The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-10-30
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

Watch Found Hanging to a Tree-L
Neqro Breaks Jail at Columbus
Walking Arsenal Boards Train a.
Griffin.
GEORGIA.
The indicator Of White Plains is the
fatest addition to the Georgia weekly press
The fall term of Baker superior couri
will not be held No court will be held till
spring.
William J. Rooney of Augusta will not
stand for council IN the Third ward. John
J. Cashin is the candidate.
Rev. f. B. Carroll, pastor of the Baptist
church at Albany, may accept call from
Dalton at an increased salary.
One-half of the machinery in the Sibley
mill at Augusta is shut down because Of the
bursting Of one CT the immense water
wheels that run the mill.
The manager of the telephone system at
Albany has instructed his operators 20 en-
force the rule prohiting non-subscribers
from using the telephone
Unless the unexpected happens the North
Augusta bridge will be formally opened on
Saturday 1t is one of the strongest and
handsomest bridge structures in the south.
About twenty of the cotton hands at the
Americas compress quit work Monday be-
cause the company saw fit to end the weeks
work On Friday evening instead OF Satur-
day.
A. C. Plonsky of Albany went hunting a
day or two ago, and an accidental shot
lacerated one Of his thumbs SO badly that it
is question whether amputation can be
avoided.
The prisoners of the MilledgevilIe jail es-
capped Tuesday night Among the prisoners
is one negro sentenced to be hanged this
month. A party OF men started ii pursuit.
The officer in charge OF the jail was badly
hurt
An effort is being made to get up joint
debate on the sub-treasury plan between
L. Livingston and Hon. William c. Oates
of Alabama, to occur in Columbus Nov.
8. Col. Livingston has an appointment
to speak at Columbus on that day, under
the auspices Of the alliance.
Roscoe Marable, who was to have been
hanged at Lafayette to-day will not hang.
His counsel have gone to the supreme court
with the case. because there was no evidence
to connect the negro with the killing Of Ne
hemiah Evins, except that of W. J. King,
who arrested him and testified that Marable
confessed that he did the killing.
Charles McCrary, the eldest son Of John
BARLEY McCrary of Geneva, was married
at Powersville, last week under romantic
circumstances to Miss Lamar. The groom
is only 10 years old and the bride is some
what younger. The young couple have
gone to Madison, Tex, where Mr.. McCrary
has been appointed agent of large railroad
company.
Buck Rogers, a desperate negro, escaped
from the jail at Columbus Monday night
He was sent to the gang Monday morning
for sixty days for assaulting another negro,
and for other disorders. He worked Nom
day. At night, when he went into the jail
ruff h. oRka l.
Reed down and rushed ont over him, escap-
ing. Nothing has as yet been heard of him.
Leonard, the little. 1O-ysar-old son of Fl.
Q. Trussell Of Centerville in Talbot county,
was bedly gored by q cow last Friday. The
COW was being chased by O dog when the
little boy happened in it's way. The cows
horn entered beneath his chin and pene-
trated clear through into the roof of his
mouth. DIR. Bardwell dressed his wounds,
and at last accounts the little fellow was
doing nicely.
While q wagonload OF colored people
was passing James d. Smiths residence a.
Talbotton last Sunday, bound for the asso-
citation, colored woman tumbled out OF
the rear end Of the wagon, landing in the
sand. Her companions did not notice her
absence until they had driven some distance
when their attention was attracted by her
lusty shouts as she came running down the
road after them.
A movement was started at the Macon
falr Tuesday TO have Georgia represented
at the worlds fair at Chicago. The propo-
sitlon Is for the state to raise 500 600, with
which to make display. Communication
will be addressed to prominent men in every
county In Georgia, asking them to get theil
county interested and make q subscription
to the fund. A committee of ten was ap
pointed, with Mayor Price as chairman, Il
put the project into active operation.
Robert Leonard lost fine gold watch IL
the woods about four miles from Talbottor
one day last week while driving cattle. II,
missed it about night and returned the mex
morning with L. A. Baldwin and Alder
Baldwin to look for it. They got on tn,
track of the horse ridden BY Mr.. LeonarC
the day before and followed IL some distanc
through the woods. When about TO Civ,
up the search Mr. Leonard discovered hi,
watch hanging by the chain to a small busl
within few feet of where he was thel
standing just as it had doubtless beer
dragged from his pocket the day before. I
was found to be not in the least injured.
Turner Robinson was safely lodged II
jail at Newton Sunday night Turner
the negro brute who whipped his 12,year
old daughter TO death with pair of ploy
lines, and then took her down near a pom,
and on the Slappey place and buried her
Several weeks after his daughter was miss
ang one OF the negroes were passing by tn
pond and found the body of the little cir
where the hogs had rooted it from il
watery grave. Turner is still suffering
great deal from his having one of his leg
broken IN digging well in Decatur county
turner denies the charge about his killin
bis daughter, and says that she left hom
without his consent or knowledge. job
mcGregor will get the $l00 reward offere
by the governor for Turner's CAPTURE,
Judge Walker Bats was thrown from hi
horse near hts home at Smithville a dav O
two ago, and sustained injuries that res,iIte
in his death a few hours later After he wa
thrown he did not seem to be hurt muc
and rising from the ground walked TO hi
home. His wife was not surprised at seein
him as she knew he was to pass there
However, her tender solicitude wa
aroused when be informed her that b
had been thrown from his horse an
that he was hurt Mrs. Bats at once mad
her husband comfortable. and gave hiu
every attention she possibly could render
He seemed to have been jolted and iarre
very severely, and nothing serious SCENE
g be the matter. But there was Shortl
after reaching his home he began to ge
very sick, and in less than an hour wa
dead Judge Bats was one of Lee coun
tvs most prominent and popular citizens.
The saw-mill Of Isaac Harper in Charlie
county was the scene of a brutal murder o
Saturday afternoon last. The principal
fha To-