The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-27

Jackson County Mans Foot Mangled
by the Accidental Discharge Of His
Gun.
GEORGIA.
DR.. T. j. Beck, who has charge OF the
Baptist church at Hephzibah for six
years, took leave OF his congregation Sun
day.
Joe Hazlehurst and Henry Symons
two Brunswick negroes, were drowned
Monday morning in Jelzyl creek while
gathering oysters in a bateau boat.
Marley Nash of jackson county was
badly wounded in one of his feet a day
of two ago by the accidental discharge
of a gun. Physicians amputated the
two middle toes back to the center of the
foot, and then brought the remaining
portions Of the foot together. At last
accounts Mr.. Nash was getting along
very nicely.
Sixty-two country wagons loaded with
cotton seed formed procession moving
toward the oil mills at Americas Monday.
A negro assaulted a white man at
Cochran Monday, severely bruising his
skull, and ran. In attempting to capture
him pistols were used and lead was
freely poured into him. Two more ne
groes were severely dealt with for mis-
behavior.
Col W. B. Jones Of Lagrange was run
over by a runaway team a day OF two
ago. The pole of the wagon struck him
in the back, making bad wound. one
of the horses stepped upon his foot and
badly gashed it, His face was also
gashed where he struck the ground. He
was carried home and medical aid sum-
moned at once. He is resting as well as
could be expected.
Between and o'clock Sunday night
Ia, n rsr.
at Bruton and burned it to the ground
without saving anything. The night watch
was on duty and thinks that II caught
from some cause within the house. The
house and goods were partially insured,
but the insurance will not cover the loss.
Mr.. Williamson Is the man who was shot
from ambush last June.
A number of the citizens Of Monroe
met last Friday night having under adj
vsement the matter of contesting the
late town election. A large number of
Illegal votes are known to have been cast.
Further investigation is in progress. If
there proves to be good ground to hope
for successful contest it will be begun.
II not all the evidence against Illegal
voters will be used in prosecutions. A
town registration law will be asked at the
hands Of the legislature next sumner.
Hibbard Richmond, a colored man liv-
of fifteen-foot ditch back of Col. C.
c. selman's last Friday morning under
peculiar circumstances. He had gone
out to cut wood two days before, and
not returning was searched for by some
friends, who finally found him lying in
the deep gully. The man was insensible
and apparently dead when found. 1t is
supposed he became overheated and suf-
fered from an apoplectic fit of some
kind. He has talked but little since, and
appears paralyzed in his left arm.
The members of the Atlanta fire de-
partment remembered Chief Joyner and
his wife this Christmas. When he entered
his Office this morning for the purpose
of winding UP his routine business so
that he could spend the remainder of the
day with the men about the headquarters,
he was the most surprised man in the
city. Sitting on the center table on which
he keeps a number OF papers and books.
was a most elegant china service. Last
night at midnight several of the men at
headquarters crept quietly into the office
and there placed the china set where il
would attract the chiefs attention when
he first entered
L. F. Marley, an old man living near
Rockmart on the farm of James Long.
was arrested Monday by the deputy
sheriff Of Polk county, r. NJ. Brum-
below, upon a warrant charging him
with bigaIny. 1t developed upon trial
that Marley lived. until about three
years ago, in Cherokee county. near Wa
lesca, and that he has a wife some 20
years old, and a family of grown chill
dren living in Cherokee county. He ar
rived at Rockmart about three years
ago with a woman he claimed 10 be his
wife, and has been living with her ever
since He denies having a wife or chill
dren in Cherokee county and claims that
the woman he is now living with is his
wife. In default of bond he was commit
ted to jail. He was a quiet man and
his arrest is great surprise to the
community.
J. A. Alexander of Atlanta died Tues
day. Mr.. Alexander was 81 years of age
and was the son of the late DR.. Aaron
Alexander. who was a leading and pros
porous citizen of Atlanta. He moved
TO Atlanta from Charleston a few years
before the war, and went from there to
West Point, where he served with dis
tinction. He occupied the rank of captain
a. the famous military school, but when
the war broke out he resigned his COM
mission and returned to Georgia to night
for the south. He then went TO Columbus.
Upon returning to Atlanta Mr.. Alex
ander and his father operated a rolling
mill. This was the last business of any
Importance with which he was connected.
After retiring from the rolling mill bust
ness Mr.. Alexander began to invest in
Atlanta real estate, and by careful ma
nipulations, accumulated a fortune. He
was the brother of j. c. Alexander. now
of New York, and j. N. Alexander, the
well known hardware merchant of At
lanta.
LAGRANGE Graphic: The region of Long
Cane seems TO be infested by a blood
thirsty gang of highwaymen. On last
Wednesday night as Philip Green was re-
turning from West Point, where he had
been to sell some cotton, and Just before
he reached Turner Hudsons place. near
Long Cane, he was suddenly called upon
TO halt, and at the same time two shots
were fired at the wagon in which he and
a negro driver were seated. The driver
instantly fell in the wagon to keep from
being shot. Mr.. Green jumped out and
ran toward the place where the shots
came from. He caught a glimpse of one
OF his assailants, and fired al him. Upon
this the would-be robbers fed, and Mr.
Green thought he counted five of them
The driver in the meantime had driven
the team on down the road. The robbers
pursued the wagon, and six more shots
were fired at the driver Mr.. Green fol-
lowed the wagon down the road trying