The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-20
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS or TIRE TWO STATES TOLD
PARAGRAPHS.

N EAAANAtAEArs
Two Men Dangerously Wounded by
the Accidental Discharge of Their
PiStoIs-A Lively Experience With
Negro Burglar Caught i'm a House
Mt Augusta-A Physician Attacked
by Real Estate Agent.
GEORGIA.
Every business house in SandersVille Is
occupied as is also every dwelling
Lowndes now has a county chain gang.
where the conyicts are put 10 work on the
public roads
Colouitt county's home for the aged and
infrm has been completed, and the couh-
tvs paupers moved thereto.
The postohice at Beckham. which was
discontinued some time ago has been re-
established with ". W. Beard as postmas-
ter.
Efforts are being made now to build a
Raptist church i'm South Rome, and
Christian church at some point IN the
city.
The Whitley Grocery Company made the
largest shipment of goods Monday ever
sent out Of Americas. A solid train OF
eight cars of merchandise. valued AT near
$500. was shipped TO the new town OF
Fitzgerald.
The hotel proprietors in Blackshear have
a lively way Of doing things. One day last
week two men jumped their board bills.
The towns blOOdhCunds were put after
them and. overtaking them near way
cross, the fellows were made TO Iork over
81 apiece.
A negro woman on the Hooks planta-
ton, near Americas. was found dead in
the ward Tuesday her body burned TO a
nrier he
and the supposition Is that her clothing
caught fire and she was roasted before
help could arrive.
Lizzie Reddick. dissolute negress, re-
ported at police headquarters at Ameri-
Gus Tuesday. that a strange white woman
had left an infant at her house Monday
night, telling her TO keep it and disappear
ing Immediately. The baby, a healthy
boy apparently a day old, is still in the
possession OF the Reddick woman, though
the police will try to discover the unnatu-
raj mother.
In the superior court at Macon Tuesday
Judge FELTON, non-suited the plaintiff in
the case of Bird VS.. the Georgia Southern
and Florida railroad. More than year
ago il was claimed. Bird was thrown from
Georgia Southern train near Cordele. His
leg was broken and was afterward ampu-
tated near the thigh. Bird had no ticket,
but says he was offering the money TO the
conductor at the time he was showed on
the moving car.
Tweed correspondence Morning News:
A distressing accident occurred one day
last week, across the river, near Pearly.
by which a little 4-year-old girl of Lemuel
Gray lost her life, by being drowned. The
child was playing about a big clay hole
fun of water, when she slipped and fell
headlong in the pond. When the little one
was missed from the house, a search was
instituted, and in a short time, the life
less body of the child was discovered.
Starrsville in Newton county, was acct
dentaly shot through the body, on Friday
night, and at last accounts was in a very
critical condition. The shooting occurred
at the residence of Mr.. Hendrix, near
Starrsville, where a social party was given
on Friday night. After the party was
over, and the young people were leaving
for their homes, Hugh Biggers was exam
lining an old pistol which was lying on the
mantel piece, when 1t was accidentally fir
ed, the ball striking Mr.. Epps in the back
near the right shoulder blade, passing
through his body, and coming out through
his right breast.
DR.. Harry Huzza of Atlanta failed to
remit a check for his rent as promptly
as George W. Adair, Jr., thought he
should have done, and Mr. Adair began
egectment proceedings. me doctor wrote
the collecting hrm some salty notes and
Mr.. Adair made a vain attempt to strike
the doctor with his fist when he met
him on the street Tuesday. DIR. Huzza
said that for several days he has been oc-
cupied with cases of a most delicate ma
ture and that he, in consequence, failed
to send a check in liquidation of his rem
tal on the day 1t was due which he had
always done promptly before. Mr.. Adair
said that this statement is correct.
At Augusta Tuesday morning at o'clock
the families of Messrs. Barnes and Gibson,
at Marbury and Gwinnett streets. were
startled by finding a big negro in the house.
Mr.. Gibson awoke to ind the negro in his
room at his bureau. He at once covered
the fellow with his pistol, and called for
his brother-in-law, VIII Barnes, who came
in with a stick and proceeded to give the
intruder thrashing. The man gave his
name as John Walker. Before the recor-
der Walker said that he was drunk and
nately, however, Mr.. Barnes who says the
man was not drunk, did not get to court
IN time, and consequently the fellow was
fined only S.
Thomas Dukes, a well known citizen of
East Macon, accidentally shot himself
Tuesday and it is seriously feared that
he Will die. Mr.. Dukes was sitting on
the back steps of his house in East Macon
cleaning his pistol, a IS caliber, when in
some way ii fired off. The ball struck
Mr.. Dukes right above the heart went
on a direct course, pierced the lung and
passed through the body, lodging under
the skin Of the back. Mr. Dukes is about
IS years old. His wife was Miss Lou Will
liams, a sister of Lamar Williams A few
years ago Miss Sarah Dukes a sister Of
Mr.. Dukes, was sweeping a room at her
house when she accidentally knocked
down with the broom a gun that was
behind door. The weapon fired and the
load lodged in her head, killing her.
FLORIDA.
Burglars entered the store of c. C. wor.