The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-01-05
ITEMS IN THREE STATES.
GEORGIA, FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA PIT IN TYPE.

The Crime OF the Bib County Negras
Pardoned by Gov. Northen-ILu Ma
con Evening News Fl hting for Fiv'
of the Consp racy Prisoners arbar
GUS Sport at Wilacoochee.
GEORGIA.
A. S. Dorsey of Athens died Friday night
Hon. r. c. Humber Of Millsdgeville con-
tinues qui sick.
A catam unit is killing fowl by wholesa''
on { e outskirts Of AmeIicuS
A movement is on foot looking toward
the organization Of lodge Of Odd Fellow
in Americus.
Tom Perry, q negro wanted in Dougherty
county I r horse stealing, was arrested al
Americas Friday but escaped.
Rev. J. Y. A len having resigned the
paseorate OF Johnston and Gresnville
churches, has resumed the practice Of law.
News came from Leesburg that State
Senator William c. ellis condition is much
improved and that be Will recover from bis
illness.
Lucy Jones tcolored) was accidentally
shot and killed with a pistol by a negro
named Cloud, at Reds station, in Bibb
county, Friday.
It's reported that Capt. Albert Winter
Will hO1u kct up q &AAl JAA0tsDi AiG OHA~
eteer of Americas, which will be full OF
statistics ard useful information.
The negro man, Nathan Lloyd, who,
while resisting arrest, was shot by Sheriff
Ennis, Of Baldwin county, near Meanwhile
last week, died in Jail at Eatonton Sunday
morning.
Miss Orrie Belle Patten of Willacoochee
has been rendered the position of
assistant teacher in the high school at
Waresboro, to take charge Of the music
and primary department
At Louisville Monday evening, just at
dark. A. B. Oates gin house, two bales of
cotton and cotton seed were burned. No
ginning had been done in a week, and @
burning was evidently the work OF an in-
cendiary.
Christmas eve night Dan NJ. Payne shot
and killed John {. Sawyer, at a country
frolic near Grangervile. Sawyer had hi
pistol drawn on Payne when he was shot,
and fell with it clasped in his hand The
verdict Of tie coroner's jury was justifable
homicide.
The skeleton of a man, with undecayed
hair, remnants Of 81, thes and small patches
of flesh, was found in Flint river sW amp,
near Americas, Friday by party of hunt
ers The skeleton To- ked as il the person of
whom 1t form d a part had not been, COM
paratively. ng dead
The barn Of Henry Hays, living on the
duBignon place, in the western part Of
Epson county, was destroyed by fire on
Christmas eve night He lost 2, 500 bushels
cotton seed, 1900 bundles fod Ter, 800 bushels
of corn and all his farming implements. He
had eighteen bales of cotton stored by, but
saved it all, though the bagging on some Of
it was seorched.
Thursday afternoon viii Marshall aud
Alec Sanders, two young white men of
Americas, were amusing themselves by
looking at an old pistol, which 10th sup
posed 10 be empty. Marshall pulle
trigger and a loud report was heard The
ball from the weapon whizzef through
Sanders thigh, aking an ugly and pam
ful though not sci ious wound.
Gordon Press: An admirer of the gentler
sex, In descrl bling q young lady visitor he
met at l.. w. Lees last Tuesday night, saws:
"Her eyes they looked like the windows Of
paradise thrown open; when she smiled little
cupids formed a halo around her head: her
teeth were rows of pearls and her voice like
the sweetest strains of an e Jlian harp; her
form is as perfect as a Juno's, and her sweet
gracious presence had such destinations
that feel thrills Of ecstacy even now.n He
had it bad.
Athens Banner: Some miles from Ath-
ems. in secluded locality almost entirely
clothed with luxuriaut vegetation, is a
quaint stone. II is shaped with a contour
strikingly similar to the human head, and
was evidently the work of some inexpert
craftsmen with rude implements. In al
most ilegible characters is this strange
inscriptions: 81. o. s. 1859. A Brave
Evidently some red skin warrior who has
gone to his happy hunting grounds lies
buried there.
Willacoochee was disgraced Christmas
Day by barbarouS gander pulling. A live
gander was tied to the limb of shade tree
with his head downward within easy reach
of man on horseback. The feat was TO
pull the ganderS head off while riding at
full speed on horseback. Wiley Howard, a
colored man, after many unsuccessful
attempts succeeded in getting the he ID of
the first gauder. No sooner was the frst
disposed of than second was prepared.
Finally Elisha Lott carried Off the second
doomed birds head.
Joe Lewis, a negro living on Dan Har-
rison's place, near Montezuma, decided to
have some fun Christmas day. He put on
an ugly false face, poked his head into the
door for the pur lose Of soaring his wife and
children. She gathered the little ones
around her and began to scream with fear
His sou, boy twelve years of age. held a
cap pistol in his hand, determined to pro-
tet his mother and little brothers and
sisters. threw it with the force of a Goliath
and struck his father on the head. He fell.
and could not speak for nearly two hours.
Dawson Journal: Judge R. r. Simm ms
bad narrow escene from a serious acct
dent on last Tuesday night. He was dr;v-
ing into town on Chlckasa whatchee street.
and was just on the bridge near the resi-
dsnce of s. A. Loyless, when he saw a negro
driving two-horse wagon ra idly toward
him. he called to the negro to stop, as he
was on the bridge. The negro paid no at
tentlon to him, but ran into his buggy.
Knocking the horse into the ditch a d
throwing Judge Simmons out on the edge
OF the fridge. fortunately the Judge was
only slightly bruised.
New an Herald: On the night of the
18th OF October 1t will be remembered at
Mr.. /. o. Chandler, a well-known Young
farmer of the third district, jumped from
passenger train on The Atlanta and VVes
Point road just before it reached the denot
at this pint and broke his leg. The
fracture proved to be serious one. and
though receiving the best surgical and
domestic at ention the di jointed member
refused to heal Inflammation finally set
IN and 1t became necessary to amputate the
limb. Blood poison soon followed and he
began t. decline rapidly. On "Wednesday
night OF last week he died.
Speaking of the conspiracy trial. in which
the clos ,ng arguments were made Saturday.
the Mac Egentng Ne,Cs says: eff be
NstCs was on the jury it would vote for the
conviction Of Burch and Clements, the two
men who confessed, and it would clear Lu-
her a ali H~s.- -