The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-01
GEORGIA And FLORIDA.
News Of The Two States Told in Para
graphs.

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Land of Flowers-A Carload Of Horses
Overturned and Three Killed and
Many Injured A Conductor Acct
dentaIly Shoots Himself - A Lively
Fire at wellborn.
GEORGIA.
One day recently about $4,000 was de-
posted in the Bank of Elberton.
Rev. W. A. Nelson has resigned as pastor
of the Baptist church at Hawkinsville.
T. w. Brewer and James Crahey are
in Jail at Valdosta charged with rob
bling the safe of Mr.. Tenders Of between
500 and $500.
The Stone Mountain Baptist church has
called DR. J. NJ. Britain of Atlanta to
serve them for next year and II Is be-
lieved he viii accept the call.
The populists have nominated Thomas ].
Cochran and r. G.. Bearden for tax re-
ceiver and collector of Morgan county.
No candidates were nominated against
Capt c. W. Baldwin. II. c. Fears and r.
L. Peacock, for clerk, sheriff and treas
urer.
Tuesday night at $50 O'Clock the sta
bles and barns Of Judge W. T. Lawson,
at Forsyth, We're consumed by fire, to-
gether with a fine horse, carriage, buggy
ineendiary origin. The loss will reach
$1,000, with no insurance.
Tom Johnson. the negro who was found
lying unconscious in the Central rail-
road yard at Augusta a day or two ago,
is dead. He breathed his last at the
Freedman's hospital during Wednesday
night. and with his death dies all proba-
bility Of ever catching those who assassi-
mated him. He was not more than % or
q years Of age
Preston Bonner, the negro who was
charged with the killing Of Norman Thorn
as a few days ago. was given a commit
ment trial at Eastman on Friday before
Judge W. +. Davis Of Empire. The evil
dence was rot sufficient to hold him for
murder, but a warrant was sworn out
against him for carrying concealed weap-
ons, and he was placed behind the bars
to answer to that charge.
Mrs. NJ E. Hicken, who has been con-
fined in the Fulton county Jail for sew
eral months on a charge of forgery, is
very angry. The cause of her anger is
that her trial has again been postponed.
Her case was TO have been called last
Monday morning, but, for some reason,
was postponed until January. This ar
reused Mrs Hickens ire, and she makes
some very uncomplimentary remarks on
the administration Of justice in this state.
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ago for presenting an alleged forged
check to the EadsNeel Clothing Com
pany.
Dugan Blalock Of Sonoraville is one of
Gordon county's remarkable men. He
is now II years old. weighs $50 pounds and
was never sick but twice in his life and
then only for short time When he was
~ years old he cut timber and split 200
rails per day. He has no brother sister,
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children and IS now blessed with fifty-siX
grandchildren. He has seen the rise and
fall Of twenty-five political parties dur
ing his life time. but has never voted any
but straight democratic ticket while all
Of his sons are populists Mr.. Blalock is
Baptist and a Mason and a solid and sub
stantial citizen.
Valdosta Telescope: Last Saturday night
the negroes at Conley & Lucas sim, near
Dasher. got up a dance and among those
present were two negroes known among
the workmen as Wright and Simon.
Wright was somewhat intoxicated and in
a series Of terpscorean gyrations, he
stepped on SimOn's foot apologzing at
the time. The apology was not accepted
and before he knew it, Simon pulled his
knife and began stabbing him. He was
cut in six places fearfully. DR.. Rose at
tended the wounded negro and he will
probably recover. Simon is a desperate
negro gambler. who was wanted by the
authorities for other desperate offenses
he has committed.
One of the most exciting contests Of a
local nature Columbus has ever expert
enced is now being waged over the water
works bond issue. A short time ago the
city council passed an ordinance authoriz-
ing the issuance Of S350,000 worth of bonds
with which to build new system of wa
terworks. The law also requires that such
ordinances shall be ratified by a vote of
the people. The law also requires that
such ordinances shall receive two-thrds
of the registered votes. The success of the
bonds would be a serious blow TO the Co
lumbus Waterworks Company, which has
been furnishing the city with water for
the past fifteen years. Hence the issue
is meeting with strong opposition from this
source. The election takes place on Dec. 8.
A highway robbery occurred about a
mile west of Columbus Wednesday Peter
Wells, a well-tO-do colored farmer from
Harris county, was decoyed across the
. river by a strange negro. and when a
short way out from Phoenix City, was re-
lieved of $3.50 a gold watch and chain and
other articles of less value. Wells was
persuaded to go over the river under the
pretense that there were some cows out
there for sale very cheap. On the way
Wells companion borrowed a farmers
weapon he opened it, ordered Wells to give
up his money and watch or receive the
consequences. Wells obeyed the COM
mand very promptly and returned to the
city and reported the matter to the au-
thorities. In the meantime the robber
fed and Is still at large.
Eastman Times-Journal: Messrs. Luke
Woodland and Willm Wynne went bird
hunting Wednesday, and on their way
back, a short distance from the public
road, the dogs set a covey of birds. Mr..
Wynne eager to get a shot at them,
anghted from the buggy and went to the
spot where the birds were, leaving Mr..
Woodland TO hold the horse. The birds
few up, and Mr. Wynne shot at one that
flew In the direction Of where Mr.. Wood
ard was sitting. As soon as he fired the
shot he saw Mr. Woodland throw his
hand to his face. He ran to the buggy
and found that one shot went through
his nose, and two or three hit him in other
parts Of the face. none proving serious
In the excitement VIII forgot to see II
ne had killed the bird, and when near
town he was surprised to look back and
see the bird in the mouth of Carlos, Jim
Arthur's fine blooded pointer lie had
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