The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-30

A Man Badly Guf by the brcaktug 81
a BottIe-Three White Men Com
PEELED To Leave Town by "A Mob
of Neeroes-A hoy Cut Nearly in
Two by a suw-i Marriage in the
Highway at Rome.
GEORGIA.
Mrs O. a. Evans. v ioW - The late
George IS. Evans. died an Augusta flia--
3lrs s. Montgomery Of Americas. who
was stricken with paralysis on Nednes-
CAV. is critically I'LL
The exhibit of the California mining
bureau. valuable mineral collection, has
been presented 70 the Girls Normal and
Industrial school al Allcdgevile.
on Jan. the old firm Of Arna'l q Far
mer - Newman VIII ne merged into
stock company TO be- known as the ar
nall q Farmer Merchandise Company
g. r. Black OF Newman has disposed Of
al interest in his mercantile business
10 RI. q. Glover ana the style OF Ihe Ifm
in future viii be @. i. Black & Co. The
change VIII 80 into effect Jan. I.
Saturday morning. al ] O'Clock A. O.
Veal shot and. it is thought fatally wound
ed j. O.. Giles. al Deep Step. in Washing
ton county. The trouble seems 10 have
been the renewal Of an old feud at an en-
tertaiument an Giles brothers home.
The police commission of Macon met FRI
dav ami selected as chief. 4 81. Btuner:
Lieutenant Pat Murphy Members Of the
force viii not be appointed untl after
the appropriations are made by the mayor
and council.
VIII Virgins, a negro Of Anericus, met
Amos Turner, another negro. with his
wife Thursday about midnight without
q word Of warning he drew his pistol and
fired at Turner who sprang forward and
struck the weapon upward but not In
time 10 prevent a bullet from entering
the upper part Of his arm.
Plans for the construction OF a new
building for the First Baptist church Of
Augusta at the corner Of Green and
Eighth streets have been prepared and
submitted 10 the board Of deacOns, and u
Is understood that the work viii COM
mence at a very near date. The new
building viii cost, II is estimated, in the
neighborhOod OF $4,000
At saw mill in ChattoOga county
Thursday, Ed Williams, about is years
of age, was frolicking with crowd of
companions. BY some accident the gate
was raised and the wheel set going, which
started the big circular saw. In some way
young Williams was thrown against the
saw and his body was almost cut in two.
lie lived but few minutes.
At Newman Friday. John T. Robinson
was engaged I'm bottling some domestic
wine, and in trying 10 force cork into
the mouth of a bottle the neck broke. His
wrist came in contact with the sharp
edges of the broken glass and the leaders
of the right hand were severed as with
a knife Dr. King, aNhO dressed the
wound, fears that Mr.. Robinson viii lose
the use Of three fingers as result Of the
injury
Friday night. while the train that had
started for Carrollton at $50 O'Clock was
still inside the city limits Of Griffin,
negro named Tom Norwood had a fight
on the train with three white men, in
which the negro was pretty badly used
up. He was cut In the neck and in sew
eral places about the body, shot
in two places, and was either push
ed of OF jumped from the moving train,
breaking his leg The worst injury he
susts med was the broken leg, as neither
the knife or gunshot wounds amount to
anything serious.
Miss Emma WEIGH and James Dubels
were married in the public highway, at
been keeping company for some time, and
going out for a drive, the young man in
cidentally drove by the Office Of Judge
Davis and secured a marriage license.
Then they drove 10 the residence Of Rev.
G. 8. Harris, and when they arrived there
he was just returning from a dinner.
They made known their desire, preparing
20 be married just as they were, 50 the
minister sitting in his buggy, performed
the ceremony while the young people re-
NAMED in theirs.
The Georgia Southern and Florida rail-
road has organized a dray line from the
terminus OF the Triton and Northeastern
railroad to Fitzgerald. The rates on
freight from Macon to Fitzgerald will be
issued at once. The dray line, of course,
Is only intended 10 be temporary, but Il
will answer until the Triton and North
eastern railroad can be completed into
Fitzgerald This road is now only about
eight miles in length, connecting with
the Georgia Southern at Triton and ex-
tending out toward Fitzgerald, but a
large force OF hands are at work push
ing 1t as rapidly as possible.
A story comes from one Of the little
towns on the Georgia and Alabama rail-
way, down in the turpentine region in
which a small party Of travelling men,
one Of them q. stock dealer of Americas
were the principal figures. The party
were awaiting a freight train there
preached by gang of negroes, all under
the influence Of whisky, and told TO leave
town instanter. The odds were three
against 30 and as the negroes were in
& very ugly mood. the trio of whites acted
upon the suggestion of the majority They
stood not upon the order of going but
walked six miles down the railroad to the
next town, where a freight train overlook
them.
A warrant was sworn out at Odum by
Miss Simnie Ogden before Justice ] r
Joyner against Robert Madray, accusing
MN OF abusing her, the result of a riot at
a dance near that place Christmas night
The trouble originated from an old feud
between tho Two families. About a year
ago T.. w. Ogden married the daughter
Of r. ]. Madray, against the wishes of
the parents of both parties 10 the match
They separated a short while ago and
there has been an i'll feeling between
the two families since. and on meeting
at the party a general row ensued, where
upon Mr.. Madray, the father Of the
young lady, and Robert Madray, her
brother, held Mr.. Ogden while young Mad
1ay cursed and abused Miss Ogden, his
sister.
s The correspondent of the Morning News
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