The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-11-08

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Lands Around Apopka yielding a
Handsome acknowledgement Trial
for Murder on in the Circuit Court at
Orlando
GEOR GIA.
Butler Herald: A rather unusual in
cident was the meeting at the Sealy
house one day last week of J. W BrIdds
of South Carolina, w. C. Stewart Of Wash
ington, ID. c., and Herbert Bivius Of Car
sonville Each Of these gentlemen have
lost a left arm, one by a saw-mill, one
by a gin and one on a railroad.
S. C. Foreman, proprietor of the Fore
man hotel at Monticello, committed sui
eide Saturday might at $50 o'clock by TAX
ing one ounce Of ChlorOform. Several
physicians were called but their work was
in vain as he died in thirty minutes after
he drank the deadly poison. Financial
trouble is thought to have been the cause
Of his rash act.
While the occupants Of the Davis house
at CullOden were at supper Monday night
some one entered the house and broke
open the trunk of George Blalock and got
therefrom $1,000 in bills. They went into
the room of Joseph Jordan and moved his
trunk out in the middle of the room, but
some one disturbed them and they made
their escape. No clue whatever to the
perpetrator.
At a regular meeting of Rutgers col
lege, at New Brunswick, \. j., on oct
30. the degree Of doctor of laws was unani-
mously conferred on Prof. Henry A.
Scomp of oxford, Ga. Prof. Scomp was
for many years professor of foreign Ian
guages in Emory college. This is quite an
honor, as Rutgers college is one Of the
oldest and most famous institutions in
this country.
Rev. Bryan Collier, a Griffin boy has
accepted a call to the Baptist church at
Decatur, and viii take charge Of the
church in a few weeks. Mr.. Collier is
a graduate of Mercer University and of
the Southern Baptist Theological Semi
nary al Louisville Ky. He has been doing
some missionary work in North GeorGia,
to which he viii stin give about one week
out of every month.
William Mathews of Union Point who
has been working at Rhodes & Little's
steam gin at Crawford, was very badly cut
Monday evening by gin saws. He was
careful in his work, but while working
about the gin the breast was thrown down
striking his arms and knocking 1t into the
saws. Drs. Little and Frazer were imme-
diately summoned and dressed the
wounds.
MilIedgeville Union Recorder: Bob
Shine colored, was run over by the 1880
day night Bob was a farm laborer at
McCombs Mount On his way home from
the city Wednesday evening heavy with
drink, he stopped on the trestle at Toh-
ler's creek to take nap. Later the night
train passed over him, leaving him with
a crushed leg and hand TO suffer agonizing
pain until he was discovered next morn
ing. Dr. W. A. Moore, surgeon of the
Georgia road was sent for and made the
unfortunate man as comfortable as posi-
BILE, but the skill of the doctor was UNI
availing Shine died Friday morning.
The track of the Macon and Birmingham
railroad was torn up Monday night on
fill thirty feet high, abouts even miles west
of Thomaston. Threats have been made
by some populists against a special train
that is run on this road TO accommodate
democratic voters of this county on the
line of the road The tearing up of the
track at this time was to wreck this train,
which passed that place about 40 O'Clock
Tuesday morning. Ghe authorities of the
road have some parties under suspicion,
and in all probability arrests will be made
promptly. The crew on this train We're
very careful in watching the track thereby
saving the lives of the entire crew and
some passengers who were on board.
Monroe News: There was killing at
a dance at the house of George Reeves,
colored on w. T. Dallys plantation in
Alien 5 district last uulSUdN llBIl. y
quarrel ensued between John Williams
and Ike Austin, both colored. as to who
should dance first. Williams drew his pis-
tol and tried to shoot Austin, who ran
and sought refuge in another Negroes
arms. Williams pursued him and in that
defenseless position shot him in the temple
The brains of the wounded man spat-
tered the clothing of those about him, and
he sank to the floor in the agony of death.
In three hours Austin was dead. John
Williams fed from justice without a mo-
ment's loss of time. This was the second
man he has shot, although his first vic
tim did not die.
While in a highly nervous condition, in
duced by excitement and overwork, and
after having been reproached by her hus-
hand for neglecting some of her household
duties, Mrs. Willie Hairston. of 15z Man
gum street, Atlanta. made an attempt to
take her own life three days 100. This at
tempt may yet result fatally. 1t occurred
at il o'clock Saturday night, and although
the relatives of the distressed family have
made every effort to keep Il quiet, it be
came known on the streets Monday and
has been generally discussed. The bullet
passed within an inch of the heart between
the sixth and seventh ribs and between the
folds of the lungs. Although her condi-
ton is at present serious, her physicians
express the hope that she will recover.
Mrs. adlfstOn Is the VIE or X. x.
Hairston, who Is the secretary and treas
urer of the May Mantel Company, and is
one Of the best known young business men
in the city Their neighbors say that ap-
parently the home life of the couple has
been of the happiest kind. No enc has
ever heard either speak an unkind word to
the other and if they ever had home quar-
rels no one ever knew of them.
FLORIDA
Welaka is filling up. Nearly all the
available houses for rent have been en-.
gagged for the winter
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