The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-02-26
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

Losses and Insurance by the Fire q
Brunswick = Negro Rioters Try tC
Break Jail at Elberton-A Boy o.
Twelve Years Found Drunk at Au
Rusta.
GEORGIA.
The Rome National and Merchants Ma,
tonal Bank Of Rome have consolidated.
Martha Kinyard, a negro woman, held
on the charge of larceny, gave birth 10 a
boy in the jail at Augusta Monday night
Judge Bell of jackson has issued mar
riage license to Samuel Thomas, aged 81
and Henrietta Lyle, aged So They ar'
colored.
Willie Synder Of Rome has gone to Sar
Marcos, Tex, to be present at the trial 81
his father, George II. Snyder, who killed
his wife tlere some time ago.
Three hundred thousand dollars has been
offered for the Napier place in Vineville
consisting OF $50 acres in the suburbs of Ma
con. TINS offer does not include the family
dwelling.
The negroes in Americas are 50 anxious
10 secure the negro college for that city
that they have subscribed most libsrally to
the fund for that purpose, without calling
on their friends among the whites for cent
Mrs. J. DAVIS, wife Of a contractor on
the Georgia, Carolina and Northern rail
road, attempted to commit suicide at Law
rencsyille Tuesday by hanging herself. I'm
happy domestic relations caused the at
tempt.
c. Juurdan, who was beaten by Wesley
King and Henry Jackson at Frazer's Gross
ing last Thursday, has lost his mind. His
skull was fractured. and he is suffering from
conclusion Of the brain. His recovery Is not
probable.
4 narfv Of Tuu1btn o10rtsy,a,, xrn.o ,,,t
shooting doves in baited field, Tuesday
and NJ. K. Monk was shot in two places at
short range, in the hand and in the cheek
the latter painful wound, and dangerously
close 10 the eye.
Thomas L. Swift, wholesale and retail to-
bacco dealer, No. Is South Broad street.
Atlanta, has assigned TO A. +. Fleming.
The failure is due TO the stringency of the
market and the condition of the roads in
the country making collections very slow
and unsatisfactory.
On Friday last man who is operating
Single mill near johnson on the Savan-
nah, Americas and Montgomery road,
had his coat sleeve caught in the
betting, which pulled his arm off from
his shoulder. He fingered until late Satur-
day night when he died
John L. Sullivan passed through Augusta
Tuesday en- route from Columbia 10 Macon.
He was drunk and attract ed great Nd
TO Schneider's, where he "set em up" to all
corners. He did not impress his beholders in
his beastly state as very nice gentleman
or one whose society was desirable.
At Brunswick, Tuesday, while Abe Fields.
an aged negro, was eating breakfast, he
suddenly stopped. and in a few moments
rolled from the chair to the floor dead. He
had been complaining for some time, but
as he was over eighty years Of age his death
was ascrIbed to old age and an investigation
was considered unnecessary.
A party Of dwarfs passed through Craw-
fordvile last Sunday, en- route for Atlanta.
The party consisted Of one woman and three
men. Two of the mems weights were about
sixty pounds, and their age between 40 and
10 years. The other man weighed only forty
seven pounds and looked to be about IS
years old. The woman was about 40 years
of age.
Mrs. Agnes Marshall, the mother of
Supt. Marshall, Of the Savannah, Americus
and Montgomery railroad, died at the resi-
dence OF her son at Americus, Monday, of
heart disease. aged 81 years. This is a
second sad bereavement TO Mr.. Marshall, as
bis wife died only two weeks ago, leaving
several small children TO their grand
mothers care.
Ira Cliff, gentleman from Connecticut
and after so1ourn of day or two mani /.
Tested such strong symptoms OF insanity
that a writ of lunacy was sworn out before
Judge s. w. Smith, and the jury found a
verdict accordingly. Mr.. Cliff was placed
IN the hands of an attendant, and was taken
on his way homward where he will be
turned over to his family.
At Elberton Friday night five of the ne
gro ringleaders in the riot OF Feb. 16 made
an attempt TO break jail. Removing a
large portion of the inner wall, and leav-
leg only one block OF stone 70 be removed.
fifteen minutes work would have set them
at liberty. But from some cause they did
not get out. A crack in the outside wall
gave them away, and Sheriff Chandler
promptly transferred them to dungeon.
Martha Brown, negro woman living
near Buffers creek, at Augusta, went GRAVY
some time ago, bat as her frenzy did not be-
tray any violence nothing had been done
with her. On Sunday night, however, her
malady took different form and she at
tempted TO kill her infant. She was pre-
vented by her husband aud neighbors, but
since that time has been dangerous, aud it
was thought best to send her to the asylum.
Bud johnson, white boy 12 years of age,
was carried TO the police..barracks at Augusta
Tuesday in a state of beastly intoxicatiop.
his mother was sent for and she went i'm.
medlately 70 the court house, where she
found her boy lying on a pallet in drunken
stupor. She sat by his side all night. The
police are investigating the matter, and
when they find the party who sold him the
hquor they are going to make it hot for
him.
In the southern part of Crawford county.
on Feb. IA, Nicely Bowman, who was crazy
from drink, struck Stephen Barber on the
head three blows, which crushed his skull
In three places. The wood ak was the
weapon used. Bowman is in KuoxviUe
jail to await the action of the next term of
the superior court, which conyenes the
third Monday in March. The murdered
man was good citizen, and leaves wife
and eight little children.
A negro woman living near Albany.
while chopplng meat, happened 10 the mis-.
fortune or having piece of bone fly out
from the mass and become imbedded
directly in the pupil of her eve. She
neglected IL until 1t became 80 painful that
she consulted a physician. Even his in
structions were disreg ardsd, and now from
constant rubbing thereof, and the con-
sequent irritation produced thereby. her
eye has swollen to gigantic size, and there
Is but little hope OF regaining her eyesight.
A Macon commercial traveller who has
recently been on tour of the counties of
Emanuel and Montgomery says that there
are 1000 barrels Of fine homemade Georgia
ribbon cane syrup is these counties which
have no market of sale. It can't be dis
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