The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-02
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF TIE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

Els Store by Two Negroes - Gas
cock County Negroes Indulge in a
Wholesale shooting Scrape,
GEORGIA.
The business men Of Iifton contemplate start
ing bank soon 10 be known g. the Fret Va
tional
The Gainesville Graphite Company will be
organized this week, and begin operations al
once. The mach inery is already I'D posinon'
J. s. White died suidsuly Monday morning
at his home near Rucsersvlle. heart Il. ufe
is supposed to have been tie cause OF ms uaata.
r y. K. Ba-duel Of Ta.0o,ton has been Sc
lected as principal ot the academy at las imam
TO I'll the uueNpired term OF Frol' A. L. FRANK
lin.
The firm j. 7. Graves & Co. Of Eastman
has been dissolved by mutual consent. J. l.
Graves has purchased the interest OF d. II.
Hatcher.
Tom Nerrsu Eas bought out the interest Of
his partner Charles Tanner, Ia ths fancy gro
Gerry business at Carroliton, and viii row con
duct it alone
Solo aan Hinso- killed Russell Hines, by cut
ting lis throat. on Bud GaiEeys place, seven
miles from BsinbrdEe, Thursday morning.
Both parties were colored.
Thursday afternoon Sheriff Berrie closed up
the Cincinnati clot ling house az brunswicA' >.
W. Apte, proprietor, under foreclosure u
mortgage by a savannah wholesale .rm.
Sheppard Wilson, a crazy negro, was arrested
at Augusta Friday night. he had been shot IA
the right leg. IL was found that ne had escaped
from the Miledgevile asylum in January
Edmund Daniel, negro man Il years Old,
from Heard county, bought marriage license
on Monday for the purpose OF wedding lrOup
county colored lassie just turning the Dlushing
age OF so.
S. J. Fountain, who lives I'VE or six miles
southwest OF Gordon, had the misfortune TO
have his barn, stables aud cribs with corn, tod-
der, farming implements and even guano
burned Saturday night last.
Thursday night at ! o'clock Judge G. W.
Brady was struck with paralysis His whole
left side was paralyzed and he is In a precsr-
ious condition. He is in Gibson at the residence
OF W. W. kitchens, his son-in-lsw.
Frank White Of Sparta lost a number of
pocket knives and suspicion fell on Eb Clayton,
his porter. After a little detective work the
kniver were found TO in the possession OF John
Sweet, who alleges tlat they we're turned over
to him by Clayton. Twenty three Of the knives
were recovered.
A few days since, while J. W. Crawford was
working near the creek on Hickory Grove farm,
near Roswell, he discovered something whch
did not suit him and he secured gun and fired
two shots at the wAd of curious matter After
the smoke had cleared away he discovered that
be had killed seven garter snakes.
Another HabershRm county moonshiner hes
been captured His name IS Benny Morris and
he was caught Saturday by Deputy Marshals
Thomas and Reynolds. Morris lived between
ToocoR and ClArksville, about seven miles from
Toccoa, and is said TO be an old hand at the
mountain dew business. lie was carried to
Atlanta, but succeeded 10 making bond.
Dan Pendaryis slot and killed Mitchell Jack
son last Tuesday evening near BeIlville. TAFT
nall county. Two shots we're fired, the first
ball entering the breast ana passing through
the right lung; the second one entered near tue
collar bone and came out behind his shoulder
blade. Both parties were oOlored. No one
seemed TO know what the difficulty was about.
The corOner's jury brought in q verdict o. muir
der, but Pendants bad already made his es-
cape.
Last Tuesday night while John II. Mattox
was at the supper table at lis house some three
miles below Elberton, some one shot at him
through window. shotgun was the weapon
used and several OF the shot were buried in his
head but the main load missed him Il is re-
ported that Mr.. Mattox has been pushing cases
against the Illicit dealers in whisky, and many
are of the opinion that this fact offers an expla-
nation Of why his lie was attempted in SO cow
ardly manner.
News reached Gibson on Monday morning of
q riot between negroes which occurred on last
Sunday afternoon in Lhe county line road which
divides Glascock and Warren counties, the ne
Rroes were returning from church when the
dispute arose Twenty shots were eX-
changed with pistols, Four of the negroes
were wounded, John and lave Belle, George
Neal and Bill Fowler, John Belle and George
Neal receiving three shots each, the other TWO
receiving only one shot each.
B. J. DuBose, who is IN business at what is
known as the Brick store near Broad river, IN
wilkes county was az AcEEQ uy Two negroes
who came into his store one night last week os-
tensibly to buy goods. One Of the negroes
struck Mr.. DuitOsa with al ak helye. knocking
hum down. AS he arose the negro struck at him
again, but accidsnJy knocked over the lamp.
which went out. In the darkness Mr. DuBose
was able TO evade Ms assalants, and the negroes
became frightened and ran of.
At Eatouton last week j.. A. Cochran, who
has acquired some notOriety Tor marrying the
15-year-old daughter of Mr.. Copley. was up
before Judge jenkins to answer TO Tho charge
OF kidnapping. There was a ia Mt ripple Eof
laughter when Mr.. Couley declared ia strong
language Ills opinion of Cochran. lie declared
shat he was no count on the tGcs o. earth, and
that be hung around lis house continually.
Miss Mary Conley, the important party in the
case, is petite brunette OF is summers The
jury found a verdict according to the evidence
presented, which resulted in his being given
four years in Ike YenitCntiary.
Last Friday some raftsmen going down the
Oconee river a few miles below Mount Vernon
discovered the dead body Of negro man on a
small island in the river, where It had drifted
by the action o the current. The man had APP
parently been dead for considerable time, as
the body was in an advanced state OF putre-
faction. An inquest was held IN Sunday by
Justice Q. d. adams in the absence Of the
corOCer, when il was ascertaiued that the BODY
was that Of Henry Summons, colured man who
lived at hcliae, or near there, and who was last
seen alive on a raft near Mount Vernon two
week. before and who had been reported as
lost, or lett in some way. 1t also appeared
dered verdict that Simmons came to his death
at the hands of some one unknown to them,
and thai the same was murder.
Cartersvills ABierrc1n: ~. B. Miller tells an
interesting story OF hen and dog which at
tracted his attention ID few days ago. He has
kennel for his dog, which is fine Irish setter
and one Of his mems TOOK up ner abode with him,
making a nest ia the kennel One day the dog
had been turned out. and was lying coiledup on
the back veranda, asleep. The hen went into the
kennel to lay her daily egg, but finding the dog
absent began TO MAKE 8 raCker, and looking
about, spied him on the veFauda. She walked
up TO him aud began 10 scratch around among
his legs to make ner nest The dog OBJ
1ected and ran on, but soon cooled himself up
again, and the hen made the second attempt to
make her nest IN his legs. Liz. Miller was watch
ing the proceedings and decided to fasten the
the hen quietly went in and deposited her egg
The hen refused TO lay unless the dog was close
by, and he did not disturb her nest, though it
was right under his nose.
Gainesville american: On Monday evening
Jim Carter, who lives a few miles from town.
came in and reported to Sheriff Burrough that
his two Sons, Fayette and Charley, had made an
assault upon him, and after knocking him down
broke open his trunk and robbed it OF about & 20
In money. He wanted them caught IL it could
be done. Mr.. Burrough telegraphed to Kings
Ton, Rome and other places, giving a desCrip-
tion Of the men. Shortly afterWard he received
dispatch from Kingston stating that
they had been captured in that
place. They we're brought to Car
tersville and put Ia jail, ana the old man mott
fed that obey we're here. When searched they
had the $40. The old man came In Tuesday
md fOrh his ~