The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-10-29
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF TIE TWo STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

y ife end or fleets Of the Frost
in Sumter County.
GEORGIA.
The taxable resources Of Worth county
are 81 ,97S.JlS.
The area devoted to oats in Houston
county this fall will be greater than Usual
Noel Nesmith, one OF Bulloch's best citi-
zens, lost bis dwelling house aud every
building on his place last Saturday night.
Val Henderson (colored) Wss thrown under
his wagon at Albany Thursday by the run
ming away Of his mu e, and So badly injuI ed
internally that be died lew hours later.
Americas business men are looking for
ward to a perceptible increase in business
af,er Nov. s. Tue people do mt de
sire to make arrange ehts Tor another trade
year until it is known what the nature OF
government for the next four years VIII be.
Rev. W. w. Walker. an eminent divine
Of Oxford, n. c., has accepted call 10 the
rectorate of Calvary Episco al church at
Americas, and will enter upon his duties on
or before Dec. l. His coming has already
been sanctioned by Bishop Cleland <. Mel.
son, bishop of Georgia.
Sawyer Ross. negro. was crushed tc
death Wednesday morni by falling earth
on the line of the central ilroad about
three miles from Macon. The workmer
were enga ed getting out rt and had M
dermined several tons II earth when The tor
gave way. All escaped but r. IS. who wal
caught between the falling earth aud one
OF the trucks. He was literally mashed int
jelly.
T. u. Allen of Morgan county has on bis
place Two champion 'io"g dis snce" cot on
pickers. Their names are Wlll Mitchem
and Alfred Davis, and last week they
picked in the first three days 4JO pounds
each. and in the three following days 3JO
pounds each, making an average OF So
pou DIS per day for the week ca b. and al
aggregate of 4,20O pounds or about three
bales for the two hands.
A colored man brought a crazy negro
woman to Townsville Wednesday to turn
her over to Sheriff DUss. The woman was
to have been sent on to the asylun THURS
day, but her whereabouts Is now mystery.
The prospect Of tie asylum evidently did
not suit her, for hardly had they arrived
the city when she escaped from the keeper,
and despite his efforts. assisted by the
officers. she could not be found.
In the chariot race, at the close Of the
circus performance al Angus, a, " ednesdsy
night, one Of the handsome horses broke /, s
hind leg in fall. 1t was bad accident
and the management, seeing that IL would
be great trouble to them to travel with the
disabled horse, decided to give the animal
away, and made a present of the horse to
Sergeant of Police Danish. Mr.. Danish
carried the horse home, and is giving the
animal eve attention, and televes he will
yet have a valuable horse in the present
made him.
Americus Times Recorder: A killing
white frost covered the ground again
Wednesday morning, and whatever re-
manned in the way of vegetation went ty
the board. he sight, however, was by no
means al UNIV elcome one, as il mea { death
to malaria as u ell as to everything else that
was touched. Farmers who were IN tie
city Thursday SAID that the frost would
have the effect OF opening all grown cotton
hollis remaining upon the ak, and the
gathering of the ba,a ce Of the crop would
only be question OF few days or two
weeks at fartheSt.
Mr.. Bross, tie contractor who disappeared
from Gree usboro last Sunday morni has
been heard from. His young son, L. c.
Bross. VI no has been at work with him in
Greensboro, received a letter Wednesday
from another brother 1t Ieverette. Lin, DIN
county, stating that his father arrived there
Friday, Got. 81. The letter makes inquiry
as to when Mr.. Bross / fl Greens orc.
George Br0ss, the son in Ii coin county,
writes that his father has no idea when be
lets Greensboro and under what circum-
stances. 1t says be is very much emac ated
but is now in his right mind, although the
wound in bis head received during the war
h giving HIM great pain.
Mike Holbrook shot and killed George
Walraven Wednesday night, about SIX miles
from Atlanta. Walraven - as at one time
baihf In the city court, but be lett Geor-
gis several months ago and went to Texas. 4
The reason for his departure vas a warrant
Tor arrest. He returned to Georgia a
Few d4ys ago, and Deputy Sheriff Barnes
went out to Buck head Tue.dey afternoon TO
arrest him. w ali aven, W b. Is said to be des-
perate character, was hiding out and as the
deputy sheriff could OF l.cate him be re-
turned TO the city. Mike Hoibrook lives at
Cham6lee, fourteen miles from Atlanta. He
was In Atlanta We'd esday and was on his
way home wen the Il agedv occurred. |
doIorook stopped at a store in Buckheai to !
see friend. Walraven vas ia the store
and the t"o became involved in a quarrel. |
dolorook picked up q board and hit the !
ex-oallh over the be ID. Outsiders then
interiered aud the quarrel was stopped
holorook got on his wagon and started
toward his home. lie was followed nv !
alrsven. About mile from buckhead
hoIhroy left the wagon and waited bv the
soaoslde until Walraven approached him.
no one knows W hat occurred then but the
TWO men we're heard fri at each other
some pc 1ple living near the spot ran there
hhd round Walraven lying in pool OF his
own blood. He died in few minutes
doiorook ha5 escaped. Il is believed he
Will give himself up for trial in a few DAYS.
From franklin county comes a curious
STORY Oh an expl sion IN which six men
were concerned, two deputy marshals and
-FOUR moonshiners. TIE cause " as ten gal
ions OF rum and a roaring distlllery fire.
Friday morning United States Deputy Mar
snals Spence and Reynolds spotted" skill
IN FRA Kiln county. Everything showed
that the still bad been worked recently. 1t
was IN an open cave, in deep ravine, the
furnace smokestack showing level with he
ground. Just at dusk the moonshiners be-
gan TO come to the still. The first man
Quilt fire, and at 9 O'Clock seven
moonshlners were making whisky,
When the deputies covered them with their
guns two OF the moonshiners made
dash for the woods and escaped. The
other i've gave up. Deputy Reynolds stood
az the openil & Of the excavaI n. the only
avenue II escape. guarding the men while
spence destroyed the machinery. The tw
m who escaped left key of rum behind.
spence Knocked the head out of the keg
and accidentally overturned 1t. Down into
the furnace v eat rum, keg and all, and q
terrific explosion follow ed. The deputy
marshal was buried upward al backWa d
into clump Of bushes. The keg W S bl wn
out OF the chimney, and, all ablaze, rolled
uo"n he hills toward the deputy who was
guarding the moonshiners. At the same
Tune food of blazing Kissing whisky
AlgOtiUU namaz to-