The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-02
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.


Farmer of Wilcox County Frightened
to Death by a Storn-A Negro
Killed BY Gazing Earth at Atlanta
GEORGIA.
The melon crop around Camilla Will BIZ
ate and short.
Three crates of peaches were shipped
from Fort Valley Monday. They are the
first OF the season.
Certain citizens Of Athens have secured
an injunction stopping the city council from
issuing bonds for water works purposes.
Peter Crouch, the veteran tax receiver OF
Terrell county, died Sunday at his residence
at Dawson. For twelve years he had served
the county faithfully and well.
Matt Grace, a well-known farmer Of Will
cox county, was frightened to death Sun
day afternoon. He and his sister we're
returning from church at Bluff creek when
a storm overlook them. He was terribly
frightened and died in few minutes. His
sister, although much affected by the hor-
rible calamity, will not be seriously troubled
by the double fright.
Bill Galloway, the negro convicted OF
arson and sentenced to eleven years in the
penitentiary, who with six other prisoners
broke Jail at Washington and escaped a few
weeks since, was recaptured by R. d. Gala
way on his place five miles from Washing
ton Sunday. His capture means that five
of the fugitives will be caught, as Bill told
the officers OF their whereabouts. He also
implicated three negroes, who assisted them
in making their escape, one OF whom is now
under arrest and the others will soon be In
carcerated in the jail they helped TO break.
Park Lewis shot and killed Nelson Clay
ton Sunday at John Bayer's plantation in
Hancock county. Both are negroes. The
difficulty occurred about a nickel, which
the deceased owed the slayer. Park de-
manded that he should pay him 25 cents.
The evidence at the ooroner's investigation
showed that Nelson admitted owing nickel
and offered to pay that amount, but Park
said he must pay his demand or he would
shoot him. He executed his threat aud
death ended from the pistol wound III a
very short while. The coroner's jury pro-
nounced the killing murder, and the sheriff
is hunting Park, who is attempting to make
his escape
On account Of the prominence Of the two
young men, the shooting between Willie
Barnes and Charlie Richardson at Scots
boro, four miles below Milledgeville, Sun
day has caused quite sensation in the
city. The Barneses and Richardson's are
near neighbors, and, as far as can be
learned, have always been on the best of
terms. Richardson was sutton for the hand
of Miss Barnes, but they recently broke of
all engagements, and on Saturday che be-
came the wife of a Mr.. Brewer. In
humoring the joke Richardson went to the
extreme Of putting pieoe OK Grape on his
hat, and 1t seems, made some remarks that
offended the brother who went to Ltngolds
chapel and called Richardson out from
Sunday school The parties went Off few
steps together and became engaged In a
heated conversation, and the fatal shoot
ing followed.
At Atlanta Tuesday while big force of
hands was hard at work on Peachtree street,
a big wall OF dirt suddenly gave way aud
caved in. The falling bank Of dirt was Just
above where the men were working, and,
when the noise OF 1t giving way reached
their ears, there was grand rush to get
from beneath it. 1t came down with a
crash and two men, who were not swift
enough to run from under it, were buried
beneath the mass Of falling earth. One of
them was a new hand. Mortified at the ac-
cident, the men rushed back and began
working to rescue the two unfortunate men.
A few minutes work brought the bodies TO
light. But one Of them was dead-the un-
known negro. Both arms and legs of the
negro were broken, and be was bruised up
in the most frightful manner. The other
men were badly hurt by the falling
dirt, and had TO be taken home. One Of the
N~~@S-
Columbus Enquirer-Sun: A peculiarly
villainous thief entered the house of old
Jesse Allen on First avenue last Saturday
night and robbed him Of the little property
he has been able to accumulate. Mr.. Allen,
although so years OF age. lives by himself
In a small house on the Mcdaniel property.
The old gentleman makes a scanty living
by the sale of such garden products as he
can procure with his small capital. On
Saturday night he was reused from his
sleep by hearing the front door of his house
violently slammed. Knowing Immediately
that something was wrong, he sprang out
of bed, and, although he went at once and
looked up aud down the street, he could see
no one. Mr.. Allen then made an examina-
ton. and found that almost everything he
owned in the world had been taken from
him. Twenty-three dollars in cash. which
he had saved by frugal living, ha d been
taken, and also his pistol, watch, wearing
apparel, and even the bed-clothes from the
bed. The old gentleman was particularly
grieved by the loss OF his dead wife's jew
elry, which the thief had found with his
money.