The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-12
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS


sheriff Dumped Into a Pond by n
Neero-A Convict Makes DesDe-
rate Attempt 40 Escape.
GEORGIA
There are sixteen men and twenty
women drawlue pensions from the state
En- Lumpklu county
On Feb. Is a new ieweiry firm. ne Bruins
wick. Jovgeirv Company. viii open business
81 No 80 Newcastle street.
Jessie. the 5-year-oli daughter OF James
White. a farmer Twins near buchahah'
was burned 10 death SATURDAY
Broughton Island. near Darien. was not
sold an Tuesday The sale has been post
pcned until the first Tuesday IN March
p. c. Abraham one of The Oldest and
best known Hebrews ~ Macon, dleu sat
urday evening. His death was GheN-
peCted.
c. B. Newman has sold his stock of
goods at Enon Grove ID Coweta county.
70 J. p. Ashley, who Will conduct the pus-
mess in futurs
No clue has yet been Iohnd 70 me muir
derer Of the Cinnamon Tung H. at Macon,
though the police officials think that ne
viii be discovered
The tax payers 81 Spaulding county will
vote on April - on the question of Is
suing $4,000 of per cent. bonds Tor the
purpose Of building court house.
John Zimmerman. who was struck by
q train at Marietta Thursday morning,
near the Marietta and North Georgia
railroad shops, died Saturday morning.
Mrs. Molly Reader, who lives on Mar
berry street near the Augusta factory, at
Augusta, was burned Saturday about 2
o'clock. Her injuries are not considered
fatal
The firm Of French & Chambliss, groc-
els of Americas, was dissolved Saturday
by mutual consent. i. T. Chamblss retir-
ing. The business Will be continued by W.
IS. French.
49, 49,. ---,-.- on. r-t.. .r-a-at.
81 Augusta was walking his beat between
Fifth and Eighth streets on Broadway,
he slipped on the ice at the corner OF
Washington and broke his ankle.
o. s. Hayes, a native of Ohio, who is
now editing the News at Statham, has just
succeeded ia bringing a colony of Ohio
gentlemen 70 Statham many of whom have
decided TO locate there permanently.
The time is out for the third party ON
GERS Of Wilkinson county 70 give their
bonds and take up their commissions, and
The county treasurer and surveyor both
have failed 10 file their bonds ana take
their commissions as provided by law.
George A. Nix, an engineer on the Sam
has invented a new device by which the
ash-pan of a locomotive can be emptied
on the fireman from his seat in the cab,
thus avoiding the dangerous work OF
crawling beneath the wheels of the engine
10 empty it,
The work Of securing subscriptions for
The building Of a $4,000 cotton mill in
ALEEiGAe IS PROGRESSING lNElN. Inc conf
Tittee canvassed only an hour or two Fri
day afternoon. and within this time secur-
ec over $4,000 In subscriptions, one citi-
Ken putting his name down for $3.50.
A white man named Hockton, sentenced
recently 20 term on tine Richmond
county changing for stealing "a banjo
made desperate attempt TO escape SAT-
uruay. The convicts were at Evans, in
a sand pit, near the narrow guage road
when a freight train passed. Capt Dick
enson was suspicious OF HOcktCn, and had
him doubled shackled, but DESPITE that
ana At the risk Of his life
one Of the cars The effort proved futile
The engineer Of the train saw the act
and reversed his engine quickly taking
him back to the guards.
Darien Gazette: The big freshet is a
great thing for the timbermen, who are
Dow working night and day to get their
and rivers preparatory to drifting same
% parien. one firm We are told will
get out about 100000 feet, while many
others in the business will run the total
7 up much higher. About 100000 feet is
expected down after the rivers fail suffi-
Giently TO allow the timber to be drifted
70 market. 1t has been several years since
the cypress men have had such an oppor-
tunity and they are now making hay
while the sun shines or while the sWamps
ere full 1t is thought that the timber
Will commence to come down in about
week, OF ten days, and then look out for
lively times in Darien.
Dan r. Keith, a well-known attorney
Of Atlanta. was bound over Saturday by
Justice BlOOdworth. on a charge OF per-
jury. When the action Of Justice Blood
worth became known 1t created a genuine
sensation, as Keith Is an attorney of wide
acquaintance. His friends declare that
there must be some mistake, but in the
meantime Keith's bond has been placed
q 500. keith's main witness, Maggie
Jones, was also bound over for perjury
and her bond was placed at the same
amount. There was no charge against
her, but In a decidedly sensational man
ner Justice Bloodworth discovered that
she was swearing falsely, and on his own
motion bound her over though she pro-
tested her innocence. The trouble is the
outgrowth of the signing of some legal
papers.
In the superior court at Buchanan last
week nearly all the time was occupied in
the trial of the cases against young Mann
and W. J, Brown, both charged with as
sault and attempt to murder. Young
Mann was charged with shooting Bailiff
Gentry at a dance, where Gentry went
70 arrest Mann on another charge. Mann
was acquitted. The Brown case grew out
of a family feud between Brown and his
brother-in-law, J. T. Latham, both promi-
nent farmers In November last Brown
visited Iatham's home and while there
got in a row with Latham. which resulted
IA Latham being shot. Brown was cut
with knife True bills We're returned
against both parties. The trial of Brown
occupied more than two days. Strong tes-
ti7noI1y was introduced by both sides. The
Jury was out six hours and returned
verdict Of not guilty
Brunswick Advertiser: Sheriff Berrie
narrowly escaped a terrible death in the
freezing waters of Clay Hole swamp, is
miles from Brunswick Friday morning.
The sheriff and G. w. Wright, Jr, went
oA&t to the swamp Friday morning on a
bird hunt. They found the waters of the
swamp frozen. At one branch, however,
the ice was broken and the sheriff offer
ed a negro 50 cents TO carry him across on
his shoulders. The negro got half way
across, stopped and asked his fare for
the money. Sheriff Berrie told him to
wait until he was landed on the other
hank. When-splashl the sheriff was
thrown into the freezing water. on being
pulled out there was terrible walk of
two miles to the station. The sheriff's
clothes were frozen stiff and he was nearly
dsa WHEN he reached a fire al the depot.
Sometimes on the two-mile walk, he was
about TO drop ana give up all hope of ever
making the trip. He reached the city Fri
cay night and was hardly able TO be out
YESTERDAY
FLORIDA.
Sharper Williams, an aged coored PEN
sloner Of Gadsdeu county was burned to
death Saturday night,
West Palm Beach has been made
-noney-order ONCE and Postmaster J. c.
Showers has forwarded the required $4,000
bond