The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-10-09

GEORGIA.
Work has at last begun on Rome's gov
eminent building
Several young men Of Camilla are try
ing to organize military company.
At the fourth quarterly conference for
the North Rome circuit, TO be held oct.
o. two young men are 10 be CANNED
for license to preach, and three are 10
be examined for recommendation TO the
annual conference for admission into the
travelling convention.
Washington Gazette. BY the last re-
port Of the controHer-general Lincoln
county had only go polls. In the cleo
ton Wednesday the vote Of the county
was ,l28 Il viii be seen from this that
Lincoln cast 2l5 more votes than IL had
voters. Columbia county also cast Ia
votes more than it had voters.
Washington Gazette: The negro man
Alex Terrell, who was shot in the head
here several weeks ago by another negro,
is improving all the while. The bullet is
in his brain and he is psralyzed on one
side, but he Is in a fair way 10 live many
years yet The doctors say that there
is no other case like it on record.
At Augusta two more Of Col. Charles II.
Phinizy's fine Jersey milch COWS have
been killed by the fatal disease Of an
thrax, which has been an epizoOtic among
day night and the other died Sunday
morning. The disease has killed ten in
all Of Col. Phinizy's cows and his loss
by their death viii exceed $500. for they
were all valuable and of the best breed
The colonel has thirty other Jerseys, but
they are all free Of the contagious dis
ease. and IT is hoped the anthrax will be
stamped out by the death OF the last two
Jerseys. {
Auaarfefra FT3voep- Pc
reached Americas Saturday Of another
outrageous attack by whitecaps, this time
near the town Of Helena, on the Savan-
nah, Anericus and Montgomery railroad.
The other case reported in these columns
yesterday was located at Helena, when
It should have been McRae, two miles be-
yond. In each instance, however the
same man was the victim, and il is be-
heyed that the same crowd that made
the attack at McRae were the guilty par
ties TO the second offense The attack
reported here Saturday was made the
night before upon Capt. King, a citizen Of
Helena, his ofIense, as alleged by the
members OF the mob, being that Of mis-
treatment OF his wife. Mrs. Kings con-
duct. however, when the whitecaps seized
her husband, does not bear out the truth
OF their statement, as she is said to have
attacked the men vigorously and with
good effect. Late at night, the white
caps, well disguised, entered the house
occupied by Mr.. and Mrs. King. He was
called TO the door, where two of them
seized and carried him struggling to the
street, where they were joined by the
other whitccaps. Silently they stole
thslr way to the woods near by, where
the struggling prisoner was tied and in
humanity whipped. After satisfying
themselves the mob left King with the
threat that their third visit would mean
death, and warning him TO leave the
country. More dead than alive. King
dragged himself home where he now h
II Is understood that Mr. King stoutlv
denies the charges made against him.
ana says emphatically that he will not
leave the county. The action N ~
regulators" has created a tremendous
sensation in that county, and further
developments are eagerly awaited.