The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-07-26
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
TIE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

Babies Given Shaking Up by an
Athlete-Mr. Tits Fine Tobacco
Crop-A Negro Killed by q White
Man Near Lumpkin.
GEORGIA.
Murray county wants q dummy line
from Spring Place to Dalton.
Albany Advertiser: Hanging in front
of Tits tore Saturday was long stalk Of
tobacco from the farm Of II. H. Tiff at
Triton This was a sample stalk from
crop of between thirty and forty acres that
averages over six feet IN hight. This to-
bacco Is beginning TO mature and Mr.. Tiff
will have il cured In Snow barn that he
has erected. He will manufacture his crop
himself and hopes for good results from his
first experiment. The tobacco sample sent
here is Of the plug variety. He has also a
good crop of wrapper tobacco, from which
be expects a large and profitable yield.
Little Tilden spense, son Of Marshal 8. A.
Spense Of Waresboro came near meeting
with a serious accident a day or two ago
while tinkering with loaded gun. All the
family except Tilden had gone TO
neighbor's house. Little Nose Spence was
there with him. and they began contendinR
for the possession Of the gun by force, and
it was discharged. the entire contents going
into the ceiling Of the room. Fortunately,
no one was hit by any of the shot, but TIL
den received a wound the scar Of which
will go with him through life. By some
means the hammer Of the gun struck his
upper lip and split it wide open.
Whisky was sold In thelittle town of So
vile, Wilcox county last year aud the dealer
was permitted to pay the license tar by the
month. When the new council, with
Albert Peacock as mayor, came into Office
few weeks ago, they decided Co collect the
whisky tax for year, and in advance. The
whisky dealer undertook to enjoin the
authorities by injunction. The case was
heard on Wednesday afternoon last, Col.
P. NJ. Ellis appeared for the mayor and
council Of Seville, and Col. <. H. Cults for
the liquor dealer The case was thoroughly
and ably argued both pro and CON, and
Judge Roberts dissolved the injunction.
So whisky dealers In Seville will have To
come down with the cash hereafter.
Valentine Whelchel who is citizen Of
Hall county, and lives new New Bridge,
whose father was one OF the seven delegates
who opposed secession in the convention,
enlisted in the confederate service and at
the battle Of Brandy Station, July 8, 1868,
while trying TO recapture some artillery
which was guarded by the Ninth Michigan
cavalry, was slashed with a saber on hand
and head by Lewis Metzger of the cavalry
above mentioned, but in spite of his wounds
succeeded in making Metzger a prisoner
ana BeQQlDg MIN 10 the rear. After the
war closed Whelchel went to Texas and was
commissioned by the governor to establish
the line of Clay county. Meeting bis next
door Deighbor, who, like himself, had lust
settled in that section, Whelchel spoke Of
needing the services OF a surveyor to run
the county lines, and his neighbor said he
could do the work, as he had experience in
that line of work in Michigan. Whelchel
remarked that he had had some experience
with some Michigan men during the war,
and further conversation developed the fact
that the nearest neighbor aud wouId-be
surveyor was none other than Louis Metz
ger, whom Whelohel took prisoner at Brandy
Station and Of whose saber cuts he still
wore the scars. Whelchel hired Metzger to
do the surveying and they lived side by
side, the best Of neighbors and the firmest
of friends for five years, till Whelchel re-
turned to his old home in Hall county,
leaving bis Texas farm in the care Of his
old-timed prisoner, who is at the present
time acting as Whelchel's agent for his
Texas property.
Down on a division Of the Plant system.
less than fifty miles of Thomasville, there is
a conductor who is a confirmed bachelor
Usually his nerve is good, and has been
proved on more than one occasion, but there
is one thing that he qusils before and that
Is baby. There Is something about the
little bundle called baby that makes him
prefer to tackle chained lightning than
handle one. Often this aversion gets him
into embarrassing situations. Not so long
ago the wife of the gentleman who was
telling the reporter got on his train. Be-
sides carrying the baby she had several
bundles, as women will. Naturally abe ex-
pected the conductor to assist her and secure
seat, but there was that baby. She held
the little fellow up. but the conductor
wouldn't touch it. The LADY could not
understand, and things became very awk-
ward. To save his job the conductor would
not have held that little passenger. A big
fellow, hashily dressed and with the bearing
OF q sport, saw the situation, and, taking
the conductors attitude as an insult to the
lady, he gathered him in There was a
momentary resistance, and then the ungal-
LIANT employee Of Mr.. Plant found himself
hurled about six feet. The big fellow then.
as gently as II the lady was his own mother.
helped her on, found her the best seat and
then, despite the good-nasured Ruying of
his comrades, nursed that baby until the
train reached q junction where he changed
cars. The big athlete who could be tender
with the helpless and could punish the strong
was the champion pitcher Of the New Orr
leans Base Ball Club.
Lumpkin Independent: One day last
week c. N. Humber. who lives about
three miles from Lumpkin, had occasion 20
FLAP little negro girl that he had en-
ployed as q nurse. The next morning the
girl did not return to her duties. While
Mr.. Humber was sitting on his porch Ike
Cannon, the father Of the girl, entered the
yard and in an insolent manner demanded
90 know of Mr.. Humber why he had
slapped the girl A few words followed
and Mr.. Humber commanded Ike TO leave
his premises. This the negro fatty refused
60 do, saying that be had to have either
money or satisfaction. Mr.. Humber
grabbed a piece of q steelyard and ad.
vanced toward him. About this time Ike
drew from under his coat q Ratchet
which was concealed there, aud
stood his ground. Mr.. Humber attempted
70 bit him, but the negro managed to catch
hold Of the piece Of iron, and struck viciously
at his opponent with the blade of the
hatohet. Mr.. Humber managed to dodge
all these blows but one, which grased his
arm Seeing that he could not defend him
self, Mr.. Humber rushed 10 the house for
his pistol. He returned with the weapon.
but the negro fled to his house near by and
proceeded to make the air blue with pro-
family. He cursed Mr.. Humber in loud
tones aud threatened his life Being deter
mined to make the negro cease his vile
language In the hearing of Mrs. Humber.
Mr.. Humber examined his pistol, and find
ing it was not in order, he took a Winches-
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