The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-30


ferson-Sudden Death of DIR. Mitchell
of Hamilton County-A Gypsy Shoots
His Father-in-Law at Americus--A
Letter from President Cleveland-A
sharper's Mean Work at Atlanta.
GEORGIA.
The new stores of Talmadge & Carithers,
at Athens, are receiving the finishing
touches.
A prominent gentleman Of Americas re-
ceived a letter from President Cleveland
Thursday.
A horse that works well in double harness
was sold at the court house at jefferson last
Saturday for $5 IS.
Twelve wagon loads of bands were In
Athens Thursday, from Col. James NJ.
Smiths, to do their Christmas trading.
Hon. A. FL. Colquitt, present senator, as
well as senatSr-elect from Georgia. is spend-
ing the holidays st his Edgewood home.
S. M. Inman has presented the Fulton
County Confederate Veterans' Association
with a handsome portrait of Jefferson
Davis.
The store of NJ T. Bergan, on Front
street, Columbus, was hurglarized Thurs
day morning. Lee Harrison has boon ar
rested and has confessed.
James i. Gill, the insurance agent Of the
New York Life Insurance Company. wanted
at Rome and Macon, has been spotted ia
Cincinnati, and, doubtless, by this time is
arrested.
At Waynesboro, Minis g. Carswen have
dissolved copartnership by ]. K Carswell
selling ous his entire interest to Mr. Minis,
the latter announcing his continuance of
the business.
Capt. r. J. Wilson announces himself for
the Office OF coroner OF Richmond county.
Capt. Wilson accaptebly filed the Office of
doorkeeper Of the House of Representatives
fer several years.
The Richmond County Pet Steck and
Poultry AS ociation has decided net to ar
range any show this spring, but TO prepare
for grand one in the fall. Many of the
members will exhibit at the Charleston
show.
The Grand Army post of Macon held a
meeting Friday evening. Members of the
post will attend the department encamp-
ment, to be held in Atlanta, Jan. rs. This
membership of the Macon post is gradually
enlarging.
w. H. Burch had a very serious accident
Wednesday afternoon, at Trout Lake farm,
near Tholnasville. He was repairing sdsd
which fell on him and injured his spine
Dr. j. G. Hopkins is attending him, d
while his injuries are severe, they are not
fatal.
The house of Anderson Rekestraw coi-
ored) at jefferson, was burglarized last
money was in trunk i'll tie room where
Anderson and his wife we're sleeping. The
trunk was taken out and none of the
slsepers awakened.
Ii is reported that Capt W. w. Brown
of Macon can obtain a fat appointment
under the Harrison administration il he
desires it. He does not care, 50 it is said,
for the Macon postoffice, which he formerly
SO acceptably held, as his insurance business
pays hin considerably more.
Architect Keller of Tallapoosa has the
contract for building large hotel for TIE
Bluffton Land Company. and the Pocia
Manufacturing Company will probably fur
nish the wood work Contractor McGiores
will also build several dwellings and a bust
ness block at the same place
I. C. Wright of Douglasville, has sold 90
acres ofalaud on the Factory road, near Mrs
Freemans, in town, fer 1916, and the cor
ner lot on the Public square, opposite tue
Jail. to B. M. Walton for 500. Mr.. Wright
Is building or lot No. 2, near Mr.. Yeager's
mill, and will move as soon as the house is
completed.
Warren Stegall wants s., 900 damage from
Miles 81 Horn, contractors on the new cap
itcl at Atlanta. StegaIl bases his claim on
the fact that no was injured through the
carelessness of other employees in erecting
insecure scsffolding, by which be sustained
serious and permanent injuries while in the
discharge of bis duties.
The Vsldosta Times has received iufor-
nation that ON the night before Christmas
a row occurred among the negroes at AL
bertsop's mill, near bonneville, Clipch
county, which resulted in the death of two
OF the participants II is said that one OF the
negroes killed was from Vsldosta, and that
his body was horribly rnutilated.
AT Athens a few nights ago, after the
arrival Of the fast train on the Georgia rail
road some one tempered with the brakes
and threw them out of working order. The
mistake was not found out next day until
the tralu had started to Union Point. The
authorities think they can find the parties.
If they do, they should be given the full ex-
tent OF the law.
AT Americas William Jeffries, gypsy,
shot his father-ia-law, Richard Harrison.
another gypsy, on Christmas day, for
which he was arrested and brought before
Judge Pilsbury. The bond was assessed at
$500 for his appearance at the county court
yesterday. He deposited the amount with
the Bank of Southwestern Georgia and
Mai, NJ Speer went on his bond. Mr..
Jeffries failed to put in an appearance,
therefore the bond was forfeited.
Further particulars were learned at Grit
fin, Thursday, of the little riot at Concord
on Saturday night Henry Brunt, an ordi-
narily peaceful negro, drank too much
LIQUOR and got into an alteration with
Robert Keith and William Strickland, in
which Henry was slightly punished. Sew
eral other par les were nearly involved on
both sides, but no damage was done Bruut
was locked cup, but afterward rescued by
his friends, and has not been seen in Concord
since.
C. w. Belton, who was SO terribly burnt
in the wreck on the Georgia Pacific road,
near Austell, on Dec. II, 1886, is now in
Macon. He was taken TO the Ivy street
hogpital, at Atlanta, and kept wrapped in oil
105 day. His skin peeled off from head TO
foot. He was partner Of J. w. Pierce,
who was taken for Pierce Weaver. Mr..
Bolton says he was formerly a very muscu-
lar man, hut much Of his strength and
health left him after the scalding. be is
from Corpus Christi, and is in Macon sell
ing horses
Thursday night two unknown men were
seen in Mcintosh, on the Savannah, Florida
and Western railroad, lettering around At
first no suspicion was felt, but during the
evening both were seen going toward the
wat.sr tank, both in apparent robust health.
Soon after this one Of the men was missing
and after making search his body was
found in a clump OF bushes near at hand.
His partner boarded the Albany express
and fnade good his escape. Suspicious are