The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-27
ITEMS IN THREE STATES.
GEORGIA. FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA BRIEFLY PARA
GRAPHED.

Augusta CoIored Military Compa-
nies 10 BE Given Another Chance
Before Being Disbanded-CarboI
Acid Apt 10 Cost a Drug clerk the
Loss OF His Eyes-BrunswicIz's Ne
Ero Murderer shot Dead While
Resisting Arrest.
GEORGIA
In the past two years over 5000 Elber-
Ia trees have been planted in Pike county
During the week there was shipped from
the port Of Darien 6J7.ss3 festsDf timber and
lumber.
Farmers report cotton opening rapidly In
every section Of Sumter county. Picking
VIII probably begin next week
The sewer bond election Friday at Dali
ton resulted 90 for bonds and 81 against
The IaW required near as affirmative votes
10 carry.
V O. Marshburn, a successful fruit man
near GAINESVILLE has sold his entire crop
10 Murkh & Baldwin of Fort Valley. The
orchard IS not large, but the crop VIII net
him $1,000.
John T. Harvard OF Rome. while prepar-
sng q prescription in the drug store OF D.
az
carbolic acid In his right eye. Il IS feared
the accident may cause the loss OF both
eyes.
Hon S. NJ. Bloodworth died at Forsyth
Friday in his s5th year He represented
the County Of Pike in tho lower house or
the legislature several terms. and IN 1871
was a member OF the legislature from
Monroe. He had also represented the dis
trict Ia the Senate.
The colored military companies Of Au-
gusta will be inspected again in the fan.
and II It Is found that sufficient improve
urent has been made to warrant their con-
tlnuance in the state service. the order of
the military advisory board disbanding
these companies Will be resc-nded.
Application has been made for a receiver
for the BloOdworth Shoe Company of At
lanta- The arm owes $1,000 TO $4,000 and IS
overstocked with goods. While attempting
TO board a moving train at Atlanta Satur-
day Charles Norwood, n boy. was knocked
down and dragged a long ways, and his
limbs were badly lacerated.
George Ward. the negro who brutally
murdered Fanny Harris at Brunswick last
Thursday. was shot and killed at Lulaton
Friday night BY Rayborn White while re-
slsting arrest. Chief Of Police Beach went
10 Lulaton and took the body OF the dead
negro back to Brunswick. The killing was
in self-defense, as Ward was armed with
a pistol and a shot gun.
Ordinary Wiley Of Bibb county has just
rendered his decision in the case of Mrs.
Elizabeth Venable. He holds that the writ
of luancy on which she was tried In Sum
ter county was illegal and that she IS
therefore unlawfully confined IN the luna
tic asylum, and he also holds that the ap-
p0intment OF Alb Holt by the ordinary OF
Sumter county as temporary guardian and
the issuance OF letters as permanent guar
dian to Mr. Holt was Illegal Ordinary
Wiieys decision is based on the fact that
Mrs. Nenable was a citizen OF Bibb cOun-
~ at the time she was tried in Sumter
county on the writ OF lunacy.
When Agent Huekabee went to his Of
fee at Ashburn Saturday he found that II
had been broken into and the company's
safe had been blown completely open, the
door lying out on the Office floor The
the front door, using an ak as a means
OF opening. There was no money I'm the
safe, the only things stolen being a few
express packages containing a pistol
watches and patent medicines. Empty
packages which contained the articles
3olen were found a few hundred yards
Fom the office The iron vault from the
safe was carried on, but has not been
found as yet. w. A. Murray's store was
also broken into and an attempt made to
blow open the safe, but without success.
money seemed TO be what the robbers
wanted, as they made no attempt to carry
on anything else.
Atlanta Journal; Recorder Calhoun es-
tabished an important precedent satur-
day morning at a special session Of police
court. BY his decision the recorder rele-
gates negroes to the rear seats in trolley
cars. A. r. Turner, q negro, paid his fare
on Lakewood car and was subsequently,
elected from the car because he persisted
IN sitting near the front end OF the coach.
Turner was told by the conductor that
he would have to move to the rear seat
but he refused to do so. Turner was OBJ
stinate and was finally put off the car
He claims he was roughly handled. The
conductor and motorman on the other
hand declare that they used little force
IN ejecting the unruly passenger. A case
OF disorderly conduct was made against
Turner, and was heard Saturday morning
AFTER the evidence was all In, the recor-
der delivered to Turner a severe lecture
ana wound up by assessing him a fine of
vs. and costs. Turner was unable to raw
the fine and is held at police headquar-
tiers. Unless the fine is paid Turner will
be delivered to the public works depart
ment where he will serve twenty-six davs
in lieu OF his fine. Turner, It is said, con-
templates entering a heavy suit for dam
ages against the railroad company