The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-26


OcmuIgee River-Frank Wilson, of
Sumter County, Has Three Fingers
Cut OF at His Fathers Saw-mill.
United States Marshal Leverett
Worried Over the Disallowance of
Bis Accounts.
GEORGIA.
Hon. Frank FIynt has arrived at Grimm
from Washington where he holds an I'M
portant position in the interior department
DR.. A. F. Sheriff. the pastor Of the Central
Congregational church OF Atlanta has re
ceived a call from the Old First church of
Galesburg, Ill, and the call has been &C
cepted.
Dr. B. T. Bickford, of Atlanta, who six
months ago led TO the altar one OF AmerIcUs
most lovable young ladies-MiSs Blanche
Smithwick-died at his home in that city a
day or two since.
Frank Wilson. son Of Senator William A.
Wilson, met with a very painful accident
while working al his sawmill, near Americas,
a day or two since. In some manner MS lett
hand came in contact with the rapidly re-
volving saw, and in the twilkllug of an eye
three OF his fingers we're cut of, leaving only
the thumb and little finger.
Griffin Call Dr. w. w. Black, of Fort Val
ley, has demonstrated to a certainty that the
culture of the fig is profitable business in
this section. He has one tg bush from when
he has realized S47 by preserving and selling
the fruit this season To have undertaken TO
ship the fruit green perhaps would nave
proved failure, but when they are preserved
and put up in nice salable packages they be-
come both delicious and prottaole. The doc
tor sold these fig preserves to New Orleans
people, right where they raise fine figs.
Max Sllverstein, who conducts q dry goods
store on Lamar street at Americas, swore out
a warrant Tuesday against four young men
charging them with assault with intent TO
murder. The trouble is ascribed to the Gus
tom now in vogue among several Jewish Iner-
chants of pulling country negroes into their
stores, which has caused a bitter rivalry to
spring up among them. This manner OF
street drumming, it is said, brought on the
fight early Sunday morning StlVerste1n al
leges that when he went to his home after
midnight Saturday the four men In cues
ton met him near mis- gate ana assaulted MIN.
The quartette were arrested and required to
give bond in the sum of 500 each for their APP
pearance before Judge Mathews.
United States Marshal Frank Leverett, of
the southern district OF Georgia, has gone to
Washington to see about some of the ac-
counts Of his ONCE that have been held up by
the revenue department Several weeks ago
Chief Deputy Aver made out the statement of
his quarterly account of the southern district
Of Georgia and forwarded it to the headquar-
ters at Washington, not anticipating any
trouble His accounts were returned with
81 0O0 suspended. The law upon which the
account has been suspended was published
recently. A letter was received last Saturday
from the attorney general, which gave the
revenue officers very little encouragement.
Marshal LeVerett is very much concerned
about the threatened disallowance, for if the
ruling is permitted TO hold he becomes per
sonally responsible for the sum OF 81 900
Miss Corlata Burruss, of Atlanta, will, in a
few days, dedicate herself entirely to Chris
tian work in the Episcopal sisterhood. 1t is
the intention Of the bishop to establish sis
terhood in Atlanta, and for this purpose, it is
understood, two consecrated women have
come to Atlanta. These are Sisters Clare and
Mary, both Of them lovely and accomplished
Christian women Miss BurruSs will enter as
"A nDGtUlanf A II Saints 6aV After a.
piration OF six months it will then be her
privilege TO enter as a novice and when she
has served for three years in the demonstra-
ton OF her desire and Willingness to enter the
work, she will then be permitted to take upon
herself the obligations Of sisterhOOd. Miss
Burruss is known in Atlanta as most low
able and earnest Christian woman, and this
act OF conservation on her part carries with
1T the approval of her friends.
City Detective jenkins has returned to
Macon from the Dade coal mines whore he
had been to take negro named jim Smith,
who escaped from the penitentiary nearly
four years ago. He was sentenced from Full
ton county for ten years for burglary, and had
served about four years Of his tire when he
escaped On returning to Macon from the
coal mines Detective Jenkins made an i'm
pOrtant capture while sitting in car at New
nan. Win Howard, negro, entered. How
ara ana jenkins recognized each other at the
same instant, and Howard made a dash for
liberty, but the officer caught him just as he
reached the door, He was brought to Macon.
county about two months ago. He was SEN
fenced there fer twelve months for snatching
purse out of the hands Of a lady. When he
has served his term for this offense he will be
tried on two other charges.
The correspondent Of the MORNING NEWS
at Pembroke, Ca, wrote as follows on Oct.
A:-'Ihe news of general row at a negro
festival, at Morrison g. Co S still Saturday
night, has just been reported here. The festi-
val was given in that part of the still sur.
roundlngs known as the Quarters, and was
ATTENDED by fully seventy-tive colored people.
Inc place for dancing was a small log cabin.
The entertainment was in its prime when
two women, Sallle Sims and her niece, came
up, one with razor, the other with a knife,
ana vowed their intention to raise -- before
leaving. They went into the shanty where
Walter Sims and Win Brewford Joined them
and all with knives drawn attacked Norah
Harris, little negro who seems TO be a sec.
ond Corbett among the negroes and too much
Tor either one or two. A melee followed, In
which Norah received two severe cuts in the
head and three in the back. In the interim,
Moran was not idle She drew q long dirk
from her shoe, and made some ugly gashes on
her assailants. Jim Harris, her husband,
fired three pistol shots IN the midst OF them
winch wounded no one, but scattered the
crowd and ended the festival. Pay day is as
signed as the origin of the fracas Several
arrests have been made"
Americus Times Recorder: Capt. Harry
Bradford, OF the steamboat Swami reached
Americas Monday with the report that his
boat was lying serenely at the bottom Of the
Ocmulgee river, where she went at z o'clock
Sunday morning with everything on board
The Swami is operated by the Merchants and
Farmers Steamboat Company, in which quite
number Of Americus business men are in
terested. The boat piled the Ocmulgee be-
tween Abheville and Hawkinsville and under
the command OF Capt. Bradford of this city
was rapidly building up a fine business On
Sunday morning last the boat was proceeding
to Hawkinsytlle for cargo OF
cotton and general merchandise At
point near Indian Bluff, thirty-fve
miles above Abbeville, she struck a log end
on and Immediately began sinking. Capt
Bradford was in his cabin at the time OF the
accident, but Immediately hurried on deck to
do what he could towards saving the boat
The damage was beyond immediate repair
however, and in twenty minutes the Swami
went to the bottom, the water covering her
almost to the cabin. The boat had hut a
small cargo at the time OF the accident and
the damage will not exceed s.. 600 The gov
eminent snagbOat "Satilla" has been sent to
Indian Bluff and Will at once begin the work
OF raising the sunken steamboat. The Swami
has been IN the Ocmulgee trade many years,
ana is one OF the best boats on the river
FLORIDA
Ocala elects city officers on Dec. 5.
Business is picking up at Apalachicola.
The Chattahoochee river is reported low.