The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-06
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.


Ran League Dead-An Acknowledg-
ment from Mrs. Davis-A Fatal Ac-
cident at a Railroad Bridge.
GEORGIA.
&c. c. Burnett of Macon died Wednes-
day.
Isaiah Jessupof Twiggs county was buried
Tuesday.
Quite number of Maconites are prepar-
ing TO visit Cumberland Island.
Little Sarah Mildred Rucker, daughter of
T. w. Rucker, died ct Athens Tuesday.
C. c. Chandler and Miss Henrietta
Yearly were married at Athens Wednes-
DAY.
One man was killed and three injured
Wednesday by falling tiInbers on railroad
bridge being built at Eatonton.
Mai. Reid of Abbeville has a large dog
that sits and barks at the moon on moon
light nights for hours at q time.
Mrs. Whitney, about 20 years old, living
Just beyond the line of Rockdale, in Henry
county, has, SO it is said, never seen train
in her life.
Mrs. Martha Price, widow of the late w.
II. Price, died at the residence of her
brother, H. A. Hartley, near Irwinton, on
last Thursday.
Ebert Roberts of Jones county, who at
tracted much attention by wearing dress
and at the same time having a flowing
beard, died Wednesday.
Joe Elliott, one of the negroes hurt in the
fight at the picnic of the Colored Mems
Protective Association near Atlanta two
weeks ago, has just died of his wounds.
The Industrial Home committee has
bought of R. B. Russell the lot on Broad
street at Athens adjoining DIR. Benedict's,
that he last week purchased of Mrs. Deio
neY.
The Southern Base Ball League, in which
Macon was to have been represented, has
gone to pieces. and all prospects of a revival
of the national gam elm the south are at an
end for this season.
The New Masonic temple.at Atlanta will
be seven stories high, and will be especially
adapted to the necessities Of the fraternity.
1t will represent an investment of $4,000,
$35, 900 being In the lot.
DR.. John Ladder of Elba has a patient
who is in trance. The patient Is a negro
woman. She has not been sick. At last
accounts she had not eaten, drank, spoken
or moved for about fixty-six hours.
The first meeting of the ministers and
deacons of the Little River association will
be held with the Mount Pleasant church in
Wilcox county, commencing on either
Thursday or Friday before the first Sab
bath in July.
A flock of blue cranes, estimated to num-
Der about 500, passed over Milledgeville
Monday. When directly over the city, at
hight of about 800 feet, they made circle
around the city and then continued in
southwestern direction.
AT Wrightsville Monday the little son
Eddie, of the Rev. W. r. Cox, 10 years of
age, started home with little friend from
school, and they stayed at the creek and
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over his head and was drowned.
The following congratulatory telegram
has been received by nominee Jones of Ala
bama: New York, June 2.-COt Thomas
G. Jones: My hat is off, and Mrs. Gordon's
bonnet is in the air to Gov. Tom Jones of
Alabama. We congratulate the state. J. B.
Gordon
The latest bulletin from the postoffice de-
partment announces the establishment of
the following new postoffices liz Georgia:
alamo, Montgomery county; Dalton
county; Leighton, Coffee county, and
Liberty, Greene county.
DR.. Jacob Blosingame and Gibson Ruther-
ford had misunderstanding at Culloden
Tuesday, resulting in a fight Blosingame
cut Rutherford twice in the back and side
OF the neck, whereupon Rutherford shot
Blosingame two inches TO the right of the
left nipple, which will result in death.
Last week large alligator crawled into
six-foot railroad cut near House creek at
Abbeville. The hands were at work in the
cut, and the gator fell just at the rear Of
one OF them. The negro was not bitten,
but was frightened almost out of his wits.
Mr.. Haygood, the contractor, captured the
intruder, and now has him chained.
At Athens, Wednesday, Charley Teat, the
young white burglar, was tried before Or
binary Harrington for lunacy The Jury.
after a revision of all the evidence, or rather
the lack Of evidence decided that he was of
sound mind and accountable for all his &C.
tions. The verdict will doubtless result in
sending Teat to the chain-gang, and for a
good period too, for his two unsuccessful
attempts.
Cattle Medlock, the 2-year-old daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. j. s. Medlock of Lithonia.
was out in the back yard day or two ago.
and suddenly called "ma,n but Mrs. Med
lock paid no attention to her. In short
time the little girl went to the front porch
lwhere Mrs. Medlock was), having q small
black snake firmly grasped In her little
hands. Mrs Medlock was badly frightened
but managed to release the child's grasp
and kill the reptile. The snake did not bite
the child, or make any attempt to do So
William I. Lingoid. who was seriously
cut by negro boy at Milledgeville on cleo
JUL usys 10 bHOuRnt 10 Oe on Une road TO
recovery, but will probably never talk
again, as he has lost his power of speech.
The cut in the head which fractured his
skull may kill him yet, as pieces of bone are
issuing therefrom. He is now able to be
propped up on his couch, smoke and chew
tobacco, but, strange to say, cannot speak.
His would be murderer is enjoying the COM
pany of Tom Voolfolk in Bib county iail.
where he awaits his trial.
Dennis Stanley (colored) of the lower
part of Irwin county was placed in Jail on
Saturday morning on a charge of killing
his wife, Emma Stanley. It seems that
some time during Wednesday night last the
woman died with no previous sickness.
Friday an inquest was held. Drs. N. T.
Carswell and j. H. Duggan made a post
mortem-examination by the direction OF
the coroner's jury. Blood was found in her
ears, and her skull was found to be crushed
in one or two places. Marks of shoe heel
were found upon her breast. The evidence
was SO strong that the jury found that she
met her death at the hands of her husband
and that it was murder.
Judge W. L. Calhoun of Atlanta, treas
urer of the Davis fund committee, has sen,
to Mrs. Jefferson Davis 81, 632 IS, collected
in Atlanta and other parts of Georgia. Mrs
Davis acknowledged the receipt of the
money in a letter reading as follows
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