The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-23
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

Buildings Burned at Atlanta-A Man
Shot Twice at Julietts - A Small
BOYS Experience in a Circus-Ear
row ESCAPE from q Tarantuls.
GEORGIA.
The Brunswick Riflemen will soon COM
nence drilling six nights out Of each week
Commissions, arms and accoutrements for
the Burke Troop have been received and are
now in their aEmOry.
DR.. A. Il. Reid and II. B. Dennis have
each received their appointments as census
enumerators for Putnam county.
Simon Lee, a colored man well known in
Putnam county, died suddenly few days
since on the plantation of Rich Terrell.
Atlanta's new military company, the
Gordon Rifles, has already thirty members.
This is the fourth infantry company in the
city.
The floor under the range in the kitchen
of the Kimball house. at Atlanta, caught
fire Monday, but timely discovery pre-
vented serious damage.
At a meeting of the Light Horse Guards
of Brunswick Monday, the members voted
unanimously to go to Richmond, Va, to the
unveihng of the Lee monument.
An attempt was made Saturday night to
burn LArioso opera house. at Bruins WICK,
tina scenery on the stage being burnt from
its frames and the walls scorched.
The night express, due at Atlanta Mon
day morning, ran of the track at Lithonia,
on account of a switch being misplaced, and
every car was thrown into the ditch. No
one was hurt.
AT Eatonton Prof. C. E. Little has been
elected principal Of the city school TO I'LL
Prof Ravenscroft's place, who resigned his
position last Saturday and on Tuesday fol-
lowing left for Nashville Tenn.
Rev. DR.. Nunnally of Macon went up the
Covington and Macon road Sunday aud
preached at Bethlehem dedication sermon
Tor their new church. Mr.. Nunnally was
ordained in that church many years ago.
Geo. e. Billingsley of Mississippi was in
Wayne;boro last week prospecting in the
interest of establishing bank in Waynes-
boro He is the president of cotton seed
oil mill, and is also a director in bank in
his home town.
The confederate veterans will meet in
Waynesboro on Friday next, and after per-
fecting an organization, will unite with the
Ladies' Memorial Association in paying
honor to the memory Of their comrades who
have crossed the river.
Simon Levy, salesman for Nussbaum
& Co. Of Macon, committed suicided at the
Drummers' home at Sparta Sunday by
taking morphine. No cause Is known. He
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large family in Macon.
Col E. B. Smith of Smithboro, suffered
slight attack Of paralysis last week. He
was conversing and remarked that he felt
numbness in one of his arms. Rising and
attempting TO walk he fell against a wall of
the house. The next day he was feeling
nearly as well as usual.
The MddiSonion will this week commence
a history of the Third Georgia regiment,
which will be furnished by Sergt. John w.
Lindsey and Capt. Charles Ii. Andrews, CO.
historians of the corps. The first paper will
be the Organization of the Regiment" to
DE followed by Camps and Operations
Around Portsmouth and Roanoke Island.n
Next in order being the Battle at Sawyer's
Lane" and so on in regular order.
Pieces of skin, scalp, etc., Of man were
recently found in the woods near Rock
Spring. The whiskers and hair represented
a man about 80 or 60 years Of age.
The dogs and buzzards had been feasting on
him. Ii is thought to have been the work
of grave robbers, who wanted the body for
dissection. A correspondent of the Walker
County Messenger says the names of the
parties to the outrageous affair are known,
but are withheld for the present from lack
of proper evidence.
At Juliette, in Monroe county, Sunday, a
difficulty arose bet ween Frank Wilson and
Soln L. Dnitiu. lney were parted, aud
nothing more was thought Of it. An hour
later, as Mr.. billiard was going home, Will
son shot him twice. the loads taking effect
in the right hand and left tnigh. Drs. Rud-
isel, Ponder and Turner amputated the
thigh. Wilson was drinking at the time,
aud was arrested and in now in jail. Mr..
billiard was poor and Woodworking man.
He has helpless family consisting of a
wife and nine daughters
P1alx
stating last week that the saw mill of
Jay, Hilton q Co., at Hilton station, had
been burned. 1t was the variety works of
j. I. Jay that were burned, and the in
cendiary's torch laid to waste one of the
most valuable pieces of property in this
section. just one year ago Mr. Jay moved
down from Randolph county and put his
little all, about 5000, into the variety
works, and it was one of the best invest
ments of his life, but, alasl the incendiary
has laid to waste the result of years of toll
and he will have to begin anew the battle OF
life.
The grand jury in the case of Harden,
who shot and killed his wife at Liberty Hill.
near Miner, short time ago, and about
which considerable interest and feeling pro
and con has been engendered by the friends
and relatives of both sides of the house
failed to find true bill against Harden for
murder, but did find one against him for
carrying concealed weapons. 1t will be re-
membered that Harden's plea before the
coroner's jury was that the killing was an
accident; that he only pointed the weapon
at his wife in fun, and that he had no idea
that the pistol would carry SO far. Mr..
Martin, the brother of the unfortunate
young wife of Harden, expressed the belief
and this theory is generally accepted by
the friends of the deceased-that Har-
den shot his wife while in the house or ward
before he went out into the field to the point
from where he claims to have fired. I'M
mediately after the killing Harden could
not or would not state just where he did fire
the fatal shot.
Albany Netos and Advertiser: Tn,
night of the wedding of H. C. Harrington
to Miss Minnie Reynolds March 81 at ]. w
Harringtons residence on jefferson street
IN opening up bunch of bananas, Mrs
Harrington felt something grasp the fore
finger of her right hand. On looking dowr
she saw great big tarantula holding on by
his two front legs to her finger, and en-
deavoring to get hold with the others, SO az
to be able to bite her. She shook her hant
and heard him slam up against the pantry
wall. She said nothing about it until mex
morning, when a thorough search wa,
made for it, and the pantry swept out
But no tarantula could be found, al
though Mrs. Harrington. who wa.