The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-01
ITEMS IN THREE STATES.
Georgia, Florida and South Carolina
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cher on TIA Lively Fusillade on a
Train.
GEORGIA.
John Temple Graves has become pcrma-
nentresideut of Atlanta.
The Birmingham Lumber Company viii
soon erect a saw mill at cambridge
A new lodge knights of Damon is being
formed in Macon and Will be organized to-
night.
The taxable property Of Waynesboro
amounts to over S5O00OO. The assessment IS
made on 1866 900 and the rate is 2'a mills.
Yardmaster Charles Rawins of the Chatta-
uOdga Rome and Columbus, had one OF ms
thumbs crushed while making a coupling at
Rome FRIDAY DR.. W. a. Johnson. with the
assistance Of Dr. DeLoach, amputated the
thumb.
The Macon Park and Exposition Company
has formally dsbanded and the money in the
treasury amounting 10 S393A. viii be divided
among the stockholders. The action was due
to the rotation Of the state fair, which leaves
the direction of the matter in the future to
the city.
Application was made at Americas Satur-
day for the appointment Of a receiver for the
business Of Mcbride * Nichols, general mer-
chants of Unadila, DoOly county. The
firms place of business was DESTROYED by ire
not long since. and it is for an adjustment Of
their assets that the appointment Of re-
Celver is asked.
The outgoing night passenger train Of the
Central railroad THh over and Killed an I'M
known negro boy near the Georgia chemi-
cal works ct Augusta Friday night. The
negro was crawling under the cars while the
train was in motion to get on the bumpers
to steal ride, when he fell and the train
passed over him, cutting his body in two
Camden court adjourned Friday. During
the week Deputy Sheriff Cephus Williams,
(colored) attempted 10 arrest negro named
Ed Robinson. charged with shooting another
negro at a frOlic last Tuesday night. Rob
inson resisted arrest and Williams shot him
through the back OF the neck, knocking out
all of his front teeth but it is thought he
may recover.
The one-story brick store Of Mrs. s. p.
Cook at Madison. adjoining the pOStOfficc on
one side, and the store OF L. d. Comstock &
Co. on the other, and occupied by the Madi-
son Pharmacy Company as drug store, was
burned Friday night with most OF its con
tents. The stock Of drugs stationery etc.
was insured for 81 200 and on the store there
was insurance of $500.
Last Tuesday afternoon L. Fl. MADDEN Of
Avera was carrying a huge piece of timber on
hi4Shoulder, and not knowing that his little
6year-Old boy was running along by his side
threw the piece of timber of his shoulder,
which fell upon the child, killing II almost
instantly. Mr.. Hadden has some defect in
his eye sight, and it being almost dark he did
not discover his child until IL was too late.
Jack Andrews, a negro labOrer at Golden's
foundry at Columbus, was the victim of an
awful accident Friday afternoon about
O'Clock. Andrews works around the furnaces
and while carrying a ladle containing abOut
two gallons of molten iron trippcd and fell, the
contents OF Ll6 Id0le pouring All over MS
body. He was sent TO his home, whore DR.. Fl.
McDuffie dressed his wounds. The burns are
very serious but DR.. McDu6ne thinks the
negro will recover.
The 1l-months old baby Of w. b. Birch Of
Macon fell and broke its arm Friday. The
accident was caused by the carelessness Of a
negro nurse, who left the child on a bed while
she went out Of the room. When she re-
turned she found the baby lying on the floor
suffering great pain. but did not tell of the
fall. The baby continued to show symptoms
Of pain until its parents thought best to send
for doctor, who, upon his arrival. found that
its arm was broken. The arm was set and
splinted and the baby is doing well.
Darien Gazette: Jabez ID. Ryals, the we'll
known farmer who lives about ten miles from
the city, is in trouble again. having lost his
stable and barn by fire on the night Of April
II, and came very near losing his dwelling.
Mr. Byals, who was in Darien this week, in
formed us that he was satisfied who burned
him out. but was unable to prove it just yet,
although he intended to thoroughly sift the
matter and If possible bring the guilty to
justice. Mr. Ryals says that the incendiary
is white man, but, Of course, he would not
give his name.
Friday afternoon when the south bound pas
senger train was within a quarter of mile Of
Powder Springs. Floyd county, some cowardly
one threw rock into the train and hit one OF
the passengers, young man, on the back of
the head, inficting very painful wound,
from which the blood flowed freely. The
marshal was informed OF the matter and,
with some help. went at once to arrest the
party il he could be found Several parties
who lived near the place were questioned, but
no one seemed to know anything about what
had occurred and they saw no one about the
railroad when the train passed. The guilty
one has not yet been found. The passenger
went on to Atlanta, trying to keep the blood
suppressed with handkerchiefs.
Gibson Record: Last Wednesday being
Memorial day the Augusta. Gibson and
Sandersville railroad gave an excursion from
Sandersville to Augusta. A good many took
advantage of the cheap rates and visited the
Electric city. Some of the boys, while in the
city, realized the fact that Augusta was not
dry town, consequently the returning ex-
cursion train was not altogether filed with
sober people. While the train was speeding
along between the stations of Wrens and
Spread, in Jefferson county, a quarrel
ensued between John Golden of
this place and :Bin Hnson,
mulato who lives near Mitchell which re-
suited in dangerous shooting ARRAY, Golden
fired twice one bullet glanCing HilSOn's left
nipple, leaving only slight bruiSe. Hilson
fired five shots, hitting Mr. Golden twice, one
scalp wound the other in the right arm, the
bullet entering Just above the wrist ranging
upward and lodging near the elbow. The lat
ter is considered a dangerous wound. HilSon
was arrested by Conductor Morgan Richards
and turned over to Sheriff USry Of this county,
who brought the prisoner to Gibson and
placed him in jail where he remained until
Thursday afternoon, when he was carried to
Spread by Shern USry of this county for
trial. He waived commitment trial and was
placed under $500 bond, which he failed To
give. Sheriff Ike Farmer OF Jefferson county
assumed charge of the prisoner and placed
him in Louisville jail.
Nathan Smith (colored), one Of two parties
who murdered Dow Walker and Randall Bell
also colored, in Crawford county on Feb
last, and who was condemned to death at the
March term of Crawford superior court was
hanged Friday in the presence of about 5 DOC
people. For some time after he was appre.
hended he denied the crime with which he
was charged, and it was not until few DAYS
since that he confessed to having any llnowl.
edge OF it, and to the last denied having fired
either Of the fatal shots. Smith was a negro
of more than ordinary intelligence and had q
very good education for negro. While con.
fined in jail he has spent the greater part of
his time in writing a history Of his life which
he requested turned over to @. A. Carroway
of Thomaston for publication. Seemingly Il
did not trouble him in the least TO suffer the
penalty, and he met death boldly and eX
pressing a hope of his souls salvation He
made lengthy statement while on the gal
lows, but it was somewhat disconnected
Among other things he advised his hearers
not to reap where they had Sown and shur
bad company, stating that il was on account
OF the latter that he had to die the death of h
murderer. He asked the sheriff to send his
body TO his relatives. who live in Griffin
The drop fell at 1:05 clock and in lust eleven
minutes he was pronounced dead hv the AT
tending physicians. Drs. J. w. Jones J. X
Kinney, J. n. Smith and J. w. Mitchell hi,
neck having been disloCated. His last word,
were. %, Lord, where will be in d few