The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-10-31

County-An Ol0-I1m6 Mansion
Burned in wilkes Couuty-Senders-
ville's Ex-Postmaster Indicted for
Selling Stsmps-A Doctor of Miner
Robbed at the Circus at Atlanta.
GEORGIA.
Athens has sixteen prscticing physicians.
The firm of Hudson & Morgan of Coch-
ran has been dissolved by mutual consent.
1t cost Clarke county over IS, 900 to send
William johnson to the chsin-gang for
twenty years.
Hamp Mattox, Jr., and Miss Lizzie Ecord
we're married at bonneville on Oct. Z6,
Rev. Basemore officiating.
The Millen Ice Company, after q SUCCESS
ful season, shut down its machinery Oct. .
in order to make all needed repairs and be
ready to open up anew in the spring.
Ben Griffin, who had his hand cut Off last
week by saw at the mill of the Beaver
Dam Lumber Company in Burke county,
has died from the effect of his wound.
Twenty-Five members Of the Shepherd
Hendricks Boatwright party will leave the
Independence neighborhood in Wilkes coun-
", for Texas, on Nov. 8. Others will fol-
low later. Three different railroads have
put in bids for carrying the party, and the
fare has been reduced 60 SIG 80.
Last Sunday night, Nora, the little 4-year-
old daughter Of 7. k Hendricks of Coch-
ran vas reaching up at the mantelpiece
when her dress ignited from the fireplace.
Her parents were slightly burned about the
hands in their efforts to extinguish the
flames. They succeeded in doing so before
the child was seriously burned.
DR.. Arthur Speer. q young physician
from Miner, was robbed of $500, a gold
watch and valuable diamond pin at the
circus grounds at Atlanta Friday night. Dr..
Speer went to Atlanta last week and has
been on protracted spree ever since. FRI
day night he went out TO the circus tent
BE was very drunk and does not know
What happened to him.
A serious cutting affair occurred at Ed
Harris GIN at the Cross Roads, Ooonee couu-
~. last Friday. Sock Brsdberry, a young
white man, cut Joe Thomas, well-known
negro. He made a bad cash in the negroes
face, the cut extending from the ear TO the
mouth. Drs. White and Hodges dressed
the negro's wounds. Though badly wounded
the negro will recover.
Robert BFAdleys residence. eight miles
from Washington on the Bakers ferry road,
was burned 70 the ground last Tuesday
night, entailing a loss Of not less than
$4,000, against which there was not dol
lars insurance. This was known as the Joe
Wilkinson place, was large S-room house,
comparatively new, and was one of the
best constructed, most oommodious and
convenient residences IN the county.
Mrs. Joseph A. Shewmake OF Waynes-
boro applied recently for pension under a
late act Of congress granting pensions to
soldiers OF the Indian war, Her husband.
the late Hon. Joseph A, Shewnake of
Burke county, enlisted and was a soldier in
the Seminole war Of Florida, In which war
the Seminole Indians who had fed 20 the
everglades of that part OF Uncle Sans
territory, gave great trouble to the border
settlers.
Augusta Herald: Georgia farmers could
easily make all the syrup they need and |
have an individually pure article. They |
could sell syrup and buy what they cannot |
raise. On three acres a South Carolinian
made 500 gallons Of syrup, valued at 40 |
cents gallon. This IL a profit OF $500 an |
acre The seed of the cane pays all ex-
penses, as it Ia excellent feed for fowls and |
stock. Many thousands Of dollars could be |
saved at the south by making sorghum |
syrup.
During the thickest Of the battle at |
Sharpsburg finely-wrought sword, capt |
ured from federal officer, came into the
possession OF Gen. Dales. He presented 1t
TO Ensign james F. Murphy, now Of At |
lanta, who has kept 1t ever since. A few |
days ago Mr.. Murphy. rejecting upon the |
fact that age was creeping upon him and |
that he had neither wife nor child to in
herit his trophy, selected Miss Mary, the ~
year-old daughter of Maj Wallace J. Bar
nsrd Of Marietta, to be the custodian of the
sword which tells the story OF the south's
gallant struggle for independence.
At Adairsville some days ago Capt. A. ].
nIaton. conductor on the Western and At
lautic railroad, was seriously and perhaps
fatally injured by having a pair Of steps
break under him. His mother and intended
wife. Miss Minnie Fleming, were tele-
graphed for and they arrived on the first
train. Mr.. Slaton rallied some, and the
young lady's mother wrote her TO come
home. The young lady could not bear the
thought OF leaving her wounded lover. SO a
preacher was sent for and a marriage
Incense procured, and the two were happily |
married, 80 the separation was not neces-
sary.
Americas 7tneS-Recorder: Charles Rob |
erts, the negro who stole the wheels from a /
white mans buggy In this city a week ago, |
pleaded guilty to the charge Yesterday be- |
fore Judge Matthews. who let him off with |
hne OF $50. The negro did not have the |
amount Of the fine, but white man paid it |
Ior MIN and he went on his way rejoicing.
Ibis case is one Of hundred that happens
mere every year. A negro violates the law,
Is captured, convicted and sent TO jail. And
tnen the white man, perhaps the same one
injured by the prisoner, comes forward in
the kindness Of his heart and pays the fine
himself rather than see a fellow being suffer
the penalty of the law when a few dollars
Will save him therefrom. The negro should
think Of this when trying TO decide between
bis real and false friends.
Americas ITneS-R 'corder: One of the
vorkmen engaged on the new Wheatley
building on Forsyth street had a narrow
escape from an accident FRI
day which would undoubtedly
have proved fatal He was stand
ing at the top of high derrick, which was
held in position by ropes on either side ex-
tending 20 the ground, when for some pur-
pose the ropes on one side we're released
from their fastening. Instantly the derrick
sprung back in the opposite direction, and
the negro, losing his hold, few head first
through the air like a meteor. Directly in
front of him was the solid brick wall of the
Hotel Windsor, and the spectators fully ex-
pected to see the negros brains dashed out
against it. AS luck would have it the ely
ing Lulu" struck plank that was stretched
between two windows directly in his way,
and this broke the force of his fall TO a con-
siderable extent
Thursday the grand jury of the United
states circuit court Of the Northern district
OF Georgia found true bill of indictment
against John b. Roberts aud Green b.
honerts for conspiring to defreud the gov
eminent. Friday two bench warrants we're