The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-08-23
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
TIE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS

TIE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS
Brunswick's Longshoremen Sued by
Man Who Paid Their Poll Tax-An
Engineer Nearly Killed by Couple
of Negroes In Bunoch County-A
Negro Woman Killed By FAN From
Wagon.
GEORGIA.
A tribe Of Red Men has been organized at
Cartersville.
A telegraph Office viii soon be established
at Statesboro.
A branch Of the Young Mems Christian
Association is to be organized at Griffin.
Bulloch county is now 100 years old, hav-
ing been originally a part of Effingham.
One hundred and eighty arrests have been
made so far by the police of Brunswick
during the month of August.
r. T. Raglan died at his home at Hawkins
vile Wednesday morning, after an illness
of fourteen days with typhoid fever. Mr..
Ragan was the leading member and man
ager of the mercantile business of X. T.
Raglan & Co., and was well and favorably
known to the people throughout Southern
Georgia.
Statesboro Eagle: On Saturday night
last, when David Hendrix, the engineer on
Foy's railroad, stepped from his engine he
was knocked insensible by two burly ne
groes. He would probably have been
killed had not negro friend come to his
rescue. The rascals made their escape
Their names are unknown, but suspicion Is
directed TO certain persons.
The Journal says that with all Of its fine
and elegant homes and its residents of some
of the best people in Atlanta, Peachtree
street is the worst thoroughfare to travel
on in the city. II is full Of ruts and holes,
and the visitor who is taken out on the bon
ton street to be shown the handsome homes,
enjoys the sights but little, as he is in I'M
minent danger Of being thrown out Of the
carriage.
Last Sunday evening Matilda Kinnebrew,
an ord negro woman, was accidentally killed
near the Bowden place. in Greene county.
The woman, with number of other parties,
was returning In wagon from meeting
near Hastings church. Matilda was seated
in the rear of the wagon, and in going over
a rough spot of ground she was thrown out,
falling heavily upon her head. She was
picked up and placed in the wagon, her
companions not thinking she was seriously
hurt In a short time, however, blood be-
gan to gush from her mouth, and in few
minutes she died in the wagon. 1t is pre-
bQaJ, DclUk N6fy DbouJ anu uodN > III
the fall she ruptured blood vessel
: A majority of the members of tho Long
shoreman's Union, colored, OF Brunswick
have gotten themselves in a muddle AT
the election held in Glynn county during
the years Of 1887 and 1888 the unions chair
man, Jim Carter, advanced the money for
all Of the members that were unable to pay
their poll tax and saw that they were en-
abled to vote. Since then Chairman Carter
hsaxn keu1
liquidate the indebtedness, but ne waited in
vain. Patience ceased to be virtue with the
chair man, and Thursday he entered suit in
Justice Ceker's court against every member
who owes him the poll tax. The justice
occupied the entire afternoon in making
out the papers, as nearly fifty men of the
union are sued for various sums. Chairman |
Garter expects to get back the most Of his
money when the papers are served on his |
brethren.
At one of the small stations out in the |
pine regions on the Savannah, Americus |
and Montgomery railroad, a day or two |
ago, two men boarded the train, one of whom |
carried double barrel shotgun. He was |
told by the conductor that he could not |
carry the gun into the car, but the man as |
sured the conductor that the gun was not |
loaded, and finally was allowed to take the |
gun with him. The other passengers did |
not enter the coach, but stood out upon |
the platform of the next car forward in |
plain view Of the man with |
the gun. While the train was run
ming at high rate of speed the gunner |
raised his piece and took deliberate aim at !
the man on the platform. This he did two |
or three times, and finally blazed away at
the other party, shooting through the win
dow In the end Of the coach. Fortunately |
the heavy glass broke the force of the leaden |
missiles, and the intended victim escaped
with only very slight injury. The name of
the two men could not be learned, nor could !
the cause that led to the shooting.