The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-07

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About the Work Of the Cyclone-A
Mans Leg Broken in a Fight - A
Georgia Boy Commits Suicide in
Texas.
RIB. Holt, "a prominent planter of Bibo county,
died Saturday.
IN Stewart has purchased the beautiful
home Of John w. Goldsmith on Peachtree street
at Atlanta, for $4,000.
A I3 year-old negro girl was burned TO death
while clearing up some new ground rev miles
from Lexington few days ago
Canning factories are springing up in all the
Georgia towns and villages II REQUIRES but
little capital TO start one and the profits are said
to be large
John Reed was on trial in q justice court at
Macon Saturday, charged with assault aud bat
terry on Miss Marie Shelver. The hearing will
be resumed tomorrow.
Its said that newspaper man Of Atlanta is
writing a book on the series OF social and bust
ness sensations that have convulsed that city
within the past few days.
Win Shaw, young man from Henry county,
was brought before United States Commissioner
Fuller at Atlanta SATURDAY charged with rob
bing a postoffice in Tennessee, near Chatta-
nooga. He was bound over in the sum OF Sl,OOO.
Joseph 7. Kirby and l. p. Bradley have pur-
chased the vacant lot AZ Newman in the rear of
]. N, Orr & Co.'S and will improve it during the
bic corner lots for business purposes in the city.
Luthervile capitalists have revived the
project of building q dummy line from that
point to Moreland, and eli 900 has been sub
scribed toward Forwarding the enterprise. II is
estimate ed that the line can be built and equipped
for $4,000
A negro by the name of John Lewis White,
who lives on tie Hartwell place near Albany,
took load OF cotton seed TO town Saturday
and sold it. AS he was returning home late in
the afternoon, and, when near the oil mill, two
negroes assaulted him and relieved him Of his
money.
The company owning the O'Neil planning mill
and lumber plan9 at Rome. which failed about
three months ago, is on its feet again and began
business yesterday. The new corporation is
chartered under the name OF the O'Neill Man
ufacturing Company. J. j. O'Neill is pres
ident, j. F. Dupree vice president, and W. A.
Patton, secretary and treasurer.
There was fight in the public road near A.
B. NcDouald's place near Rome Saturday after
noon, and as the result John Boggs, we'll
known citizen of the Flatwoods, has a broken
leg and muchly bruised head. Those con
nected with the trouble we're Pink Waters and
John Boggs and Mr.. Waters son The fight
was the result Of dispute over public road.
A telegram received at Atlanta from Houston,
Tex, Saturday, announced that William n.
Hornaday had committed suicide there by
Swallowing big dose OF morphine. He was a
young man Of much natural talent, but at an
ear Y age be drifted into wild ways and has
He was a son Of Rev. b. @. Hornady OF At
lanta.
The cyclone Of Saturday did considerable
damage in Monroe county. On /. T. Dame S
place every clubhouse was blown down, and the
dwelling occupied by the Rev. J. II. Dame was
swept away, and its inmates barely escaped
death. Some of Mr.. Danes children are badly
hurt Mr.. Roquemores dwelling was also blown
down, and everything in that vicinity totally
demolished.
The United States civil service commission
have appointed a board Of civil service exam
liners to examine applicants for positions in the
Columbus postoffice as soon as the new rules
take effect. The board consists Of 6 H. Saul
secretary; Raj Wilett. chairman and Hugh
Glaze. Inc civil service rules will not 20 into
effect for some time, owing to the necessary
blanks having not yet been received.
At Augusta Saturday night at about O'Clock
Mrs. Mary Nichols, an aged white woman of
over 20 years dropped dead. She was sitting
With her family around the fire, when without q
moments warning, she fell over on the floor
face downward and was dead before assistance
could be rendered. For the past few days the
old lady had been ailing, but was cheerful and
hearty all through the day to the extent that
her children thought she was entirely well.
Augusta Clr.a q: Five years ago Ha /
Lowery sent a painter bY name Of Alex Strong
from his house on Fifteenth street to do some
painting ana during the time Of the work a
diamond scarf pin was taken from the gentle
mans room. The matter was at once called to
the attention Of the police and suspicion pointed
at Strong, but as several servants had access to
the room from which the pin was stolen, the
authorities advised a still hunt instead of i'm
mediate arrest. Ali the jewellers In the CITY
were given descriptions of the stolen article
and notified to keep up lookout for 1t. Satur-
day colored man entered the store Of John
Feery and offered for sale the pin, which was
instantly recognized by Ed. Skies, for about six
years ago he had made some repairs on it and
knew It well This gentleman sought out Mr..
Lowery and together the matter was again
called TO the attention OF the police who ar
rested Alex Strong, but Mr.. Skies stated
positively that he was not the man
After scouting about for a while with
description of the man and some slight infor-
nation extracted from Strong the police ar
rested Alfred Robson who readily admitted
that he had sold the pin and claimed that he
has had 1t about four years. He says that he
got it from woman to whom Strong had given
II Tor board in WaYnesboro four years ago.
while they were both doing job of painting In
that ty Strong denies the whole transaction
Both men were sent to jail to await further de-
veiopments Robson says that be can and will
prove nus W y. statement oy the %9msn her
self, even If he has - hunt all over Georgia for
her. Strong, on the other hand, says that the
theft was committed by Robson's son.
Elko was struck by Saturday 8 cyclone. A
correspondent writing from there says: only
one house was left standing in the southern
part of the town, and the reason It was passed
by unframed, it was just outside of the track
OF the cyclone. This portion OF town Is in
hhDlbcu CulbAy bN LtS negroes. ne poor beings
are left in a sad plight. Leaving this part of
town it Travelled on its wreoking path toward
the east, where it struck NJ S. Means residenc
separating the diniug and store room from
the main body Of the house, and laying
all of his fencing to the ground
Lumber was found on NJ S,
Means premises which had been blown
clear across the town This lumber
belonged to II. B. WILDLY who is Just about
ready 10 build store house Next Il took oui
the front end of W, L. Means & Mann's store
leaving their stock OF goods and store exposed
TO the heavy rain which soon followed Next
Prof. I. A. E. Means elegant home was grab
bed up in the arms OF the monster cyclone
shaking 1t from its foundation. twisting il
around and leaving the house almost on the
ground. he house Is so completely wrecked
that Mr. Means family, composed Of himself
ana bis wife and three daughters, had & get
out Ia the storm. 1t is c miracle that no mem
Der OF his family was killed, but they received
severe nervous shocks. He had Just finished
repairing his house, which was almost com
pletely wrecked by lightning q short time
since. Prof. Means engine and boiler were
turned over and received severe
damage. This was at his ginnery
After leaving Prof Means the
storm passed on its way to Mrs. s. T. Means oh,
widow Of the late DR.. NJ II Means) home wher,
II did great amount Of damage TO every house
on her place. Every house was laid TO Cd,
ground except the house she lived in. The barn
Crib, pit house, wsgon shelter, syrup house anC