The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-29
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

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IN PARAGRAPHS.
Wilkinson County's Alleged Illegal
Voters A Boys Narrow Escape
From Death Under an Electric Car.
A Gambler Killed by a Man he lad
FIeeced-A Negro Killed Near New
born.
GEORGIA
J. J. Gordon has sold his farm three miles
northwest Of Rochelle to the Tropical Home and
Fruit Company Of Pine City. This price received
was 81 800.
Assistant Postmaster Stallngs will leave the
Augusta pOstOfflce on April /. Capt, Denning
has his resignation in hand, and l. F. Padgett
is named as Capt DenninR 8 assistant and rep
resentatve.
The goods and store fixtures belonging to the
mercantile establishment of John CHM at Ro-
chclle will be sold in bulk at private sale some
time in the near future The house has bsen
closed for several weeks under a levy.
Tollver Hamilton 6-year-old son Of D. s.
Hamilton OF Orchard Hill, near Griffin, was
Shot Saturday afternoon BY CoZzie Waller, II
year-Old whIte BOY working on the place. Wal
Ter Getting over 2 fence with shotgun and
the gun went OF, discharsins the LOAF in the
face and mouth of the boy behind him, who
lived only about fifteen minutes afterward.
Municipal affairs at Madison are taking on
new life. II Is very probable that there will be
two tickets IN the field for mayor and council
O.
meeting Of citizens was held saturday night
and Hon COivin George was nominated for
mayor A committee was appointed TO select
councimen and report at meeting to be held
last night.
The people Of Seville were somewhat surprised
on Wednesday morning last to find that the
depot agent at that place, Dickinson by name,
had departed during tine night for parts un-
known. No one seemed to know anything
about DickingOu'5 departure except a negro.
who said that Dickinson told him he was going
70 Chicago. This did not explain the motive or
bis leaving. Tue opinion seemed to be that he
had skipped with good lot of money, but in
500,
William W. Cooper Of New York, who was
hurt in the wreck Of the Nancy HANKS passen-
ger train on the Central road near cambridge
ABOUT ten days ago, and who has since been laid
up at the Hotel Lanier at Macon by his injuries,
has sufficiently recovered to leave the city sun
day. Mr. Cooper viii not bring suit against the
road because he has been settled with by the
Central by The payment OF $3.50 and aLIexpenses
or board ana med cal Treatment II was under
stood that Mr.. Cooper wanted $1,000 and ex-
penses, but Hon. Tom Cranshaw the Centrals
law agent, compromised the matter for $3.50.
The dwelling of Marshal Ii. L Horton, on
Floyd street, at COvInZtOn. was struck by light
ming during the storm on Friday morning The
current struck tie roof at the corner, and
passed down through the room where the fam
lily were assembled, all OF whom were more or
less shocked. Mr.. Horton received a severe
shock, AMI was unable to walk for several min
utes. but soon recovered. About fifty shingles
were Knocked or the house where it struck,
some OF which were thrown more than fifty
yards. Several pieces of ceiling were knocked
of the current as it passed down, but no other
damage was done.
A negro named Tom Jordan was shot and in
stantly killed on Relius Pits pIa ce, near New
born, on saturday ming. The shooting was
done by white man named Thomas Hender-
son. The trouble occurred on account of Hen
derson owing the negro 81 So Mr.. Henderson
was passing along the road gong home when
the negro, who was near the road, asked him
for the money. Some words arose about the
matter, when Henderson drew his pistol and
fired three shots at the negro one of which
took elect. killing him instantly. Henderson
was arrested and carried to Covington and
lodged in jail late Sunday afternoon.
A.man about IS years of age arrived at Jas
per about two weeks ago. His name was Arm
strong, and he rented a good house near town
70 spend the summer there. He brought with
him young woman, who he said was an
adopted daughter. In a few days his wife, a
lady about so years of age, arrived About two
or three days after the wife came Armstrong
TOOK up his shotgun and all his money and
stepped of as II he was going hunting, and has
never been seen since, He has been gone four
days The two women seem almost crazed by
his mysterious disappearance, and don't know
what to do among strangers, without means OF
support.
A very rich deposit of malt and phosphate
rock has been discovered in the SO uthern por
ton of Richmond county. This discovery was
made on Saturday by Alex Parker, negro
well digger. Alex was engaged in digging a
well aud had to drive his pick through strata
of this rich material ten feet deep. Large
shells, teeth and odd pieces of rock have from
time to time been discovered near the creek
close by where Parker was working. Just
across the creek the owner of the adjoining
plantation has been fully convinced for some
time that he was the owner of a rich deposit OF
phosphate but he has never attempted to
work 1t.
Emmett Perry, the z year old son of James
Perry of Macon, an employe OF the East Tea
L.
his hand run over BY an electric car near his
fathers home on Fourth street Sunday after
noon between and o'clock II seems that
the boy, together with several 9th srs, We play
ing near pile of lumber that was lying n :
the track. The little fellow ran out from
behind the lumber without noticing an electric
car that was passing at the time, and ran
against the side Of the car with such force as
TO knock him down partially under the wheels
In falling the little fellow tried to save himself
but the wheels passed over his hand and the
fieshy part of ms arm badly crushing his hand
and lacerating and bruisinE his arm besides
cutting cash in his head. Dr.. Sullivan ex-
amned the hand and arm and found that it
was necessary TO amnutate the thumb of the
left hand, which he did.
II seems that all the election troubles at
lrWlnton brought about by Thomas E. Watson
are not at end. Just twenty-four arrests
have been mar by Sheriff Hughes aud his as,
histants on the charge of false swearing by the
respective voters named below, who will be
brought before Judge Jenkins durin the April
term Of court to answer to that charge The
legality Of their ballots were challenged in the
November election. and the oath was properly
administered and taken by each voter The
entire number have given bond for their ap-
peArancs in court Following is the list of
those who have been served with warrants and
placed under bond: Joe Freeman, Alfred
Hoover, Henry Whipple, Wash Cobb, Sidney
Allen, Ike Brazeal, JEFF Eady Jack Smith, Alex
Holder Warren Powers, Nose Taylor, Anderson
Smith, Ed Butler, Henry Williams, Wesley
Durham and Daniel Dean (colored); Joseph
Ramage and r. N. Daniel (whitel. There are
six others who were indicted by the last grand
jury upon the same charge, whose names have
not been learned.
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