The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-06-15
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
The News Of The Two States Told
in Paragraphs.


A Conductor Dealt a Fearful Blow in
the Neck by a Stone Thrown by an
Unknown Assailant at Grifhn-A
Athens Man Gets His Money Out
of a Chicago Bank at a Pistol
Point.
The school census returns. recently com ,
plcted. gives Walton county an increase Oh
500 over the returns of ISIS
Mrs p. j. Moran. wife Of the city editor oi
the Atlanta Constitution. died MONDAY hlshI
She leaves large family OF Chiureh.
IL will not be long before the wheelmen OF
Atlanta viii have "a une cement track upon
which 10 test their speed ana hoid lAsIf
meets.
me annual SESSION Of the Washington
county teachers institute will begin next
Monday. The examination of candidates Tor
teacher license will take place saturday
Atthe meeting Tuesday night OF the board
OF education OF Macon they decided that
in future elementary drawing shall be taught
ia the first four grades of the grammar
schools.
The last grand Jury of jefferson county
adopted and the county commissioners are
now putting in operation the new road law.
Many other counties are using the law sue
cessfully.
The firm of Williams 4 Rudd. fishermen at
Waycross, has been placed in the hands OF a
receiver. Joseph Lott has been appointed re
ceiver. So far Mr.. Lott has been unable TO
md any assets
The city council OF Athens, at its meeting
Tuesday, resolved 10 distribute 800 copies OF
Prot. Strahaus book on Clarke county and
the city of Athens at the worlds fair ana
throughout the largest hotels in the north.
When the building committee for the new
Methodist church met at Wayeross tuesday
night it was discovered that the amount stu
needed to complete the building would be
about $500. This amount with an additional
$500, was quickly made up by those present.
Lightning struck and totally destroyed the
hospital building at the Fulton county con
Wet camp Tuesday morning at 1870 O'Clock.
There was only one person in the building at
the time. and he was not injured, though the
roof Of the building was made complete
wreck in an instant.
Henry Cousins, negro man. was arrested
at Atlanta Tuesday on a charge Of arson by
Detectives Grim, LOOney and CasOn, Monday
night q negro house at 40 Dover street was
nred by some one, and Cousins was suspected
of the crime. Cousins lived at the place with
his motherin-law, ana his desire TO burn the
house is said TO have been the result OF
family row.
On Sunday night between and O'Clock,
while Capt. Henry Littleton, Chattanooga,
Rome and Columbus conductor was sitting
on the front porch Of Mrs. MOzely S residence
at Griffin where he boards some one threw a
stone about the size of two fists at him strik-
ing his left collar bone, completely paralyZ-
ing him for the time being. After throwing
the rock the party ran away.
Mai NC. kiser Of Atlanta is erecting hand
some vault on his lot at Oakland cemetery
Fifteen carloads OF granite will be utilized
in its construction, and the cost will be $4,000
During Maj. kisers recent illness, when he
fully expected TO die, two matters weighed
upon his mind, One was his donation, after
ward given to the Baptist Orphanage, and the
other the building OF family vault at Oak
land The orphans were attended to before
he from his algx Rcd "a
as he grew able he gave his attention 20 the
vault,
Athens Banner: Jake Tweedy, when he
arrived in Chicago deposited his money in
the Chicago Trust Company, which collapsed
IN few days after the money was deposited.
This was a terrible calamity for our young
friend, but he overcame it all by standing in
the line OF depOSitOrS for seven long hours
and afterward left the line of depOsitors
climbed up telegraph pole, got into win
dow on the third floor and worked himself
down into the bank and with ferocious look
on his face and navy six in his hand de-
manded his money from the bank officials.
The money was quickly handed over and our
young Athenian left with light heart.
Augusta Herald: Young Mr.. Morgan and
two companions were chased by bear Mon
day afternoon. Z hat is the narrative they
tell, and they are IN earnest In the declara-
lions OF the danger that threatened them.
The boys were fishing down the river near the
Capers place. The bear came out OF the
swamp and made for them, they taking to
their heels and running as rapidly as possible
toward the city. The ueast kept after them
a short while. they say, but soon he was lost
sight Of. The fugitives, however, did not
lessen their speed until compelled to do so
from exhaustion. All three of the boys say
that the bear was quite large one and was
black. They maintain that they could not
have been mistaken.
+. A. Warwick, Jr., of Charleston, came near
dying from eating canned salmon Tuesday
Mr.. Warwick is about y years old He went
to Stone Mountain in o buggy with some
young ladies on picnic, ana the party par
took OF canned salmon, During haafternoon
they returned 10 Charleston and Mr.. Warwick
proceeded to his home. The other members
OF the family were absent at the time, ana
when they returned they found him on the
parlor floor wrapped up in some bed clothes
ana UNCONSCIOUS. 1t seems that he had gone
home, and, feeling sick, had lain down in the
manner indicated. A physician was sum
mOned, and after several hours of hard work
Mr.. Warwick was brought around, but he suf-
tered intensely, and toward the last was vom-
iting blood