The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-04-09
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

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A Negro of Rome Given Poisoned
whisky-A Pioneer in the Settle
ment Of Cumming.
GEORGIA.
Fruit in Carroll county has probably
been killed by the freeze.
The citizens Of Carrollton are enthusiastic
over the prospects of the new cotton seed
oil mill and guano factory, and business is
booming.
At Athens, Saturday, a mule was put up
for auction and was knocked OF at 81 15
This is the lowest price a mule ever sold at
IN Athens.
In row at Carrollton, Sunday night,
Bob Hollingsworth (coloredl split open the
head of Anthony Dorsett (colored) with an
ak Dorsett is almost sure to die.
r. II. Wootten, who has for many years
been the agent of the Southern Express
Company at Milledgeville, has given up the
position, and George Haas has been APP
pointed agent.
While his family were at supper Tuesday.
7. M. Highto wer Of Dublin went into an
adjoining room and shot himself in the head
and died in two hours. His mind was badly
affected from the drink habit.
]. n Booth Of Athens lost a valuable
horse Monday by drowning. The horse was
hltched to buggy AMI broke loose and
drowned. The animal was worth $3.50
At an informal meeting of Abbeville
business men last Wednesday, steps we're
taken to organize a Land and Improve
ment Company with a $4,000 capitol.
Twenty five thousand was subscribed on
the SPOT.
Last Saturday night II. s. Lansdell Of
the Rome branch Southern Travellers Asso-
citation instituted branch at Chattanooga,
Iann with tEPDtV u1arnh hers He raD0rfa
a growing interest in the association, and
says that in a short time the Chattanooga
branch will have 100 members.
Hamp. Cook Of Milledgeville came very
near losing his life by poison last Wednes-
day. He was at Lugands marble works
and put some of the acid used for cleaning
marble in his mouth, thinking he would
clean his teeth with marble dust Antidotes
were promptly administered and be was
relieved.
Augusta Irishmen are against Parnell.
AT the regular meeting OF the Augusta
branch CT the Irish national league, resolu-
tions TO that effect were adopted after sew
eral gentlemen had made speeches on the
subject, among them being Messrs. Null.
helm, Gouly, Mullarky, Sherifs O'Connor
and others.
The Adele Frost company went to pieces
at Columbus Monday. They have been
playing to poor business ever since they
entered the south, and there has been great
dissatisfaction on account OF bad manage
ment Mis- Frost and three of her COM
pany have returned to New York. The re-
naming members have formed a company,
and will play the balance Of the week in
Columbus.
At Columbus Monday while Edward
Harris, young white man employed at
Swift's mill, was engaged in working a
picker his hand become entangled in the
machinery and was literally torn TO pieces.
The entire hand was ground up and almost
severed from the arm. Dr.. J. II. Sims was
called in and found it necessary to ampu-
tate the wounded member. 1t was taken OF
just above the wrist.
Rome Tribune: A negro named Pompey
Kennedy, who lives on West First street, is
very sick man, on account of having
drunk some poisoned whisky on Sunday
Kennedy got the liquor from a negress
named Nellie Pryor. Ten minutes after
drinking the whisky he was taken suddenly
i'll and exhibited all the symptoms of poison
ing. His stomach became swollen to an alb
normal size, and his neck and throat were
much inhamed.
1t is thought that the criminal docket at
Carrollton will consume at least two weeks
There are ten prisoners in jail-two whites
and eight negroes. The cases are: Bill Hill,
charged with the murder of Byrd Perkins
ing OF another negro at Villa Rica; Taylor
Walker, assault with intent to murder;
Charles +. Lester, forgery, aud Ell Frank
lin, John Sloan, Sam Layton, Jim Stephens
and Miller jackson with minor offenses.
Uncle Billy Humphrey, as he used to be
called, was pioneer in the settlement of
Cumming. He was the first tax collector
the county ever had. Ten dollars per annum
was his salary, and he made his rounds on
foot at that The Indians used TO have a
trail which passed along where the street
on the south side of the square is now.
Uncle Billy had a shop On this trail and
he and Chief Sawnee we're fast friends. The
former was necessarily thrown with the In
dlans, and observed and told of many of
their curious habits. He partook of their
hospitality, and said when they got ready
TO eat a huge bowl filed with q game stew
was brought out and each one was provided
with spoon and all helped themselves out
OF the dish common to each. The little
pickaninies used to lie lazily on their backs
and use their feet in bending the bow which
sent the unerring arrows straight to the
hearts OF birds or squirrels.
Albany Ne,cS and Advertiser; Some
time since the NeiUs aud Advertiser pub
Ished true and amusing story concerning
the efforts which Gen. Phil Cook made to
tame an unruly Jersey bull on his Lee
county plantation, and how those efforts
met Win Enc most signal failure. The gen.
eral narrowly escaped horrible death at
the hands, or rather the feet and horns. of
the Infatuated beast, which reoeived his
eVertures with diSdain aud chased him
over several acres of pasture to tree in
fence corner where the old war;
rior managed to preserve himself
against the horns of the animal until he was
finally rescued by some Of the hands ON the
farm. The account of that race, as it ap-
peared in the NelcS and Advertiser. was
reproduced in the Atlantic Constitution
and other papers In and out Of the state.
and the result Of its widespread circulation
Is that tor some time past the generals
mail has been unusually heavy with marked
copies of papers containing the story sent
to him by friends in every section of the
country. There were also numerous let
ters and postal cards referring to the story.
Among the latter was one SEM
by a gentleman in Washington.
u. G., who was a brigade surgeon
in the generals command, which
illustrated the generals adventure with the
bull IN an artistic manner. The postal
card contained representation Of strip
OF pasture land, fence in the distance. a
tree in one corner OF the fence, while max
ing for the fence was the general, with hat
In one hand and cane in the other, and the