The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-10-28
GEORGIA AND FLORID A.
NEWS OF TIE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

Burglar at Fort Vaney-A Snoe
Store at AmerIcus Closed By the
6herid-A Mad Dog Killed in Cobb
County After a Hard Fight-sem
Small Burned in Eff ~.
GEORGIA.
The turnip crop this year was never bet
ter in COBB county.
Douglas is to be incorporated. Applica-
ton will be made to the next legislature for
q charter
From present indications the legislature
will be called upon to amend the cha ter of
Marietta. IL is proposed to extend the cor
porate limits a quarter of a mile, provide
for a city registration Of voters and for
city chain-gang. -
Robert Royals was arrested last Friday
night at his home, below Douglas by Dep
uty Kornegay and was brought before
Judge Ward Saturday to be tried for as
saulting and beating Daniel p. Roberts.
The case was carried over 70 the November
term OF the county court. Ro, ais gave
$3.50 bond for his appearance.
At Jonesboro Tuesday night, Miss W lille
Bull, beautiful young lady of II, vas
almost burned to death by falling into the
IRE. One eye is supposed TO be ruined. The
left side Of her face is burned to a crisp,
and also her right arm. DR.. T. e. Cannon,
the family physician, says her recovery is
extremely doubtful The other members Of
the family were at supper when the terrible
accident happened. 1t is thought she
tainted and fell
WIN Broadnax (coIored) shot his wife in
Atlanta last week and escaped. His mother
lives on the Cheney place in Cobb county.
Sheriff Nolan and Marshal Parks went
out to his mothers and found Broadnax
there, who had arrived about two hours
previous. He was in the hC use asleep, but
n "a naR xxf ra H. a tl,z
back door with two pistols, one in each
hand, but Marshal Parks got the first drop
upon him and made him surrender. He was
taken TO Marietta and placed in jail and
carried to Atlanta Saturday.
At Augusta Wednesday night William
Harrington was standing at his news stand
near the fence OF the colored hospital when
crowd Of drunken negroes passed by.
Without any provocation one of the
scoundrels pulled a pistol from his pocket
and fired at him. The ball struck Mr.. Har-
rington In the right leg just above the
ankle, inhictinR very painful but not seri-
Gus wound. After the shooting the crowd
scattered In every direction, and it was i'm
possible for the police to detect the guilty
party. The police nevertheless think that
they have spotted the man who did the
shooting.
red B. Johnston, q bookkeeper, left At
lanta very suddenly few days ago. Mr..
Grief g. Johnston, dealers in wall paper.
Until few weeks ago he was employed as
bookkeeper for NJ NJ. Mauck, the wall paper
man. Mr.. Mauck says that lately Mr.
Johnston has been livii & very high and has
been spending a great deal of other peoples
money. Wednesday night Mr.. Mauck re-
ported the matter to Chief Connolly, and
asked that efforts be made to locate John
sson and have him arrested. The young
mans description will be sent throughout
the country.
W. NJ. Mott, a jeweler, who left Big
Shanty, IL Cobb county, some weeks ago.
carrying of Ben Hills gold watch, WAS lo-
Gated at Easley, S. C. Mr.. Hill swors out
warrant for Motifs arrest, reduisition
was obtained and Deputy Marshal R. W
Moon went after Mott, returning with him
Sunday afternoon. Mott denied his iden-
tity in South Carolina and said his name
was w. N. Baldwin, but Mr.. Noon had a
good description of him and told him that
he was the man he wanted. On the return
Mott owned up to being the party wanted.
He said he had no idea of stealing Hills
wstch-that he was wearing it to regulate
it, and went to Atlanta, got drunk and the
watch was stolen from him, aud he con-
cluded he had better skip.
Mr.. Small went down to Stone Mountain
Wednesday and good crowd was present
20 see on what platform he was standing.
He denounced Livingston as a political
triokster and demagogue, and exalted the
Rev. Sam Small to the skies. He was fire.
quently interrupted with cheers for Livings-
ton, which robbed his speech OF much fire
and made his oratorical flights rather labor
GUS. When he concluded j. E. Robinson
young lawyer OF Atlanta, was called for and
responded briefly. He went into the record
OF Mr.. Small and showed how he was a man
OF many views, politically sDeaking, which
enabled him to jump from one party plat
form to another with ease and agility. {
the conclusion Of this speech the crowd adj
journed to the streets where the Rev
Samuel was burned IN effgy.
On Wednesday Of last week Mrs Lott
Reeves and daughter were in the cotton
field at their home, on Powder Springs
road, about six miles from Marietta, when
mad dog appeared in the field and at
tempted to bite them. The dog was foam
ing at the mouth and ran at Mrs. Reeves,
when she fell. The dog jumped on her and
tore her clothing, and was only driven away
by Mrs Reeves daughter attempting to hit
him with rock. Finally the dog started
down cotton row. when Mr.. Reeves and
son came up, attracted by the screams of
the women, and at once commenced bonn
harding the dog with rocks The dog did
his best to bite them. Mr.. Reeves finally
crushed the dogs head with a rock, Killing
him. II is said the same dog bit Mr.. Will
loughby's dog, Mr.. Watkins dog, a calf be-
longing to Henry Shaw, and little negro
boy named Stegall, all IN the same neigh
borhood.
The store of P. B. Williford, Ala jackson
street, at Americas, was closed by Sheriff
Forrest at l O'Clock Tuesday. This vi as
done under a writ Of attachment in favor
OF the Hamilton Brown Shoe Company or
st. Louis, Mo-, together with the foreclos-
ure Of several mortgages held by people at
Ameficus, amounting IN the aggregate TO
something over 1880. This does not in
olude another and first mortgage for s.. 900
and interest, held by Judge B. F. Matthews.
The mortgages were recorded day or two
ago and are as follows: B. f. Matthews,
$S,l00; w. J. Matthews. SS19 SO; Sallie M
Wtlliford, $4.901 20; J. j. Williford.
$500 2a These, with the indie tedness in
favor OF the Hamilton Brown Company
aggregate $40 ,6S3. Asstated above, the mort
gage Of B. F. Matthews for S., 100, wuich
comes among the first, was not forecosed
Tuesday. The stock OF goods, consisting Of
shoes and hats principally, will, it is said
invoice perhaps $4,000, and nearly all of
this Is new and seasonabIe.
Columbus Enquirer Sun: Willie
ketchum, with bis celebrated canine racer,
Doc" arrived Wednesday and is quartei cd
a ha