The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-14
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
MEMS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IMPAIR AGRAPHS.

The First battalion. Fifth Infantry.
L. :. A.. Ordered To the New Hin'
Range at Wnco-A Desperate
Fight On Horseback With Pistols
a Destructive blaze at Harmony
Grove.
GEORGIA.
Hon. All. Harrington " Swainshoro d
suffering intensely with "A severe ease o
fever
Union county was visited by "a severe
wind and rain storm Saturday and mucl
damage was done The corn and oat crops
After the storm was ovrr IS turned very
cold. and snow feil for short fime. ili-
Is the first SHOW ever seen 90 fAl there
in July.
AS the service train was shifting Do the
yard al Union Point Saturday John Par
ker, q coloreI hand. while attempting
70 board the moving engine, missed DIS
foouug and fell The cAA-n It7-D "f D
his left leg and almost severed 30 from
his body. Parker lived only a short time
after the accident.
An order has been received az Fort
Mcpherson for the First battalion of the
Fifth infantry 20 60 90 the new target
range near Waco, HARRISON county. This
strip of land. Two miles long ana a
half mile wide. was purchaser some time
ago by the government at cost of $1,000,
90 be used as target range. Ihis gives
the government The only target range in
the south. Heretofore the troops from ST.
Augustine. Key West Barrancas, Ne"
Orleans and Atlanta had 90 30 90 Fort
Thomas. near Cincinnati, TO have target
practice.
a desperate dght on horseback took
place Saturday night on the clay plantl-
tion. ten miles east OF Americus The
participants being Edward Sims. super
intendent OF the Clay plantation, and
Ross Bivins a negro tenant From re-
ports IL appears thar the negro had threat
ened Sims. and when they met he was
asked about the threats. Bivlns instant
~ drew a pistol and fired at Sims, who
rode his horse upon him and seized the
hand holding the pistol. and at the same
time drawing his own. BiVins continued
firing two bullets taking effect I'm Sims
LETT arm and shoulder and producing flesh
wounds Sims then shot Bivins twice
The wounds are mortal and while the
negro is sun alive he cannot recover
MI Sims horse was also struck by a
bullet from BiVin's pistol. Sims brother
was killed on an adjoining plantation
two years ago.
While attempting to board a car at
Cumberland Island Friday while ia mo-
ton. a l4-year-old son OF Judge Hamil-
ton McWhorter was badly mangled. Judge
McWhorter and family formed part Of a
crowd OF guests from Lexington. who
had been to the beach bathing together.
When the ear bell rang to leave the beach
young McWhorter ran for the train and
caught hold of the back railing as IL
moved off. In trying TO jump upon the
platform his foot slipped and his right
leg went under the car tearing the flesh
badly. both above and below the knee.
Saturday evening Hon. w Il. Thur
caught fire from shaviugs used for fir
ing the engine and was soon a mass OF
flames. Littie's livery stable Immediate
~ adjoining ThurmOnd's property, soon
caught and was entirely consumed.
Thurmond lost his planning mill. wool
carder, furniture factory and a twenty
horse engine. Little saved the horses, car
riages, buggies and harness. Thurmonds
loss is 5000; Little's $1,000. Neither had
insurance. BY the most heroic efforts the
guano warehouse. Northeastern depot and
Alhambra hotel were saved. A car con-
tanning brick was partially destroyed on
a siding
St. Mary's correspondence Morning
News; The Masonic Lodge was dedcat-
ed at WoOdbne Friday. John T. Shan
non, grand master of the state of Geor-
gia, was expected TO officiate, but miss
ed connections at Atlanta. He wired his
regrets and requested some past grand
master TO take his place. which was done
and everything passed Off very pleasantly
There we're about three hundred people
in attendance. and Savannah, Brunswick
Folkston and St. Mary's were we'll repre-
scented, as well as Kings Ferry and other
Florida points. A big basket picnic and
general good time was INDUCED in, with
short speeches in the afternoon and
dancing in the evening. The numerous
candidates for the county offices We're
out in full force circulating among the
people and trying to make themselves
solid for the approaching primary The
people OF Camden county seem to take
very little interest in politics. The sound
money men, being rather In the minority
seem to have lost interest in the ap-
preaching election, while even the free
ent. The republicans are working hard to
elect their representative; DR.. b. Adkn-
son will probably be the democratic can
didate for reelection to the legislature
A large number OF the negro, and some
of the white voters OF the county, did
not register.