The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-09-11
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF The TWO STATES
FOLD IN PARAGRAPHa


Trumped Up Charge.
GEORGIA.
The people of Macon are aroused over the
necessity Of having a city hospital
Quintur Allen, aged 25 years, paralyzsC
and blind, and measuring only about tire,
and a half feet, died at Macon Tuesday.
John Coyle, who had his arm almost TORI
from his shoulder. in Madison county Will.
arranging a wheel on gin, died Saturday
The congregation of the Baptist church
at LaGrange has declined TO accept the res
ignatiOn Of It's pastor, Rev. r. R. Mckay.
Capt A. J. Renkl of the uniform ranh
knights Of Pythias of Augusta has resigned
and Col s. @. Levy has BEEN asked to &C
cept the position.
Crumley & Hamilton's turpentine still al
Rochelle, together with the engine aud a
lot of crude stuff, was destroyed by fire
Monday. The loss amounts to $1,000.
Andrew Turner, a street car driver OF
Brunswick. was HE in the jaw by a brick
thrown at his car Monday night aud badly
hurt 1t is uncertain who threw the brick.
At Macon, Tuesday, Wallace Masterson, in
attempting TO jump from a rapidly moving
electric car on Cotton avenue. was thrown
violently to the ground. His head struck
against the track with such force that hs
was knocked insensible Ono leg was
severely bruised.
John Temple Graves, II is said, will be
secretary Of the executive department I'M
der Gov. Northen-if he wants It. A
few months ago he seriously comtem-
plated becoming a Presbyterian minister
And then again he had tempting offers
from the north. BE has not decided what
TO do.
VIII Sterling aud John O'Neill, two negro
xxyrNr 4
Northern railroad, about two miles from
Athens, had difficulty Sunday. Sterling,
with the assistance of another negro named
Ferguson, succeeded in shooting O'Neill
through the leg. The latter is badly hurt
and may be lame for life.
AT Macon Sunday night two OF three
young negro boys broke into'the store OF
Sam Baer by rear window. They were
evidently frightened off by Mr. Polhill,
who slept over the store. He heard them
and called out. Matches were found on the
floor Monday morning near the money
drawer. There was over $500 in the
drawer. but the thieves were scared away
before they could get into the drawer.
The following murder cases have just
been disposed Of by Gordon superior court:
Rufus Collins, wife murder, guilty; no
sentence; Stephen Custer, murder of Mrs.
Collins, guilty and reco amended Co the
mercy Of the court; Emily Boon, (colored, }
murder, guilty; William Boon, murder.
poisoning, not guilty William Boon was
rearrested Immediately upon his acquittal
on the same charge in another case of muir
der by poisoning.l
Americus Recorder: Some negroes were
frightened by seeing what they supposed to
be ghost near Muckalee creek Saturday
night. They said that it looked like a man
swinging in the air. But It failed to fly off
like bird when they shouted at it. Oae
negro wanted to shoot the thing, but his
companions prevailed upon him not to do it,
because they thought it was the bad man,
and we're afraid they would all bs carried
away to that land from whence they could
not secure return pass.
While Judge Coker, now Of Brunswick,
lived on the Flint river in Sumter county
he was challenged to fight duel by a man
named Smith. The judge says: 81 &c
cepted the challenge in bloodthirsty note
and named as the weapons the common
little toy water guns and the place of meet
ing on the kbanks of the Flint river-he on
the Dooley side while l stood on the Sum
ter shore 300 yards away. Well, you see
am still here and Smith was until the
yankees shot him, aud | have never been
challenged since"
The Pike County Journal tells the story
OF an old negro woman who brought suit
against O white ruan in one OF the Justice
courts of that county for the recovery Of the
value of half bale of cotton. She alleged
that she made seven bales of cotton and that
she was to get half the crop. She had re-
ceIved her pro rata share OF six bales only.
and the seventh bale had never been
accounted for TO her. The jury retired and
In a few minutes brought in the following
verdict: 1--WE, the jury find that the plain !
i'll made seven bales Of cotton"
During the prevalence OF thunderstorm
about 10 o'clock Sunday morning, lightning
struck and instantly killed buzzard which
was flying over South Macon. At the same
time COW was instantly killed by lightning
at the residence Of J. Cooper, and four trees
in the vicinity of the hill on Pebble street
were shivered into splinters During the
same storm lightning struck a tree In the
yard Of Isaac Poole Of East Macon. The
bolt then leaped to a bench on which 8
small boy was sitting, and be was knocked
insensible. He was Immediately taken into
the house, and after half an hours hard
work was restored to consciousness.
Miss Ann Salmons, a lady about 40 year.
OF age, attempted suicide Sunday night al
her home near Lexington. Miss Salmons il
said to be OF weak mind, and gives no re sof
for her rash attempt further than that sh,
was weary Of life and wanted to die Sh,
retired at the usual time Sunday night, ap
parently in good spirits. A short time
afterward the family was aroused by thu
report of a pistol, and ran to her assistance
She was found in great agony, with 81
caliber ball IN her breast DR.. Wiilinghan
was sent for, but when be arrived SD,
would not let him extract the ball. Til,
physician says that If the ball is not removed
she will probably die.
Jack Lotion, a deputy United State:
marshal, was in possession of q warrant fol-
negro who was doing some masonry on
Judge I. s. hammond's new dwelling al
Elgln, Butler county, and at noon he went
TO make an arrest. AS the marshal rode up
Judge Hammond with his family and some
white workingmen were in the dining-room
eating dinner, not dreaming of any trouble
or disturbance. To their utter astonish.
rnent the report of a pistol was heard near
their door, which considerably startled
them. On going to the door the Judge
learned that the marshal had fired
on the negro as he ran
away. The Judge was indignant and
ordered the marshal cut of bis yard. Lotion
went Immediately to Macon ami swore out
warrants for Judge Hammond and mis- son
Robert, alleging that they had obstructed
him IN making an arrest. They were taken
into custody by two other deputy marshal,
and carried to Macon to answer the same
before Commissioner Irwin Whe the cas-,
was called and the facts learned by the com
missioner, the warrant against the judg,
was promptly dismissed and Lotion wa
Sharply reprimanded for having the war