The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-27
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATE TOLD IN
ARAGRAPHS.


PIucky Woman Cows Three Negroes
Who Had OvcrpOwered Jailer.
Boy Drowned Near HazeIhurst.
White Tramp Badly MangIed by
Train Near ROme-A occidental Shot
tn a Shooting Gallery Costs Life.
GEORGIA.
Riley the Oldest son of John F. Nc
Eachin who lives three miles from Hazel
hurst, was drowned in the Ocmulgee river
near has home, on Saturday
Lee Reynolds, the son of a well-to-do
widow Of Floyd county, accidentally shot
himself with a rife at Chickamauga. He
died two hours later. Reynolds was oper-
ating shooting gallery at the park and
picked up a rife he thought was unloaded
1t exploded, the bullet penetrating his
abdomen.
Prof. J. c. Harris, superintendent of
pubic schools at Rome, has received in
formation that his brother. Lieut. p. c.
Harris, is very ia with yellow fever in
Santiago. Lieut.. Harris is Quartermaster
of the Thirteenth Regiment, United states
Regulars. Though he is not compelled TO
be in the line of battle, he fought there
during the desperate assaults on Santiago
and environments. Several of his officers
were killed and wounded. among the lat
ter being Lieut. Harris father-in-law.
Lieut.. Harris is a Cedartown boy.
The Democratic primary of HARRISON
county, to nominate county officers and
representatives, passed off quietly at
Buchanan Saturday. About 800 votes were
pol.ed, which means a Democratic victory
in October, as the county votes only about
1,400. Hon. f. 5. Griffith. eX-mayor of
Buchanan, was nominted for representa-
tive over Col. NJ. j. Head of Tallapoosa.
The contest was lively, but Griffith car
ried none out of eleven precincts. His
majority over J. j. Bean, Popuiist, will
reach 800. and possibly AGO. in the final
election.
Notice has been received from Wash
ington by Maj. L. NJ. Terrell, superin-
tendent of railway mail service. that The
points for dispatching mail from the Uni
ted States 10 the troops at Santiago and
Porto Rico would be moved Immediately
to some place further North. This is done
in view of the fact that many of the
troops are to be sent to Fernandina,
Charleston and Newport News until fan,
on account of the yellow fever scare.
Probably New York or Washington viii
be chosen as headquarters for sending
mail to the army and navy.
An unknown white tramp was found
badly mangled near a long trestle beyond
North Rome Saturday. His left arm was
crushed 10 a pulp half way to the shout |
der and cash four inches long in the
head had crushed the skull in. He was
half conscious when found, and said he
was the son OF a wealthy Michigan farm |
er, but gave no name. A bill for clothing |
from a GAINESVILLE clother made out to |
one Perry" was found on him. Sur
.
skull. He stood the shock well. but can |
hardly recover He was hurt while trying |
to board a freight train which goes slow |
at the point where be was found.
What came near being a serious tragedy |
was prevented at Marietta last Saturday |
by the bravery and presence of mind of |
woman. About $50 o'clock in the after
noon Constable c. N. Barrett who was
temporary jailer, went inside the bars TO |
look after the prisoners. 1t became nee
essary to open some of the inner cell |
doors, behind which the prisoners were |
confined. Before he knew il a large negro |
named Frank Reynolds threw his arm !
around his neck and his hand over his |
mouth and choked him until he fell on |
the floor, with three large negroes on top !
of him. They had blanket already fixed |
and were rapidly putting this around his |
htdu 70 prevent any screams Delng heard |
outside. Mrs Bishop, the wife of the |
sheriff, was in the story beneath where the |
struggle was going on. She heard the |
muflied screams of Nh. Barrett and heard |
the keys rattle when they were trying to |
Wrest them from BarretCs hand She |
rushed up from the inside stairway lust |
as one of the negroes was trying to open |
the door to the outer stairway, and seeing |
she had not a moment to lose, said: What |
are you doing up hers? If you don't get |
off of him at once l Will shoot you" This |
had the effect of rele asing Barrett from |
his desperate predicalnent. She did not |
have a pistol with her at the time. but |
rapidly rushed back 10 her room in the |
quiet that ensued after her first threat. and |
secured two large pistols that she kept |
for such emergencies. The negroes. see |
ing these and her look of determination. |
crept back to their cells, and Barrett then !
secured the keys and safely locked them |
in. Had she not appeared in the nick of |
time the prisoners would have ESCAPED |
and left Barrett badly if not fatally |
wounded.