The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-06-23

The News Of the I've States Told
in Paragraphs.

Killed While Asleep Under a Train
at Brunswick-An Atlanta Woman
Struck by Lightning.
GEORGIA.
Crops are reported good throughout
jefferson county.
Next month LAGRANGE viii vote on
bonding the town for school purposes,
The Teachers Institute is in session in
Tennille this week for this county, pre-
sided over by professor Robertson OF the
SaRdersville High School, as specialist.
A G. McKenney, near Powder Springs
had a cotton bloom on the 18th instant on
cotton planted siXty-nine days ago. de
reports the general cotton crop TWO weeks
late, wheat good, and the oat crop unus-
ually fine.
A negro man drank a pint Of vinegar in
a store at Americas thinking. ~ was
whisky. A little sugar was put in the
glass by one of the boys who gave him the
''whisky" and the negro drained 1t TO The
bottom without frown.
Mack Mcleod, ship carpenter, was
run over and killed by cars attached TO an
East Tennessee switch engine at Bruins
wick Tuesday. He laid down under the
cars to take nap and the cars were
moved while he was asleep.
Miss Lucy Mid Cobb and Georgia Haw-
kins met with a very serious accident while
out driving at Americas Tuesday. Both
were thrown violently from the buggy by
a runaway horse and each young lady
sustained very painful injuries.
The Institute as body passed resolu-
tions memorializing the legislature to en-
act law providing for payment for their
services monthly or quarterly The
Teachers are tired of having to discount
their labors at from 10 to 10 per cent in
order TO be able to continue their work.
The baseball nine OF the Atlanta police
department have ordered their uniforms,
and Captain Manly, as manager, announ-
ces that the team will play any police
nine in the country The uniforms will
be dark blue, and on the breast of the
shirts win be ATLANTA Police" in white
letters
Mrs. J. w Wooten, Of Dawson, has a
letter from her uncle, J. H. Parker, who
was member of the Celebrated Palmetto
S. G. regiment, written at Vera Cruz,
Mexico ia lS47. 1t is well preserved and
folded without envelope in the old style
of so years ago. The rate of postage up
on it is marked 10 cents.
Messrs Baxter and Joe Webb had an
alteration with William Wimberly in the
upper part of Terrell county few days
ago The fuss arose about some blowing,
and sticks were freely used on both sides.
Wimberly received some severe blows on
his head and face. and was considerably
dishgured. They swore out warrants
against each other. The Webbs waived
commitment trial and Wimberly was dis
charged.
"A negro boy from Albany was found
dead on the Central railroad near Wadley
on last Thursday morning. David Hill
and another young negro, both strangers
in that locality, left WadleY together on
Wednesday night. Hills body had been
robbed when found, and his companion,
who is supposed to have murdered him,
has not been seen since. The supposed
murderer gave his name as John Sillman
when in Wadley.
AtAtlanta Wednesday Thomas A. Reed,
ex-postmaster of Union Point, plead
guilty to embezzling government funds,
and viii be sentenced by Judge Newman.
Several months ago the postoffiee inspec-
tor, when going over the accounts of the
Union Point pOstoffice, discovered short
age of $244. which was with little diff
ficulty, traced to Reed. When confron-
ted with his crime Reed at first denied it,
but afterwards confessed.
The home of Rev. p. l.. York, about
two miles from Dawson, was destroyed
fly fire last Thursday night ABOUT 10
O'Clock There was ne insurance on the
house or its contents. Mr. York had seve-
raj trunks packed with clothing of various
kinds. which was all lost. Ninety-three
comforts the work of years and which
were priced very highly, were lost, to-
gether with every bedstead. Some of the
family escaped with only their night
clothes on. Mr.. York estimates his loss
at about 81 800
Doctors Reaves and Avary, after exam
lining the lady earthly said she
had received a very severe shock and
they hoped that nothing serious would
result. The physicians agreed that Mrs.
Harbuck had most likely received inter
nal injuries, but this can not be definitely
stated until the patient has recovered
enough to warrant full and complete
examination. She frequently complained
of intense pains in her head and neck and
the latter portion of her body appeared
almost paralyzed. In fact she had no
control over scarcely any portion of her
body.
Last Monday George Fee, who keeps a
tin shop on Broad street, just below King
X Daniels corner, sent young Barber, a
boy twelve or thirteen years of age, to the
bank with S95 to deposit. He waited
some time for the boy to return, but he
did not show up. Becoming somewhat
anxious, Mr.. Fee made an inquiry at the
bank and found thai Barber had not been
there. His suspicious were aroused and
she began looking for Barber, but failed to
find him. Nothing was heard of him
until Tuesday, when the news came that
two boys from Columbus were arrested in
Richland and one of them had 800
Bill MCGEE, a desperate negro, was
killed at Chipley Wednesday afternoon.
Tuesday morning he came into town and
gave another negro, Ed Jenkins. a thrash
ing. He deted arrest, but after severe
struggle, the marshal, with assistance.
succeeded in Overpowering him. He was
tried befo}T;' the mayors court, fined and
bound over. When being carried to the
lookup he made a break and succeeded in
getting away. A lively and excitable
chase ensued by the marshal and party
of citizens After running him nearly a
mile he was overtaken, hut he refused to
give up, and showed fight with rocks
When approached by S. W. Hastey and
asked to surrender he threatened Mr.
Hastey's life with rock, but before lac
could carry his threat into effect Mr.
Hastey shot him down, killing him in
stantly. The coroner's jury decided thai
1t was case of justitiable homicide
p. f. Mum of Rutledge was found deaC
in his house Tuesday morning between s
and 10 O'Clock Mr.. Mum was last seer
Friday night at ~ O'Clock by the tow
marshal. He had been doing some work
for Jack ROystOn, and as he did not ap
pear Monday, suspectiug something
WRONG Mr. ROVCfop wont ~ his borr.,