The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-11-17
GEORGIA And FLORIDA.
News Of The Two States Told in Para
graphs.

Result Of the Jetty Work.
GEORGIA.
s r Welsh of Jesup had his leg broken
by falling tree last week.
J. 7. Hartsheld. one of CamiIla's leading
merchants, died after a lingering illness
Tuesday.
Miss AIine Woods has purchased the
large plantation of Mrs. r. O. IIolton,
Eix miles from Hawtinsvllle.
The arm Of Smith & Mower at Gaines
VILE has been dissolved, Mr.. Mower re
firing. MT Smith VIII still continue the
business
Rev 1Ir. Burgess, the Presbyterian
minister at Lithouia, has resolved a call
from Madison. and he viii resign his
charge at that place and go to his new
held Of labor in January next.
5. P. Cooper has purchased an interest
IN the mercantile business of j. S. Brun-
son, at Horston. Their stock OF goods
has been cosolidated, and they occupy
the store of the latter in the new brick
block on Carroll street. The firm name
is Brunson q Cooper.
The public library debt at Macon has
been satisfactorily settled, and the hun
dreds Of valuable books embraced in that
institution are no longer in jeapordy. The
library pays Wlders Sons $50 in cash, and
Wilders Sons take a life membership in
tire library, valued at $50 thus settling
the entire claim.
Ordinary Dart Of Brunswick has a let
ter from prominent lawyer Of Savannah,
VINO represents a big northern syndicate.
The letter states that the syndicate wants
to buy or secure the option on large tracts
Of land in Glynn county, not less than
2,00o acres in a tract, for the purpose Of
colonizing and forming farming commun-
ities.
A United States prisoner, named Col
Inns, from Franklin county who was sent
to Jail at Gainesville for thirty days for
Illicit disulling. died at the residence Of
]. w Taylor of pneumonia on Sunday
last He was taken sick last Friday a
week ago and as he could not receive
proper attention in the jail he was taken
to Mr. Taylor's two or three days before
he died.
mule and muggy sold at Blackshear's
mill last Saturday at Dublin for 81 1.-THE
buggy bringing 81 and the mule 70 cents.
At a meeting of The stockholders of the
GAINESVILLE Underwear Mills, held Monday
morning, it was decided 10 double its ca
pacity The mill is now running on fun
time and orders are accommodating so last
that an increase in running capacity is
necessary to meet the demand for the
goods.
Monday night a crowd Of colored men
we're sitting around the fire IN one of he
shanties at the turpe1cine farm Of Powell
Sinclair & Co., about three miles from
Moultr1e, Rich COran, about &c wears OF
age, was tooling with a pistol. ana bile
it was pointed at Jim chatham It was dis
charged the ball taking effect in Chat
mans left breast, killing him instantly
Rich claims that the pistol was accident
ally discharged
The gin, excelsior factor, grist and -four
mill Of T. J. Hardage, at Kennesaw, in
Cobb county, were destroyed by fire on
last Monday evening about dark Mr.
Smith went to light a lamp. and accident
ally the lint on his coat sleeve caught
nre, this spread to some cotton, and al
most in an instant the blaze was leap
ing into the air. Some cotton bales were
gotten out, but the entire plant and build
lngs We're destroyed.
The residence of Mrs. S A. Wallace of
Gainesville was destroyed by fire about
O'Clock last Thursday morning Most of
the furniture was saved. 1t is supposed
that the fire originated in a small double
reemed tenement house very near Mrs
Wallace's building, belonging to John
Carter, which was also burned. Mr. Car
ter's house had been vacant for some time.
Mrs Wallace had about 800 insurance,
which will nearly if not quite cover her
loss. She will rebuild Immediately
An interesting procession passed through
Naldosta Wednesday morning headed for
Mineola. English q Lowe, who recently
purchased an interest in the lumber mill
there, brought about fifty convicts from
their place at Onerman and drilled them
in squads from Valdosta to Mineola, The
members OF each squad We're chained to-
gether and an. armed guard placed in
charge. Several blood-hounds were
brought along, and in future convicts win
be worked by the firm at Mineola
A suit was filed in the city court at
Naldosta Wednesday for $4,000 against
the Savannah, Florida and Western rail-
road. The suit is brought against the
road by Z. w. Barnwell and two sons for
the killing Of Mrs Z. w. Barnweu at
Walls mill on the night Of July 9 1893
The petitions claim that Mrs Barnwen
received injuries in getting from the train
and that said injuries resulted in her
death. II is claimed that the officers OF
the road were negligent in putting her off
at the station and that through then.
negligence she fell into a ditch. receiving
injuries which proved fatal to her.
Capt C. l.. Beeland. a conductor on the
Savannah, Americas and Montgomery
road, met with a terrible accident Wednes-
day night that may result in the loss of
MS right foot. However. amputation has
not yet been decided upon by the attend
ing physicians. As his train way freight
NO. 81, was pulling out of Huntington.
Capt Beeland swung himself upon the
forward platform. His foot slipped. and
he fell upon the rail right under the
trucks Both wheels passed over the foot.
grinding it TO a pulp. a frightful cash
seven inches in length was also made on
the ankle, but this wound is not so Sc
rlous as the other He was carried TO
Americas, where Drs. Miller and Darby
attended his injuries
Milledgeville Bee; Judge j. G. Simmons.
well known and highly esteemed all over
Georgia. was sent to the asylum by order
Of Ordinary Calhoun, after formal exam
nation by jury. Up TO a few years aeo
Judge simmons was a leading banker ana
merchant OF sparta, and just bafor. The
beglnplng OF his recent finausia clnbar-
rassment he was worth perhaps SlO0O0o
About three years ago Judge Simmons
was the victim OF business reyertas that
soon swept away his fortune. He slbse.
quenty moved 90 Atlanta and accented
travelling position with a la-es Louis
vile house. which be retained AS loug
ar mis- health was good Soma time apo
Judge simmona began 10 de,oIou fvnp-
toms of mental arrangement which ..rrv,
steadily worse.
'heF Choice. "a negro boy . wears and
3 months old. died at Macon W.ea1..,I.,,