The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-02
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS

aries to Athens Policemen.
GEORGIA
The EIks Of Augusta are thinking OF erecting
building TO cost $4,000.
A large force Of hands is pushing the work on
the new depot at Kingston.
Ex-Attorney General Robert n. Ely OF Atlanta
is believed by his friends 70 have become dc
ranged.
Hon. Robert Hodges resigned the city solci-
torship of Macon Tuesday Maroon hsrFls
will probably be his successor.
Preparations are being made TO plant large
area In corn in Washington county. As soon as
this crop is planted cotton planting VIII oegin.
Mrs. Jane Davis is suing the Augusta factory
for $4,000 damages on account OF IsJal IN luIIes
received by her daughter while at work IN the
factory.
The contested election cases of johnson
county will come up before Judge Gamble at
the regular term Of Washington superior court
next week.
A board Of arbitrator this week awarded W.
B. Jones Of Dublin $40 per acre for lands
sought to be condemned by the Oconee and
Western railroad. Mr.. Jones expected much
larger amount.
Within the past ten days there has been
shipped from Dublin sixteen cars Of cotton
seed. OF this number ten went over the Macon,
Dublin and Savannah road and six went over
the Wrighrsville and Tennille.
An up-bound freight train on the Central rail
road was wrecked Monday at Thomas, thirty
seven miles below Augusta. Four box cars were
The track was badly torn up and blocked
Mai William GaIlaher has received his com
mission from President Harrison as postmaster
at SAndersville, and assumed the duties OF the
office yesterday. DR.. J. B. Roberts, the retir
ing postmaster, has held the Office for about
twelve years.
Dublin Netu Era: petition for a receiver
for the stock Of H. G. Baum & Co. was argued
before Judge jenkins in Eatonton last week A
receiver was refused A. F. DAILY OF Wrights-
vile represented the preferred creditors and
P. L. Wade Of this place the unpreferred credi-
tors.
Jim Iangford. a negro who has been in jail at
Augusta since Dec. 10 upon the charge OF high
way robbery, died in his cell at O'Clock Tues
day morning with pneumonia, after several
weeks sickness. I.angford, with West Weeks,
held S. Patrick an old negro, up on the bridge
and robbed him OF $50
At meeting of the trustees of the state lu-
matte asylum at Milledgevile last week it was
decided 20 make an addition TO the female con-
valescent building by adding two stories 70 the
amusement hail. build a cottage for the occu-
patton Of DR.. Whitaker put 10 fire walls in the
main building and enlarge the laundry.
A negro woman, named Emma Galloway,
came near burning TO death at Washington on
Friday. Her clothes caught fire and the flames
quickly enveloped her, when she started to run.
Another woman caught her, and, fortunately,
was strong enough 10 hold her. The flames
were smothered, but her clothes we're almost
entirely consumed She was painfully but not
seriously burned.
man for Marsh, Smith & Marsh of Atlanta, has
employed Hon. Dupont Query of Macon, and
Clarke & Hooker of Atlanta to bring damage
suits against all the newspapers that published
the statement that he was the II. h. Black who
was implicated In the Redwine affair. 1t devel-
ops that the Black implicated was another man
of the same name.
Another homicide is reported from the lower
portion of Laurens county. Citizens from that
neighborhood report the killing of old negro
by Gabe Clements, white man, on Wedues-
Ill To-.
rolling which Clements attended Clements
became offended at something the old negro
said and struck him with heavy hand stick.
The wounded man died that night.
About a month ago Henry Patterson who
lives near Stevens Pottery at Mlledgevile, was
bitten on the leg by mad dog. At the same
time his mare was bitten by the same dog. on
Thursday last the mare died with hydrophobia
Just twenty days after the mare was bitten she
became sick and showed every symptom Of the
raboies, foaminR at the mouth and having fits
She lived three days in this condition.
The contract for the grand White building at
Augusta was given out Tuesday to Jesse
Thompson & Co. The plans we're drawn by
Architect Lewis F. Goodrich, and the building
will cost 100000. The building viii be seven
stories high and have floor area of ll3.4l0
feet, covering nearly three acres This will
make the biggest store building in the south
The first four stories will run through to Ellis
and be Of Cumberland buff stone.
a short time ago the city council of Athens
recOnsidered its action fixing the policemen s
salaries OF S55 per month and the city attor-
nsys at S5e per month, and increased the po-
lcemen's salaries TO SJ5 33 per month and the
attorneys salary to Si5 per month. And now
comes an injunction, brought by r. L. Moss, as
q taxpayer to restrain the city from paying
the extra amount put upon the salaries on the
ground that the city authorities are called upon
to fix all salaries at the first resting during the
year and have no power to change il thereafter.
Rome Tribune: OF late several stories have
been published about good shooting We have
read about Mr.. Bsllenger, who killed seven
wild turkeys at two shots and about Mr.. Terry,
who killed eleven turkeys in one shot but none
of them reached out after the distance A day
or two ago Charley Turner and Ed Montgomery
went out cunning for wild geese. They had a
Winchester, and when they saw some geese Mr.
Turner fired and ktlle1 one distance of It's
measured yards. The geese flew but came
down again and MIR. Montgomery fred and
killed another at distance of $50 yards.
Miss Pearl Crawford met horrible death
from fire at her home near Dranesville, in
Sumter county, Monday afternoon. On Sun
day evening the young lady with her mother
and sisters, was walking in the front yard OF
smolderinR fire where trash had been burned
the day before. No one noticed the flames un-
til the young girls dress was almost enveloped.
Her mother and sisters at once rushed to the
rescue, and. with articles of their own clothing,
made desperate efforts TO extinRuish the fire.
These we're uuayailinR, however, and it was not
until the young ledy's brother ran to the scene
with a bucket of water that the flames were
finally extinguished. The poor girl lived in
horrible agony Tor tWenty-tour hours, when
death relieved her sufferings Miss Crawford
was only IS years Of age.
Tennille Chronicle: There is a gypsy cauur
near Tennile, and one near Dublin. A mem.
Der of each OF the clans, who married sisters
the daughters of the manager of the Tennille
gang, were at variance with each other, and
the one in Tennille sent word to the Dublin man
that he could whip him and desired to do so
The latter went to Tennille last Sunday morn
ing, accompanied by his friends, and repaired
to the scene OF action. AS the affair could not
be settled aHicably, a ring was arranged, Judges
appointed, and the two men stripped TO the
waist and went at it after the fashion Of pro-
fessional pugllists. When one was Knocked
down they were allowed one minute to rest and
come again. There we're several rounds fought
in this manner, both receiving severe punish
ment. Finally. the Dublin fellow proving &c
be more than a match for his antagonist the
latter failed to come TO the scratch when time
was called The Dublin gyp was declared
victor. the battle ended and the men kissed
and made friends The Dublin man was rnucl
the smaller, but be won the fight
Capt. Robert G. lyman, editor and proprietor
OF the Tennile Chronicle, is one of the most
active influences in Washington county and in
the recent campaign there was not a more
earnest democratic worker In the state than he
Than Capt. LYMAN Drawer soldier neyai
went 70 the war from Georgia, and one of his
deeds of hero. SIN belongs to the history of the
war At the head of the company Of which he
was captain he made the famous charge
at Spottsyvania Court House in which
eight color bearers Of the Third Georgia regi-