The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-10-02
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
TIE NEWS OF TIE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

In -"
A Na.rro Dr;ver From Her Room a
Night by a Plucky Woman With
pistol-Nesroes Transported Like
Cattle Refuse to Proceed on Theil
.Jonrney-A Slick Scheme for Collect
ing Debt.
GEORGIA.
To Jnige Sheer arrives at Macon 10 time
chs limited States court will convene Mon
day.
DR. William c. Asher, one of the best
t-nown. nhysicians in Atlanta, died from
apoplexy Wednesday.
Hon. Patrick Walsh Of Augusta denies
the ruusor that he has been asked by the
COMMITTEES of 100 to run for mayor OF
Augusta
The case against Mr. Boozer, the Atlanta
broker arrested on q charge OF cheating and
swindIing. has been settled and the warrant
Z Withdrawn.
The Wadley Express is the latest Georgia
newspaper enterprise. IL is an eignt-page.
f1ve-column paper, and IL IS wen eolVeu ny
w. B. Mincey of that place.
J.H. Wilson Of Griffin has sold mis- 200
acre farm near Miner to Patrick Shivers
for "a. 600 cash, and will commence build
ing on his lot in West Griffin at an early
day.
Dawson Journal: Charles NJ Harris and
and family of Gross Roads we're poisoned
one day this week by cake which they had
eaten. 1t made them deathly sick, and Mr..
Harris had several hemorrhages. DIR. Las
sitter was called in aud succeeded In reliev-
ing them. Two servants were also attacked
IN the same way. DR.. Lassiter thinks that
the poisoning was caused by desicated cocoa
nut used in the cake.
Col. r. T. Nesbitt, commissioner Of agri-
culture, delivered an address at Hazelhurst
Tuesday, in the academy, to q large aud
enthusiastic audience, composed Of the
farmers of Coffee and Appling counties, on
the subject Of agriculture. AT the close of
the speaking. upon motion, the entire con-
gregation, by a rising vote, rendered the
colonel their thanks for his speech and
presence. He leaves for Douglass and other
points in Coffee, Ware and Irwin. where he
win speak.
A novel sale took place at police head
quarters at Columbus Wednesday. Maria
Jones, a negro woman. was fined 50 80 for
disorderly conduct To raise the money to
pay her fine she sold her child to Robert
Freeman, giving him the following docu-
ment, duly signed, aud witnessed by Sergts
Gray and Watts: II hereby give my child,
Effie May Watson, to Robert Freeman
until | pay him So 50. (Signed) Maria
Watson" Freeman took the child and
went his way rejoicing.
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
ere holding meeting in Atlanta for the
purpose of fixing a scale Of wages for the
next year. The following delegates are at
tending the meeting: j. r. Stelts and e..
r knight from Savannah, j.. S. PInion
from Chattanooga, Tenn, j. e. Killian
from Charlotte, N. c., ID. G. McAriister
Columbia, s, c., F. w. Mosby, BirmTng-
ham, Ala, w H. Mayo, Asheville, s. O.,
Il. H. Ward. Columbus, w. e. Galloway,
Macon, A. F. Fitch, Atlanta, c. B. Rea,
Atlanta, g. L. Jones, Columbus. Miss
TIE Governors Horse Guards, through
Capt. John A. Miller, have written the gov
ernor, asking that they be allowed to with
draw from the First Georgia battalion. The
Iroup Huzzars have also sent In a similar
request. Both companies want an indie
pendent organization, for the reason that
there are but three companies in the battaI
Ion, they are far apart, and since Col Mil
Lodges resignation, they have no colonel
The three companies In the bait lion are tn
Governors Horse Guards, the Troup HUI
Ears and the Gordon Troop. The governo
will in all probability grant the request.
Monroe Nelos If ever there was a bruta
crime, it was the shooting of old Tom Rain
water on the night Of Sept. "a While sic
IN bed with fever, where he had lain 10
two months, some assassin crept to hi
cabin and fired through the crack. TIL,
weapon used was shotgun, and the sho
took effect in the negroes head and breast
putting out one eye at the time. and vir
tualy destroying the sight OF the other, ant
badly mutilating his nose. Rainwater ma,
die The shooting occurred on John Hern
don's plantation near Herndonville. Henri,
Herndon lcolored), who had had a fal1ll
out with Rainwater, was arrested.
Jim Long. a negro, is locked up at To
station house at Atlanta charged with al
son. Two weeks ago a little cabin on Ran
dolph stree was partially burned, and In tn
house was the negro Long. The house wa
insured in his name with W. w. Haskell 4
Co to the amount of $500 Witnesses sa
that when the fire was discovered the doc
was broken open and he was found awake
As they entered he exclaimed: - yot
II had my pistol you could't come in Xix
that" Afterward he stated that he hear
the scratching OF a match in the next room
but didn't investigate. The detective
think that they have a sure case againS
him.
Late in the afternoon CT Sept %, at.A.
g. Wrtght's camps, contractors on tn
grade of the Georgia. Carolina and Norther
railroad. five miles from Noroross, Da
Akens, his wife aud another woman wer
walking along the country road, all havin,
been drinking. Two pistol shots wer
heard, and the woman, who was in the rea
OF Dan and his wife, looked up and saw Da
shooting his wife. The bullets entered tn
woman's side and caused instant dealt
Dan ran off. lie wore a black coat,
slouch hat, was OF dark, ginger cake color
about five feet high, weighing 1856 pound:
and looks to be about "a years old. Their
is an opening between his front upper teet
as II one had been extracted. The mui
dered woman's remains were taken {
Grover. n. c.
City Warden Hunter Of Atlanta. VIII
acts as policeman whenever the oecasio
presents itself, made one of his old tim
breaks day or two ago He found til
man who came here to superintend th
building Of the Grady monument workin
without license. Warden Hunter at one
went TO work to make a case.n Charl
fNorthen was told about the matter, an
Mayor Hemphill was called upon 70 inter
cede. Warden Hunter was persuaded b
the mayor to desist. and the contractS
weht on with the work The Grady monI
ment committee thought after the conseI
"a of the Atlanta Consolidated Street Ca
- Company had been obtained that all wotll
be we'll, but there came there being fires
trouble when Jumbo took hand.
Athens Banner: A pole was standing 0
the corner of DR.. Orr's lot from which SCI
eral guy wires ran out to the trolly wire (
the electric street railway. A negro ma
named Willis Span was at work for NJ
Abel, who has the construction part of Il
electric line in charge He was on TOP {
this pole and was Tightening the guy wire
y at Nha ! ~