The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-11-01
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF The TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

of Powder - A frightened Mule
Drives a Wagon S1alt Into It's
preast and Dies-A Shooting ARRAY
at Cairo-Death at los Years.
GEORGIA.
John c. Green is the new chief Of the
Brunswick fire department
Walker Bats Of Smithville was killed
Friday at bis home by being thrown from
Texas pony.
Bears are said to be plentiful and are de-
stroying many hogs in the Altamaha
swamp near Gardi.
Wesley is the name of q new postofiice
established in the upper part Of Oconee
county az Bells mill OF the Appaiachee
river.
Mrs. Rush Irwin bas been appointed vice
president for Campbell county Of the " Be
sSre Breakfast Club Mrs. ". II. FELTON,
is state president.
7. JEFF Messer was fatally injured by
being thrown from wagon by runaway
mule at Fort Buffington, Cherokee county,
few days ago.
Joshua Daughty, a prominent cotton
factor of Augusta, will move 70 New York
in the spring to become executive officer OF
q company now forming
A negro woman at Henderson sent her
little girl TO a room for some sugar cane and
she set the bed on fire. She attempted TO
get the bed out of doors and stopped up the
door so two children could not get out.
House, children ana all were burned up.
John Childs of Rome received a telegram
from Cincinnati Thursday stating that his
mother had been sound asleep fifty-eight
hours, nearly two days and half. This IS
probably caused by the late serious illnes
which she Is just getting over.
In Fannin superior court last week Judge
Gober fined the guards who let Samuel +.
Stanly and his son. John, get away from
them 800 each or twenty days in Cherokee
jail. Stanly and his son had been sentenced
to twelve and eighteen months respectively,
on the chain-gang for stabbing.
Robert Veiwig, a German gentleman
from the north. has pur chased q tract OF
1000 acres of land near GooiwinsVille from
G. II. Peacock ard others, and is prsperiog
90 open a stock and fruit farm on large
scale. Mr. Veiwig has already moved TO
the place, bringing with him six or eight
German families
Annie Brady, who says she has been
living with her aunr Mrs. Daultry at Tai
lapoosa, was found crying on whitehall
street at Atlanta Thursday by Patrolman
Chandler, and was carried TO police head
quarters and turned over to Chief Connolly.
She is just l9 years old, says she was ruined
by her cousin, and sent to Atlanta.
Oscar Swafford, the young man who
broke into the postofiice at Arnold, near
the line Of Cherokee and Milton counties,
and stole therefrom stamps and money to
the value of 81 a few months ago, pleaded
guilty to the charge last week and was
sentenced to thirteen months imprison-
ment in the penitentiary at Columbus. o.,
and to pay a fine Of 800 aud costs
George Hill had the misfortune Wednes-
oil
plantation near Brownwood, together with
the entire contents, consisting of six bales
seed cotton, gin and machinery, the press
and about 800 bushels of cotton seed also
his barn, situated near the ginss house, and a
quantity Of fodder therein. The fire is sup
posed to have been caused by a match in
the cotton that was being ginned. There
was no insurance.
Jesup Sentinel: The men who are selling
ranges through this section lost fine mule
In peculiar manner Friday morning. The
animal, with several others, were In the
Hotel st. Paul lot, where the wagons were
also standing one with the tongue elevated
The mule became frightened at something
and charged wildly about the yard, running
on the tongue with such force as to drive
the iron-bound end about eight inches into
Its breast. The blood spuTted from the
wound in torrents, and after plunging
wildly about the lot for a minute or two the
animal fell and died almost instantly.
Montezuma Record: z. s. Richardson
is the president of the colored alliance OF
Georgia. When R. NJ. Humphrey, white
man, and president Of the national colored
alliance, issued his edict for the negroes t
strike for 81 per 100 for picking cotton
Richardson advised the colored alliance.
men to pay no attention to it. He gave al
reason, and sensible one, too, that thu
farmers could not pay 81 a hundred fol-
picking cotton when it brought only anC
"a cents pound in the market. For thi
Humphrey advised r. r. Robertson q
PrenticevIlle not to send any more quar-
terly reports to Richardson.
Madison Mddisonidn: The following
letter was recently received by j. W. Smell
ings OF this city from a colored boy Wit
wants job. We publish it Just as it i
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Hartwell Sun: johnson Allen is a we'll to
10 anu CIeVer negro nVlng about three mile
east Of Hartwell. On Saturday last he wa
in Hartwell on business His wife left tn
house for short while, leaving three sma
children, the smallest about Is month
old, and the oldest only few years old
who can't talk OF understand YER
well. In the yard 10 a well which was no
covered. 1t is supposed that the older chill
had the baby in its arms and while lookin
into the we'll let the baby fall out of its arm
into the well. When the mother came HON
the baby was missing. When asked wher
the baby was the older child could not ex
plain, but went to the well and made dc
monsrration which led to an examination
the well, where the baby was fouu
drowned.
Hartwell Sun: Uncle Tom Sanders MOI
genera ally known as Kit Sanders died G
his home near Hartwell on Sunday last
Uncle Tom was a remarkable man in man
respects. He was los years old {
bis death and had full hea
of hair, which was as black as raven. I
lived in simple way and but few times i
his life did be leave his farm. 1t is said til
last time he was out of his county was iu
before the war, when he made visit
Elberton. He was truly honest, conscier
tious and religious in all his communica
tions with his fellow man. he never ha
but one law suit in the whole of his Ion
life and that, it is said, lasted ten years an
resulted IN indicating him in his positio