The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-17
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
TIE NEWS OF TIE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.


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tally shot-Money Stolen by Burg
lar Rsturnsd-Cruelryt to a Horse
GEORGIA
The Heard county jail is empty.
big furniture factory will soon be
established at Athens
Mai Roane sold at Washington during
the last month four car loads Of fine horses
and mules.
The Baptist congregation at jefferson
held their first service in the new church
building sunday.
Prof. J. c. Loomis, editor and proprietor
of the Gazette, died at Sunmsryllle Tuss-
day morning Of Pneumonia.
A number OF new buildings are going up
in Writghtsville. The latest issue Of the
SylvanIa WdtchmGR announces Its indeti-
mite suspension.
William Wynne, farmer near Wash
ington, lost MS smoke houss by fire Sunday
night about o'clock. snd bis dwelling was
saved only by the hardest work.
Columbus papers investigated the rumor
published in the Brunswick Times to the
effect that a bank president of Columbia
had embezzled $4,000, and found it I'M
founded.
Deputy United States Marshal Arfwedson,
of Savannah, was in Brunswick Wednes-
day, sunmoning witnesses in the trial of
the counteTfeiters who were arrested there
about two months ago.
Tuesday evening some miscrsant put
cross-tie across the track of the dummy line
in front Of Callaway's, In Viaevllle, and
the engine was thrown across the track.
Fortunately no one was hurt, but consider
able delay was caused in transit on the
road.
The Southern Female Cox College, at
LaGrange. begins the spring session with
120 boarders, over 200 pupils, and % teach
ers. Eleven large rooms have been added
to the bosrding-house, electric lights intro
ducsd, and the system Of water works has
been improved.
Prof a. J. Cobb Of the State University
has in his possession the gold pen with
which his father, Gen. Howell Cobb signed
the constitution of the Confederate States.
1t is made of heavy gold with the antique
workmanship characteristic of the ante
bellum period. 1t is greatly priced by Prof
Cobb.
Tuesday the 2-ysar-old girl of r. Ed
wards of the Godfrey district Of Bib
county, while holding q pair of scissors in
her hand, accidentally, by a sudden jerk Of
the hand, ran the sharp point of one of the
ing excruciating agony. 1t is feared that
the eye will be lost.
A young man named Rich Watson, living
near Coleman station, in Randolph county,
was thrown from mule at that placs Tues
day, and instantly killed. He was thrown
against tree. and his head was so badly
fractured that blood ran from his nose, ears,
and mouth. He was an industrious young
farmer of the neighborhood.
Sunday night, at Elberton, Dave Harris.
the colored barber, aud Shade Williams.
formerly servant at the Globe hotel, got
into difficulty, in which Williams had mis-
throat cut with a razor. Williams went to
see DIR. n. G. Long, who did what be could
for him. The doctor says that while the
wound is very dangerous and painful one.
1t is not necessarily fatal
Willis Scrutchen (colored), employed at
the American Cotton Oh Mill, lost the
index finger Of his right hand Monday
morning, about O'clock, while feeding the
rotary knives. In some manner his hand
became caught in the machinery, and
the sharp blade of one of the knives cut It
off clearly. Later Ia the day it was ampu-
tated at the JOINT by DIR. A. B. Hinkle.
A. G. Yates baby boy, Mercs, happened
to serious accident at Villa Rica on Thurs
day of last week. He was on dray, riding.
when his leg was caught in one of the
wheels and broken. DIR. j. May DUNCAN
was called in, who administered to the little
fellows wants, but he is suffering great
pain. Besides the breaking Of his leg, he is
considerably bruised and scratched about
the body.
Wednesday afternoon, a pupil in the as
sembly room of the Glynn high school
Brunswick, stepped upon a match, which
lgnlted and set fire to the piano cover. The
tire was extinguished by Miss Matte Gale.
the pupils remaining quietly in their places
An examination disclosed the fact that a
large number of matches were scattered
over the floor, being placed there by a mis-
chievous boy.
While out bird-hunting on Tuesday of
last week, together with another little boy,
Brewer SweArengin, 10-year-old son of
j. c. Swearengin of Elberton. was ac-
cidentally shot in the head. He and the
other little boy, son of J. L. Clark.
Were getting over fence; the gun of Clark
went OF, the load striking Swearengin in
the side OF the head and glaucing of, max
ing very painful flesh wound. It was
very narrow escape from death.
Tuesday night burglars broke into the
rear Of the postoffice building at Madison.
entered the office and bored into the safe
effectlng an entrance. They then took
therefrom about $500 in money. STAMPS.
ETC., taking out the drawers containing Che
Valuaoles, and carrying them to the Geor-
gla railroad depot, where the drawers Wers
found Wednesday morning by H. T. Guest,
the depot agent. The hole bored in the safe
showed the work Of an expert blower
Alfred Sessions (colored) was seriously
cut in the back and shoulder by his stepson
Henry Turner, at Eatonton. Monday night
they became involved in a dispute about
some land upon which they are now living.
and Alfred left the premises, spending the
night with a neighbor He returned home
Tuesday morning, when the Quarrel was
renewed, and they finally came to blows
Turner using razor with effect Turner
was also slightly cut in the tack. He was
arrested, and is now under bail to appear at
county court.
Rev. James S. Meynardie was found dead
in his bed at Augusta Tuesday morning
The cause of his death was heart failure
the result OF intemperance Mr.. Meynardie
was remarkable man. At one time he
was power in Augusta, and his word was
law with thousands of people He was a
Baptist minister of note, and was mastar
workman Of the Knights of Labor at Au-
gusta when the order was in a fiourishino
condition. He assumed control of the
knights of Labor during the great strike
IN the cotton mills, and managed
the strike until taken in hand
and settled by the nation i
knights OF Labor officers. After this the
people seemed to have lost confidence in