The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-13
ITEMS IN THREE STATES.
GEORGIA. FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA PUT IN TYPE.


for Flogging His Children In an In
human Manner.
GEORGIA.
About g., 900 has been spent on jurors al
the last court in Mcintosh county.
All the crops, including rice, in Mcintosh
county are looking fine since the recent
rains.
There is some complaint in Lincoln
county about the early peaches rotting OF
the trees.
Mai. W. A. Wilkins has offered to loan
Burke county money enough without inter
est 20 carry into effect the new road laws.
The government which has the regulat-
ing OF the spelling Of postoff1ce names has
flsttened out Tunnel Hill. Hereafter 1t
will be written TunnelhiL
The Secretary Of War has detailed Lieut..
NJ. A. Deshiel to be military instructor at
Dahlonega. Deshiel is a West Point gradu-
ate of '8& He will also be professor Of
French.
j. 81, Conner of Osceoa was struck
by bridge and killed while riding on top
OF a car near Webster, KY, few days ago
His remains were shipped home to Georgia
for burial.
Two negroes on Neely's Wyatt place, in
Burke county, got into fight last Sunday
and one chopped the other under the left
eye with Ratchet, producing an ugly but
not fatal wound.
W. T. Murray, who has been postmaster
at LinoolntOn for about twenty years, will
soon be decapitated. E. K. Perryman will
perhaps succeed him, as he has the indorse-
ment of John M. Barnes, deputy collector.
R. P. johnson of Smithville made his
first shipment of peaches last week. He
cepts per crate, which, he says, was Is
cents more on each crate than he expected
to get.
Henry Holman, who killed q negro at
Munnerlyn in December, 1888, was recently
captured in South Carolina, and on Mon
day was taken to Waynesboro aud jailed
30 await trial by the superior court at the
December term.
The 2 year-old child OF Francis Dennis. a
negro woman living about two miles from
Smithville, was drowned on last Tuesday.
1t was missed by the family, and search be-
ing made was found dead in a tub Of water
where it had fallen head first.
A man by the name Of Hooks, living q
few miles beyond Morgan, became angry
with his little boy Tuesday night and struck
him on the head with single-tree, tract
uring his skull. Hooks Immediately fed.
The boy Is not expected to recover.
The directors OF the Augusta Exposition
Company have decided to sell their surplus
land, including the race track, but they will
retain the buildings and about thirty acres,
sufficient for exposition purposes. There
are sixty-fve acres to be sold including the
track and grand stand.
Thomas Dye of the johnson neighbor-
hood in Warren county, tells of a strange
freak among his honey bees. A week ago
his bees swarmed and instead Of taking the
gum prepared for them, they insisted on
making their quarters in his shop bellows,
where they are now busily working putting
up honey for the winter.
w. A. Barrett of Whigham died very
suddenly Thursday morning. He had been
little unwell for some time, but on Wed
nesday he went to his sax-mill aud worked
through the day. Thursday morning he
arose early and said be felt better than he
had for some time. He lay down again and
was dead in five minutes
A lively bear chase occurred near Ar
lington last Monday. The race began near
the home Of A. s. Mills and continued for
several miles south. Among the pack OF
hounds engaged in the race two were killed
while attacking the bear. From the de-
scription gwen by those who took part In
the race, the bear was an unusually large
one
Rosco, the 6-yesr-old son of A. NJ Mas.
seugale Of Atlanta, met with a serious acct
dent last Saturday while on a visit to his
uncle, Rev. j. NJ. Armstrong, at Norwood.
When found he was in the horse lot living
unconscious on the ground with his mouth
almost mashed out of shape. 1t 10 supposed
that the child was kicked by mule, as
there was one in the lot
R. R Terrell of Whigham sustained a
painful injury on Thursday of last week.
While fling hoe q piece Of the dust flew
20 and struck in the pupil of his eye, Every
effort to remove 1t was failure, until
Sunday, Drs. Walker and Clover admins.
tered chloroform ard removed it, 1t has
left terrible scar and cloud over the whole
pupil, injuring his sight. Both doctors fear
permanent injury but are doing their
utmost.
Arlington Courier: A petition contain.
lug 637 names has been filed with the Or
binary Of Calhoun county requesting that
he order an election at which will be sub
mltted to the lawful voters Of said county
the question whether or not the county site
shall be changed to Arlington. To remove
the county site requires a two-thirds vote as
per the tax digest last made out for re-
moval -.and the winnsng place must SECURE
tWo-thIrds OF the ballots cast for re-
moval. There are, according to the last
digest, the one that will govern in the pres
ent contest, 1923 polls, which will require
$50 votes for removal and 453 of that num-
Der must vote for one place.
Montezuma Record: G.. C. Bell
writes that his fathar, g.. F. Bell. sus-
tanned very bad injury last Monday.
While leading mule the bride reins be-
came entangled about his wrist, throwing
him down with much force and driving two
pieces OF wood into his face and crushing
the bones about his nose and Jaw. making
very ugly wounds, but hopes are enter
tanned that they will not prove very serious.
Mr.. Bell has been truly unfortunate, having
mad his arm shot and disabled few years
ago, and about three years ago he fell from
the trestle across Flint river at this place
upon pile of stones and was seriously and
Tor some time thought fatally hurt.
Lumpkin Independent: In our last week 8
issue we published an account of the burn
ing OF a colored church in the Nineteenth
district. There were good reasons for sus.
pectlnR that the house was set on fire. So
strong was the belief that warrants oharg-
Ing them with arson were sworn out against
Seymour Catchings, Dan Aston and a
boy II or IA years OF age, all negroes. On
Tuesday they had preliminary trial before
Justice Boyett, who considered the evidence
sufficiently strong to justify him III binding
over Seymour and Dan on a bond in the
sum OF $3.50 each to appear at the next
session Of superior court. They were un-
able to make bond, and were put in Jail.
The boy was released.
Newman Herald: A few DAYS since II