The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-27
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
The News Of the Two States Told in
Paragraphs.

A Saw Mil Man Burned to Death in
His House at Ashburn After Spree.
Negro Footpads Hold Up a Farmer
at Rome-A Newspaper Man ofRome
Going to Peru-A Drummer's Fall
From Grace.
GEORGIA.
Col J. D. wadden has not joined forces
with Mr.. Calvin, and will be a candidate for
commissioner OF agriculture.
R. Lee Byrd business manager OF the Rome
Hustler. has accepted a lucrative position
with large syndicate in Peru, south Amer
lea, who own vast tracts Of land donated to
them By the government.
A dificuty between two negroes, Frank
Powell and RUDE Mobley, at a shooting match
at Pelham Monday, resulted in the killing OF
Mobley by Powell The weapon used was
shotgun. Powell Immediately left town, and
has not been arrested.
Frank simmons the Augusta artist, has
been invited to draw designs for fifteen histo-
rical and allegorical floats for Atlanta'S semi
centennial TO be held next month. The floats
will be to Illustrate the progress OF Atlanta
up TO this time also to show that cttys
past history and 70 exhibit her future.
Richard Erwin, q negro man was shot
through the thigh. at Macon Monday, by q
SScaliber pistol In the hands of some I'M
known party. He was walking along the
street when struck by the flying bullet and
fell with cry pain, to the sidewalk. He was
removed toa store near by, and DR.. Gibson
soon arrived and cut the bullet out He is
not very seriously hurt.
At Madison Monday H. c. Hanson, an insur-
ance agent brother Of Mai. j. f. Hanson.
of Macon, was very badly cut by @. K Vason,
a young man of this city Both jugular veins
were severed, and for some time the physi-
clans thought the wound might result Seri-
ously. Nason and a son OF Mr.. Hanson, Vic
tor, had had some words and the father took
the sons part. Vason fed.
An attempt was made at Iayonfa SATURDAY.
night 10 burn out United States Deputy Mar
shall Balentine. Mr.. Balentine has been very
active In capturing stills lately and wGs out
on raid when the incendiary was plying his
torch, and happened home in time TO save his
dwelling. His barn and contents were burned
and kerosene was poured on the smokehouse
and 1t was in danger OF being consumed. but
was saved.
jim Harris, colored came to an untImely
death at Washington Saturday night. He
was one of the night hands at the oil mill of
the Excelsior Manufacturing Company
While attending to his duties his coat became
entangled in the machinery. Before he could
release himself he was drawn into a set of
eogwheeis and torn into pieces his legs, arms
and head all being crushed Death was in
Simultaneous.
In Vineville Monday Lewis Robinson, a
young colored boy, had his arm shot almost
entirely of by another boy named Charlie
Dingley. Dingley and Robinson, it appears,
were playing with pistols, when the former.
in a spirit OF fun, so he says told Robinson to
look out, that he was going TO shoot him
With this he pulled away at him, with the re-
suits as stated. DR.. W. c. Gibson was sent
for and upon examining RQbinsons wound
found ct necessary TO amputate his arm.
Dingley, Notwithstanding his protestations of
innocence Of crime, was locked up.
In playful way, Henrietta Simmons, the
16-year-old daughter of Jim simmons, tried to
take pistol from James Collier S hand at At
lanta Monday. He pulled 1t back and point
ing II at her, with laugh, fred The girl
dropped TO the ground with sharp cry and
blood squirting from bullet hole in her fore
head and In few minutes was dead. Collier
thought the pistol contained blank cartridges,
having fired several from it. A loaded one
bad become mixed with the blanks Collier
bears good reputation and had Just taken
dinner with the girls family All the parties
involved are colored.
At Ashburn, about O'Clock Saturday night,
the dwelling OF e. l.. Mcdonald, well-known
saw mill man, was discovered in flames A
crowd quickly gathered and found the door
locked. So soon as the flames subsidized suf-
nciently an investigation was made. The
charred remains of Mcdonald, his watch and
Jewelry, with a small amount of cash, were
found in the ashes. Mcdonald had sent his
wife and two small children to visit her par.
ents at McDonough. He then got on big
spree and was carried home and left alone
late Saturday afternoon. That was the last
seen OF him until his body was found. No
foul play is suspected
At Rome Saturday night about dark r. Y
Copeland, farmer who resides near Cave
Springs, was assaulted by two burly negro
land, after making several purchases. had
started TO his brothers home in the fourth
ward, but Just before reaching the place OF
his destination he stopped under an electric
hight to count the small change in his pocket.
little further on the negroes spranC from the
dark and demanded Mr.. Copeland S money At
ter several minutes had elapsed Mr.. Copeland
succeeded in driving off one Of the footpads.
and held the other by the throat when the
desperate negro cut Mr.. Copeland's arm Sc
verely with sharp razor. The highwaymen
made good their escape.
At Atlanta Monday two well-known young
men about town, former friends of x-CashieT
Redwine, stepped into cafe for dinner
They sat down at a table and conversed as
they scanned the menu Presently thew fell
70 talking Of Redwine, and one OF them re-
membered that he had seen the young prisoner
under circumstances very different a wear
ago AS they talked the thought of Redwine !
Christmas dinner was suggested to one of
them, and he said: Poor Redwine his friends
seem to g DESERVING him. I'm going to send
MIN better Christmas dinner than he had a
year ago And he did. Before he ate the
dinner he had ordered for himself he ordered
one Tar more sumptuOus for Lewis Redwine
Inc order contained wines Of various kinds
ana was kingly repast. 1t cost just S. l5
Augusta Chronicle Willie Sims one Of the
greatest OF the American Jockeys an Augusta
boy, ana the pride Of Pierre Lorrillard s sta
Die. Is In Augusta. SIMS reputation on Inc
lnrl Is wonderful, and he is considered one of
the stralgntest riders on the big track Sims
ts the nephew OF lsham Wellborn. the well.
known colored livery stable keeper He mas
made money on the track ana for his services
70 Lorrlllard alone he is paid SIP goo Besides
snls ne rldes On the outside When Sims
mounts horse at Monmouth Morris
Park, or at Sheepshead Bay that horse i'm
nlealately becomes favorite Hehas ridden
1tloIe winners this past season than any
Jockey on the turf. Sims honesty is one ~
she main causes of his success lie owns CON
o n,Iple property in Augusta and has re-
ienasly purchased tne house from Mr.. Poi
AZ Macon Monday Special Omcer F4enry
Ss Ss oaAso 70 the Vineville branch limit inst
T,a i,na wesleyan college to quel a party 81
were ,tere5ssrLlo es VINO had collected there anC
tha, W I,ofl1lug the women and children H.
~ us' n0orhooa VITA their curses ana de