The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-13

Escapes Death by Falling Into 6
Weu-Poitical Tips From Various
Parts of the state-An Attempt tC
Break Jail at Marietta.
GEORGIA.
$4,000 is to be spent in extensive improve
ments upon the First Baptist church at Co
lumbus.
II rumor is true. NJ G. Bayne win he a can
didate for the legislature from Bib. Mr.
Bayne is an eloquent member OF the Macon
bar
In a few days the handsome 3-story build
ing at the corner OF Broad street and Third
avenue at Rome, viii be com pleted. The
structure is the property OF EK-Mayor 6. s.
King and viii be an ornament to the city.
T. r. r. Cobb who was one Of Gen. Evans
ardent advocates for the governOrship, has
placed his services at the dispnsa al OF the state
democratic executive committee He pro
poses TO make Just as many speeches for Mr.
Atkinson as he made for Gen. Evans.
"A wellknown oxford negro by the name OF
She'll Earl shot his wife in the back with a
double barrel gun early Tuesday morning
The. sheriff OF Newton county was
sent for and got there Just In
time to prevent Shell from committing sui
eide The woman is still alive and Shell is
IN iaA. The deed was committed in a mo
nent OF insane jealousy for which there is
said TO have been no just cause.
One of the hottest contests in the Sixth dis
trfct for the democratic congressional nomi.
nation will be waged in Jones county. This
county adJoins Blob. Bartlett and Whitfield
VIII each make lively struggle for ii. and IL
Is said that Cabaniss Will also contest for
Jones this year, In 1892 Cabaniss did not
make fight In Jones, but the lines we're
closely drawn between Bartlett and Whit
field. Whitfield won. 1t is said that Bartlett
was too sanguine Of carrying 1t. He believes
that he will carry it this year, however.
Jones has only two votes, but those two votes
would have nominated Bartlett IN 1892. Cab
aniss has made some appointments in Jones
which his friends think will help him.
gentleman from the Flint circuit SAYS
that one OF the most interesting contests be-
fore the next legislature will be the race for
the judgeship OF the Flint circuit There are
three candidates, to-wit: Judge John J. Hunt
OF Griffin, the present incumbent; Hon. Mar
Gus Beck OF Butts, the present solicitor gen
eral Of the circuit, and Hon. Young Allen OF
Upson. representative in the legislature and
chairman of the railroad committee. Each
has a good following, and all are working
actively. In the event OF the election of Mr..
Beck the ONCE of the solicitor general win
become vacant. The only name mentioned
so far in connection with this once is that of
Hon. y. ID. Is. BloodWorth OF Monroe, repre-
sentative in the legislature and chairman OF
the corporation committee. Mr.. BloodWorth
is g law partner Of r. L. Berner.
Marietta J ournal: A serious accident oc-
CURED at the residence Of Col. J. T. NJ. Hare
last Saturday. Master Humes Rogers of
Birmingham, Ala, aged TO- nephew OF Mrs
Hare, and Master Tommie Glover, son Of
Joe clover OF tnlS place, were engaged in
shooting toy cannon and some hrecraCkers
IN the orchard Of Col. Hare 1 tin box con-
tanning half pound Of powder, was on the
ground, and these two little boys we're close
by, when spark from a fire cracker fell on
the powder. and created terrific explosion.
Tommie Glover had his eye brOws burned on
and his face, neck and breast were seriously
burned also. Humes Rogers had his arms
from his elbows to his hands and his legs
from knees down badly burned. Little Tom
ME Glover was blinded for while and wan
dered around screaming until his mother
came and pulled on his partially burning
clothes about the neck. DR.. Seize gave i'm
mediate attention and the boys are doing as
well as could be expected.
Marietta Journal: There are twelve pris-
Oners in the Marietta jail all colOred, except
one United States prisoner They made an
effort last week 10 saw out. Mrs. McLain
heard noise that indicated that something
was wrong up stairs, and so she informed her
husband, sheriff McLain. He went up stairs
and took his pocket knife and scraped along
the steel bars. when suddenly his blade
stopped in a crevice. He examined 1t and
saw that the bar was nearly sawed in twain.
The place had been filed up with bread
crumbs OF something until il could not he de.
tected with the eye. He then examined the
steel barred windows and saw that several
bars had been sawed nearly through The
prisoners denied any knowlegde OF it, who did
it. or where the saw was, A vlgilant search
was made, and under the edge OF the tin root
OF the rear room the saw was found where
they had reached through the window bars
and stuck il under the roof. The prisoners
had planned to escape Thursday night and
they would have been successful II timely
discovery had not been made. IL is thought
the wife OF one OF the colored prisoners
secretly conveyed the saw to her husband
during one OF her visits
Amerfcus Recorder: What might have beer
fatal accident occurred out on Fielder street
night or two since. and that no more seri
Gus results attended the affair is remarkable
when the facts in the case are understood
Quite number of little children had assem-
bled at the house of neiRhbor and were
playing hide and-seek in the yard when one
of them tumbled headlong into an old well
The screams of the little girl, together with
those Of her companions, attracted the at
tention OF several gentlemen who were sit
ting in front of Bosworths store anC
they went post haste to ascertain
the cause. The other children wer,
standing about the well. screaming and cry
ing, and II was some time before they wer,
able TO tell the cause Of he trouble. AS sooI
as IL was learned that one OF their umbel
WASH the well long rope was secured an(
preparations made TO get the child out Blu
this was not altogether necessary. The littl,
one was not hurt by her terrible fall OF fort,
feet, and telling the men above to lower tn,
rope she seized il and began to climb out
Bracing her feet against the sides of the wei
she pulled herself by main strength to tn,
top. The child was badly frightened but no
in the least injured.