The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-10-29
ITEMS IN THREE STATES.
Condensed News Of Georgia, Florida
and South Carolina.

GEORGIA.
Hon. c. A. Robbie is out Of the race for
mayor of Augusta.
Forty cars were loaded with cotton OF
Waynesboro a week ago Saturday.
a Bible now in the court house at
Dahlonega has been used at every term
Of Lumpkin superior court since the year
1915
The Sumter county Crisp club Is rapidly
increasing in membership, and before Nov.
the names Of fully $500 voters will he
enrolled.
S. G. Walls of Dooly county found a
baby forty-eight hours old in his buggy a
day or two agd. Where the baby came
from is a mystery.
1t is rumored that DR.. II. d. D. Stra-
ton has sold out his lot and house in
Greenville and that he will resign the pas
torate Of the Baptist church.
A little son Of T. NJ. Shadinger Of Car
rollton, z or S years of age, was kicked by
mule last Friday on the head. His skull
was fractured, and it is thought that he
will not live. The boy was In a lot feeding
hogs when the mule ran by and kicked
him.
Jane Smith, colored, mother of Babe
and Albert Coffee of Dahlonega, dropped
dead last Saturday night in the eastern
portion of Lumpkin county at a church
while shouting. She had just finished
saying TT is good to be here" when she
fell.
c. A. Avant, who has been a citizen of
Macon for several years as an officer of the
United States court and later law agent Of
the East Tennessee railroad has moved
TO Knoxville, Tenn, his headquarters hav-
ing been changed to the headquarters Of
the western system of the Southern rail-
way.
The Clarke county jail is empty. Fri
day the last prisoner walked out in COM
pany with a bailin and bound for Col.
Smiths camp at Smithsonia- This prls-
oner was Robert Jarrel, colored, who had
been convicted of burglary and is now
under sentence of three years in the PEN
itentiary.
The noted Trammeu case that has been
in court at Hamilton for a number Of
years past will certainly be dropped from
the docket now. Judge Butt ordered at
the last term of court that the land be
sold for cash on the first Tuesday of De-
cember next and the money be distributed
among the heirs.
do Cows Have Sous?" was debated
. at one of the colored churches at Amer
ious yesterday morning. For several
days past a female preacher has been
teaching such a doctrine, and many ne
eToes already believe strongly in the
faith. One of the leading colored de-
batting societies has taken up the gaunt-
let.
An old negro named London haillng
from Burke county, claims to have been
robbed of $50 at the Watkins wagon yard
on the Savannah road, near Augusta,
Friday night. He had just sold his cot
ton. He says there were strang negroes
in the place, and that after he fell asleep
they cut open his pockets and took his
money.
Adwelling house at Fem, Dolly county,
occupied by C. w. Hicks, of the Hart
Lumber Company was destroyed by fire
Sunday morning. 1t caught from defec-
tive fiue about o'clock and was quickly
burned to the ground Mr. Hicks saved
nearly all his furniture. The house be-
longed to the Hart Lumber Company and
was worth $3.50 There was no insurance.
Lawrence Fleming, a messenger in the
office of the Southern Railway Company
at Augusta lost q large sum of money
Friday night. He was on the way from
the railroad Office to the express office and
lost two packages, one containing $2S7 in
money, the other $50 in vouches. Agent G.
o. Mclaughlin Of the Southern railway,
offers a reward for the recovery of the
money and vouchers.
Hon. w. T. Brantly of Maryland has
been, by vote of the six judges of the
court OF appeals, appointed official re-
porter Of that august body. The court of
appeals of Maryland is the supreme court
of the commonwealth The honor of this
appointment is great and the emoluments
are handsome Mr.. Brantly was born in
Augusta in 1852. His father was an emf
nent and scholarly Baptist minister there,
but removed to Baltimore after the war.
Mrs. Morehad of Charlotte is Mr.. Brant-
iys sister.
Sheriff Patrick arrested in Griffin Thurs
day night a negro by the name of Simon
jackson, who had shot and killed a white
man named Nal Bethune in Fayette
county on Wednesday. The negro ad-
mitted the shooting, but did not know
his victim was dead until after his arrest
He says that Bethune pawned his PTS
tol with him for 81, but after the negro
let him have the dollar Bethune attempt
ed to take the pistol from him, ana in the
seuffie the pistol was discharged with the
result stated.
The organization of 1.-THE Mcintosh
Democratic Club" was perfected at Ia,
rien Friday morning by the election oil
the following officers: President, James
Lachlison; first vice-president James
Walker: second vice-president. y T
Hewitt third vice-president. James r
Jussley; secretary, August Hedstrom
treasurer. Robert P. Paul; executiv,
committee, James Lachlison, James Wal
.
ert p. Paul, Robert II. Knox and Au
gust Hedstrom. The club now has a mem
bership of about 100 but it is daily increas
ing, and before the congressional cleo
ton is held it will reach 250.
Fire broke out at 1870 o'clock Friday
afternoon at the shippers compress a
Americus, and for a short time It looked
like the entire plant might be swept b,
the flames. AS it was about 10 bales %
cotton were burned over, nearly all O
which will be saved in "A damaged condi
ton. The Savannah, Americas and Mont
gomery locomotives were drilling in tn
freight yards near by, and the fire is sup
posed to have originated from n hyini
spark. The loss is estimated at from
$500 to $1,000, and is fully covered by in
surance. The burned bales belonged q
W. *. Bell and r. +. SnoWden, an,
were at the press for shipment.
Waynesboro True Clifton: Last Satur
day morning Tailor Bently entered the jal
10 have II cleaned as is his custom ever
morning. He always has a trusry prlsone
TO do tho cleaning. lie hal cleaned u
every cell except the one whlch he'll
Prince Wells, a negro who is charged witt
HrrI "a aI1fHH 10.