The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-08-25
GEORGIA.

Pugilism at st. Simon Condensed
News From the State Press.
GEORGIA.
E. A. Denmark. while out on a hunt this
week in Bulloch county with j. Is. Bird,
killed nine 0 possoms and wild cat 20 inches
high. f
Two new hotels OF no small proportions are
promised-t to Atlanta before the day for open
Ing the Cotton States and International Expo
sitiOn arrives.
Worth county lands were never in greater
demand than now. Never a week passes but
what there is a number or proSpectorS mere
looking for locations.
Rochelle Solid South: The little dude OF
Pitts gave young lady Of the place TO-
pound box OF candy. That's right, Brutusi
sweeten her to suit your own taste.
The prisoners in the Montgomery county
Jail broke out Wednesday night, and they all
skipped butone, and he could have gone II he
had wanted to. Twelve or thirteen got away.
Triton has several handsome residences In
process OF erection. Among them IS a mag
niticent 85 600 home for Capt. w. O. TIT and
very handsome residence for Mr.. f. II. Tiff
The depot Glenwood was burned down on
Sunday morning about o'clock. The post
once valuables were all destroyed, we learn,
with all the books and papers belonging TO
the railroad ana express companies.
Ed Davis colorei. who killed man some
months ago In the Springhill neighborhood,
has surrendered himself TO Sheriff DosS at
Thomasville, Davis says he Will be able to
produce evidence which will acquit him
on Sunday last while gong from church TO
her home. near Hinesvlle. Dora Williams. a
worthy cOlored woman. was assaulted by one
Scipio VIM and two girls and fearfully
beaten. The sheriff arrested all the Offenders,
Rebel yels from 2 900 throats enforced by
the din OF brass bands and the bray OF GeOr-
gia,mules. tore he pretty little city of AcWOrth
wide open Wednesday, 10 use the word of one
Of the boys, who said he knew what he was
talking about
"A pair Of Englishsparrows have built nest
in the whistle Of the old switch engine in the
Central freight yard at Americus. That will
be an astonished family when the old engine
begins running again in September and tOots
the first time.
Cochran elegram: Our devil" in a fl of
mental alteration, loaned us a nickel to buy
oil for the press Monday. He regained his
right mind shortly afterward when a wagon
load Of melons passed and the driver shouted,
Two for a nickel"
The Syrian count who keeps the banana
stand near the artesian well at Americas met
one of his countrymen recently, and their ex-
clamatlons OF surprise, uttered in choice
Syrian, was like a carload Of pnwheels and
skyrockets gong OF at once.
A fine Jersey COW, belonging to Capt
Boynton OF Rochelle, died last Saturday
afternoon. The COW had been grazing in the
meadows near town, and upon reaching home
was IN dying condition supposed to have
been bitten by rattlesnake.
A great bicycle contest under the auspices
OF the Pulaski County Fair Association, will
take place on their track on Tuesday, sept 4,
at Hawkinsville in which large number OF
wheelmen from surrounding towns will take
part. A number OF prizes will be offered.
Times Recorder: The prospect is bright
for another electric line in Americas at an
early date twill be altogether local enter
prise, however, running as did the hrst one
TO the head OF the mill pond ana back but is
designed to furnish rapid transit between
Afnericus and one of the most delightful
sumner resorts in South Georgia.
"A movement-has been started by number
OF young men In brownsville to organize an
other military company. Something like
thirty men have signihed their willingness
to become members The Times Enterprise
says GhOmasviile Is hardly large enough to
afford two military companies and that il
would be better II the two would consolidate
In one.
Thursday between J. B. Osborne the populist
and DR.. II. Il. Carlton of Athens. Osb OrnC
haH the opening and closing and delivered a
set speech. DR.. Carlton replied in a two
hour speech, which utterly annihilated Os
borne. DR.. Carlton made one OF the mos
powerful and convincing speeches ever hearC
in this county.
Walton county voted on the prohibition
question Thursday. The prohioitlonists car
rled the county by 5l5 majority. A very heav,
vote was polled. Prohibition will 80 into
erect as soon as the present licenses expire
which 1Ssome time IN November. The ladle,
took deep interest in the election. At Mon
roe they we're about the polls and their ap
peals made many votes for prohibition,
Jake Austin, a white man living near Thorn
asvillo, was adiudged a luuatic Tuesday af
ternoon by jury summoned for the purpose
ana Will I've sent to the asylum as soon as pos
Sible. A warrant was issued for Austin b.
John Meg owan on Monday, charging hin
with assault and attempt to rape upon TIT
person OF his 5year-old daughter. Austin
has been OF unSOund mind for a long time
and after he was arres ed IL was thought beS
TO see If he was responsible for his acts be
fore prosecuting him for the offense,
While party of young men of Americu
city were shooting in dove field near Tn
Plains Wednesday. an old razor.back SOY
found bag OF loaded shells belonging TO on,
OF the hunters and which had been left at tn
camp II was not a tempting dinner. but
nevertheless, the SOW ate the shells powder
shot and all. Since the fact became know
every negro in the settlement will fly for hi
life atthe approach Of the hog, fearing an &C
cldental explosion, and now the farmers GU
there are seriously considering the use o
loaded shells as regular feed for their hogs
A coIored man by the name OF Thompson
living in the lower part OF Moutgomer
county, carried his little baby child to Di
Henry Macarthur at Long Pond on Monda'
night with It's thigh badly broken in tw
places. thompson said that white man b,
the name OF Hayes came TO his house Monday
and finding no one at home but his voun,
daughter and the baby, made a criminal as
sault upon the girl who resisted, and in tn
struggle the baby thigh was broken. II tn
facts are as stated, the citizens are decided
OF the opinion that the colored people in tn
neiehborhood ought to lynch Hayes
The sporting editor OF the Times Advertise
IL Informed that there was grand pugilisti
carnival on ST. SimOn's 5, near Miller's Atlanti
hotel Monday night, one OF the features he
ing fight to finish, for a purse, between
two powerfully built, athletic negroes VIII
consented to pound each other for the fun o
the spectators. The light took place in a "a
foot ring ana was fought according to L on
don prize ring rules. The battle lasted tiftee
rounds when the referee declared a draw. a
the punishment received by each OF the blac
hluggers was so severe that they were unabl
70 fight longer. The men are said 70 hav
been badly beaten up. ana one gentleman
from the island SAID one arm was broken il
the fight.
G A, Touehstone OF Augusta for telling
negro woman 20 beat his wife and for othe
abuses Of his wife. was lined S25 Ia the record
err court Thursday. II Mrs TouchStoue'
hlde OF the story Is not exaggerated the cas-,
u hard one. she says that her husband wa
hodllng Tor % negro dance that she wen
allcr MIN, nut he started home with a negr
woman, that she attempted 20 interfere am
mat IouchtoHe told his. companion TO ium
on ms wife ana give her "a good beating
whlch the woman attempted 10 do. Touch
STONE Acknowledged that his wife and IN
other woman had had o fight. and that he vii
messed IT, Lut says that his wife started IN
nBhl py interfering with her The recorder
AZ MS wisdom was inclined 10 believe tina
lusus -.