The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-14
GE0RGIA AND FLORIDA.
TdE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

at Augusta-The Daily Cash Receipt
of John Ryan-A Dodge County MAJ
in Uncomfortsbly Close Quarter
With a Snake-A Grizzly Bear Scare
GEORGIA.
Rabbits are damaging crops In SchleJ
county.
The operation of the telegraph line from
Geneva to TalDotton has been absndoneC
Tor the present.
A. w. Hunt has been presented with 6
diamond badge by the Augusta Lodge Of
Elks, which he was instrumental in organ
izing.
Hugh Inman of Atlanta wants to buy the
Central hotel property at Rome. II be
secures it be will build on it a business block
to cost $4,000
Mrs John Palmour, wife of Hon. John
Palmour of Jacksonville, fell and broke
one of the bones in her arm near the wrist
on Sunday last.
Gov. Northen aud Capt Bradwell will be
at Statesboro on July 4. They will be at
Pembroke on July 3, and will 90 from
there to Statesboro.
Some one fred three pistols shots in A.
H. McPherson's residence at Flowery
Branch night or two ago and then ran
away. No one was hurt.
Fields Martin. who lives near Flowerv
Branch, has worn coat only few times
since the surrender of Gen. Lee. He says
he feels more comfortable without one, no
matter how cold the weather is.
In Wilkes county a day or two ago a
negro woman was hurrying along q path
10 G place where some other negroes were
in difficulty, when she fell and became
unconscious. she fingered a few hours and
died.
At Kathleen, in Bibb county, Thursday,
Ros ert Glover a colored lad on the ulauta :
ton of c. B. Willinghan, twisted himself
10 ia swing End was choked TO death.
When found his knees were touching the
ground.
On Saturday morning last Mrs. Wiley
Harvey Of Gainesville awoke to find her
3~weaks-old babe dead by her side. Only a
short while before she had nursed it and
Tt appeared perfectly we'll She had then
dropped asleep, aud it Is supposed rolled
over or it
A young man in the neighborhood OF
Shewmake's mill, in Lau- ens county, while
fishing with dynamite Wednesday failed q
throw the cartridge into the water quick
enough, when it exploded blowing Off both
arms, tearing open his chest and literally
SCATTERING his head.
Thomas Cooper and wife, who live near
Flowery Branch, have four daughters.
sons, all OF their husbands being name l
William. and sll of them the youngest OF
the family, and all married on the third
Sunday III the month.
At Fo.t Valley Monday afternoon during
the thunder and rain storm lightning struck
the rear part Capt. A. II. Longs store,
tearing do an the chimney and that portion
of the honse The onl] er5ols in the store
at the time were Capt Long, DIR. Toomer
aud Don Howe, who fottGnately were IN
injured.
The Southern Mutual Acknowledgements
Company is the title OF the latest enterprise
in Augusta. Here are the gentlemen wins
have organized the Company: Capt. G. e,
Coffin, f. p Henry, Judge II. G. Ronev
Capt. Hardy Jackson, William E. jackson,
Thomss w. Alexander. E. T. Williams. J.
p. Verdery.
The negro William johnson, who is to be
hung IN Clark county soon has bad record
for murder. A gentlemen says johnson
has committed seven murders with the
same gun that he killed the negro with on
the Georgia, Carolina and Nort5ern rail.
road. Ii Is also reported that William ha;
served in the Dade coal mines.
AT Columbus, Thurs lay, Ebert Ramsey
and Ed Marion, two negroes, who in Feb
ruary last made an attempt to assassinate
and rob William Thomas, well-to-d negro
fish dealer who was KIN wa to have consii-
cradle monay with him, were convicted aud
sentenced by Judge Marin to tan year.
each, the jury being out only ten minutes
Eastman IfmeS>JoMrnaL. We learn thai
about week ago some fishermen seining in
a pond between DUBOIS and Dempsey il
this county, dragged out a sack containing
what they judged to be the re mains of an
infant. The sack was weighted down by q
car coupling link. The contents of the sacA
were so decayed that it was difficult to tel
what it was, but looked so suspicious as, il
the opinion OF some, to call for an investi
cation by the coroner.
CarroIlton Free Press: The lot of lane
upoa which Carroltou is built is 12S in the
Tenth district. 1t was purchased by tn
judges of the infel ior court of Carol
county from Henry Curtis, Nov. IA, 1929
for $3.50. The deed was made in January
1880. The court house was established il
January. 1880. 1t may not be generally
known that the first name of Carrolltor
was Troupsvile, and that it was change,
the next year to Car rollton.
At Macon some time ago a colored ma
named George A. Conner died. He left a
estate valued at $4,000 to $4,000 At tn
time Of his death he was living with
woman named Ann Conner, who, he said
was his lawful wife. Soon after the deaf
of Conner another woman named Eiiz
GODleE 6ppehr6Q On JIl5 SCeQ6 anu u0Elare
that she was the true aud lawful wife c
the deceased, aud that Ann Conner ha
never been lawfully married to him. Sui
has been brought TO determine who IS th
tine lawful wife and to whom the propert
belongs.
Rome Tribune: A rpmor was curreu
last night that a convict had been shot an
badly wounded ia the Fifth ward by
guard. Upon investigaz ion it appears the
several ladies were sitting on a CALLER
looking at the Changing, who were
worl. at the corner of Main and Cheroks
s:rests. when they saw negro convict fal
At the same moment dynamite blast ws
made ct rock bill up the street, and, as Il
report was made Just as the man fell, Il
spectators thought that be was shot.
was overcome with heat and was carried
the camp in a wagon.
For some weeks the 1S-months-old son
w. q. Edwards of Ioccoa had been vel
sick, but had been improving for two
three days. The father and mother wei
tireless in their attention to the little su
ferer Friday he poured out teaspoon
of medicine as he thought, from the baby
bottle, but in realty he gave his chi
Fowler's solution of arsenic. The mistat
was soon discovered and prompt measur
taken for its removal from the stomach al
relief of the child, but its long suffering b,
SO weakened the little fellows constitute
as to make il powerless before such dos