The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-01-28
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
TIE news OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.


Rome Pleeced by q Voodoo Doctor.
A Bridegroom Arrested at Albany.
GEORGIA.
Mrs. W. E. Hfllsman fell from her back
porch, at Albany, In a fainting fit Tuesday
and was badly bruised.
Mrs. C. F. Newton died about O'Clock
Sunday night at her residence at Griffin
from an attack Of catarrhal pneumonia.
The total numbsr OF children taught in
the public schools Of Baldwin county last
year was 2,257; l,0S1 white, and ,22O
colored.
The number Of voters registered for Bald
win county, by Tax Collector Wilson. under
the new registration is, whites $50, colored,
GIG; total l,246.
viii Davis, a voodoo doctor, has just
''played" ignorant Rome negroes for many
dollars. He professed 10 be q conjursr aud
fortune teller.
The uniforms Of the Townsville Guards
will be fatigue and similar TO the West
Point Cadet uniforms The pants will be
light blue with white stripe. The coats
will be dark blue.
The colored farm hands Of Washington
county are experiencing some difficulty 10
making arrangements for supplies this year.
The advancing merchants require good Sc
curity. and but few Of them can give this.
The Columbus Guards have decided to
purchase service uniforms at once. The
uniform will consist OF fatigue cap, blue
shirts, gray jeans pants and leggins, and
will be worn when on drill duty aud in
camp.
The firm Of A. c. Allen & Co., doing
grocery business on Oglethorpe street at
Macon. has been closed out on a mortgage
held by Jaques & Tinslsy. The firms liza
bilities ara but little. If any, in access Of
their assets.
Saturday the colors Of Mercer University
OF Macon, will mingle with the red, orange
and black of the state university in Athena
On that day the first game Of foot ball, with
teams from two Georgia colleges contestlng
will be played In the Classic City.
The farmers Of Washington county have
passed resolutions urging a reduction of the
acreage In Gotten and the raising at home
of food and other farm supplies. They also
advocate cash basis Ia trading and pro-
hibition Of speculation IN farm products.
The last railroad bond of Baldwin county
has been paid aud Cancelled. The outstand-
log Indebtedness Of the county is now 250
court house bonds due from 1910 70 1915,
$4,000, and two Oconse br dgs warrant 5
due ls92 and 1898, 1868: making a total
indebtedness Of S29. CO..
The family Of Emanuel Horne the negro
watchman Of the Dobbs Lumber COMPANY
at Atlanta, were the vict ms Of q dabolicsl
attempt at murder BY poisoning a day or
two ago. In the family their are Horn his
wife and three children. The poisoning is
mystery, and the would-be murderer is
unknown.
a number of the larger stockholders Of.
the Chattahoochee Navigation Company
had consultation at Franklin day or two
ago and decided on a meeting of all the
stockholders for the first Tuesday in Febru-
ary. The object Of the meeting is 70 push
the payment Of assessments, or abandon
the project
The stockholders Of the Atlanta Home
Insurance Company held their annual
meeting Tuesday. Immediately after the
stockholders Adjourned the directors met
and reelected the same officers: Capt.
Lowry, president; Joel Hurt, secretary. and
j. /. Hall, assistant secretary. After pay
ing $4,000 in vidends the company shows
1851 ,574 assets against 1914. 900 last year.
Henry Higgins, the proprietor of the
hotel at Lula, was thrown from a horse
Monday and his neck was dislocated. He
was riding with friend near Lula when
the accident occurred. Something frightened
Huggins horse, and It reared on its hind
legs. Higgins was thrown to the ground
aud the horse fell on his head. Mr. Hug
gins was carried to the home of friend
and physicians called. He was unconscious
when picked up. and the physicians thought
he could live only few hours.
One of the inmates of the state ASYLUM
for lunatics at Milledgeville is dwarf OF
Irish descent, 81 years old weighs 50 pounds
measures 80 inches In hight ami is a
perfectly developed man, except his BODY
has but one rib on each side, and from bis
knee joint TO his hip measures only iuoaes,
while from his knee down is of equal
length, and his arms are the same. His
name is Joe Busby, has been a patient a
years, and is idioLic and q pet Of all the off.
GERS, inmates, attendants and visitors Of
the asylum.
Albany Herald: On Friday Stephen Yves
ton of Westonia was shooting Winchester
rifle when one of his little boys aged about
: years, asked him to shoot bird for him
The father consented and the little fellow
ran out into the field to scare up some birds
which he had located. One Of the bird,
lighted on the fence and Mr. Weston shot a.
it. The ball struck post that stood in lint
with the bird ana ricochetted. The little boz
was standing of about fifty yards and al
most at right angles from the post, but tn,
ball struck him in the forehead and kiile.
him.
Augusta Erening NetcS: Hamburg il
startled with great big panther sensation
1t is SAID that wild, spotted animal is a
large across the river. a night or two agC
james Landrum, who lives on the Brooks
place, two miles below Hamburg, ia enter.
lug his room to retire, first saw the panther
seated on his bed. The appearance of tn,
strange and uniuvited guest frightened Mr.
Landrum and he called to a man in th,
house for his gun. Before the gun wa
brought the panther got scared and jumped
out of an open window and ran away to tn,
woods. The next morning his tracks wer,
noticed at the grounds.
Chief Westbrook Of Albany received ,
telegram Monday from J. II. Bass of Val
dosta asking for the arrest of one L. n
Startling, VINO he said was running away
with his niece Officer Kemp having beer
at the train when it arrived saw that
couple who had gone to the Hotel MAY,
were the only gentleman and lady toy ether
among the passengers. Repairing to tn,
hotel he saw that the parties were regis
tered "James w. Jones and wife, Bellview.
When he called upon Mr.. Jones ht
explained his mission and that gentleman
readily consented 70 accompany him any
where. but objected 10 being locked up un.
I'll he could establish his identity. Together
they sought Chief Westbrook, who, after
considerable questioning, decided that Mr.
Jones had represented himself properly anc
that be was not the person wanted. The
bridegroom was thereupon released.