The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-12-27
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

A spaldinG County Woman Badly
Burned-Kettles Tries to Hang Him
selfin Gordon County Jail-Meeting
of the States Presidential Electors.
GEORGIA.
The Hartwell Bank now has a paid up
capital stock Of $40, 900.
1t is estimated that over 4, 900 voters have
registered for the coming election in Floyd
county.
Mrs. Charlton Allen, who lives near
Griffin, was badly burned Saturday night,
her clothing having ignited from an open
CRATE.
Joe Britain, the assistant yardmaster at
the Centrars yards at Columbus, had his
right foot caught and painfully crushed
under a brake beam Saturday.
J. NJ. Scott Of Bainbridge will be an ap-
plicant for deputy revenue collector for the
Southern district of Georgia under the in-
coming administration and will make a
strong race.
Will Massey Of Boston sold bale Of
long staple cotton the other day at 231S
cents per pound The bale netted about
$780, The indications are that a number of
Thomas county farmers will engage in its
culture next year.
Lon Worthy, a farmer living near Ameri-
Gus, was riding TO town Saturday, when his
horse stumbled and fell to the ground. The
animals neck was broken by the fall, while
Mr.. Worthy was bruised considerably by
being thrown upon the ground.
Boston World: Tobacco has black eye.
Our people who planted this year are in the
soup-they can't sell. The quality of the
tobacco is good, but the trouble seems to be
khat-there are only a few dealers who
handle Florida leaf and they have COM
bined to get our crop for nothing or very
nearly 40.
Dave Kettles, who is in Gordon county
Jail under charge of assaulting the wife OF
VIII Morrow, the murderer of Sheriff n.
II. Mc3innis, attempted to commit suicide
in his cell Saturday by hanging himself,
and but, for the alarm Of the prisoners,
which caused number of men TO hasten to
his rescue, would have accomplished the de-
sired result
:Georgia's presidential electors will meet
In Atlanta Jan. 9, the second Monday in
the month. Heretofore they have met In
December, but since the presidential cleo
zion Of 1888 the law has been changed. One
of the electors this year has been very sick.
In the case of death an alternate is to serve,
but there might be some trouble over that
in close state. Col Dick Grub of Ds-
rien will be the messenger to carry Geor-
gia's vote TO Washington.
At Werrenton last Monday night E. B.
Farmers clerks returned TO the store after
the business hours 20 open and put up some
Christmas tricks. They had only a din,
light burning in the store. when one Of the
CLERKS started behind the counter, but be-
fore he had gone far he stumbled over some
thing and came near falling. They pro.
cured light and discovered it 20 be q
hurley negro lying there eating cheese and
crackers. Sheriff Robinson was called and
he arrested the gent and lodged him in jail.
The negro made no attempt to escape after
he was discovered. He was q stranger
about Warrenton.
During the recent campaign a laughable
incident occurred in Oglethorpe county. A
leadsr,of the new party in that section ap-
preached colored man who Is noted for his
good behavior. and one who never dabbles
in politics. The politician said: eff you
will vote the third party ticket you can get
free coinage of silver" To this remark the
negro made no reply, but all the while he
was keeping up a deep thinking. Shortly
after the conversation the colored man met
one of his white friends and said: "Mars
John want you TO tell me what sorter sill
yer is dis three-cornered silver what hear
EN- talking bouti likes dis round silver de
bestn