The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-03
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF TIE Two STATES
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Rumors Of a Riot at Miiien-Depu'S
revenue Collectors Narrowly Escape
Assass nation at the Hands OF a
priv of Moonshiners "A Fatal
shooting ARRAY at Logsnsville-
GEORGIA
Fort Gaines Chronicle Chief Williams
smokes a pipe that be swears was purchased
s. the year 1854
K ]. Davis, who lives about ten mhes
from Darien, raised on one acre Oh Ianu 81
bushels of sweet potatoes
NJ Cook a bricklayer Of Thomasville,
was found dead on the railroad tIacA near
Hahira day or two ago.
LISA truthful saying that people in Tay-
ior county live to a good old age. A little
son Of MI. aud Mrs Eugene o. Garrett has
five grandmothers now hying-t"o grand
mothers two great-grandmothers and one
great-great-grandmoth
The female Ministries played at Albany
despite the prohibition Of the city council.
The manager secured the consent OF toe
aldermen on an assurance that the show
was not obscene. Police we're In attend
ance but found no cause 20 interfere.
lanes Swords, IA years old, son of A. J.
Swords Of Iogansville. shot and MORALLY
wounded q son of Joseph Still OF that place
Saturday night. One theory of the affair
ia that il was an unprovoked assault with
intent to murder. Another is that Swords
was justi6able.
Eatonton Messenger: 1t is not probable
that the proposed dummy line between
Eatouton and Madison will be built soon II
its construction DEFENDS upon even a small
subscription by Putnam. We believe a
syndicate agrees to furnish 10000 each. In
a more prosperous year Putnam might sub
scribe $4,000 but at present she will have
to forego that pleasure.
DIR. Mcaaifey Of Snellville returned to
Lawrenceville last Saturday and surren-
dered. He was required to give $3.50 bail or
90 to Jail to ans the charge Of kidnap-
ing. He succeeded in doing so at night,
Thomas Shell becoming his surety. The
trial has been set for Dec. 9. at Logausville.
The girl he carried away is in Colorado. so
be says. He is apt to get from four to seven
years in the penitentiary unless the girls
mother relents. which is now improbable.
There's q stampede among the sporting
fraternity in Macon, and all because Judge
Miller has taken hand in the game Three
well-known sports are now in Jail for hav-
ing played cards and come In contact with
Judge Miller, and the outlook is that the
limit has not yet been reached. In the
superior court Monday morning Pierce
marx anu JUG OhtLS. ObIu WolA kuOWu Al
sporting circles, were put on trial for
gambling. Each entered a plea Of guilty,
and made statements trying to exonerate
themselves. The judge ordered them to pay
fine of $3.50 each or serve a year on the
chain-gang.
Atlanta Herald. Deputy Collector Spence
and Deputy Marshals o. j. Reynolds and
A. NJ. Burrell were riding along in the
Nantahala mountains about 2:30 O'Clock.
When about two miles from the supposed
situation OF dIstilery, they met six men
with lanterns. When the officers passed one
of the party said: Yes. by -; there's the
revenue now" They showed no disposition
to attack the officers at that time. The
deputies left their horses at house near by
and continued on their search for the dis
tillery. Daylight broke and no distillery
had been found. The deputies continued
their search until about O'clock when they
started to return for their horses. They
had gone only few steps when some one
was heard TO remark in a loud voice
- EN-, they've been here. Here:
their tracks," The officers peered through
the bushes and saw, few hundred fee
away. ten armed men. The deputies haC
started down the road on their return anC
would have been obliged to pass by the
armed moonshiners, and would probably
have all been shot down. A horn was heard
20 blow and the moonshiners quickly sepa'
rated, while the officers, luckily for them
selves, got away without having been seen
The deputies were afterwarLh informe | al
the armed moonshiners had intended to KIN
any revenue officers who attempted to raiC
still.
A special to the Macon Euening Neos
from Wavnesboro says: Information ha
reached here of the full details of riot a
Millin, on the line Of Burke AM
Screven counties. The matter seems to hav
been kept quiet until a general repor
brought the matter before the public. TIL
trouble started Wednesday night by severa
citizens combining and going frs to tn
hotel and demanding the payment Of deb
due one OF the party. Arrangements wer
made for the payment by the landlady be
coming responsible. Then Reuben William
and Louis Bateman. with three other
whose names cannot be obtained, wore visite
and beaten numerically. Reuben Will
Jams had one eye put out, and one of tn
other men was horribly mutilated. Anothe
of the negroes is in a dying condition ant
another reported this evening by the u
train as being dead. The beating of tn,
negroes is said to have been most bruta
and horrible. No arrests have been mad
yet. The town has only one marshal, bu
six men have been patrolling the town II
watch the property, as the negroes swor
they would have vengeance by burning tn
town. Reports from Millen are that non,
of the men were disguised, and connec
some OF the very best men In the tow
with the preparation Of this brutality.
Is said the beating occurred on the Burk
side of the county line. As our grand jur
convenes next week the matter will ba in
vestigated. A gentleman who was
Millen Tuesday said upon his return her
that Parnell, Sawyer and Dick Parker wer
reported to have run away. The motiv
for beating these negroes some say was &c
the non-payment of debts they oweC
Others are equally positive that the bea
ing was caused by information given abou
parties who were running blind tigers i
Millen, and the prosecutions that are to TO
low upon their information.
FLORIDA.
Wood is hauled distance Of nine mil
and sold in Fernandina at 81 per cartloaC
The Second Florida United States Cavall
expects to meet at New Troy in reuni IN c
Dec. 8.
Valley Fl. Marcy has become editor al
rr0nriaror 0f the VoIusin G0untu Horn