The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-01-09
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

A Gin House Burned Near Byron,
Death OF an Athenian Wen-knowu
Among the Conegians-A Gathering
of Irish-Americans at Augusta-A
Powder Explosion AYerts a Riot.
GEORGIA.
There is reason TO believe that party Of
expert burglars and cracksmen are IN hiding
in Anlsricus.
Rev. Paul Hornady died Tuesday night
at the home OF his father, Rev. DR.. Horn
ady, in Hapeville.
The shed in front Of store on North Lee
street, at Americas, fell down Tuesday,
wounding several negroes.
Mrs. L. a. Chapman Of Talbotton died at
the residence of her daughter, Mrs. W. P.
Burt, at Americas Wednesday.
Fairburn has q new paper called the
Standard 1t is neatly printed and its
matter is well go tea up.
It IS repo tel that the sportsmen Of two
neighbOring cities had agreed on Americas
as half way ground for cooking main
which is to come of Soon
Judge Fort will resign the judgeship Of
the sout western circuit next summer, in
time for his successor to be selec ed before
the fall courts He is TO make his home in
Atlanta
r. s. Voolfolk, who lives five miles
southeast of Byron, had his Clubhouse and
twenty bales OF cotton end his cotton seed
burned Monday. The fire was caused by
his boys playing With matches
r. A. Summey, an old and respected
citizen IF Athens, died at his home near
there Tuesday. For several years he kept
one Of the d1rmitories in the campus as a
boarding house for students.
Plans for the Masonic Temple at Amer
icus will probably be ordered az once. and
the work Of erecting tie building com
menced at an early day. The building will
be erected on Cotton avenue, Just across
from the Allen house addition.
At Hurtsboro, during a game Of cards
which was being INDUCED by the negroes
who are working on the western extension
of the Savannah, Americas and Montgom-
cry road, Monday night, one negro shot
another three times, killing him instantly.
The murderer then made his escape.
A dozen or more negroes gathered around
a fire in the streets of Naldosta "a day or
two az ,, and it was not long before they
were guarding. But just as knives and
raZols were about To be drawn, a can OF
powder in a barrel exploded with great
force. scattering the crowd in eve.y dire -
tion. One negro will lose his sight entirely.
But the explosion was timely, q, it stopped
wnat might have proved a serious riot.
At Dawson last week Sheriff Thornton
arrested Robsr; Fuller, a white man, for
stealing the jewelry of Miss India Fleming,
daughter of A. w. Fleming. Fuller went
into the depths of his pockeJs and brought
forth 800 in gold, which he placed in the
hands of the sheriff as bond. Last year
Sheriff Thornton arrested Fuller for stealing
gun in Chattaho chez county, and on oc-
that oasion he deposited SIS with the sheriff
for his appearance at court.
II is rumored that there will be an i'm
portant gathering Of representative Irish
men from all the southern cities at Augusta
during carnival days. The object of
the meeting is involved in considerable
mystery, as no one will shed any light upon
its purpose, but certain it is that prepare.
tions are on hand for the reception of a
large number of delegates The nearest 70
an answer which could be gotten about the
affair Is that it is part Of scheme of the
adherents Of Charles Ste art Parnell to
secure for him strong ind easements from
various parts Of the United States. Gen
eral gatherings are TO be held at some CEN
trial point in every territorial division of the
country. which will indorse Parnell's con-
tnued leadership of the Irish party, and
insist that the wishes of the men who fur
nish the money to keep the cause alive
must be listened to in the question Of select
ing leader.