The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-11
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
The News Of the Two States Told in
Paragraphs.

Physician of This Sectional Farmer
Living Near Campbellton Commits
Suicide by Hanging Himself.
GEORGIA.
After another serious relapse, Mrs Jas.
Tobin Of Augusta is again reported better
Jack Huds0n's dwelling in Coffee county was
burned Gay or two ago with its contents
N d. White OF North Carolina is building
whisky distillery four miles from Augusta.
Among the candidates for city recorder OF
Macon at the election by the mayor and board
OF aldermen next December is Roland Ellis.
VIII Dutton, the white man now IN jail at
Gainesville and under the sentence OF death
for the murder of Mrs Sallie MObbs, is 10
hang on the 20th Of this month.
Dr.R.Y. Rodgers dropped dead on the street
at Monticello sunday from heart failure. Dr..
Rodgers was an eclectic physician and for a
number OF years practiced his profession at
Sandersville, Ca.
Burglars entered the store OF w Ferguson
at Rockmart one night last week and blew
open the safe OF y. h. smith, which was in
the store. 1t contained nothing but books
and papers. They also tore open Fertuson
cash drawer but found nothing and nothing
was missed from the store.
The finding of the body of negro man in
an old well near Cassville, seven miles north
of Gainesville. and IL being identified as that
OF Simeon Foster has brought to light a
most brutal murder. and duplicates three
brothers, Wat, JEFF and Gus lrby cOlored,
who are now in jail charged with the murder.
Foster s body was discovered lew Gays ago,
and the discovery was brought about by Jen
making confession.
The elegant country house of W. c. Bah
bitt. in Iwlggs county, was destroyed by IRE
Friday night. Mr.. Babbitt had one Of the
most attractive homes in that section Of the
state. The house was valued at 1000 and
was insured. Nearly all the furniture was
destroyed and there was no insurance upon
this. Mr.. Babbitt and family were away
from home when the tre occurred, and 1t is
believed that II was first robbed and then set
on fire by incendiaries.
Judge Joel L. Sweat has returned to Way
cross from bonneville where he has been
holding the October term of Clinch superior
court. He says that the people Of Baxley pc
tttloned him not to hold Appling court this
month on account of proximity Of the yellow
fever district. After giving the matter due
consideration he concluded to grant their
petition which he did last Thursday. The
court will not be held before winter, and
Wayne superior court will also be postponed.
Isaac Battle the negro who was shot at
Macon nine weeks ago by Bailin Millirons
while attempting TO capture him died sunday
at the Rolf Home. Immediately after the
negro's death Coroner Hodnett was notified
and, empanelng jury, an inquest was held.
After number Of witnesses had been eX-
amlned post mortem examination was
made by Drs. Wol sham, Ferguson and
Derry to ascertain the cause OF death The
jury afterward returned a verdict Of lustifa-
bic homicide
Gus Brown. a crazy negro, was arrested at
Dublin last saturday afternoon by the mar
shall and licked up in the calabooSe. He
remained there all night, cursing and using
the most foul and obscene language which
could be heard several blocks away. On
next morning he set ire to the bedding in the
house, and but for the timely discovery of the
fire both house and negro would have been
burned up. On Monday he was adjudged in
sane and Wednesday Sheriff Howard took
him to MilledgevilIe.
a If
do farmer. whose home is near CampbelltOn,
hung himself in the rear Of his home Sunday.
Ihe rash act appears to have been the result
OF an attack of mental alteration. Mr.. Dug
gan was mentally unbalanced some three
years ago, but appeared 10 have almost re-
covered, until recently, when the signs began
to return Sunday. He left the house and was
afterwards found suspended by rope tied
about his neck, dead. He was about 40 years
OF age, ana leaves quite large family to
mourn his loss.
Cordee COrdelean: People were terrified
one day last week to see the gentleman walk
ing seTenely down the street with an enor-
nous reptile dangling from his arm. When
questioned by reporter who, by the way,
was on the other side of the street + l..
CaWley said This is a snake OF the NEST
deadly variety. He is only fraction under thir-
teen feet in length. When l came across him
this morning he had Just swallowed a SOW and
litter Of pigs and was basking in the sun,
so l had little trouble in capturing him but
had 1t Teen otherwise 1 could easily have SUB
dued him with look in the eys ! have him
completely under my control there allowing
the snake to i K facet
An outrage that was Derpetrated in Gordon
county on Saturday night on the person OF
John Hobgood was reported to Marshal Dun
lap at Atlanta Monday by the victim and by
Deputy Marshal Turner HofgOOd was sus-
pected Of eng revenue infOrmer and on SAT-
urday night his house was entered by three
masked men who said they were friends.
They dragged him half clad from bed and
placed rope around his neck. lie was then
pulled into the woods and two of the men beat
him numerically with a heavy white oak
strip. The third man pulled the rope from
around his neck and gave him a beating with
That. lie was then told TO leave the country
or he would be killed, lie reported the mat
ter TO the officers 10 day and hopes to have all
three of the men arrested very soon.
Albany Herald: Last Saturday Mr. F. Y.
Mabry Of near SaSSer. a prominent farmer
came TO Albany and reported to The officers
That on Wednesday night of last week
some unknown party or parties hud stolen
from his plantation two fine mules a two horse
wagon and TWO alcS OF cotton. Mr.. Mabry
offered reward O. 81 for the recovery of the
properly, AFTER which he left for home. Mou-
day morning Officer Baley was informed by
the negro who has charge OF the Alliance
warehouse wagon yard that there were two
mules and wagon in the yard for which
there was no owner, and that the mules were
badly IN need OF food. He said that the an
mals had been left there Friday or
saturday night - he did not know
TWO days. After investigating the matter the
officer ascertatned that the property was that
OF Mr. Mabry. The description given the Of
hcers Tailed exactly. But the two bales of
cotton were missing They were evidently
disposed Of elsewhere. as there is no cotton
al any OF the warehouses that bears the pri-
Vate mark Of Mr.. Mabry. Otticer Raley car
RED the mules to CrOdWin's sta les and then
telegraphed Mr. MaOry Of the recovery OF his
property. The lucky offlcer will no douut re-
eelve the reward when the owner Of the prop
erty calls for it,
A physician Of Macon, Atlanta, Savannah
Augusta or Charleston will be appointed TO
position that pays s. 900 per annum. he APP
OF Fort Worth. Tex. who is now in Macon
looking over the field with the view of MAX
ing mis- selection OF a physician. He has al
ready been TO Atlanta. From Macon he will
go to savannah, Augusta and Charleston. DR.
Adams represents the Equitable Life Insur-
anee Company Of New York and IS medical
director for the company in all the territory
west OF the Mississippi river. He is making
this special trip thro Ga Georgia and South
Carohna for the purpose above
named. The object of appointing a
physician from tcorRia or South Caro-
lima Is to examine into the physical
ing policies il his territory5and make a re-
port on them. II man allows his policy to
expire and desires to renew it and the report
on his physical condition is mfayOca Die, the
company VIII be well advised how 10 act. Dr.
Adams is about forty years old. He is a
STRIKING looking man, and was mistaken al
the Brown House for se Rotary Boke Smith
lie looks MOI ike Congressman BRYAN OF
Nebraska, than he does like secretary smith