The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-04
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.


A Brunswick Man Breaks His Arm In
Two Places-A Shooting ARRAY at
the Rock Quarry Near Grifan-Win-
ners of the Prizes Rallied by the
Confederate Veterans Of Macon
GEORGIA
C. A. Sessions of Tennille, an alderman
of the town. died Sunday.
The negroes who assaulted Mrs. Taylor of
Suwanee are still at large.
Capt. L. G. Perry, gallant ex-confeder-
ste, died at Dublin Thursday.
Judge r. C. Patterson Of Cusseta Is very
sick at the residence of his daughter, Mrs.
James Castleberry.
Col. D. ]. Bailey, ST., of Griffin is thought
to be better, and strong hopes are enter
tanned for his recovery.
Mrs. Campbell Wallace, Jr., Of Canton
died Sunday of blood poisoning. She gave
birth TO child four days previous.
Macon and Columbus, it is said, are the
only two cities in the state who have barred
the railroad ticket scalper by imposing pro-
hibitory license fees.
John Charvous, Hindoo and cannibal,
originally from the FIJI Islands, but more
recently from Canada, lectured to the
the negro Methodist church.
The Confederate veterans of Macon raf-
fed city of Macon bond worth 500 and
$50 in gold. Julian Ransom of Vineville,
a suburb of Macon, won the bond, and +.
B. B. Mapp of Milledgeville the $50.
July Is there will be delegates in Atlanta
from all over the United States to attend
the Southern Dental Association, which will
meet in that city at that time. The conven-
ton will be held in the chamber of COM
merce and the banquet will be given in the
opera house.
At Brunswick, Monday, Philip NJ. Ulsch
was standing on the northern platform of
the Brunswick and Western freight depot,
of the planks and fell to the plank wharf,
five feet below. The fall broke his left arm
in two places and his right arm in one
place.
Joe Dudley, discharged Waterman of
the convict camp at the rock quarry near
Griffin, was shot Saturday night. The bull
let broke the bone in his right leg above the
knee. The shot was fired in self-defense by
Henry Nesbit, a negro who had incurred
the ill-win of Dudley because he succeeded
to the place when Dudley was discharged
for drunkenness and absence from his post.
Willie Smith, the young colored man who
saloon some time last year, was tried at
Darien last week. Smith was arrested soon
after the crime was committed, ON a charge
of assault with intent to murder, and gave
bond. His victim died and Smith fled the
state, but was apprehended in Columbia, 8.
c., and brought back TO Darien. When his
case was called Smith plead guilty to vol
untary manslaughter and was sentenced to
the penitentiary for ten years.
4 Il
notified few days ago that rate of $500
per annum would be charged for water
service for elevators. This advance in price
was to take effect on June l, and, of course,
the merchants were placed in a predicament.
They have heretofore been paying by the
gallon, and the cost for the largest business
never exceeded $3.50, and in many instances
was less than $3.50. The advance, on an
average, amounts TO about 100 per cent.
Some Of the merchants have discontinued
the water service and will run hand ele-
yators instead.
Ella Fasen was convicted of murder at
Darien last week and sentenced to impris-
ontnent for life. The defense introduced no
evidence, only Offering the statement of the
prisoner. The state showed the murder of
Theodore Gronwald on Feb. / last by
Charlie Reeves; that there had been some
difficulty in the forenoon of that day, and
that he went out upon the streets and met
Ella Fasen, who. after inquiring what the
trouble was Reeves replying that the -
Dutchman had hit him with a board for
nothing, counseled and commanded him to
get his gun and kill the - Dutchman.
Charlie Julian of Macon has just re-
ceived from Capt. F. A. Hervey relic
Of war times worthy of preservation.
During the terrible battle of Chicamouga
cannon balls swept through ranks OF soldiers
and severed limbs from the large trees on
the hills and in the valleys. A few days
ago some wood cutters cut down large
pine. In one of the top limbs small iron
cannon ball had been embedded. The limb
was cut from the tree and presented to Capt.
Hervey and he in turn sent it to his son-in-
law, Charlie Julian. The limb has been
nicely trimmed and painted, the ball being
half exposed.