The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-11-24
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.


Geography-Grifhn's Bid for the Odt
Fellows Home-rhe Accidents at tn
Burning OF Cotton Gin IN Floy,
County.
GEORGIA
The Griffin Odd Fellows have raise
$1,000 toward their bid for the orphans
home.
Mcguire s. billiard of Washington made
an assignment on Wednesday. T. Burwell
Green Is the assignee.
DIR. I. S. Fortson of Wilkes county was
thrown from horse a few days ago. and
one OF his legs was broken in two plsces
In quarrel over a game Of cards near
Cedartown, a few days ago. William browa
scoloredl shot and killed James herrIcA
tcoiored). The murderer escaped.
New marble headstones, bearing the
name. company and regiment, have Just
been placed on the graves OF every confed-
crate soldier buried in Myrtle Hill Gene
terry at Rome.
In a written examination at Lumpkin
high school the other day, in geography,
this question was asked: What is the
chief industry in Georgia r To this lS-
year-old boy replied: Raising horses and
mules in Kentucky and Tennessee"
Receiver o. c. Bullock has completed an
inventory of both the Columbus and Buena
Vista stores Of Moore Bros The stock at
both places foot up large sum, and the
firm will be able to make q much better
showing than was at first anticipated.
All Of the blocks upon which the new
river steamer is to be built are nov in posi-
tion at the foot Of Front street al Column
bus. A lumber shed and Workshop have
been constructed on the river banks near
the ways, and it hos been flled with timber
to be used in the vessel. Work is being
pushed ahead as rapidly as possible.
Clarence Maxey Of Watkinsville was ar
rested under a warrant charging him with
breaking into Bud Jones' store at Gross
Roads aud robbing the safe Of about $500
several days ago In a committal trial
Wednesday the state failed to prove the
charge against the young man, and ne was
turned loose. 1t was proved that he was
home in bed at the time the robbery was
committed
z. H LeVert Of AtIanea is the happy
possesSor of q sword d Cross of the
Legion Of Honor. presented to his great
grandfather. c. Dominique Constantine by
the first Napoleon. The saber is a handsome
weapon, with blade OF the finest steel. A
plate on the scabbard hears this inscription:
'The First Consul of France to c. Domini-
que Constantine, Sergeant Major Of the
Pifty-frst regiment, Twelfth brigade Of the
line, for brilliant action. Manufactured at
Versailles factory of Boutet" This is of
course the translation. The inscription is in
French.
AT Morganton Saturday Col. ]. r. Chas-
tain was shot in the thigh and side by Pole
Paris, young man, brother of Hsrsohel
Paris, VINO was tried for 70 obing the United
States mail a few weeks ago in Atlanta
The Parises were in Col. Chastain's office
drinking and making considerable NOISE
ChaRfain Ead 70 ha
leave his office. which they did. Herschel
Paris got very mad, and told his mother
that Chastain had tried TO impose upon
him. She went up town and told her hus-
band that he ought to be ashamed to let his
child be run over in any such a manner.
Chastain told her that be was their friend
and had always tried to help them on. But
she kept on abusing her husband until he
(Alf Paris made at Chastain with his knife.
As he came Chastain knocked him down
with stick. At this moment Pole Paris
shot him with a double-barreled shotgun.
Seventeen shots entered his side and thigh.
The wound is not considered fatal
Columbus Enqufrer-Sun: One of the
strangest mixtures of chickens and cats on
record can be seen at the home Of Mrs.
Posada No. 1913 First avenue. Last week
Officer Zeno Pickett had his fne Lsghorn
enlckens and his young dogs moved from
his former home TO that of his sister, at the
number given. A few days after the re-
moyal the pups ran one of Mrs Posadas
cats from the premises. The old cat left
three very young kittens in toe coal house
At night they began to get cold and moved
about A smart old hen went in and no.
ticed that they were motherless. To the
surprise of all about the house she got over
the kittens very carefully and lowered them
through the night. On the next night she
repeated this curious proceeding, and con-
tinues to do SO, and she gives the young
ones every attention. She seems to love
them more than she does her own brood.
This story seems unreasonable, but any one
who will call at the house can verify 1t with
their own eyes.
During the war a confederate soldier who
was wounded in battle and was unable to
contend further against the enemy was
arrested IN Augusta by a confederate officer
because he did not have proper furlough
papers. IL his private confederate soldier
who is now resident of Augusta, while
We ing la the streets slightly intoxicated
ga arday afternoon, accidentally noticed
and at oace recognized the officer who had
caused his detention in Augusta while he
was wounded and on his way to Columbia
TO join his sick wife. The old soldier had
never forgotten the occurrence nor forgiven
the officer, and when he met him SATURDAY.
he piled in on him and abused and re-
proached him for having caused his arrest
The officer, who is now a New York drum
mer, had forgotten the affair, but recalled
1t when the offended and revengeful veteran
made mention of it The old officer avoided
any difficulty with the Infatuated soldier
who bore malice toward him and who
wanted to satisfy his grievance by carving
him.
Iribune-of- Rome: OF all the fires that
occurred within the last few weeks. the
steam ginnery fire, which was about the
smallest. caused more harm to the firemen.
Jack ORear, who was forced to lump
from secoud-story window TO save him.
self, is probably crippled for life in his left
ankle, although there are some chances of
Its growing all right again Another fire.
man was badly injured at this fire. aud NAV
possibly lose his leg, although this was not
known until day or two ago. WI.
Griffin is the brave fireman who 10 in a crit
ical condition, rendered 30 while nobly try>
ing to save property. He is q member OF
the Citizen Hook and Ladder
Company, and IL sesrns that
while at the steam ginnery fire last week be
was struck on the knee by a ladder. The
knee was badly bruised, but at first nothing
was thought of it. 1t gradually grew
worse, however, and Wednesday, a week
after the knee was hurt, Mr.. Griffin was
forced to take to his bed. Inflammation set
In, and Dr. Holmes has been working bard
with it, and there are some hopes that it
will become all right. He says, however,