The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-02-04
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

Struck by an Engine and Badly In
Commits Suicide by Cutting His
Throat-Au Attempt TO Be Made to
Have Planters Keep Down the Cot
ton Acreage.
GEORGIA.
The people of Roswell have voted in favor Of
q public school system.
John c. Davis and Miss Ola Beverly were
married at Thomasvtlle Wednesday
A cigar factory will soon be established in
Perry. The stock and tools have been ordered
c. Solomon is preparing TO build a handsome
2-story brick store on Upper Broad street at Co
lumbus.
The first quarterly conferences for the Perry
charge will be held in the Methodist church at
Perry Monday morning, Feb b.
Woodbury. has a new weekly paper, the Wood
bury Messenger, edited by Howard Harris and
Bron Williams They are also proprletors.
DR.. Howard J. Williams has been appointed
surgeon of the Second Georgia regiment. Dr.
N. G. Geuinnsr has been promoted to surgeon
general Of the state.
An architect has been employed to draw up
plans for big hotel, to be located on prorni-
nent corner lot convenient to the business por-
ton of HaWklnsvllle.
Acee CORTLAND, an employe Of the Swift
mills al Columbus had his right arm badly
mangled in some machinery around which he
was working Wednesday morning.
Two houses and storehouse vera destroyed
by fire in Unionvie, suburb Of Macon, early
Thursday morning. The property belonged to
colored man named Minis, and the loss is
about 1880, with 81, 900 insurance.
A small girl baby, crushed into large cigar
box and left in the woods to lie there until IL
became food for the vultures, or a stray starv-
ing cur, was found in the outskirts OF Sum
merville, Richmond county, Thursday.
benson & Herman of Eastman sold Ed l.
Pitt, buyer for Nicholson, Pitt & Co. Of Brnns-
wick, last week, one lot Of spirits and rOsin for
which they realized $4,000. 1t will take a train
of twenty-four heavily loaded cars TO move the
consignment.
Counterfeiters are getting in some OF their
slick work around Athers. few days since
several people at BOgart, on the Georgia, Caro-
lima and Northern, were swindled by having
counterfeit silver dollars passed on them, and
the same thing happened in Athens Also
Gus Vanderford, an old citizen Of Gwinnett
county who lives about five miles from jug
Tavern attempted suicide by cutting his own
throat. He was still living when last heard
from. He is old, and lives among his children,
all of them being married and his wife has been
dead for some time. His lonely life is supposed
TO have been the cause of his deed.
One night last week at Goodwinsviile, Dodge
county, some sneak tried to choke to death
fine mare belonging TO Robert Viewig. The
animal was found with a strong wire securely
looped around her neck, and a board fastened
IN way by which - was expected TO trip her,
causing the wire TO produce death. Mr.. Viewig
done.
The people Of Lawrenceville will hold a prim-
airy election next Saturday 20 elect a post
master, at which only white democrats who
voted for Cleveland and Tate will be allowed to
vote. Five or six candidates sre in the field.
The person receiving the highest vote will be
recommended 20 Congressman Tate the per-
son to be appointed postmaster by the incoming
democratic administration.
The meeting OF the state agricultural society
at Augusta on Feb IS will be al important
event. 1t will be largely attended, and the dele
gates who are coming are representative Geor-
gia farmers. The convention will have consid-
cradle business to transact. which will be of
great moment TO every farmer in the state, and
the proceedings will be closely watched.
Among the most important matters
that win be brought up for consideration
will be the suggestion to have the cotton
growers brought together again and get
them to renew the pledge Of last year. holding
TO the former agreement Of a 20 per cent. re-
duction IN the cotton acreage. The initiative
step will be taken In the convention, and reso-
buttons fsvorinR continuance of the compact
will be introduced. The farmers are all cogni-
zant OF the fact that their profits have been
larger and their season more prosperous on ac-
count OF the short crop which has forced the
market up and given them better prices for
their cotton than when more cotton was raised.
Miss Msybelle Glover, daughter of Capt j. B.
Glover, came near being killed by a passenger
train at Marietta Thursday morning. Miss
Glover and her sister, Mrs. Harvey Fields were
Fanny Davenport matinee. Nearly a hundred
people were at the Marietta depot waiting TO
take the south-bound Rome express. AS the
train was approaching there was rush toward
The tracks and Miss Glover stood too near the
rails. The train was slowing up, and to this
the young lady owes the preservation of her
life. She was struck by the locomotive aud
hurled violently backward against a freight
oar standing on another track. When her
friends reached her she was bruised, bleeding
and unconscious, and it was at first Thought abe
Fatally In1nFn0 at ppna IN
her fathers residence. and her injuries ex-
amlned by a physician There were no
fractures of the bone, but the bruised and severe
commissions indicated the violence of the blow
she had received. The physician felt satisfied
that her injuries were not of a serious nature
although quite painful
The Fort Valley correspondent of the Perry
Journal writes as follows: white Caps went to
the houses of Bill Brown and Major Carolina
near this place, last Saturday night and com
mitted some lawless depredations. Brown saw
them through q crack, and Jumped out the
window, and while he ran for his life they fired
upon him, the shot taking effect on the back Of
his neck and head, but he kept going The
wound inflicted is q painful one but not neces-
sarlly fatal They then went to the house OF
Major Carolina, pulled him and his grown son
out, and administered TO them a severe
whipping, and then told them they must
leave this section within q week. But
finally, after consultation, and being
unable to tell Carolina the cause of their
treatment, they consented 20 let him remain
until ne coulQ Inake ana gamer THIS year s crop;
then 1t would not be pleasant for him to re-
main here Carolina is an inoffensive negro, and
is well thought of by the best class Of white
people in this section, and his white friends
have taken the matter in hand. They have De-
titioned Gov. Northen to offer a reward for the
mob's apprehension, and if they are found they
will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the
law. Carolina has been armed by his white
friends, who urged him to protect his home
against any further intrusion and If these par
ties try to repeat their lswlessness some Of
them will get hurt"