The Savannah tribune. [volume] (Savannah [Ga.]) 1876-1960, 1888-12-08
GEORGIA ITEMS.

six aldermen.
A movement is on foot to estabFia q
soap factory in Newman, and the indicas
tions are altogether favorable to the sue
cess OF the enterprise.
Cohen, the man who was assaulted
while asleep at Cevington one night
with club, when Thomas, his sleepingN
companion was killed, is getting better.
Echols, the man who played cards with
them on that fatal night, will be re-
moved to Atlanta for safe keeping.
An unknown tramp went to sleep I'M
der construction train of the Georgia
Southern Railroad near Valdosta ON
Monday night, and was run over when
the train started. Both his legs were
cut off above his knees. He was carried
to Valdosta and sent to the county farm.
Governor Gordon pardoned Flora Jones
on Monday. She was convicted of lar
ceny from the house at the October term,
1888, of Jones superior court and sem
fenced to the penitentiary for one year.
Those familiar with the facts believe that
she was the tool of her husband in com
hitting the crime.
The sensation in Augusta is that Com
tractor Redmond has thrown up his Job
on the canal, aud that the work of re-
pairing the freshet damages to the first
level, has been halted. Mr.. Redmond
has a real or fancied grievance against
the city, he alleging that the city re-
tarded his work or curtailed his profits
on the contract through the engineer not
promptly stalking off work for his barrow
men. 1t is feared that a legal clash will
result and the work of repairing the ca
nal be further delayed.
The following bills were approved by
Gov. Gordon; To make legal
and valid the occupancy of Ninth
street in the city of Columbus.
To authorize the refunding of the excess
of $3.50, paid for license to sell spirituous
liquors granted by the commissioners OF
roads and revenues Of Fulton county in
1887 aud 1898, An act to amend the act
reeating and organizing board of COM
missioners of Chatham county by pro-
viding that the appointments by the gov
ernor shall be on recommendation of tha
grand jury of the county.
A report of an instruction in Wilkes
county was much exaggerated There
was no uprising there and the county
now is quiet. The trouble arose over the
arrest of Tim Smith and John Coleman,
who resisted a posse and used arms.
Rumors that the negroes were arming in
the neighboihood aroused the whites,
who took Coleman and Smith from the
posse, and, it is believed, made away
with them by tying stones around their
necks and throwing them into the river.
e. b. Code, a prominent farmer and
storekeeper in Wilkes county, who. it is
said, had aided the negroes in arming
and resisting the posse, was notified to
leave the county and left. Much feeling
is felt in some quarters against Code,
who said he only urged the negroes to
arm against violence. The people OF
Wilkes county, as a whole, do not APP
prove of the lynching, and the matter
will be brought into the courts.
The tower at the new Hebrew oTphans
home in Atlanta fell on Tuesday, the
heavy stones crushing through the roof
Of the surrounding portions Of the build
ing, and doing damage to the extent of
probably So, 900. Four men had a mi.
raculous escape from instant death. The
top part Of the tower suddenly collapsed,
and the men who were at work on top Of
the tower suddenly disappeared from
view. These were GTVrge Oliver,
contractor for the building, two bricks
masons, Arthur Gibson and John Boeh.
mer, and one laborer name unknown.
The last three are negroes. The corner
stones at the base were not anchored
and they gave wav. The heavy stones
crashed through the roof over the super
intendent's parIor and ore Of the dorrni,.
tories, and did great deal Of damage.
The four men who were on top were
saved by the scantling upon which they
were working, catching over the hole
on the inside OF the tower As it was
they had fall Of thirty-fve feet, from
the top of the tower 70 where the clock
mart beOins