The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-17
ITEMS IN THREE STATES.
GEORGIA, FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA BRIEFLY PARA
GRAPHED.

Tcrrapin Culture at Brunswick-An
Attempt 20 Break Jail at Waynes-
boro-Why Marion County Repu-
dated BuIIock-Basis of the set
Element OF the Republican Differ
ences-A Serious Charge Made
Against Governor Evans of south
CaroIina-Tries TO Buy German
Votes with Promise OF Private
Despensarfes.
GEORGIA.
The army worm. caterpillars and rust
are playing havoc with corn and cotton
around Rome.
The corner stone OF the Presbyterian
church OF Eatonton was laid on Tuesday
afternoon with impressive Masonic cere--
monies in the presence OF several hundreI
people.
Mrs II. 5. HolIridge Of Macon, while
standing on the hack porch OF her resi-
dence. had quite a bad and painful acct
dent. The porch gave way ana feil with
her. The fan was so severe a. 10 ureak
her right arm and wrist
Mr.. J. A. vaugn. agent OF the South
Carolina and Georgia railroad at Augusta,
has resigned. and on the 1st Of September
his RESIGNATION VIII take tIIEiN NJ BltN-
cessor has yet been appointed. and prom
inent railroad men say that they have no
idea yet who It will be.
The senola Hardware Company Is the
name Of a new mercantile corporation
which It is proposed to organize in Senoia.
The incorporators are J. V. Sparks OF At
lanta, NJ. H. Couch, W. =. Edwards, Jr.,
J. T. Edwards and Carl Mcknight OF
Senoia. and the capital stock Is 5000 a
81 hma
The residence of a. NJ. Moore Of the
Second district. Coweta, was destroyed
by fire Sunday afternoon, together with
all his household and kitchen furniture;
The family were away al the time, and
all the circumst ances go to show that the
fire was of incendlary origin. Mr.. Moore
IS a poor man. and the loss falls quite
heavily upon him.
The populists Of Laurens county. Sat
urday. held a meeting at the court house,
in Dublin. and nominated the following
for county officers: Ordinary. j. W
Fordham; clerk Of court and treasurer,
b. b. Under; tax collector. John wilkes
and tax receiver. J. D. Barkwell. Bryan
and Watson were endorsed. Mr.. Joshua
Walker. one OF the most prominent citi-
zens Of the county, died last week.
Walker County Messenger: Wednesday
o. last week, while sam Careathers black
horse was running in the lot he ran
against the end OF a sloping board that
projected down from the plate of the sta
BILE shed. 1t struck him square in the
forehead. just below a cross line that
would run from one eye TO the other The
force Of the blow was sufficient 10 break
and penetrate the skull The wound is
not necessarily fatal, as Il was too low
10 reach the brain.
Brunswick Advertiser: There are 100
full grown diamond back terrapins now
swimming around in their native element
out at Mr. Davis crawl on the boule-
ward. So tame have they become already
that when he goes out 10 feed them they
follow him about ike chickens. fighting
and scrambling over one another, and
taking their breakfast from his hands
They ate two bushels OF shrimp for their
meal this morning. This Is what Is given
them every day. with a variation OF small
fish. They are in fine condition. and a
few will be put on the market next win
ter. Fishermen are out every night in
their interest. and they are fed at a
cost Of from SO to SO every week.
waynesboro True Citizen: Jesse Mas
worthy. one OF the desperate prisoners in
the jail, got possession of Donas Ross
pocket knife to clean his finger nails.
Donas Is one Of the helpers around the
yard. and while cleaning up Sunday
morning was cajoled into loaning IT, AS
knife he made for the door and stood
ready to kill the jailer, whom he knew
would come to the help OF Donas. The
squalls that Donas raised were heartrend-
ing. for the jailbird had threatened to kill
him. Afr. Ellison seized a Winchester
and ran to the back door, which was fas-
tened on the outside as usual to prevent
escapes. The negro Jesse. hearing the
1ailer say he had a Winchester and would
Kill the first prisoner he found outside
of the cells, fed back into his cell with
the knife and commenced pleading for
mercy. He gave up the knife at the point
of the gun, and has been good prisoner
since.
Dublin. Ga, Aug. 1s.-Correspondenc
of the Morning News: The grand jury at
its recent session indicted four men for
beating numerically Hiram Weeks. an
unfortunate half-witted fellow. Since
then II seems a band of regulators are
attempting to intimidate the people with
scurrilous communications. The follow
ing letter was received last week by Mr.
bryan Daley, residing at Martha, to
which there was no date. The following
is an exact copy: Mr.. Brant DALEY
Informed OF you as being a corrupt man,
and we as a band Of regulators will cali
upon you before long, and we will serve
you according TO your work, whether they
be bad or good. If you have friends You
had better be with them, for your enemies
VIII eat your flesh as II II was fish u S.
A" Towards the bottom of the letter was
the picture OF a coffin artistically drawn,
and around which was written these words
20 death where Is thy sting, o grave
where Is thy victory" Mr.. Daley is much
troubled about the affair
FLORIDA.
The new Jacksonville Telephone Com
pany has invested $4,000 in its plant.
Columbia county is soon to have a new
Jail. costing $1,000. and a school building.
costing 5000
The populists of Lafayette and Alachua
counties have abandoned that party and
returned TO the democratic party.
Sanford Chronicle: Although a dark
horse" in the Chicago convention, Can
didate Sewall has become a might mare"
TO Candidate Watson.
Lake Worth News: The entire hill that
once lay between the Royal Poinciana and
the Inn has been demolished with dyna-
n "a in -