The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-12-02
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
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TEE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
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Efforts TO Induce a Witness in a
Murder Case to Depart-Albany's
New Street Railway Line-A Farmer
Killed Under Eis Wagon Wheels-A
Negress Murders Rival
GEORGIA.
The public schools OF of Augusta have
adopted the Swedish system of gymnastics.
". W. Howard was thrown from his
buggy at Augusta, Saturday, but escaped
serious injury.
Welding Is to be done by electricity at
the Columbus iron works. The machinery
has just been put IN.
Edwin B. Smith, foT1nerely Of Newman.
who has heeI in the newspaper business at
Washington, D. e, for sometime, has lust
beon promoted 10 the city editorship of the
Post.
II is reported at Dahlonega that steps
have been taken TO induce the lady, VINO is
the principal witness ag sins5 Burns, charged
with the murder Of Bearden, to leave the
country.
A child of lobe Ssggus Of Sandy Cross
was BADLY bitten by vicious dog belonging
to Mrs. Sims Of HIllman. The clothing of
the child was literally torn to pieces, and
her shoulder badly lacerated.
A. l. Branham. managing editor Of the
Brunswick Times, has been engaged to i'll
similar D sition on the Rome Tribune.
Mr.. Branham will arrive in Rome ard
begin his duties about Dec. D.
J. ". Jones, a farmer living near Bar
tow, was going TO town Saturday on en- OK
cart loaded with cotton. Being under the
influence of WHISKY ne fell off and was run
over by the team and killed almost in
sta thy. He leaves q wife and several chill
dren.
Crawfordville Dispatch: A few days ago
we were shown By Joseph Perkins the jaw
bones OF "A German carp, which We're filled
with pearly white teeth. The teeth would
measure quarter Of an inch IN width
They resembled the teeth of d hog more than
anything We could compare them with.
Jonas Woody and Grant Postell, while
out hunting in Union county some nights
ego. found sixty pounds OF coffee wnlch
had been stolen from .. W. Ash Of Lump
kin county last month. The dogs Creeing a
'possum in an old hollow log in which 1t
had been hidden was the cause OF It's dis
covery
Col Nelson Tiff will build line Of street
railroad at Albany from the Hilsman 81
Agar corner down Broad street to the
arteslau well on the franchise of the Albany
Street Railroad Company. He will connect
his own line with il at that point, and from
there 10 The depot both companies viii use
the same line.
Atauta's municipal election occurs to-
morrow. Here is the ticket; For mayor, ".
A. Hemphill; aldermen, F. T. Rice and 4.
j. Shorpshire; cOuncmen, First ward, j.
I've; second ward, II. B. Sawtell; Third
ward, Arnold Broyles; Fourth ward, DR.. G.
z, Murphy; Fifth ward, Dr. J. d. Turner
Sixth ward A. l.. HoIbrook.
A negress is reported to have killed an
other colored woman at Preston Friday.
The woman who did the killing is a bride of
q few months. Her husband, however,
paid more attention to the woman who was
killed han the bride could stand. A quar-
rel sprang up between the two, during the
course Of which the crime was committed.
Jerry Stroud, an Industrious negro living
down near Orchard Hill, Spalding county, |
had his HOUSE. and contents and about bale
and half of cotton burned Friday night.
He lad just bought mule and proposed
taking his cotton TO market Saturday and
finish paying for it. But while he slept
some one, 1t Is thought, applied the match
and robbed him of his ability to pay his
debt.
Macon is to have another wholesale
grocery house Of large dimensions IN the
near future. There was fl ed in the supe-
rior court IN thGt city Saturday g petition
for q charter for the Central City Grocery
Company. The corporation will do business
in Macon, and the capital stock is $4,000, |
with the privilege OF increasing it to $780,
Goo. The incorpo rators are S. Mayer, w.
B. Watts and James D. Stetson of Hawk
insville and B. 7. Adams of Macon. The |
Macon member is one of the firm of Ham, |
Adams g. Co.
Shearer CASHIER had painful accident at
the glassw orks at Augusta, Saturday night. |
The ''hoe." which is used in taking molten
glass from the furnace, while not in use
rests upon an iron stand in front of the
furnace, which is known as the dog"
This ''dog" stands on two legs and was
accidentally overturned by CASHIER in picking
up the hoe. The heavy dog fell on his foot
and split his great toe from end to end. It
was a painful accident. and a vehicle was
secured and the injured man sent to his
home, where he could receive the needed
attention.
1t looks as though the state would have to
levy an additional tax. The finance COM
mittee finds that the tendency of the legis-
lature is TO greatly increase the appropria-
lions. For instance, Mr.. Jackson's common
school bill, now pending, runs the school
superintendent up to more than 81 ,O00, 900,
when it was but little over $700, 900 this
year, including the poll tax Again, Mr..
Holtzclaw has bill milking the miliuaryap-
portionment $25, 900 instead of s., 800. And
states annual outlay. Tos being true, the
committee on finance finds that an addi-
tional levy must be made.
Augusta Chronicle: Mose Carter went
home Saturday night from his work, and as
he neared his house, out in the Territory
be heard screams issuing from his own
house. He rushed in and found Frank Bass,
another negro of burly frame, beating his
tCarter'sl wife with a walkingstick. Car
ter got his pistol and fred five shots at Bass,
one of which he thinks hit him on the finger,
but Carriers wife claims that the wound on
Bass finger was caused by bite which she
gave him. A police officer was near the
scene at the time of the shooting anc rushed
IN and arrested all the parties to the melee.
They were brought on to the court house.
and were relnanded to jail-a rather solemn
reward for husband who protects his
wife from assault and battery by another
man.
FLORIDA.
Escambia county has no exhibit at Ocalas
exposition.
An Episcopal church will soon be built in
Punta Gorda.
The new hotel at Tarpon Springs is now