Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-02

for the Prevention of Cruelty to Ami
mal- Profits of the sibley Cotton Mill
An Atlanta Commercial Traveller an
EmbezzIer.
GEORGIA.
I-e dissolution of the firm of G.. Nolger X
~u. f.e well known tobacco merchants of
-H-ta is announced. The business viii be
continued by G.. Nolger.
lhe cItlAeRs Of Reedy Springs district have
,.meneed this week 10 build another new
Baptist church. The church is located at Snow
liI ANA VIII bear that name.
3. VIII take about seventv-ave carcasses for
tae military barbecue that is proposed for the
ur.a-lon Of the annual parade of the Second
Georgia Battalion at Sparta in June.
l-- A. Hall of Dodge, D. W. Cameron of
Ivialr. and James II. Dennard Of Wilcox,
are candidates for Representatives from their
respective counties IN the next Legislature.
Augusta new fire engine has arrived. 1t is
lmrd size Susby. a new hook and ladder
company has been organized in the city. and
VIII remodel aud use the truck OF the Old
Pioneer Company.
Two cOlOred women. near Gum Greek, en-
gagged ma fight, and one cut the others throat
SO badly That physician was called in, who
seWed the cash and says the chances for her
recovery are not numerous.
The Democrats of Warren county VIII as
semule at the court house i'm WarrentOn. to-
morrow noon. FOR the purpose of reOrgauiza-
ti0n. and for the transaction Of other business
OF Importance Go the party.
A. f- :
from Jackson. hau difficulty with some ne
Er0cs % few days ago, which resulted in the
shooting of negro by the name of Abe Buck
ner. The wound is dangerous one.
Covmgt0n Star: "Thc County Commission
ers have at last received the insurance money
ON the old court house. They have paid Dr.
Pitts for hls lot and hPVc the title to the same.
The amount of insurance received was $449l.'
Athens BgHHer WufclnHn: ''The students
have three handsome pleasure boats ON the
river. while five more are ordered from Wim-
luEton, Del. by the young men Of the city.
Tins VIII form the nucleus of "a good regatta
club.
F.W. Redwine. who for the last seven years
haS been commercial traveller for the hard
ware house Of Morrison, Balm 81 Co. Of At
lauia, l- charged with having collected be-
tween 5000 and $500 of the firms money, and
ded. The Atlanta police are trying to head
hIm or.
The new Catholic Ch-rch, ON Newcastle
street, Brunswick. was, dedicated sunday
morning. a very large audience was In at
tendance Right Rev. Bishop Gross, Of the
savannah Diocese. ohicIated, assisted by
Father NcKendrick and Father shea. The
church VIII DE known as ''St. Mary's Church"
Of Brunswick,
jackson NeJcs: The Jail Committee ap-
pointed at the last term of the superior Court
HELD meeting one day last week and decided
not Co build 90 new jail this year. inasmuch as
"a special tax has 90 bc levied for that purpose.
but they are ready Co receive drawings and
specifications from architects for the building.
ami VIII carry out the recommendations next
year.
& report reached Eastman Tuesday eve
ming from Pond Town district that George
Fuller. one of tine men arrested for the muir
der of Edward Curry ON the 2Sth of February.
hat % preliminary trial before Justice Ryas
au1 was discharged, proving satisfactorily to
the Justice that he was elsewhere at the time
the murder Is supposed TO have been COM
mltted.
sparta IsdmreTite: "a few DAYS since "a
little negro child was burned to death ON the
place of Mrs. i. X. Amoss. i'm this county.
Its mother left DO i'm her house and went 10 the
home of Mr. w B- Amo5s To do some work.
There was no fire In the house, but when she
returned the child was lying Iu the yard with
Its clothing burned OF. 10 Is supposed To- have
Set itself ON fire with match, was about two
years oid and died I'm few hours after being
found a~ above stated"
The operations of the Augusta Clearing
House for the month of April have been
Total Exchanges, *l,il..gAt go. Daily aver
age balance. S-3.=ol e5. The arrau cement has
been very satisfactory 10 the members. The
members of the Clearing House are the Ma
uoual Bank of Augusta. the Commercial
Bank. the Bank of Augusta. the Planters
Loan and savings Bank. the Georgia Rail-
road and Banking Company. The Georgia
hailroad and Banking Company has been the
Clearing House for April. The National
Bank of Augusta Will take charge for May.
Americus Recor7f-: SUNDAY mouning be-
tween and ! O'Clock an alarm of fire was
given. The fire was I'M Harold. johnson &
60 s building. adjoining Haynes livery sta
pie uu one side and AieN3uder's paint shop on
f.s other his blacksmith shop being but lew
feet farther down. The two buildings first
mentioned were destroyed. Incendiarisn is
suspected. The losses are about as follows:
Harold. johnson II Co., building. $500; in
sured FOR 5000. W. ID. HAYNES. three buggies
ANA 200 Or l.5QO pounds of forage, $3.50; no in
-Urancc. james Alexander, two bugglcs and
paiut--ho timber, paint an0 other articles,
$500. no insurance. w n. \. Dunn. one bug
~. =. Is. HaW kus, Jr.. one buggy.
