The morning news., 1894-11-09
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
News Of The Two States Told in Para
graphs.

Another Death Results from the Elec-
ton Riot in Richmond County-A
Strike Amioably settled-stole His
Mothers Diamonds and Pawned
Them.
GEORGIA.
W c. Green Of Cobb county raised from
two vines 442-pound pumpkins
Mrs. Lila Gribben, wife of James Crib
ben Of Townsville, died Tuesday morn
ing.
It is said that the yield Of syrup in
Terrell county this year will exceed 5000
gallons.
At Crawford Tuesday william Matthews
was caught in a sin, and his arm was
so badly injured that it had to be ampu-
tated.
The bill that VIII be introduced calling
for the repeal of the dispensary law of
Clarke county has been advertised and the
liquor fight viii now be on in earnest.
The two new residences of Collector
J. F. Norris and Capt. T. w. Kent of
Wrightsville are nearing completion, and
DR.. McWhorter's new residence on the
hill has been completed.
Nat Arnold's gin and corn mill in Ogle-
thorpe county was totally destroyed by
fire Tuesday, together with great deal
of corn and cotton. The loss was $4,000.
There was no insurance.
At jackson, Monday, Judge D. 3.
Knowles, of the justice court, issued nine
" warrants for Illegal voters who voted
at the October election. The defendants
will be given a hearing Monday.
Ex-State Senator Pope Gholston and
Kinch Strickland, two prominent citizens
who fought at the election at Conner Tues
day, both died Wednesday. Strickland
disemboweled Gholston and Gholston then
cut off both Of Strickland's s ears. The af-
fair is a most horrible one.
Col. George Forbes, who was quarter
master Of the Fifteenth Pennsylvania
regiment, is the only federal soldier in
Dawson that draws a pension from the
government. He received papers a few days
ago emitting him TO a pension Of $l2
month. He will also receive sos back pen
sons.
NJ. Inman & Co.'S big cotton platform
was burned at Taccoa Tuesday afternoon.
Seventeen hundred bales of cotton We're
entirely consumed, loss, $4,000, fully COW
cred by insurance The residence Of G.
w. Swilling was also burned. The cotton
compress and Southern railroad cotton
platform were saved by hard work.
There is a ring in the possession of
colored person at Madison which is a relic
ring seemingly much worn and made to III
a ladys hand. The following inscription
is engraved on the inside; Il. 5. to F. b.
April, 20, ITO" The ring was picked up
on the streets of Madison and no trace of
its owner can be found. It is certainly an
heirloom of some family.
News has reached Dahlonega Of a brutal
assault made on George W. Huntsinger an
old citizens of Lumpkin county, near the
Peoples home, six miles north Of Dahlone-
ga. Andy Lee got drunk and struck Hunt
singer a heavy blow on the head with
hatchet and also made an ugly wound on
the head of John Hester, a blind inmate
Of the Peoples paupers home, with a gun.
Lee has been arrested and lodged in Lump
kin county Jail on two cases of assault
with intent TO murder.
VeIvin, the 3-ySar-old child of Capt. anu
Mrs. Charles Turner, residing on Jackson
street, at Americus, met with a. very
painful accident Tuesday morning. The
little fellow was playing in his mothers
room, when on going too near the open
CRATE his dress caught fire. The child's
screams brought Mrs. Turner to the room
and in endeavoring to tear the burning
clothing from the little fellow her hands
and arms were very painfully burned.
BY persistent efforts, however, she sue
ceeded in getting the burning dress off
her little one. The childs injuries were
WI y pam III bAN W Alp AliCdllS SCIloLS
Another life has gone out because of the
riot at the polling place in the 1269th dis
trict in Richmond county on Tuesday. W.
o. Boiler, Jr., who was shot by Mr.. Goss
through the left lung, died Wednesday
noon. George Heckle is resting comforta-
bly, and the physicians now say his chances
for recovery are excellent. 1t was found
that he had hit by three bullets. The
first struck him in the shoulder and is
there yet; the second went through the
left side, and the third struck his pocket
book in his vest pocket and was found m-
bedded in il this morning. Daniel Bowles
is all right, but is suffering considerable
pain from a blow on the back of the head
Coroner May held an inquest over the body
of Mr.. Goss at his home in West End
The verdict Of the jury was as follows
1--WE, the jury, find that the deceased came
to his death by gunshot wounds inflicted
in the head and breast by parties unknown
TO the jury" At the inquest VIM Kemp
colored, said that Goss shot first at Bowles
and at Boiler. Robert S. Watkins sale
Mr.. Goss shot first at Mr.. Boiler James
K. Kelly, Goss' brother-in-law, said thai
Bowles and Heckle shot first. A. c. Glover
said the first shooting was done by Goss
and Carmody DR.. Morgan found wound,
in the right temple and in right beast o
Mr. Goss, either of which would have beer
fatal, and five other flesh wounds in lef
shoulder, left ankle, right wrist and righ
hip.