The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-01-18
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF TIE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

Gambling Den-An Editor Breaks
His Arm While Running After a
BurElar-Murder Trials ct Macon and
Columbus
GEORGIA.
Col. ]. D. Pitcher of Norwood is dead.
This will be carnival week in Augusta.
Work on Darien's artesian well will be
begun in ten days
Barlow county may purchase pack OF
bloodhounds, to be used in tracking GRIM
inals.
Rev. Mr.. Jefferson of Kokomo, Ind, has
accepted the call rendered him by the
Christian church of Augusta.
Henry Williams, a cOlored boy 10 years
old, was killed by the fall of a tree which
he was cutting down nea= Madison on Mon
day last.
Mrs. Leitner, wife Of Marion Leitner.
also a prominent citizen of Chattahoochee
county, died at her homo near Cusseia
Tuesday.
Dean B. wing, a well-knoWn inspector
aud measurer of timber and lumber, died at
Darien on Saturday afternoon last after a
short Illness.
Last Monday Lewis Bramlett, son of
Cicero Bramlett of Ellijay. while hauling
wood, had the misfortune to break his leg
by catching IL between the axle OF the
wagon and stump.
Judge D. J. McGlaun, died at his home in
Chattahoochee county a few days ago. He
was so years of age and a prominent aud
popular citizen. He had been in the legis-
ture, and was pretty well known over the
state.
The Lexington gun clubs club house will
not be the scene Of such feasts as it once was.
The club having disbanded, the house was
last week sold to DIR. w. u. Faust, and a
Of no Inf m xVh Z IN
Brooks.
A marshal and two deputies rsided
poker room at Triton Thursday. Wien the
marshal entered the room the lights were
extinguished and indiscriminste firing
commenced. One negro was killed and four
made prisoners.
While walking down the Southwestern
railroad track, at Americus, Thursday,
Alex Harris (colored) was confronted by
mad dog, which moved directly toward him,
swapping and foaming at the mouth. Har-
ris brought large stick he carried into
play and dealt the dog q blow, which
crushed its skull.
Prof. II. c. White Of Athens has gone to
Atlanta to investigate the causes of the
University s,delay in receiving her pro rata
share of the landscript fund which was APP
portioned to Georgia by congress- Com
missioner Harris bases his action on the as
sertion that Georgia has no negro college
and is not therefore entitled to it.
Capt r. H. Lampkin has been in Jail at
Athens for the last three months pending a
new trial He was convicted with r. L.
Reeves of robbing a peddler stopping at a
hotel run by Lampkin. Lampkin was I'M
able TO give bond until a sale Of property
belonging 90 him enabled him to do SO on
Thursday. The bond is for 81, 800. In
mediately on gaining his liberty he left the
city.
The Rev. J. A. Mckee, D. D., and Miss
Adarina Giltner were married by the Rev.
j. H. Herbener at Thomasville Thursday.
The bridegroom is we'll up in the T0s, and
the bride is well up In the 40s Miss Gilt
ner was the tried and trusted friend of the
late Mrs. Mckee, and above all others was
the woman whom she preferred to take her
place as the companion of her husband in
his declining years.
Sheriff ]. d. VIM OF Oglethorpe county,
assisted by w. H. Luthi Of Crawford,
boarded the fast train at Crawford Wednes-
day last with a warrant issued by A. II.
johnson. charging s. ID. Cross with forgery.
Mr.. Gross was on the train going TO Athens,
aud as soon as the officers made known their
business Mr.. Cross readily submitted to the
arrest and gave the sheriff 500 in cash as a
bond for his appearance at court il Licking
ton on Saturday.
A burglar was discovered at Rome Thurs
& Davidson. Mr.. Hale slipped up close to
the burglar and commanded him to stop,
which command was answered by a ball
from revolver. Both parties then COM
menced firing at each other. The burglar
then started to run, pursued by Messrs.
Hale aud Davidson and several policemen.
s. M. Scruggs city editor Of the Tribune
while running after the burglar, fell down
and broke his arm.
At Macon, Wednesday, Hon. Thomas
Hardemsn attended the funeral of 7. J.
Miller. After the burial services Col
Hardeman went to his home in VineviIle
That evening he received a stroke of par
alysis. The attack was not very violent,
but sufficiently severe to make his condition
very apprehensive. Col. Hardeman's
speech was visibly affected, and his tongue
became twisted and his words were spoken
in q jumbled sort of manner. At last ac-
counts be was better.
Another murder trial Is occupying the
attention OF Bibb superior court The case
Is that OF Bessie Jones, charged with the
killing OF Charity Crane, another nsgress,
on the first Saturday night in October last
Charity Crane. ID will be remembered, left
Cotton avenue dive in company with Tur-
ner Solomon and Bessie Jones' The mex,
morning she was found dead, with her
throat cut, on Washington avenue. near
eAO W SSAo1 Ill SOAASkc tcuCSs DUH solomon
snd the negress now on trial we're arrested
and charged with the murder.
Augusta Herald: The hairpin in the
trolley has again come to light.
Several weeks ago the Herald printed the
story, telling how hairpin furnished by Q
lady passenger enabled one of the electric
cars to continue on its trip to the Hill
Friday morning the hairpin was removed
and replaced by one made for the purpose.
1t Is only justice to the hairpin, however
TO say that it could have satisfactorily per
formed the duty allotted to it for severa
months to come. 1t was in the trolley Of
car No. z, now running on the Turpin Hill
line, with Fred Merritt at the motor switch
The case of the state against Jasper Will
Jams, charged with murder, was tried IL
Mnscogee superior court, at Columbus
Thursday. The defendent is a negro black
smith from near Upetorie, and the charg,
Spon which he was tried was the murder O.
the infant Of his daughter, the crime alleget
TO have been committed last July. Their
were two counts In the bill of indictment
One charges Williams with the murder o
the child by drowning and the other muir.
dering it by some unknown means. Thu
only direct testimony that could be secureC
was that Of the wife and daughter Of Will
Jams. The wife could not testify against he
husband. The daughter testified that sh
was unmarried and gave birth to the child