The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-27
GEORGIA And FLORIDA.
The News Of The Two States Told in
Paragraphs.

While Stealing Sugar Cane.
GEORGIA.
H. o. Cooley, Of Washington, is going to
move to Washington, D. G.
Hill & Wooten. of Washington, will dis
solve partnership Jan !, and W. W. Hill viii
continue the business.
The einners Of Acworth and that vicinity
have met and viii take steps to protect their
property from the white caps.
Gwinnett county lair VIII be held at Buford
Wednesday. Nov. /, and big prepare
tiuns are being made for the event.
DeKalb county citizens viii make strong
effort to secure the passage of bill abolish
ing the board Of county commissioners.
Lieut.. Holmes popular police officer,
has been mysterlously missing week he
left the city for Atlanta and was expected
back the next day.
The DeIkalb county veterans will meet at
Decatur on Tuesday, Nov. q, 70 discuss the
question Of attending the confederate Veter-
ans reunion at Augusta
Chief Roulett says the colored iremen's
tournament during the Augusta exposition,
will be the biggest affair Of the KIND ever held
in the south. More than twenty companies
will participate.
At Flowery Branch Wednesday, as William
Waters was approaching his home his year
old daughter ran out to meet him As she
reached him she fell dead at his feet, having
broken blood vessel
Edward P. Scales colored, Of Birmingham,
Ala, is in Atlanta trying to get up an African
emigration boom among the negroes. Atlanta
negroes have had several Improbable expo
riences with booms OF this character
Mr.. Bertling, ef Athens, has started an in
dustry that promises TO eclipse all others. It
is a canary bird farm He has now quite a
large number on hand, and expects to build a
large place and raise them for market.
AtComer's, an unknown negro stealing a
horse from II. T. Corners place was detected
by Mr.. Comer's two little boys. The negro
pulled revolver and attempted TO kill the
boys. He ran and posse is after him.
negro by THE name of Horrie Wright
came near killing another negro by the name
of Joe Ashby near Covlngton, the other day,
by cutting his head open with spade. Ashby
to prosecute Wright.
A petition to the general assembly, signed
by 100 names, asking that the Legislature do
not amend the charter OF the city of Atlanta
or pass another act giving the recorders
court Of the city Of Atlanta jurisdiction to try
state cases, is being circulated at Atlanta.
John Williams, negro car coupler in the
Georgia railroad yard at Augusta was run
over by locomotive in the yard Wednesday
and badly mangled. His foot slipped while
he was coupling cars and he was knocked
down by moving engine. He may recover.
In mass meeting assembled the law-abiding
people OF Clayton county have expressed
their indignation at the lawless occurrence OF
last Saturday night, when prisoner was
iorcibly taken from an officer of the law,
and lynched by an excited bloodthirsty
mob.
Mai James o. Varnedoe, OF Valdosta. has
been elected colonel Of the Fourth regiment
of Georgia Volunteers, vice Col. Wright, re-
signed The regiment is composed OF the fol
lowing companies: Fort Gaines, Dawson,
'Talbotton, Albany, ThomasVille Valdosta ana
Brunswick.
Mr.. Riggs, OF Temple, says the gins at
Temple were posted last night and in case
the orders were not obeyed the penalty would
be fire. He SAYS notice was also tackled on
the pOstoffice notifying the merchants that the
first merchant who sues creditor will be
burned out.
Washington Chrohicle In the volume of
the Christian Index for 1897 the death is re-
corded on Feb. Is of Mrs. Mourning Stokes
wife Of the junior editor. In May his mar
rage to another lady is recorded. Rather
quick work. He was also pastor OF Beaver
dam church.
Marshal l. T. Irwin caught three negroes,
julie Green, Martin Colley and win Scott,
gambling on grave in the cemetery at
Washington Friday night. The offenders
were tried before Judge Barnett on Saturday,
but because Of the ditaculty Of proving the
stake that was up, they were turned loose,
Washington Chronicle: Len. Smith, whose
guineas have made themselves, famous
for the number OF eggs they lay, cut his pea
vines a few days ago and found two nests
containing about seventy-five eggs each. His
setter dog ate the eggs and died, either from
over eating or from the staleness of the eggs.
Washington Chronicle Motto Smith says
he had an eX-member Of the legislature
Etl up III Lub COlQ Iub OLucF morning and
make fire for him, and he believes he would
rather not go TO the Legislature If he would
have to come home and go to making fires
for other folks at daylight on cold mornings.
Two hundred people we're in the Grand
Opera House at Augusta Wednesday night to
see Mrs. Annie Abbott's exhibition of her So
called mysterious power. Manager Cohen
claimed that Mrs Abbott's contract guaran-
teed him $50 for the performance. This she
denied. The result was that no exhibition
was given.
J. G. Hudson, of Edgefield. S. c., who sued
the city of Augusta for $40, 900 damages got a
verdict in the superior court Wednesday for
$500 Hudson, while driving over the bridge,
was thrown over an approach and down an
embankment. His mule was frightened by a
locomotive and ran on the approach and Mr..
Hudson sustained serious injuries. The case
VIII be appealed.
A new organization has been started in At.
lanta called the Womans Cooperative Club
It has an active membership OF 100, selected
from the Christian women Of the city. The
object Of the new organization is to crystal
lie the interest that is entertained in behalf
OF those women who are forced to work in
order to obtain a livelihood. The association
seeks to obtain for them a more substantial
recognition and to throw about them a safer
mantle OF protection.
The case of John D. Munnerlyn, ST. OF
Waynesboro, VS.. the Augusta Savings Bank
is now on trial Munnerlyn presented a com
merctal bank check at the savings bank and
asked that 81 800 be placed to his credit as
mistake the 81 800 was entered to Munnerlyn s
individual account instead OF as trustee and
II was checked out by Munnerlyn. and when
he asked for the trust fund IL was gone. He
IS now suing for the recovery Of the $500.
An interesting Islander case is being tried in
Clarke superior court. It is DR.. w. H. Thur
mond and wife VS.. H. o. johnson and wife, All
are prominent parties in WinterVille. The
plaintiff alleges that Mrs Johnson has circu
lated "a report that Mrs. Thurmond has been
trying to get Mr.. Johnson to elope with her
Tie defense pleads Justification and intro.
duces a note from Mrs. Thurmond to Mr.. John
son asking him to elope with her. The plaintiff
replies that she never wrote the note but that
johnson has written her an insulting letter
The case is attracting great deal OF atten
ton on account OF the prominence Of the
parties Mrs. Thurmond asks for $4,000
damages
Lawrenceville Herald: Mr.. WIN Pruett
who lives near Trip, in company with his
Wlie, started out in a One-horse wagon Sun
day morning. His wife held the baby. about
months old, in her lap. They had gone but
q snort distance when the mule they were
orFlng stumbled ana came very near falling
This seemed to brighten him, and he broke Il
run and commenced kicking. Mrs. Prustt
became alarmed and jumped from the wagon
with the child in her arms In getting out
the child fell just in front of one of the
wheels which struck the child S neck ard
passed oYerit- When the mother picked up
her cnild she found that its life had been
crushed out.
Dawson News: 1t is not generally known
that the town OF Dawson Goated certificates