The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-15

The News Of the Two States Told in
Paragraphs.

Atlanta Detectives Attacked by Sol
diers at the United States Barracks.
Prestidigitateur Hermann Settles a
Bill Contracted in Ireland Twenty
Three Years Ago-A Man Dragged
to Death by Mule Near Cumming.
Another Runaway Causes a Death
at Thomson.
GEORGIA.
Mrs Caroline J. Jones. Of Albany, died
Monday.
Jed Coleman. colored, had his ankle dislO-
Gated and his leg broken. while wrestling, at
COvington on Monday last.
r. II. Morris died at Thomson Sunday from
injuries received in being thrown from
wagon few days previously.
o. II. Brun~ou, Of Millen, who is said TO
have arrested man who stole bicycle at
Augusta refuses TO surrender the prisoner
until he is paid a rewaI. OF 800
At Macon Saturday night, Richard Morri-
son. white maa. shot a QUarrelsome negro
who resisted Morrison S efforts TO put him out
of his store. The wound may prove fatal
The 5-year-old son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Keterer,
OF Waycross while trying to get a can OF
potash water from table on Friday last,
tipped it over and was badly burned about
the mouth.
W. W. Hudson. weil-known Nann's Valley
farmer. shot JEFF Lemming in the leg near
MObley Springs Floyd county, Saturday. The
wound is not dangerous. The shooting was
the climax Of fight.
Master Lee Hill, the 9-year-old son Of Mr..
and Mrs Joseph Hill. Of Albany. fell from a
tree to the ground, thirty-fve feet, Sunday
afternoon, and is supposed to have suffered
serious internal injuries
Detective Grim and Ethridge of Atlanta.
were attacked by United States soldiers
Saturday night when they raided disordery
house nedr Mcpherson barracks and narrowly
escaped serious injury. 1t l. probable that
action will be taken against the soldiers.
Dick Galloway an old gentleman residing
four miles east of Cumming. met with hOr
rible death Friday evening He was in his
fed blowing, when his mule took fright and
ran away. 1t dragged him some distance and
then threw him against stump breaking
his neck. He had in some way become en-
tangled in the lines, and could not extricate
himself
A stranger, named Richard Moore, arrived
at the PhUniX hotel at Waycross from Nor
ristown, Tenn. Saturday morning He
tainted at the depot and was taken to the
Phoenix hotel and at 4 o'clock p m. he was a
corpse. M Moore was in the last stage Of
consumption ana had a raflrodutcEet to Una
tlla. Fla. MI Strickland, of the Phoenix, tele-
Rraphed to Morrlstown Immediately upon the
death Of the stranger, but had received no
answer up to Sunday morning The remains
were inferred in Lott cemetery. Mr.. Strick
land superintended the burial of the stranger
and had him deceptly inferred. Among the
effects Of the stranger was Sal in money.
James Wright, now working in a iewelry
store at Atlanta was in business at Dublin,
Ireland, twenty three years ago and sold
watch 10 Young man who afterwards turned
out to be Hermann, the prestidigitateur. The
purchaser left an unpaid balance of Sl5. At
Atlanta last week Wright called Herrmanns
attention TO the transaction. For a while
Prof. Hermann was astounded, but after the
incident was related TO him he remembered
it. Identity yourself" he said to Mr..
Wright. Out came photograph that young
Mr.. Hermann had given TO the man who
credited him. Prof. Hermann clasped Mr..
Wright by the hand and, turning to his man
ager, ordered the bill paid at once, Mr..
Wright presented the photograph Of Mr.. Herr
mann to Prof. Hermann, who says that he
will have an oil painting made from it.