The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-03
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
EMK NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

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Drops Dada Rat snake Killed il
the Act of Swallowing d Cat-Sui
eide in Alabama of a Former Geor-
sian-A Boiler Explosion in Towns
County.
GEORGIA.
Rev. j. B. c. Quilliau died at Douglas
vile day or two ago.
The grocery story of F. II. LETTERS at
Brunswick was closed Monday by foreclos-
ure of mortgage on the stock held by 5.
Mayer a UllmAn.
Near Buchanan, day or two ago. W. A.
Keith found solid flint rock near the CEN
ter Of the heart of pine tree. How the
rock got there is mystery.
Hugh Robinson, Tuskegee (Ala.) mer-
chant, committed suicide Monday by shoot
ing himself through tee temple He died
in two hours He was a native of Hogans-
vile, Ga.
Bon Lewis, the black scoundrel who so
numerically beat and shot old man David
Carter, the bailiff, near Lawrenceville
last Friday, is now behind the bars liz the
county jail.
Near Omaha a couple of negro boys,
while bathing in the creek Saturday, saw a
beaver go into his den. One of them
crawled in afta him and pulled him out
by the tail and killed him.
j. E Bryan, solid old farmer OF Berrien
county, has been farming nearly forty -four
years, and never bought corn but three
times in his life He is an old typo, having
worked at the case for eleven yesrs.
The attorneys for Mart Burns, who was
convicted of the murder of N. K Bearden,
at the April term OF Lumpkin superior
court, have appealed the case to the supreme
court, and the appeal will be heard at the
October term.
Rome is to have an evening paper. 1t
begins publication on June s. 1t will bs
called the Daily Enterprise and will be
managed and edited oy C. L. Frost, recent
manager Of the Tribune Of Rome. Frank
Hamilton Conolley will be the city editor.
There was an awful rain and hailstorm in
Quitman county last Monday week 1t
was accompanied with strong wind. The
limbs OF large trees were torn loose and
fences blown down. TIE rain was thank
fully received, but the wind and hail were
unwelcome. Corn was badly blown down
in places.
Lumpkin's gold mining prospects for the
present year are very favorable. Four new
stock companies with big capital, have en-
tered the field of development The old
mills are running on time. The dredge boat
In the Chestatee river is taking out lot of
gold. This years production will most
probably exceed that of any rscent year.
Jack H. Benner, Scotch dog belonging
to Henry Benner Of Macon, has all along
been noted for his prowress at rat killing,
but he surpassed all former records Satur-
day. He killed just twenty-one rats within
fifteen minutes, and tainted away as soon
as he had disposed Of the last one. The
rats were monster ones, some being almost
as large as an ordinary squirrel.
A $1,000 trottiDg mare dropped dead Of
heart disease on the race track at the Pied
mont exposition grounds at Atlanta Sunday.
The mare was "Corinne," a 4-year-old
owned by Kentucky gentleman, and was
being trained on the Piedmont track by J.
L. WE'LL, who mas the care of nine other
valuable racers. ''Corinne" was an espe.
cially fine mare, and has a record at years
old of 2iSlz. Mr.. WE'LL was confident that
she would make mile in 2:l6 as a 4.year-
old
1t is not generally known that there is @
colony Of Syrians in Macon, yet such is the
fact. They are small tradesmen, dealers ia
fruit, etc. For some time they congregated
at little fruit stall on Fourth street, near
Cherry, but are now scattered in various
places around the city When at home
taking their dolce far niente they wear the
fez and some other parts of oriental COS
tune, but when at business they don ordi-
nary clothing and appear as something on
The latest gossip about municipal politics
at Augusta Is to the effect that it has been
about decided not to put out any candidate
IN opposition to Mr.. May for the next term
OF mayor; that he be permitted to serve out
this term and the next, at the end Of which
he will be barred by executive enactment
for standing as mayoralty candidate again.
However, there will be opposition to May
counoilmanic candidates by the committee
hnn all -
tight against them will be unoompromsing.
A large boiler owned by William Dean of
Towns county exploded with appalling re
suits q few days ago. Pink Hutohins was
instantly killed by piece Of the boiler,
and q man by the name OF Brown was very
seriously scalded. The boiler was running
large sawmill, located in a mountain cove,
with plank shed built over it, and when
the boiler exploded 10 tore the shed down,
leaped through the air ninety yards like a
reckless cannon ball, struck a hickory tree
that was thirty-six inches in circumference
and shivered it to pieces as il il had been
struck by powerful stroke of lightning
The explosion was heard ten miles away.
10 is supposed to have been caused by let
tang the water get too low and then at
tempting to pump in supply.
Lightning played queer freaks at Leary a
few days ago. IL struck several trees in
OF which was in the swamp just south of
town, which was fired by the bolt, but did
not break out until after supper. Being just
beyond the stores from the residence portion
OF the town, it was taken for q store on fire
and the department was called out, only &c
return in disgust at not finding any fire tc
fight. Another large oak, Just outside
Marshal Walters yard, was also struck
AIRS. Walters being terribly shocked and
knocked out of her chair This was about
O'Clock, but not until IL O'Clock was it dis
covered that its tremendous trunk, filed
with the dryest combustlble finder, was in 6
roaring blaze, endangering the kitchen with
fire and threatening to come crashing down
on some one of the surrounding buildings
in one Of which Mr.. and Mrs. Walters la,
sound asleep. The tree was chopped down.
Albany NetUS and Advertiser: Monda,
morning, when Barney Conaghan of Dun
lazy & Conaghsn, the butchers, came down
to open up shop he missed his cat. which
usually greeted him when the shop wa.
opened every morning, but this time the cal
was non est. Mr.. Conaghan thought thai
probably the cat was out on an early
morning prowl and busted himself around
the shop for a few moments putting thing,
to rights. when suddenly his attention
was attracted by an object near a mea
block. which at a glance looked like q
section of cable rope in coil. Earnestly
did MIR. Conaghan gaze on the objec: for {
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