The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-14
ITEMS IN THREE STATES.
GEORGIA, FLORIDA. AND SOUTH
CAROLINA PUT IN TYPE.


ance on Their Iiyes-A Mans Hand
Horribly Lscersted in a Planning
acknowledgements Defeated in the
Cooking Main at Atlanta.
GEORGIA.
The Clarke Rifles OF Athens melted 500
by their fair.
Il is said that Pledgsr's soa attempted to
hill himself because his father chas Used
him.
\ division of the Order Of Railway Con-
ductors was organized al Columbus yester-
day.
The three white men who killed negro
at GAINESVILLE last winter Will be tried at
Zebulon this week.
The Odd Fellows hall OF the Barnesville
negroes was burned Friday. The loss is
$1,000, with no insurance
An accident 10 the smoltestack will make
it impossible TO run Gr1ffijls electric light
machinery for a day or two.
The hurricane gave Busna Vista little
scare Wednesday afternoon Several houses
were unroofed, but no one was injured.
The Atlanta birds defeated the Augusta
cocks in the main at Atlanta Friday. 1t is
claimed that the Augusta sports lost $1,000.
john Hillistine probably committed sui
icide at the Clarke county pauperifarrn
Friday. Some think heart disease was the
cause of death.
At Quitman, while playing base ball,
Linnares Ivey, son of Capt. w. ID. Ivey of
Atlanta, fell, dislocating his wrist and
breaking his left forearm.
Wyatt Williams, who was stabbed at
FELTON, by the Lee boys, died Friday night
Green Lee. who was released on bond, has
been rearrested and lodged in jail.
In a recent election neld by the Madison
Home Guards, First Lieut. ]. Erwin Godfrey
was selected to fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation of Capt. W. s. McHenry.
When the Brunswick Advertiser changes
hands and is renewed as the Eueni3tg Post
G. G. Folsom, now the foreman, will go TO
Eastman as the editor of the Times
journal.
Sister Margaret, superior of Appleton
Home at Macon, is seriously Ill from toe
effects of ovsr-exertion in caring for her
sick pupils, six Of whom are still confined to
their beds with measles.
Wednesday morning shortly before day
Mat Peters, who lives near Union church in
Blasingame's district, lost by fire his stables.
corn, fodder, one buggy, mule, and a
horse he had borrowed.
L. S. Plensky, while driving a horse at
Albany Friday, found him u1manageable
He was kicked in the thigh, and as he at
the wheels, which passed over him. He is
considerably injured.
Nat Coleman's store near Culverton, Han
cock county, was moved from its founia-
tions by gale Wednesday and the show
cases were broken by falling plastering- No
further damage, beyond the blowing down
of trees and fences is reported.
The Medical Association Of Georgia will
hold its forty-first annual session in Bruins
wick, April 16 to IS inclusive. The hotels
in Brunswick offer reduced rates to those
attending the association. Reduced rail-
road rates have been secured on all the
roads Of the state.
The residence of Mrs. Jennie Wells, one
mile from Sylvania, was burned Friday
night with all its contents. Mrs. Lowell,
her mother, had lot of things in the house,
as had also Robert Bazemore, who had
rented portion of the house and was in
Savannah at the time.
F. Nj. Bailey, who was 20 years old the
9th of April, 1890, living near Banning,
Carroll county, has In his possession two
family relics, one a seven-gallon jug that
has been in the family eighty-nine years,
the other blowing horn which has been in
the family sixty-eight years.
At Macon Saturday, while putting piece
of lumber through machine known as an
edge planer, B. A. Johnston's right hand
slipped in the way of the revolving cutting
head, and was so badly mutilated that Dr.
II. ]. Williams Found it necessary to ampu-
tate the thumb and two first fingers at the
first joint This will prevent Mr.. johnson
from ever handling tools again.
Adjutant General kell has issued the fol-
lowing commissions to the officers of the
Burke troop: Captain. w. A. Wilkins;
first lieutenant. w. f. Walton; second lieu
tenant, S. R. Fulcher; junior second, r. C.
Nicely. Capt. Kell also commissioned Fred
c. WHY second Lieutenant of the Ogle-
thorpe Light Infantry, and received the
resignation of Capt b. NJ. Thomas of the
Dalton Guards.
George Peace, farmer living about five
miles west of Adairsville, sustained painful,
If not serious, injuries last week. while in
his field blowing. He had just turned his
mule at the end of a row and was resting
between his pillow handles, when the mule
became frightened and trying to run away
reared and fell back on MIR. Peace, causing
him to be caught in some way, fracturing
his leg and both hands.
Chattooga county has among her other
possessions Edward p. Gaines, who partici-
pated in two revolutions and was at the
surrender in both. He was with Walker in
the Nicaragua filihustering expedition and
was captured at Greytown, Central Amer
lea. From there he was taken as a United
States prisoner TO norfolk, Va, and re-
leased. While in North Carolina on his
way home he enlisted in the confederate
service and went to Virginia. He served
through the war
For six weeks past Capt. James Purcell,
one of the most popular conductors in the
Georgia railroad service, has been living
sick at his home at Augusta. He has for
many years been in command of one of the
Gay passenger trains, and is said to be one
OF the oldest conductors in continuous ser
vice in the United States Capt. Purcell
was first attacked with the grip, and then
suffered relapse, the result of which was
that at several periods it was snot expected
that he would live For week past he has
been dangerously iii, but many friends hope
for speedy recovery and full return to
health.
Greensboro Herald and Journal: John
Henry Carlton, near Union point, one day
last week was out driving quite a spirited
mare baby carriage on the sidewalk
frightened the animal. Seeing she was
about TO run Mr.. Carlton brought her UT
sharply. The mare plunged and made a
lunge forward. Quicker than we can re-
late she tur Led completely around in the
shafts and stood facing the dashboard.
Nothing was broken about the harness ex-
cept the holding back straps and the
shaft bands. When Mr.. Carlton sought