Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-07-24
SHOT INA CONVICT CAMP.
TRAGIC DEATH OF A NEG BOY
IN DODGE COUNTY.

Atlsnta's Prohibition Grocer Fined So v
Officers Elected by the West Poinr
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Showings Made
by the County Tax Digests-At-
gRpta's Board of Health.
ATLANTA, July Sat the Gress mills,
a convict camp in Dodge county, yester-
day, Thomas Brooks, negro convict, IL
years old, sent up for one year in last
June FROM Mcintosh county for burglary
was accidentally killed by the discharge
OF shotgun in the hands of a guard
Brooks was a water carrier. Al ii
O'Clock yesterday he approached Guard
Mitchell, from this county, and asked lot
five cents the guard owed him. Mitchell
gave him ten cents TO get changed.
While the boy was gone the guard oiled
the lock of his gun, having both barrels
ION the COCK, W hen the boy returned he
stood near the gun ana one
barrel was discharged, load OF buck
shot entering the breast Of tue convict,
killing him instantly. Col. Towers. the
principal keeper Of the penitentlary, was
autographed 10. and went down yesterday
afternoon, arriving at the camp at nlgh ut,
where the Coroner's Jury was waiting for
him. Attic inquest the jury gave YER
dAct OF accidental homicide.
THoRNE FINED 5000.
In the Recorders Court this morning
Charles Thorne, the pTohIbitlonist grocer
arrested for selling liquor under an un-
expired wholesale license and allowing
il to be drank on the premises, was fined
$500 and costs. He Will take the case
TO a higher court.
Milton McAllister, the young man OF
Habersham county who was committed
L ton ri n ~ NO
jury, was released to-day on certificate
from DR.. STILES, the government physi-
clan, that be is insane.
At meeting Of the Aldermanic board
tonight the members Of the Board OF
Health protested against cutting down
tbeIr appropriation. Their expenses IN
1Se2 were 81. 1856, in 1888 Sl6,9l9, IN 1884
s23,9S5, in 1885 S26,0C0- This year, out OF
an appropriation OF $50 600, there has
been expended to July $ll, 900. With the
closest economy it Will require for the
remaining six months $4,000. The Alder
men recommended an additional appro-
pTiation OF $1,000.
W. W. Hulhurt, local manager of the
Southern Express Company, called at
aention to the great confusion in the
wandering OF houses on the streets OF this
city. On many streets there are double
numbers, and on some the double numbers
considering proposition TO renumber the
houses.
WEST POINT RAILROAD OFFICERS.
At the annual meeting to-day of the
stockholders of the West Point railroad,
she old officers were reelected as follows:
l. p. Grant, President; W. q. Raoul, j.
W. Green, j. 5. Bigby, ID. n. Speer, John
a. Davis. W. 5. Berry, Directors; Cecil
Gabbett, General Manager; II. NJ. Albeit,
Secretary and Treasurer. During the
fiscal year ending June 80 the gross earn
ings were 1897 ,259, and the net earnings
St3o, 900. During the year $l47 900 was
paid on the interest account aud divI-
bends. over 1000 shares were repre-
scented.
J. >. Horn, a postal CLERK on the route
between Macon and Montgomery, has
resigned.
The tax digest OF Cobb county shows an
increase OF $266,35l, Oglethorpe an in
crease of $24,690, Polk an increase OF ST.
$50, and Lee a decrease of $37 ,5l7. The
twenty-three counties that have reported
show net increase oil over $700,O00