Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-07-01

county, and our people like it very much.
They are not willing that it should be
stopped. And, besides, the capital invest
ed in material could not be left idle. Sorry
we can't stop the paper, Colonel. 1t is
the only way we have of making living.
ASK anything else of us and we will try
to accommodate you, but stop the paper,
neverv
The investigation growing out OF the
charge that there was collision among
certain contractors who made bids for the
macadamizing OF Crew street, Atlanta. it
ls said, will cause the committee charged
with the duties of making the investiga-
ton to render a report to the City Council
OF Atlanta at its next regular meeting,
recommending that all bids be declared
OFF, and the work again advertised. The
committee, 1t is said, has made up its
mind to do this, and it liz believed that the
next bids put in will show that the work
can be done for 81 per square yard, and
probably less. Last year the city let out
similar contracts for 81 81. The lowest
bid on the Crew street work was 81 0S.
The exposure of the manner In which the
bidding was done has gotten up consider
able rivalry among the contractors that is
likely to be of benefit to the city.
Some time ago the insurance companies
doing business in Georgia were put on no.
tice that they were neglechng to make
the annual returns to the Comptroller
General as required by law, and that the
time IN which those returns could be
made would soon expire. A number of
companies have since filed their returns,
but others have not vet been heard from.
Yesterday was the last day on which the
Comptroller could receive these returns,
and Fl. fas. were Immediately to be issued
against the companies that had not COM
piled with the law. The penalty is $500
for each delinquent company. The last
Legislature relieved several companies
from the penalty incurred by them on the
ground that it was their first violation of
the law, for which Indifference more or less
satisfactory explanations were made. 1t is
not believed the next Legislature will ex-
ercise such leniency.
Capt. Moon, of the Atlanta police force,
gives the following account OF a novel and
fatal shooting scrape which occurred at
No. 25 StOnewall street at a late hour
Monday night: 1t seems that while j. j.
Brewer, who resides there, while in his
room preparing to go to bed, saw what he
believed to be two men come in the front
gate and walk around the house to the
rear. Late in the afternoon be had seen
a negro hanging about the premises, and
concluded that the two men whom he felt
satisfied he saw coming in The gate were
visiting the premises for the purpose of
robbery. Slipping out Of his house, he
called a friend residing on the opposite
side OF the street and borrowed a pistol.
When he returned to his yard he saw ne
gro making for the front gate with all the
speed that be could command. He fired once
or twice at him, and either mi ssed him or
Inflicted no wound OF any consequence,
as the negro escaped. About the time
he fred his last shot Brewer saw whathe
believed to be a second negro making for
the gate. He again used his pistol and
poured the remaining loads into the OBJ
ject. AS the smoke cleared away, Brewer
saw that the shots had taken effect and
that the intruder had been killed and was
lying on the ground Securing lamp he
went to see whom he had killed. AS soon
as the light flashed upon the object,
Brewer saw that he had killed a large
black dog. He thinks that he hit the ne
gro that he fired at, as he shot at close
range and does not see how he could
have missed MIN.