The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-03


that on that day the alliance men would
rush in their cotton, and that they would
not be dependent upon the local buyers, but
would have a buyer on hand from dis
lance. And they did rush in their cotton,
sure enough and by ~ o'clock the town
was filed with wagons laden with the
farmers reliance" There were from POO
t. 800 bales on the streets during the day.
But the alliance men were doomed to a sad
disappointment, as the expected cotton
buyer failed to materislize Some of them
sold to the local BUYERS, some slowed their
cotton away, and quite a number hauled
theirs back home.
At the Atlanta university there have
been within the past three weeks twenty
two cases of fever, three of which have
been typhoid and the others malarial. OF
the twenty-five there were three cases to
result fatally, one teacher and two pupils,
The illness followed closely the republican
celebration and jubilee, in which all the
pupils participated, exposing themselves
for hours in the damp, cold night air. To
this exposure the illness is ascrit cd, more
especially since the new cases are reported.
DR.. Manahan. the physician in charge Of
most of the cases, superinten ed thorough
examinations of the buildings, grounds
and wells and is positive that the sickness
can be ascribed to no local cause. At any
three cases were serious at all and those
still on the sick list are in no danger.
Americas Republican,: A young woman
in an adjoining county, who had an eye on
a young farmer, found that he was pretty
strong democrat, and proposed to bet her
self against himself that Harrison would be
elected. The young man kicked against
the bet, saying he did not nee2 wifi, but
as she Insisted he finally said, "well, as
" H.
bet and make you wait till | get ready to
take you" 'All right, said the girl, land
if Harrison is elected, you've got to marry
me on inaugural day or give me your
farm" The young chap agreed to this,
but since found out that the supposed young
lady was nearly twenty yea older than
himself, and he has turned over the farm
to creditor and left for Texas. The
woman proposes to follow as soon as she
can locate him, and claim her husband, as
she SAYS she 'ain't gwine to be cheated this
late in life out Of the only chance she ever
bad to git man."
Newman Herald: The special term of
Coweta superior court, appointed for the
first week in December, to try the railroad
cases. will not be held. On Wednesday last
Col p. F. Smith, leading counsel for plain
tiffs, received a proposition from the at
tornevs Of the Atlanta and West Point rail-
road boxing to compromise. Col. Smith
went to Atlanta in response to the sum-
mons, and as a result of the conference thus
brought about, a compromise was effected,
and the cases were all dismissed includ-
ing that of Felix Dickson, which is now
pending in the supreme court. By the
terms of the settlement Col. Smith aud his
associates receive IS, 500, the gentlemen as
ISOLATED with him in the case being Messrs.
2. s. Whatley, p H. Brewster, and Will
coxon ~ Wright. 1t was not as fat a fee
as they might have obtained had the cases
been followed up, but they did not want to
be too hard on the railroad company, and
generously agreed to compromise. The
trial of the cases would have occupied about
week, aud their dismissal saves the county
about 500 i'll the matter of court expenses.
Ed Thompson is young negro, who has
been carrying the bi-weekly mail from
Gainesville TO Cumming for sometime past.
Friday, on arriving at the postofflce at'Plea-
saut Grove, which is situated about sixty
yards from Mr.. Blackstock's residence, he
found no one in the office, the door was
locked but the key was on the outside. The
negro went in the Office, found two
registered packages lying on the
shelf, secured them, and went out,
locking the door behind him.. He then
called the postmaster and delivered the mail
sack. Mr.. Blackstock changed the mail,
but did not miss the letters then, but did
soon after Thompson left. When the theft
was discovered suspicion naturally rested
on Thompson and g. Rice went in immedi-
ate pursuit, arriving in Gainesville an hour
after the negro did. Securing the services
of Marshal Hanie the negro was traced up
and captured on a street car, his intention
doubtless being to leave town. When &C
cused he confessed to the deed and produced
the money, amounting to sos. less Is cents,
which he had spent. He was carried before
United States Commissioner CASTOR and
bound over in default of bond. TIE penalty
attached to this offense is fine Of not more
than $1,000 and by Imprisonment at hard
labor for not more that five years.
Lincolnton NetDs: We have been reliably
informed that near Delhi, in Wilkes county,
on one day last week some neSroess on the
plantation of a Mr. Bramlett, in his alb
sence, approached his wife and demanded
the keys TO the cotton house. Upon her
refusal they drew their pistols and threat
ened to shoot Mrs. Bramlett and daughter
unless the keys were delivered to them.
Under these threats Mrs. Bramlett pru-
IDENTIFY gave them up. After securing the
keys to the cotton house the negroes loaded
up wagon with seed cotton, and carried it
to store near by and sold 1t. As soon as
the surrounding neghbors learned of the
audacity of these miscreants they determ-
ined to arrest and punish them Thev, the
negroes, knowing that this high handed
outrage of theirs would be punished as soon
as found out, armed themselves with guns
and fled to the woods, defying arrest, by the
legal authorities The whites of the neigh
borhood having their indignations aroused
by the brutal treatment OF Mrs. Bremlett
and daughter by these black scoundrels, de-
termined at all hazards to arrest the
guilty parties. For this purpose
posse comitatus" was organized and
securing Of the woods began In the mean
time it was rumored that the negroes of the
neighborhood were organizing themselves
with the intention Of defending and pre-
venting the violators OF the law from being
arrested. The excitement is running very
high, and unless these ignorant and mis-
guided people disband at once, terrible
retribution will be melted out TO them. 1t
is rumored that one negro has already been
killed or fatally wounded. We await
events from that section with considerable
anxiety.
FLORIDA.
. Quite number Of people are expected at
Chipley from the north next month.
The Lake City correspondent of the NEWS
wrote as follows Nov. 30: The heaviest
frost of the season; this morning ice formed
as thick as a knife blade in exposed places
out doors. 1t is runored that Robert
Hatcher died of yellow fever this morning
at Olustee, Fla. J. Bradford of Tallahassee
has been appointed director of the agricul-