The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-10-30

Train 49, Another Struggle on the
Liquor Question Probable in Clarke
oounty-A Man Shot by Negro.
GEORGIA.
Samuel VI. Drury who owns an extern
sive vineyard near Atkins, Wayne county
was in Brunswick Saturday. He reports
a single vine of North Carolina flower
grapes which produced fifty bushels this
year.
More lumber was shipped out of Bruins
wick the past week than during the whole
of last month. Thirteen vessels loaded
with yellow pine sailed from Monday TO
Saturday, and the shipments amounted TO
100000 feet.
LAGRANGE Reporter: George W. Truitt
will have "a cotton place" at the Cotton
States and International Exposition, and
desires that Troup County's exhibit should
be a part of it. He requests all the people
10 work to this end, viz: that Iroup may
have an agricultural display that will eN-
Gel those of all the other counties in the
state. The premium that viii be offered
for the best county display of agricul-
tural products will, we are informed, be
$500 There viii be others for second,
third and fourth in excellence, on down
the scale.
The storehouse Of r. II. Williamson Of
Rover, Spaulding county, was burned on
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conf1agration is supposed to have been
the work of incendiaries, for there had
been no fire during the day. Mr.. Will
hanson carried a stock of general mer-
chandise, and it is said that he had it
covered with 1880 insurance About $50
or 200 yards from the store was his gin,
and that caught from sparks several
times, but it was promptly put out and
saved, together with six bales Of cotton
that were lying outside.
Statesboro Times: Just after dark, last
Monday night, DR.. May, living near
Black heard something in his cane patch,
and, taking down his gun, went out to see
about IL. He walked up near the edge Of
the patch and hailed two or three times.
No answer being made the doctor con-
cudod that the depreciation must be
COW, and fired in the direction Of the
noise. At the crack of the gun, a man
was seen to break through the patch, and
over the fence, and was heard to fall just
outside the field. Going to the house for a
light, the doctor came back to find that he
had shot and killed his own servant who
had ust hitched his horse to the buggy.
Z. Jones, manager of Harold, Weston 81
Co.'S business at Brunswick, was very
badly hurt Saturday at Waynesville while
en- route to Brunswick from Jacksonville.
When the Brunswick and western train
stopped at Waynesville Mr.. Jones got off
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layed until the train started. lie ran
and grasped the railing of the rear plat
form in order to pull himself up, but his
hand slipped and he fell, his face striking
the iron rail. The train stopped and the
injured man was lifted on board the
cars and taken to Brunswick. DR.. Butts
found that the jaw bone was fractured
and ugly cuts on the head. He does not
deem the injuries necessarily dangerous.
Lexington Echo: Two gun reports and
fleeing negro made a considerable stir in
a corn field on the outskirts of town a few
nights since The owner had been missing
corn from his field and put one OF his
hands to watch for the thief. The watcher
had not been in place long before the
form of a man made its appearance and he
let so both barrels Of a shotgun at it
Further investigation showed that the
form belonged to one Wade EchOls, who
lived near by and that he had been
wounded in several places. The gun was
loaded with birdshot though, and the
wounds were slight. Wade says he was
only passing through the field from church
but no more corn has disappeared since
the shooting.
Dublin Courier: Our readers will re-
member the account of the shooting of
Capt. David F. Williamson from ambush
some months ago. He hired a detective
and put him to work on the case, which
Cul1nAndtGQ last L IlQdyg the arrest VI 1Oui
white men and one negro, charged with
being the guilty parties. The white men
arrested and lodged in jail are w. A.
Wadsden, charged with being the princi-
pal, and L. l.. Maddox, Joseph d. Nc
Daniel and Charlie Bush They We're to
have been given a commitment trial last
Monday but on account of absent witness
ses their cases We're postponed until next
Monday. In the meantime the amount
of their bonds were fixed at $500, which,
up to this writing, only one-Charlie
Bush-has succeeded in giving.
Dublin Courier; A young white man by
the name of Miller, a nephew of, and liv.
ing with, Charles ], Williamson in tht
upper part of johnson county, happened
to what is feared will prove a fatal acct
dent last Tuesday morning. He rode ar
unruly horse over to a neighbours early
in the morning, and was warned to be Yer!
particular. He replied that he had riddeI
over there in walk and would let tn,
horse walk going back. He had not got
ten far down the lane when the horse he
gan to trot, then to gallop and finally L
running away. The young man wa
thrown against a tree and nearly tn
whole right side of his head crushed IN
lie was picked up and taken home, bu
has not been able to speak a word. Hi
whole body seems to be paralyzed with tn
exception of his right leg, which he move
continually. The young mans mothe
lives in Eastman, his father having die
some years ago.
Four negroes in Brunswick have bee
working a smooth game on unsuspectin
merchants. and have heeced several on
of many valuable dollars. officers Wilcha
ana Levison arrested two Friday night
Daniel Steward and Isaiah Baker an
landed them in jail Two others are be
ing searched for and will be caught
These negroes heard Of the law recent
passed placing a tax on playing cards
and decided to work a scheme to rails
money They visited various merchant
on the Bay and informed them that the
were United States detectives and as Il
stamps were on the cards they sold, the
would have to arrest them. But before a
arrest was made a compromise would D.
affected whereby the merchant would pa
several dollars to 20 free. The none
was invariably paid. and nothing NOR
said of IL. Officers Levison and Wilcha
got onto the game and began a hunt 10
the men. Two were jailed.
c. r. Burke. an old man, living in Franz
Lis, Ala, one mile from Fort Gaines. wa
shot In the head by a strange negro abot
o'clock Friday night The ball was a