The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-09-23
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
TIE NRws OF TdE TWO STATES
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Another at Albany-A Little Cir
Hanged in the Fork Of Small Peacl
Tree-A Dead Infant Found in. 4
Cigar Box at Macon.
GEORGIA
The Albany Guards and Knights Of Pyth
las will give grand ball ON Dec. y, 10 ant
IL next
The receipts of cotton at Albany Satur
day was I,6lS bales, the largest single day
receipts in the history OF the city.
Capt. Allen of the Allen house. at Ameri
Gus, was stricken with paralysis Saturday
The stroke was not severe one, and the
captain is likely 70 recover.
Sundays Americas Times would havt
been a creditsble paper TO any city in the
state. Ii contained twelve pages, sparkling
with bright, fresh reading matter.
Boss Kitchens of Montezuma caught
forty-four sturgeon in two weeks averaging
eighty pounds each. making 8 $40 pounds Of
fish. He found ready sale for them.
r, H. Kinnebrew has sold his interest in
the DanielsviIle Monitor to B. VI,
White, who will continue to publish the pa
per, in connection with Ed. F. No
Gowan.
Dennis Early tcolored), living at Palmyra,
was In Albany Saturday with his left hand
badly lacerated from contact with the saws
Of q cotton gin. DIR. Strother attended to
his wounds, and says his hand can be saved.
Near the mill of the Quitman Lumber
Company, one day last week, an engine was
completely demolished by being thrown
from the track by an overturned rail on
their tramroad. Fortunately there was no
loss of life.
Several cases of scarlet fever have &C.
CURED in Fort Gaines recently. and some of
her sister towns have quarantined against
her. The people of the town think that as
the fever is Of a mild type, and nothing like
epidemic, the action of their neighbors is
outrageous.
Judge Butt Of Buena Vista was attacked
by mad dog in his yard on last Tuesday.
The Judge succeeded in beating the dog off
without being seriously bitten, but during
the tussle he threw his head back suddenly
and struck it against the corner Of the CHM
ney, leaving an ugly and painful bruise.
Joe Benjamin and another negro, whose
name could not be learned, got into a racket
on Broad street, ALBANY, at a late hour
Friday night. The shooting occurred inn
mediately in front Of w. 7. Cox's resi-
denoe. Three shots were fired, one of
which struck Joe on the forehead and
ranged around his Uranium, infiicting only
a scalp wound. The negro who did the
shooting escaped.
The Columbus Southern acco mmodation
train due at Albany at o'clock p m, did
not reach the city until about dark Saturday
evening, owing to an accident short dis
tance from the city. The trucks under one
of the freight cars were broken, and the
track was torn up for a short distance, but
no one was hurt. The passengers were
given places on the engine and on top of
some of the cars and brought into the city.
A terrible accident happened on the
plantation of J. q. Bryan in Thomas
county last week. Some negroes, on leav-
ing their house in the morning, left their
4-year-old daughter by herself. On return
ing at noon they found her hanging by the
neck in a small neach tree in the yard, dead
and stiff. 1t is thought that she was trying
to climb into the tree when she fell and her
neck caught in the forks of the tree, and in
this position choked almost instantly
Albany Ne'0s and Advertiser: Thee
of the Montezuma have been and are still
having fine sport shooting alligators
Hundreds OF them are seen along the banks,
engaged in that sweet pastime of an
alligator's life called Stunning" and thew
afford splendid targets for the marksman-
ship of Capt Rouse and his men, who have
succeeded in making many Of them show
their keel. to use a nautical term, or as the
land-lubber would express it. turn up
their toes
Something approximating a serious riot
occurred at A. r. Curtis gin in Thorn
son Sept. Is. The parties involved we're.
on one side, Moses Butler and his two
sons, Charlie and Wilkes, Stephen Butler,
Thomas West and George Dorsey, all col
ored, and on the other side, Munich
Ramsey, white, aud Jim and John Ramsey.
colored. A general fight ensued, in which
Mr. par -. q -
Nose Butler was considerably beaten about
the head. Charlie and Wilkes Butler and
George Dorsey absconded, but Nose Butler
and the others of his party are under arrest
and were indicted by the grand Jury
last week. Excitement ran high and
Sheriff Halves prudently carried Nose
Butler to the Augusta jail, whence he was
brought back on Wednesday to stand tr al.
A small, newborn infant was found dead
near the river at the foot of Second street
Macon, Saturday afternoon. 1t was found
oy two negro women who were fishing.
Their attention was attracted to a large
cigar box lying in the weeds with some
thing white protruding from it, On open
ing the box, which at first appeared to be
stuffed with piece of -four sack. they dis
covered, wrapped in rags, the body of
child, which had been doubled up so as to
find room inside the box. The womea left
the box where they had found it, and re-
ported it to Officer Bailey The officer then
Informed Coroner Henderson, who took
charge OF the remains. There is as vet no
ciew to the parentage, except that the color
Is that OF bright mulatto. 1t had evil
IDENTIFY been placed where it was found
about twenty-four hours before.
Arlington Banner: Charles Smith shot
Aaron Newsome through aud through with
shotgun loaded with buckshot at Dews'
turpentine farm, in Early county, last Sat
urday. Charles and Aaron, who are both
negroes, had little game of cards Thurs
day, III which Charles won all Of Aarons
money. The loser got mad, and thinking he
had been swindled went before Judge T. G.
johnson and swore out a warrant charging
Charles with gaming. The warrant was
placed in the hands of Bailiff Jim Timmons,
who went to the still with Aaron to make
the arrest. Not finding Charles there. they
separated to go in different directions to
look for him. Aaron found him at work in
the woods, and, being armed with a rifle.
marched him up to the still. Bailiff Tim
mons soon came up, and after some parley-
ing, made one, or both of them, pay the
costs, and dismissed the case. This was
Friday. Saturday morning Charles, who
was mad because Aaron had arrested him.
loaded his gun with buckshot, and, going
where Aaron was, fired the load into his
left side and shoulder, two of the balls going
just above the heart and passing entirely
through the body. Charles then left for
parts unknown. At latest account New
some was still alive, with slight chance of