The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-10-17
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
RHH NEWS OF rIz TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

Mate of q rugboat Terribly scaldec
at Brunswiok-Run Over by Pole
Car and Terribly Injured-Youna
Negro Fatally Injured by q Train a
Marietta.
GEORGIA.
Terrell county has voted to issue bonds
for $50. 900 court house.
The Gamewen fire alarm system will soor
be in operation at Athens.
The citizens of jackson have determines
10 build a steam laundry at once.
The holiness meeting at lagrange ha
ended and the delegates have returned
p home.
Amos Johnston of Cedar Greek, wilcol
county, has killed eighteen hawks around
his place since March /.
Sid Cook Of the Albany NelCs and I'D
veytiser was married to Miss Blanche Roo
erts of Dawson W ednes lay.
The Troup county commissioners have
leased Hairston ferry. about nine mileI
southwest of LaGrange, on the Chatta-
hoochee river, for another year, and the
public may pass over it free during that
time.
Albany NetCs and Advertiser: Wednss-
day afternoon about o'clock two engines
tried to occupy the main line in the Central
railroad yard at the same time. They
failed. The wreck was cleared during the
night.
The latest venture in Georgia journalism
Is the North Georgia Nsu0s, published at
CArtersville, the first number OF which has
been issued by the North Georgia Publishing
Company. 1t is neatly printed aud well
edited.
Miss Myrtle Maffet, young lady en-
ployed at the Acme steam laundry, Colum-
bus had one of her hands so badly mangled
In the rollers of a machine Tuesday after
noon, that amputation will probably be
necessary.
jos Smith, negro, while descending into
well on the plantation of r. F. Winches-
ter, in Dougherty county, for the purpose
of cleaning it OUT fell TO the bottom,
owing to the rope breaking. He landed
on his fee and escaped unhurt.
A dead negro man was found at the
tunnel on the Georgia Midland and Gulf
railroad, near Griffin, Wednesday. by the
section boss, whea he and his gang went
out to work. His name could not be OBJ
tanned. The opinion is that he was killed
and then placed near the track
The Tribune of Rome has changed its
staff of editors. Capt. John j. Seay, the
proprietor, has made several changes. Col.
Nj. A. Nevin is now in charge of the edi-
torial department. He is a writer OF great
force and experience. s. NJ. Scruggs of
Knoxville, Tenn, is city editor. W. W.
Taylor is news editor.
At Dawson Saturday night white brick
layer, while waiting at the Central depot to
take the train for Americus. being some
thing worse for drink, fell asleep. He was
awakened by a crowd Of negroes setting
upon him and pelting him with rocks. Four
of the negroes were arrested and were fined
ia the mayors court Monday.
At Brunswick, Thursday night, N. G.
Mcclure went out to saddle his horse so as
TO ride into town on business. He fou d the
animal tied to thu feace with pair OF sus
penders, and as he was releasing it u stoutly
built white man ran by aud jumped tho
fence. Mr.. Mcclure Shot at the fellow, bat
1t is not known that the shot took effect
Enoch Lindsey tcolored) about 30 years
old, was run over by a special passenger
train, at the Marietta depot, about o'clock
wednesday, and both legs crushed and
mangled and his skull fractured. His
death is certain. He was psddling
apples. and his basket was caught by the
engine and Jerked him underneath the
whee S.
One negro man approached another on
the street at Dawson Saturday night and
asked him to change $40 bill The change
was counted out, while the first negro still
held his bill in one hand, and as the cJuat-
ing was finished ne grabbed all, ran off in
the dark and made good his escape The
matter was reported TO the police, but the
thief could not be caught.
Wednesday morning at Brunswick Mate
Charles E. Anderson OF the tug Inca was
very badly scalded while at work painting
on the tug. He was working just beneath
the blow cock, and the colored fireman.
Wnrnanv I'm fha
near the cock, turned off steam, which
tcalded the flesh from the mates arms and
leg. The burns were very painful.
The students Of the state university had
about decided to publish the University
Reporter, their weekly Journal, when the
faculty refused to let it be published. The
faculty wishes the publication OF a month";
magazine. The sentiment of the students
is largely in favor of the issuing of the
University Reporter weekly, but douhtles.
they Will have to yield to the request of the
faculty.
Frank Williams (colored), who crept I'D
behind John Leslie, in Mitchell county. a
few days since, sinking an ak into his
head, was traced from Cheyertown to
Albany, thence to Lsesburg and Smith
Vile, where he took the Central train.
Sheriff Edwards telegraphed to Fort VAL
ley, and he was arrested there after a dos
poIaUo rSslSUduCe, upon the trains arrival.
There was reward Of $3.50 offered for his
arrest.
John Sullivan, G member Of Section Boss
huff's steel gang No. l, on the CentrA al rail-
road, met with a terrible accident near
McCalPs pond Wednesday which may
cause him to lose his life. He and seven
other negro men were riding rather rapidly
on pole car, and Sullivan accidentally
fell of The car passed over him and he
was seriously injured. His left eye popped
out and his jaw bone was broken, Sullivan
was taken to Macon
Burglars made big haul ut the store o
Tom Young, on East Highlands, Colum
bus suburb, Monday nignt. They secured
twenty-seveu boxes of cigars, a QUANTITY
OF meat, two barrels of -four, case O
pepper sauce, twenty pairs of shoes, so
yards of cloth, 100 shirts, a sack Of coffee
fifty pounds of roasted coffee, a cheese an,
half, several hundred pairs of hose an,
half hose, two boxes of smoking Tobacco
and numerous other articles. amounting il
value to about 5000 The bur glars haule
the goods off in a wagon or dray.
Friday of last week some miscreants places
crossties on the track of the Marietta AM
North Georgia railroad at Bnllock's barn an
placed blocks of marble on the TRACK nea
Nelson with view Of wrecking the passen
ger trains going north and coming south
The COW catcher struck the crosstie
aud knocked them frcm the track an,
= averte1 a wreck At Nelson tha anoipae