The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-17

her blue calico reginlentals, did not relish
the salute intended for her, and admonshed
hun to keep quiet. Steve, however, refused
to do so, and IN return fired volley of kiss
ing sounds at the captain. He was fined So.
The goods, notes and accounts of Welch
q Agar, in the drug store and book and
lewelry store, in the building known as
Welcn's corner, Mt Albany, we're sold at
! shertfs sale Tuesday by virtue of a mort
gage II. IA, in favor of Agar, Hamblin &
Co., of New York. The entire business
was sold in one lot. and was bid in by Mr..
Alexander Agar, Of the firm of Agar, Ham
bin 81 Co., for $500. 1t is said the mort
cages on the property amounted to about
500, 900. 1t is understood that there are
other liabilities, too, which were not Sc
cured by mortgage. The stock, books, etc,
were valued, nominally, at about $50, 000.
The stores have been reopened by the pur-
chasers.
At the regular meeting Of the Stewards
of Mulberry street church Of Macon, Mon
day night, they decided to move the church
| building from the present location, at the
Corner of First and Mulberry. to the hill, q
distance Of three-quarters Of a mile. A
business meeting Of the members of the
church has been called for Wednesday night,
May %, to indorse the action of the stew
ards. The present church building was re-
built few years ago at cost of $50, 600,
but new one will cost much more. The
lot to be occupied is on Eighth and corner
of Wesleyan Female college square, and is
l4O feet front, while the one now used is but
seventy The membership Of the
church is the largest in the city.
Stephen Terrell is in Jail at Brunswick,
charged with trying to kill his wife and
then attempting to commit suicide. He is
said to have been married not quite
month. His wife, nee Miss Alice Hickman,
lived with her folks about five miles from
Brunswick before he married her. The
stories of the affair are conflicting. Terrell
claims that his pistol went off accidentally,
and says that If he had intended to shoot
his wife he could easily have done so, as she
was only five feet away Another account
is to the effect that Terrell had been drink
ing, and drew his pistol for the purpose of
shooting his wife, but just as he was about to
fire, "A man, named Harris knocked his hand
up and that Terrell then attempted to shoot
himself. The grand jury has indicted him.
AT Atlanta. Tuesday, Deputy Marshal
Kelly brought in Malinda Buff, alias Ma
tilda Aiken She was arrested in Forsyth
county Sunday on warrant charging her
with violating the pension laws. She made
out n claim against the government for
| $500, claiming TO have married John
Aiken, of the Fifteenth New York regi-
ment, about twenty years ago, and that the
ceremony was performed by Rev. John
Cooke, III the presence of one of her broth
ers. j. B. Steed, examiner of pension
claims, investigated the case and found the
claim to be fraudulent in every particular
Rev. Mr.. Cook swore that he had never
performed any such ceremony, while
her brother claimed that she had
never married any such sperson as John
Aiken, and that her name was Malinda
Buff. She was released upan her own
recognizance, with the promise to be pres
ent for trial at the October term OF the
United States District Court.