The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-13
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

Fer Owner-A Two-leGged Billy Goat
Atlents's Bogus Ex- ConfeSerats Vet
eraa - Condemned Murderer o.
burns Wife Visits Eim IN HIS Cell.
GEoRGIA.
DIR. H. n. Honlfeld has let the contract
for new residence at Sandersville.
NC. Lee and James Melton of Coving-
ton have purchased steam riding gallery,
$4,000.
The Manly Machine Company OF Dalton
In negotiating for the purchase of lots upon
which TO erect shops Of their own.
Gapt. J. A. Coffee. whose home is in
Houston county, near the line Of Pulaski.
has, within the past twelve months, sold 10
Coney, Lovejoy g. Co., in Hawkinsville,
10 pounds of butter, for which he OBJ aimed
80 cents per pound, or S2l3 for the no
pounds.
The Salem Light Infantry met at Coving
ton last Saturday. After drill practice it
was decided to change the name of the COM
pRny to that Of the Newton Rifles, With ar
mory and headquarters in Covington. Capt.
ODE McCord desires twenty or thirty addi-
tional members,
while Tuesdays thunderstorm was in
progress at AmericGs tie telephone in L. B.
Bosworth's store was struck by lightning.
The electricity was communicated to this
wire strings of guitar. which a negro was
picking near by, and the negro was consid-
erably shocked.
Middle Georgia 4rgaS: a COW on the
farm of F. r. Burford last week gave birth
30 a calf that had distinct eartnaras on
each ear, a swallow fork OF the right and a
smooth crop on the left. This Is the exact
stock mark Of j. w. Burford, tbs son Of
the owner Of the COW mentioned.
Mrs. Hodgins of Milton county killed a
make in her yard on Tuesday evening that
had just run off setting hen and appro-
priated fifteen eggs. TIE snake was SO
gorged that locomotion was difficult, 80 he
was easily dispatched. The reptile measured
i've feet four inches from tip to tip.
DR.. w L. Jones has resigned his chair
in the University Of Georgia. His resigna-
tion was handed In six months ago, to take
effect at the close of the present session.
His retirement leaves only one native
Georgian, Prof. D. c. Barrow, in the
Academic Faculty of the University.
In the city court at Macon Thursday d.
r. Malone was fined $50 and costs for con-
tempt of court, On Friday last he was
fined S. for non-attendance as juror, aud
on Saturday he published card in the
Telegraph protesting against the acbion of
the count 1t seems that the summons as a
juror was not in his name, but another Ma
lone. He was, however, ruled by ths court
for contempt in publishing the card and
fined.
The Grand Lodge Of the Good Samaritans
of Georgia. colored organization, met at
Rome Wednesday. The following officers
were present: r. W. Grand Chief Benja-
min Hill, Atlanta, Grand Secretary @. l..
E.s.as of Atlanta, Grand Treasurer D. l..
Simons, Atlanta and Grand Orator Peter
McMurray of Atlanta. A number Of the
most prominent colored men Of the state
were present as delegates, among them
being Smith W. Easley Of Atlanta, who
was member Of the legislature for mum.
Der of years.
A two-legged goat has been agitsting
Cordele. The CordeLsdn says: James
Barnhil is the possessor Of this freak of
nature, and he is exhibiting him at 10 cents
look, with slight reduction when you
look several times. The strange little ami
NAL can be seen at the boarding house Of
Mr.. Morgan, near the Savannah, Americas
and Montgomery depot. He is Of the
."billy" gender, walks upright like chicken,
sits down like dog, is o very intelligent
little creature. and is indeed curiosity. 1t
is great pet, and children and ladies go
wild with delight over "billy."
Mrs. OEburn, wife of the murderer nov
In the Atlanta Jail under sentence Of death,
has arrived from Mississippi to see her hus-
band. The doomed man did not recognize
his wife. Mrs OEburn caressed her hus-
band with the greatest tenderness, but he
paid no attention to it. When she asked
him: Charlie, didn't you send for meln
He looked at her with a vacant stare and
replied: Sent for you? No, didn't. Who
are you, anyway After remaining in the
cell about quarter of an hour, the heart
broken wife kissed the condemned man
and separated. Deputy Sheriff Barnes
promised to take her to see her husband if
ne az any time became rational. II want
him TO look at me and know me just once
more" she said. Deputy Barnes says it is
lis opinion that Ozburn will certainly die
within three or four days.
The corpse of white man was found in
Sandy creek near jackson last Sunday. His
face had been cut open from the mouth to
the right ear, and his left eye shot out, and
skull broken in several places. The party,
or parties who did the deed took particular
precautions to prevent their crime being
brought to light by stalking the body to
the bottom of the creek close to the bank
A large stake was driven through the cloth
ing which they evidently thought would
hold him until SO badly decomposed
as to be beyond recognition. The evidence
secured by the coroner's jury may yet lead
to the fastening of the guilt upon some
negroes in the neighborhood. Near the
mill bridge, as Is pretty well known, a negro
''crap" game is in constant progress. It is
believed that the white man went to this
place and entered the game, quarrel en-
sued and he was killed; or else, when he
went there, money was found on him end
he was murdered for it.
A young couple OF Abbeviile, while gath
ering plnms in the country last week, met
with an adventure that they will remember
as long as they live. While enjoying the
luscious fruit in the orchard, says the
Times, the young lady stepped on the head
OF black snake. Her fist intimation of
the situation was the pressure Of the snakes
coil around her ankles. She shrieked and
swocned dead away. The young man few
to the rescue. but the reptile, being re-.
leased, was moving slowly away when the
excited youth essailed him. The snake
showed fight, and, striking with his full
force, fastened his fangs in the mans waist.
band The horror of his predicament over
powered him. and, fainting, he in turn fell
PROSTATE to the ground. The YONG lady
was first 70 recover, and when her eau re
turned to consciousness the snake hal dis
appeared. The hero of the adventure i!
rather reticent on the subject, but the
young lady is eloquent on the horrors o.
the ordeal through which she has passed..
The Atlanta Journal prints the follow.
ing, which contains facts in addition Il
those contained in special from Atla1t.
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