The morning news., 1893-12-23
GEORGIA And FLORIDA.
The News Of the Two States Told in
Paragraphs.


Colored Girl Shot in Sumter County
by a Pistol She Didn't Know Was
Loaded.
GEORGIA.
J. A. Thomas Jr., and Miss Fannie Holt
we're married al Macon Wednesday.
Mrs John J. White died last night at her
residence at Atlanta, after a long and painful
Illness.
The Royal Arcanum has pald the estate OF
the late Cornelius 0 Connell, OF Macon, 81 900
life insurance that Mr.. OConnell carried
Barnesvflle will have new and better post
ofice in a few days. It viii be In the room
now occupied by Elder Nelson as a barber
shop
Can't. B. NJ Turner. OF Barnesville. recently
sold to J. NJ. Fleming lot OF land near
Gogginsville, the consideration being SO cash
per acre.
Caroline Brown, an Atlanta woman, charged
with intantlclde. was tOJnd guilty on IhQrS-
day OF not reporting the death OF her child,
and was given twelve months in the peni-
tentiary.
D. C. Culpepper, the white man put in jail
OF ThomaSville last week. charged with fe-
lOnious assault on a woman, has been re-
leased on bond. Judge Hansel liked his
bond at = 900.
William Moore. a moonshiner, SO years old,
confined In Fulton county JAIL has been
allowed by Judge Newman to go on his own
recogniZance. The case may never be brought
up against the old man.
In few months it is probable that where
stand the old wooden buildings now occupied
by r. L. Swatts, Mr.. King, the barber and
DIT. w. A. Wright, at GAINESVILLE, there will
be erected handsome brick buildings.
Nose Williams. a negro. past his Goth year,
was found dead Thursday morning on
Crawford Rhodes place, on the Sauannah
road. about seven miles from Augusta, with a
very ugly cash on the side of his head.
Rebecca Rogers, one Of the so-called Per-
sian women who give the danse du ventre
hoard that she was TO be dropped at Atlanta
and had bailih seize the company's trunks
TO secure the payment Of $50 back salary.
A southwestern freight train was derailed at
Echeconnee, near here. at O'Clock Thursday
morning, and six cars we're smashed into
splinters The only personal injury was a
severe sprain OF the leg Of Conductor Dough
erty.
W. H. Brazer, Of Jolly, Spaulding county,
claims to have the youngest engineer in the
world in the person of his 1l-year-old boy
John H. who ran a io-horse power engine all
by himself this season while his father ginned
go bales OF cotton.
D. B. Ledtetters house at Cordele was
burned Wednesday afternoon The loss on
the house is about 81 500, with 81 OOO insurance
In the Insurance Company Of North America
Mr. Ledbetter's loss on piano and furniture is
about 81 600 with no insurance.
a mortgage in favor of the Lowry Banking
Company, of Atlanta, was fOreCloSed Wednes-
day against the Fulton Lumber Company.
The amount Of the mortgage is Si,b3l 81. and
was given to protect q note given by the lum-
Der company TO the Lowry Banking Company.
At II o'clock last Thursday night a fire was
discovered in the store Of J. G. Collier. at
Barnesville. The loss on the stock OF goods
by FIRE and water was heavy. Mr.. Collier es.
timstes his loss at s. 900, which is covered by
insurance. w NJ. Howard also lost consid-
cradle.
Wednesday morning at O'Clock when
Conductor Gilmore, Of the Savannah, Ameri
Gus and MONTGOMERY reached Flint river
with his train he found that the bridge had
CuUphf fire from uulzOOXCO
ire was soon extinguished and the trestle re-
paired and the train passed over after few
hours delay.
Surgeon R. D. Murray now at Brunswick
is in receipt OF a pleasant acknowledgment Of
his magnificent work at Brunswick during
the epidemi2. from the state board OF health
OF Ohio, by which body it was unanimously
voted 10 extend the congratulations OF the So
ciety for his successful fight against the
ravages Of yellowfever at this point
There are 1,100 more white children in at
tendance IN the public schools OF Atlanta
tnap there were last year. Some people are
disposed to believe that Atlanta Is not as pop
ulous as she was last year, because of the
number Of vacant residences, but il IS
claimed that this large increase in the school
attendance shows that the people are there.
There was an accident on the Georgia rail-
road Thursday morning at IL O'Clock three
miles west Of Greensboro, at the S5-mile post
construction train running wild collided
With way freight No. B, west-bound. The
front trucks Of the way freight we're derailed
and three fat cars of the work train were
wrecked. The fast train from Atlanta was de-
layed four hours at Buckhead and the west
bound mail train the same time at Green's
boro.
The barn on the plantation Of Calhoun Wise,
twelve or fifteen miles west OF Amercus. was
burned together with its contents on Mon
day night. q he corn crib near by caught
from the burning barn, and with several hun
dred bushels OF corn was entirely DESTROYED.
Much difhcufy was experienced in saving the
mules, horses and cattle confined In the barn,
but all were finally taken out The fire was
the work OF an incendiary, and there was no
insurance. -..--
Minnie Porter. q colored girl 16 years old,
and living on the Childers place a few miles
north OF Americus, was shot and dangerously
wounded Wednesday by a negro man living
with that same old pistol that was never
loaded. but which goes of Just the same. II
Went on TINS time according to contract, the
ball lodging in the girls breast and produc
ing CHASTITY wound The man claims that
the shooting was accidental. The girl MAY
die.
The Waycross Herald learns of a shocking
occurrence about two miles from Milwood OF
Monday last. A Mrs Morgan was building q
ire on the fireplace of her home, when hei
dress caught fire. She had her baby in her
arms and. placing it on the bed, she ran to thC
well in the yard for water, The flames hav
ing caught her garments rapidly she at
tempted to return to the house. Her cries
brought assistance, but too late. She dieC
the same afternoon. The baby was not in
Jured.
The revenue men have captured in Nortl
Georgia. the smallest still on record. 1t /;
complete with cap, tubs and all appurtenan
ces, and is not over eight inches high. STRANGE
to say, negro weighing 225 pounds was ar
rested for running it. 1t is altogether tht
smallest still the government men have eve,
seized. Col. Chapman has given the AFFAIR L
Attorney Joe James who says he will send /
either to the President or to the Attorne,
General Of the United States for a Christmat
present.
Harry Hill has evidently tired OF eyadfni
onieers Of the law. and wants to return to AT
lanta. His attorneys have received a lette
from him stating that he would return L
Atlanta before Jan, l, Hills movements hav,
been closely watched lately. He is leayiny 8
trail behind him in his wanderings that is To-
broad to misiead those who are following hln1
For the past week letters sent to Hill by hi
friends, which are now in hotels in a smal
Ohio town, have been watched by orieers bu
Hill has not yet called for them. II he shoult
40 so he would be arrested, Those who wan
Hill TO return TO Atlanta and stand his trial
now believe that he will do So as he Will b
haunted by detectives as long as he remain
away.
Amerieus Times Recorder: Chief of Polio
Lamar told the story Thursday OF an unpleas
ent experience with a black desperate tn,
day before. and but for the promptness o
Lieut. Wheeler, might not have been here I,
relate the incident The two officers wer
looking for tramps along the railroad, Jus
below the Sayannah. Americas ana Montgom