Savannah morning news., 1886-06-17

Oua Boy Shoots Another in Monroe
The strike at Athens-Tales About
Two Dogs at MacOn-A Wild Runa-
way at Macon-FultOn's Prohibition
Law.
GEORGIA.
A damage suit is on tapis against a
physician Of Athens.
The Central railway has made the
Brown House at Macon their breakfast
house instead OF Fort Valley.
John II. Polhill, the Macon bicyclist,
has been presented with a handsome BIZ
cycle by the OVerman Wheel Company,
Chiccpee, Wis.
The last will and testament Of John w i.
Nicholson, of Athens, was admitted to
probate Monday before the Ordinary. His
estate was valued t$l67,0 900.
Cicero Smith, one Of the best known and
most popular men in Floyd county, died
Monday. He has been connected with
the Rome railroad for twenty years.
On June 6 John Mason was murdered
by Joe Cooper in Mcintosh county. Tues
day the Governor issued an order Offering
areward 500 for the arrest and delivery
of Cooper.
DR.. Nell says there is not finer mineral
water in Europe than that which flows
from the spring near the Northeastern de-
pot at Athens, 1t has benefited a great
many sufferers.
John w. Miller, Postmaster at Green
Pond, Ala, was arrested by Inspector
williams. of Atlanta, Monday, charged
with making fraudulent returns. HIS
pond was fixed at $3.50, which he gave.
The Young Mems Christian Association
of Macon have secured rooms in the Gres-
ham building on Cotton avenue, next to
the Volunteers armory. The rooms will
hn Hrf A..
having commenced.
Steve r. Johnston, general agent of the
Queen and Crescent route, was in an eX-
cellent humor at Atlanta Tuesday, caused
by the reception Of the first car load of
watermelons. 1t was from Quitman and
was shipped to Cincinnati.
There are between fifty and sixty in
maoes of the Bibb county hospital, and,
despite the amount OF sickness for the
past few weeks in Macon, these unfOrtu-
mates have been comparatively free from
ailments other than chronic.
In conversation with prominent ply
sician of Athens, he says that he has been
practicing medicine for the past 35 years,
and that there is more sickness than he
has ever known before. 1t is not confined
TO one locality, but is all oyer the whole
country.
Before Commissioner Erwin at Macon
Tuesday, ID. l.. Cannell and J. o. Beau
champ and others were arraigned for res
Cuing a still from an officer. Cannell was
bound over in $500 and BeaHchamp
bound temporarily for his appearance
Thursday.
Col. Sam II. Jemison has been invited
by President Mclaughlin to deliver the
annual literary address to Lev ert Female
College, TalbottOn. While regretting very
much to do so, Col. Jemison was COM
PEELED to decline on account of pressing
business engagements.
At Eberton Tuesday a fire broke out
liz a lumber kiln belonging to DIR. II. G.
Edmunds. The Rescue Hook and Ladder
Company was promptly on hand, but the
fire had obtained too much headway for
them To do any good. DR.. Edmunds 10 st
about 500 worth of lumber.
At Macon Tuesday Deputy Sheriff
OPry went into the United States Court
room and asked Judge Speer if he could
serve garnishment on one of the Jury,
which was then unengaged. Judge Speer
replied that he could, but he would 60 to
Jail for contempt of court. The paper
was not served.
The Mayors Court at Athens had a
novel case to decide yesterday evening.
A clerk in one of the large dry goods
houses sent another clerk in the same
business a cat done up in hat box. This
created a difficulty and fight came very
near ending the matter. The police were
called in and a case was made.
1t is feared that the recent freshets will
cause a change in the course of the river
at Macon. Already a canal has COM
menced just below the new bridge of the
COVington and Macon railroad, and il the
river rises five feet the canal is a GER
tainty. 1t will run into Tracy lake, and
then through Napiers, PLANTS and Mans
fields lands.
A negro woman working for Mr.. Nc
ClOsky, on Ebert street, Macon, found
negro man undressed and sitting in her
room when she returned from her days
work Yesterday. She returned to the
dining room, procured pistol, and re-
turning, fired several shots at the negro
man, VINO fled, pursued by party Of citi-
zens who failed TO catch him.
The Augusta fire department gave a
serenada to the watcnmen in the bell
tower last night by the Charleston Fusi-
lier band. This was done in compliment
TO the long services rendered by the
watchmen, the fremen showing their ap-
probation in this manner. Dominic Con-
Ion has been eighteen years, this month,
in tine tower, and Daniel Scully nine
years last April.
The trustees OF the Methodist church Of
Elberton have commenced the building Of
two parsonages. They have purchased
two acres of land from Hon. r. NJ. Heard,
adjoining their present church property,
and are erecting TWO beautiful cottages
of seven rooms each with a fireplace in
each room. One is for the pastor of the
Church there, and the other for the Pre-
siding Elder of the Elberton district. Both
houses will be completed as soon as the
work can be done.
Monday party OF colored people were
returning from church, in Mcintosh, on
the Savannah, Florida and Western rail-
road, when a difficulty took place be-
tween two boys, Rich and Perry. The
father of one of the boys undertook 10
separate the parties, when Sam Martin
shot Perry, the ball taking effect in the
bowels and inficting a wound which will
probably prove fatal. During the fray
William Bradley was also shot through
the shoulder. He Will probably recover.
The boy who did the shooting is lad per-
haps l3 years old.
At Macon Tuesday the first case against
Rudolph Denlcke, the route agent on the
Central railroad between Atlanta and
savannah. which was a felony, the charge
being the robbing Of the United States
mails, was called in the Circuit Court.
The jury was out for only q short time
ana returned verdict OF not guilty. He
Vas defended by Col. Sam Jemison. IL
seems that they mad very nimsy case OF