he had a deed to it, until the deed
was recorded, aud So brought 1t up to have
things fixed As matter of fact his claim
was al right but finding out about this
recordin' business nothing would suit him
until be had it on record at the court house.
Saturday Queen Wells. colOred woman.
a pass niger on the Savannah, Ameri-
Gus and Montgomery train, was drowned
at Oconee river bridge because OF a
misstep. She got off Of tue for
ward end Of the coach 10 get on
the rear end; walking back the length Of
the car, she attempted 10 board the train
again, when she missed her footing and
was precipitated into theriver. The unfor-
tunate woman was drowned before aid
could reach her.
Old man 81 johnson, the old negro peanut
vender, one of the landmarks of Albany,
died Wednesday, having reached the age OF
80 years. Old man 81 served through the
war Of 1912 AS the body servant of Col. John
Gilmore. and served through the Mexican
war in the same capacity with Col. John
Gilmore, Jr. After that he became the
property of Mack johnson, with whom he
went through the civil war. Old 81 did not
confine himself during those trying times TO
simply attending 10 the wants OF his mas
ters, but he shoudered his gun in a number
of instances and fought with courage for
the cause, in which they were engaged.
A special from Newman to the Macon
Telegraph says: "A terrible accident
ploye of the Cole Manufacturing Com
pany, while running pattern lathe Fri
day afternoon. His chisel hung In the rim
of the wheel and tore off a segment, which
was thrown with terrific force and struck
the unfortunate man in the eye. A pointed
corner Of the segment was forced into the
socket Of the right eye, destroying it be
yond remedy, aud also fractured the skull
just above the eye. Drs, Peddy and Moore,
who removed the eye-ball and fragments of
bone, express the opinion that Mr. Kerssy
will recover, unless he received injuries
which have not yet developed"
The law provides that when the tax
return of any railroad is unsatisfactory
the property shall be assessed by board Of
assessors, appointed by the governor anC
paid by the state. The compensation pro
vided for it is 81 90 a day. The return o
the Covington and Macon is unsatisfactory
being so reported by the controller general
The property, says the law, shall now bt
assessed. But it happens at tht
same time that there is not a singh
dollar in the treasury wherewitl
to pay the expense of assessment. TO b.
one of the assessors is not only to work fol
nothing, but to pay ones own expenses a
well. The board of assessors in the case o
the Atlanta and Florida and the Savannah
and Americas were out several days, pay
ing their own expenses the while, and upol
their return home paid typewriter IS b
draw up their report in shape. They learned
upon presenting their accounts, that the las
dollar of the contingent fund was gone
and that they had been working for nothin
and paying their own expenses.
At Americas Saturday little white gin
was caugat aud whipped by negro gil
who was several years older than she. Tn
child reported the occurrence to her mother
When the negro girl came up to the hous
the mother of the child called her to a
count about IT. In answer to the lady, ii
negro girl offered her a direct insult. I'll
lady gathered up a whip which was near h
and administered a genteel whipping
The girl went home and told b.
parents Of what had happened. About noe
the negro girls father appeared at the stoi
of the white girls father and commence
TO curse and abuse him. The gentlema
ordered the negro out of his store, but thu
worthy refused to go He remained al
added insult to insult until it was impo
sible for the gentleman to stand it ar
longer. At this juncture the gentlema
took up an ak handle and let go at Il
Negroes head. The blow wGs telling on
and the negro withdrew after he ht
received it Four or five warrants we
issued yesterday on account of this affair.
l. P. Sprake a car inspector for the S
vannah, Americas and Montgomery roa
was run over and killed at Rochelle Satu
day. Mr.. Sprake was working on a C
when an empty car struck it and ran ov
him. E. B. Carroll was under the car, al
Mr.. Sprake was standing between the car
ing worked on and another, holding piece
timber. A car which was being loaded WI
naval stores, just above where the men we
working, was turned loose and lie
20 roll down the grade. The car we
down rapidly and struck the one
which the men were working. Mr.. Spra
was caught between the cars and
stomach crushed by the wheels His ba
was badly mangled. Mr.. Sprake only cri
"Oh GodP and he was dead. Mr.. Carr
had narrow escape, only saving himse
by clinging 70 the axle and letting it Dir
him along. He got out from under the C
and gathered Mr. Sprake In his arms,
which position the unfortunate man die
All that saved Mr.. Carroll was the ia
that he was at the end Of the car oppos
the one struck by the runaway car. -
In 1885 certain record books we're |,
from the office Of the clerk of the court
Fulton county, and every effort to discov
fhnu An o.