The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-06
ITEMS IN THREE STATES.
GEORGIA. FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA PUT IN TYPE.

Excitement over the Burning of a
School House.
GEORGIA.
FIfty-four people died in Macon last
month, against seventy-four in May last
year.
The next legislature will be asked to re-
peal the registration law OF Mcintosh
county on the ground of a useless expense.
During the month OF May last there were
shipped from the port of Darien, both coast
wise and foreign, 100000 feet Of timber
and lumber.
The Atlanta Exposition Company will
give a carnival this fall to help pay of its
debt 1t is also about to sell some super
fiuous real estate.
Bishop Nelson returned to Atlanta Fri.
day from Maryland, where he had been on
the sad mission of attending the funeral OF
his wife's mother.
Henry Rogers postmaster at Densmore
in Cherokee county, has a cat that is nurs-
ing rabbit, and the RABBIT seems as much at
home as a little kitten could.
A colored Baptist church In the Nine
teenth district of Stewart county was des-
troyed by fire on Monday night. It is be-
lieved that the fire was Of incendiary origin.
Robert G.. Barnwell, who was minister
TO England under trio Of presidential ad-
ministrations, viz Presidents Pierce, Buch-
anan and Lincoln, is spending the season at
Tallulah.
Aleck White is one of Terrells most sue
cesstul negro farmers. Aleck is negro Of
gigantic size, weighing $50 pounds. His
legs, when he walks, resemble an elephants
His wife is the mother Of twenty-five chill
dren by him, eleven of whom are living.
He wears No. IA shoes, and is about 65 years
of age.
During thunder shower at Athens Fri
day bolt of lightning struck the house oc-
cupied by Charlotte Wray (colored), on
Ooonee street, over beyond the old Georgia
depot The lightning came down the chin
ney and knocked the cook stove topsy
turvy. The lightning then went down
through the floor, tearing it up consider
ably. No further damage was done, except
that little negro boy was shocked.
There is a very general impression that
the bones of Rich Lowry are bleaching in
the piney woods of Georgia. somewhere
near the scene Of the assassination of Capt.
John Forsyth After the murder of Capt.
Forsyth the conspirators may have decided
that dead men tell no tales !" and so put
Rich Lowry out of the way. When che
oonspirators were in Jail during the Hall
trial they frequently said that Rich Lowry
would never be found. He hasn't been
located yet.
At the farm of Maurice Weslosky, a few
miles from Albany, a Plymouth Rock hen
had set on 16 eggs, 10 OF which were Plym-
outh Rock eggs and the other eggs Of a
common breed of chickens The motherly
old hen hatched out the whole Is, but
when they were all able to run about &C
cording TO her oluoking she seemed to eye
the little aliens suspiciously. That Biddy
dIsaroved Of the mixture Of the breed was
at once evinced by the scornful manner as
sumed, and soon she showed il in an en-
F,1I IL
strangers and putting a sudden and violent
end 70 their lives.
John L. Martin says that he came upon
Lord BereSford standing on the roadbed OF
one OF the tracks Just outside of the union
depot at Atlanta Saturday. He was wear
ing side whiskers and was well disguised
not enough so, however, to escape the vigil
liant eye OF Mr.. Martin, who knew him we'll
GOOD morning, Walter" Mertin said to
him. The man addressed started. Then he
turned his gaze quickly to the one who had
spoken and said, Good morning" They're
locking for you" continued Martin,
well, }" replied Beresford, with a careless
laugh, 'it'll be a cold day before they get
me" and he moved off quickly toward the
depot.
Henry Mailman. a notorious Desperate,
was arrested at Salleys, 8. c., Thursday.
He is said to have killed three negroes in
Bulloch county, and In consequence
fed from justice to South Carolina Gov.
Northen offered a reward Of $3.50 aud
the citizens of Bulloch added 5000 more.
Hallman was drunk and disorderly when
arrested, and although conscious of being
pursued, boldly attended the large picnic Of
the Salley Rifles, where two detectives
captured him while be was eating dinner.
he had three pistols in his pockets, but was
taken unawares and had no opportunity to
use them. 1t is said that in all he has killed
seven men. He has been brought back to
Georgia.
Great excitement has prevailed at Heard
since Wednesday, caused by the burning Of
Union academy. 1t was the work of an In
cendiary and the patrons and friends OF
the school have been working faithfully to
track or trace the scamp who did the helm
Gus work, but so far have failed. An at
tempt to fire the building was made Ia the
morning before the school hour, but it
failed to catch, consequently the scoundrel
lay in ambush and made the second attempt
Immediately after the pupils left the school
room, as 1t was burned to the ground In
fifty minutes after school was dismissed.
1t was comparatively new building and
very large for a country school house. The
Methodist church near Dennard will be
used until further arrangements can be
made.
Henry Mitchell, well-to-do farmer of
Lee county, was in Albany Saturday and
told or the doings Of an imported preacher
from the north by the name of Kenny who
was recently placed in charge of a church
at Cordele, one at Red Bone, in Lee county,
and another in another section OF the coun-
try. Kenny has been actively engaged
since his pastorate began in preaching social
equality to those OF his members who were
weak enough TO listen to him, but this in
formation coming to Mr.. Mitchell he trav-
eled to see Kenny, and asking him If he had
been preaching social equality among the
races, and receiving an affirmative answer,
Mitchell then laid the law down to him and
threatened to throw him out Of the pulpit
at Red Bone on the second Sunday In June,
bis regular appointment, il be attempted to
preacn there. Mr.. Mitchell is a member of
that church, and he says he does not mean
TO see it longer profaned by the presence of
social equality teacher.
Americas gets the colored firemen's an
nual tournament on July "a. Athens had
been selected, but on account OF the water
troubles III that city the firemen were
notified through their executive committee
that it would be impossible 10 furnish them
with water for the occasion, and they had
better go to some other city. Tho commit
tee was called together and several cities
made application TO get them. Capt r. H.
Hart, of reel No. s, of Macon, asked for
three days time in which TO canvass that city
TO raise the 5000 necessary to pay the ex>
penses OF the tournament. But Macon re-