The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-10-01
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF The Two STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

WINES Shortage WITH the Alliance
Harry Brown Not TO Start Paper
A Boy Loses a Leg in an Elevator-A
Toe Amputated on Account OF a
Bunion.
A recruiting Office for the United States
army has been opened at Albany.
william Self, living near Greenville,
r;cIrs hatween 400 and 500 pounds OF cotton
daily.
,visitad Newman last week. MIR. Haas was
reared and spent his boyhood days in New
nan.
The Georgia Southern system began pay
ing off Monday. and the entire amount VI
salaries due up to Sept. 10 will no" be paid
at once
Cards are out announcing the approach
inc marriage of Young 5. B. Gray of Griffin
ana Miss Fannie E. Elder OF Macon on
Oct. Is.
There are one or two young men IN the
state university who dedicate all their spare
time to reading in the university library;
Their range of reading IS marvellous anu
sheir information varied and extensive.
Joe Bellsinger. who was formally en-
ployed as a tailor by &. E. Hinckley OF
Milledgeville, was arrested and taken back
from Macon Thursday on warrant OF MI.
Hinckley for larceny from the person. he
gave bond and is out.
j. w. White of Elberton, who has been
ut his fathers residence, at Athens con-
fined TO his room with OuniOn On the joint
of the foot and large toe of the very worse
form. had an operation performed tuesday
that resulted in the loss Of his toe.
Carrollton Times: Uucle Jesse Parrott
Of this county, who for some years has been
residing with his grandson, James Johnson,
died on Sept. p at the advanced age of lOl
years and months. He was born in Vir-
GINA in 1890, and when only years old his
parent moved to Jasper county, Georgia.
Jerry Bowen was, with a crowd of boys
ascending in the elevator of the Enterprise
mill, at Augusta. Tuesday. The boys were
at play. Bowen's leg was caught between
the flooring and the elevator and crushed.
DR.. Wright found it necessary to amputate
the leg above the knee. Bowen is about Il
years of age.
Col. Thomas DeWolf, enc of the first
newspaper men Columbus ever had, but
who has not been connected with the pres;
for many years as at Columbus Monday
en- route from, his farm at Box Springs &c
Cusseta, where he goes TO attend to some
business in court there. He is enjoying very
good health, considering his advanced age.
Little Jack Joiner, son of d. G. Joiner,
while driving Texas pony at Hawkinsville
Monday, was thrown from the road cart
end at the same time received kick on the
head, which broke the skull, part Of the
brain protruding therefrom, about a tea
spoonful being found in his hat when picked
up. There is but little hope of his recovery.
John Caswell of Hinesvllle had narrow
escape from serious if not fatal injuries last
week while engaged in shingling the court
house. He was standing on the scaffolding,
on which was also bundle of shingles,
when it suddenly gave way and precipitated
him and the shingles to the ground twenty
three feet He escaped with q few slight
bruises and e sprained ankle.
Henry County Weekly: Mr.. Thomas
Fields has perhaps the most aged peafowl
in existence, being now SO years old. 1t is
so nearly blini that it has to be fed entirely
by hand, and frequently has to peck several
tunes before striking the desired object
With this exception he is all right aud bids
fair for sometime yet. One of Mr.. Fields
neighbors has a gander 81 years old.
Harry Brown denies that he is to start an
alliance paper at Atlanta. 1t was said that
the Lecturer was TO be startad to raise
money to keep the alliance lecturers in the
field, the money for that purpose having
given out. This is not the fact, however.
The lecturers are Withdrawn for the
TO gather their cotton, and not be called
from their work to attend these meetings.
Eatonton Messenger: Frank Leverett
went to Savannah last week TO arrange
with the Central railroad for a special train
from Macon TO Eatonton during the fair.
He found that Mr.. Hardwick was in At
lauta. and TO Atlanta he went, only to dis
cover that Mr.. Hardwick had left. HI
managed, however, through a Savannah
epaDtlanan IN ogat "a cobaInia aud thara viii
be special train Thursday and Friday x
the fair.
One OF the most prominent characters o
the great Voolfolk trial in Macon was ar
old negro named Jack DuBose, who tried
TO make it appear that he was the guilt
party. The old Negroes mind was unbal
anced, however, and no attention was pai
70 his rawlings. A short time after tn
Voolfolk trial DuBose was found 10 be
lunatic and the consequence was that
was sent to the asylum in Milledgeville
Now he has escaped from there.
A singular but very pleasant piece O
good fortune has just happened to Mr.
Bluthenthal of the firm Of Bluthenthal 4
Bickart OF Atlanta. Ten years ago, in
little town in Arkansas, where he was the
residing, he lost the engagement ring h
had given his wife. Search was mad
everywhere for it, but with no success
house was rented to another party. A wee
ago the ring was found in the yard, an
Monday he received 1t by express. IL
Just as it was when he lost it, except tina
the sand had cut into it little. OF cours
he was rejoiced.
Two of the boys Of Athens, at late hou
one night recently, in a secluded alley, darl
ened by large building, fought almost {
the death. The encounter was an exceed
ingly desperate one. No weapons, not eve
knife, were used by either of the con
batants. One lone spectator witnessed
from a window, the terrible struggle. Bio
after blow followed each other in rapid sue
cession. There we're no screams, as theI
was no time for them. and the combatan'
seemed to he too gritty for such childish
ness. The struggle continued until breai
was almost gone, and then it ceased. The
were young, and fought with the hot bloc
of youth boiling i'll their veins. Fortunate
neither of them was killed, but it was
desperate battle. 1t is not known VIII
caused the fight
Macon Erening NeloS: Nellie Austin
In more hot water. It will be remembers
that Nellie came TO Macon from Charlie
ton many months ago with hair so red az
straight and complexion so freckled al
white, that she was mistaken for viii
woman. This hair Of auburn hue and SIX
of freckled whitenesS has made life burdE
for Nellie. In spite of the fact that Il
chief of police of Charleston says she
colored, in spite Of her own earnest pr
testations, and in spite of the ia