The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-18

Daughter PIuCS.
GEORGIA.
Monroe's oil mill will start pretty soon.
There are rumors Of a new evening paper
In Macon.
Il. C. Burr of Griffin has piece of linen
cloth taken from an Egyptian mummy that
is 800 years old.
Lou Green, a colored woman living at
Augusta, gave birth to child, Wednesday,
that had developed two teeth.
The Jasper (PIckens county Herald has
suspended and Editor Mncey has gone to
Wadley to take charge Of paper
Kieffer pears are now being shipped from
Townsville in large numbers. Shippers
are realizing good prices for the fruit. A
good crop of these pears was raised this
F.. year.
A burglar entered Judge Harrison Rogers
residence at Dawson last Sunday night and
stole $50 in cash and gold watch belong
ing to w. f. Locke, Judge Rogers son-in-
law, who lives with him.
Col E, H Williams of Abbeville has
sixty cases docketed for the fall term of
Wilcox superior court. They vary in mag
nitude from $4,000 suit to a suit in which
yearling heller is the bone of contention.
The case of Will Wallace. in which a new
trial was refused at Griffin by Judge Boyn-
ton, will be carried to tho supreme court.
The attorneys, Worrlll g. Little. have 50
decided, and the papers are now being pre-
pared.
Misses Mamie Draughn and Rosa Morris
Of Marietta have been appointed to free
scholarships in the Girls Industrial Jnsti>
tute at Milledgeville, having been the sue
cessful contestants in a competitive exami-
nation before Col. w. r. Power, county
school commissioner.
d. Moore, flagman on the Central rail-
road, was shot in drunken row at Albany
Tuesday night One bullet hit one of his
This was the only wound that amounted to
anything. The bullet plowed its way
around the teeth and lodged In the cheek
right near the bone. The bullet was cut
out, and the man is now resting easy.
Augusta Nei0s: Some considerable talk
and surprise was manifested Wednesday by
the failure of the paymaster of the Central
road shops not putting in an appearances
with wages of the hands as was usual. The
explanation consists in the fact that the
check was sent from Atlanta to the Georgia
Railroad Bank and the money to pay II
come by express. The money was not de.
livered to the bank, hence the delay.
Wednesday, however, everything is all
right and the workmen are being paid of
their monthly dues.
Talbotton NelU Era: John Millen was in
mules. They were both sleek young look
ing animals without even trace mark or
them, but one of them, a little sorrel mule
was by no means young, as mules ages are
reckoned. She had been owned By Mr.. Mil
len twenty-eight years, and has made as
many full crops. She was probably
years old when be bought her, thus making
her now about 80 years old Still few
gray hairs about her head are the only
evidence she carries Of advanced age.
Marietta Journal: A cutting ARRAY os-
CURED on the passenger train formerly
known as No. 10, which arrives hsra fSom
Atlanta about $50 O'Clock, on last Saturday
night. Just as the train crossed the river
Theodore Fleisch OF Atlanta and Mr. Bar
nard Of this place, but who does business In
Atlanta, became involved in an alteration
which resulted in Barnard knocking Fleisct
down. Fleisch came back with an open
knife and cut Barnard in several places
about the head and face; nothing serious.
He was brought to the Elmwood hotel,
where mis- wounds were dressed. and then
he was carried to his home on Whitlock
avenue, at the Northcutt place. Fleisch Is
son-in-law of Ii. B. Wallis of this place.
No arrests were made.
Athens Ledger: Joe Thurmond of jack
son county has been in the city and on
being asked il he had any race horses, said
81 have a few scrubs that can run a quarter
any one who comes along one-quarter of a
mile" Joe Thurmond is a son of Jim Thur
mond, who was. during his days, the best
quarter racer in the south. He had a track
on his plantation, and some Of the finest
racers were run on this track. The Austin
Filly made it in Is seconds on this track,
and afterward sold for large sum of
money. Quarter races" said Joe, "have
played out and there is no fairs to 20 to- so
will have to put my race horses to plow-
ing" Quarter racing was once great sport
in Georgia, and the race run in Augusta by
the Stamper man against South Carolina
horse Is remembered by many Of our Oldest
citizens.
Elliott Williamson. employed as fireman
on the engines now running on the South
Brunswick Terminal road between South
Brunswick and Waynesvilie, was accident
ally shot Tuesday afternoon while cleansing
his engine. 1t seems he was under the en-
CINE at the time IN q STOPPING posture The
captain OF schooner lying at the docks
was out hunting rabbits at the time. A
rabbit jumped up near the engine and the
captain fired, in his excitement, at Gloss
range and directly toward the engine. The
charge missed the rabbit and the entire con-
tents OF the gun struck Williamson in the
rear OF the thigh, about ten inches from the
knee. The captain was 80 close to William
son that the shot hadn't time to scatter, and
struck all in bunch. One of the fireman. S
legs was barely grazed while the 9th err
caught the entire load. Tho wound was as
large as a mans hand and very painful,
though not necessarily dangerous.
AT Condor Saturday Henry aud Lee
Kite drove up to the house of Thomas
Lloyd, tenant of Jacob Jones, and found
him in the yard surrounded by his wife and
five children, the eldest girl IA years of
age, the youngest a babe year old. Henry
Kite was cursing, and began to shoot at
Lloyd, at the same tine Lloyd shot Kite
Kite was wounded in the body. The first
shot at Lc yi severely wounded him in the
head. AT this junction his brave daughter
ran and caught her father, and tried &c
force him in the house. He would not go. but
continued TO shoot Both the Kites kept
firing on Lloyd, and with his daughter
clinging to him, begging him to seek refuge
in the house. Kite shot two bullet hole:
through the dress of Loyd'S daughter, but
20 the last she stayed at her fathers side
When they thought that Lloyd was NOR.
tally wounded they left him with his frantic
family. All honor is due his heroic
daughter. DR.. New extracted the shot. AT
present Lloyd is doing very WELL
Marietta Journal: William w. Tracy
has brought suit for Sl50 900 against james
b. Glover, receiver of the Marietta anC
North Georgia road. The petitioner alleges
that on Feb. 10 be embarked as a passenger
at Blue Ridge, bound for Marietta. Wher
the train had reached point about Ave