The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-30

With Tr1chluoslS Ouereu 1oI SAFE at
Rome-Rafting Timber 700 Miles on
Georgia Rivers.
GEORGIA:
The negro gamblers OF Macon were raided
Saturday night and forty nine were jailed.
Mrs. Octavia leming has been appointed
by DR.. Fox as h. new postmaster Tor west
End.
The Augusta sports who went TO Marietta
and we're arrested for cock fighting have re
turned home. One was fined $40 and the
other s3i0
The store and stock Of general merchandise
of Jake Baum at Patterson was burned
Fridag night. The loss IS about 81 700
covered by 1000 insurance. The ire was
DOUBTLESS lnOe-dlary.
For lout three weeks T. J. MoselY, OF Cor
dele. has been. engaged in rafting timber down
the Flint river 10 the coast. He says there IS
some fine timber on the Flint. The distance
which he has to float the logs is about 700
miles
ON Friday of last week in difnculty al
Fem. John Boykiu shot Frank Lawrence.
The wound was not serious one. boykln
was arrested upon the charge OF assault with
inten. 70 murder. The difficulty arose over
money transaction.
Since the hrst Of September last there have
been received at the Evans warehouse at
Milledgeville 10 .222 bales Of cotton. at Jewell
warehouse, 4,675 bales. This brings the
city's receipts up 10 1857 bales, and the
season has not vet closed.
Win Winter (coloye -. who escaped from
the old guard house at Milledgeville some
time last winter attempted TO murder his
wife on Sunday night lie entered her home
about 10 clock at night and fired at her. NO
one was hurt. fOrtunatel7. A little later he
waylaid TheOphilus eco ison (colored) and
shot him in the face. Winter escaped.
A 3-year-old daughter Of Floyd Ward, ne
gro who lives on u. W. White place. near
Columbus, was burned to death Friday morn
ing. The child s mother mad left her with
some other children and had gone TO Mr..
White residence to do some worK. During
the mothers absence the child s dress caught
fire and her io1y was horribly burned. She
lived about three hours.
There are strong indications at Atlanta
that judge Turner. who has represented the
Eleventh district in congress for twenty
years. and is one OF the strongest members
from the south, win figure in the next guber-
Material race. Judge Turner is not a candt-
date, but he has hosts OF friends throughout
the state and there are strong influences
which viii, II is believed, make him strong
figure in that race.
Griffin News. Robert Hall, a progressive
young farmer living below Meanwhile, had
the misfortune TO have his dwelling destroyed
by ire last Monday night. The origin Of the
FIRE Is not definitely known, but Is supposed
TO have caught from the stove tue. Mr.. Hall
had only re emily married, and he and his
young wife we're using every energy to acquire
a foothold IN the world when the fire fond
swept away their home and its contents with
the exception OF two beds and TWO truu ks.
Mr. Halls neighoorS however have hearts
in the right place. and they Immediately com
menCed 10 pat his house and its comforts
back and in a few days will have him in
stalled in brand new house.
Rome Tribune; Rome came perilously near
having the sensation OF "a case Of trichinosls.
Such things frequently occur in the large
cities, tut this is Romes first The danger
was avoided by the care OF W. f. Harris,
and by the prompt action Of the city physi-
clan. who traced the pork TO another stall,
where il had been resold by the countryman.
SATURDAY mOFn1nH
keeps market on Broad street, called the
attention of his father. DR.. G. y. Harris, to a
dressed hog which he had Just bought from
countryman. There is something the mat
ter with this hog said he. and DR.. Harris
cut into 1t ana found mYriadS OF parasites
which he pronounced trichinR Being city
physician DR.. Harris condemn d the pork at
once. w. K. Harris called on the farmer
to take II back, and he did so. Later it was
discovered that the man had sold the hog the
second time to another butcher and DR.. Har-
ris went TO the shop and warned the proprie
tor not 10 sell the hog. showing him how it
was infected. The man accordingly made the
countryman take it lack
Col. John w. Echols a well-known lawyer
and Ed Drake. the equally well known
athlete, who was physical director at the
gymnasium OF the Young Mems Christian As
ISOLATION until recently. clashed at Atlanta
Saturday. II happened in the office of Col
Echols, in the Equitable building, and was
witnessed by many excited spectacle s Mr.
Drake had gone 10 Col. Echols office to col
lect bill Col. Echols claims that he took
issue with Mr. Drake as to the correctness Of
one feature Of the bill. Mr.. Drake says Col
Echols pro ,eeded to make his objections in a
very insulting manner,while Col. Eehos claims
that he was justly incensed at the way the re-
sentiment TO his complaints were forced by
Mr.. Drake. Word led to word. and Col. Echols
made a bound at MIR Drake. but fell with the
force Of his ill-dire,t5d low. Col Echols is
very heavy man, and the weight Of his fall
cut great cash in the back of his head,
from which the blood moved freely on
the coll r OF his coat. Mr.. Drake
threatened to cut me with his
knife and Col. Echols rea he'd for his pistol.
with when he drove the young athlete
from his door into the han. Mrs.
Boyd, Col Echols stenogr lpher, be-
came alarmed; and. with paruonable excite
ment and pluck, aided Col. Echols in ousting
Mr.. Drake. not giving him time to get his
overcoat and hat he little excitement
caused all the clerks in the Ri hmond and
DanviIle filc 5 q Sc b. to rush Upon he
scene. A We serious ARRAY was narrowly
averted.
The Rev. Tom Dixon, OF New York, who is
now making lie IRE tour through the south,
was ven a severe tunguC-lashiug from the
First saptist Oh Jrch pulpit AZ Atlanta, sun
day, y Rev. Or. Hawthorne. No love is lost
between Brother Hawthorne and Brother
Dixon. They have cla5 shed before. Dr. Haw-
thorne is something OF a sensationalst him
SER. one OF his pei hobbies. and one which
he harps on al all times is tina women should
not speak in the churches. lie never misses
chan to hit at the women. DR. Dixon was
at Atlanta one evening last week. and in the
special class Of fools of those sensationalists
who were always opposing the women speak
ing in church. He expended some
Of his st satire on these people
Everybody understood the all sion and
DR.. Hawthorne oh lrch was nlled "a
overlooking sunday with people who natu-
rally expe~ ted lively reply. And they got
II. he doctor used the strongest lang age
known to the pulpit vocabulary He chacac.
terized Dr. ii on as a good many different
kinds of fool. lie declared that the craze for
gold had demOralized the lecture platform
and that such men as DR. Dixon had made il
contemplate IN the ewes OF reputa de people
Another sensationalist, rev Warren Can
der. president Of emory college, de dared
Sunday that society women can pray. IN
they tell you they pray, you tell them they
lie DR.. Gambler, by the way, got his CHIEF
notoriety thro Igh the rebuke Emma Abbott
gave him In church at Memphis
FLORIDA
DR.. A. F. Phillips OF Sanford. will soor
open big drug store in the knight building
at tampa.
Fish dealers at Tampa report immense
catches OF all kinds OF fish, but say the
markets are dull
The Hodge house, at Ocal0 will change
proprietors Thursday. Sheriff Hodge mas
leased the building to Mrs. Capt. Joe Pal
mer, OF Monticello.
Orange and iemon trees are in bloom at Eau
Gallie. Guavas are blooming and carry fruit