The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-30
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.


Two Brunswick Young Men Are En-
gagged in the Furthcrance of big
Colonization PInn-The Plant Sys-
TEN Sued for $4,000 Damagcs-sur-
geOn General WymHn's Precautions
Against Yellow Fever-A Resident
of Weir Park Killed by Lightning.
GEORGIA.
r. E. Ward has been appointed postmas-
ter at Humber, in Stewart county, vice II.
T. Humber, resigned.
The Mercer University nine beat the
AIilledgeville base ball club at Milledge-
Vile Saturday by a score of 10 to 5.
A new church is to be built by the Epls-
copalians OF Albany. The proposed
structure will be built of brick and gran
lite, and will cost about $1,000
Irving L. Schuyler and Robert Morgan
of Brunswick formed a copartnership Fri
day, and will do an extensive lumber ship
eign.
John P. Nitcher of Madison county,
had four hogs killed by lightning Friday
He carried them 10 Athens for sale. but
the meat Inspector ruled against allowing
them to be sold. and Mr.. Hatcher had to
lose them.
Fuller. returns from Saturdays cleo.
ton at Griffin show a defeat of the bondG
and, for the present, at least, Spalding
VIII have no new courthouse. Whether
or not new Jail will be built by direct
taxation remains to be seen.
DR.. D. E. Morgan OF Girard narrowly
escaped drowning in Hollands creek Sat
urday morning, while attempting to ford
the stream near the Chattahoochee Brew
cry at Columbus. The horse and buggy
were swept several yards down the creek
before the animal could gain a footing
Erie r. Jones, through his attorneys,
Atkinson and Dunwody, entered suit In
wayne superior court against the Plant
system for $4,000 damages for the acct
dent which occurred to him at Waynes-
vile last November. The case will come
up for a hearing at the next term of
wayne court at Jesup.
The Confederate Survivors, Association
OF Clarke county at it's meeting Saturday
elected Hon. III. II. Carlton, president, and
new names were added TO the list. During
last year two veterans belonging to the
association have died, viz: Sergeant A. S
Vaudeville and Private James H. Reaves
Indications just now point 10 another
hanging at Americas on Friday next, for
unless the governor intcrferes land com
mutes the sentence Of the death penalty
TO life Imprisonment, Edward Westbrook
Will then go the gallows for the brutal
killing of a negro companion in August
last. The negro shot and killed another
negro m dispute about dog, shooting
his brains out and leaving the body in
the woods.
A well nown firm of Brunswick young
men is engaged in the furtherance of a
Dig colonization plan. The plan embraces
the purchase OF 1000 acres of land in
Glynn county, bordering on one of the
highways to Brunswick and the settling
az nrst of fifty families from North pa
kota and subsequently additional MIR
chases OF land and an increased number,
pt settlers from tibet border northern
states. Negotiations are now pending for
the land. The settlers are already pre-
pared to come.
j. III, Raley was painfully but not dan
gsrously shot By Gus Walker, a negro. at
ms nome in the Rutland district near
Macon Saturday Walker was drunk ana
passed Through Mr.. Raley's yard. MIR. Ra
ley's dogs took after him and ran him ont
MT; haley went out to call the dogs off
ana walker fired at him, the ball striking
him in the upper lip and ranging around
the jaw. The negro ran off but a. Dosee
went in pursuit and late Saturday after
noon captured him. He was taken to Jail
Saturday night.
Weldon of the editorial staff of the At
lantA Constitution, is in correspondenre
with the Princess NaZle of Carlo EeyDt
in reference to exhibits of the work of
present. Her royal highness, the Prin-
cess Nazle, though a Moslem in faith
mas abandoned the customary Moslem
Veil and enjoys more freedom than is
customary with the women of Moslem
countries. She is regarded as the most
enlightened and progressive woman In
Egypt, and has many friends and cores
pondents abroad, notably in America
MIS-, weldon has written to enlist her
aid in Setting forth the work of the wo
men or Egypt in the woman's exhibit at
the Cotton states and International Elk
poSluon: The wOmans exhibit at the fair
lands.