The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-16

wound Inflicted by Tinery.
GEORGIA
Americus IS going 20 have baby show
during the Christmas holidays
The voters Of Conyers in the recent cleo
ton unanimously cast their ballots lot
free schools.
John 5. Parsons. son OF the Hon Henry
Persons. OF Talbot county. has been elect
ei ordinary Of that county
While cutting an oar AZ Tweed last
week John Kicks cut has ioot severely
necessitating his using crulcnes-
James J. Nichols OF Augusta claims 70 .
counts he was operating at Conyers-
Raphael Hrsch. one Of the oldest and
hest known citizens Of Marlel "a. ciel I q
day from heart trouble brought on by IAN
ing health
Miss Adams. the young lady who was
so badly burned ia East Macon aDoll Two
weeks ago. is in precarious condlt4on-
il is feared she cannot recover
John ". Kerry OF Minneapolis. Mimi
IS in Lawrenceville, with view 10 estab-
fishing a handle factory, IL ne nnds tnat
he can get hickory timber IN suHlcleAl
quantities
The will Of DR.. Robert Battey has been
placed on record at Rome. The property
is devised TO Mrs. Battey and the emil
dren. and there is noting OF public inter
est in the paper.
John Kendrick, Central railroad en-
the road between Columbus and Birming-
ham. The lubricator valve blew out bad
Is scalding him about the face and eyes.
The walls Of the main building Of the ney
cotton mills at Monroe. Walton county.
have been completed and the long railels
swung into place The buildings have
been going up rapidly during the 1ne
weather.
J. D. Kelly is suing the Consolidated
Street Railway Company of Atlanta Tor
s. so for the breaking OF a bone IN MS Ut
tie finger caused. a. is alleged by the
sudden starting Of car which he was
boarding.
Representative Joe Mansfield Of Nc
Intosh county wears very handsome
gold badge. presented TO him by MS Eel
low legislators as token OF their per
eOnal esteem and their admiration OF ms
true blue democracy.
Edgar Branch Of Montgomery county
had his right foot severely burned last
week near the stone landing on the op-
posite side Of the river near Tweed i IS
feared the gangrene VIII set IN, necessi-
tating amputatOn OF the limb.
Manager George stallings Of Nashville,
who has managed base ball teams in the
Southern League for the last three years,
will not be seen in the Southern League
next season. Stallings has signed con-
tract TO manage the Detroit CLUB IN the
Western League
David Gray, the young man who was
shot by Louis Tillery at Dublin last week,
is dead. The killing occurred while a
PARTY was in progress al Gray's mother
house and is said 70 have been unpro-
IS supposed 10 be in hiding near Dublin.
A report has reached Marietta OF the
killing on Thursday afternoon OF a son
OF Prank King, who lived near Nining
station. The report is that the attack was
made by a man who was returning from
Atlanta. King was stabbed in the abdo-
men in five places. He died Friday morn
ing
~. A-,fo Abbott tba sooa1Ied Caor-
gia magnet. claimed TO have had stolen
from her at Macon Saturday, several
thousand dollars in valuable notes and
silver and gold ware, and decided to call
into service her mysterious power to re-
cover it. At last accounts she had re-
covered a portion Of the missing property.
A terrible accident was averted at Dub
lin one day last week by the presence OF
mind of Col T. L. Griner. Mrs. Griner
was standing before the hearth when her
dress caught hre. Her husband who was
near by, rushed TO her assistance. and by
the aid OF a thick wooden skirt worn by
her, extinguished the fire Both Col. GIRL
ner and his wife's hands were badly burn
ed.
1t has come out that Arnold, the tele-
graph operator at Holton Station, was
the indirect cause of the wreck near Ma
con on Thursday. Arnold had orders to in
struct Engineer Matthews to wait on the
siding at Holton until the northbound
train had passed but failed to give the
orders 10 the engineer. Arnold has been
dismissed from the service Of the COM
pany.
Miss Catherine Drew. youngest daughter
Of Judge J. S. Drew, is lying In a critical
condition at Tweed al the house of her
sister, Mrs. Jordan Smith. About two
weeks ago she complained Of a tooth
which was comparatively sound causing
her much pain. The gums Of the molar
swelled TO such proportions that her face
IS nearly beyond recognition. She can I
swallow and has not eaten any food for
the past week. Dr. Carter. the attending
physician, cannot alleviate her suffering
IN her present condition, unless soft
place presents itself 50 he can lance it.
Hon. William Clifton will probably be
q candidate for another term as secretary
Of the Senate and Hon. Mark Hardin is
generally supposed to be not aVerse 10
another term as clerk of the House. So
iicitor General Price Gilbert, who won SO
easily four years ago over number Ct
tive Battle, also Of Muscogee. Judge
George +. Gober, of the Blue Ridge cir
cult, has no opposition for reelection. So.
licitor General George Brown has an
nounced that he will not be a candidate
Senator Charles Brand win oppose Solicit
tor General Dick Russell in the northeast
ern circuit.
The main topic Of conversation al
Mount Vernon is the atrocious murder
of Prof. Perdue. II is now reported thai
a prominent farmer of the county was
grinding cane during the week of tbs
lynching. A certain man was present anC
remained until late hour Immediately
after he left the farmer went across the
road for some purpose and was returning
to the house when two men on horseback
came by. AS they neared him one said
'Ill be - II l don't cut his - throa
from ear to ear" Next morning the crime
was committed. The farmer recognized
the speakers voice and thinks he can als'
identity the other man. 1t is said Mrs
Perdue will sue the county for the los
of her husband
A petition will probably be read befor
an early meeting of the city council o
Macon from the Macon and Birmingham
railroad authorities, asking the city I
grant them four acres of city reserv
land near the Central railroad compress
for the purpose of a depot and car yard
1t is understood TO be the purpose of tn
Macon and Birmingham people to bu
out the Macon ana Atlantic Short Lin
and complete its line from Birmingham
to Savannah, and it is believed that tn
city would be willing to grant the sit
upon a guarantee that the Macon an
Birmingham would so extend its line. Tn
work OF extending the line. from La
Grange TO Birmingham is now going o
and Manager Sparks has made severa
visits to New York lately in the interes
of Macon and Birmingham stock. TIL
property wanted for a site is ABSTRACT
valued at $4,000.