Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-09

at Sl2, 900 per mile. President John w.
Dunn says that the bonds will be put on
the market at an early dag, and the road
VIII be pushed to completion.
A large fire here to-day destroyed the
cracker factory of T. ;. Lewis. on East
Alabama street, The stock, valued at
| about $4,000, was burned and the ma
chinery, valued at $4,000, was almost
ruined. The insurance on the stock is
$4,000 and on the machinery $4,000. The
| building belongs to Senator Joseph
| Brown and is insured for $4,000. The cost
OF the repairs will be not less than $1,000.
Work cannot be resumed in the factory
under month. Fifty hands are thrown
out Of employment, many being girls.
The fire originated from ovens on the
lower floor.
ILLEGAL LIQUOR SELLING.
5. MARITIME, for the illegal sale of liquor,
was tried in the Recorders Court to-day,
and bound over in the sum of $500 to the
City Court. Mr.. Marine runs a wine
room on Whitehall street.
Hastings G. Trim Die white, aged 40
years. was adjudged lunatic by Ordl-
nary Calhoun to-day. He is violent. He
knocked his brother down with a chair
this morning, and tried to choke his aged
mother to death. He has been a very in
temperate man, and subject for months
to epieptIc fits.
1t came to light to-day that Poole jailor
OF this county, gave John Rutherford, the
negro burglar, severe beating several
days ago because he knocked down and
peat white prisoner for exposing his
enOrts to escape. John e. Rutherford, a
Macon lawyer, and former owner OF the
burglar, has directed Atlanta lawyers to
prosecute Jailor Poole for whipping the
prisoner on both the civil and criminal
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been filed.
DESIRABLE PROPERTY.
In his argument tonight before the
Railroad Commission in behalf OF the
Georgia Southern and Florida railroad.
Major Bacon, in reply tn the charge that
the Macon men in charge of the enter
prise were without means or business ca
paclty, SAID that one of them is worth
100000. Mr.. Harris, of Macon, asked
VINO 1t was. Maj Bacon replied: Henry
j. Lamar, Jr. He has one piece of prop
erty for which he has refused $780,
600, which pays him annually
$4,000. He said he referred to Mr.. La
mars interest in the steamship company.
He stated that Mr.. Lamar was in the
room and ii necessary would vOuch for it.
Mr.. Harris asked Mr.. Lamar if the state
ment was correct. MIR. Lamar stated to
the committee that he had been offered
S25O,OOO for his steamship interest and
that mis- annual income from the prop
erty is $4,000.
The Railroad Committee of the House
held an important meeting tonight, the
question before it being the controversy
between the Covington and Macon rail-
road and the Georgia Southern and
Florida as to the right to build the line
south of Macon to Florida. A. o. Bacon
presented the concluding argument for
the latter. Maj. Hanson was to have
closed for the Macon and Covington, but
the hour was 80 late that the committee
adjourned to tomorrow night, when the
fight will be resumed.
ALEXANDER PAYING BIG MONEY.
The NEWS correspondent learns from
reliable source that the Alexander
people are paying much higher for Cen
trail stock than the nominal market quo
tation, which they naturally want to
keep down. A gentleman has received a
letter from large holder stating that the
Alexander people have backed him to put
price on it. He has named 100. and he
is satisfied that he will get 1t. From the
same source it is learned that another
large holder has sold to them at
price considerably above the
market, under pledge to keep the figure
secret. II these facts are true and the
Alexander crowd are paying such figures
1t IS important that the public be inform
ed so that holders OF shares can get the
price that is being paid and that the stock
will command.