The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-10
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
The News Of the Two States Told
in Paragraphs.

Dent Held for Voluntary ManslauRh-
ter-A Fatal Shooting Affair at a
school Exhibition-DamaEe Done by
a Storm Around Columbus-A Boy
Arrested at Pensacola for Stealing
Letters From Mail Pouch.
GEORGIA.
Chief Of Police Oliver has told the demi-
monde to leave Athens
Josie Sneed, the lO-vear.old son Of Joe
Sneed. colored. an employe at the brick yard
of Cruger & Pace was drowned at the boN-
yard swimming place in Flint river at Albany
Saturday.
The race for coroner in Bibb county is de-
veloping candidates world without end. There
are said to be in the neighborhOod Of thirty
aspirauts for the place, all OF whom feel sure
of election.
Matte Butler claimed TO be the wife OF
Henry Butler who died at Macon recently.
She desired 70 administer on his estate. OPP
position was made TO her application on the
ground that she was not the lawful wife of the
deceased, the allegation being that she had
living husband when she married Butler. Or
binary Wiley decided against Matte and APP
pointed Jim Butler, the son OF the deceased,
administrator
WI Dent charged with the killing of o.
i. Wright had a preliminary hearing at Ro-
berta on Wednesday last. After hearing the
sworn testimony for and against Mr.. Dent,
and the argument made BY counsel on both
sides, they retired, and, after due delibera-
ton, returned a verdict finding the defendant
guilty of voluntary manslaughter, and liked
the amount of bail at 5000, which Mr.. Dent
readily gave. Mr.. Dent is still in precarious
condition, as his wounds may yet prove fatal
AT meeting of the democratic executive
committee Of Calhoun county last Tuesday
eighteen Atkinson delegates were elected TO
the state democratic convention, and July Is
named as the day for primary TO nominate
candidates for state senator and represent
alive. Aug Is was named as the day for
COuurpeS nltpri Rusgpll'S and merry 4
friends both claim the county for their re
spective candidates. The executive commit
tee is composed Of ten Russell and two
Query men.
The. Sunmerville News tells this one
Years ago an old hardshell preacher, who
lived ON the border in the days when the In
dams were at war with the whites maxi
ing preparations one morning TO go TO his
church, miles away, through country In
tested with savages. He was carefully load
ing his old tint-look rife to take along, when
friend present remarked, What are you GO
ing to take that gun along Tor. old mani
Don't you know that II 1t is foreordained for
the Indians to kill you that the gun won't
save you| That's very true said the old
man as he deliberately rammed the BAH
home, but suppose it is foreordained that the
Indian shall be killed? Now, how would the
good Lord carry out his purpose II didn't
have my gun aionRy That was clincher and
closed the debate then and there
Columbus Enquirer Sun: Reports of con
siderable damage from Friday afternoons
who lives about Ave miles north of the city,
was heavy sufferer Lightning struck the
gable end of his barn. doing much damage TO
the structure and killing a fine horse and a
splendid mule. A negro, who was In the
barn at the time, was knocked down and
badly stunned. IC was thought for some
time that the negro had been killed. The
visitation Of the stroke was accompanied by
an unusually heavy and sharp clap OF thun-
der, which awoke the entire locality to alarm.
Lon Jenkins of Midland is also a sufferer.
stroke OF lightning, equally as strong and
severe as the one that was visited upon Mr..
Rodgers barn, fell upon Mr.. jenkins barn,
and the result was one of his horses was in
stantly killed.
John Sapp shot and probably fatally
wounded VIM. L. Etheridge al Milford Friday
night The occasion was an exhibition given
by Miss Annie Flemings' school. The house
was crowded, and both parties TO the shoot
ing had been acting too Familiarity with GER
tain young ladies present and had been
warned by the brother OF the young ladies. At
the suggestion Of young Futch, Etheridge
told Sapp TO sit up and not lean against the
young ladies. This enraged Sapp who jumped
out--at a window 70 settle it,.
Etheridge, accepting the invitation,
followed, and in moment the shoot
ing began. Sapp shot four times hitting
Etheridge only once. The wound is in the
left SIDE and may prove fatal. Sapp left i'm
mediately; indeed, when the fourth shot was
fired he was some distance down the road, the
snot striking horse tied near by. Etheridge
had pistol but did not use it.