The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-03-05
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF TIE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

Thonssyiile, Captured in Alabama
A Piece Of Timber from OLD Midway
Cemetery-A Negro Found Dead on
the Streets Of Elberton.
GEORGIA
George Bridges Of Cobb county has lost
his house and contents by fire.
A child of Sarah Turner (colored) was
burned to death at Brunswick Sunday.
Thirteen arrests for incendiarism have
been made near Jasper within the past few
days
An undertaken Of Macon is going to offer
at auction the bad debts he has contracted
in his business.
Atlanta real estate men say the old capt.
fol building and grounds In that city will
bring at least SIPS, 900.
''Penia, the new postoffice established in
Sumter county, is a station at O'Neal Bros.
mill on the s. A. III. railroad, five miles
east Of Cordele.
It is possible that the Voolfolk case will
be heard by the supreme court some time
this month. At present Capt John G.
Rutherford. Woolfolk's attorney, is sick.
Mr.. Nussbaum of Macon has returned
from the north. He says he paid 100000
for the Brown house. He intends to remodel
and make it one of the first hotels in the
south.
Judge Speer. Of the United States court,
has ordered that A. j. Lotion, deputy mar
Bhal of Butts county, show cause IN open
court, on Thursday, why he should not be
removed from Office, and otherwise punished
for misbehavior and neglect to perform the
duties of his Office.
Macon's sidewalk paving ordinance has
been declared Illegal BY Judge Miller. The
decision Of Judge Miller will be used in evil
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brought against the city for $50. 900 dam
ages, and which will be brought up at the
May term Of the superior court.
Emanuel Davidson, a white man, about
60 years old, was found dead Sunday at
what is known as the rock cut, about one
mile above Jackson. lie was in town
Saturday intoxicated and bottle of whisky
was found near MIN. He is supposed to
have frozen or died from the effects of
whisky.
Young Colt Hodges, grandson Of Mrs.
e. G. Brown, residing some eight or ten
miles northeast Of Americas, was kicked in
tie forehead by one of the farm horses Fri
day afternoon, suffering a wound that for q
while was thought 10 be fatal. The lower
frontal bone was crushed in by the iron
heel OF the horse The wound was skill
fully dressed and the little fellow Is in fair
way to recover.
At Elberton, Sunday morning about day
break, negro boy, while passing down a
back street, found negro man lying Fat
on his face with both hands spread out be-
fore him. The boy turned him over and
found to his horror that the man was his
brother-in-law and dead. Drs. Smith and
Bell held an autopsy and discovered that a
scrofulous ulcer of the throat had burst, pro-
ducing death by strangulation.
DR.. James Stacy Of Newman has in his
possession piece of timber which formed a
part Oh the original framework of a grave
Enclosure erected.in old Midway cemetery,
Liberty county, in 1776. The timber is d
species OF pine quite common along the sea-
board in the early part Of the presen.
century, but which is now extinct. 1t was
known as the two-needle pine, and was re-
markable for its lasting qualities. The
Enclosure referred to was one of the Oldest
In this historic burying place, and its an
tiquity was established beyond question. i
was removed last year.
A shocking suicide occurred on Monday
night in the suburbs of LaGrange. Til,
body was discovered the next morning
hanging by chain from the bridge neal
the railroad crossing. From the surround
1ngs the jury which investigated the cas-
came to the conclusion thatit was accidental
ard that the suicide was thief. A deac
rooster was lying on the ground near the
feet OF the dangling corpse. The dog had
escaped from the yard of its owner, still
wearing the chain and carrying the bloch
attached. 1t visited a neighbours fowl
house, captured a rooster and, in its hurried
retreat, fell of the bridge, the block caught
In crack, and the poor dog strangled t.
death.
Americas Recorder: About two year.
since Sheriff Bass purchased a piece of prop.
erty on the corner of Lee and Finn streets
which had frontage of about 200 feet on
Lee street, for 81 900. Monday John Wind
sor purchased 20 feet frontage on Lee street
Fnd one lot fronting for As feet on Finn
street, paying for them $1,000. Mr.. Bass
retains lot fronting for 125 feet on Les
street. on which is a neat cottage. The
property has about trebled in value duripr
the past two years. Mr. Bass bargair
might have been worse, for at present liz
has received $500 in excess Of the amount
invested in the property, has received rent,
Tor two years, and still has one of the fines
residence lots in the city.
Little Winona Morgan of Leesbure
while playing few days ago, got very
ugly and painful splinter in one Of heI
fingers, cried necessarily with it for some
time, and would not allow auy one to
get 1t out. Finally her mother
came in and tried to prevail
on her to let her pick tout, but she
would give her nickel if she would let her
pick it out, TO which the child agreed. Til,
splinter was soon extracted. The little
child grinned and endured the operation a
best she could. After the thing was ali
over she demanded the nickel. Her mother
told her that she was not going co give hel
a nickel for that, whereupon, Winoar
cried: Put the splinter back, mamma: pu
the splinter backln and insisted that i
should be done.
Some days ago Special Officer PAYNE O
the Montgomery (Ala.) police arrested 8
negro as suspicious character. The pris
oner gave his name as Henry William
when arrested From the negroes behavior
and the fact that his hide showed number
Of gunshot wounds, the officer decided that
he was a bad character. He was photo
graphed, and the photographs, with ,
description, sent out to number of town
and cities. In few days Chief Gerald go
a letter from the authorities Of Thomas
vile, stating that the prisoner wa
wanted there. A day or two age
Sheriff ]. A. Hurst arrived from Thomas
vile and identified the negro as John eli f
ford, who is wanted at Townsville TO
assault with intent to murder q deput-
sheriff, and carrying concealed weapon
The negro at first denied that he was tn
man wanted, but he finally caved in an,
admitted that he was John Clifford, ant
that no was wanted at Townsville HI