The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-10
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

ness ut an Early Day-A COIored
Minister Accidentally shoots His
Twe-Year-OId ChiId-The Pincap-
pie Crop in Florida Soon to BE
shipped VIII Re Very Large.
GEORGIA
Miss AddavaIa Kincaii Of Griffin and
DR.. Joseph Thomas Of atlanta were mar
ried Wednesday,
Mrs. John r. Sutton was found dead in
the yard by her husband six miles from
Stinmore Wednesday, She died from
heart failure.
John F. Smith, a brakeman, filed suit
in the United States court at Atlanta
Wednesday against the Southern railway
for $4,000 damages for injuries received
in a railroad accident.
Hon Thomas +. Watson, populist nomi-
nee for Vice President, has gone 10 his
home in Thomson suffering from a severe
throat trouble, which threatens his en-
forced retirement from active campaign
work for some time
Randolph Bryant and Peter Allen, col
ored boys l6 and Is years ofsage were
crossing the tracks Of the belt line at
Glass Factory avenue, Augusta, Thurs
day, when the wagon in which they were
riding was struck by a switch engine and
both boys were badly hurt. Bryant was
taken to the hospital, where II was found
that his leg was so badly crushed that
amputatiOn was necessary, The operas
ton was performed and at 10 O'Clock
Thursday night the boy died. Aliens con-
dition is precaTious.
Hinesvile Herald: The Herald desires
to place in nomination for speaker Of the
House Of Representatives the Hon. Peter
w Meldrim Of the county OF Cha nam. MI
Meldrim is fitted by nature and education
to adorn any position to which he may
aspire or his friends desire him- to occupy
lie has won great victory in Chatham
county over the opposition there, which
used every possible means to defeat him.
We feel that we but echo the sentiment
of thousands of Geoggians when we say
place this gallant and courageous gentle
man in the speakers chair Of the next
general assembly Of Georgia"
Another case Of didn't know it was
loaded happened on the Mason and Tur-
ner's ferry road near Atlanta Thursday
night with the result that Lucius Whit
field IS dead, and his cousin, Jimmie Hud-
son, is in trouble over his death Both
parties are colored, Whitfield 16 years of
age and Hudson is. Thursday night
about 10 o'clock the two boys We're play
ing with a pistol belonging to Hudson.
Whitfield undertook TO take the gun away
from him and in the scuffie it went off, in
fiicting a wound from which he died a
half hour later. Hudson claimed that he
did not know the pistol was loaded.
1t is said that the people Of Pike county
are very much excited for fear OF the pos
sible escape of the Delks and their return
TO that county. The Delks were sent to
Atlanta on account of the insecurity Of the
Pike county jail, and to prevent mob vio-
lence in that county. Since being sent to
Atlanta they have made two attempts to
escape, and when il reached the ears of
Pike county people il is said to have given
them great fright Tom Delk is chained
to the floor Of his cell, and Jailer Eubanks
says that even if he were loose it would
be matter of impossibility for him to
escape. Sheriff Slade of Pike county went
to Atlanta after the first report of Delk's
attempt to escape, and he left for home
perfectly satisfied that he was safe.
Atlanta Constitution: One of the most
interesting reports is to the effect that
Hon. r. l.. Berner, who was elected a state
senator, will be a candidate for the SUI
preme court. II appears that this is pos
sibie under the new laws, which provides
that the people shall elect. Mr.. Berner
has been considered a strong candidate
AOA pitSiutnl OA the senate, ana TINS re-
port Will come as a surprise to the public.
Mr.. Berner was the leader of the House
on the democratic side for several terms
and made a strong fight against railway
combinations, particularly the Richmond
and West Point terminals. His nomina-
ton by the democratic senatorial conven-
ton was bitterly fought by factions in
Macon, but when the matter was referred
to mass meeting in that city he was
overwhelmingly indOrsed and the next day
was nominated by the convention.
Gus Favors, a negro preacher living at
Lollee. a small village eight miles from
Dublin, killed his 2-year-old child with two
shots from pistol Tuesday night and then
with a cudgel beat his wife almost to
death. Favors became suspicious of a
negro named Monroe. who frequently WIS.,
tied his house. Early Tuesday morning
the preacher left home, stating that he
would be absent two or three days. Late
that night he returned home and. enter
ing the house from the rear. found Monroe
there. Favors drew his pistol and fred
his intended victim. Both bullets. how
ever plowed their way into his 2-year-old
child lying upon the bed. The report of
the pistol awoke Monroe, who sprang out
of the door and escaped in the darkness.
When Favors found that he had murdered
his baby, he seized stout cudgel and be-
labored his wife over the head and back,
infiicting wounds which will prove fatal.
FLORIDA.