The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-01-13
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

suit compromised.
GEORGIA.
David Stephens, while cutting wood at
Albany Saturday, chopped his foot half in
two.
H. +. Fongine died at his residence in
Meriwether county Friday, after a brief
illness.
At Darisn, Saturday. Charlie Reeves, the
one-armsd negro who was sentenced by
Judge FaIligant TO be hanged on Jan. IS,
professed conversion and was baptised by
Rev. Robert AiffiiD, pastor in charge Of
the colored Baptist church Of Darien.
Mrs L. Miskoskie, a tailoress. was tried
for assault ana battery at Columbus Satur-
day. Tho crime is said TO have been com
mitted on the person Of a woman who bad
made remarks rejecting on her character.
The jury returned verdict Of not guilty.
Henry Findlater, a young son of George
Findlater, a well-known farmer OF Muscogee
county, was painfully injured by the explo-
sion OF beer bottle containing powder,
which was accidentally ignited. His face
and hands are badly cut by fragments OF
glass.
Marvin johnson, aged IA years. son OK
Ordinary johnson Of Flovd county, was
shot In the head by Mrs. T. L. Cornelius
and seriously Injured at Rome Saturday
night. He was endeavoring TO deliver gro
ceries at q late hour and was mistaken for
burglar.
Athens Ledger: There is person in town
who has such power that when looking at
one he or she becomes conscious of very
peculiar sensation. Even whoa these eyes
look at one from the rear he becomes con-
scious of a presence and turns around as IL
charmed.
A new academy hes been established near
the residence Of Cicero Daniel in TussahBw
district, Henry county, the deeds for which
were made out aRd turned over to the
board of trustees last Tuesday. The
trustees expect to have the building COM
pleted and the school open by Feb. /.
VIM. Miller, the mail carrier from
McDonough TO Beersher, has received
instructions from the postoffics department
at Washington to survey his route on by
Kings and Salamem camp grounds to Con-
yers, with a view Of extending it TO that
place. 1t is thought that the extension will
be made at once.
A riot occurred at the Twelfth election
precinct in Miller county, in which a white
man named James Bailey shot and in
stantly killed negro named Jonas Benton
A 3S-caliber pistol ball entered the left eye.
going through his head, the brains running
out at the front and back of his head.
Bailey made his escape.
A man and woman, whose names are I'M
known, came to the Western and Atlantic
depot at Cartersville on Saturday, carrying
dead baby. II had died during the night
at a house in town where they were stop
ping, and, crazed by grief, they went away
from the house. Both were penniless. and
list was started and money raised TO get
coffin and send them to their home at Fair
mount
Cumming Clarion: On Friday night
four prisoners confined in the jail at this
place succeeded in making their escape.
They were left in charge Of n. 4. Harris by
Sheriff Tinsley, who had carried Will Col
Inns 70 Dawson county. for his trial. It is
evident that they bad outside help in max
ing their way out. Mr.. Harris fed them as
usual that night and saw nothing amiss,
but next morning empty cages gree ed his
appearance-the birds had flown. The men
confined were two Roper boys and two
Hawkins boys, charged with being impH-
Gated in burglary
Cumming Clarion. On Saturday evening
there occurred one Of the most heart rem
dering accidents we have ever heard of In
long time. The unfortunate victim was
thS 5 months old baby Of p. w. Green,
who lives five miles southeast of town.
Mrs. Green had tied the baby in a chair
before the fire and went about her house
hold duties. The string by which the child
was confined in the chair broke and IL
pitched headlong into the glowing Goals
and ashes. Mrs. Green did not discover
the child until too late to save it When
pulled out its face was burned to q Crisp
The baby fingered until Monday before
il died.
Tom Crenshaw, collector of internal rev.
enue under President Cleveland, and known
20 every politician and almost every
body else in Georgia, tells the
following story; What would you think
OF a train running right through drove of
mules, killing sixteen of them. aud the train
passing on without any accident and with
out the necessity of stopping except to find
out what damage had been done TO the
mules. That was the case l looked into
some time ago. Sixteen mules had been
killed in less time than sixteen seconds, and
yet not one of the bodies fell on the track.
They were, OF course, thrown every way
imaginable, but the mule catcher, as it was
IN this case, did its work we'll and the train
was not impeded. Ii seemed a miraculous
escape from very serious accident.
Griffin Call: About two weeks ago it
was stated through these columns that a
burglar had entered our domicile and car
ried on, among other things, a parlor rifle
the property Of Master Henry Sawtell. The
little fellow lamented his loss daily, and
never banished the thought OF burglars
from bis mind while awaSe, and dreamed
VI sAoh uSkh WLIte asleep. A week
ago last night he dreamed his rifle was in
the garden, but regarding the matter as
merely dream gave the matter no
thought On the Monday night fol-
lowing he dreamed again that his
gun was in the garden, the muzzle sticking
IN the ground near the fence This dream
so impressed him that he related it to his
mother, when the little fellow was induced
TO investigate the matter. Taking a straight
line to where he had seen it in his midnigh Int
slumbers, his search was rewarded by find
ing his gun as described above. The bur
glar. while passing through an opening in
the fence, his arms filed with plurder, had
let fall the rifle and proceeded on his Jour-
ney without discovering his loss.
Macon Telegraph: The somewhat noted
land case of Mrs. Annie P. Tarvsr VS.. the
New England Mortgage and Security Com.
pany was settled Saturday by a compro-
mise satisfactory to both parties. A decree
was taken in the federal court yesterday
morning providing for the payment of a
specified sum to Mira Tarver and confirming
the titles OF the property in the defendants
and their successors The settlement of this
case, which is important as involving 16, QUO
acres of land in Twiggs county, has been
brought about by the indefatigable efforts
of COL Thomas p. Stovall, vice president
Of the Union Real Estate Trust COMPANY
of New York. After much industrious
effort, Col. Stovall has succeeded in
bringing about compromise which does
away with endless litigation and settles
and for all he to- h.