Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-07-12

charHe OF the company's interest, saving
that he had struck OFT. He mas bored on Y
800 feet ard has run into oil slush, which
ind Gates that by going little farther he
viii strike free t1ow of pure Oil. An
analysis of the oil found SHOWS it to be Of
superior quality, and the prospects now
are that the company has struck it rich.
Sheriff Clements, of Polk county, few
days ago received a letter from Wyatt
LipscOmb, Sheriff Of Milan county, Tex,
stating that he had arrested George Mob
ley and had him secure in jail at Cameron.
Mobley denied that he was the man, haV-
ing gone under an assumed name, but as
he had been spotted by man who knew
him, there remains very little doubt as to
his Identity. Mr.. Clements has left for
Cameron and will bring Mobiey back.
The crime for which MObley is
to answer is that of murder,
having shot down in cold blood young
Frank McMeekin, in the road between
Cedartown and Cave Spring, 10 years
agO. A reward of $50 has been offered by
the Governor, and to this has been added
500 by the murdered young mans faith
er, Thomas G. W. McMeekin, and the ag-
gregate will go to Mobley's capturers.
Sheriff Clements has quietly been inStru-
mental in securing the arrest, being ap-
prised OF Mobley's Whereabouts and put
ting officers on his track.
1t will be remembered that the Senate
Committee on Appropriations reported an
amendment TO the river and harbor bill
reducing the appropriation for the Chat
tahOOchee river from $40, 900 10 $40 600.
Senator Brown opposed the amendment
and it was rejected by the Senate. AS
this was not the first time Senator Brown
had intertered in the interest Of the I'M
prOvement OF the Chattah0ochee river,
nj mo Of no n
of Column us think that he deserves the
thanks of that body for his successful et-
forts i'll obtaining larger appropriations
than would have been otherwise secured.
Acting upon this belief, special meeting
of the Board OF Trade was held Friday
and the following resolutions were
adopted: That the thanks OF the Board of
Trade OF the city of Columbus are hereby
rendered Senator Joseph <. Brown for his
watchtul interest aud success in securing
an Increase in the appropriation for the
Improvement of the ChattahOOchee river.
That the secrt tary of the board is hereby
instructed to forward a copy of the min
utes TO Senator Brown.
Utah, as d certain section of Columbus
is called, had sensation Thursday after
noon in the shape OF an attempted suicide.
Mrs. Hal Willett furnished the sensation.
1t seems that she and her husband have
not Deeu living DIS pedCGdDiy OOSelheI DIS
two cooling doves, and a few days ago
Willett turned her out of his house. On
Thursday she appeared to be quite reck-
less, and Jake Yearly, who was sitting
at the foot of WomacK's hill. says she
came up to him and without warning
knocked his hat Off with a stick. She then
took the hat, and when earty attempted
to get it from her she deted him with an
open knife in her hand. She then stepped
out on the street car track, and in the
sight Of several persons pulled out small
vial of morphine and drank the contents.
In snort time she was perfectly limp.
The witnesses to the affair were very
much frightened, and one OF them hurried
off after a physician, who, after strenuous
efforts, succeeded in restoring the unfOr-
tunate woman to consciousness, and no
doubt she will now content herself to en-
dure the ills she has rather than fly to
to those she knows not Of.