The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-12-18
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF TIE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

BREAKS open the Doors OF All the
Other Cells Flight of Boarder Be-
tween Suns--A Negro Shot at Odum.
The Marshal of Tennille Assaulted.
GEORGIA.
William Reeves, an old aud weil-known
citizen OF Griffin, died of heart failure sun
day.
Judge Charles A. Merrill, the postmaster
at CaTr0lls0u has received notes that his
Office has been made third-class or presi-
Dental postofics, With a salary Of s., 900 u
year.
When C. Y. Pruett went 70 his home on
South Egmont street at Brunswick Tuesday
nigat be found taat q windo Y to his room
had been pried opeu and $50 taken from a
bureau drawer in his room.
Z. T. johnson. who lives resr Winter
vile, has sent the Athens Banner a section
from a white oak tree, where both ends of q
limo had grown into this trunk, forming a
perfect handle. like a gripsack
About noon on Wednesday last, while the
Southern Oil Compaay's ginnery in Fof-
syth was in operation. the cotton that was
being ginned caught fire, and rapid work
alone saved the building and machinery
from the hames.
A man named Jones of Meriwesher
county came nsar being seriously injured
at GrIfiia Tuesday, while unloading his cot
ton at Boyd's warehouse. A bale OF cotton
fell upon him, badly spraining an ankle but
fortunately breaking no bones.
Andrew Swintoa. a negro OF Odum, was
shot with a Der pistol, III the calf OF
the leg, Saturday night by Dal Whitfield.
another negFo Of Becut wood. The ball was
cut out Sunday afternoon by Dr. James L.
Hull. The shooting was without any
provocation. The prisoner is at large.
The trial of Capt. Swift. when was begun
at the custom house at Brunswick last
week, vas suspeE ded Tuesday at noon, on
account of the absence of one of the de-
PENDANTS witnesses, Henry Meade, who was
fireman on board the steamer at the time of
the unpleasantnsss between Capt. Swift
and his commander. The Inspector at
Brunswick will request the supervising IN
spector in New York TO produce the wit
ness.
Griffin Netps: A man by the name of
Cox, representing himself as a cotton buyer,
has been boarding at w. T. Chapman's
house tor some ten days past. On Sunday
night he jumpEd out of an open window,
carrying with him another boarder's over
coat, and all the other articles in the room
that were portable, and left on the early
morniIg train for Atlanta Charles Chap
man and the man who lost the oyerooat
went to Atlanta on the next train TO say
good-by. but failed to find him.
j. c. Chamblin on Saturday evening last
was placed in a room in the jail at Forsyth
for disorderly conduct. Escaping from the
room in which he was placed, he proceeded
to the cell doors of the prisoners and with
an iron broke the locks Of the cells and let
the prisoners into the hall Frank Wilson,
occupying one Of the cells under q verdict
for murder, refused to leave his cell after
the lock was broken, stating that he did not
want TO escape. Deputy sheriff J. II. King
learned Of the trouble aud reached the Jail
in time to prevent the escape of any Of the
prisoners.
At Tennille, Monday, when Marshal
Lawson Kelly went to the Jail to get O
prisoaer-one Harry Hardaway alias Frank
Rawley--in order to have him shacxled for
the chain-gang, the negro assaulted the
marshal and attempted 10 cut his throat
The attempt would probably have been sue
cessful but for he fact that the lunge was
made with such force that the knife blade
was broken in the rivet. The cut made,
though severe, is not fatal The marshal
clio ed IN VITA the negro and held him until
assistance came, when he was subdued and
shackled and put to work.
Townsville Times: Just as the clock
strGck twelve on Sunday night Mr. Bill
Smith heard a loud crash in lis lot, and at
once OWNED that it was his large shutter,
which had for years given protectioa to his
stock. Hastily DINING his boots and selz-
ing lantern he proceeded to the lot. visions
OF laceFaJed otis and milk COWS fashioned
Ike pancakes, giving youth and elasticity
TO his step. As he entered the lot he began
In most pathetic tone to call "cowanch,
cowanch," to which responses came from
old "Bri IDLE" and sam JONES'" who were
safe in another part of the pen. An inspec-
tion of the ru ms show ed that of the several
head of horses and cattle, which were ac-
customed TO seek corner under this shelter,
not one CHANGED TO be there when it fell.
Bill says there is nothing like luck.
FLORIDA.