The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-01-31
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.
A Falling Tree Kills a Mana Negro
Killed at Dawson-A Riot Near jug
Tavern-Gen- Phil Cook Must Join the
AInance-Dooly County to Vote on
Prohibition
The Knights Of Pythias Of Macon are 70
build hall
]. J. Black. one Of Jesup's oldest citizens,
died Wednesday night
Yellowstone Kit is not bankrupt, as re
ported by an Atlanta paper.
Gov Northen hiss returned TO Atlanta
from his home in Hancock county, improved
IN health.
Rev. Dudley Powers has declined 70 re-
call his resignation as rector Of st. PauPs
church st Macon.
J. W. Rountres's new house, near the de-
pot at Statesboro, was blown down during
hard wind lsst Saturday.
Several of Hart county's sub-sllisnces
have organized q joint stock company for
the purpose OF erecting guano warehouse.
Rev. c. c. Willis. pastor Of Bethel Bap-
fist church, in Mnscogee county, has re-
Gently celebrated the 50th anniversary Of
his pAstorate.
Mrs Elizabeth Taylor. wife Of the late
Sheriff Drewry W. Taylor, Of Pulaski
county. died at her home in HawkinsvIle
On Sunday last
A dynamite cartridge was exploded in the
yard Of a house Of ill-fame at Macon,
Wednesday night, SCATTERING the windows
and frightening the women.
Rev. z Z. Pgtillo Of Walesca and Miss
Elizabeth G. Allen of Forsyth. were mar
ried at Forsyth Tuesday, Rev. B. ?. Allen,
brother of the bride officiating
r Don Mcleod Of Ellaville has sold out
the Sckley County Nei0s to William King,
aud will move TO Florida next week. He
does this on account Of health and his chill
dren.
Dooly county will probably be given an
opportunity 70 vote on the prohibition ques~
tion soon. A petition signed by the neces-
sary number of voters has been fled with
the ordinary.
At recent meeting of the trustees Of the
Girls Industrial school at Milledgeville, it
was agreed TO defer the election of q presi-
DEBT of that institution until Feb. r. The
salary has been fixed at s., 800 per annum.
While young man named Goswick, re-
siding in the northern part of Forsyth
county, was In the woods cutting timber
Wednesday, he cut down a large tree,
which, in falling, caught him under it and
crushed him to death.
young man who attempted suicide at Car.
rollton several days ago by shooting him
self in the side, is very little changed. His
case is pronounced hopeless by those who
know, yet he may live several days.
Negroes employed in building railroad
and party of white men engaged in des-
perate battle at Powers camp, near jug
Tavern, Wednesday. The whites are said
to have made the attack. One negro was
lfTT daad in a hriar match and cavaral ~ hftaa
and negroes were badly wounded. Some of
them viii die. Two negroes and one white
man have been arrested
Hawkinsville Net0s: We read the other
day letter from Luther A Hall, written in
the United States prison at Columbus, o.
be says be Is private secretary to the chap
lain Of the prison and to the librarian; that
he is getting on comfortably, his duties
being Office work. He reports that the
Others went with him are we'll, though he
has seen only one of them Wright Ian
caster since their arrival
Robert Guslin, young white man am
ployed by DR.. W. w. Farnum, shot and in
stantly killed Jack Morgan, a negro dray-
man at Farnum's stables at Dawson Wednes-
day. The negro was advancing on Guslin
with an open knife and threatening to cut
him, when Guslin picked up pistol lying
In drawer OF the desk in the livery stable
office and shot the negro dead. The coro-
ner's jury exonerated Guslln, finding that
the killing was in self-defense.
Gen. Phil Cook, secretary Of state, few
weeks ago considered the defeat of Senator
ingalls, one Of the most impossible OF posi-
biiities. Col. Livingston. the state alliance
leader, predicted the senator's defeat in the
most confident manner imaginable. This
80 amused Secretary Cook that he jokingly
told Col. Livingston that he would buy him
new hat and join the alliance if ingalls,
was beaten. Now the joke is on the secre-
tary, but he says he will live up to his prom
Use, provided the alliance does no black ball
him.
Near Lawrenoeville few weeks ago Tol
brooks, with two other young men, met in
the road an old negro who had two wagons
OF his household goods moving to James
Wilson'S, and, by insulting words provoked
difficulty. The negro was knocked down,
30 1t 1t is reported, and shot at. His bed
and bedding were broken and torn to
pieces. He had warrants sworn out for the
three. Two waived trial and gave bail.
Brooks fed, but Marshal Robertson located
him at East Point last Friday, and had
him arrested.
Lawrenceville Herald: John Sells, q
FORMER citizen Of this county, but who now
claims Arkansas as his home, seems to be a
gay Lothario. Several years age be mar
ried the daughter of one Of our best citi-
gems. He moved to Arkansas subsequently,
and carried with him young widow.
Sometime aftsrward he sent her back to
her home in this county. We understand
he returned to Gwinnett last week and left
his wife and children at her fathers, and has
again carried off the widow who went with
him first TO the west
Rev. DR.. w. d. Anderson, pastor of the
First Methodist church, at Atlanta, would
no doubt have been in congress to-day but
for bis earnest devotion to the christian
ministry. He was offered the unanimous
nomination Of the Democratic party in the
Seventh district at the time Representative
Clements was made the standard bearer of
the party. DIR. Anderson was strongly
urged to make the race by the democratic
leaders, but firmly refused to leave his
slowed employ" 1t has been stated that if
Anderson had accepted, DR.. FELTON, would
have kept out of the contest, and the demo-
cratic nominee would have had a walk over
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