The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-11
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

isfaction Over the Management o
the City Hospital at Brunswick-In
cendiarism at a School Building.
GEORGIA.
Calvin White (coIored), who was one O
those injured at Thomaston Friday by tn
boiler explosion, died Saturday. The othe
wounded will recover.
Gibson Enterprise: Let it be records
that Jim Usry, Cesar Swint and Be
Jones, all colored, come forward last Tues
day and voted the democratic ticket in tn
very teeth of such opposition as their PEG
pie threatened on that day.
Treasurer Jewett is busy making esti
mates for the Georgia Southern's payday
This road and its branches will reduir
this month an outlay Of about $4,000
Treasurer Jewett is probably the busiest
aud most active man of his age in Georgia.
Jim Bass, negro in the Warrior district
of Blbb county, had narrow escape from
death few days ago. While driving down
Tooesofkee hill, his two horse team ran
away. The wagon struck a tree by the road
side and was torn to splinters, Bass jumped
just in time to save his life.
Thomas +. Norwood of Atlanta has
filed a suit for So, 900 damages against the
Atlanta Street Railroad Company He
claims that while his daughter, Carrie B.
Norwood, was passenger on the car she
was thrown off aud received permanent in
JurIes. Miss Carrie also filed suit for
$1,000 for the same reason.
An important case has just been tried in
the court of ordinary at GAINESVILLE before
Judge Daniel Mckenzie r. K. Kesler, r.
l.. Miller, ct al, VS.. ID. c. Wood and
ID. A. Martin, administrators of George
kesler, deceased, on a petition to set aside
letters Of administration aud divide prop
erty In kind. The case is an important
one, and viii, in all probability, go to the
superior and supreme courts.
Col. Machen, ''the magio,' says that
while be has nothing TO do with the manage
ment of the Macon and Covington railroad
he thinks the railroads give too much of the
circus side OF the story of the accident to
the Barnum a Bailey circus. He says Mr..
Bailey offered to compromise his claim
against the road for $1,000 but as the
circus folks had been warned not to move
without air brakes and persisted ia so doing
the road feels free from blame.
Judge Spencer R. Atkinson has not rem
dered his decision vet in the case of the ap-
plication of L. p. Littlefield of Jesup on a
warrant of habeas corpus. LittIefield is
suffering from liver troubles and his attor-
neys, Harris q Sparks and Judge Court
land Symmes, are trying t. get bail for
him. The evidence was all submitted in
chambers at Brunswick Friday afternoon.
but Judge Atkinson reserved his decision.
Littlefleld killed his wife and a man who
was intimate with her.
Luther A Hall, whose name has been
before the public for some time was arrested
at the Hotel Lanier at Macon, Saturday
night, and lodged in Bibb county Jail on a
charge Of being implicated in the murder
of Capt. Forsyth at Normandale on the
night of Oct. z, the horrible and thrilling
details OF which are still fresh in the minds
or the public. 1t will be remembered that
q special dispatch from East
man in the MORNING NEWS Of.
Sunday reported the arrest of Wright and
John Lancaster of Telfair county, and
James Moo re, Lem Burch and colored
man whose name is not known of Dodpe
county, in connection with the same crime.
Wright Lancaster is sheriff of Telfair
county.
There is some dissatisfaction concerning
the city hospital at Brunswick and the way
IL is conducted. 1t is managed by negroes
and Tunes reporter was told Saturday by
a reliable party that when helpless persons
were sent to the hospital they were not
always properly cared for. A few weeks
ago, SO a party who visits the hosnital
almost daily says, girl was sent there for
careful treatment. She was in a yerv
critical condition, and after she had been in
room at the hospital for several DAYS a
lady entered and asked why the place was
In such a filthy condition. The poor girl
answered by saying that when she asked the
colored nurses to clean tho room or to wait
on her they refused to do So This is not
the only complaint that has been heard con-
corning the hospital.
A fire at the Rsley school building at
Brunswick accustomed much comment Sat
han no. ali
alarm went to the box nearest the school
building he found that the ley hole had
been tightly plugged with piece of wood
SO that he had to go quite distance to an
other box. This at once pointed to incan-
diarism. Near the door of the building
was found a can filed with lint thoroughly
saturated with kerosene. This, it is sun
posed, was carried to the building to be
used in setting the fire. The policemen are
diligently searching for the miscreants. II
IS understood that there mas been repeated
difficulties between the colored people re-
siding near the school regarding 1t. and it is
thought some one out of hatred attenu ted
to burn the building.
Albany NeWS and Advertiser: On Fri
day evening a gentleman entered Sam
Browns store on Broad street and asked to
have his pistol reloaded. Morris South
elmer stepped up and cheerfully volun-
teered his services, and, taking the
weapon. began pulling the - trigger
to see if it would act all right.
1t did. 1t had one cartridge in il
and when the hammer reached that load
there was response that was not Of a
whispered nature. Fortunately, the pistol
was pointed toward the window, and the
ball that left the barrel went through two
panes OF glass. through box of goods set
ting on the sidewalk and found a lodging
place in the street. No one was hurt, but il
was miracle. AS soon as the pistol was
fired Southeimer became SO frightened that
he dropped it and skipped out, and the per-
son who wanted it reloaded fled in disrnay.
Augusta Chronicle: Just this side of
Aiken, 8. c., about half way between that
place and Graniteville at the foot of a
heavy grade, there is a covered bridge. As
the train started down this grade a Young
brakeman, named Alex Friend of Charles
ton, frightened up the brakes, and, as he SAYS.
sat down on the side of one of the box ears.
This is the last that he remembers. When
the train had gone beyond the bridge about
q mile or so, young Frieud was
found lying on the top of the
car In an unconscious condition,
bleeding from the mouth ard nose.
What happened to him he does not
exactly know He was brought on to
Augusta and doctor called, who examined
his wound, which proved to be quite severe
and painful, but not serious, there being no
fracture of the skull. He remained IN
conscious until about o'clock. He saws