The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-22

Per-A BOY Caught Under n PAIL
ing Tree-A CoIored WOman'= Leg
Broken in Two Places and a Horse
Killed as the Result OF n Runaway
Near Macon.
GEORGIA
G. P. Stubs OF cochran died Weines-
day.
elem Harris is erecting q three-story
ONCE building on Forsythe street az
Atlanta.
o. A. Park and ]. I. Gerdine Of Macon
have formed cOpartnershlp Tor TIE prac-
tice Of law.
Col L. B. Anderson. one OF the Oldest
residents Of Atlanta and man Wen
known in the state. is very ILL.,
The negroes Of Webster county are VIC
tins OF the African emigration fever. and
a party Is being organized 70 90 10 Ii
IBERIA
John A Rhodes, who resides near Heph-
zibah. celebrated his ninety-eighth birth
day. Monday. he is remarkably well
preserved.
A white girl baby. probably only a few
days old. was found dead on the South
Carolina bank Of the river opposite Au-
susta "Wednesday.
Solicitor General ". NJ Howard OF FL
berton viii be a candidate for senator
from the Thirtieth district al the expira-
ton Of Senator Longs term
Near br0nhOOl are SIX AalAllleH LldL
have forty-two children, all living on two
and quarter lots Of land. These families
are well-to-do. They make their supplies
at home and some TO sell
Gov. Atkinson has appointed 7 J.
Dempsey. representative from Butts
county, a member OF the board Of Wis
itors for the academy Of the deaf In place
of J. 5. Stewart, deceased.
u is stated authoritatvely that Prof.
Boutwell, Graham viii resign as super
intendent Of the Griffin public schools
10 accept the position rendered him in
the faculty Of the state normal school at
Athens.
Elberton viii have electric lights. An
election was held Monday in which 3ls
votes were cast for bonds and none
against. The bonds are for $1,000, and
can be increased at any time Il rs thought
necessary to $1,000
A grizzly bear. il IS reported. was seen
in Pachitla creek swamp near Dawson
a few days ago. Bears have been known
TO come as near Dawson as Graves sta
ton and raid az night upon the corn
felds of the farmers.
The Georgia department OF the Grand
Army Republic will hold a meeting IN
Atlanta on April at which viii be pres
ent all the officers and chief officers Of
the national association. The department
of Georgia embraces the states Of North
and South Carolina and Georgia
Some time ago a mad dog bit two cows
and two calves belonging to J. A. At
kinsou, who lives a few miles from Law
renceville. One Of the calves has since
gone mad and died. the other has devel-
oped signs Of hydrophobia. Up 10 date
the cows have shown no signs OF hydro
phobia.
Mrs. Eva ". Brannon Of Marietta has
had a pension awarded TO her the amount
being so per month. She has also re-
ceived back pay at same rate for about
three years. Her husband, Gen. j. ".
Brannon, was for number OF years
prior TO his death on the retired list, re-
ceivinR 500 monthly
PIedger, johnson & Malone, the colored
lawyers Of Atlanta, have brought suit
against the Georgia Southern and Florida
road for their client Caroline Johnson,
for $4,000 damages for the death of her
husband. Charles Noble Johnson, brake
man, who was knocked down, run over
and killed while coupling cars on March
4. 1893.
Policeman J. W. Harrington Of Griffin
was accidentally shot Tuesday. just as he
was going of duty. He had been relieved
when the pistol fen out of the holster and
exploded. The ball struck the wall ana
bounding back entered his right groin,
but fortunately lacked force TO make
more than flesh wound.
Gov. Atkinson has received letter
from John p. Nicholson and William NJ.
Robbins, commissioners for the Gettys-
burg memorial movement, asking him TO
appoint a committee from the veterans
OF the state whose duty IL shall be 10 see
that the position Of GeOrgia's troops IN
the battie are marked out by suitable
tablets and memorial stones.
Miss Blanche Estelle Wilder Of Atlanta
has filed suit for divorce from her hus-
band ". ~ Wilder. Wilder was recent
" arrested for Threatening his wife's
life and fined by the recorder. He left
the city the same night. Mrs. Wilder
alleges that her husband Is an actor as
yet unknown TO fame. Deserti0n and
cruel treatment are also charged.
A few mornings ago Jack Harris, a
white man living at Jones' mill, near
Emerson, in Barlow county, cut down
a tree in the forest near his home. His
the woods, ran beneath the tree as IL
was falling. Some Of the limbs struck
him and when he was rescued he was
thought to be dead. but he has since
rallied and may recover.
A citizen Of Marietta tells Of a pecu-
liarly wonderful spring located about
twelve miles north Of Marietta, in Chero-
kee county near the boundary line Of
Cobb county. 1t Is called the wonderful
Cherokee Indian medicinal spring" Ira
ditiOu says that when the Cherokee In
dtans Inhabited that section Of the country
they came for miles to bring their sick to
the spring, TO drink OF its water and be
cured The water is so cold in summer,
that II IS impossible TO drink a cupful with
out removing the cup from the lips
Americas Times Recorder: There was
farmer in the city Tuesday who has
abandoned the all cotton idea If one might
judge by the contents of his wagon. In
stead Of a bale Of scent cotton, worth
perhaps so, he brought a wagon load of
peas Of fine variety, several bushels of
potatoes and peanuts, a big bucket of yell
low butter, several fine hams. a basket
of ten dozen eggs three dressed pigs
worth perhaps SZ5, and on top Of all
a basket Of partr1dges. The load netted
him more cash than I'VE bales of cotton
would, and was produced at less than half
the expense or trouble.
Mrs. william Lawson Pell, Chairman
colonial exhibit OF the Cotton States and
international Exposition to be held in
Atlanta, has notified Mrs. J. AIcC. Tharin
of ThomasVille that she has been appoint
ed a member of the colonial committee
and requested her TO collect revolutionary
relics Ia Thomas county for exhibition
at the exposition. 1t is the purpose Of
the colonial committee to have on exhibit
tion every rare relic obtainable of the
early colonial history Of the country.
These will embrace pictures, furniture,
Iaces, clocks, uniforms, jewels, etc. They
will be receipted for and returned to the
owners or sold IL desired.
The election recently held by the Macon
IIussars for captain and first lieutenant
has been declared void and another cleo
ton ordered for next Monday night The
returns of the election were made to the
adjutant generals Office and the order
now comes from that department declar-
ing the election Illegal and therefore void,
for the reason that Capt. Kenan had not
made p formal fendpr of his ragiPua tfnn