The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-29

The News Of the Two States Told in
Paragraphs.

Bainbridge-A Cotton Gin Burned at
moultrie An Atrocious Murder Near
LAGRANGE.
GEORGIA
Alderman Shinholser may be in the race for
mayor OF Aatou
Henry d. Henderson, who was appointed
postmaster at Annie, in LoWndes county, has
declined the position.
There is q movement on foot to establish a
Wilkes County Fair AssO citation and have a
fair next fall at WASHINGTON.
squash which weighs thirty-fve pounds.
raised oy II. @. Merritt, Of Greene county, is
now on exhibition al Greensboro.
Mrs w. A. Sperlin, of Williamsburg in
Calhoun county. on last Friday, gave birth to
a girl baby who was the posse5sor Of two
lower front teeth
The people of Huguenin Hcahts a suburb
of Macon. do net think it q 7yi; d le to become
part of Nineville, acco d a. 10 the latter's
plan of incorporation.
gin within six miles of Rome has been
posted by whitecapS, giving warning that no
more cotton must be ginucd until the price
rea. he'd 10 cents pound.
Ben T. Hatcher has about 500 acres of cot
ton on one Of his plantations, in Muscogee
county which has not been picked at all.
There has been scarcity of labor n that see
tion.
At Elliiay last Monday, a little son of Rev
II A Brown was thrown from a Cn9-horse
wagon. by runaway horse and seriously in
iured about the head, besides breaking his
arm
The owners of cotton gins around Carriers
vile are dctermined TO gin cotton, regardless
of whitecap threats At a MASS meeting in
Taylorsvile resolutions were passed to that
effect.
On saturday night the dwelling of Mrs, J.
T. Ga d ner, u few miles west Of sparta, was
DESTROY ed by fire. There was Il, 800 insurance
on the house and this will very nearly cover
the loss.
Edward L, Fielder, a prominent young law
yer Of Perry. died Wednesday Ut the Perry
hotel. For more than a year he has been in
declining health and has been growing worse
for at least a month.
La Grange mourns the loss Of probably her
oldest resident in the death of the venera blc
Mrs. f.. j. G. Cooper, VINO passed away on
Wednesday afternoon. at the home OF her
sonln-law, Col. Stewart at Jonesboro.
Next Tuesday has cen appointed as the
date for Harry Hill trial ri Atlanta. There
are ele ven ind 5tments 5alnSt Hill for for
gerry. One hundred extra Jdr1r5 are to he
drawn. Both STATE and defense announce
ready for trial.
in the Injunction against Valdosta IN
the street dr. mining aSe, Jud c HDnscu has
decided q ainst tue CT finance imposing u
81 600 license. This ends the matter. over
which Their has been mo or less disagree
ment and discussion for several years.
In trying to Ii sht a Ian err at the sawmiu
and gmnely of l. arts ED q Gregory, at
Mo"HtIc, Pleman Gregory set fire to pile
OF lii t cotton by the flying of of the match
head and the entire establishment, with
nineteen tales of lons cotton, was burned.
Loss about 1850.
Capt. p E. Boyd, of Leary, was victimized
a few days since by shrewd negro sharper,
who made Il0 bill out of 81 bill by cutting
the figures of $40 dollar confederate till and
pastlng them on the Il bill In the rush OF
business the fraud was not detected and the
captain is ~ out OF pocket.
Maj. Z. F. Jones had the misfortune to lose
the gin house on the Waumpec plantation in
Early county together with ten bales o. cot
ton and 80 bushels OF cotton seed by ire one
day last week 1t is supposed to have caught
from match in the machinery. The loss is
over 81 800 with no insurance.
The grand jury Of Thomas county failed to
indict Plummer ana Bully Hagan for the
murder OF Mr.. Horne, and the latter has been
released. Hummer VIII be carried to
Florida, where he is wanted for murder.
Sheriff Doss will get the reward offered by the
Governor Of Florida for Plumme arrest
Greens boro Herald: A lovely little 5-year-
old girl, God bless her, did a charming act
the other day; Her orother, VINO IS older pc
came offended at her, and struck her rather
hard blow. instead of crying and going TO
mother She threw her arms around his neck
and said: oh, brother, don YOU know it is
wicked to s rike your little sister, God viii
not DE Y u, 1ut d and forgive yOp.'
La Grange Graphic: A small white boy
Joe Peters. hau Ills leg l4Che4 On saturday
afternoon at the rallroa divert opposite the
cotton factory. 1t las been the custom Of the
boys over there to catch on the steps of the
M and B. trains as they pass and r.de across
the culvert. Young Peters caught hold, but
was uuaUle to keep it until The train had
cleared the opening, and hence fell through to
the ground with the a owe result. lis in
juries, while serious, will not prove fatal.
At townsville a few days ago, c. f, Pratt
Iol GIN a pig from \. l.. Taylor He sent his
butcher out to Kill the hog ard h knO kcl
him III the head and cut his throat and threw
the pork over the fence The ut, her sup