The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-21
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
PARAGRAPHS.

Gen. Bullock 20 Act as His Own Law
yer in a Peculiar Land Case-QuRr-
termnster General West Goes 10
Beaton-A Child Taken From Its
Bed and Dro ~ned-A Drunken Man
Asleep on the Track Has Very
Barrow Escape.
GEORGIA.
Two young men OF Brunswick propose
20 ride to the Atlanta exposition on their
bicycles
william B. sprague OF Augusta has in
vented a composition for selling cotton
and wooden yarns.
The Auapaha river at Allapaha is run
ming over the flooring Of the railroad
bridge near Alapaha-
Assistant Engineer Cornell Of the tug
Inca Of Brunswick. whose leg was so
haaiy crushed Saturday, Is reported in a
dangerous condition.
The Wilkes gold mines near Granville
are beng operated successfully by Col
J. W. Cross, who is finding the precious
metal In large quantities.
Robert Lewis. the 15-year-old son OF
Elijah B. Lewis of Montezuma, died Nom
day night from the effects OF a ri1e wound
received accidentally last Saturday
Henry Abel one Of Macon's oldest and
best known citizens, died at his home on
Adams street, Tattnall square, Monday
night al 10 o'clock, after an Illness OF three
weeks.
John Pryor. big negro. is in jail at
Augusta charged with attempting Ie-
lonious assault upon the person OF Anna
Fisher, a 6-year-old colored child, Tues
day afternoon.
Israel Russell. l5-year-old boy, who
was tried and sentenced 10 ten years IN
the state prison on a charge Of attempt
escaped from the county jail at Jones'
boro. was caught few days ago IN Gull
man, Ala
Judge y. L. Hutchins Of Suwanee had
the misfortune TO lose $50 bushels OF corn
and about 5000 bundles Of fodder on his
river farm Monday night about II O'Clock
by fire. The loss will not be less than
$500; The fire was evidently the work OF
an incendiary.
Col. A. j. West has gone to Boston TO
prosecute the man who assumed the
quartermaster generalship OF Georgia ana
checks and used the colonel's business
prestige and social standing TO aid the
swindling schemes TO success
Aaron Campbell. a negro train hand on
the Savannah, Florida and Western rail-
way was run over and killed by passenger
train No. IS at Fleming station Tuesday
morning The negro was looking out OF
the door Of the baggage car and was
struck by the mail crane as the train
passed Fleming. He was knocked under
the wheels of the train and killed Instant
ly. lie lives In Savannah, but his body
was brought to Waycross.
An infant child OF Pearce Clark, a farm
er living in Pike county, was found
drowned in a tub Of water at midnight
night or tive ago. Clark and the baby
had retired for the night. When the
mother awoke she found her husband and
the child missing. The coroner held an
Inquest and found a verdict TO the effect
that the child came to his death by be-
ing drowned at the hands Of parties I'M
known. The neighbOrs OF Clark are sat
isfed that he drowned the child in a
moment Of mental alteration Steps VIII
be taken at once TO have Clark arrested
and tried for lunacy.
Monday night. as Mrs. Fielder Ozburn
and daughter. Miss Claud and Mr.. Rob
ert White and Miss Maud Hardeman,
were returning from church at Hayston,
Newton county, and walking over the
trestle over East Bear creek, they were
mo- on the service train running at
full speed. The party was about the mid
die OF the trestle, and IL was impossible
to get of before the engine would reach
them. There was no way to escape
deaIh hut to swing of from the ends of
the cross-ties and hold on till the train
passed over. This they bravely did, and
thus saved their lives.
r. S. Carroll, white man, claiming
to be a telegraph operator, had an ex-
trens4ly narrow escape from death while
In an intoxicated condition at Augusta
Tuesday night. While on his spree Car
and Georgia railroad yard, and seated
himself on a. crOss-te near the entrance
to the bridge. he went to sleep. and
WnllG MS olupoA III sumo ~
to get one OF his feet entangled between
the track and the ground. How long he
was so situated no one knows and but
for the timely appearance of a negro
man Carroll would not have known any
thing this side of eternity. A flying pas
senger trian was within ten or fifteen
feet Of him when he was pulled from the
track.
Milledgeville Chronicle: William Finn
and Ralph Harper had thrilling adven-
ture in the river swamp last week:
They, with others, went down to Ennis
plantation early in the week on a hunt
ing excursion. The rains set in and the
party were kept in doors a good deal,
but remained hoping for better weather.
On Friday morning all the party, ex-
cept Finn and Harper, left, some of them
promising to return Those who left.
however, found some difficulty in getting
out on account of the rapidly rising wa
ter and could not return. The
river continued to rise and the
two young men passed an anxious night,
amid surging waters and squeezing hogs.
On Saturday morning they found the
water up to the floor of the house they
occupied and they began to lay plans
for escape In a boat that was kept on
the rising water they managed TO cross
to higher land and thought their troubles
were over. but they had, in fact. just
begun. All the low places In the swamp
were filled with water and they were COM
PEELED TO wade the slushes. After about
five hours wading and swimming they
reached the big road and with happy
hearts they turned their weary steps
homeward.