The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-08
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
The News Of the Two States Told in
Paragraphs.

Gen. A. T. Hawthorne Injured by a
Fau-Justice BIeokIey's Portrait-A
Fugitive Floyd County Murderer
Caught in Arkansas-A Mule
Drowned in the Oostanaula-Suicide
BY Hanging-An Arm Badly Nan
Rled at Cotton Gin.
GEORGIA.
The Georgia road congress will meet in Au-
gusta on Nov. Is.
Gus Allen the escaped lunatic from Mil
ledgeville. is under arrest at Atlanta.
Joshua Jones is the editor and publisher Of
new paper printed az Button. and called
the News The paper is neat and newsy.
A. S. Sweat, postmaster at bonneville,
CiuCh county. is under arrest, CHARGED with
misappropriating $50 of government funds.
Ira r. Nesbit. Of Norcross committed
suicide Saturday by hanging himself to a
door knob. Financial reverses had made him
Respondent.
Ernest Lundy. a well known negro Of Ma
con, was cut to death Monday by another ne
gro named Hermon Heath, with whom he
quarreed. The cash is in the throat.
Mrs. Eliza Durant died at Atlanta Sun
day night after an lime IS Of only few DAYS.
She was the widow OF the late w. L. Duraut
and the mother Of MeSsrs. Maynard, Harry
and Edward and Miss Blanche Durant.
DR.. f. w. Mccall. of Altamaha, went hunt
ing the other day. and about the time he had
used up all his shot he came across a duck
and being very anxious TO kill il, loaded his
gun with s-peuny nails and fired at the duck,
killing il instantly.
Warren Jones accused Of having set fire to
the McAfee coal office. on CORTLAND street, at
Atlanta Sunday night. was arrested by
Patrolman Shepard Monday. The depart
ment claims to have sufficient evidence to
convict Jones of arson.
The portrait OF Judge Bleckley. which was
painted on an order from the state by Mr.
Guerry, has been finished. Some time very
fAA mill g.. an
scented to the supreme colrt to be hung in
that room or some other place in the capitol
at Atlanta.
After the services at the First Baptist
church at Atlanta Sunday, Gen. A. 4. Haw-
thOrne was going down the stars leading into
the Sai bath schOOlroDm when he caught his
foot in a carpet and fell to the bottom lie
was found there few moments later. He re-
celved confusion over his right eye and
spralned his wrist
Three tram1s attacked sheriff Fain and
Marion AdcOck, near Calhoun Saturday night
ana Wnel the gentleman drove of and left
them they fired several shots from the rear.
party was organized TO hunt them, and
found three men, Reid. Jones and King near
campfire. They were jailed, although they
denied the shooting.
tits reported that f. L. Merchant editor
and proprietor Of the Douglasville New
South, has left town after running up a good
many bills A warrant was sworn ont by
Rev. Or. ArmisteGd, and the sheriff is now ia
pursuit OF the editor. Dr. Armistead gave
Merchant l6J as part payment for publishing
book. 1t is also said that other warrants
VII quickly follow. Merchant left his en-
1aN-es unpaid. An attachment has been lev
init a all the material which he left behind.
prop0rty Of gypsies camped Saturday on the
- willie road about four miles from Al
AaVlo ohhere were about fifteen of them IN
claratiol omon aud children. During the day
1897 Vbed quantity OF liquor and by even
1o"'' on big tear Their conduct made
House htdeous and the people living in that
man IF hood rejoiced when they at last sue
" to the effects Of the spirits Horse
vas one OF the amusements INDUCED
The they would gallOp their steeds along
-. I'd firing OIL pistols and guns to punctu-
Cep1 cir demoniacal yells. No serious dam
bulls reported from the debauch except the
old king Of the Postal Telegraph wire and
of the insulatOrs.
ohiluffton News While packing a bale of
bf,ton one day last week, Mr Henry Hays.
he Of Early countys best citizens and pros
ferrous farmers was the victim Of quite a
'erious accident The press was one of the
kind that works with a pulley and rope Mr.
HAYS got one OF his fingers caught between
the rope and pulley, and before the press
could be stopped his arm was drawn into the
machinery In such manner to fracture
both bones between the elbow and wrist and
injuries the proper surgical attention the
surgeon found 1t necessary to remove part
OF the rotary muscle, and the arm will be
rendered partially. If not wholly. useless.
Mr.. Shtpley, a young farmer of Livingston.
took load of corn to McClure's mill at
Rome saturday. and after unloading his
from the river bank. The traces were I'M
done but the mules were left in their places.
with the breast-strap fastened to the tongue
OF the wagon. When Mr. Shpley went TO
look after the team. a half hour later, he
found an excited crowd trying 10 ret them out
OF the deep water in the Oostanaula. The
wagon into the river. one was cut loose
current Of the swift stream to the
opposite lank Tut ,o1ld not climb the
steep river side. q he mule finally after re-