The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-24
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF TIE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.


TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.
An ATTEMPT at suicide at Cedartown.
4 Negress Hacks Her Husband to
Death With a Razor-A New Scheme
for Water Works at Macon 49, Three
Georgia Companies Going to the
Kansas City Prize Drill.
GEORGIA
The indications are that Brunswick will
have handsome brick hotel at an early
day.
Full crops of corn and good stands are
reported from most all parts OF Monroe
county.
The grand lodge Knights of Pythias will
meet inRome March Il, and remain in session
three days.
At Ceiartown the mother of George
Holder attempted suicide Monday with a
case knife She made an ugly cut from ear
TO ear. She says she doesn't want to live
any longer.
The gin house of Y. z. Dallis, near Chip
ley, was burned on Saturday night, involv-
ing a loss of several hundred dollars, with
no insurance. The fire was probably Of in
cendiary origin.
DR.. ]. L. Baker, who was fatally injured
by being thrown from his buggy at Eu-
faula, Saturday, died at $3.50 o'clock Sun
day morning. The remains were carried 70
Buena Vista for interment
saonors have been awarded to the seniors
of Andrew Female College at Cuthbert.
The first honor was awarded TO Miss Susie
May Anderson of Brunswick and the second
honor to Miss Julia Cox Of Albany.
The late O. F. Adams. ex-city treasurer
of Macon, had policy of $4,000 on his
1lfa in fha National Life of Hartford
Proof of death was made on April II, and
check to cover same was paid beneticiaries.
The Albany Construction and Improve
rssnt Company received an offer from a
Baltimore syndicate to take $25, 600 stock in
the company. They had to reply that all
the stock was taken and none could be
bought.
Near Lacrosse on Saturday night the bed
clothing in one of the rooms of the resi-
dence of Mrs. Maud Hudson was destroyed
by fire. Two of the boys had been secretly
smoking cigarettes and sparks fell on the
clothes and set them on fire.
Drs. Rush and Lowry were formerly part
ners at Athens. They dissolved and now
DIR. Lowry charges DIR. Rush with circulat
ing slanderous stories about him and is will
ing to fight him with pistols or fists. DIR.
Rush denies the accusation, but refuses to
sign a written retraction.
1t is altogether probable that three Geor-
gia companies will enter the great inter
state drill in Kansas City. These compa-
MES will be the Atlanta Rifles and Gate
City Guard of Albania, and the Southern
Cadets of Macon. In spite of the card
from Capt Rolf Sims declining the trip at
the expense of the citizens of Macon, the
Macon people seem determined to send their
crack company to Kansas City.
Henry Harris (colored), working on the
place of James Young of Antioch, incurred
the i'll will of his wife. She waited, how
ever, until Sunday morning after breakfast
to perpetrate her devilish plans. When
her husband had taken off the clothing
from his shoulders, preparing to take a
bath and dress himself for church, the in
furiated wife rushed madly up to him with
an oath, and drawing her razor full from
its handle, made stroke at him, cutting
deep wound in his arm, aud passing down
across his stomach completely disemboweled
him. He staggered after her out of the
house holding his intrails in place with his
hands. and was standing so. dazed already
by the hand of death, when Mr.. Young
rushed upon the scene, and supported him
back TO his bed, where he died. She is in
jail at Oglethorpe.
Water works schemes are just now puz-
Zllng the capitalists OF Mac on, more than
anything that has been brought out for q
long time. A new scheme came out T ues-
day, and as there has already been some
little money spent in it, it seams that re-
sponsible people are behind the investiga-
tons which have been made The scheme,
as far as can be learned, is to utilize
Browns mount, high hill five miles south
east OF the city in water works system
AT the foot of the hill is
fine spring which bubbles out
and forms a creek with volume of water
the size Of barrel The water is clear,
cold and pure and is used by the neighbors.
On the top of Browns mount, which, by the
way, is curiosity to students of geology,
is large reservoir, which it is said the In
dIans dug out The mount is about sixty
feet above the city, and the scheme is to
pump the water up into reservoir TO be
built on top and then to pipe it to the city,
when it would still have enough pressure TO
force itself as far up the hill as Spring
street. deal is said to be on foot for the
property, which is held by g. NJ. Davis.
Eatonton Messenger: One of Ratonton's
accomplished women, Mrs. B. w. Hunt, has
written the words for an air to be sung as
as encore by a popular English operatic
singer. 1t happened in this way: While Mr..
and Mrs. Hunt were in London last year
they saw the advertisement of great dog
show which was being held in that city
Being naturally fond of dogs, and having
INV hu opportunity W BIT tu6 IlQ6St IN Inc
world, they went to the show, and in their
rambles they saw young woman making
picture of very handsome st. Ber-
nard belonging to an English noble
man. Mrs. Hunt became interested in
the work, and finally, casting aside cere-
mony, she spoke to the young lady. From
this chance meeting friendly acquaintance
developed, and Mrs. Hunt found that the
young lady was one of the best animal
painters in England, and that her mother
was literary character and her sister q
composer of music. Her name was Lucy
Waller. Now, with regard to the verses
Lucy Walters sister was asked &c
write a song to be sung by q
popular ''song bird" 1t was to b.
out of the usual order. She was also t
furnish the words, but she hardly felt equa
to doing that, and having heard of Mrs
Hunt through her artist sister, she requested
her to write the words. Mrs. Hunt did SO
sending them to her from Eatonton, TO-
gether with some unpublished verses BY
other writers, among them Mrs. Burnett
Recently she received letter saying tina
both the music and words (her own haS
been accepted by the singer
At Cleveland, White county, Dec
26 last. Mrs. Mince was severely beatel
and left for dead by party of men from
South Carolina, headed by Z. d. Cason