The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-05
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS or THE TWO STATES TOLD
N PAR AGRAPHs

Two Negroes stabbed by a White
Nan at 3Iacon-A Mad MuIc-A Ne
gro Fatally Injured in Trying to
Jump on Train-A Georgian
Jumps From a Steamer Enterinzs
New York.
GEORGIA.
Preparations are being made for hold
ing big county fair in Warren this year.
Barr Bros. have bought the Walker place
al Cornelia, and arr going 90 build large
brick store at once
The exposition buildings at Atlanta viii
De sold next Thursday afternoon. What
win become Of them is a matter OF specu-
lation.
J. ". Henderson * Co, have bought d
corner lot at Cornelia, and are going. 10
erect a two-story building ON it at once.
and j. l. Brown thinks OK building an
eishteen-rOOm house on the old hotel site.
Friday night Alex Nancy. coiored. att
tempted to jump on a Georgia Southern
and Florida train just outside of Macon
TO ride TO the depot. He feli and the car
cut OF one Of his legs He died Saturday.
Hon. Sam Altmayer Of Macon has been
appointed by Commissioner r. T. Ncsbitt,
chairman Of the Bibb county committee
TO raise funds and an exhibit from Blob
county for the Chicago Cotton States eX-
position.
Wash Holmes, alias Gilbert. alias Bell.
q negro. was arrested 10y Officers jolly and
Brakeman at Atlanta Saturday on the
charge Of murder. He is accused OF hav-
ing cut man by the name OF Hunt in
Athens. who died Of his injuries about six
years ago
The clerk of the superior court Of Hart
county is having all the newspaper files
in the court house, running back for over
a quarter of a century. neatly bound,
which not only insures their protection,
but makes IL convenient to those who wish
10 consult the files.
J. II. Hetherington and Mr.. Johnson,
civil engineers for the Southern railway,
are in Corneha surveying and drawing
diagram OF the site and surroundings OF
the location where Col. b. II. Derby was
killed last August, and getting all the eVl-
dence anew in the case.
E. d. Adair. Jr., the 16-year-old son OF
a. d. Adair. was hit on the head with
q base ball bat by Marion Kaiser, a lad
of about the same age at Atlanta Satur-
day. The little fellow exhibits a very ugly
looking cut on the back of his head, but
is not thought to be seriously injured.
Near Ellaville a few days ago, Gordon,
son of John Angln, was bitten by a rat
tlesnake and has suffered intensely. He
had bird trap in the field, near his IA
TIERS house, and, in putting his hand into
II the snake, which was cooled inside, tas-
tened its poisonous fangs in the flesh.
Willie Reddy, a young white boy who
works at the Peachtree pharmacy on
Peachtree street, was tried in Judge Cal
houn's court at Atlanta Saturday for
cruelty to animals. He was playing with
a little dog Friday and squirted ammonia
in its eyes, putting them out. The judge
reserved his decision until yesterday.
The retail liquor dealers Of Macon and
grocers with barroom attachments viii
petition the democratic executive commit
tee Of Blbb county TO change the consoE-
dated primary from June TO some other
day, either June or June 3, any other
day than Saturday. for the reason that
business viii seriously suffer If they have
10 close up Saturday
Hon. Edward Warren and Miss Sanie
X. Smith OF Swainsboro were married at
the Baptist church at Swainsboro last
week Rev j. NJ Foster Ofioiated Dr.
d. ii. Durham was best man and Miss
LOula ROuntree was maid of honor Judge
and Mrs. c. S. ROuntree rendered a re-
ception. The groom is prominent young
lawyer, ana is commissioner OF public
schools for Emanuel county. The bride
is a daughter of DR.. Ben J.. Smith of For
Syth, and is possessed Of many accom-
plishments.
Saturday morning as the steamer Spree
bound in, was rushing in to Fire Island
off New York at full speed, a steerage
passenger, Sebastian Grabenhauer, utter
ed yell and jumped into the sea from the
port side, forward Of the saloon. Several
officers saw Grabenhauer as he leaped
over the rail. Man overboard!' they
shouted. The steamer was stopped She
swung around1n circle, but Grabenhauer
old not reappear. His wife was on the
steamer. Her sudden bereavement almost
drove her crazy. All that could be learn
ed from her was that Grabenhauer was
50 years old and that their home is at
Marshalltown, Ca.
Americas Times-Recorder: Blatant
Blanton copies the Times-Recorders re-
cent comments on his unprofessional con-
duct and lamentingly replies that the ar
ticle was written by a woman. So it was,
and by one who neither cheats nor lies.
Now il the money getting Blanton wants
any personal satisfaction let him come to
Americus. The Ilmes-Recorder guaran-
tees 10 give him all he Will take, provided
he win allow hickory sticks to be the
weapons chosen, for the game is entirely
too worthless to waste any shot on. Be
sure, Mr.. Blanton, there is a lighting ed
itor always on hand in this sanctum.
The Gordon institute Cadets" at
GAINESVILLE expect TO have a game of base
ball with the Charleston Citadel Cadets
to be played on the afternoon of Wednes-
day. May Is. They have not heard from
them yet, and cannot say that the game
will be played for sure. Therefore they
are getting uneasy about the matter and
want TO hear from them.
Win Frederick, colored, was almost cut
to death by young white man at Macon
Saturday night Tom Mullins, also col
ored, was very seriously and perhaps ia.
tally cut by a young white man Saturday
night. 1t is supposed that both negroes
were cut by the same man, or by one OF
two men who were together al both diff
culties The police could not learn the
name of either man. At the police station
Frederick said he and two other negroes
were walking along on the sidewalk, wher
they met two young white men, who APP
peared to be drunk. One of the whit,
men struck him in the face with a derby
hat. He resented the blow, and the frienC
of the man who had struck him told hi!
assailant to cut him. At this the mar
pulled his knife and, sticking il at tn,
back Of Frederick's neck, pulled it aroun,
until he had almost completely encirclet
his neck. The two men then disappeared
A mule belonging to AID Legg of Ros
well went mad last week while blowing
Il made fight at everything in its way
Henry Talley, who was plowing the mule
was bitten before the animal was takel
from the harness. Efforts to kill the null
We're fruitless, in the absence of prone
weapons, but, after running some dis
fance through the woods it fell dead, hay
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