The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-13
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
The News Of the Two States Told
in Paragraphs.

A Black Footpad of Macon Fires Two
Bullets at a Man Who Refused to
Hand over His Money-An Ancient
Coin-Cool Attempt at Assassination
in Florida-A Brakeman Killed.
GEORGIA.
w J. Harper, of Americas. died Saturday.
The residences Of Gordon McComb and E.
n. Berry, Of sparta, are approaching compile
ton.
The Cherokee Nursery Company at Way
cross is shipping quantities Of trees and
shrubbery all over the south.
The pork killed during the fall and winter
so far, within the corporate limits OF Lump
kin. will aggregate nearly 10000 pounds.
William A. Broughton will be in the race
for the senate from the Twenty eighth dis
trict, subject to the action OF the democratic
convention.
Fire broke out at A. Goldstein's place. on
Mulberry street. at Macon, Sunday morning,
and his entire stock CT goods, worth proba-
bly, g., 600. was badly damaged.
Near Alapaha Saturday night, the sheriff
with posse went to a negro's house to ar
rest him for some Offense committed few
days ago The negro resisted arrest shot
one of the parties and was shot and killed by
some one in the party.
The Americas Construction Company Sat
urday made shipment OF 5000 feet OF pine
flooring TO a city in the upper part OF New
York state, near the Canada line and laid 10
Gown there s. per thousand cheaper than 1t
could have been bought in New York city.
W. r. Hilton, blacksmith at Lafayette,
while shoeing a vicious Texas pony Satur-
day. was kicked and very seriously, II not
fatally injured. The pony seemed bent on
killing him After Ii had kicked him down
IL continued to kick him. striking him two or
three times Mr. HiltOn's skull was fractured,
his nose broken and his face badly torn.
J. R. Brown, wealthy citizen OF Tallapoosa,
was arrested by Detective LOoney at Atlanta
Saturday on a telegram from his home The
charge alleged against him was that OF per
jury. Mr. Brown declared that there was
nothing in ii and that he would settle 1t salts
factorily in few minutes after reaching
Tallapoosa. He was carried TO Iallapoosa
Saturday afternoon.
Three negro boys were caught In the act Of
burglarizing the stOrehouse Of Moreland &
Pugh, near the 5. A M. depot at Lumpkin
few nights ago Mr.. Pugh says he can now
accoC nt for several hundred dollars worth OF
goods that he has missed from time to time
during several months past. The boys had
gay time smoking cigarettes, eating canned
goods, candy and crackers. Judging from
their appearance their ages are about II, 10
and -.
Brakeman Edward Schellie, on an extra
freight due in the Macon yard Mt O'Clock
Saturday night, was killed on top OF the cars
at the Oglethorpe street bridge, at Macon,
over the Atlanta division OF the Central rail-
road, while the train was running at the rate
of eight miles an hour. He met his death by
his head coming in contact with the bridge,
which IS known as Wares bridge while on
top OF the cars for the purpose OF putting on
brakes. the engineer having blown his whistle
for that purpose.
B. L. Hammond a violin player, from
Griffin. who has been in Macon for some
weeks, was shot in the right cheek and Sc
verely, though not seriously wounded by an
unknown negro a little before o'clock Sun
day morning. Mr.. Hammond was on his way
home and was stopped by the negro, who de-
manded his money. The demand was refused
and the negro at once drew a pistol and
opened fire. The first shot grazed Mr. Ham
mond's right cheek. and as he attempted to
close in on his assailant another shot struck
him on the left cheek, and the aegro turned
and fed.