The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-10-08
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
TEE NEWS OF The TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPH

Story of the Kuiag OF a Negro and the
Wounding of Mr.. Tuck at Winter
vile - Lithonia's Postmaster Gets
Frightened and Closes Up His ONCE.
A Girls Narrow Escape From Ter
riple Fate.
GEORGIA.
Hundreds Of tons of hay have been saved
in Newton county within the past month.
Charles Porter (colored) of Marietta has a
petriied chicken, which has been dead
twenty-one months.
Hon. John G. McHenry, ST., of Madison
died from heart disease Wednesday. After
voting he went to his home and died sud-
denly.
lobe Murray, a well-known livery stable
man of Athens, was kicked almost to death
by horse w ednesdsy. The horse attempted
70 run away with the buggy. Murray held
70 him. The buggy was knocked to pieces.
hufTaJ was terribly bruised over the face
and breast.
The Crown Cotton Mill Company at Dali
ton Is making arrangements TO increase the
capacity Of its plant. Additional machinery
has been purchased at Lowell, Mass. which
viii increase the output at least 25 per cent.
and necessitate employing additional opera
tives. The building will also be enlarged.
VIII Svedlund and George Sullivan left
Marietta in a buggy Friday morning 70 go
q hunting Mr.. Svedlund had borrowed
double-barrel, muzEel loading, shotgun
from Mr.. McEntire. When about five miles
from town he concluded he would try the
gun and proceeded TO load 1t. He was un-
ware that there was load already in it.
He pulled the trigger and the left barrel
exploded, tearing off his left thumb and
otherwise injurlng his hand.
F. S. Brown, postmaster at Lithonia.
has closed the office and refuses to deliver
mail. He telegraphed to Inspector Terrell
that his life is in danger. Mayor Miner of
sLlthonla telegraphs in reply that there Is
no foundation for the fear and that he has
rendered the postmaster the police force
and yet the postmaster declines TO go 20 his
Office. Mayor Miner further says that
Brown was frightened by democrats
jubilee celebrating the democratic victory
in this state. Brown is a third PARTY man.
May Roberts, pretty country girl, left
her home in Clarke county for Atlanta, ex-
pecting to get work. On the train she be-
came acquainted with young fellow, who,
however, did not give his name. He drew
the girls story and plans from her, and
offered to take her to a boarding house
when she arrived in the city. The girl &C
cepted the proffered kindness. The rascal,
instead Of escorting her to a respectable
boarding house, took her in hack TO a
notorious house, where he left her. The
police got wind of the transaction and res
cued the girl, sending her back home.
Athens Banner: The Winterville kill
tng was mystery up to 1 O'clock Wednes-
day. Every one had a different tale in re-
gard to the killing. The telephone was used
to find out the particulars, but even that
failed. Wednesday evening two young
men came up from Winterville and gave
the following particulars: The negro had
been working for Mr.. Tuck at his gin, and
for some OF his meanness Mr.. Tuck gave
him a good whipping and paid the negro
up aud he left. He came back again about
dark and hid behind the engine, and as Mr..
Tuck was closing up his gin to go home, the
negro jumped from behind the engine put
the pistol nearly against Mr.. Tuck and
fired, the ball taking effect in the stomach
of Mr.. Tuck. The negro kept firing and
Tuck ran, and the negro pushed him 80
close, that he TURNED and struck at toe
negro with lantern that he had In mis-
hand; this caused the negro to turn and run,
and soon after several II the young meu of
Wintervllle hearing the shooting went
to the GIN and found Mr. Tuck, and he told
them the way the negro had gone and they
went after him. They soon got in
negro was still desperate and
snapped his pistol three times at one of the
pursuing party. He was captured and
brought back, the negro walking in front
of the young men. When they brought
him to where Mr.. Tuck was, he fired four
shots at the negro, each ball taking effect
in his head. The negro fingered until
O'Clock Wednesday morning and died. Mr.
Tuck Is in a very serious condition and
there is lite hope Of his recovery. The
negro had only been there a few days.