The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-30
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
rOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.


FAINT Drummer Boy Born at Macon
Who Astonished Circus Goers in the
Early Days of Rarnum "A Negro
Burned to Death in Car.
GEORGIA
r, A. Scott Of Waynesboro has named J.
K. Evans TO wind up his mercantile bust
ness Mr.. Scott finding it Improbable.
1t is not improbable that strong effort
will ebe made TO induce Capt. J. i.
Hardeman to run for the legislature next
year.
The Rome street railway is now being
operated under the management OF WASH
fngton capitalists, the transfer having been
made Saturday.
Passenger Agent Bob Hunt of Augusta
has lust captured 100 South Carolina
negroes, who will emigrate west over the
Richmond and Danville.
At the recorders court at Macon Monday
young boy was bound over in the sum OF
5000 to answer to the charges OF forgery
aud larceny from the person
lfW. N. Kersh has sold the Fort Valley
Enterprise to T. V. Pagan and that paper
has been merged into the Leader. The
Leader appeared iass week Ia attractive
holiday form.
+. c. Moore, the owner and editor of the
Crawfordville Democrat, will hereafter be
connected with the Warrenton Clipper.
That already bright paper will doubtless
show change for the better under Editor
Moore's supervision.
It is rumored that Editor Richardson,
forn ely of the Macon Telegraph,
and now editor of the Atlanta Journal, is
to take the managing editorship Of the
Augusta Chronicle, the position resigned by
Pleasant Stoval when he came to Savan-
nah to take charge Of the Press.
Capt ]. d. Hunter. accompanied by his
two daughters and Miss Averett, who is Wis
iting them. was going down the railroad on
hand car near Waynesboro Saturday,
when sudden stop was made, throwing
the three young ladies on the track in front
of the car, which passed over them, bruis-
ing them severely. The young ladies are
all confined to bed.
Tom Hurst's little son, Gordon, was seri-
eusly hurt at the store of Lanier & Jones at
Waynesboro few days ago. He went to
jump from barrel near the door, when he
fell In falling he struck the inside Of his
thigh against the door latch, which pro-
jeoted about two inches, driving the latch
deep into the flesh. The weight of his body
tore hole two or three inches long, max
ing very severe and painful wound.
The report that Miss Cora Barkley, a
music teacher of AbbeviIe, had attempted
suicide by taking morphine, and that DR..
''parts unknown" Is a 9-day's wonder
DIR. Robertson is a young man, and was one
OF the leading physicians of Abbeville. while
Miss Barley was known as one of the most
beautiful young ladies in that section OF
Georgia, and was, for a short time, the
belle Of the town.
People are beginning TO speculate as to
who will represent the interests of Mont
gomery county In the legislature next fall.
For the Senate Hon. John ID. Mcleod OF
Lumbar City, Thomas J. Smith Of Nelly
and ]. ID. Cameron of Cobbville are favor
ably mentioned. It is Telfair's turn by
rotation. For representative are men
TONED A l. Adams and Hon. Matthew
Sharpe Of Long Pond, Hon. A. G. Near
thur Of the Fork and Hon Charles s. Ham,
ilton of Zaidee.
Elberton Star: One day last week, while
Bob Dickerson was driving home from
Bowman, having two mules hitched to his
buggy, they took fright at dog. which
Jumped at them on the side of the road, and
started to run. They got from under bis
control and ran into a large tree, one mule
attempting to so on one side and one on the
other. They were going with such speed
that one OF the mules was almost instantly
killed, when it struck the tree, and the
other was SO badly broken up that it had TO
be killed.
Macon Telegraph: About the time Bind
Macon developed musical prodigy, though
IN different line. In the alley back Of
Eads, Neel q Co.'s store was a blacksmith
shop owned by man named English a
quiet sort OF a man, and very popular in
his business. One day he bought his Swear
old boy drum-it might have been gift
from Santa Claus-and great was bis aston
ishment when the baby ratified away on
the drum with the skill of a professional
VI course, such a precocious boy soon
became known to Macon, and mention of
It In the Telegraph fell under the eye OF P.
L. Barnum who was then in his prime The
great Snowman sent an agent to Macon az
1ast as steam and coach could bring him.
After good deal of parleying the agent
succeeded in securing young English, It
being understood that his mother would
accompany him. Then the New York
papers were filed with mention of ''The
Infant Drummer" and for years he was one
OF the features of Barnums museum.
A disastrous fire occurred at MARSHALL
vile Monday morning at O'Clock The
fire originated in the brick store of ID. s.
Ware, occupied by Jones Bros. When first
discovered. the flames had Quilted the store.
and were burning out The fire then
spread to the adjoining wooden stores of L.
Q. Niles, occupied by J. e. Kelly, Jr., then
then to the house Of Mrs. A. E. Martin, the
drug store Of Dr. G. NJ Niles, and then to
the old 2-stOry frame building of II. W.
Taylor, occupied by R. T, Taylor, market
house and J. r. Kelly, ST., and repair shop.
By extra efforts the adjoining build
tngs, the Hotel liberia and DR.. E. Il.
Rawls' warehouse were prevented from be-
ing burned. A large crowd gathered, and
almost the entire stocks of goods and con-
tents were taken from the buildings The
losses aggregate about $12, 900, covered by
insurance Of about $1,000. The origin Of
the fire is G mystery. This fire sweeps out
all the wooden stores In the town, and as all
previous wooden stores have been burned
it is an ordinance of the town that all stores
to be built In future shall be of brick OF
other than frame.
John Jones, a negro, was burned to death
In freight car on the Central road at At
ianta Sunday morning. The door Of tbs
car was broken of. and as 1t dropped to tbs
ground the body Of negro man fell out
The body was drawn away from the car
and the fire extinguished. The car wss
loaded with hay and had Assa IoAdbd O.
Cairo, ILL.,, and wes destined for Savannah
The corerer's inquest held over the body
OF the negro developed the fact that be had
been employed near the postoEice at At.
santa, and that he left Atlanta on Dec. L
to visit some friends In Illinois. He was Il
return home the first OF the year. Tht
body was horribly burned, the feature
distorted and the arms and legs turned ir