The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-15

Dave Davis. whom thet earriri 90 Macon
aud gave pry .imuart hearing DAVIS
was bound over for disulliuE liquor, kite
was bound over FOR interfering with the
wheels of justice, ana Anderson was ac-
quilted for lack 81 evidence
On the plantation OF Thos Marshall
about Hve Hlilos uoE.h o. EassFta, Thurs
day, Peter Battle, an old negro, was
struck In the head with an AK by a worth
. less negro named Ben King, and fatally
injured. Battle was at home
when King walked iu and began
abusing the old man without
any provocation and when demonstrated
with struck the helpless old negro ter
rible blow on the head with an AK that
was lying near and fractured his skull
Battles daughter and wife, who were in
the room went 10 the rescue Of the old
man, and succeeded IN getting the ak
away from the murderous assdiiant. Not
satisfied, however, with the work Of the
AK. King suatched a fork from the table
and struck Battle in the neck with 1t, in
hictiug another painful wound After a
desperate battle with the two women in
which he got decidedly the worst Of 1t,
King succeeded in making his escape from
the house subsequently he was arrested.
The through train from Macon and At
lanta on the Central railroad came near
being wrecked near Rocky Ford Wcdnes-
day morning about o'clock. But for the
keen lookout of the engineer at the time
the engine and the train of cars would
have been piled upon each other and
terrible railroad catastrophe would have
been the result. The train was running
at a good speed when the engineer
saw in the dim light what seemed to
be an obstruction some distance
ahead He slowed down at once,
and brought the locomotive to a stand
still within a few feet of the obstruction.
1t proved to be "a number Of crossties.
some wedged in the track, and all placed
there with the evident determination to
wreck the through train. If the engine
had run into them the chances for its be
ing thrown from the atrack were good.
The oficials have no clue as yet to the
wOuld-be wreckers. If any evidence can
be obtained they will be run down. If
their purpose had succeeded there is
hardly a doubt that many would have
been killed or injured.
Ed Harrison, an Augusta-born negro,
who is 50 years old, and one of the best
known and finest horse trainers on the
American turf, arrived at Augusta
Wednesday night Ed left there two
and a half years after the war, and this
is his first visit to his old home since
1880. He is now gray-haired and wears a
full beard, but he is straight ana erect
and does not show q sign of feeDleIeSS.
Harrison is employed by Pierre Lorill-
ard the famous turfmau, as a horse
trainer. Harrison has been sent south
by MIR. Lorllard to get five or six boys
bound TO him to be taken to his stables
to ride, groom and care for race horses
under the direction of a trainer. Ed says
he is not particular about the ages OF the
boys 50 long as their weight is between
rs and 100 pounds, and the boys must be
fearless and not afraid to mount racers.
Harrison viii leave next Tuesday, and if
he can't get the jOckies at Augusta, he
will go to Charleston for them. LOrillard
gave him $500 TO pay the transportation
of the boys and presented him with 5000
for his personal expenses and pleasure on
his trip to his old home.
Columbus Enquirer Sun: A very
amusing thing occurred down at the
Stonewau reel hose house the other
night. Several ladies were passing in
company with a gentleman, and they
were anxious to see how things were
managed and how quickly the horses
would come into place when the alarm
was rung. One of the tiremen was stand
ing in front Of the door and very kindly
| consented to ring the alarm in the house.
The ladies were very much interested
in the operation, but they had reckoned
! without their host. Several firemen were
| upstairs peacefully sleeping, but their
| quick ear caught tho sound of the alarm,
and two of them, fearing they would get
! left by the reel if they tarried longer, and
knowing nothing of the presence of ladies
| came serenely sliding down the pole in q
decollete, so to speak, that was Startling
| Their position was little awkward and
! it is said that they blushed The ladies'
lost interest in tiremanic maneuvers,
suddenly vanished and they mysteriously
disappeared in a trice. it is very often
| the case that the tiremen take their
! clothes in their hands and dress after
! they start,
The meeting of the State Bank depos-
itors, at the court house at Brunswick
| Thursday night, was business from the
| Jump. j. II. Harvey was made chairman
| and j. A Montgomery, secretary. About
! fifty depOsitOrs were present. After the
! organization it was stated that the re-
! ceiver was unable to find $4,000 of good
! securities which were in the bank when
! it closed. The action of the grand jury
/ was then caustically discussed, and two
| depositOrs offered to donate $50 toward a
! prosecution fund. 1t was also reported
! by one of the speakers that he had heard
/ from Receiver BrObston that after the
! state had received her $50, 400 deposit the
| indications were that the other depos
! itors would not receive per cent
ter, with an occasional strong expression
of condemnation, went through the
audience A number of extraordinary
loans, which had been made without
! proper security, were recited, and, it was
further asserted that, if the money which
had been used by Lloyd and Cunningham
should have been replaced the banl
would pay off the depOsitOrs and leave 6
| small surplus. 1t was a mad crowd and
if appearances are not deceptive, there
are lively times ahead. There will be an
other meeting Tuesday night. The fol
lowing committee was appointed to lool
after the interest of the depositors, anC
report at next meeting: NJ c. Greer, 7
b. Ferguson, j. II. Hickman, j. J. Wimb
erly O. NJ. Tilton, j. r. Mason, II. o. Pen
nick.
FLORIDA
A number of new enterprises have
been organized in Tampa this week.
Miss Daisy Moore, popular belle o
Ocala has joined the Salvation army.
Rev. /. S. Patterson organized a Meth
odist church at Braidentown last Sunday
with thirteen members
Alex Miller, a negro boy was drowned
at Bony Bluff ferry on Suwannee river
on Thursday evening of last week.
Adt.-Gen Patrick Houstoun, of ITALIA
hassee, will be in Ocala to-day to inspec
the state enCamptmenU grounds offered b,