The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-09
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
PARAGRAPHS.

vandalism Runs Wild at Harlem.
Negro Spectators In Court at At
Ianta Forced to Submit to Vacci-
national SuitOr stabbed by His
Girls BrOther-Peacemaker Fatal
Iy wounded in Clay COunty-Hugh
L. Inman Files Suit Against Pat
calhoun.
GEORGIA.
There is talk of a prohibition election at
Augusta.
a federation of trades is to be organic
ed in Augusta this winter.
\ rough estimate places the number of
acres in Columbia county which are plant
ed in wheat at from 200 to 800.
The grand jury of Muscogee county is
determined to purge the ballot box so far
a. it is in its power. Eghty-two true bills
have been returned against parties for il
legal registration.
Two hundred negroes-men, women and
children-fen an easy prey to the advance
guard of the vaccinating corps in Judge
Berry's criminal court at Atlanta Tuesday.
The Judge had the doors locked and the
negroes couldn't escape.
Tom Hinton, a negro boy 16 years old, is
in jail at Jonesboro charged with writing
obscene notes in which improper and in
decent proposals were made to two young
ladies of a respected family residing in
Pan Handle district, near Lovejoy.
Dahlonega Nugget: Dr. Chapman of
Dahlonega carries a pair of pocket scis-
sors which he purchased in the year 1858
at fifty cents. He carried them all through
the late war and they are perfectly good
vet His daughter, Miss Lizzie, also has
a small pocket knife which the doctor pur-
chased in New York in the year 1851.
At Augusta Tuesday night, while Rufus
Smith was walking home from the mill
with a Miss Streets, the young lady's
brother, George Streets, rushed upon him,
striking him over the head and then slash
ing a knife across the right thigh. Streets
was arrested and gave bond for his APP
pearance in court. The affair seems to
have grown out of the attendance of Smith
upon Streets sister. He had been forbid
den to go with the girl, but did not heed.
While Mrs E. H. Putnam and her
daughter were riding on Luckie street at
Atlanta, Tuesday afternoon. man stand
ing on the sidewalk suddenly hurled
stone with all his strength in the direction
of the buggy The missile struck Mrs.
Putnam on the temple and she reeled and
would have fallen from the vehicle if she
had not been caught by her daughter, who
saw that her mother was seriously hurt.
After throwing the stone the man ran to-
wards the city and was soon out of sight.
Mrs. Putnam was painfully injured.
Hugh T. Inman, through his attorneys,
filed suit in the city court of Atlanta Tues
day against Pat Calhoun, formerly of At
lanta, but more recently of New York and
Cleveland, for $9213.O2 principal and $116.45
interest. Mr.. Inman's petition states that
on Oct. q Mr. Calhoun gave him check
for SO, 213.02 on the Cleveland Trust Com
pany and that payment OF the check has
been refused by that company. When
asked about the suit Mr.. Inmap said: 1.-The
check was given me in settlement of a
debt. 1t was not honored and l have TAX
en- steps to secure Judgment so l can sell
the collateral which has been furnished"
A few weeks ago the town of Harlem
came prominently before the public on ac-
count of shooting scrape involving the
names of Mrs. Goodrich, the postmstress,
and a prominent citizen named Anger.
Tuesday night vandalism ran wild in the
town. 1t seems to have started al the
postoffice where steps were carried away
from the entrance to the middle of the
street. Everything else about the build
ing that could be unfastened. was depos-
tied in the same place. The windows
sign board had all been lifted off. Some
distance further off the steps of the hotel
were treated in a ike mGnner, as well as
those of several other houses in the vi
cinty.
Lum Dozier and his brother, Jim Do
zier, while on their way home in the
southeastern part of Clay county Satur-
day night, engaged in quarrel. When
a few miles from Fort Gaines, Lum forced
jim to leave the buggy, while ne proceed
ed on his way home. Jim borrowed a
mule from Peter Garrison and proceeded
to Lum's house. A friend of the brothers,
a Mr. Reed of Texas, went out to pacify
jim carrying his Winchester with him. On
his opening the door Jim shot at him three
times two shots taking effect, the first in
his neck, the second in the hip. Reed is
expected to die. When Sheriff McAllis-
ter arrived on the scene of the affray, Jim
had escaped and is still at large. Both the
brothers are large farmers in the south
eastern section of the county.