The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-05-24
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.


Murder a Prosecutor in a Case ia
Meriwether County-Church serv'
ices Interrupted by q Couple OF
Drunken Men.
GEORGIA.
Mrs. G. W. Glover died at the residence
of her husband on Lee street. at Americas.
Isaac Fur, farmer Of Banks county,
committed suicide Thursday by hanging
himself.
There was a considerable fall of hail above
Greenville Monday night, but no damage is
reported.
William Spencer of Gainesville, ex-
mayor Of Elhjay, speaks Of putting In q
$4,000 taunery at Ellijsy.
Rev. J. P. Word has resigned the pas
torate OF the Presbyterian church in Val
dosta, and he will preach his farewell SER
mon tonight.
Mrs. Patrick Eberhart, an aged woman
of Athens, dropped dead Thursday from
heart failure. She had just gone into her
lot to milk a COW.
Mahlon Myers Of Ebert county has a
model of an improved cotton planter and
fertilizer distributor for which be will
make application for patent.
Lightning struck the rod on the Method
ist church steeple at Sylvania Monday, and
branching off struck the rods GU the par-
sonage and the residence of r. l.. Singell-
ton.
On Wednesday last the dwelling of S. A.
Sheffield, prosperous farmer living ten
miles north of Eastman was burned. to-
gether with all his household and kitchen
furniture
The Washington Gazette Is informed that
by a requisition from the governor the
negro boy who shot out Amos Houses eyes
some months since, in Wilkes county, can be
caught. He is said to have been located in
another state.
Cuthbert Liberal. A dense smoke filed
the atmosphere throughout this entire seq
ton the latter part Of last week. AS there
were no fires either In towns or forests
about here the presumption Is that the
smoke was driven hence by the strong
northwest winds that blew from the great
forest fires of the northwest.
Near Menloin, Chattooga county. Thursday
two negroes working on the Chattanooga
Southern railway engaged in q quar-
rel. One of them knocked the other on the
head with the lever of a jack screw. The
wounded negro was brought to the Napier
switch, In Chattooga county. wnere he died
last night. The names Of the negroes have
not been learned.
WIN Thomas, Randolph county negro.
az faAOhuJ w on SuS-
picion that he stole a Texas pony and q
road cart, which he brought to Albany and
sold for $50. Inquiry developed the fact
that the rig belonged to him, but he was
fleeing from his home because his father
had accused him of unholy intimacy with
his own sister (which Thomas deniesl with
out his sisters approval
A B. Clayton, woodsman fer the Amos
keag Lumber Company, says that on FRI
day last they cut tree in Dodge county
from which they got two saw logs, each As
feet long, and that 40 feet OF the top of the
tree was left after removing this section of
80 feet, making the tree $50 feet high. This
giant OF the forest measured AS inches in
diameter at the big end of the butt cut and
Is inches st the end of the 80 feet.
Judge w. r. Hammond, the we'll known
attorney, was found lying on the floor of
his law office at Atlanta in an unconscious
condition and with a bloody cash across his
forehead about 1918 o'clock Friday morn
ing. 1t was some time before a conclusion
could be reached as to how he was injured.
but 1t was finally determined. beyond
doubt, that it was the result of faintinR
spell. Serious results are not feared.
Albany Advertiser: The last two calls for
drill meetings of the Albany Guards were
so poorly attended that no drills were had.
and deprecating the indifference Of the
members to the necessity which exists for
greater proficiency in the tactics, in order
that the company may not discredit itself
at the encampment, Capt Wooten has de-
clared that he will not take the company to
Chickamauga in its present raw state.
Lexington Echo: Never before in the
history of cotton culture has there been
more complaint of bad stands than this
year. Only a few farmers report ANYTHING
like a stand, and Monday morning last
found many Of them in a rush blowing up
that which had been planted and replant-
ing the fields. They say there is time
plenty TO make crop, but great deal de-
rends on the early or late coming of frost.
Farmers are not at all hopeful for a full
crop this year.
Eastman Times: W. E. Paul showed us
Tuesday last one of the fore paws of a huge
otter caught by him on Saturday before in
Sugar creek swamp. TIE foot was pecul-
Iariy webbed and fearfully armed with
hooked nails. Dogs usually have serious
time when they attack these animals, as the
hide is tough and very thickly covered with
fur; besides, the otter is an expert in the
use or both teeth and nails. MIR. Paul was
forced to relieve his dog in this instance by
stunning the aquatic animal with a hoe
The otter was found hiding in hollow cys
press gum, and was three and a-half feet
long.
ElhJay Courier: George Debord, who
lives three miles from Ellijay, was in our
Office Thursday and showed us some rare
relics which his son lately plowed up. He
first plowed up some half decayed bones,
which indicated an Indian grave He fonnd
at the head three tin cups, nearly consumed
with rust. at the feet of an old fashioned
black bottle; at the breast he found several
dozen pure silver ornaments, made in the
crude style of the natives, consisting of q
finger ring, ornamented with a shield, a
beautiful pair of ears hobs, a heart with a
pin attached, besides several other fantastic.
ally shaped and round ornaments, having
pins attached. He also found an iron tom,
mahawk and several glass and stone beads
jackson NetOs.: The most aggravated
case of disturbing public worship, according
to report, that ever occurred in this county
was witnessed at Jenkinsburg last Satur'
day. Two young men py the name oi
Gray, citizens of Jenkinsburg, while intoxi
Gated, went into church where Rev. Mr.
Eaks was discoursing "a sermon and inter-
rupted him with hideous yells and profant
language, calling upon the preacher, with
oaths, to pray for them and all the -
sinners around Jenkinsburg. So dis
turbed and outraged was the minister that
he was forced to abandon the pulpit anC
dismissed his congregation. Tue marsha
of Jenkinsburg summoned help and juggeS
the boys, but the little calaboose proved in
sufficient to hold them, and they wer
brought to jackson and given a cell in tn,