The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-23
GEORGIA And FLORIDA.
The News Of the Two States Told in
Paragraphs,

gro of Sumter County Who Sings
Hymns and breaches Beautiful Ser
mons in His Sleep.
GEORGIA.
The legislative committee on the asylum
has recommended an appropriation OF al2O,OJO
for a new building for negroes.
petition to allow an election in Washing
ton county on the liquor question, IS being cir
culated by some Of the colored people.
One and a half tons Of ore taken from the
BOYD property. near Dahlouega a few days
ago produced IS pennyweights of gold.
West End is now part of Atlanta. The
bill anneXiEg that beautiful and delightful
suburb 10 the city was made law Saturday
by the governors signature.
A bill was introduced in the Senate at At
lanta Tuesday cOnuScatng all grants granted
prior to 1910 which have been abandoned ana
upon which no taxes have been paid since
1870.
NJ. B. Eubanks. a Rome lawyer against
whom a warrant for perjury was sworn out
last week by w. II. Thompson, was given
preliminary hearing Monday. The trial re-
suited in an acquittal.
Saturday Henry H. Singletary, one Of the
most successful planters In that section
bought OF Robert N. stewart his fine planta-
ton OF 600 acres eight miles from Americas,
paving 81 900 cash for IL. The farm is well
improved, and one Of the best IN Sumter
county. Mr.. Singletary now owns more than
30JJ a res Of fine land in a body. all OF when
he has bought and paid for within the past
few years.
Mrs. Arthur Davis. of Floyd county, is
the widow OF one Of the most prominent farm
erS in Georgia. Since her husbands death
she has conducted the fine plantation near
Stilesboro. saturday night about II O'Clock
she awoke and found her barn in flames In
spite Of hard work. it was total loss. In it
were CO.. bushels Of corn. 5000 bundles of fod-
der, i've mules and two COWS. After the fire
she returned to the house and found burly
negro rfiing the bureau drawer in her room.
he fn yFlf Ia a he - Nod
siderable Jewelry.
Bill Mason. q 30-year-old negro, was brought
to Griffin from Liberty Hin, Pike county,
Sunday and lodged in Jail. charged with burn
ing the store OF the Widow Barry Maddox at
that place last Wednesday night. Mrs. Mad
dOX used one END OF her two room house as a
country store and Mason $ wife, who was
parted from him, lived with her. Wednesday
night he tried to induce his wife to return to
hun, hut she refused. and after borrowing
some matches H. left }yiI & that she would
wake up crying il she walked up at all. In an
hour time the house was in ashes. Mason
succeeded in elGding captul G until Sunday
He waved preliminary trial and was placed
in Jail.
LAGRANGE Graphic: Friday afternoon last
Maj j. Ii. Burks and y. II. Whitfield went
out about a mile south OF town to arrest a
negro boy named Jim James, on a warrant
charging him with burglary. They found the
boy, and he had a gun. Mr.. Whitfield went
III the house after him, when he ran out at
the back door pursued by Maj Burks, who
pressed MN so Closely Indt ne turned. look
deliberate aim and fired at the major, filling
his coat with small shot, putting one or two
shot in his right cheek and several shot in his
right wrist and arm. Maj. Burks then began
firing on the negro, who ran like a wild deer
and used his legs TO such good advantage that
he made good his escape.
la range Graphic: On Monday night Of
last week Charley Peddy the l5-year old son
OF ). Il. Peddy, OF this city, was run over and
so badly mangled by the vestibule passenger
train at OpeAka. Ala. that he died from his
injuries ats O'Clock Tuesday morning. Char
ley had gone to Opellka to witness the races.
and as the train was passing the old depot he
jumped of, thinking the train would not make
stop at that place. He struck a post, in
1uring his head and shoulders, and knocking
him back under the car. where both legs we're
cut of by the heavy and cruel wheels He
was carried to the hotel where he fingered
until O'Clock next morning, when death mer-
cnully relieved him OF his sutferngS,
A suit for damages met with peculiar ter
minatlOn IN the United States court at At
lanta, Tuesday. It was that Of Rebecca L.
Hodnett OF JOnesboro against Capt w. H
Morrow She charged her uncle with having
taken improper liberties with her and that
to offset this he had circulated false and
damaging reports about her character, and
that Morrow had helped him. Five jurors
had been drawn. Mr.. Brewster, one of the
counsel. arose and showed to the court a pub
LEGATION about the case in a morning paper
which he said, did his client an injustice. and
which would influence the jurors who, he had
reason 10 believe, read the article. Judge
Newman saw no other alternative than to
dismissed the jurors, which was done, and
the case went over. The probabilities are
now good that 1t will lie settled.
The store of J. B. Nell at Edgewood, a sub
urb OF Atlanta, was burglarized Monday
night for the fifth time in seven months.
-Four months ago the store was robbed and
Nell Shot by desperate negro. who was
afterwards captured and sent to the peniten
tiarY. Monday night the store was robbed OF
$500 worth OF goods. A burglar alarm that
A IL ATa11
went to the store and stood guard over il
while messenger Went for Deputy Sheriff
w. Il. buchanan just as he arrived at the
store the burglar ran Nell shot at him with
double-barrel shotgun, but missed him.
Buchanan ran the man with bloOdhounds
until daylight. The burglar ran into branch
and in this way succeeded in GLIDING his
pursuers. Just after the return from the
chase Buchanan discovered the stolen goods
IN the woods. Less than an hour later mail
pouch, which hung in front of the postotiice
was stolen. 1t contained two registered
letters and other mail.
Americas Times Recorder: J. NJ Wicker
who resides in the northern part OF this
county, near Andersonville. was in the city \
day or two ago and to several friends told a
wonderful story OF negro who is creating
quite furOre among the other dar1ies near
ms home, The negro is only common field
hanQ, ana as ignorant as any in the jungleS OF
Africa. De does not know a letter OF the al
phabet and yet can sing hymns and preach
the most beautiful sermons ever listened to-
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preach while asleep. He seems utterly IN
conscious or his ability as a preacher. and
during the day performs his work in the field
along with the other negroes. As soon as he
falls asleep at night. however he is q
changed being and for hours will preach aloud
the most powerful sermons. couched IN beau
uful language, to the utter amazement OF the
crowd Of frightened darkies who secretly
gather to listen to him. The negro has neyel
knowingly preached sermon, and when told
next day Of his sermon the night before an
pears as much puzzled as his Superstition,
listeners. Mr.. Wicker thinks il the most re
markable case OF the kind on record.
News has reached Forsyth OF a darint
hold up in the Third district lust abov,
Russellville, last Friday night. Jeff English
an old confederate veteran and respected
farmer, had gone to Grifi1n Friday with 4
wagon load of cotton which he sold. The as
sauants supposed that he had brought the
proceeds back home with him. Mr. Enplfsf
lives on his premises by himself with the ex
cepuon OF Few tenants out on the farm
therefore they presumed that they would
nave an easy Job OF the matter. but slibse
quent events proved to the contrary Afte,
Mr. English had put up his stock and retired
ne was awakened by some one hailing who
upon being answered replied that his stock wa
Out ana TO come out and help get them bacl
IN the lot. Thinking that 1t was one OF Tn,
hands ne unhesitatingly arose pulled on hi
clounes ana went out TO help put up the leost
STOCK, as he supposed and after advancing ;
Few PAGES IN the yard he was ordered to throw
up MS hands, and at the same time fount
himself gazing down two ominous black tube,
win me dark figure Of a man at the othe