The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-20
ITEMS In THREE STATES.
GEORGIA. FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA PUT IN TYPE:

Reunion of the Fourth Georgia RsRi-
ment.
GEORGIA.
The assessed valuation OF property per
head in Georgia Is about S205 according to
the government census bulletin just is
sued
News has reached Eastman Of the burn
ing Of Tom Dowdy's barn at his far n near
Rhine on Monday night This is the second
time Mr.. Dowdy has had his barn burned
during the past few months aud II looks as
II some incendiary was at work.
R E. Cherry Of Albany has a very valu
able relic Of olden times in his possession.
1t is an old-fasnioned bowie knife, OF regu-
lation size. Mr.. Cherry's great-Rrand:a her
carried this knife through the revolution
airy war, and in his hands it no d oubt did val
liant service for independence. The blade is
OF the very finest steel and is now IN a good
state OF preservation.
Jack Wright, half craZed q sick negro,
jumped into the well at Rolf home at Ma
con Friday and was instantly killed. He
was suffering from the after effects of
bad attack OF fever, and while in the yard
at the hospital, and before the eyes Of a num-
Der Of the inmates, he leaped over the cop
ing Of the well, which was fifty feet deep,
and was almost Instantly killed.
Last Sunday afternoon Sidney Perry the
little son Of Amos Perry OF Savannah, who
is visiting his grandmother, Mrs. A. Blount
of Waynesboro, fell from the front porch
OF Col, P. p Johnston'S residence aud broke
one Of the bones OF his right leg about half
way between the knee and ankle. He was
standing outside the banister on the end Of
the projecting flooring when he lost his bal
ance
The result of the democratic primary
election held in Houston county Friday,
for members OF the general assembly and
county officers, is as follows: Eor repre-
sentatives E. L. Dennard, G.. Psarce; for
ordinary, DR.. Joseph Palmer; for sheriff,
M. L. Cooper; for clerk Of superior court,
Nd. A. Edwards; for tax collector, G. D.
Anderson, ST.; for tax receiver, Wiley
Leverett, for treasurer, c. E. Gilbert; for
coroner, w. F. Hurst; for surveyor. G. w.
Killen; for county commissioners, J, d.
Martin, T. Il. Means, S. s. Taylor, J. W.
Walton, w. G. Lewis.
The annual reunion OF the Fourth Geor-
gia regiment will occur at Jacksonville,
Twiggs county, on July g. This regiment
was drawn from a wide territory, including
DOugherty, Macon, sumter Twiggs, Bald
win, Jasper. Gordon, Talbot and Troup
counties. The railroads have made a re-
duced rate equal 70 fare and one-third for
the round trip and large crowd is ex-
pected. Col. L. B. Shannon of Twiggs will
welcome the survivors, and DR.. Roland b.
Hall OF Macon will reply. Gen. Phil Cook,
at one time colonel Of this regiment, will be
on baud and will be expected to make a
few remarks The people OF TwigSs are
making great preparations to receive their
comrades at Jeffersonville.
Fort Valley Leader: Fort Valley. Mar
shallville and Powersville are rushing In the
peaches, apples and plums to the eastern and
northern markets harshallville, up to
last night, had shipped four cars and Fort
Valley eight. New York received eight Of
these and Philadelphia four. The first two
or three cars forwarded we're delivered 70
the Pennsylvania railroad In forty hours
after leaving here, but for some reason this
road did not get them into New York in six
days. This has been corrected and sixty
hours will put the car in the city. Peaches
are plentiful and our large crop will soon
be in full blast. The prices received for
shipments have been satisfactory, ranging
from 81 so to 50 so a carrier Let the com
mission men get US fair prices and ne are
solid. Fort Valley has shipped about 300
carriers by express.
Monday morning before day an attempt
was made to enter he room 10 w. E. Fouut
aims house at Mount Vernon, occupied uy
his daug hters, two respectable young ladies,
aged about Is and II years. Upon the
alarm being given the fiend fed. A pile OF
bricks outside the window, upon which he
had stood, the partly raised window and a
mans tracks In the yard were the marks he
left behind him. Mr.. Fountain hurried to
the brick yard and procured the assistance
OF Mr.. Sappington's dogs. They took the
track readily and trailed it a short distance
down into the edge Of the swamp and then
clroled around back to a shed room opposite
Mr. Fountains house, which was occupied
by one Jim Bess, a negro man in Mr.. Fount-
ans employ. There they stopped aad
said as plainly as dogs can say, your mans
In there" Jim was arrested and at first
denied, but finally acknowledged his guilt
he was committed to Jail on Monday to
await his trial III the superior court
Atlanta Journal: There was a most
pathetic death in an humble home on Mari
eta street Friday afternoon. A little blue
eyed girl passed through heavens portals
with cry for her father upon her pallid
hps' ana he-wears convict's garb and a
criminals gives at Chattahooches camp
Those who attended the trial Of Elisha IN
oerwood, the murderer of Alex Sayre, will
remember little girl that frequently nes-
tied In the arms Of the man accused of
the awful crime. She was but pale little
body, almost too ethereal in appearance for
earth. On the last day, when the Judge
solennly read his charge to the Jury, the
little one slumbered In her fathers arms.
unconscious Of the tragic scene that was
being enacted around. There were fathers
on that jury, and VINO knows but that the
act OF the tired child when she crept into
the arms that had never refused her shelter
and fell TO sleep touched the hearts of the
men who were to pass judgment on her
father and saved his life.
Eastman Times: Friday afternoon last.
out at the Williams Lumber Company lot
1. l., Womble, the lot manager for the com
pany, was cut TO death by Elisha Living
ston. 1t seems that these two young men
fell out about the marking Of a yearling
belonging to the company and that Liv-
ln2st on either went to see Womble or acci-
oentaIIy met him near the lot, when the
subject came up, and both drew their
knives and began slashing each
other. Womble received some
four or five stabs, one OF which entered his
heart. Livingston was cut in four places
and was at first Thought to be fatally
wounded. Two pistol shots we're heard
during the fracas, but neither shot took
effect. On the arrival II parties whose at
tention was drawn to the spot by tas two
shots, Womble was found % be dead and
Livingston and John Evans were seen
walking from the pl ce. Livingston and
Evans were both arrested. Evans was let
out on bond of 81. 500 and guard placed
over Livingston until be was able TO be
brought t. trial.
Two miles from Lothian, Montgomery
county, is thick bra Oh, ID parts Of it
are i'm Oenetrable. David ellis, living four
miles from the town, was driving along the