The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-22
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
The News Of the Two States Told in
Paragraphs.


A Negro Killed by Falling Into a
well-A Man Who Killed Another in
Brooks County in 1886 Just Ar
rested.
GEORGIA
John Temple Graves is lecturing in the
northwest.
The melon crop in South Georgia is 1 900
cars short of the shipments OF last year
che prospect for a fine cotton crop IN
Brooks county hasn't been better in twenty
years
1t is rumored that party OF local capt
talists are organizing stock company for the
purpose OF establishing guano factory at
Blakely.
The Dawson Cadets, which was the youngest
military organization in the city, has gone by
the board, and the assets OF the company
were divided, each member receiving Few
dollars.
The subscription committee OF the First
Baptist church at Columbus is meeting with
very gratifying success in the Efforts TO raise
$40 900 for the improvement OF the church
Nearly IS 900 OF the amount has been sub
seribed.
Darien shipped over II COO COO feet Of tim
Der last month and ii now looks IS II the
shipments for July would be about as large
Darien's timber business is increasing al
the time There are now in port loading with
timber and lumber nine vessels.
The business Of the Augusta postof1ce hav-
ing Increased so rapidly OF lhJ6 postmaster
Dunbar made application for another man
and his application has been granted. He has
promoted Edwin Flynn from stamper to
assistant distributor, and has appointed e. O.
Bearden stamper.
w 6. swords has completed the telephone
line from Arlington to Damascus and every
thing is now working smoothly The stock
company is capitalized ut s22o, and the shares
are Is each. On Tuesday last the stockhold-
ers held meeting in Arlington and perfected
q permanent organization.
Some days ago Austin Martin, negro man
near Ridgeway, fell into well seventy-hve
feet deep, and was instantly killed. His neck
and both jaw bones were broken. Another
negro happened to a similar accident on the
place of Robert Mcfarland, from the effects
OF gas. He was drawn nearly 10 the top Of
the well, and fell back dead.
The returns from the democratic primary
for Macon county officers, held on Wednes
day, show that for sheriff w. G.. Chtlds was
nominated by a majority of seventy seven
over o. +. Dixon. The vote was about an
average for all nominations, but much lighter
than the two recent spirited elections. All
abe old officials we're renominated.
Willis DuBose, colored, living few miles
below Elberton, while out hunting last
Wednesday aecidentlY shot himself, from the
effects of which he died in a short while. He
was using Misunderstanding gun and attempted
20 shoot enc Of the barrels, but 1t hung fire
He then ccmmenced loading the other barrel
when the ,trst one fred, dischargtng the load
in his breast.
At Augusta Thursday night Henry Moore
went to the home of Rev. Morton, pastor of
Zion church colored. on Twiggs street, and
found his wife. Moore forced his way into
house and beat up the preacher with chair,
The recorder this morning dismissed Moore
and expressed his regret, because OF teehnt-
cal reasons, at being unable to bind Rev.
Morton over to higher court.
Mr. Garrsrd will speak al Lafayette, in
Walker county, on Monday July q. At
At Dalton, Whitfield county, Wednesday,
July 26. At Spring Place, Murray county,
Thursday, July 20. Al Calhoun, Gordon
Barlow county, Saturday. July %. At Mari
eta, Cobb county, Saturday night July 2s.
There seems to be no question that liver
son. L. Harris Of Macon will be nominated
district. Mr.. Harris, so very close friend
of that gentleman says, really does not want
the nomination, but populists will insist on
him accepting It.. II Is said that Tom Wat
ris run, and 1t is highly probable that he Will
do so.
Postmaster Dunbar ofAugusta received let
ter Friday morning from postmaster in Penn
sylvania asking for the address of DIR. Joseph
Jones of Augusta, who visited Apdersonviile
prison during the war in the interest of
science. The correspondent says that his
was peculiar case and DR.. Jones gave him
the most careful attention and did him more
good than any other physician He winds up
his letter by stating that DR.. Joseph Jones
knew more than all the physicians in Penn
sylvania. DR.. Jones is now resident Of New
Orleans.
Capt. Tip Harrison, the well-known pension
commissioner at the statehouse, has his
hands full now with the work Of Killing out the
warrants for the teachers of the public schools
OF the state. The payment has been delayed
this quarter by the reason OF the hitch that
turned up In the doubtful wording of the bill
providing for the quarterly payment OF the
teachers, but everything has been cleared
away now, and the teachers Will soon be en-
1oying their salaries in all parts Of the state.
The quarterly payment amounts to S250000.
On the night OF July 70 Anderson Garner,
one OF the negroes on the Garner place, at
Lafayette, was shot at short range by his
brother, Allen, with an army musket loaded
with squirrel shot, and instantly killed. The
load struck him just over the left nipple,
tearing large hole in his body, Part OF the
shot entered his heart. Allen was bound over
to await the action Of the grand jury. Allen s
wife was the only one that was on the spot
the defendant is that Anderson had shot at his
son, Lewis, and was ready to shoot him as he
came up.
Qultman News: Jennie Williams. daughter
of Aunt Jane Pollard, lost all her property a
few days ago, together with her husband
Being an energetic negro, Jennie went in for
making money, regardless of work, and pur-
chasing small place south Of town her hus-
band was to run the farm while she went to
Florida and worked for money with which
her husband might carry on the farm work
duU not D6COul6 lDuoDJ6u. 10lS went on very
nicely until Eph had a very fine crop in good
growing condition, and snapped off the farm,
together with the crops. for S25 and debt of
SEQ making S45 in all, while it was valued at
not less than $500. Jennie intends TO get il
back II possible.
An unusual escape from the bite of rat
tlesnal1e was the experience Of a little mu.
latto lad on the place Of ID. S. Harnage, south
of Naylor, in Lowndes county. The snake
struck him on the foot about o'clock last
Saturday evening A young man near by
promptly took the new suspenders worn by
the boy and tied them tightly around the
ankles, fastened the buckle and twisting the
knot neatly over the artery Circulation was
held in check, though the member was badly
swollen, until Dr. Quinn came. The foot was
then cut open at the bite and an antidote ap-
piled. The treatment acted perfectly and the
boy recovered. Those who saw the snake
said IL was huge one, and the wounds left by
the fangs were two and half inches apart.
Whitfield Landrum Of Lexington, one of
the best known citizens OF that section a
man OF eminent respecta bility, who had at
tanned the unusual age of 97.years shot him
self through the head with q pistol and died
late in the day from the effects OF the wound
Mr.. Landrum shot himself at his home Thurs.
day morning The ball entered the scalp
near the right temple. made an ugly scalp
wound AMI ran somewhat around the skull
without breaking IL. He died in the after
noon. Mr.. Landrum has always lived in Ogle-
thorpe county, has been a successful and
prosperous farmer, and has always been held
In high esteem. He admitted shooting him
self, and said that it was caused by trouble.
He gave no special reason and the family
knows of nothing To have caused him ~