The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-27
ITEMS IN THREE STATES.
GEORGIA. FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA PUT IN TYPE:

Burned to Death at Buena Vista
Mineral Land Near Rome Bought fol
$500 Yielding the Purchasers {
Fortune.
GEORGIA.
The rice crop in Mcintosh county is look
ing excellent.
Judge Emory Speer will reed the declara
ton of Independence at the Fourth OF July
celebration at Macon.
Considerable more corn was planted ir
Putnam this year than last. The increase j;
estimated at from rs to 80 Il per cent.
While watering flowers at her home al
Ellaville Friday Mrs. II. J. Williams wa
overcome by an attack of vertigo and fell
into barrel Of water and was drowned.
Waites L. Minis Of Waynesboro, who
made an assignment several months ago
for the benefit of his creditors, has settled
up with them and has made arrangements
to open his store, at the old stand, In few
days.
Lightning killed a mule on Nose Tur-
ner's place, near Button, last week. A
negro who was blowing the mule was also
struck, but copious application of cold
water proved an etfectual means OF resusoiN
Eating him.
Some months ago the Eagle and Phoenix
mills OF Columbus issued $500 200 of first
mortgage DOuus phlhDlS III LuAIbJ 90oio az
per cent a part Of these had been sold
and the balance, $3.50, 900 worth, is now the
property OF J. U. Jackson Of Augusta and
w. H. Patterson of Atlanta. With them
in the transaction is one of the largest bank
ing firms Of New York city.
Frank Dyar Of Reed Greek, Hart county +,
was stabbed in the side by his son-in-law,
Joe Beebee, on Friday. The difficulty grew
out of Beebees wife leaving him aud going
H., h 60 So, y-io ha Uni a a
else the wound might have been fatal Ii
was an ugly cash as it was. Beebee was
bound over for his appearance at the next
term Of Hart county superior cout.
A little negro girl was burned to death
on the place of Allen Guthrie near Buenn
Vista last Friday morning. 1t is thought
that the girl, becoming too cool during the
night, arose just before day and made fire
aud lay down near it and went to sleep
again. When first discovered by the other
inmates of the house che was in a light
blaze running from the house. She suf-
fered great agony until that night, when she
died.
On Thursday evening two young white
girls, one a mere child, went to a place on
the East Highlands, just the other side OF
the old city park at Columbus, to PICK
blackberries. Soon after their arrival at
the secluded place a man came from the
DuSD6a anu dbkdCkeO INC OAQCl kAls A4o
was frightened away by their agonized
shrieks, and also by the little child, who,
while the wretch was attacking the elder
girl, gathered stones and threw them at
their assallant The man heard people
coming, and succeeded in making his
escape. He was, however, seen and
recognized as an operative in the Eagle
and Phoenix mills named Thompson.
In the section adjacent to Rome lie some
Al 4 L.. Nw l=I.
south. Not long go party of mining people
bought eighty acres OF mInsral lands not
forty miles from the city for which they
paid $500. They commenced to mine the
ore and place it on the market 1t proved
even richer than they expected. They are
lifting sixty tons OK rich ore per day and
shipping it TO South Pittsburg and other
places in Tennessee. One of the owners of
the property has admitted TO an outsider
that the clean net profits of the business
amount to upward OF 800 per day. They
have worked two scres of the eighty, aud
from those two have shipped 10000 tons Of
ore. and, in addition to this. they have
been offered $40 900 for the land that cost
them $500
Last Tuesday Lep Lawrence (colorsdl,
who lives on T. j. lugram's place, in Put
nam county, killed John Lewis (coloredl.
Lewis had been working for Lawrence, and
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up suit of clothes and had then left Law
renee says he went to Lewis to get the
clothes and WAS knocked down by Lewis
with gun, which had previously been
snapped at him, and that he shot Lewis
with pistol while Lewis had him down.
The coronor's jury found verdict Of muir
der. This verdict was based on the only
evidence before the jury, that of one or two
negroes who soy they saw Lawrence shoot
Lewis down, turn him over, cock both bar
rels of his gun and lay it at his side Law
renee left soon after the killing and has not
been found.
Darien Timber Gazette: The cases of
Bob Gibbs (colored) and GaZer Jackson
(colored), charged with perjury were heard
before Justice Walker on Tuesday after
noon. Harrison Williams the colored man
who was acquitted OF the charge of arson
at the last term of court, appeared as the
prosecutor and principal witness against
the defendants. Gibbs aud Jackson Will
Jams swore that she never acknowledged to
Gibbs that he (Wiiliams had set fire to the
academy, although he had seen him In Sa-
vannah. Gibbs made statement and re-
iterated all he had testified TO against Will
Jams in the superior court trial VIVA.
Way, Esq, appeared for the prosecution
and &. L. Livingston. ESQ.,, for Gibbs. The
defendants were both committed to jail in
default OF $500 bond each for their appear
ance at the November term Of the Mcintosh
superior court. The justice also required
Harrison Williams TO give a 500 bond for
his appearance at the next term.
Athens Bonner: Friday morning about
o'clock bold burglary was committed at
the Elberton hotel, in Elberton, and several
of the inmates woke up minus their monay
and valuables. DR.. J. B. Hunnicutt, Of the
University Of Georgia, was one of the VIC
Tins He was awakened by the thief
pulling his pants from under his head. He
made grao for his pants, and succeeded III
getting hold Of one Of the legs. The thief
being the stronger Of the two, succeed in
wrenching them from his hands making
his escape, carrying away the parts, with
MIR. Hunnicutt's money, about $50, knife
and keys. Mr.. Hunnicutt's feelings can
better be imagined than described upon
realizing that he was such distance from
home minus his pants and without a cent OF
money wherewith to replenish his ward.
robe. Two OF the other guests were also
relieved of their clothing, purses, watches
ETC., one OF the gentlemen losing $50 In
money, the other valuable papers, money
ETC., amounting to over $500.
Atlanta Heruld: Twelve little darkie,
all in row stood Saturday night on Ivy
street, near Edgewood avenue, and as they
have done nightly for the past three weeks
drilled from 10 o'clock on. Each iuveuil,
militiaman carried broomstlck and wort
base ball cap. Their leader was a proud
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