The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-01-03
GEORGIA And FLORIDA.
News Of The Two Stats Told in Para
graphs.

a Fugitive Negro Convict Makes Bold
Raid on a Residence-A Testament
Picked Up at the Battle OF the wilder
ness-A Man Cuts His Throat with
Suicidal Intent-A Man Shot in the
Face BY a Friend WAC Mistook Him
for Burglar.
GEORGIA
Receiver Boyle has postponed the sale
of the Cypress mills al Brunswick until
the hrst Tuesday Oh February
The cat crop OF Spalling county has suf-
fered seriously the past wee k- IN some
places the crop was completely Killed out
A new company for the manufacture of
buggfes and carriages is about TO be or
Eanized at Jackson. The mt nDers Of v hlch
are skilled workmen.
The Macon street cars ran all Of Sun
day night. in order 20 keep the tracks and
trolley wires from being covered with ice.
Manager Winters remained up an night,
directing the operation Of the cars.
It is probable that Judge speer Of the
United States court, viii render his decis-
ion in a few days. relative TO allowing Re-
ceiver Conner Of the Central road TO pur-
chase $S0J0 Of the Atlanta exposition
bonds.
ceived notice Tuesday Of the arrest Of
A. II. Holt. on "a warrant sent from Macon
Sunday. charging him with embezzlement
and converting 90 his own use the sum OF
S2,9)0. Holt will be carried TO Macon.
Congressmau-elect G.. l.. Bartlett Of Ma
con viii 60 20 Washington in about two
weeks, and viii remain there until the
adjournment of congress. lie desires TO
familiarize himself with the congressional
routine, and become personally acquainted
with as many Of the new members as
possible prior to the converting of the
extra or the regular congress.
Mrs I i Dunn an aged lady who 70
sides on Upper Greene street at Augusta,
Monday met with an accident which, OW-
ing TO the fact that she is as years Of
age. may cripple her for life While walk
ing across the room Mrs. Dunn was sud
denly stricken with an attack Of vertigo
and falling, broke her hip. Medical aid
was quickly summoned and the fractured
bones set
James Strange Of Jackson. young man
IN his twenties, attempted suicide Satur-
day night by cutting his throat. II is
said he was drinking and went to the home
OF one of his aunts. rang the door bell.
and before they could open the door to
ascertain who their caller was, he slashed
his throat with a knife. He was found
bleeding and taken inside and attended
by a physician. He is a man without
family, and no reason is given for the at
tempt
A night or two ago Emmett NcCord. a
young man of Jackson, was shot in the
face with a pistol by ]. G. Spinks Nc
Cord, 1t Is said, went TO Spinks' place
at nlSlL LOT tne purpose OF seeing MN
about going bird hunting and knocked al
the latter's door, which opens into the
public road. Spinks shot through the
door the ball taking effect as above
stated DR. r. c. Bryans was called upon
20 dress the wound and he probed for the
ball. which lodged in McCords face.
Barney Stark, n notorious negro thief
who was sent out to Smiths farm from
Jackson county some time ago, made his
escape Saturday afternoon while cutting
sage brush in the woods. This is the
same negro who robbed w. A. Pledger's
store at Athens some few weeks ago. The
dogs were at once put on his trail. which.
they followed TO point near Conner Here
they lost the scent and We're unable to
md il again The negro, however, came
on to Athens, and entered the residence
OF Hoyt sage, and passing through the
room where Mr.. Saye's little sons were
sleeping. entered his room Here he Sc
cured a suit Of clothes and a hat but let
fan an old sack he had when making his
escape.
Or. n. p. Pratt, a well known chemist
of Atlanta, has a testament I'm his posses
sion which was picked up at the the Bat
tie of the Wilderness. 1t was found near
the body of Brigadier General James S
Wadsworth of the federal army. who was
either killed or desperately wounded In
the battle. The book was given TO DR.
Pratt by a gentleman in Carroll county.
who requested him, ii possible, to locate
the owner and return IL to him. DR. Pratt
on Nov. % last addressed a letter to the
adjutant general of the United States
army. telling Of the relic, and asking if
there was such a federal general killed
at the Battle of the Wilderness. The re-
ply was to the effect that Gen. James S.
Wadsworth of the United States VoiIu-
teers was killed at the Battle of the VIII
derness on May 6, 1864, and that the last
known address of his son, Craig w. Wads-
worth, was at Genessee, y. Y. in 1867
on the inside front corner of the tesla
ment is United States flag and under il
the inscription: ITO the defenders of their
country. Presented by the New York
Bible Society, 1864" Between the pages
of the book was a yellow lock of babv's
hair, tied with n pale blue ribbon Or
Pratt is anxious to ind the rightful owner
Of the book, so that he can return it.