The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-12
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

GEORGIA.
The Bank Of EIberton will soon throw open
its doors.
AT almeeting of the ladies' Memorial Assoca-
ton of Muscogee held at Columbus MONDAY,
$50 was donated TO the fund for the erection Ok
q confederate museum at Richmond.
In r. Medlock's store at NorcrOsS, IS q SIN
gle barrel gun t3at is ak feet long IL oLl-iI 4
ally belonged to Mr.. Me1locks rather ana Is
being preserved as relic o. ante-O-Aum tlAl's'
Mrs. Langston OF near AlQharetta. VINO was
adiudged insane and sent 20 the lunatlc asylum
about eighteen months ago has returned rome
and seems 70 have entirely recovered Ler TshV
mind.
At the elections by council at Atlanta IN July,
City Engineer R. VI. Clayton viii have OPPOSE
ton His opponent will be II. T. McDaniel,
who was city engineer when Capt. Clayton was
elected in his stead.
There is some talk Of making new Judicial
circuit out Of some Of the counties comprising
the eastern circuit, and the Darisn Gazette eN-
presses the opinion that Hon. Thomas NJ, Nor
wood will be the new Judge.
Mrs. D. W. Krauss, one Of the most loyable
ladies in Brunswick died Sunday night, afer
very brief illness She was the wife or j. VI;
Krauss, prominent young attorney and had
only been married about year.
Frank Cole, a negro cook for the hands en-
ployed at the site of the water works at
Atlanta, was shot and almost instantly killed
Sunday afternoon by Johu Valentine, another
negro employed there. The deed was the result
Of q drunken row over game of cards
County Commissioner John Vaughan Of
Thomaston found an oddly among the cnick-
ems IN his barn yard not long since The chicken
was all right except the toes on one foot.
Where the toes ought TO be there are only TWO
and at the knee Joint above a third TOO has
formed and extends to the ground with which
he seems to walk well as the others.
This week work will commence on large
factory half mile south OF Hqpevle on the
Central railroad. few days ago A. S. TalCy
sold to the BiounJ stave ana barrel factory
site near Hspeville. The plant will cost S5U.U
~ harflN fvrTn
will be one of the largest factories of the kind
in the south. Most Oft barrels manufactured
will be used by the Tide Water Oil Company in
Savannah and Chattanooga.
Gerte Jacobs. through her attorneys, Jordan
& Robinson, wants Police Commissioner En-
Rlsh aud Chief Connolly Of Atlanta to pay her
$1,000 damages. Gertie Jacobs will be remem-
here1 as the young woman who was arrested in
Texas and brought back to Georgia, charged
with completely forgery case. After some
days, no evidence being found against her, she
was released. She claims damages to the ex-
tent Of IS 900. The case was non suited as TO
Capt. English
Saturday morning about o'clock Sheriff
Hughs OF ir"inton was aroused from
that he proceed Immediately W with the
bloodhounds to the Lightwood Knot bridge. 1t
was soon learned that Thomas Walkers barn
had been burned, and the origin of the fire was
supposed to be the work OF iEcendory. Sheriff
Hughs carried the hounds out, but could get no
trail of the perpetrator-not even track was
found to Indicate the direction taken by the i'll
cendiary
Atlanta Journal: IAN Atlanta poker game is
queer affair, said gentlemen who is here on
visit from Savannah. This week | got into
one OF them aud bought S25 worth of CHIPS
didn't see any other money in the game, but !
thought it was somewhere and would be forth
coming. One fellow got SIS worth of chips to
Rether and drew out of the game taking my
SIS for the chips. quit over $500 ahead and
yet l am just S25 out--the SIS l bought chips
with. I've enough OF Atlanta poker TO last me
for some time"
Last Monday night negro went to the resi-.
dence of Mrs. Jack FiYash at Colquitt at late
hour and aroused the slumherers by going TO
the window OF four girls, raising it and enter
ing. He was frightened away ty the screams
OF the young ladies'. He was captured Sunday
within four miles of Arlington and was brought
through Colquitt by DR.. +. Fivash and Mr.. John
son, He was carried to DOnalsonville, and taken
in charge by mob of enraGed citizens In the
community, swung TO a pole and riddled with
bullets, at about 9 o clock Sunday.
The large barn and crib OF Ephriam Legg
whose home is on the Western and Atlantic
railroad, between smyrna and Marietta, was
totally burned to the ground Friday night. and
with it a large quantity OF forage and corn.
horse and mule and fourteen head of cattle.
mostly mich cows, were also burned to death
He was awakened by it about 10 O'Clock, when
the timbers were all falling in, and 1t was too
late to save anything. No noise was heard on
the part Of the stock confined in the stalls, and
their cbarred aud cooked carcaSses is all that is
left Of them. The loss was fully 81 900, and no
insurance so far as is heard about it. 1t is
thought that the fire wes the work of an in
cendiary.
Mrs. II Reed of Atlanta, through her ettor-
neys, Jordon q Robinson has filed suit for $4,000
damages against the Southern Express Com
pany She claims to have been Passing the
union passenger depot where a wagon and
horses of the Southern Express Company were
standing across the sidewalk She walked
around them and when az their heads one Of
horses sprang upon her and, catching her
"a al u n
terrible bite and had~t not been for a heavy
cloak she wore, her arm would have been
broken. She claims that the company was neg
hgent IN leaving such vicious horse without
an attendant and that It should pay her dam
ages, as her arm has been very seriously in
jured.
Two weeks ago young George Daniels of Mob
ley Pond while examining an old pistol shot
himself The ball entered the left thigh on the
inner side and ranged downward, coming out in
front midway between the knee and ankle. The
bullet cut one OF the main arteries in the thigh
Physicians OF the locality who dressed the
WOUNDS said that they would heal up all right
Ioey did to certain extent, but the artery con
tlnued 10 bleed, resulting in paralysis OF the
lower part of the Leg and spasms of the muscle
In the thigh. The young fellow suffered greatly
and as he didn't seem to improve Dr.. w II
Doughty, Jr., OF Augusta, was sent for Altar
an examination he decided that critical opera-
ton would have to be performed and that il
would be necessary to take young Daniels to
Augusta, This was done and he is now at tho
home of his uncle, z. Daniels. DR.. W II
Doughty and DR.. w. H, Doughty, Jr ere in
charge Of the case They will first build up the
young fellows system, which is pretty badly
run down. and then perform the operation-cut
into the thigh and locate the ends of the artery
and bind them together 1t is an operation very
rarely performed, but. considering the skill and
experience of the surgeons in charge, it is be.
heyed that young Daniels will DO permanently
Atlanta Herald; most horrible crime was
prevented and an innocent haby's life was saved
Saturday evening late by the accidental discov.
cry made by several boys. Late In the after
noon plainly dressed man was seen near the
corner Of North and Center streets carrying on
his arm large basket, aud a few minutes later
he was seen leaving the place without it. Moth
ing was thought of this until some time later q
party of boys found the basket. and in it an in
tant about days old that had been chlnro-
formed and left TO die in the woods The
boys were gazing curiouSly at the sleeping in
FAINT. when they attracted the attention Of John
Haden, who lives near by. He saw in an in
slant that some attention must be given the lit
tie stranger aud he took IL to the home Of Nrs
NJ ]. Key whose residence is on the corner of
BON AMI.