The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-23

tranged Reunited on the Husband
Confessing That BE Was in the
Wrong-An Eye Lost in Burke
County as the Result of a Shooting
sorape-Fire Still Sweeping Away
Cotton Gins.
5GEoRGIA.
Worth county's annual county fair viii be
held az POulan on Wednesday and Thurs
day Nov. and 9, instead OF the lst and ID.
The contract for the construction OF the
warehouses at the wharf at Augusta has
S650o.
Augusta is organizing football team
which will be entered against one Of the Wis
fling college teams during the football tour
nament this fall.
The contract with Greer Bros, OF Dakota,
Dolly county, for the lease Of all the cOnvicts
from the county court OF sumter, has been
agreed upon by all parties at interest.
Robert Schley, one Of the Oldest and most
prominent citizens Of Augusta, was stricken
with a most serious attack OF vertigo Satur-
day. At last accounts his condition was i'm
proving.
Roswell Banner: Wehave often heard of
people having Initiated tastes, but there is
said TO be man living on the Wing Just be-
yond the depot who claims that the smell Of a
skunk makes him hungry.
The depot at Camak was badly damaged
Friday night. A car got loose on the siding.
while being shifted, ran over the abutment at
the end OF the siding and went crashing into
the building. No one was hurt
Thomas Gates, living in the Drone neighbor-
hood in Burke county, lost his gin house GIN
press, eight bales OF cotton, seed, etc, by fire
last Monday morning, caused by spark from
the engine. Loss about $1,000 with no insur-
ance.
A day or two ago q drove Of hogs belonging
TO S. F. Whitten, Of Sylvester attacked
large rattlesnake. some hands working at
Mr.. McPhaul' mill heard the noise and
killed tho snake, but not until it had bitten
several Of the hogs so severely that they
died.
There was a collision on the switch at
Buckhead, on the Georgia railroad Friday
night. The engines in the charge of Engineers
Wages and Leonard came into collision
and were badly broken up. The locomotives
were both attached TO freight trains No one
was hurt.
BAILEY. late Of birmingham, committed
suicide by jumping out Of a third-story win
dow at the Park hotel, at Macon, Saturday.
His neck and both legs were broken He was
well connected, being related to Judge 7. j.
Simmons and to the Batleys OF Blob. He has
lost a fortune of S100,O00 in the last few years
and his suicide is attributed TO dependency.
Robert Harden. a farmer living in the va
district Of Burke county, killed negro
named John GlascOok last Tuesday morning
Harden had the negro working at his gin
house, and he reprimanded him for getting to
his work late. The negro got pistol and at
tempted TO SuOOL f1aTQS0, VINO quickly drew
his pistol and shot the negro, from the effects
Of which he died in a short while.
A shooting scrape occurred at Perkins
Junction, in Burke county, Friday
morning between Amos Ward and
Abe Chance. The weapons used were double
barrel shotguns. Chances gun was loaded
with buckshot, and Wards gun with bird
shot. A dispute arose about some stock,
which resulted in Chance being shot IN the
face and head, causing him the loss OF one
eye, from the charge Of btrdshot while Ward
is suffering from bullet wound In his foot.
News reached Camilla Thursday that Harris
Held Bros glnnery, saw and grist mill was
burned Wednesday night. The mill was sit
uated about fifteen miles east Of Camilla just
over the line in Colquitt county, and was a
valuable plant. The mill was In good order
and supplied all the latest machinery, and
ginnery contained several long and short
staple gins Of the latest patterns. About
twenty bales OF long cotton were also burned
besides other cotton, lumber, etc. The loss is
estimated at about IS, 600, and it is not known
whether OF not there was any insurance.
Richard Beall has been rearrested. He
was the man who killed his half brother near
Richmond Hill near Augusta, two or three
weeks ago. His brother was walking along
blind road with number OF other negroes
and Richard fired his gun through the woods,
killing him This was the evidence adduced
at the cOrOner's inquest and q verdict of aC-
cidental killing was returned. Saturday,
however, by order of Solicitor General Davis,
Richard was rearreSted and brought to town
by Deputy Sheriff SeagO. He is now in jail,
where he Will remain until the case is fully
Investigated by the grand jury Of Richmond
county.
Americas Times Recorder: Since the city
council few weeks ago repealed the ordi
nance putting q heavy license tax upon street
drummers, this nuisance has become almost
unbearable, Several Of the small stores
about the city have taken advantage of the
situation and now employ negro drummers
and pullersin, who almost tear the clothes
from country dark1es in an effort to get them
into these places By this means the side
walks are DISTRACTED, and not infreQuently of
late ladies have been forced to get OF the
pavements in order to pass by. Great rivalry
exists among the colOred "barkers,n and on
Lamar street recently one Of their daily wran-
giles came near ending in a knock-doWn fight.
and would have done so but for the timely ar
rival OF the police. Let the city council de-
wise some means of abating this great and
growing nuisance.
Mrs. 7. B. Lyon, the mother Of Mrs. C. A.
Tarleton, formerly Miss Dallas Cook, has Just
returned 10 GAINESVILLE from Lexington, Ky.
She states that the reports published q few
weeks ago about Mr.. Tarleton bringing suit
Tor divorce against his wife were highly SEN
sational. MIR. and Mrs. Tarleton are now liv-
ing happily together. Mr.. Tarleton says that
he was induced by friends TO make false &C
cusattons against his wife. In a letter writ
ten to Mrs. r. B. Lyon and received since
her return, he makes the statement to her
Mrs. Tarleton is the granddaughter of Yves
ley Reed, one of the best citizens OF Tai
bot county, who has raised a large
family Of children to honor his good name
Below is a card from Mr.. Tarleton, cop
led from Lexington, KY, paper: Mr.. G.
a. Tarleton, the husband of Mrs. C. A. Tarle-
ton, nee Miss Dallas Cook. Of Atlanta Ca
retracts the unaccountable falsehoods and
all assertions thereto given to reporter
Few weeks ago regarding the sensational
divorce suit between himself and wife He
confesses to every word being untrue manu-
featured by himself through a jealous and
preludiced mind. He also confesses to the
purity of his wife, his deep devotion for her,
and resolving to be better man, he
pleads her forgiveness and her return to his
bosom" Friends interceded and "a reconcile
alton has been made, and the couple are now
happily domiciled in their beautiful horne
Miss Cook was popular young lady and has
many friends in Georgia.
FLORIDA
Mr.. G. s. Chandler and Mrs. Hines were
married at Dade City a few days ago.
A colored workman was killed on the rail-
road forty miles south OF ROCl<ledpe Friday