The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-10-28
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF tbs Two STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.
A Sensational Incident on Train-'
Neqro's Body Reported Lying in th'
Woods Near Grifhn-A Blaze at IDA
coma Woman Sues the Te.egrapl
Company-Iwo Children Burned Il
Death Near Covington.
GEORGIA.
branch of the Young Mems Christian
Association has been organized at Mercer
University.
On account of foreclosure Of a mort
gage on the plant no paper, was Is, issued ron ron
the office of the Milledgeville Chronicle last
week. w. J. Vaughan is editor aud pro-
prietor of the paper The failure was I'M
expected. The liabilities will probably foot
nm 10 s.. 900. or thereabouts, with about
$4,000 in assets. Mr.. Vaughan hopes to
adjust a settlement.
A little child Of Henry Green (colored)
was burned TO death near Covington on
Thursday evening last. Its clothes caught
fire about the wash pot, in the yard, and
ii was burned so badly that it died during
the night. About the same time a little
child of Sterling Jones colored), living on
John F. Henderson's place, east OF Coying-
ton. was burned to death, caused by its
clothes catching fire.
Lillian Hendrix has filed suit against the
Western Union Telegraph Company at At
lanta for IS, 000 Petitioner was caused to
take a trip from Savannah to Atlanta,
about Oct. Is. by the failure Of the Western
Union to deliver a telegram sent by her
friend, Randall Davis. One ground upon
which damages are claimed is that the
failure to deliver the telegram caused her
ito lose faith In said friend"
Lieut.. Satterlee, U. s. A., is engaged in
inspecting the volunteer troops of the state.
He expects to be in Macon this week. The
commands yet to be inspected will do we'll
to prepare for battalion Inspection. Here
tofore the commands have had only COM
pany inspection. Very few companies
have practiced the skirmish drill. Perhaps
there is only one In the state which has
regular practice in this drill. Lieut.. Sat-
terlee reports to the governor and advisory
board.
At a church at Ball Ground few nights
ago one Of those preachers who make prop
ositions early and often had the floor He
had called on all who want to go to heaven
to stand up; nearly everybody arose. After
the crowd was seated he said: NOW all
who want to go TO hell stand up" For
some seconds no one stirred. Finally an in
dividual built after the style Of an umbrella
arose, and, after standing awhile and see
son, it seems we are in hopeless minor
ity.n
A runor became current at Griffin Satur-
day that the dead body of negro man had
been lying in the swamp below the Kincaid
mills for nearly two weeks, and that the
negroes who knew of the fact were con-
ceaiing it for fear of being implicated in it.
Sheriff Patrick was notified Of the report
aud given the names of the parties whom it
IA hal 81 ~ T.
with Coroner Latta he commenced an in
vestigation. but failed to find any definite
cew, or any one who had positively seen
the dead negro.
There was a corn shocking at a
certain farmers housein Ebert
county on Wednesday night in
which several women participated, carry
ing their babies When it was over the
mothers departed, taking with them what
they thought to be their babies. But two
of the mothers discovered next morning
that they had made a mistake, each one
taking the others baby. For a while II
seemed there would be trouble in the two
households, but an exchange was finally
effected, and the two mothers are nov
happy.
Sans Souci, the plantation of Solicitor
Frank OBryan of the city court of Atlanta
had narrow escape from being destroyed
by fire Sunday night. About midnight
Mr.. OBryan and a party of guests were
startled by bright halo that completely
enclrcled the residence. On recovering
from their scare they acted with prompt
ness and dispatch. An investigation re-
vealed that the surrounding woods were in
blaze. They Immediately went to work
to get it under control By hard work
at IL o'clock Monday morning the fire was
quenched, with no damage, except q few
slight burns to the fire-hghters and lot OF
fine young timber that was destroyed.
few days since, Conductor Robert Cole
man, on the Central train for Americas
discovered negro in the closet on the car
who barred the door inside and refused TX
come out. Coleman vent to the window K
get at him, when the negro made lung,
at him with knife, narrowly escaping hi
lace. The conductor quickly drew his pisto
and planting it full in the face of the Negro
compelled him to open the door, when h,
pummeled him lively and elected him frou
the car. AS the negro reached the ground
lie gathered up some rocks aud stoned tn
car. Saturday he was apprehended il
Americas. when 1t was learned his nam,
was George Davis. A warrant, chargin,
him with assault with intent to kill, wa
taken out by Conductor Coleman, and b
Will be carried to Cusseta for trial.
Maj r. s. McFarlin of LAGRANGE a da,
or two ago expressed to Capt. George ID
Curtis of Rochester, N. Y, a pistol he tool
from him after his capture by the Sixtiet
Georgia regiment-of which Maj. McFar
lin was then in temporary command, Col
w. b. Jones being absent on account O
wounds-at the battle of Cold Harbor
June 3, 1864. It was a seven chambered
nlver-mounted pistol, and was present t
the owner from an uncle. T. A. Caudl
had the same officers sword, which he re
turned about year ago. Mr.. Caudles 80
saw in a newspaper advertisement tina
Capt. Curtis desired the weapons returne
to him. Thus, after the lapse of more tina
q quarter of a century he Is made glad b
their recovery from those who are only to
happy to show him this token of complet
reconciliation.
There was quite fire at Macon shortl
before noon Monday on Georgia avenu
between Monroe and Madison streets. Tt
kitchen of Mrs. Jewett caught fire and til
flames were communicated to the residence
The kitchen and the house we're destroye
and but little of the furniture was saved
The fire then spread to the next house,
two-story frame dwelling, occupied by {
A. Crump and owned by Hugh Washing
ton. This house was burned to the ground
Mr.. Crump succeeding in moving his furni
ture to the opposite side of the street wher
itcaught from some burning grass and wa
DESTROYED Then the houua occupiad hxy