The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-03-29

come Famous in the world of Elec-
.tricitv-An Infant Born With Tooth.
Attempted Murder IN Emanuel.
Libsrty County's Negro Fanatics.
GEORGIA
Fx-Eiiror c. ". Hancock Of Americas is
seriously III ot RicaIand.
The CutAbert city counsel has placed
tax of $50 on drummers engaged in solicit
ing orders for whisky houses.
The criminal docket OF Murray superior
court was heavier last session than for
several terms. The total expenses for the
term were Sl,l2l
A. Albany Friday a white man gave a
negro woman baby about years Old 70
hold foi- a few moments, but at las accounts
had not called for it.
The uniforms flor Brursvicz's mall car
riers have been received. Everything is
ready for the free mail delivery system to
go into effect next Tuesday.
At Dalton, last Monday. a 10-year-old
girl of Sam Brown lcolored) accidentally
swallowed a f0ur-penny steel nail which she
had careless.y put in her mouth.
A letter received from Dalton announces
that party If forty from that town viii
spend several weeks II Brunswick aad on
the islands during the month Of June.
The latter part Of last week Master Harry
Mcmillan If Baiubriiye accda tally shot
himself in the fJlJ while watching some
hawks which he conte mplated destroying.
There is in the vicinity Of Townsville, in
South Georgia, a negro preacher VINO con-
.tinues sermons in CeIens5 Of Judas IscariOt.
He Is attracting much attention and many
negroes 20 out TO hear him.
In Enanuel county, a day or two ago,
Jerry Wright (cOloredl slasned Barlow
'Edenfield across the head aud neck with a
katie bscaJ Sc the latter ordered him to
place some fence rails in certain place.
Wright was arrested.
The Henry County Times thinks it has
scome across the meanest man in the couu-
try at Flowery Branch, in Hall county.
When he draws bucket Of water from his
well and if there is any water left in the
well bucket after ne has filled the pail, he
throws it back into the we'll for fear some
one will get the benefit of lis labor.
The negro who preached in an Augusta
church recently while asleep, has many
speculiarities. The MORNING NEWS has
already alluded 10 his inteilgen; sermons
while he is asleep, though while ne IS awake
he Is very Ilhterate. His sole dle5 is eggs
or fishes and re never drinks water, whisky
or coffee, only tea made Of pine bark.
The negroes in Liberty county, where 50
many false Cbristsn held f0rtl last sum
Iner, have not quieted down as mucn as
every body is lei TO believe. There are some
crazy spirits among them who ara daily
looking for the coming Messiah. aud any
one could lead them on another Dilgrimage
Some Of them burn fires of nights to light
the way of the expected Saviour, should his
advent be at night.
There comes from Denton a shocking
story in detailing the killing Of Peat King
by Cora Thompson at a negro festival near
there some time ago. A dance was in pro-
gress when the fatal shot was fired. It
momentariiy stopped, q cloth was thrown
over the c0rpse's face and the dance went
on. Those concerned in the killing con-
tiuued dancing until early morning, when
they dispersed and have not since been
seen.
Swainsboro Pine Forest: David Davis
living three or four miles solth of this
place, has an infant about or months
old that has tooth nearly or quite grown
Mr.. Davis saws the tooth was in the baby's
mouth when it was born, but was covered
over with thin skin, which dropped off
when the child was about ! month old
leaving the tooth bare, and says that if the
tooth has grown any since then he has not
been able to discover it.
Athens Banner: Charley Goodrun. the
14-year old son Of Policeman Lee Goodrum,
has within the past few months exhibited
remarkable talent in the electrical science.
and has accomplished that which, doubt
less, no boy of his age has ever done before
He has made a complete dynamo, capable
of lighting one large arc light, run by q
treadle. lie las made a complete tele-
phone, and has made great improvement
in the trarsmitter, whicA is said by electri-
clans to work perfectly, and be much
simpler than the one now in use.
At Americas, Wednesday, while Robert
Gray was arranging a wire Of the Electric
Railway Company, the wire grounded, and
he received a severe shock. He was able
however, to release himself, and he hastily
clambered down TO the ground. G.. Wells
then assembled the tower to endeavor to
remedy the trouble. By mischance he laid
both of his hands on the wire and received
the full force of the electric current. He
was knocked senseless and fell to the ground
but was caught by Mr.. Gray, and the force
of the fall was broken. Mr.. Wells hands
were badly burned, large blisters developing
upon his hands yesterday. Mr.. Gray's hands
were also slightly burned.
Covington Star: It will DO remembered
that some time since Mr.. Hedges r. Green
and Mr.. James Patrick were charged with
committing a criminal assault upon a
colored girl in the eastern part Of the
county For while excitement ran high
and Mr.. Green tdought it best to absent
himself after being released from custody.
MI. TatrIck appeared Ior Lrlal before j u.s.
tice Harris of the town district and YVES
discharged. Ia the justice court investiga-
ton the evidence showed that the girl was
seen by several reputable witnesses in the
buggy with Mr.. Green, riding on a
thickly settled public road, that
she appeared to be in a good humor,
that it was in the daytime, and that she
accepted money and took a drink Of
liquor with Mr.. Green, that when he left
the buggy aud asked for lodging at the
house OF a colored man she made no com.
plant of any mistreatment. Both of tie
young men appeared at court last week. a
bill was found, arrests made, bail denied
and put on Trial Monday, being kept in iai
during the time Bills for a lesser crime
were also found, which indicates iii it indi
Gates anythingl that there was a doubt OF
the state being able 10 convict said parties
of the crime of outrage, else no other bill.
would probably hasTe been necessary at thi
particular time.
FLORIDA.
c. A. Gale of Ocala died Monday.