The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-12
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

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Columbus-A Clergyman Caught or
Jury-Death Of Col Rutherford
Shoe Buttons in Child's Nose.
GEORGIA
Capt. William E. Wooten Of Albany ha:
accepsed the invitation to deliver the Me-
mortal day address at Columbus
A reunion Of the ex-cadets of the Middle
Georgia Military and Agricultural College
is to be held at MilledgeVllle this summer.
The Mulberry creek bridge in Harris
sounty has been washed away. The creel
is in badly swollen condition, aud those
people crossing it have to swim.
A number of sea gulls were found dead
on the street at Columbus Monday. Ii i,
supposed they were blown there by thC
storm on Saturday or Sunday night.
A j. Caswell of bonneville, Clinch
county, beats the record on sea island cot
ton production. On a six-acre tract he ave
RACED $50 pounds of lint cotton to the acre,
being six large bales 10 six acres.
The city councl Of jug Tavern has pur-
chased the sits for q new cemetery and the
bodies viii be removed from the old 20 the
new. The ground occupied by the old
burial ground Is TO be cleared and laid of
into lots and sold for building sites.
Rev. B. II. Levy Of Sandersvills was
drawn on the jury Saturday in the case
charging ]. X. Trull With murder. The
Jury had the case under consideration all of
Sunday, and hence the Baptist denomina-
tion was deprived Of the services Of their
pastor.
Casper Jacobs, a negro living on Steve
Dilfs place near Lincolnton, shot and NOR
tally wounded Howard Davenport (colored)
last Saturday. The load entered Daven-
vnnrfin hoad ~
the rear Of the head. He cannot possibly
recover. The shooting is said &c have been
accidental.
The day for the election of a coroner in
Glynn county. as fixed by the ordinary,
will be next Thursday, March IL. More in
terest has been mAnifested in this election
than at any previous election for coroner
held 10 0lynn county. The candidates are
J. w. Wallace, g. A. b. Jennings, John r.
Dillon. and John B. Davis.
.Larkin B. Mason has been living In
Henry county forty or fifty years. His
home is in Sandy Ridge district, not more
than twelve miles distant, yet he has been
in MoDonongh only twice since the war.
Both these trips we're made on business in
the administration of an estate, and but
for this fact be would not have been there
at eli.
Macon reports all trains greatly DELAYED
by the food. The Ocmulgee river is very
high and is still rising, and if the rains are
Sun prevailing In the up country there will
be great freshet, probably. The Ocnul,
gee Is within four feet Of high water mark.
lt has risen into a number of the houses in
East Macon. A 81, 500 mill erected at Bal
leys last summer washed away last night.
The Waycross Herald Publishing Com
pany have bought out the Waycross Re
porter, and, it Is understood, will commence
the publication of daily on April l, with
the hon. b. e. Russell of the Bainbridge
democrat as editor-in-chief. D. Is. Sweat
the editor and proprietor OF the Reporter'
takes five shares in the new paper, the bal
anoe OF the purchase money being paid in
cash.
About three weeks ago Mr.. and Mrs. John.
son OF Selma, Ala, arrived at Columbus.
Mr. johnson had been dry goods clerk in
Selma, and came to Georgia sesking en-
ployment be is about AZ years Of age and
mis- wife is only about "a His efforts to se-
cure position were unsuccessful. Tuesday
ms wife became so respondent that she
attempted suicide by taking morphine. She
was saved, no wever.
Hon. D. A. Russell and wife have re-
turned to Batnbridge from Athens. Mr..
Russell took IS to Len Al. Griffin. lent to an
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wards, while they were prisoners of war az
Point Lockout, Nd, twsaty-sight years
ago. MIR. Edwards went from Clarke
county 70 the war thea, aud settled in
Athens, but could not learn ANYTHING of
his old comrade until he met Mr.. Russell.
As Il. A. Meader was going to Brunswick
from Coloners Island, on board the naphtba
launch Victor, the launch caught fire near
tne engine. and, but for the presence Of
mind ami prompt action of Mr.. Meader,
would, no doubt. have proved very serious.
a AS u was, Mr.. Meadey narrowly escaped
being badly burned. He had his nristacbe
burned of and bis hair badly sinRed, MI.
Meader's companion Jumped overheard. bat
succeeded In getting back in the boat.
Hinesville Gdxsttei There was an unfort-
innate shooting ARRAY at a colored wedding
peiow Riceboro, on last Thursday night. in
whlcn good colored citizen was seriously
81 not fatally shot. Emmett Dean. a white
man. under the influence of Nouor. shot
into the crowd, and several shots were re-
turned by parties Ia the house, and Alfred
Mulks stepped between Dean and the parties
who were trying 60 shoot him and received
a ball through bis own body. A woman was
also shot in the leg by Deans first fire.
The little child Of A. j. Standard of Bos-
ton has for some time been suffering
SCfoAotJ WIN III o1leCblOu OF Tue mead.
Last Tuesday Mr.. Standard took the caild
to DR.. Daniel for medical examination.
After close inspection of its nostrils he
decided there was something lodged there.
He then went TO work, and, after chloro-
forming the child. succeeded in extracting
two large shoe buttons from its nostrlls.
After extracting the buttons the child's
breathing became easy and at last accounts
Il was doing well.
The Americus Times has received a
special giving an account OF what might
have been serious trouble in Mount Vernon,
Montgomery country. white man built
a house on a negro's land, which incensed
the negro, who gave vent to his injuries by
making threats OF vengeance. A party OF
white men grew tired OF the Negroes inso-
lence, and wound up by giving him ser
we're thrashing. The news of the whipping
went like wildfre throughout the county.
The negroes came into the town, 100 strong.
armed with Winchester rifles, hoes. axaa.
picks and shovels. At one time a riot 40
peared unavoidable, but cool heads took the
matter in charge, and later dispatches re-
port all quiet for the present.
Athens Banner: Quite strange freak
of Jupiter was witnessed out at the home of
William Henry Morton Sunday. It was
during the rainstorm that came up about
noon, when fash of lightning struck the
rod over the house of MIR. Morton, melting
1T to sInitheresns instantaneously. The cur
rent w2s not content with this, but leaped
TO the tin gutter and melted it ell around
the large house, pouring the molten metal
in heavy streams TO the prOnnd halOpy