The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-16
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

Dangerously Wounded While EUut-
inE-A Stabbing Affray IN a Cotton
Mil-A ChId's Neck Broken by q
Dog.
GEORGIA.
Charlton court convenes tomorrow at
Traders Hin
There are about ,O0O bales Of cotton stored in
the warehouse At Athens.
J. II. Rogers has uSht the old Methodist
church at Baxley and will have dwelling house
made Of IL
cherry Boyett & Co. OF Doualsonville have
sold out their Old stock and business 10 J. B.
Price y Co.
Gen. P. VI B Young says that Charley
Northen has the inside track for the surveyor
ship Of the Atlanta port
John W. Hsrdaway has been appointed post
master a. HoEaasyills, In Troup county, in the
place Of tie negro john Clopton, who was re
moved.
The Baptists Of Valiosta have raised about
5000 for the new church building, aad the
work Of the canyassers has not yet been com
peted. They want 70 maze It $4,000.
An Atlanta bicyclist made a run from At
Ianta to NorcrOss last Sunday in l hour and 20
minutes. The distance is twenty miles, and
the county commissioners have not as yet
paved the wagon road.
Being disqualified in many cases on the
docket Judge McWhorter will exchange benches
with Judge Hutchins Of the Western circuit
next week, holding court in Athens while Judge
Gov. NOrthen has offered a reward for Ike
Williams, the negro who murdered the wife of
Os Williams tcolored) 10 Morgan county last
week. /. J. Walton, on whose place the deed
was committed, also offers S25 for his capture.
Washington's cotton receipts up to date since
Sept. are Il III bales. OF this number
&C, 1872 have been shipped and there are SOS bales
on hand there now. The total receipts from
September, 81 to September, '92 were 1872
bales.
Mrs. Morgan Galloway Of oxford, mother of
Prof. J. II. Galloway, has donated a medal to
Douglasville College. The medal IS to be known
as the Mrs. Galloway medal" B1d is to be
given each commencement to the young lady
who may be adjudged the best elocutionist.
An old colored woman who resided on farm
near Sloan was found dead in bed Tuesday
morning. AS she had retired in her usual
health, apparently, it was thought best to hold
an inquest, which was done Tuesday morning.
The testimony showed that she had suffered
from heart trouble.
The site for the canning factory at Toccoa
has been selected and the lot bought The fac
tory will be on what is known as the Mann lot
in the rear Of the residence OF T S. Davis
Work on the factory buildings will begin right
away, and il is the intention of the directors to
have all arrangements for canning completed
by June !.
negro child was killed near Sylvester last
Saturday. under peculiar circumstances. The
child was given piece Of bread by It's mother,
and told 20 feed the dog, which was lying on
the piazza. It threw the bread out on the
ground, and the dog jumped after it. the chain
attached TO his neck jerking the child out and
breaking its neck.
youth working with J. T. Chapman near
Parkeryille, in Worth county. came into posses
sion Of dynamite cartridge few days since,
and after carrying 1t around In his pocket for
some time, started to strike a match on Is TO set
fire to pile OF brush. He is not positive as to
what happened next, but when his mind got set
tied down few hours later portion Of his
thumb and two fingers were missing.
W A. Flanagan of Iincolnton has a curios.
itY in the shape Of a pig. It is a sort Of pet
around the house, and stays with the dogs
most of the time, even sleeping with them at
night and has developed some of the dogs
characteristics. Mr.. Flanagan says he was
going home through the fields the other day
day and saw the pig chasing rabbit for dear
life, and apparently with much earnestness
as the best trained dog.
A negro named HenryIKimbrough, living on
Dave Wright's place, near Greensboro, while
hunting last Saturday, killed squirrel which
lodged in the hollow Of a tree. Being de-
termined to secure his game, he cut down the
tree, and, after securing it. reached for his gun,
which was lying across limb of the tree. In
doing so, the hammer OF the gun caught on a
Cwig, causing the gun to discharge and empty
the full load OF squirrel shot into the negro's
shoulder and arm, making dangerous wound
and breaking the Negroes arm. Dr.. Dillard is
attending the negro. and took out the upper
bone Of the arm. He hopes TO save both the
arm and the Negroes life, but the wound is q
very dangerous one.
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rumored. another deal in Oglethorpe granite
which tends to keep up the boom. 1t is the
purchase Of the querrIes at Rice's station, three
miles below Crawford, by a company of Au-
gusta capitalists. The owner aud the reported
purchasers met at that place Wednesday last to
make negotiations, and while nothing authentic
can be obtained as to what the result was it is
pretty confidently said that q sale was made,
the consideration being not less than $1,000 II
is said that the purchasing company is COM
posed Of such men as J. 0. Mathewson, Charles
r,f, "A NFr . .
of the Augusta company being headed by Mr.
Estes another capitalist of Augusta.
A serious difficulty occurred at the Muscogee
mills at Columbus Thursday morning about $50
O'Clock. Two OF the operatives, Charlie Snow
don and Lonnie Williams, became engaged In
dispute over some work In which they were en-
gagged. Snowdon attempting to take some Of
the apparatus being used by Williams and
Williams Directing. Words led TO blows and in
few moments Snowdon jerked mis- knife from
his pocket and opening the big blade, stabbed
Williams in the back. at the same time pulling
the knife through the flesh. opening a large
cash. Williams was carried into the Office of
the mills and physician summoned. The
wound was examined and found to be deep
one, but not necessarily fatal. Snowdon escaped
TO Alabama Both of the principals were young
boys about IS years of age.
Hon. Allen Fort of the Georgia board
of railroad commissioners is due
in Washington tomorrow as chairman
OF one OF the important committees of the
national convention of railroad commissioners
which meets in Washington on April 49, In
that convention the representative OF the
Georgia commission always ranks among the
foremost, as Georgia is recognized as having
not only one of the best commission laws but
one of the best boards in the union. The de-
clsons of our commission are taken as prime
presidents and authority by the commissions of
other states. Col. Fort has some sick children
at home in Americas, and if their condition
should make it questionable for him TO 20 so far
from home it is possible that Col Trammell
will 90 TO the convention in his stead
Greensboro Herald: 7. j. Mcclellan, who is
well known as a reliable gentleman tells a re-
markable story Of the antics of a bird of spe-
cies unknown to him. Last Sunday while ram
bling in the woods on James Browns place, ne
noticed a peculiar looking bird fly up in haw
Alighting on the tree the bird seemed to be
it was preparing TO make meal of it, But not
so. In q few moments the bird few away, and
the gentleman seeing it had left the snake
went to Investigate, when ne found the snake
had q thorn of the haw tree driven through its
head. But this is not the strangest part OF the
story. On the same bush were two other snakes,
likewise impaled on thorns- Thinking the &C
currence remarkable he again visited the bush
Monday, and found four snakes hung 10y their
head, the bird evidently being determined to
hang snake on every thorn if the supply of
the reptiles holds out.
Macon Telegraph: Hereafter all dogs remain.
ing in the city pound for forty-eight hours will
be electrocuted instead Of beat to death as
heretofore This reform was brought about by
.fa.s. 1.sae., a.