The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-02-12
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

Murderer warsham Still hid in a
Swamp and Armed to the Teeth-A
Multi Millionaire at Augusta-Cain
Didn't Shoot Himself a Negro
Knocked Down by Bear.
GEORGIA.
A board Of health is TO be organized at
Carrollt0n.
Abbeville wants a band. So does
Wrightsville.
The agricultural department has eK-
hausted its stock Of seed on hand for distri-
button.
The Presbyterians Of Decatur will soon
begin the erection Of a church to cost
$1,000.
The Griffin canning factory expects to
can the product of 500 acres Of tomatoes
this year
Matte Freeman, a colored woman, who
lives aboxt seven miles from Sandersville, is
charged with infaatlcide.
In few weeks every gate in Americas
will swing inward. This is the result OF an
ordinance passed by the city council Dec. 10.
J. l. Rogers and J. C. Yarbrough have
formed 8 coDartsership, and will open
furniture store at Abbeville in a few
Gays
The report that J. T. NJ. Cain OF Law
renceville killed himself with a shotgun,
after attempting TO do 50 with laudanum, il
appears is a mistake.
The Abbeville hotel has a regularly en-
ployed professional hunter, and pays him
$50 per month He supplies the hotel with
wild turkeys, ducks. SQUIRRELS, birds, etc.
The motors Of an electric car at Augusta
burned out Tuesday, setting fire TO the car,
and creating any amount Of excitement and
large amount Of smoke No one was
hurt.
At an election for first Lieutenant of the
Spalding Greys of Griffin, held Monday
night. Semmes Kell, son Of Adjutant
General j. d. kell, was unanimously elected
TO that position.
Two white boys, playing in an open field
near Brunswick, discovered the remains Of
a negro infant, that had probably been
horn few days ago. The body was sewed
in pillow case, stuffed with moss, and the
letters '.P. B. were marked in black on the
linen. No clew could be obtained as to the
parents OF the child, and the body was bur-
led where it was found.
The engine at the saw-mill Of Mathis g.
Co., in Wilcox county. exploded Monday
The fireman was drinking and let the water
get out OF the boiler and the explosion fol-
lowed. No one was seriously hurt. though
buildings close by were considerably bat
tered and torn up. The engine was a new
one, and had only been in use a short while.
Kit Warsbam, the slayer of Thomas Kul-
breath, is still at large. He has fortified
himself in the swamps Of the Ogeechee, and
defies arrest. He has several Winchester
rifles and revolvers, and is known to be in
the swamps, ten miles from Gibson. The
friends of the murdered man have offered
nd fba eaFa
will also offer areward, as the governor has
been appealed to.
A committee representing five Baptist as
sociations Of Southwest Georgia viii be in
Americas this week, for the purpose of
looking over the city and ascertaining the
desirability OF establishing female college
there The college is to be one of the Bap-
tist denomination, and is TO be founded to
give the girls in that section of the state an
opportunity to get higher education with
out going such distance as is now nec-
essary.
A special from Lacrosse to the Americas
Recorder says: There is a general revolt
ameng some Of the people Of Schley county
concerning the action OF the board Of edu-
cation The Ellaville school, with its hand
full Of scholars from a seesaw set of patrons
and lady teacher, is to get 500 per month,
while several other schools, which are much
receive from SS5 TO $40 per month. The
facts from the county school commissioner
would be Of interest to the people.
President s. d. Babcock, of the Boston.
Providence and New York railway, chair
man of the finance committee of the New
York Mutual Life Insurance Company.
director of the New YORK National Exs
change Bank, whose reputed wealth is
$l20, oo0, 600, is at Augusta. He came from
Ashevile with his family, and is stopping
at the Bon-Air hotel on the hill They
Will leave for Washington to-day. Presi-
dent Babcock is accompanied on the trip
by Frederick Cromwell, treasurer of the
New York Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany, who is several times a millionaire
himself. The trip is one Of pleasure only.
Abbeville Times: An amusing Incident
occurred on the streets of Abbeville last
wednesday morning. The Turk, closely
followed by his performing bear, was walk
ing down Main street when q burly negro
approached the Turk and engaged him in
conversation. The bear, who had
given evidence a short time before
OF Ill humor, suddenly sprang for
ward, raised himself on his launches and
dealt the negro heavy Highlander, fall
ing him violently to the ground. The negro
was up in second and rose running, nor
did he halt till out of breath, 200 yards
distant from where he collided with the
ground. A shock. a sprGin and shiver
were the only injuries sustained.