The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-07-02
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

A Negro Shot Dead at Perry While
Trying to Escape From an ofncer-A
Man Probably Fatally Injured by a
Falling Beam at Co lumbus-A Child
Killed by Lightning at Duluth.
GEORGIA.
Notwithstanding the amount Of rainfall
in South Georgia, the cry is that they need
more.
In the prohibition election in Newton
county Wednesday the county went wet
by S1.
Prof. E. E. Miller has been elected
ensuing year. During the school year just
ended he was first assistant.
The wool crop in South Georgia was 8
shors one. Many farmers, however. are
making arrangements to 90 into the sheep
raising business on large scale.
The city clerk OF Dalton has collected
s., 400 in special license, $500 more up - the
present time than last year. He reports an
increase also in personal prop erty of $4,000.
United States Deputy Marshal Mauldin
arrested William Smith Of Walker county
day or two ago, charged with robblng the
postofioe at Gill. He was tried before Com
missioner Hamilton at Dalton and dis
charged
Bailey Banner. The Dobson murder
case still remains on the docket for disposal
This makes the third time continuance
has been granted, and we venture to say
that it will cost the county near $1,000 be-
fore it is settled.
A centennial missionary meeting will be
held with Mount Zion Baptist church, in
Muscogee county, Friday, Saturday and
Sunday, July 15 10 and II. One very i'm"
portant object will be to organize mis-
sionary league of the Baptist churches In
the county.
On last Sunday morning @. T. Broom and
Miss Emma Pitts, who reside near Tunnel
Hill, drove to Dalton in a buggy, and. pro-
curing a license from Ordinary Norton,
went In search of preacher. 1t was dur
ing the hour Of church services and most of
the ministers were engaged, but Rev. Shell
ton Of the Baptist church was at last in
duced to tie the knot. The ceremony took
place In the street near the Baptist church,
In the presence Of a number OF persons, and
the bride and groom went on their way re-
joicing.
Last Saturday week a small child Of
Henry New, who lives in Duluth, was at the
residence of Mr.. Cole, on the road from
Lawrenceyille to Duluth. The child was
standing near the we'll and a negro child
was also there. Suddenly there came a
bright fash and the lightning's bolt struck
a large oak tree standing near the well. The
electric current made a deep groove ia the
body OF the tree down to the ground. Both
of the children were Frustrated by the cleo
trio shock, and Dir. News child was killed.
The other was not killed, but at last &C
counts 1t was thought 1t would die.
An alteration took place at Columbus
Wednesday evening between a young white
man named Louis Flournoy aud a negro
named Charlie Haywood, which resulted in
fight and the serious injury Of young
Flournoy. The cause of the fight has not
been ascertained by the police. While 1t
was in progress, however, haywood seized
brick and struck young Flournoy a fear
full blow on the leg with the missile. As
soon as the young white man fell the negro
fled. As quickly as possible DR.. Griggs was
summoned and he found that young Flour
noy had sustained compound fracture of
she leg. The young man was suffering 90
much pain that it was two hours before he
could be removed to his mothers house
Dalton Citizen: The work Of filing In
the Gordon street bridge was stopped on
Tuesday last by bill Of injunction filed by
Mrs. y. j. Lewis, proprietress of the Lewis
house. For the past few weeks large mum.
Der Of wagons and teams have been engaged
In hauling dirt for the immense embank-
ment that will be required for the western
approach to the bridge, and vet the work
has hardly begun. This embankment or ill
Is Immediately in the rear of the Lewis
AOhSt, ahO uhAb 1Athls ClhlIDo LldE 1t Will
damage her property in many ways hence
the injunction. This does not interfere with
the railroad company's contract, but simply
that of the city, which is required to I'll in
the approaches on each side OF the bridge
1t was understood that the bridge would be
open for travel by Sept. l, but now a
troublesome litigation is likely to ensue.
aud 1t may be months before IL can be used.
A serious accident occurred Wednesday
which may result fatally to John Cross,
the foreman Of the laborers who are re-
building the Presby church at Co.
lumbus. The men were hosting large
rafters to be USED on the lower steeple, and
Mr.. Cross was standing on the third floor
experimenting the work. A heavy beam
had been raised almost to the required hight
when the fastenings slipped. The men Hn-
derneath bad time to scatter and save
themselves. Mr.. Cross, however was in
such q position that he could not move.
With frightful velocity the beam descended
and struck Mr.. Cross first on the head
and then on the shoulder Many men
rushed to his assistance, but they found him
covered with blood and perfectly uncou-
scious. A cut three inches long above the
left eye showed that his head was badly in
jured, and from the position in which he
was lying 1t was supposed he had received
internal injuries
Much excitement was created In Perry
Wednesday about IL 80 O'Clock by the kill
ing of negro on Main street. BailiF w.
d. Morris was bringing prisoner into
town who had been arrested for stealing
near Kathleen. The negro jumped from
the buggy and ran, Morris following him.
Commands to stop were unavailing, when
Morris pulled out his pistol and fired twice
in rapid succession. The negro fell
to the sidewalk near the front gate
of Capt F. NJ. Kings residence, and
was dead almost Immediately. Only one
shot took effect, the bullet entering the
back just below the shoulder blade, pene.
trating the lungs. bailiff Morris was
placed under arrest by Sheriff Cooper. 10
be held for further investigation, and Coro-
ner Schilling took charge Of the dead body
for the purpose of holding all INQUEST.
Papers found on his person show thai the
name of the negro was Thomas w. Rosser
and that his home was in Lee county.