The net profit of the Sibley Mill at Augusta
1ast year was SS,9Ja 90. The production OF the
mills for the year was I30,3t7 pieces 2,75j.7 .793
pounds cloth, or 0.Sbt .5l5 yards; the average
number OF looms running was 46J. and the
average number Of spndles running was
Is.5,i5. The cost of the cloth produced was
S5lo,Pl5 Oh Tho amount Of cotton used dur
ing the year ending April 8. lSsl. was G.S55
bales of i65 5-6 pounds each. or 3.206.S25
pounds. The average cost of cotton used was
-i-lo1 cents. Totai cost of cotton used was
SZU.-55 y. AZ the annual meeting of the
stockholders held Wednesday the President
was authorized and instructed to fiji the mill
ta its fun capacity with machinery ut once.
and 90 negotiate or sell bonds i'm the hands OF
the company al his discretion to pav for the
same. Nearly 100000 viii be expended, Of
which S3>,000 was subscribed at the meeting.
~tatezhorO correspondence NEWS. April 30:
..The superior Court Of this county has Just
closed. after holding only one day and half,
and was highly complmented thereon by
Judge NJ. l.. MersEOn. of the Brunswick Cir
cuIt who presided ln the absence of Judge
CarsweH.-There were but four true bills
brought by The grand jury, one against two
brothers. John W. Mc Leudon and Hardy X.
WcLendon for hog stealing; the others were
Tor minor oncnsos.-rhere was one candidate
for Congress here during court week, Capt.
Bradwell. of Hinesville, and l heard that
Judge Mershon had declared himself a Candi-
date If they oppose each other lt viii
he close IN Bullocn, as Judge N.
haas made many friends here during his VISIT
and Capt. BradWell is popular throughout
the county. The farmers are all busy. and
the crops are an looking well for tins season
of the year. There seems to be a greater de-
sire ON the part of farmers to obtain labor
saving implements, as 1t is now apparent to
al that unless some plan can be devised by
NilCu one hant ana morse can be maue TO do
The work of two. the farm cannot be made
even self-sustMnng.-lo four WEEELT News is
the layOrlte paper I'm this county
Augusta Vars: THE annual meeting of the
Georgia society for the Prevention of Cruelty
% Animals met Wednesday in Augusta.
President II. b. King in the chair. The Old
officers were reelected as follows: President
II. B. King; Counsel. ". T. Gary; Secretary
and Treasurer. =. r. Craig; Vice Presidents.
Hon John Z. King. Rev. G.. G.. Williams. Au-
+u-ta; b. II. Richardson, George L. Appleton
savannah: capt. y. r. Burke. ID. q. Jones.
Atlanta; Or. Carlisle Terry, Matt o 'Brien. Co
lumbus. II IL. Perry. WavnesborO: Il. +. BRYAN.
Thomasvire. The following Executive Com
mittce was elected: II. B. King. eN-Oflicio
Augusta: ". Edward Platt. cN-oficiO, Au-
gu-ta: Mrs. Carrie {. Doughty. Augusta:
Miss Lizzie Cashiu. Augusta; Miss Lizzie
Baker. Augusta; John :. Davidson, ESQ, Au-
Eusta; Albert Il. Gardiner. Augusta; Capt
Robert Falligaut. savannah; Rev. Chas. II.
Strong. savannah; Judge J. /. Hopkins. At
Iauta: Judge l.. +. Bieckley, Atlanta; DR.. IL.
y. Baker. Atlanta; Mrs. NJ. Bryan. Atlanta:
DIR. peS Ford, NJ. j. OBrIen. Hon. Jos. b.
Cumming, Jas. 4. Davies, Mrs. John l.. StO-
Val Mrs. 3. L. Anderson, Augusta; Col. c.
". Anderson. Savannah: W. II. Adkins. Il.
A. Denny, Rome; Matt O'Bren, Columbus:
Col. Jones. Macon; j. K. BOstwick. Bruins
wick; j. j. Brady Bryan Neck.
The Hawkinsville Ne,rs gives the following
account of the ire at that place, detailed in
the telegraphic dispatches Of the News Of
wv cdueSaay. About o'clock Tuesday
morning our citizens were aroused from their
slumber- 10y that dreadful alarm. the cry Of
fire. fire.. W hen first discovered the flames
were eating their way from the outside into
the building occupied by :. J. Shepard 4 Co
from the start that the buildings adj0iu-
ing and on each side. were doomed
10 destruction. The PUlaskis We're
promptly at their posts. and in five and one
half minutes from the time Joe Reynolds. the
engineer. reached the steamer Katie she was
throwing water on the burning buildings, and
She fire was confined 70 the space between the
brick buildings Of Watson 4 Lewis and
Schneider s. StarOwski, occupied respectively
by W. 4. Ferguson and Henry J.. Name.
The goods Iu these buildings were not dam
aged particle. hut the brick wall Of Watson
a Lewis building was damaged about
$500. The buildings destroyed were
follows: William kupferman, groceries and
staple dry goods; =. j. Shepard y Co., bar
and billiard saloon; Ragan. Bozeman y Co,
groceries and dry goods; Charles Fitzgerald,
liquors and fancy groceries; George y e. Mar
kert. bakery and cOnlectiOneries. The esti-
mated losses are as follows: Ragan. B0zeman
x Co.. loss $1,000; insurance on stock and
building $4,000. VIM. kupferman. l0sss $1,000;
insurance $1,000 Charles Fitzgerald, loss
$500. insurance 1913. =. j. Shouard 4 n loss