The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-23
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARA4R APIS.

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A Lumpkin Mans Experience With
Snake-The Largest Shipment
Watches Ever Received at Coluu
bus-A Workman's Foot Caught by
Circular Saw in the Okeeflnokee.
GEORGIA
DIR. s. ]. Farmer Of Crawfcrdville di
Sunday.
Capt James A. Bryan of Augusta dl
Sunday.
The Rev. DR.. Lambuth, who has spe
nearly all mis- life in China and Japan, IS
Rome.
The Covingron compress started to run
ming Thursday, and compressed aud Shippe
100 bales OF new colt n.
A large wildcat is reported to be prowl
ing about in the Alcova swamp, above BIC
Curtis bridge, near Covington.
The Albany Ne,cs aud Advertiser I
booming Hon. C. B. Wooten to succee'
Hon. Ii. G. Turner for congress.
Henry B. Mays of Atlanta is spoken O
for the vacant secretaryship OF the oune
Mems Christian Association at Athens.
Columbus needs more houses that viii
rent from SIS TO SIS per month. Unless you
pay $50 or $50 you can hardly geJ house
in a good location.
King NAYS. charged with having slain q
man in a fight on the Mckay place, In
Edgefield county, South Carolina, has been
arrested at Augusta.
There is a compostor at Columbus who
has twig off the tree from which was
swung the two Italian murderers OF Chief
of Police Hennessey at Nsw Orleans.
L. g. Arn
been manager of the alliance Herald at
Rome, will go to Florida to spend the win
ter He has a beautiful orange grove on
the upper st. Johns river.
V. E. Walton died at his home at Byron
Sunday. He was about AZ years of age,
and had been in the mercantile business
there for number Of years, retiring on
July l on account of failing health. He
was postmaster at the time of his death.
The annual meeting of the Irish National
League takes place in Chicago on Oct and
9. At Augusta Sunday the Emmett
club elected two delegates TO the oonven-
tion, E. J. OConnor and d. O. Fogarty.
The local branch of the league also elected
a delegate to the convention, 2. NJ. Null
herin, with John d. Sheehan as alternate.
For some days rumor has been circu-
lated on the streets Of Amerious to the effect
that Maj. Moses Speer of the Bank of South
west Georgia, had said that he would see his
cotton destroyed by fire before he would send
it to the alliance warehouse The Tmes-Re-
corder has been authorized by Maj. Speer
TO denounce this statement as utterly false
and without any foundation whatever.
DR.. e. W. Warren refuses to remain with
the First Baptist church OF Macon in any
capacity. He has been asked to withdraw
bis resignation, bnt be would not do so, and
now he refuses to accept the position of
pastor emeritus recently offered him by the
church. The earnest solicitations of his
flock have had no effect with him, as he
believes it his duty to his God to leave the
church.
Columbus Herald II remember" said
an old citizen the other day, what was
perhaps the largest shipment of watches
ever made to this city. The consignment
ives made to firm Of auctioneers who did
business in this city before the war, and
consisted Of ten barrels Of watches. They
were cheap watches, of course, and were
fixed up in the barrel like crockery. They
were sold at from So to SIT EACH"
Will Jones (colored) shot and perhaps IA
tally wounded Sandy Williams (colored) on
Sam Clark's place near Hephzbah, Sunday.
Jealousy was the cause. Jones, armed
and called him to the door. When Williams
saw Jones and his gun he turned and at
tempted to run. Jones Immediately fired,
the load Of small shot entering the back OF
Williams head. Jones ran and escaped.
At ~ O'Clock Saturday night Walter M GORE
shot and killed William Ottamons, and also
wounded Anthony Barnes. The affair oc-
CURED at the place OF Albert Sydney Camp
bell, six or seven miles from Augusta,
where an old-fashioned "hot supper" and
dance had been given to the negroes of the
neighborhood. While the dance was in
progress the negroes became intoxicated
and fight with the above result was the
consequence.
Ed kalbfeisch, a popular young man
OF Augusta, Is a modern Hercules.
Sunday, broad plank was secured and
placed few feet from the floor. Five men
seated Themselves on it and Mr.. Kslbfleisch
shouldered it, carrying them around the
the men was 707 pounds. The performer OF
this feat is not large man and his friends
were surprised TO find In him such an enor.
nous amount Of strength.
Meriwether Vindioator: Charley Ector,
committed TO Jail last week for assault with
intent TO commit murder, escaped from iail
last Monday night by breaking hole in
the iron floor Of the upper cell large enough
to squeeze through into the room below,
and slipping out in the darkness when the
doors were opened. There being no pris-
oners In the lower cell. it was left open for
ventilation. Sheriff Maffett offers Slo re.
ward for the apprehension Of the escaped
prisoner.
A. T. Cook has been engaged as head me-
chanic in the work going:on in Okesflnokee
swamp. Saturday he attempted to ster
over circular saw that was in rapid mo.
ton, and. slipping, his foot was terribly
lacerated. The wound was roughly dressed
and the man was placed on the first trair
and brought to Atlanta TO be put under the
charge Of DR.. Willis Westmoreinnd. The
foot was so badly cut that amputation wa.
necessary. and the operation was skillfully
performed.
Wet OF dry is the next issue for the cfti
zens OF Evansville and Hall county to pas,
upon. The county is virtually dry already
on account Of the act passed recently by til,
general assembly forbidding whisky to bt
sold within three miles Of church OF
school house. and now the people Of the
county are clamoring for John Barleycorr
to withdraw his forces from the :ncorpor
ated towns and cities Of the comfy. Petit
tions are now being circulated throughou
the county. asking for an election to be HEX
at an early day.
Near Temple, about forty-fve miles from
Atlanta on the Georgia Pacific Division