The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-20
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.


Falls from a Roof-Cause of the
Assault on the Negro Waterman at
Americas.
GEORGIA.
Forsyth has received 6, 200 bales OF cotton
80 far this season.
The negro shot By Sam Jones' brother at
Gainesville has died from his wound.
The fall term Of the Sumter superior
court convenes next Monday morning.
w. T. Tramwell. son of the railroad com
missioner, has been appointed clerk in the
agricultural Office in the place of Waltel
DeWoif, resigned
The city council of Atlanta has passed ar
ordinance requiring telegraph and electric
light companies to run their wires under
ground after June l. 1893.
At Americas Tuesday, Walter Green, a
gentleman who was on visit to the city,
slipped on banana peel and fell to the
pavement spraining al ankle and bruising
himself considerably.
Milledgeville Chronicle: A visitor from
Savannah, whose son is a cadet, says he
will be one of four TO make up purse of
Sl00-for proof to convict any person SELL
ing cigarettes to cadets.
n. c. Conner was assaulted by two ne
groes, Joe and John Buckens, near the saw
mill of Jackson, Conner & Co.. at Rochelle,
on Thursday last and stabbed in the back
He had taken one of the negroes to task for
wasting time. The negroes are under ar
rest.
One thousand dollars worth of improve
ments ara to be made on the Catholic
church at Milledgevile Vestry rooms,
etc, are to be added. The material is be-
irg delivered on the ground, the money is in
the bank, and the work will be done &C
once.
Macon's pay roll amounts to about $1,000
per month. or this fully one-half goes to
the police department. About $4,000 is
required for the fire department, and the
remaining $4,000 is taken up in paying the
executive, clerical, street and other depart
ments.
A day or two ago the NEWS announced
that negro night Waterman of Americas
had been terribly assaulted by a white man
doing similar duty. 1t has just developed
that the assault followed a game Of cards.
in which the negro won $50 of the white
mans money.
The dead body of white man was found
Monday on a small island of the Savannah
river. about ten miles from Lincolnton
The flesh was in decomposed state, much
of IL bsing gone. and the body is supposed
to have washed ashore during one of the
pockets bearing the name of Sol Garrett.
A strange malady seems to be affecting
COWS in and near Americas, as quite num-
Der have did recently with symptoms of
poisoning. o. d. Reese lost two a day or
so ago, together with their calves, aud is
quite confident that death resulted from
poison of some kind. Several other cases
of a similar kind have been reported re-
Gently.
carpenter aJ work on a new two-story
bulldog on Lamar street, near Dudley, at
Americus. lost his footing in some manner
Tuesday, and fell to the street below, q dis
tance of nearly forty feet. Strange to say
no bones were broken, and notwithstanding
the fact that the workman was rather an
old man he escaped with only few very
painful bruises.
Architect Eichberg was in Brunswick
Monday looking after the plans and spech-
cations OF tie new city hall. The contract
orss have been waiting some time for the
arrival of the stone and circular brick nee
essary for proceeding with the work These
viii arrive in few days, and as soon as
Mr.. Eich0erg returns to Brunswick work
will be resumed.
The First Baptist church of Macon will
soon be out of debt; at least that is the in
dication from the good work done 10 that
direction of late. On Sunday 81, 500 was
raised for that purpose, and committee
was formed, with NJ. V. NJ Gum as chair
man, to raise the necessary balance of 81. 500.
Mr.. Gum is confident of raising that
amount before the week is out
James Spann of Tennille died very sud-
denly OF heart disease Friday morning. He
was sitting in the front piazza of J. t.
walkers store, where he was employed,
when friend passed by and spoke to him
and asked him how he felt. Mr.. Spann re-
Piled shat he did not feel very we'll. In a
few minutes, without the slightest warning,
he fell over and expired Immediately.
At negro supper on d. H. Ellington's
plantation, four miles west of Cuthbert last
Saturday night, three negro men, brothers,
had tough experience. One was shot in
the abdomen and has since died from his
wound. Another had his throat cut. and it
reported by the physician that he Wilde.
wniie the third was shot In the arm, which
will necessitate having that member anpu-
tated. Whisky was at the bottom of the
whole affair. No arrests have been made
An application for charter has been filed
In the office OF the clerk of the superior
court Of Camden county for a charter for
the Cumberland Oyster Company. The
application has been legally published. and
when court meets at st. MaryS Judge At
kinson will grant the charter. John A.
Foster, e. A. McWhorter, R. N. King.
J. S. Richardson, D. r. Procror. r.. 81
Lang, George H. Fader. W. w. Gordon
and George W. Owens, of Camden. all men
OF money, are among the prime movers in
the undertaking.
Norman w. Dodge of Now York, presi-
dent of the Dodge Land and Lumber Com
pany, and Joseph Hilton, his partner. who
is vice president Of the company. are now
In Macon. Mr.. Hilton is president of the
Hilton q Dodge Lumber Company. which
has large mills at st. Simon's and Darien.
and, both are men of large capital They are
In the south TO watch the case of conspiracy
and murder against Hall and others, which
Will probably open as soon as the perjury
case, now pending in Bibb superior court.
is out of the way.
Two negroes, named Green Paine and WI
ley Swint, had a fight to the death in
Washington county, Friday. Both ne
groes whipped out their knives and used
fence rails. Paine's stomach was ripped
open, and he was terribly cut all over the
pody lie lived only a few minutes after
wards. Swint received terrible gashes all
over his body, but at last accounts was
living. Coroner Lowe held an inquest over
Paine's body Saturday, and the Jury re-
turned verdict that it considered the kill
ing manslaughter.
Hlnesville Gazette: Superior court openei
at 10 O'Clock this morning, Judge Faliigant
presiding. with Solicitor General Fraser
ready to respond in bshglf of the state. The
grand JurV was callad ord T,,I~o INaOs