The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-17
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
N PARAGRAPHS.

A Cyclone in Madison COunty-TsyC
Cows Killed ia a Barn blown Down
at Ba and Two Girls Have "a Narrow
EscaRc-The Naval stores Cuisines,
on Boom Along the =. A., VI. Road
Dedication Of Dayvson's Two New
Churches.
GEORGIA.
A movement is on foot at Brunswick to
organize a gun club.
The Presbyterians Of Dawson viii ded-
icate their church next Sunday. Rev. J. b.
Mack OF South Carolina Is 20 Ofticiate.
Miss Sallie Daniel. daughter OF Hon.
Young Daniel of Oconee county. died
Tuesday al her home near Pennington.
-Four hundred wholesale grocers from
every state in the south viii invade Az
lanta ON Nay p and will remain for three
days. the guests of the wholesale gro
GERS Of the city.
VIII Reid. who lives a Magnolia Springs.
near Americas, has violin III years old.
II was made in 177S and is thought TO be
genuine Cremona. Mr.. Reid traded a
coon dog for his treasure.
The naval stores business along the
Savannah, Americas and Montgomery
railway Is fairly booming. The road hauls
1orty cars daily TO Savannah, upon an
average. and has all il can do TO keep
up with the heavy shipments of nOsin
and lumber.
Wild cats are numerous I'm the swamps
IN the upper part Of Terrell county. s. J.
ported that he caught three large ones
last week. They weighed about twenty
pounds each. One of the dogs was badly
hurt by a cat and may die.
The Interior Compress Association met
al Rome Wednesday. The president is Dr.
J. D. Turner of Atlanta. The Interior
Compress Association has a membership
OF some thirty-five cotton congresses in
Georgia and Alabama. The object of the
association is 10 further the interests of
The members, and for mutual benefit in
this line OF work.
The high wind Monday afternoon
wrought havoc in Madison county. Fences,
trees ard the like were blown down ana
cattle were killed. In short, it was 4
small cyclone. At la. the two daughters
OF L. c. Sailors were in his barn. The
storm came up so suddenly that they
We're prevented from returning to the
mouse: The barn was blown down by
the wind and two cows killed The young
ladies had a miraculous escape, sustain
ing only few bruises.
The Methodist church at Dawson will
not be dedicated as soon as was expected.
Bishop Galloway had been invited 10
preach the dedicatory sermon. but he
found It impossible to arrange his affairs
so ne could go to Dawson as soon as ex-
peeted. The officers of the church are
now thinking Of postponing the dedication
IN December when they hope to secure
me presence OF Bishop Cranberry. This
preside
ference at Fort Valley.
Two interesting divorce suits were filed
IN the superior court, at Atlanta, Wednes-
day In the first one the respondent is
goseph II; Anthony, special messenger TO
Judge J. II. Lumpkin. Several months ago
Anthony married a wealthy widow Mrs
Mary II. Lowe. After a weeks eNnerience
IN the matrimonial harness Anthony, who
IS CRIPPLE separated from his wife at
her demand. He thought this separation
was Que only 10 his wife's pique, and, al
though acquiescing. left word that he
would return when she wanted him
Wednesday he was surprised by the filing
OF the divorce bill. the complaint being
mat Anthony did not prove TO be such a
husband as the widow Lowe had calculated
upon. In the other divorce bill George
w. Eddyngton is the respondent His
VIE, Kate w. EddyingtOn. began her ac-
ZION week ago. but the delinquent hus-
band was served with a copy Tuesday
When he realized the situation he went 10
ms VIE $ abode at 81 North Pryor street
where she runs a boarding house and
undertook to chastise his rebellious
spouse, and declared 10 the boarders that
ne would run the house. Wednesday Mrs
Eddylngton applied for an order to re-
strain her undutiful husband from repeat
Ing Tuesday nights scene pending the
hearing of the divorce case.
The sequel TO the Morgan county tragedy
which resulted in the killing OF Farmer
Tom Estes by young Green last SUNDAY,
Is found near Eatonton. In a half honr
after Green killed Estes the murderer and
NOld Estes lne daughter of his victim
were married. They made their way from
Morgan county, passing through Putnam
70 about two miles from Mefiwether stat
tion, on the line Of Middle Georgia and
Atlantic railroad, in Baldwin county
Leaving his wife there. Green started
wednesday morning for his home In Nor
gan Tor the purpose of returning the mule
and, as he stated, to see how things were
up there, and If he found thingG 90 hot
10 sell his land and get out of the country
6artles from Morgan county. headed by
n a Al Low ,fl
were on Green's trail with a pack of
oloodhounds. The hounds did not prove ef-
1eetive and the man hunters divided up
with view of surrounding Green as they
We're close on his track Green rode un 10
Willard, station on the Middle Georgia
road, about O'Clock Wednesday morn,
ing, and was recognized by Deputy Bailiff
Childs, who leveled a double-barreled shot.
gun at Green and told him TO hold up his
hands. Green responded by sliding off
on the opposite side of the mule and mill
ing a 44-caliber pistol. with the rema rit
ri die first" The bailiff said he had
wife and children at home, and made up
ms mind TO take no chances with man
behind a mule with 4-caliber revolver
Some OF the pursuing party succeeded
Wednesday In locating Green's wife and
tried to secure information from her, but
she refused to talk. Stimulated by the
reward, parties are securing the coun-
try near Eatonton in search of Green A
party OF four passed through Eatonton
Wednesday night on their way to Meri-
Wether station, believing that Green will
return there, now that he has been head
ed off from his mission to Morgan county
Macon Evening News: The hearing of
the case of eX-Conductor Elem Geeslin
was resumed in the United States court
"Wednesday morning before Judge Speer.
Several witnesses We're examined. The
evidence was favorable TO Capt. Geeslin.
Inc most important testimony submitted
was that of a. +. SherWO od, auditor of the
georgia southern road, who had been en-
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