The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-10-03
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
The News Of the Two States Told in
Paragraphs.
A Negro Boy Does a Very Heroic Act.
An Atlantic Judge Heir to a Valu-
BILE Tract of Land in Texas-ThrOwn
From a Buggy and Badly Injured.
GEORGIA

BILE Tract of Land in Tezas-Thrown
From a Buggy and Badly Injured.
GEORGIA
The one block Of ebert pavement laid for
trial on James street between Fairlie and
Peachtree at Atlanta has been comp ieted-
Col Richardson father Of +. Fl. Richard
son. editor II chief OF the journal was HOn-
day morning stricken with paralys while on
the street at Atlanta. he was taken nome
and is in a precarlOus condition.
At meeting Of the republican executive
committee OF nlChmOld county held SatIr-
day night ". II. Clark was expelled from The
organization. lie Is charger with 3olllhE an y
double dealing. He is a candidate for the
lower house OF the legislature.
Daniel Tucker a son of Dan Tucker OF r.
win county. accidentally shot and killed MIN
self al the home of his father saturday lie
was cleaning his gun intending to 60 bird
hunting The gun slipped OF the log on
which il was resting. striking the hammer
and emptyiug both loads into his stoma- a.
causing instant death.
F. C. Lauier of Waynesboro tells pathet-
ic duck story. He owned pair OF ducks, one
OF which was seriously injured anu Was put
in a peu for protection. The old drake was
faithful TO his better half and sat arc Il ! the
pen with all the patience OF one anxious Tor
the recovery of some dear one. The injured
duck died within few days ana the old
drake refused to eat ana finally died from
grief. for he was apparently IN the best OF
health and was well fed regularly.
"a Dahlonega Signal. Robert Beck, who has
been confined in Hall county lall Tor three
months, charged with cheating and swind-
ling, is out and a free man once more. When
he returned home one night this week his
wife refused TO let him IN the house and he
swOre out a possessOry warrant and had
Bailif Williams to 90 over and get his house
hold and kitchen furniture Everything was
turned over by the woman except cOIfee pot
and BOB is now ready 10 take in his fourth
wife
Alfred Jenkins. one Of the cooks at the or
phan asylum at Augusta, was the victim sat
uTday Of a splteful worm and received sting
on the hand which was not even painful He
thought nothing OF il until about an hour had
passed, when he felt agonizing pains. and Dr.
Goodrich was sent for in haste He promptly
responded and did what he could for the suf
fering man, and after half hours work his
patient began to get better and is now con
sidered 10 be out Of danger, though for the
course OF two or three hours his life was
thought TO be in imminent danger.
Friday night at II o clock what promised to
be one Of the most destructive fires that ever
visited Culloden started in the store Of
Wynn & Clements. For while 1t seemed
that the Holmes block was doomed, but the
disaster was averted. The negro church was
the next to catch. Never was a night more
unfavorable nor did the people ever work
harder. At one time Hillsman & Son store
which was wood seemed doomed, but the
favorable wind and the heroic work OF friends
saved IT, A small shoe and harness shop in
thirty feet OF the church and Immediately
between the church and Hillsmau S was nearly
torn down. but was finally saved by being
covered with wet blankets and lots Of water
Just one year ago the town was visited by a
very destructive cotton fire, burning two
warehouses and much cotton, but we rallied.
and now will come to the front again Messrs.
Wynn & Clements had a stock Of 825 90 with
e10 600 insurance. Hillsman & Son were
badly damaged by removal Of goods No IN
surance. The house occupied by Wynn &
Clements was owned by Lucius Winfield and
was uninsured Four small houses shops
owned by our best negroes. No insurance.
Negro church and parsonage, No insurance.
Macon Telegraph. One Of the most self
sacrificing acts brought to light in Macon In
long time was that OF a negro boy, whose
name could not be learned, Sunday afternoon
The boy was driving horse hooked to a
wagon belonging to Collier Bros. and in the
wagon was a small son of Durham smith
When near the market house the horse ran
away and the negro boy. who was not more
than Is years Of age, seeing he could not con
UOl the morse, ana That he was about to
collide with post, released the reins, and
taking the little white boy IN his arms
jumped from the wagon. The white boy was
uninlured, but the negro boy was thrown
against the brick sidewalk and seriously in
lured When parties who saw the runaway
reached him, he was unconscious, and blood
was freely flowing from a hole in his head.
After persistent efforts he was revived but il
was found that his spine or hips we're so bad
ly injured that he could not walk Il lie was
carried to DR.. Gostin s ONCE and medical as
slstance given him, after which he was car
Tied home. Those VINO saw the act say that
the negro boy could in all probability have
jumped from the wagon without injury had
he not attempted TO save the white boy also
II was reported Sunday night that the boy
was seriously and perhaps permanently in
jured.
Macon telegraph: A frightful runaway
accident took Place IN South Macon late sun
day afternoon, the eject OF which was the Sc
frrHre 4
rlous injury OF Mr.. Long. The buggy which
contained Mr.. and MIS- Long was rollins
down the steep Mill leading INTO Pebble
street in the rear Of the reservoir. when the
horse took fright ana ran at lightning speed
down the hill and around toward SeconC
street until the termination OF his mad career
which was against a stump Mr.
and Mrs. Long were hurled out Of Inc
buggy as though from a catapaut. Mrs. Long
striking stump and receiving the full fore,
OF the fail on he arm and head. Her arm
was broken ana she was otherwise injured
very seriously. II is thought that Mr. Lon.
IS fatally injured Il Is feared that he ha.
sustained Internal injuries that Will cause hi
death. The injured parties were taken to TIT
nearest house for immediate treatment In al
unconscious condition They were too badl
injured 70 be removed TO their home. Mr.
Long up 10 early sunday night not vet hav
ing regalned consciousness There seems Il
have been no eye witnesses TO the frightfu
accident and the cause of the horse S terribl
fright Is not known, and neither OF the vic
TINS OF the affair are in a condition TO tell any
thing about H.
Atlanta Journal: Judge j. G. Bloodworth
justice Of the peace has Just been apprisedo
the fact that he Is one OF the many heirs to
valuable tract OF land in Texas The nudge
however. says that unless the land in Que,
ton covers half the Lone star state Their
will not be more than an acre apiece for eac
OF the BloodwOrth family In Georgia for 1
common parlance, the WOODS are full c
them The story has just come frOr
James b. Con & Sons, of Austin. Texas VIII
tell about man named Frazier settling /
that state some time ago and OF how he cam
into possession Of a valuable rancho GOVERN
many hundred acres. Some time ago h
died and 10 was not known who his heir
were. The Cor firm began TO investigate an
discovered that some Of his relatives wer
here, The letter would lead one TO belicy
that the ranche was the most valJa de piec
MEDICAL.