Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-05

AHO " hltS CldT Line SbSamDOAb CDln-
pany has purchased the COosa River Tele-
phone Line. At a meeting of the former
company the following directors were
elected for the ensuing year: John j.
Seay, President; W. s. Crane, Secretary;
John L. Warliek. b. l. Hughes, w. NJ.
Cannon. Mr.. Warlick IS General Su-
perintendent and MIR. Crane General
Freight and Passenger Agent. A new
and handsome steamer is now being built
for the company and win be launched
early in September.
Some time ago Alex. Jolly, of Butts
county, wrote to President Cleveland to
the effect that he wanted an office, and in
presenting his claim upon the new gov
eminent said he had ever been a strict
adherent to the principles of Democracy
and had worked and voted for Cleveland.
knowing the Presidents motto "to go
slow" he waited with Job-like patience
and finally received President Cleveland's
reply. The President thanked Mr.. jolly for
MS support, and assured him that he had
a perfect right to want an office as we'll
as anybody else. The correspondence
closed.
The following is said to be true of re-
cent addition to the Macon bar: A farmer
employed the lawyer to fOreclose a mort
gage in Justices court on certain cattle.
The lawyer foreclOsed the mortgage, a de-
Tense was filed and judgment rendered
for the farmer plaintiff. Before the cattle
were sold the defendant employed the
same attorney to defeat the Judgment,
which he did successfully and put all the
costs, amounting to 500, on the farmer, his
first client The farmer then came in and
employed the same attorney to get him re-
lteVed of the costs. This the attorney ac-
complished.
Ethel Stewart is the daughter of j. S.
stewart, formerly proprietor Of the La
n1er House at Macon, where her father
now resides. A few days ago Ethel found
in her mothers room a large black bottle,
and, without stopping to inquire what was
in it, she lifted it to her mouth and drank
the contents. 1t happened that the fluid
was a preparation used for destroying
bugs. Almost as soon as she swallowed
the cOncoctiOn she was taken violently
sick, and for awhile it was thought she
could not recover. She continued in
critical condition until Tuesday even
ing, when she began to recover from the
effects.
At the monthly meeting of the County
Commissioners of Sumter this week,
resolution was passed expressing the
sentiment of the board to be that a new
court house ought to be erected at Ameri-
Gus during the year 1886. A committee
OF three was appointed to see about dis
posing of the present structure and
grounds, and report at the monthly meet
ing to be held in August. AS the tax
levy is made up in September, it is pre-
sumed that if a sufficient sum can be
realized from the sale of the present court
house and grounds, the board will levy an
additional tax to make up the difference
and Immediately build the court house.
Ebert Head, a colored real estate
owner of Americas, in the twenty years
of his freedom has accumulated a large
fortune. He is now 67 years old, Al of
which were passed in slavery. On June
1, 1865, the slaves in Sumter county real
lied the fact that they were free. The
suit which Ebert wore upon
that, the most eventful day of
all mis- life, he carefully laid away,
and as each succeeding year brings the
anniversary he dOns it. 1t consists of
white pants, white shirt and white apron.
He has taken an active part in politics,
and has twice been elected delegate to the
National Republican Convention, being
one of the Grant guards in 1880, aud has
one of the 3O6 medals.
A shooting ARRAY occurred at the COL
Ored Baptist church of Dalton Wednes-
day night. The young people of the Sun
day school and congregation had gathered
TO frame programme for a picnic occa-
sion, and near the conclusion of the meet
ing Emery Clark walked into the choir
and shot James Waters in the cheek, close
to the temple. AS Waters sprang from
the choir platform Emery fired again,
wouEding Waters in the left arm. The
third shot fired by Emery missed its aim,
and the twice wounded man escaped with
his life. Emery was arrested on the spot
by some Of the cOlOred people, and turned
over to the authorities. The cause Of the
trouble was jealousy over the affections of
a colOred girl.
The Cheves murder case was taken up
at Dawson Wednesday. The court,
having decided that a special jury from
the grand jury should decide upon the
special plea of insanity filed by the
prisoner, had every member on the grand
jury summoned to appear. The whole list
of the jury was called, and all were dis
qualified except SIX. The counsel for the
State then made motion to obtain a
special jury from the regular petit jury to
try the issue, which was Overruled by the
court, Judge Fort deciding that petit
Jurors were not competent Jurors to try
the prisoner under the special plea Of in
sanity. The ruling Of the court will
necessitate a change OF venue for the case.
All the witnesses summoned in the case
have been discharged for the present
term of the court.
Hamilton Wimberly is the keeper of a
toll gate on the road from Ducktown to
Cleveland, Tenn. Under the law he is
authorized to charge all persons who live
in the county toll who pass through the
gate hauling for profit. If theY haul for
themselves no toll is charged. Marian Har-
per was a young man who lived at Duck
town, aged about % years. He went with
his twO-hOrse wagon TO move a family to
near Cleveland, and as be was hauling
for profit he paid toll as he went down,
but as he came back be was hauling goods
for his father and refused 10 pay the toll.
This brought about a dispute between
Wimberly and Harper, which ended
in Wimberly shooting at Harper, where
upon Harper drew his pistol and shot
Wimberly, inflicting a serious and
dangerous wound, and started to run.
Wimberly then fired upon Harper and
shot him through the head, killing him.
Young Harper leaves wife and a
child about months old. The parties all
stand high. 1t is thought Wimberly will
also die.
The following formal ceremonies will be
observed on the occasion Of the removing
of the remains of Alexander II. Stephens,
by the Stephens Memorial Association,
from Oakland cemetery at Atlanta 10
their final resting place at Liberty Han.
June 10: Immediately on the arrival Of
the cars with the remains al Crawford
willie, at o'clock, the body Will be placed
in ahearse and procession formed, con-