The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-12-02
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

a Negro OF New ton county Dles from
Wound Inflicted BY HIS Own Gun.
Two Men OF Talbouton Lose $25 in
Making Change With a Circus Man.
Narrow Escape From a Fatal Ac-
cident at Waynesboro.
GEORGIA.
Marietta has received nearly 1000 bales
q cotton this season.
John Wheeler, who was shot by his
brother-in-law, JEFF Rusk, in Cherokee
county, died last week.
Mrs. George Of Marietta has cat II
years old that has been the mother Of eighty
i've kittens. The cat is now blind.
A countryman went into one Of the
butcher shops &C Athens Tuesday aud pur-
chased piece Of steak and then wanted
cents worth of cologne to put on his steak.
He said it made is good.
Jane harris, q half witted negro girl,
met with a horrible death near Augusta
Wednesday on John Lamberts place,
While in At she fell upon a red-hot stove,
her dress caught fire and she was burned to
death before any one could come to her as
sistance.
Postmaster John A. Wilson Of Douglas
vile has taken time by the forelock and
sent In his resignation to the Postmaster
General. Mr.. Wilson says he did not want
90 bother the incoming democratic admin
istratlon, and instead OF waiting for dis
misal he dismissed himself 50 that demo-
cras could get the office.
What proved to be quite destructive fire
broke out at Fayetteville about Q o'clock
Wednesday morning. Eight buildings were
consumed and the loss Is very heavy.
Among those burned out are McDuffie's
drug store, Beaseley's jewelry store. Alonzo
Wstson's grocery store, William Jackson's
clothing store, r. <. Nimock's clothing and
general store.
Tuesday Oscar Wallace and Henry Culp,
two young boys over in East Athens, were
ous In che yard playing. Wallace had an
az and wes cutting a stick OF wood Culp
wanted TO tell him now to hold his foot on
the wood and stuck out his foot In order TO
show him how. Before he could remove
his foet the az descended and crashed into
the little fellows foot, causing quite pain
full injury.
Il IL reported that DR.. Smith and W. o.
Boiler Of West End, Richmond county,
have succeeded In arousing the enthusiasm
and patriotism Of the people TO that point
where enough money has been raised to pay
up all the back salary Of Rev. Mr.. Tim
mems of ST. Luke's church, who Yves boy |
costed by the third partyites, and also a
sum sufficient TO present him with fine |
suit Of clothes.
The barn of Andrew Daniel at Daniels,
urdny morning, and was total loss. The |
barn contained 300 bushels Of corn, 5000 |
bundles OF fodder and quantity of oats. |
Il is supposed that the barn was set on fire |
by tramp or thief. Mr.. Daniel offers "a |
reward Of $50 for the guilty person with |
evidence to convict. The loss is about $500 !
with no Insurance.. |
Six prisoners made their escape from the |
county jail at Lithonia Thursday night |
after the sheriff had gone to bed. They |
were all in however, for slight offenses. |
The gang managed 70 bore through the |
rock floor Of the jail and then, with their
hands, the prisoners dug under and out.
The escape was not known until Friday
morning. Two of the prisoners could not |
get away because they could not era wi
through the hole.
A welLknown colored man by the name
OF Lit Porter accidentally shot himself Sat-
urday night. He went to bis home near
Covington under the influence of liquor
and concluded to return to town. Fearing
that some one might try TO rob him, he |
placed his gun between his coat and vest muz- |
zie downward. The hammer caught In the |
collar Of his coat and dropped back on the |
she'll, causing the gun to fire. The load |
entered the calf Of his right leg and he bIed |
freely until medical aid could be secured. |
After the flow of blood was stopped it was |
thought that be would recover, but he died |
What came near being a serious accident
occurred at the depot at Waynesboro Tues
day. just as the train Started man driv-
ing pair OF mules to q wagon, attempted to
Gross the track ahead of the engine regard
less of the engineers whistle and the cIang-
ing OF the bell. When he saw that he was
gong to be run into he jumped of the
wagon and ran up the road. The mules had
gotten across the track just as the engine
struck the wagon, and fortunately for them
the tongue was rotten and snapped and the
engine tore the wagon loose from them and
carried it about 200 yards up the track.
Talbotton NeD Era: Monday morning
just before che circus opened W. A. Spinks,
w. Z. Spinks and Pope Brown fell In with
q sharper near the ticket wagon who
swindled them out of gas. The sharper
was selling tickets and asked the above
gentlemen TO let him have some large bills
for small ones. By a clever manipulation
OF bills he managed TO put of some 81 bills
on the gentlemen In place Of S.. They
discovered the trick after the swindler bad
gone and had an attachment issued against
the circus for the stolen money. J. II.
McGehee represented the case and succeeded
In recovering the money. A warrant was
taken out for the swindler and MIR. Brown
has gone 30 the next town TO have him ar
rested If he should show up again.
There is great destitution and suffering
Ous Ia w csb ItOlue among Jno rOlnDR MILL
people who have been thrown out Of en-
ploymenk Many Of the workmen have
gone away in search Of work and left be-
hind them their families, who are, many of
them, In the most extreme destitution.
Master Mechanic White left a few days ago
for Texas, and the other men have wandered
on 60 Birmingham, Atlanta, Chattanooga
and other places in search Of some means OF
earning their bread and butter. Several
weeks ago the husbands of two women went
70 Birmingham and left their wives in West
Rome. They became 30 destitut to that the
county authorities had TO take action In the
matter, and Commissioner W. A. Wright
obtained passes for them to Birmingham
aud sent them to join their husbands 1t is
reported that there are several others who
viii have TO be treated in similar manner
1t Is said that all who can will leave, but
there are many who cannot.
Dougiasviiie NetC South: Last Tuesday
night thieves broke into the residence OF w.
Z. Roberts and r. D. Smith. At Mr..
Roberts they succeeded in getting about
$50 worth of goods. They got his watch,
valued at S35, coat and vest and Sc or 81 in
cash. They entered the house through a
Kitchen window. At the time Of the rob-
berry three persons were sleeping in the
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