The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-02-23
ITEMS IN THREE STATES.
GEORGIA, FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA PUT IN TYPE

A Negro 1877 Years Old-A Blood!
Fi7ht Near Cumming-August.' Is City
Clerk in ONCE wenty-eight Years
Stories About Wild Cats and Dogs il
Marion county.
GEORGIA
1t is reported that Vice President Morton
and family will soon visit Augusta
The clothing house of A. s. L c. Beall Of
Atlanta is in the hands OF receiver.
Col. John o. Gartrell of Marietta who's,
life has been despaired If with a combined
attack Of pneumonia and la grippe, is better,
Mrs. NJ P. Stovall OF Augusta is dead.
Mrs. Ssovall was the wife Of the late Col
NJ. P. Stovall, and mother Of Mrs. Charles
Pressly.
A salesman in a country store few miles
from Waynesboro gave change for q IS
confederate bill. Tue mistake was not dis
covered for several days.
A young man who has been staying in an
offics in Macon suddenly disappeared ten
days ago, and his whereabouts are I'M
known 10 relatives and friends
A Aspiring has broke forth from the ground
on the sidewalk on Lumpkin street at
Athens. 1t has beeh dug up and has quite
stream Of water flowing from it.
#. Schranck Of Birmingham, Ala, is In
Atlanta making preparations TO start new
paper there. II win be published once a
week and will be printed in German.
A negro woman named Betsy Della
mater, who lives near Monroe, has a half
Jersey calf, about three months old, which
draws its nourishment from its own tail.
All the furniture formerly used in the
Crawfordville hotel was sold at public out
cry last Saturday. The sale was made for
the purpose of distribution among the heirs
of the late Mrs. D. A Williams
Leopard T. Boone was elected clerk Of
council in Augusta, January, 1868, and has
held that position ever since, with the ex-
ception of one year. He was a journalist
previous to '63, and was born in MilIedge-
vile, Aug. 9. 1892
night or two since four inmates es-
capped from the lunatie asylum, at Milledge-
Vile. A very skilled and shrewd Iunatio got
possession OF piece OF cedar aud made
four keys, and with these the inmates I'M
locked the doors Of their rooms and es-
capped.
Wesley Rayford, a negro wagon driver,
narrowly escaped being killed at Atlanta
Friday. He was waiting for a freight
train to pass Foundry street, when he was
struck by Western and Atlantic switch
engine. His right arm was caught in one of
the wheels and crushed off.
John w. Yong, a student in the senior
class at Harvard college, died few days
ago OF peritonitis. He was a mulatto, and
a graduate OF Atlanta university, in Geor.
gia. He was working his way through COL
lege acting as night clerk in a hotel in
Newtonville and attending his studies by
day.
There is a negro living in Hancock county
who claims that he was 1877 years old on
Aug. l last. Deedam Broomfield is his
name. and he is living on Col Josiah Carr,s
place. He has living children in the county
that are over so years old. He is still
sprightly and will walk four Or five miles to
church.
A number of Maconites have built a
railroad in Florida from st. Augustine to
the north beach. 1t is about two and three
tourths miles long. and cost about 500, 900.
1t is said that the Maconltes may try and
make sale Of the road TO Flaglsr, the mil
honaire, who owns the Ponce de Leon hotel
at st. Augustine.
The Marchioness Of Anglesea, nee Miss
Minnie King Of Augusta, has no sister hv-
ing, as Miss Louise King and Mrs. John B.
Connolly. nee Miss Grace King, are de-
ceased. There is therefore no truth In the
story cabled from Paris to the effect that a
sister of the marchioness is TO wed Coouelin.
the famous French comedian.
1t was rumored at Augusta Saturday that
the Central hotel property has been pur-
chased by the Equitable Life Assurance
Company Of New York city. The report
had 1t that the purchasers would erect
$500, 900 building, to occupy the entire site
of the present hotel and be six stories high.
There appears to have been not much in the
story, however.
At Waynesboro, Thursday night, while
~ nf Ind T..
ing Pierce Jones, we. g at church, a sneak
thief attempted to make a raid. Forru-
nately air. Jones saw his shadow reflected
on the vail, and, seiZing a poker, went for
him with such determined earnestness that
he decided that discretion was the better
part OF valor, and q hasty retreat was made
through one Of the parlor windows.
Although newspaper telegram was re-
cetved In Macon W Wednesday night from
Washington city stating that President
Harrison had pardoned Lem Burch, one Of
the conspirators in the murder Of Capt.
John c. Forsyth, no official notification has
been received by any OF the government
Officers. Neither Judge Speer, District At
torney Erwin or Marshal o. Corbett have
received any official notice of the pardon,
All they know about il is what they read in
the newspapers. Burch has not been dis
missed from custody, and he Is still care
AuAy kudrucu Wnle ne lies SICK at MIS-. H0-
gans boarding house in Macon.
Toccoa Nel1s: A woman got off the early
train Tuesday morning and called on Mai.
Crawford, begging for money to pay her
passage 70 Atlanta She said she had been
In New York, on a visit to her son. and
was returning to her home in Arkansas.
She was accompanied by little girl who
she said was her daughter. Mrs. Maudlin
Kindly gave the two their breakfast Mean
while, strange man appeared. and had
Officer Price arrest her on the charge of
abducting the girl. He failed to prove the
charge. however, and the woman was
released. Who the woman and girl are is a
mystery no one in town can explain.
Cumming Clarion: Jesse CLAYTON and
Bill and Jim Green figured in a bad fight
near Bud Wright's grocery in Hightower
district. last Thursday night The men
were drinking and playing cards when a
dispute arose and one Of the Greens struck
Clayton stunning blow On the back
of the head with a brass knuck
In the melee that followed. BiU
Green stabbed Clayton just behind the left
shoulder, the blade Of the knife penetrating
the left lung. He was also slightly cut
about the face. Bill Green received slight
cut on the hand The other boy escaped
injury. The interference of Bud McCoy
probably prevented the Greens from kill
ing Clayton. The latter Is little better at
this writing. but DR.. Bramblette, his ply
stefan. considers his condition critical.
Buena Vista Patriot. There is much
complaint In the neighborhood OF Brantley