The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-07-31
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS

In q Lottery - a HighWayman's
Work at Gainesville.
GEORGIA
The colored firemen of the state held a
tournament at Macon yesterday.
The door-to-door canvass by the police
gives Augusta sc. 952 inhabitants.
On Aug. Dc the LaGrange Light Guards
will have an interstate squad drill ia La
Grange.
Last week John Frazier of Mitchell
county killed five foxes on his place. They
had made ravages on his sheep fold.
Hon. William L. Scruggs, United States
minister to Venezuela, Is at his home at At
lanta spending two months vacation.
Four cars were ditchei and negro man
was seriously injured by broken rail on
the G.. NJ. & G. K. R., about five miles above
Griffin, Monday.
Mary Cottingham, an aged colored wo-
man, was found dead in her bed Sunday
morning. She lived on Mrs. Cottingnam's
place, near Talbotton.
The grand jury Of Baldwin county has
recommended the removal of the jail from
the grounds donated to the Georgia Normal
and Industrial College.
Several shade trees near the public square
at Butler, known as the Tree of Paradise,
have been destroyed on account of their
unhealthfulness and offensive odor.
Henry Stance, a negro boy about Is years
of age, undertook to ride on the front Of the
dummy engine at Rome Tuesday. His leg
was broken and his body was bruised and
cut in a most horrible manner
The Macon Brewing Company publishes
the fact that all parties who want ice can
get 100 pounds of it for % cents by calling
at the brewery. This is a pretty good evil
dence that Macon's ice famine is over.
Wade Lester. who, for several years, was
employed in the drug house of II. j. Lamar
& Son in Albany, died in Macon Tuesday
He has for some time been connected with
the firms house in Macon, and Travelled
from that point.
s. French, who lives near Howard. had
narrow escape from being killed last Fri
day. While out in the lot feeding his stock
at the home of S. 4. Moore he received
kick in the abdomen from a mule, which
came near proving fatal
Albany Nel0S: In a neighboring county
several days ago young couple eloped and
were married Some hours thereafter they
returned to the house of the bride for neces-
sary clothing, when the enraged father
locked up the bride and kicked the groom
out Of the house.
Forty-one males and nine females APP
peared in the grand jury room of the
Federal building at Macon to be examined
in departmental aud railway mail service
by the United States civil service commits
sion. OF these, twenty three were white
men, eighteen colored men, eight cOlored
women. and one a white woman.
AT the postoffice at Athens on Friday last
modest young lady started to the window,
when negro insOlently pushed her aside
A white man present, on seeing the outrage
ordered the fellow TO stand back and wait
until the lady was served On his refusing
to do so the gentleman felled the scoundrel
t.. 1
beating.
A heavy rain fell in Webster and Stewart
counties on Sunday morning, the most Sc
we're that has fallen there in many days
The mill dams of Samps Bell, Rees and Mr..
Ponder in Webster and those Of Messrs.
Bud Majors and Sawyer. in Stewart, were
broken and washed away. The streams are
all swollen and bridges are being swept
away like so much trash.
The Milledgeville dummy railroad was
called upon to face its first suits in court
last week. verdict of $3.50 in favor Of
Adolph Joseph was rendered on a claim for
damages on account of cotton burned by a |
spark from the dummy engine. jeff Har-
per (colored) also secured verdict for
$37 80 for damages-horse killed and wagon
wrecked by dummy engine.
H. j. Webb of Sumter has invented and
patented car coupler, the object of which |
- w piONluo anu inexpensive
means OF coupling aud uncoupling cars
without necessitating a person going be-
tween the cars and endangering life or limb.
he is having coupler made, and it will be- |
given trial on the Savannah, Americus
and Montgomery road in a short time.
Gainesville Tribune: While on his wav 70
Gainesville on last Friday night to see DR..
freeman, James Dobbs met a man in the
road near Ben Duncan's residence, three
he Of IL
was on horseback and the man on foot.
Each spoke as they passed, and the man on
foot sprang suddenly at Mr.. Dobbs and
struck him with knife, cutting his clothes
from near the shoulder to the wrist and
cutting the hand slightly. Before Mr..
Dobbs could escape second blow was aimed
at him, cutting his clothes on his back. Re
has no idea who the man was, or whether
white or black. No one, so far as he knows.
has any Ill will toward him, and he thinks
he was mistaken for some one else.
Eliza Manson, an aged negro woman who
lives on Barney Parker's place, across the
Muckalee river in Sumter county, was
thrown from wagon at Americus, Tues
day, and probably fatally injured Her
son-in-law, Warren Wilburn, was driving.
When they reached the Lamar street cross
ing of the Central railroad Warren heard
the down passenger train coming and gave
his mules a terrible blow with the whip. to
urge them to clear the track. The animals
started off with a sudden jump, which
threw the woman from her seat to the
ground. 1t is the opinion of experts that
the railroad is not to blame. but Emanuel
Manson, the woman's husband, no doubt in
tends bringing suit, as he inquired at the
depot for the name of the engineer, con-
ductor and crew of the train.
Athens Banner: Capt Henry Beusse
one OF Athens cleverest and most reliable
citizens, had queer experience last week.
Two nights In succession he dreamed that a
certain number had drawn the capital
prize in the Louisiana lottery. He told
several Of his friends of his dream, and thew
advised him to buy the ticket, but he had
never made such Investments, and had
no confidence in his dream, although. TO
crafty his curiosity, he made memoir
andum OF the number revealed in his
dream. You can judge of the captains
disappointment and surprise when the
last drawing t>ok place to discover that
the ticket he had dreamed about had drawn
100000. This is an absolute fact, and can
be established by evidence of several gen
tlemen TO whom Capt. Beusse recounted
his dream before the drawing came off
Albany Netos: Peter Barber is one of the
best and most highly respected farmers of
Calhoun county. For several years past
his home has been the home of a handsome
a