The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-12-05
ITEMS IN THREE STATES.
GEORGIA. FLORIDA AND SOUTH
9 CAROLYN A PUT IN TYPE.


Densary Question A Mans Eye
Shot Out While re Was on a Hunt
Fanny Drinks Convicted of Murder.
GEORGIA.
Electric lights are being placed in the
check factory at Athens. The lights are
furnished from the works at the lower fac
tory.
A farmer sold one bale Of sea island COT
ton at Vsldosta Thursday for S161 OF cash.
Il was very heavy bale, going over 900
pounds
The Albany NetUs dominates Hon. o. B.
Stevens, who ran against Ben Russell for the
democratic nomination for congress, for
commissioner of internal revenue for Geor-
gia. The Early County NetUs seconds the
nomination.
Several persons who have been travelling
over Henry county rather extensively of
late express surprise at the acreage planted
in wheat the past fall. Another encour-
aging sign is the number Of fat hogs to be
seen at almost every farm house.
A white farmer by the name OF Warner
Camp. living in Shakerag district, Henry
county, ended his life last Tuesday by the
use of some opiate. No cause is assigned
for the rash act, but it is thought to be ac-
creditable to temporary insanity.
]. H. Porter, president of the Merchants
Bank Of Atlanta, must show cause why he
should not be attached for contempt on Dec
10 for failing to obey an order of court re-
sEraining him from erecting building in
rear Of the Bank Of the State Of Georgia.
Iu free fight near LAGRANGE last Friday
night Bill Hatton, a rather notorious
character, was shot in the face and the hip.
He lost two teeth and part Of his tongue,
but ID is thought be will come around all
right. Bad liquor was at the bottom Of the
melee.
George Brown and Sip Tolivsr, two
negroes living near Waynesboro, had diff
Guilty Wednesday about rooster, Where
upon Sip opened up fire on George with a
shotgun, sprinkling him literally with bird
shot. No serious damage was done. The
rooster still survives.
A woman by the name Of Mrs. Goolsby,
who lives on DR.. B. II. Thompson's place,
near Danielsville, has recently lost her
mind. She threatens to burn up every
thing and to kill hOr children. A constant
watch has 10 be kept over her, and her
children kept away from her.
Mr.. Van Rogers Of Burke county has a
couple Of peculiar fowls--a cross between a
rooster and a guinea hen. Their plumage
is darker than that Of a partridge while
they are speckled as a guinea. Their heads
are like buzzards while their general
figure is a blending of guinea and chicken.
A lean lank countryman came to Athens
Thursday, and said that he would drink a
dozen bottles Of beer without stopping. A
kind-hearted 1rishman thought that he
would see If the countryman could stand
the test, and purchased dozen, and the
little fellow drank them as fast as they
could be opened, and when the last one was
finished asked for another dozen.
Waynesboro True Citizen: DR.. White
head has at his house the most remarkable
cat on record. It is a Tom cat that had been
unsexed. Recently mother cat died, leav-
ing two kittens which were promptly
adopted by old Tom. And now, strange to
relate, Tom has developed regular feline
udders, and is giving milk and nourishng
the kittens II the mest approved manner.
Robert Sowell of McDonough and his
son oseph were out rabbit hunting a day
or two ago, and we're about 100 feet apart
when a rabbit was Jumped - at which Joe
Immediately fired. The rabbit was at least
sixty feet from Mr.. Sowell, ST., but it is
supposed that some of the shot struck a rock
and glanced. One shot struck Mr.. Suwell
and penetrated the eye just below the sight.
He Immediately left for Atlanta, and
placed himself for treatment under Dr.
Calhoun. The doctor is Of the opinion that
the eyeball may be saved, but that the sight
will never be recovered.
Eatonton Messenger: The petitions
against dispensary in Eatonton that are
being circulated In every district in the
county are being numerously signed, in
some districts es cry white man and women
except two or three signing. II the work
is not being systematically pushed in any
district, 1t is expected that the committee
man for that district will go at it at once.
The desire is to give every white men in
the county an opportunity to place him
self on record in this matter, In the belief
that a largely predominant sentiment
against the sale OF whisky in the county
will settle that question not only as it re-
lates to the proposed dispensary, but to any
other movement in the future looking to
the sale. 1t has been rumored that dis
pensary petitions were being circulated, and
that they had been freely signed by COL
ored people ia the main, but the correct
ness OF the statements could not be ascer.
tanned, and the probability is that such is
not the fact.
Upon the reassembling of the court at
Naldosta on Tuesday morning last the case
OF the state VS.. Fanny Dri ks, charged with
the murder of her husband, was taken up.
The case lasted two days. Wednesday
afternoon about $3.50 O'Clock the Jury
brought in a verdict of murder, and recon-
mended mercy, which will make the pen-
atty life time service in the penitentiary
A motion for new trial will be made, and
"a AoAhtC0 Wy Ouuk6 lAbuScll Lu6 Case VIII 90
TO the supreme court. Sam Drinks kept a
bar aud restaurant on Ashley street. He
and his wife did not get aloug well together.
he determined TO cast her aside, aud SO told
her, whereupon she threatened his life.
When he was closing up that night he vas
shot down in the door of bis saloon. Fanny
was seen standing there few moments be-
fore the pistol SHOT was heard. Immediately
after the report she was seen running away.
The pistol found on his person was identi-
lied as one white man had sold her that
day. There was very general feeling that
she was guilty. but most people thought she
would hardly be convicted on circumstan.
tial evidence.
Eatonton Messenger: The foul murder
shat was committed on r. ID. Whites place
one day last week is the sensation of the
hour. At about shutdown Nov. "a Mon
Hudson (colored) was killed by having his
Throat cut with u knife. The crime is
charged upon Henry Hudson, the murdered
mans wife, and Albert Smith, her brother,
and since the arrest OF these parties each
has denied the deed and charged IL upon the
other On the day Of the murder Mon
hudson had whipped his wife. When the
sun went down he was a dead man, a deep
gaSh across his throat. Bob Hall came
upon the scene shortly after ward. having
been preceded by the wife II smith and
he fou d Smith and Henry whispering to-
Rether, while Anna Smith was CRYING and