The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-14
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

gro Assaults a Negress Near Jamaica
and May be Lynched-Two Young
Men Of Dalton Arrested on Com
plant of Factory Girl.
GEORGIA.
The Albany Fruit Growers Association
has decided TO plant 200 acres more in
peaches.
The books Of the tax receiver Of Lowndes
county show that valuations in the county
have increased Sl7I,5SS.
The farmers of Carroll county report the
crops in splendid condition. A large crop
OF corn and cotton will be made.
Tom f. Fort, who lives one and half
miles south Of Blakely, exhibited a stalk OF
corn last week that measured IA feet aud 9
inches In height.
George R. Cannon, Terrell's tax receiver,
has just completed his digest for 1892, The
total taxable property of the county Is
&2,059. 1923, an increase over last year of
$4,000.
Grin Coney, the negro in jail at Vienna
under sentence to be hanged, has been re-
fused a new trial by the supreme court and
will be resentenoed Eat the next session Of
the superior court.
Gabe Butler, who lives about six miles
from Montezuma, has a mare that gave
DlFL0 70 Twin OOlbh BeFeFhl udFb ago. Inc
colts were fully developed and the same
color and sex. when found they were both
dead.
Bessie Brown White was convicted of vsg-
rancy in Dublin and fined $50, or one year
on the ohain-gang. AS she had no money
the gentlemen present at the trial promptly
raised the sum to save her from the degrade
ton OF a conv1cts life.
The total tax value Of Houston county
property, as shown by the returns on the
receivers digest, amounts TO SO. los, 500.
Adding wild land and defaulters makes the
aggregate S3,3l7, ITO. The returns show an
aggregate increase Of $685. 1851 over the re-
turns of 1891.
A negro on Mitchell Jones' plantation in
Lowndes county, while pranking with shot
gun several days ago, accidentally dis
charged load Of buckshot which took eff
feot In the leg OF his wife aud In the face Of
his boy. The wounds are not fatal, but the
boy will likely lose an eye.
Bryon. a son OF j. M. Clarkson, 10 or II
years OF age was driving hay rake along
the public roads Just north Of Duck creek
ford, in Washington county, when the
horse began to run and kick. Bryan was
struck on one leg between the ankle and
knee, making a compound fracture.
Young Cross, a lad Of 16 summers, son
OF a widow lady on Perry Davis place in
Lowndes county, accidentally shot and
killed himself with pistol on Monday last
He was trying to extract a cartridge from
the chamber in the pistol, when II exploded
and penetrated his abdomen, producing
death In fifteen minutes.
The district line has been changed between
Clinchem and Friendship, in Hall county,
30 as to include the residence Of w. w. Dun
can and thirty acres OF land in the former
district. This was done upon the petition
OF Mr.. Duncan, because all OF his large
farm, except the thirty acres, was Ia
Clinchem, together with all bis tenants
troopers and business generally.
John Henry Smith, living In the upper |
part Of Jasper county, was recently arrested |
and placed In jail for an assault upon his |
wife and father. Wednesday they went to |
zee him. His father refused to help him, |
aud his wife refused to again live with him
After they left he hanged himself with q |
small rope used to fasten his bunk to the
cell. He first tried to knock out his brains
against his cell.
Thursday evening last J. 8. Elrod was &C.
cidently shot by T. A. Brown over near
WaleSca They were out hunting, and In |
going through the woods Mr.. Brown slipped |
down, and, in falling, the gun he was car
rytng was in some way discharged, the rife |
ball going in Mr.. Elrod's back and coming |
out in front. Dr. Moore was called in at |
once and Elrod was getting along very |
nicely when last heard from.
At Dalton Friday Ben Martin, a plasterer
swore out warrants for the arrest of Lee |
Atwood and Paul Pearson, charging them !
with criminal assault on hisll4-year old |
daughter. The girl claims that they forced |
her 20 remain in the woods with them all |
night. They alleged that she is of bad
character. She is confined to her bed un-
able to attend the trial, and the attending
physician gives strong evidence against her
aSsailantA
d. G. Blaylock Of Peavine, whose honora-
Die military service goes back to 1896 when
he served in the Indian war, was in Lafay-
cite Monday to take steps to secure his pen
sion. be belonged to the infantry. was In
Capt. Rabun's company, and was mustered
into service at Lafayette, when he received
IS in gold. The orderly sergeant of the
company was John Marshal McSpadden,
formerly Of Walker, but now living In Ma
varro county, Texas.
Mrs. D. c. BlayIock OF Peavine has
some pieces of calico in quilt that
to her by her mother, whose
father, Mr.. Henry, had a store In
Walker county while the Indians were still
at Lafayette. IL was broken into and
robbed by Pocket Book and Crush, the two
Indians who were sfterward hanged for
IuuTQeT Oh ING DuTko family IN brOOtntOWn,
When arrested the calico was found in the
house OF one of them. Mr.. Henry gave it
to his daughter and she to her daughter.
Time has never dimmed Its colors.
A man giving his name as DR.. J. r. Won
Pollnitz, accompanied by woman named
Miss Alice Pullen of Alabama arrived at
cambridge April 81 and an hour or two
after they were married. a few days after
the marriage Pollnitz began abusing bis
wife. his violent and abusive treatment
OF her continued thus until about july
4, when be gave her terrible beating and
kicked her in the side. inficting internal in
1uries OF serious nature, whereupon he de-
serted her. He had squandered her savings,
but she managed to return TO her fathers
home at Cave Springs, where she died
day or two ago. Sheriff Patterson set to
work at once to track the villain, and one
day last week located him at Chaires a
small hamlet nine miles from Tallahassee.
Fla, and at once ordered his arrest by the
sheriff of Leon county. He was caught and
will be brought back to Georgia
AT Jamaica Wednesday morning. two
mulatto girls, Lucy Tyson and Roche Gov
ernor, were trading at the store of ]. w.
Dunlap, and after finishing they started for
home. They we're followed by a mean |
looking negro man named q. Murray, an |
employe at j. B. Holmes tie camp When |
IN the woods he attempted TO do violence TO |
the Tyson girl. The woman screamed and !
fought. but before help arrived the william |