The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-10-20
ITEMS In THREE STATES.
GEORGIA. FLoEIDA, AND SOUTH
CAROLINA PUT IN TYPE

Railroad Conductor-Msd Dog Killed
In Eatonton-Knocked Down and
Robbed and Left for Dead - A
Woman Seriously Stabbed by Her
Drunken Husband.
GEORGIA.
The sweet potato crop in the vicinity Of
Americas is unusually hne.
The Dawson county compress has been
completed and is now ready for business
A white infant, stllborn, was found in
the canal at the Enterprise factory at Au-
gusta. 1t was sewed up In sack.
The editor of the Milledgeville Chronicle
announces that he will write the history OF
"Joe Browns pixies" when he has the time.
NJ. W. Meeks, who was confined In
Clarkesvglle Jail some two weeks ago, got
hold af an az In some way. knocked hole
through tue chimney OF the jail and escaped.
A fire occurred at the Institute for tae
Deaf aud Dumb at Cave Springs Thursday
night, resulting In damage to the roof 4
ole OF the buildings to the extent Of about
$3.50.
Last Sunday a mad dog passed through
Eatonto b, and was killed Little way out Of
town, but not before he had bitten horse
belonging TO George Daniel He was shot
at seven times.
z. j. Gorley Of Putnam county was on
his way to Eatonton Tuesday wheu he wa
thrown from his horse. His arm was
broken near the wrist. Drs. Nisbet gave
him surgic attention.
A little daughter of Rev. w. P. Lovejoy
was run over and badly bruised on Green
street, Augusta, Saturd " afternoon by a
runaway horse attached to a roadcart, be-
longing to VIM. McBetn.
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child of John Tlson was bitten by dog.
The z also bit some hogs, which have
since died, and now the father entertains
great fears for the life of his child.
An attempt was made to burn the dwell
ing OF David Cumming, residing near
Chalker, Washington county, Monday night
of this week. Bef re the fire had made
much progress it was fortunately discovered
and the flames extinguished.
Two frame houses on Gwinnett street
were burned at Augusta Saturday morning
There was delay in the electric alarm. Sergt.
Hennis owned and occupied one, and the
for 81, 700. Chief Young was hurt by step
ping on a nail.
Thomas Sanders, ST., Familiarity
known as ''Uncie Kit" was 100 years old
on Oct. 4. He is getting quite feeble and
will hardly count many more years He
was born in few miles of what is now
Hartwell and has always lived in a mile or
80 OF his birthplace
A little negro boy on z. c. Redfearn's
place, near Piattsn, Thomas county, met
with very serious occldept wednesday
afternoon His arm was caught In a cotton
gin and badly mangled. DR.. Mcintosh was
sent for and found it necessary TO amputate
two fingers, though it is thought that the
arm can be saved.
The girls public school at Columbus is
overrun With pupils, and the trustees have
found it necessary to place another grade
OF girls at the boys school. The necessity
for a new girls school building is apparent,
and the CITY couacil and board If trustees
have already taken steps TO secure neces-
ssry iun1s for erecting new and magnifi-
cent building.
Toccoa NstoS: L B. Bri met with
serious accident at Bowersville He was
climbing up tie adder of freight car on
the de ack. hen another train came
alongs de. The cars being q little closer
together than the thick ess Of his body, in
moving rcllei him along between the cars
70 The end, when he dropped 10 the ground.
He is very seriously injured, but it is
thought not fatally.
On their return from fishing frolic,
seFe al Americus young men, amo whom
were Arthur Rylander and j. E.
Mat is. were shooting birds. Mr. Mathis in
shooting at bird did not see Mr.. Rylander
on acc unit Of tie bushes that hid him, and
acciden ally OF him, one shot taking eff
Zee above his left hand. The wound,
though quite painful at the time, did not
amount to very much.
A crib, with the corn and fodder con-
ia ned IN il, belonging 10 Jesse A. Robson,
near Chaiker, Washington county, was
burned ore night the last week NJ. Rob-
son charged DR.. Robt. c. Wilson with the
crime, and had MIN arrested. He was tried
before Justice j. L. Hathaway, but proved
an abb and was accordingly discharged.
The amount of corn and fodder is not
known, but 1t is said to have been all that
Mr.. Robson had
At Milledgeville on Friday night Of last
week, Ed Rivers (coloredl went home in
toxicated and came near killing his wife.
de v as fighting his son, aud in the scuffie
he drew E knife and raised il to stab his
son. AT this the excited wife rushed be-
tween them and tried to separate them and
received the stab in the right side of her
chest that was int ded for her son. DIR
Galloway Was SUNNI ned aad dressed the
woman's wound, which may yet prove to
be serious one.
Friday at Cedartown as Maj Blance was
Leaks hail lands on the sidewalk, drum
mers trunk, let slip by porter, came
tumbling down. and with great force struck
the majors right knee and side, knocking
CLAM ingly against lamp post and into
the street. The lamp post partially caught
the blow and saved the major a broken
limb and dangerous hurt. AS it is, the in :
jury OF the knee, while painful, is not
thought to be serious, and his friends hope
10 see him out in few days.
A negro brakeman formerly EMPLOYED ON
the East Tennessee road attempted to ride
Tree on the down tram from Macon Satur-
Gay night and was sever al times put off the
train by Conductor Rice. This angered
the negro and short stop being made ut
Billiards., where he lived, he secured a
double-barreled shotgun and attempted to
shoot Mr.. Rice, but the weapon failed to
flre. The would be assassin then coolly at
tempted TO put on a fresh cap when Capt.
Rice sprang on him and wrenched the gun
from his grasp. The negro then made a
break and escaped in the darkness
Capt Rice brought the shotgunto Bruins
wick with him.
Saturday night at Milledgeville, while a
colored man named Killings was returning
TO bus home near the asylum, he was struck
neaVy blow on the head from the rear by
some unknown party and Knocked insensi-
Die. lie was then dragged over fence and
across cotton patch and put In a secluded
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