The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-01
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

Girl Kills Herse.f-The Old Mansion
of Senator Brown at Cordele-A
Shooting ARRAY OF Dsnielsville.
GEORGIA.
Capt J. Il. Willy died at Greensboro
Monday.
The new uniforms of the Columbus
Guards have arrived. They are made of
confederate gray with black trimmings.
lobe Murray of Athens has been released
from Jail, friends having paid his fine. He
did not kill him.
Nat Smith of Lexington has an old-time
ante-bellum loom which his good lady keeps
In operation, and upon which she weaves
fancy bed spreads ard such cloths.
At a meeting of the Valdosta cavalry
company held Saturday night last E. l..
Moore was elected captain, T. G. Crawford
first lieutenant, and j. r. Slater second
lieutenant.
The Baptist church of Camilla has secured
the services of Rev. Mr.. Broxton of Lancas-
ter, S. c.. who has just finished his studies
at the Southern Baptist Theological Semi
nary at Louisville, KY.
James NJ. Huff of Oglethorpe county died
last Sunday. In bis palmy days Col. Huff
was one of the wealthy and influential men
of his section. owning thousands Of acres of
land and hundreds of negroes.
The Southern Cadets of Macon have pos
poned their trip to st. .Simons indefinitely
on account of the absence of Capt. Sims,
who has gone north. 1t is probable that
they will arrive go the middle Of June.
A little negro girl killed herself with a
shotgun about mile east of Columbus
Thursday The gun was in a rack on the
wall, and it is supposed she was trying to
take it down when it was discharged, kill
ing her. No one was in the house with her
at the time.
A blind mule on Wednesday fell into a
well in the rear of G. A. Bells works on
Plum street at Americas. After consider
able difficulty the animal was rescued unin-
jured. Almost Immediately it fell into an
other well, and was again dragged out with
out any injury.
A dwelling on the plantation of William
B. Martin, near Condor, and occupied by
Frank Shell, was destroyed by fire last Fri
day morning. The house and its contents
were a total loss, Shell saving nothing ex-
cept the wearing apparel that he, his wife
and child were wearing at the time of the
confsgration.
Lexington Echo: Sunday last about noon
a strange phenomenon in the heavens was
noticed by many in this place. IL was
hazy, cloudy, and encircling the sun was a
hues. Some of the suspicious looked upon
it as sign of some calamity to come, and
have not rested easily since.
Cordele Cordeledn: The old Joe Brown
mansion looks as natural as ever in its new
location, near the barrel factory. It has
been rebuilt exactly as it stood before, and,
save for the fact that it has taken on a new
loot, remains unchanged in appear
ance. The old house bid fair TO weather the
4 49, xE
1t will long remain as Cordele's one relic of
by-gone years.
Monday the turpentine still of Mellican
& Co., owned by Messrs. e. w. Mellican,
j. j. Mumford, G. d. Woodland and B. ID.
Woodland, situated about thirteen miles
southeast of Eastman, caught on fire from
the carelessness of two colored still hands
and the still, together with eight barrels of
rosin, was totally destroyed. The loss is
estimated at about 81 200, to say nothing of
the loss of the orders they had to be filed.
They had no insurance.
Warrants were issued at the state execu--
tive Office last week for 81, 1850 on account of
pensions paid to disabled soldiers, making
to date this year 2, $50 pensions paid. aggre-
eating Sl64, 1l5, or an average of very
nearly 500 Twenty-six men in the state
draw $3.50, the limit; three draw $130 each,
and they scatter on down, one at time, to
800; 1872 men draw 800 even. The great
bulk Of the pensions is in $50 bits. They
run as low as IS, paid for the loss of one
finger or one toe, 100 men drawing IS each.
A Danielsville special to the Athens
Banner says: There was a shooting af-
fray among the negroes at the railroad
camp of Mr.. Scheilly, near Thompson Mills,
on the g., G. and N. railroad, and three
negroes we're shot. One who calls himself
Jesse King is shot in the right hip and the
ball is still in him, and he is perhaps in a
dangerous condition, as the ball ranges
front. He is in jail here. Dr. b. NJ. Thomp-
son cut the ball out of another negro 1t
was all about a woman and perhaps mix
ture Of what they call at the camp health
bitters. Jesse King claims to be froIu North
Carolina, and is a bad character, having
shot thirteen persons"
Sumner Times: Clever Frank Owens
was in Sumner on Tuesday last bidding his
friends and customers good-by, as he retires
from the field of commercial tourists after
to-day, and says that, after resting up for
month or two, he will move to Atlanta for
the purpose of embarking in the real estate
business. MIR. Owens represents what a
young man can accomplish by energy and
hard work. He says that he started to work
seven years ago for Lippman Bros. of Savan-
nah on salary of $50 per month, and by
his strict attention to business he made
crease his salary from time to time until his
services were considered by his firm to be
worth the handsome sum of $500 per month.
which amount they have been paying him
since November. 1887. Mr.. Owens has
taken advantage of opportunities for invest
ing bis money when they presented them
selves, until now he has acquired a hand
some little fortune. and feels that it is not
necessary for him to continue the hard life
OF travelling salesman, and is perfectly
satisfied to leave the field and give some one
else an opportunity to make start in life.
Valdosta Times: At Bamburgs still. in
this county. on Saturday last, Frank Boyd
lcolored) killed a white man named Ben
Joiner The deadly blow was dealt with a
barrel sraye. 1t seems that some unpleasant
stories got in circulation about some young
people in the neighborhood. and they came
TO the ears of the parents. An investigation
was made, and it became matter OF dis
pute as to whether the negro, Frank Boyd
or Ben Joiner started them. On Saturday
last parties interested got Boyd and Joiner
together at Bamburg's still and questioned
them closely. Joine1 and Boyd each denied
the accusation, and were disposed each to
cast the responsibility on the other, until
they came to angry words. Joiner picked
up a stave and stood with it drawn back
but the witnesses say he made no effort
to strike. Boyd gathered stavo and adj
vanced on Joiner, and struck at him Joiner