The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-09
ITEMS IN THREE STATES.
GEORGIA. FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA PUT IN TYPE.

Rabid Cat-Suicide ofa Negro-Cheese
Making on the Experimental Farm.
GEORGIA
A. C. Dorsey is the name Of one OF
Gainesville's citizens.
1t is now thought that the fruit crop in
Marion county this year will be as heavy as
1t was in 1889
The appointment of a permanent receiver
for the Griffin water works has been post
poned until May 16.
1t Is said that grasshoppers are playing
havoc with young tobacco plants In some
portions of Thomas county.
William johnson, Clarke county's negro
murderer, Is trying to starve himself He
prefers this death to the hangman's rope.
During the month of April Brunswick
did more lumber shipping than in any
other month since she has been identified as
shipping port, the total being 100000
feet.
Smithville NetUs. ]. D. Burton bought
pig from r. +. johnson one day this week,
and when he had succeeded in getting 1t to
the mill the pig didn't like the looks of
things around there, so he took it unto him
self TO go back home, aud accordingly
jumped into the pond and made his way.
The distance swan by the pig is fully one
half mile, and we think it should be kept
by Mr.. Burton and exhibited at the next
state fair.
Albert Bentley shot and fatally wounded
George Wallace, a negro near Hilton Fri
day. Mr.. Bentley is the manager of a
crosItie company, and had Wallace en-
ployed as a timber hand 1t seems that the
negro became angered at a command given
by Mr. Bentley, and attacked that gentle
man with an AK. The negro refused to
stop when called upon, whereupon Mr.
Bentley fired upon him. The first shot took
effect, and the negro fell fatally wounded.
At Augusta Friday some children were
playing doctor" Young Chic Burwell,
nephew of Mr. Wimberly who lives on Mill
street, was the doctor, and little Nellie
Wimberly, child of years, was the pa
tient. DR." Burwell prescribed a dose
OF kerosene and Immediately gave the child
several teaspoonfus OF the medicine. The
child became very sick and sure enough
doctor was called in. For several hours
the child was in very precarious condi-
rion.
Arlington Courier: 1t is rare occur
renee that a negro commits suicide, but
what is believed to have been a case OF this
kind is reported from Baker county. One
day last week Green Daniel and his brother
we're talking over the hard lot to which
they were subjected by the present strin-
gency Of the times, when, in q fit of de-
spondency, it is supposed, Green placed the
EuuZZlb Oh a gun 10 Ills DIShSb anu puil6u
the trigger with his toe. sending a load of
shot through his body, which killed him in
stantly.
Townsville Times Enterprise: The re-
porter learned from a conversation with
Hon. Robert Alexander yesterday that bis
pear crop will be an utter failure. He says
that his LeConte trees are barren of fruit
and that there is very little fruit on the
kietfer trees. He attributes this state of
affairs to the late cold SPELL Mr.. Alexan-
der's orchard is situated in rather low
place, and is entirely surrounded by for
est. Ii was thought by many that this
would protect the trees from the cold, but
it has turned out that trees growing on
high elevation suffered less than those in
low places, even when surrounded by a
forest.
Alpharetta Free Press: rabid cat bit
Mrs Henry Smith of Forsyth county last
Wednesday evening. She went to neigh.
boris house. and as she entered the yard the
cat leaped at her and bit her left arm Sc
verely. The cat did not bite any of the
home folks except to scratch one of the
babies. Mrs Smith and her husband came
TO Alpharetta on Thursday in search Of AN
antidote for hydrophobia, and finding
nothing here they went to 8. l.. Fuckers,
and tried the maidstone. 1t would not ad-
here to the wound, and Mrs. Smith Is still
in great uneasiness. The cat has not been
killed, but is allowed to run at large among
the children.
The 7-year-old girl of Mr. and Mrs. W.
p. Foster Of Lyerly, Chattooga county
was suffocatsd last Thursday evening while
playing with other little children In a house
In which was stored a lot of cotton seed
hulls. The children had excavated some
holes in the bulls and into one of these the
little girl had probably fallen head fore
most The other children were not old
enough to realize the danger or give relief,
but 1t seemed that they thought she was at
play, as a quantity of hulls had been thrown
around her body. Every effort was made
to restore the little one TO life, but the in
terval had been too great and their efforts
we're unsvailing.
Friday night about O'Clock a wagon
containing jeff Shelton and Press Stone.
(whitel and Dan Tompkins (colored), who
were drunk, passed Sectionmaster A. 8
Halls house just below Clark's hill; they
began curslnR In front or Halls house and
Hall asked them to stop. When the negro
began cursing Hall and the white people
generally, Hall went in the house and got q
gun and fired one load of No. 8 shot I'M O the
wagon, wounding Shelton very painfully
but not dangerously, about the back of the
head, neck and back, knocking him out OF
the wagon. There are about $50 shot in
Shelton. Press Stone was wounded in tbs
face, neck ana arm, with about Dozen
shot, and the negro in the arm and breast
with about six shot.
Buena Vista.Putriot: As we mentioned
last week after the grand jury failed to find
true bill against the Messrs. Upton war
rants were issued for them and w K, Up
ton was arrested and brought to town but
young Upton had not been found The
preliminary trial of the senior Upton wa
held before Judge Martin last Friday morn
ing, and he was bound over for murder
When the decision of the court was give1
Mr.. Upton tainted aud created q sensation
IN the court room for awhile. Friday af
ternoon motion for bail was argued before
Judge Martin, and after the arguments Of
the attorneys pro and con the Judge al
lowed bail in the sum of So ,000-S5, 900 ii
one case for murder and 81, 900 in the othel
for accessory. The bond was readily given
and Mr.. Upton was released.
Griffin NelUs: The experiment of maxim,
cheese at the experimental farm has beer
going on this week with apparent good re
sults The dairymRn, an expert from Ohio
says the cheese look as good as any he eve
saw. but it will be six weeks or more before
they will be seasoned enough to tell thei
quality. Col. Reading says: This is tn
first cheese ever made In a cotton state w
have twelve Jersey cows aud expect G.
make cheese three days in the week. and il
thai way illustrate to the farmers Of Geor
Ria a means of diversifyine their bushes
and to encourage the dairy business il
Georgia. We can see no reason why Geor