The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-03-01
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF The TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

Dougherty County-A Central Rail
road Fireman Badly Burned On His
Engine.
There are now in port at Darien loading
With timber and lumber fourteen vessels.
Cuthbert will vote soon on the question OF
establishing water works aud electric lights.
E. G. Duren has bought the pla ing mills
on Mill street at Cairo from Norton q
McCord.
Stedman & Bros safe at Flowery Branch
was blown open Friday night by expert
cracksmen. The loss is about Soo Ina
postoffice was in the same building. It's
loss is 81.
J. c. Cassidy's place of business at AL
bany was closed BY the sheriff at a late
hour Saturday night. by virtue Of mort
gage foreclosure in favor OF Hobbs q
fucker. Mr.. Cassidy has been doing gen
eral mercantile business.
The bright little 2-year-old daughter Of
W.D Terry Of Shiloh, Schley county, few
days ago, got hold of pot of hot coffee and
poured quantity Of the boiling liquid down
her throat. The little one suffered intense
agony and died on the day following.
When John w. Ryckman was in Augusta
several days ago, looking after the interests
of the new union depot affairs, he and Mr..
Pine inspected some property on Broad
street for the possible location OF mag
ni6cent hotel which Mr.. Ryckman is trying
TO arrange for in Boston.
Two Augusta girls. pretty, shapely and
respectable, ran off Saturday and joined
the Deshon Opera Company, which mashed
Augusta last week, and Is Ia Charleston
this week. Thsy will swell the chorus. One
or two boys tried TO get in, too, but their
lungs and legs could not stand the test.
Wash Sizeinore of Chattahoochee county
met with a serious accident Saturday. He
was on his way to Columbus, and as bis
horse failed to travel as fast as Mr. Size
more thought it should he got out Of the
wagon to procure a switch. When he tried
to get back the horse started suddenly and
threw him so violently to the ground that
his collarbone was broken.
A serious accident happened on the Gen.
trial railroad train at Pea River tank In
MuscJgee county. Saturday. When the
train stopped, TO take on water the fireman
attempted to replace the CRATE bar which
had become displaced. The heat Of the fur
mace was, however, 80 intense that the I'M
fortunate mans clothing was set on lire and
be was terribly burned before anything
could be done for him.
Reneau Duren, who lives on the Moultrie
road near Townsville. had the misfortune
70 have bis barn and crib with part OF the
contents destroyed by fire about O'Clock
Saturday morning. The barn was very
good one and contained considerable corn
and fodder, most of which was burned.
The Wagons and other vehicles, under an
adjacent shed. were pulled out and saved.
The horses we're also taken out unhurt. The
fire was the work OF an incendiary. The
loss is about $500.
The letter Of conservation was not signed
Wednesday after the consecration Of Bishop
Nelson at Atlanta, as is the custom. The
letter was on the finest Of parchment and
was ready to be signed at the close Of the
services Wednesday, but upon reading il
over, it was found that the entries were all
wrong, and it would have to be written
over again. Bishop Quintard took charge
of the letter, aud will have the errors cor
rected, and send 1t around to the bishops,
and have it properly signed.
A negro woman tramp lecturer has beer
haranguing the colored people of the Ninth
congressional district night and day for
some time. She makes regular war speeches
and tells them the army will soon be march.
ing to Chile, and that the white people are
not telling the truth about there not being nc
war. She takes a census as she goes and
81
Her foolish work is quite sensation, and
some OF the preachers are giving her en-
couragement. She gets support without
taking up a collection.
Justice w. ]. Mock's court house. situated
In the eastern part Of Dougherty county
about five miles from Albany, has been de,
stroyed by fire. 1t occurred early SATURDAY.
morning, and when FIRST, discovered the
flames had gained such Roadway that 1t wa,
impossible to get them under control. Tn,
building was a small frame one and was oni,
used as justice court house. Saturday wal
the regular court day and Justice Noel
called court to order in the woods. There
were number OF cases TO be tried, and tb,
tall pines furnished the only roof the crowC
hao. Tramps frequently spent the night il
the building and they are supposed to hav,
started the blaze, as several were seen In th,
neighborhood just before dark on the nigh
Of the fire.
Kit Crump, horse trader from South
Carolina, has been arrested at Athens
charged with stealing a horse from S. p
Tannery in South Carolina. Mr.. Tannery
had gone on Crump's bond to get him Out
of a scrape. FORGETTING the bond Taunery
had to make payment. Crump then solo
the horse to Mr.. Tannery for S65 and mad,
settlement. The next night the horse
was taken from Mr.. Tannery's place
Mr.. TannerY and his son mad,
pursuit, and, hearing that th,
Crumps had come toward Athens they fol.
lowed. The Crumps claim that the horst
got loose and came to them. A trial was
waived and bond for $500 apiece wa
given until yesterday. Mr.. Tannery lives
in Oconee county, South Carolina. He sale
he was sure the horse was stolen, as h,
tracked the men both ways, and the hors.
h.
fore, and had never gotten out, and tina
it would not have crossed q swollen rive
100 yards wide 10 get back to Crump'
place.
J. G. Lewis, a young white man who III
to a few months ago was a resident of Eas
Macon, is now in serious difficulty. Abou
four weeks ago Lewis was suspected o
stealing a valuable gold watch and chair
and ring from gentleman in Wadley
DE was arrested at the time and searched
but the stolen property was not found, and
as there was no further evidence agains
him, he was discharged. Detective Patter
the disappearance Of the goods an
has been engaged in quie
search for them ever since. He traced tn
ring TO an Italian fruit dealer, who claim
he bought 1t from Lewis. The detectiv
then followed up his clew, and claims tina
he has succeeded In procuring sufficient evl
dence to warrant the arrest of Lewis as t5
thief who stole both the watch and chez
and ring. When q search was institu6
for Lewis a few days ago he could not
found, but yesterday he came to Macon an
was promptly arrested by Detective Potter
son. Lewis married into one Of thel bes
families in East Macon, and his wife ii hor
ror-stricken and terribly grieved.
he IN,