Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-18
GE0RGIA'S CAPITAL CITY.
DOCK, JACKSON'S NECK IN
VERY GREAT DANGER.

LlAE I1NOELIAs
s. w. GoOde Arranging to Attract I'm
migration to the South - Marietta
Street Lighted by Big Blaze at Dawn
The Reports on the City Investiga-
tiOn to be Handed in Monday.
ATLANTA, GA, Oct. 17.-Some two
weeks ago Dock Jackson, a negro guard
at LOckmand COmpany's convict camp,
ChattahOOchee river, shot and killed
white convict, whom he claimed had
jumped INTO the river and attempted to
escape. 1t was given out at the time that
the shooting was justifiable, and the Coro-
Oner's jury returned a verdict on that line.
Since then, however, it has been charged
that the killing was brutal murder and
that the convict was not trying to escape
when shot, but had fallen in the river and
was calling for help when the guard fired
upon him. This accusation was made by
Principal Keeper of the Penitentiary
Nelms, and a warrant was issued for the
arrest Of Jackson, charging him with
murder. This morning Jackson was
to have had preliminary
trial before Justice PitchfOrd.
When the case was called
the attorney for Jackson waived a pre-
liminary trial, and Jackson was sent to
Jail in default of bond. 1t is common talk
that when the case is brought before the
grand jury Jackson will be found guilty
OF willful murder, and that when the final
trlal is had he will be lucky if his neck is
not stretched.
Eugene Hardeman, son of Treasurer
elect Robert Hardeman, has been appoint
ed to position of prominence IN the Wild
Land Office.
President L. F. Livingston, of the State
a fVr haFsn fg4rrf tn
raise $4,000 to be used in sending Geor-
gia's exhibit to New Orleans. His can
Vass has not been very encouraging.
SOUTHERN IMMIGRATION.
samuel w. Goode returned last night
from New York, where he has been for
the past few days arranging for turning
the drift of immigration in the direction of
the South. Hundreds of these people with
from $500 to $1,000 land at Castle Garden
with no special destination, and he has
arranged with influential parties there to
influence this class to locate in the South.
In furtherance of the success Of this plan
for the security Of emigrants, Goode has
arranged with steamship lines to furnish
transportation from New York to Savan-
nan for the sum of 81, and Il rate of
one cent per mile has been
effected with the railroads leading
from Savannah into the interior. This is
suit in bringing to Georgia a class of peo-
pie who will aid in developing the great
resources of the State.
The Capitol Commissioners hope in a
day or two to complete their report for
presentation to the General Assembly.
They are working on it daily.
The committee of the Council appointed
to investigate the offices of the Street Com
missioners and City Engineer have about
completed their duties. The NEWS cor
respondent is Informed that there will be
two reports of the Engineers office, the
majority eXonerating Engineer Angler.
The tenor of the report on the Commits
siOners has already been given in a pre-
yiOus special. The three reports will be
made at the meeting of the Council Mon
day.
BIG FIRE.
At O'Clock this morning fire was dis
covered in a block of four buildings on
Marietta street, near Simpson. When first
discovered 1t was burning between the
residence of Richard DOugherty and the
barrOOm of Edison, which are separated
by space of about two feet, used as a
passage way to the rear of the buildings.
The fire spread rapidly, and in a short
time the flames had enveloped the entire
nest of buildings, including the grocery
store, residence and stable ofJames Greed,
the residence of DOugherty, Eidson's bar
room, and 7. j. MOran's bar and restau-
rant, all of which were entirely con-
sumed, together with the bulk
of the contents of each,
as there was little time in which to save
ANYTHING. The flames also spread across
the street and partly consumed the store
house owned by James Bent, and occupied
as a barroOm by j. +. TOney. Bent had
no insurance, but applied a few days ago
for policy which, however, if issued,
was never delivered to him. Greed, who
lost his store, together with full stock;
his residence, with its furniture, and his
stable had an insurance of $1,000.
Edison had no insurance. DOugherty had
small insurance on the house. Moran
and TOney had no insurance. The de-
partment responded promptly to the
alarm, but owing to the great distance to
the fire the flames were under good
headway before it reached the scene of
the cOnfagratiOn. The fire is supposed to
have been caused by spark from an
engine which was shifting some cars in
the vicinity at the time.
John III. James, the banker, who has
been living at kirkwoOd since the failure
Of his banking house, has removed to the
city and rented the handsome residence
of j. Orme, on Peachtree street. He is
on his feet in the banking business again.
An Atlanta detective who visited an
adjacent city few days ago to work up
a case, was arrested upon a charge of
vagrancy and sentenced to six days on
the rock pile.
FULTON COUNTY REPUBLICANS.
Tonight the Republicans of Fulton
county held public demonstration in the
open air in front of the government build
ing. The meeting was largely attended
and passed off quietly, Col. Buck,
Clerk of the United States Court, presided
ann introduced the speakers. The ad-
dresses were delivered from a platform
erected at the Forsyth street entrance.
Among the speakers were eX-Assistant
District Attorney George S. Thomas,
of Atlanta; r. j. KirkwOOd, of
Dalton, candidate for Congress on the
Republican ticket in the Seventh district;
Judge j. j. Martin, of East Point, the Re-
publican candidate for Congress from the
Fifth district, and United States Marshal
John E. Bryant. The addresses were of
the usual campaign order, in which tne
Democratic party was put on trial, found
guilty in every court, and sentenced to
banishment for life; and the Repub-
lican was held up as the model party
Of the age, and the one that all
true men who had the interests of the
country at heart should cling to and sup
port. On Monday night next the white
Republicans will hold a meeting il the
City Court room for the purpose of or
ganiZiDg a Blaine and Logan club, and
the colored people will organize clubs in
their respective wards. 1t was given out
by Bryant that the coming week, the night
not yet decided upon. there will be a
tOrchlight procession in honor of the Re-
publican victory in Ohio, in which all of
the clubs of the city will appear, and that
another ratification meeting will be held
from a platform at the court house.
A small convention of temperance peo-
pie met here tonight and put out ticket
Of Prohibition electors and indOrsed the
national platform.
NIACON'S REPUBLICANS.