The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-07-20
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF TaE TWO STATES
TOLD N PARAGRAPHS

a Negroes Piucxy Rescue ofs Drown
ing Oomrade st Albsny-A Barn
Burned IN Morgan County-A Resi-
dent OF Tobler Shot Dead by e Negro
Who Claims seIrDefense.
GEORGIA
The new Masonic temple at jefferson is
going up rapidly.
An Atlanta wholesale house is said to
have never heard of AmerIcus until DAY
or two ago.
Aarie Reed Of Columbus, the colo-ei
woman wlose thr7at wss cut on the night
Of July 7, Glei from the effects Of tie
wound thursday.
Col. Charles ". Hancock Of Americas.
the veteran Of the Georgia press. celebrated
his list birthday THURSDAY. He was II the
newspaper business 81, y-hve years.
The Fsirburn high school building hss
been flushed and the key turned over - the
mayor and council Of Fairblru- Il Is a
very fine uuilding. having c1st about s., 600.
The festival of the Ame5icus military
company. given al Lection park, Tuesday
night, was a brilliant aGsi- and a fiuanclal
success "Tbe boys realized somsthIng
over 500 from it
1t is reported that :. J. Cook, editor q
the Calhoun County Courier. intends, after
this issue, TO suspend the publication Of the
Courier and SEX employment In other
fields, which, he thinks, viii prove more
lucrative.
J. A Nolan Of Morgan couuty lost his
barns and lot Of hay, fodder and corn last
Monday night Il IS supposed that the IRE
originated in a negro csbln contiguous 70
the barn, which was also burned The loss
was about $500
At meeting Of the trustees Of the Eaton
ton Academy Thursday, the following
teachers were elected: Prof. W. G. Wright,
principal, assistants, Rev. A. J. Beck,
Prof F A. Branch, Mrs. A W. Nisbet
music, Mss Lena Guttenberger; art, Miss
Mckee.
Though it has been almost week since
the great fire at Brunswick occurred, parts
OF the ruins are still burning 1t viii be
probably a week yet before the fire is en-
tirely out Great progress is being made in
the removal of the debris. The insurance
is about settled.
Sam Epps (colored) was bathing in Flint
river near Albany, when he saw a large
negro, a member of the railroad bridge
gang, drowning, and being carried down
by tue current He plunged in to save him,
when the drowning man grasped him con-
vulsively with both arms around the neck.
After hard struggle both were saved.
Ben Matthews of Tobler was shot by
negro in his employ Thursday morning.
Two balls entered his side. His condition
is said to be dangerous. The negro went TO
Thomaston, and gave himself up.
He says Mr. Matthews struck
him and then drew his pistol on him and
dropped it, when he the negro grabbed it
and shot him.
The home of Mrs. Harris, widow of the
late Henry Harris, on Mulberry creek, three
miles from Waveriy Hall, in Harris county,
was totally destroyed by fire Tuesday last
The fire originated from burning hens
nests in the hen house. Every house on the
place was destroyed. The household fur
niture WAS saved The smoke house and a
large quantity of meat and syrup was de-
stroyed
On Saturday night last Archer Brown &
Sons store was burRlarized at Locust
Grove, in Henry county, and by shrewd
management one of the burglars was cap
tured, and is now in jail at McDonough.
1he burglar proved to be negro named
Cotton, who broke Jail in Griifil early last
fHll while under sentence of death for rape.
The prisoner says that Bob Redding was his
accomplice in the robbery at Locust Grove.
Redding Is a notorious negro desperate and
WIS supposed to be dead.