The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-29
GEORGIA

GEORGIA.
II is said that three firms at Columbus
together, sold $1,000 worth OF fire crack
ers.
The intelligence has reached Black
shear Of a serious affair at Patterson in
Pierce county on last Tuesday in which
Jack Wilson and Lemuel Strickland were
the principals. The former was Killed
with an AK handle and the latter is in a
dying condition from a stab in the lungs.
The Calhoun county populists held a
convention in Arlington Wednesday and
put out the following ticket: For sheriff,
W. w. GLADDEN.; clerk, w. w. Davis. tax
collector, Q. j. Elliott; tax receiver, j. f.
Harrell; treasurer, Thomas Rodgers; cor
oner, William Clover; surveyor, q. d.
Virgins.
r. f. L. Wright OF Augusta has gotten
into trouble in Kansas City. He was in
Kansas City on a trip and became in
the rough ana tumble that ensued the
young fellows ear was torn off and it is
charged that Wright bit 1t Off and he has
been imprisoned TO await trial on the
charge Of mayhem. Mayhem is a very
serious crime and is an offense against
the state laws.
Freight train No. IS on the Georgia
road was derailed at Carey's Wednesday
night. AS the train was passing this sta
tor a brake beam fell across the track
and ten cars We're thrown OFF. The night
express bound for Augusta and Atlanta
were compelled to transfer their passen-
gers at this point, as the track was badly
blocked. The trains were delayed by the
transfer for two hours and fifty minutes.
NO one was hurt
Joseph Blount of Washington, D. c.,
who is in Macon visiting his father. ex-
Congressman Blount, will probably go on
the stage at an early day At present he
has a cleT1lship with the interstate COM
fnerce commission. Mr.. Blount has had
some experience on the stage, and il is
probable that he VIII return TO it at an
early day. He VIII probably make an en-
Blount has considerable histrionic abil-
ity.
At Flint, in Mitchell county on the
Savannah, Florida and Western railway,
about 1 o'clock Tuesday morning there
was a fatal difdculty between three ne
groes over game OF cards. The negroes
in the game were Jim Bob Duffy, Andrew
Jones and Silas Morgan They quarreed
between themselves, and Morgan was
shat and instantly killed by one or both
of the other negroes. Duffy and Jones
Were arrested a once and taken to Ca
milla and lodged in jail. They do not deny
having committed the crime.
At Triton MoTEay morning ut , ;SC
o'clock some safe blowers entered the
store Of Paterson q Vickers, drilled a hole
in the TOP of the safe, poured powder in
and fixed a fuse and blew open the safe
The report awoke q number of sleepers
did not examine the money drawers. They
also entered the depot and opened the safe
there but failed 70 make a raise, as this
agent had secured all the funds on hand
There is no clew yet as to the parties. Il
Is learned that two men LETT on the COW
catcher on the north bound passenger 4
safe at Winona was blown open after this
train passed.
Macon Evening News: In Recorder
Freeman's court Thursday morning Their,
was large crowd in attendance to hea1
the trial of Jack Hardeman, who has beer
locked up at the police station two day
on the charge of arson. Hardeman fire.
Frank Powers big pile Of fire WORK
Christmas night Judge Freeman saiC
Bardenan could not be held on the charg'
q ha
must come TO trial at once. Mr.. Powers
the prosecutor, said he had endeavoreC