The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-09

Trip to Africa.
GEORGIA.
The Warren county fair will pay all pre-
miums in full and still have money in Ia
treasury.
z. C. Ivey and Morgan McMichael o
Buena Vista have received a patent on
storm gate for mill dams.
Rev J. S. Lamar has resigned as paste
Of the church at Valdosta, and will move {
Augusta, his former home.
A tenement house near the Eagle an
Phenix factory, at Columbus, was burne,
Thursday. The loss of $500 was covered d
insurance.
The cotton factory at Gainesville has jus
closed q contract with a New York nous
for large quantity of yarn, which it vii
take about four months to fill.
a negro named Wesley Roberts was sho
and killed in East Macon Friday by LEI
Smith. Roberts had stolen somethia,
from Mr.. Smith, and was trying to escape
Thursday a negro child living on Mr.
Farley's place, near Thomaston, drank som
concentrated lye thai its mother had beer
using for washing, resulting in the death OF
the child.
j. r. Mccullough, the Riverdale mar
who claimed to have been robbed Of $500
ne had collected from Adair Bros, guanc
dealers of Atlanta. hes been arrested on
suspicious that lac pocketed the money him
self.
At supper at house near Lexington, on
Saturday nightllast, Willis Collins (coloredD
was shot at twice by Munich Wheeless, a
white boy The ball entered his lungs, but
he will probably recover. Nheeless e.
capped.
William Martin. who figured so promi-
nently in the Martin-Sanders feud IN
Athens. which resulted in his killing Mr..
Sanders. is now up and able to attend par
italy to his business matters. Dr. Carter
pronounces him out of danger.
w. A. Holland, q travelling man, has been
awarded $4,000 damages against the Rich
mond and Danville road in Atlanta for in
juries received on that road two years ago
Mr.. Holland sued for S25, 900 but the jury
only gave him the above amount.
The Atlanta negroes still seem to be agi-
tRted over the wildcat schemes of tricky
emigrant agents to carry them to Africa.
Friday night there was big gathering OF
those who wished to go to the dark con-
tinent and great discussion of the matter.
John Hardis, al engineer on the Savan-
nah, Americus and Montgomery road, was
struck by an engine ct Americas Wednes-
day morning, while talking to the engineer
of another train. He received one cut in
the head and another in the leg. His wounds
are painful but not dangerous.
Flagman Fuller of the Central road met
with a painful accident near the Central
railroad depot, at Augusta, Thursday. He
was tagging the Central train, and, in at
tempting to step on the pilot, lost his balance
and fell under 1t. He had his leg broken
near the thigh, and was otherwise bruised
very badly.
A negro preacher was arrested on the
Streets of ThomGston last Saturday afternoon
Tor drunkenness and disorderly conduct.
The reverend brother in black was on his
way TO fill an appointment to preach next
day and begged the officer to notify his con-
gregation that circumstances would pre-
vent his appearance"
Rogers & Harris of Macon have received
from the government authorities the plans
and specifications for the big tiat-boat
which is 60 be built for the bank PARTIES
who will clean cut the Ocmulgee river
Work will be commenced at once upon the
boat, and it is expected to be ready by the
first week in December.
Watkinsville Enterprise. A large factory
will be erected on the Appalachee river.
where the Covlngton and Macon railroad
crosses that stream. The shoals in the river
at this point afford an excellent water
power and the finest granite bed, in the
state are near at hand. Macon capitalists
are at the head of the enterprise, and viii
push the factory to an early completion.
T. n. Cornell, living near L.sConte Ber-
rleu county, was kicked by n mule last
Saturday, night and died from his ininrie,
on Monday morning. Mr. Council was a
prominent alianceman, until recently sec
retarY of the order in Berrien county. and
us nm rio hr
the largest known for years in Berrien
county. He leaves widow and two chill
dren.
Manager Conway of the Athens Tele-
phone exchange expresses his WILLINGNESS to
establish q telephone line between Athens
and Harmony Grove, this proposition being
based on moneyed consideration of about
$1,000, to be subscribed by the citizens of
the grove. In order to secure this conven
fence the citizens of Winterville ouicxIv
raised $780, and, as unit, they say they
have not regretted it.
Hamilton Journal: Dick Iavfeld,s
Oldest son was bitten on Tuesday of this
week by what is supposed to be a mad dog.
The young mau was on his way very early
III the morning to feed his fathers hogs.
when be was met in the road by strange
dog. The dog attacked him and bit him
~hACuSu buo hduu Dung LaVneld then
caught the dog by the mouth and called for
his father, VINO came and dispatched the
dog by cutting his throat.
Vienna Progress: a party of Young
ladies' and gentlemen were sitting upon
the front porch enjoying one of the line
moonlight evenings we had about q week
ago, when the conversation turned upon
the subject OF jumping. Two of the young
men decided that they would try for tbs
championship They made several Jumps.
the longest being IL feet. One of the
young ladies said that she could beat that,
Standing upon the lower doorstep. the
young lady jumped Is feet by actual
measurement.
One day last week in the neighborhood
OF George w. Hendricks, in Decatur
county, horse ran away with negro boy
named Montgomery, and the latter was
Killed. 1t seems the boy had bag of meal on
the horse, when the animal became
frightened, and in his efforts to
save the meal the horse got tho
advantage and ran. A cart was over
taken in the road, which the frightened
horse ran around, jumping hurricane log.
throwing the boy. breaking his neck aud
killing him instantly.
At Louisville last Saturday night while
the town marshal, B. II. Hayilp, was try
ing to quiet lobe Moye and Tom Tanner
OF washington county, who were drinking
ard curslng on the street, Tanner shot the
marshal IN the right ankle. The wound is
very painful. An ATTEMPT was made 10 o,at