The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-09-04
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEws OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS

TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS
A Destructive Fire at Graham-A
Jewelry Store Robbed at Fine Grove
The Old Police Barracks at Way
cross Demolished -Atlanta's Ele-
phsnt to Have Bath-FOrger Gen
try Arrested.
GEORGIA
o. II. Wilt. Of the firm Of Wilt & Irwin,
machinists Of Saudersville. died on Sunday
night last
Ed Morrison, the black Hend who killed
Henry Hunter, is now safely incarce-
rated in the Danielsville jail, and will this
week be placed on trial for his life.
The $1,000 residence offered as prize for
purchasers of certain lots at Americas, " as
drawn by q. ". Feagiu, surveyor on the
Savannah, Americas and Montgomery rail-
road.
Cobb county has chosen as her representa-
tives in the legislature Hon. w. R. Power
and Hon. B. Rainey Of Acworth. Power
was nominated by 10 votes over Rev. A. G.
Dempsey, the alliance candidate.
The man calling himself 5. E Gentry,
who forged the signature or Capt. Nj. A
Nevin of Rome, few days ago, was ar
rested in Mobile, Ala, last Saturday for
similar crime committed in that city.
The city authorities of Waycross have
torn down the old chain-gang barracks ON
Pendleton street and are rebuilding on the
branch in the eastern portion of town. 1t
removes a very objectionable structure
William Harrison, VINO. lives in Harmony
Grove, attempted suicide last Saturday
night BY taking a large dose OF morphine.
He has been on a drunk for some time, and
while in this condition attempted his life.
At Americas Tuesday some vandal cut
the ground wire on the electric car line.
near the pavilion, which occasioned consid-
cradle trouble with the cars. 1t was neces-
sary to 60 all around the line before the
cut could be discovered and the defect
mended
There is movement on foot TO give the
elephant at the Atlanta Zoo bath In Lake
ALBANIA. Such an exhibition would no doubt
attract an immense crowd to the park and
would prove highly amusing. No one eau
imagine how an elephant enjoys being in
water until they have seen one playing in
1t like child.
Saturday night the main business part Of
Graham, six miles south OF Hail hurst, was
destroyed by fire. The store OF B. d. Mob
ley. agent, was the first to burn. with all
the goods in 1t. There was about 81, 900 in
surance The flames quickly spread to the
other buildings on that block and all were
burned. 1t is thought all were partially in
sured in companies represented by O. l..
Harvard, of Cochran. Most Of the goods
were removed from the stores, except Mob
ley's, before the fire reached them.
About o'clock Sunday night the store of
L. A. johnson, at Pine Grove, was broken
into by an unknown negro and lot of
jewelry and other goods taken. Mr.. John
son lives near his store and heard the noise.
GnC-RanfAd nnfbIner "a N orlx
hour. Nevertheless, he walked out to his
store and saw a negro on the railroad with
a showcase, from which he was very liber-
ally supplying himself with jewelry Mr..
johnson was unarmed, so could not stop the
thief, who took the railroad toward Hazle-
hurst.
AT Columbus Sunday morning, Lottie
klmball, negro woman living on SIXTH
avenue, found torpedo wedged in a crack
over the manJelpiece at her home The
woman did not know what it was, and
summoned her husband, Albert Kimban,
and Ed Reese, another negro, to examine
her tind. The three placed the torpedo on
block, and the woman began poking it
with an ak. Suddenly the torpedo exploded
with considerable force. injuring ali three
Of the negroes painfully about the lower
limbs aud causing great excitement in the
nelghborhood.
OOlumDus ftnqheTef-Sun. A report
came in from Upatoie yesterday to the eff
feet that negro boy had shot and killed
his father. Parties who came in from Upa-
tote partially confirm the report 1t seems
that the 17-year-old son of Landy Paschal
wanted to go hunting Saturday. The old
man told the boy to put up hls gun and go
TO work. whereupon the boy pointed the
gun at his father and pulled the trigger.
The charge of small shot took effect in the
old mans side. Yesterday it was thought
that he could not recover from his injuries,
1t is likely that he is still alive, as Coroner
Robinson has not been notified to hold an
inquest.
just sixteen years ago Monday L. B. Bos-
worth went into the whisky business in
Americas. On that day Mr.. Bosworth bot
tied three quarts of what was then con-
stdered the finest whisky on the market and
set 1t away to grow old aud mellow. Satur-
day Mr.. Bosworth wound up his whisky
business, and he bethought himself OF the
bottles which he had stored away SO long
before: They were brought out, covered.
in reality, with the traditional dust and
cobwebs, and opened up. Then Mr.. Bos-
worth's friends and former customers were
gathered together and given a pull at the
whisky. Time is said to have done its
work well in this case, and those who were
SO fortunate as to get taste of the treas
ured whisky pronounced it as sweet as a 49,