The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-09-03
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
TIE NEWS OF THE Two STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.


Thrown on the Marietta Negro
Murderer Caught - A Romantic
Courtship Rnds in Marriage.
GEORGIA.
Tim Msaler Of Athens who was bitten
about two months ago By a mad dog, died
Wednesday after suffering azonies.
T. H. Wooten of Abbeville has just
threshed out 545 bushels OF oats and forty
bushels of rye. This represents over $500
In cash.
Col T. r. Mills has made up the cost OF
board IN the Brown Speer trial at Griffin.
His board alone cost the county 1852. The
trials he has had, together with the railroad
fare. will probably run the cost to 81 900.
A horse attached to Messrs. Edwards g.
Parker's wagon ran away at Plains, Sumter
county, Thu sday The wagon was de-
molished and the driver George Mc4rady
(coloredl, was thrown against tree and
killed.
Willis Blackwell (coloredl, who killed his
wife in Jasper county eighteen months ago,
was captured Wednesday night at Way
side by Willie Finney. and placed in jail at
Monticello. A reward of $3.50 was offered
by the governor.
1t is now estimated that the fruit, water
melon and vegetable crops this year brought
S317,0 in Houston county. There we're
shipped from the county this year 100 car
loads Of peaches and 534 carloads of water
melons. With fair crops next year these
figures win be nearly doubled.
The through Savannah, Americas and
Montgomery freight No. 43, between Savan-
nah and Montgomery, was wrecked two
miles east OF Cordele Wednesday night,
caused by the train striking a cow lying on
the track, turning the engine completely
over and severely wounding Engineer Harry
Bradford.
A telegram has been received at Athens
from Columbia stating that Jesse CAN'T,
the Oldest son OF Larry CAN'T was attacked
by two men on the day Of the election in
Columbia. They had some trouble about
the prohibition matter. Jesse knocked one
of them down, the other jumped on him
but friends interfered and they were
separated.
Lee Gurley Of Atlanta a lad IA years old.
was found in a box car on a north-bound
Western and Atlantic freight train at Car
tersville asleep on Thursday night last, and
taken out by Night Officer Miner. He was
detained until morning aud allowed to go.
Atterward it was found he had run away
from his parents, and there was a reward
of $40 for him.
]. M. Talent, a one.legged man about so
years OF age, who lives near Huschton,
attempted to end his life last Friday even
aux ny thhlIK bWO JULIUS Ol u,
while at Lawrenceville. The only reason
Talent gives is that be had been run away
from homo by his family. He declares he
viii carry out his purpose as soon as be has
an opportunity.
One Of the Oldest documents In Glynn
county Is in possession OF John White, a
Brunswick and Western engineer, who
lives at l28 A street. 1t lie a contract bind
ing over boy for a specified sum, and it ia
old a xrhF Oh Z 4
printed is very heavy. of a MANILA cast and
Is badly worn, so many times has It changed
hands, the printing Is large, and one thing
noticeable about it is that the letter #" is
used for IS" in many Of the words.
Wednesday party Of men were standing
In the road In Gains district of Gwinnett
county talking, while a cloud was ap-
preaching. Suddenly there came a fash
and bolt or lightning struck tree q few
feet OF and shocked the whole crowd. John
Davis was standing with his foot on root
OF the tree and the electric bolt passed down
the tree and out on his foot, tearing one
shoe OFF and leaving black mark along the
full length of his foot. The burn was quite
painful, but no serious results are antici-
pated.
John Taylor, a negro congios sent up
from Monroe county, through his attorneys
has entered suit at Atlanta for 5000 dam
ages against the Chattahoochee Brick Com
pany. Taylor in his petition says that
while be was working for the company he
was ordered 20 dig up pit by the boss. He
pointed out, ne says, to the overseer that
the banks Of the pit were ready to cave in,
and demonstrated on being compelled to
dig in such dangerous place. BY fear Of
the lash he was forced to get 10 the pit and
Dig. In short while the banks fell In and
he was injured internally to such an extent
that he laid In the hospital five months
Mount Vernon Monitor: @. A. Collins
OF Darien, Ga, and Miss Mamie M Doo-
little OF Roseburg, n. Y, we're married at
the residence Of G. B. Allcorn at Alley,
thls county, by Rev. John W. Smith on
Sunday last. The marriage was the de-
pouemens OF quite romantic episode. Some
Twelve months ago the parties were intro
ducsd to each other by means Of an adver-
tlsement in Chicago paper. The corre-
spondence thus begun was kept up until
last week when they met at Helena by ap-
polntment, never having seen each other
oeiore; from Helena they came over here
70 Alley, where the lady took lodgings at
MT Allcorn's, Mr. Collins going Co his
fathers near by. A license was soon pros
CURED, the minister sent for and the parties
were married. Monday Mr.. Collins re-
turned TO Darien, while his wife remains AZ
Alley.
Claude Hunt Is one Of Macon's well-to-do
GtHzens, ana ne loves ball game dearly.
he loves to see Macon win, too, and feeling
sure that Burbridge's boys would do IL az
Atlanta Wednesday he went all the way
from the Central city to see the slaughter.
he got seat In the grand stand and when
Macon did good thing he made himself
heard, and when Atlanta did anything at
all he reminded the audience OF his presence.
Finally he became very disorderly and sew
eral citizens went to Patrolman Harris and
told him to take Hunt out. This the officer
did, and turned him over TO Patrolman No
Coy. A big crowd Of Hunts friends fol-
lowed and tried to get him released. Officer
Mccoy allowed Hunt to go when be put up
a watch for his appearance Chief Connolly
heard of the matter and instructed Mccoy
to arrest Hunt and bring him to the station
house under penalty Of having a case made
against him. The officer could not find his
man. He had left for Macon, and che mat
ter may go 10 the police board for settle
ment, as Chief Connolly saws the case against
Hunt was bad one and Mccoy should not
have turned him loose
The wholesale -four dealers of Atlanta ara
troubled about cheap grades of flour with
which the market there and elsewhere is
being flooded. They say il is cutting of the
supply OF standard -four, as many manu-
facturers have withdrawn their brands
from the market until the supply of cheap
Hour ls exhausted, Last waek there was a