The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-02-14
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.
A 6chley County Beaver Hunter-A
Runaway Horses Flight Ends in
Death-AIiu Property at Rome Passes
Into New Hands-A Negro Assaults
q White Girl at OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
for Georgia Farmers,
GEORGIA
An electric railway is to be built from Au-
gusta TO Murray HILL distance OF SIX miles.
The ordinance against horse swapping passed
by the new council at Denielsville has been re-
pealed.
c. J. Frederick has opened up a grocery store
at Columbus on the corner OF sixth avenue and
Eleventh street.
The Aadisongdn runs this line at the top of
its editorial column: And / thought 70 adver-
tise. Ruth iv., l.
Miss A. T. Alderman Of Savannah viii open
an extensive millinery store at Brunswick,
II viii be q branch Of a Savannah house.
A negro confined In the Fulton county jail
for drunkenness came near bleeding 70 death
Saturday night from q slight scratch In the
face made by pin.
Burglars entered the store of s, E Cotton in
North Rome Friday night and took away a
large lot Of goods. They broke open a back
window. There is no clew as to who the
burglars we're.
Henry R. johnson Of Americas has bought Of NJ
Galloway an undivided half interest in the bod
son property, corner of Lee and Dodson streets
The tract embraces several acres, and Is stu
ated In one of the most desirable residence
portions of the city.
A demented man and woman who claimed to
be brother and sister we're found wandering
about the Central railroad yards at Macon
Saturday They we're taken to the police sta
tion an we're subsequently released. No one
knew who they we're.
ho hag haar nd
who refused portfolio in Cevelands cabinet,
is Georgian He formally lived at Talbotton,
and at one time at Columbus. He is now man
aging partner Of r. h. Macy & Co. He owns
$4,000 in Georgia Southern and Florida bonds,
at Smthville the council elected for 1898
were duly installed on Feb. z. The following
officers we're elected to serve during the year
1898: Fer mayor, d. @ Avera; mayor Dro tenn,
A. E. Kearsey; secretary and treasurer, J F.
johnson; day marshal, R, F. SalCer; night mar
shall, S. r. Smith
1t viii be remembered that Judge Fish of
Sumter superior court refused to release the
HinEles on bail An appeal will be made to the
supreme court and the attorneys of the
Hinkles are confident that the decision of Judge
Fish will be reversed. In the meantime the
Hinkles continue in jail
A trade has been closed whereby all the
old Cohen mill property in South Rome passes
into the hands Of L. Lyle. He purchased the
interest Of Messrs. Glover & Hight in the prop
erty and paid for it 1000. Mr.. Lyle viii make
some improvements on the property and some
of it will BE- sold off in block. The electric line
will probably be extended through this prop
erty to Kings Spring
J. NJ. Bray of Schley county is very success
full in catching beavers. Recently he captured
q very large one. The animal was alive when
he got to it. and had nearly cut off the foot that
was held 10 the trap Another beaver had
sprung one Of the traps and after cutting down
all the trees and bushes near 1t, it had gotten
the trap loose from its fastening and was gone
with it when he got there.
SATURDAY. afternoon ar the houa of b{a
parents in the northern suburbs Of Brunswick,
Jimmie Walters Syear-O negro boy,
while alone in the house playing With -
caiiber pistol, accidentally shot himself through
the stomach. DR.. R L. L. Burford was called
and he gave medical aid and tried to save tie
boy'H life, but his efforts were frutless, and the
boy died at 10 O'Clock Saturday night from the
effects Of the wounds
A bold attempt was made by a negro at
Gainesville to commit an assault on the person
OF Miss Alice Shadburn, an operative in the
Gainesville cotton factory. Saturday morning a
few minutes after o'clock. The negro who
made the attempt is about 10 years Of age and
bright gngercake color. The lady was on her
way TO the factory when the negro seized her. The
siamming of the factory door frightened him
of. A negro named Marion Sanford was ar
rested, but Miss Shadburn is not positive that
he is the right one.
John B. Hayne OF Ieesburg lost a fine horse
on Sunday last in a very remarkable way. Mr.
Hayne had hitched his horse to the buggy pre-
paratory to taking ride, and the horse natur
any Delng very tractlOuS become restless, and il
was only with the assistance of a colored man
that Mr.. Hayne was able to get in his buggy.
When he did the horse began running, and
getting the advantage of Mr.. Hayne ran against
atree, throwing the occupant out, but fortu-
netely without hurting him. The horse con-
tinued running for some distance and until he
dropped dead. II is supposed that he ruptured
blood vessel, which caused his death.
DR.. Hudson, a veterinary surgeon of Augusta
rs quite an tnstructorof animals and In fact once
taught them for business. He has decided to
enter the business again and has organized a
class OF dozen or 80 small mules and a pretty
little gray stallion pony as leader. A ring and
ell the parapnernalia necessary to the success
ful training Of the animals have been fitted up
on the vacant lot on Greene street, just below
Jackson and every day for several hours their
muleships are taught their future business.
truthful john ssmaL, undeformed
mule, will be the clown and his appearance
alone Is certainly laughRble. He weighs but $50
colt,
A petition filed at Macon Saturday recites
that Robert Voolfolk and w. K. McCaw desire
to be Incorporated under the name and title of
the Georgia Mills and Elevator Company for q
period OF twenty years. with the privilege of re-
newa and with capital of stock Of 500 600 in
shares OF 500 each, with power to increase to
S2OO,OO0. 1t also states that 500. 900 has been
actually paid IN, and tlat the object OF the
corporation is to conduct general milling and
grocery business, the buying and selling OK
grain OF all kinds the grinding OF corn WneaL
OF grain OF any character and selling the same
gram and generally do any and ali things
usual and incident to grist and Touring mills
the buying and selling of wholesale groceries,
provisions goods wares and merchandise of
all kinds, etc.
At Columbus, Saturday, ]. T. Jarrett. who
clerks at II. +. Everett's while cleaning ont an
old safe that had not been opened in months
found a copy Of the Weekly sta issued m Co
lumbus Saturday evening, Sept IS $3.50
At its mast head as editor and proprie tor IL the
name OF Thomas DeWolf who still lives In Co
lumbus. The whole Of the first page ia dlie5
with the speech Of Alexander H. Stephens da-
hvered in the City Hall park at Augusta, Ca
on Sept. l, 1860, in support Of the candi'
dacy of stephen A. Douglas, nominated ty the
famous convention at Charleston, from which
the larger portion of the southern contingent
withdrew, afterward assembling ia Baltiniora
and nominating Breckenridge and Lane An
other page is consumed by the speech OF Ste
phen A Doug lass himself at Freeport m
Aug. q, 1858 The editorial pages shows II 10
have been a red-hOt Douglas journal An
editorial headed "Our Position" saws: uTbis
journal has been established with a view 10 al
vance certain political theories by discussino
political doctrines of Stephen A. Douglas and
herscheu V. johnson and shall defend and vim
dlcate them before the great tribunal of the
american mind" The remainder of the snare
Is taken up with platforms and policies and no
htlcal correspondence.
Augusta Chronicle: In view ofsthe fact that
the leading agrculturists of Ceorgia will meet
IA convention IN this city on Wednesday Han