The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-10-02

Lumber Company has two and half ores
OF pine La d at Amoskeag which produced
seVenty-fVe bushels of corn to the acre, and
DIR. E. H. Bacon of the same place has ten
acres which produced sixty bushels to the
acre. The land is IN the pine belt and was
fertilized with homemade compost. This
land was bought by the AmOskeag Lumber
Company twelve years ago for 50 cents an
acre, and there ia plenty more OF it that can
be had almost for song.
Burke, the I'D bookstore man, subscribes
for twenty copies If the DAILY Constitution,
which he carefully files and stores away.
Whoever wants a paper OF particular
date has to pay him fancy price. Mr..
Julius Brown he SAID, paid dollar a
piece for five old papers containing the bill
Of fare of dinner he gave in Havana. A
lawyer paid me $40 for ten papers of differ
eut dates, containing the Voolfolk trial. 4
gentlemen paid mo IS for paper contain
Ing legal advertisement" He has found
the venture very profitable.
The negro republicans OF Griffin had a
regular field day Saturday electioneering
and distributing tickets. They were, many
of them, juhlant over their prospects, es-
pecially in Spaldiug county. They appear
not to he so much interested in the success
of their candidate for governor as for the
! legislature The tickets thew distributed
read as follows: Coiore1 republican ticket.
For governor, Bishop II. M. Turner (col-
| ored) Of Fulton county; for senator TWEEN
| ty-sixth district. S. B. Buford tcolored of
Spalding county; for representative, E. H.
Evans (colored) Of Spalding county.
F. f. Block of Atlanta says that Mr..
RadcliR If Meriwethee county, who has
lately returned from Texas, says that Texas
mares raised on the prairies may be bought
and delivered in Georgia in carloads at s15
to SIS a head, and coils from these mares
may be raised on bermuda grass atno more
expense than the raj ing Of COW that sells
for Sl5 T. b. Brady's ca, h book shows
that over 100000 worth If mules and
horses were sold through his stable last win
ter, and he g timat S tuat 5000, 900 worth
of mules were sold il Atlanta Forty per
cent of these mules went to Georgia farm
ers, and with the mules shipped direct to
other points, $1,000 900 to 81 100000 went out
OF Georgia last year for mules.
Political excitement is at fever heat in
Jefferson county, and trouble between the
whites and negroes there is imminent at the
legislative election, which occurs to-mOr-
row. There are three political elements in
the county, and each is striving for the
mastery. The white people of jefferson
are disposed to be very conservative, and
have determined to take only such steps
as will insure the respect and recognition
of their rights. They recognize the
gravity Of the situation, and will. pre-
cipitate no desperate measures, but they
are prepared for an emergency,
should one arise 1t is learned that the ne,
eroes are very fearful that their rights will
be interfered with at the polls on Wednes-
day, and will apply to the state authorities
for military protection. There are said to
be about 1900 negro voters in jefferson.
The white vote will probably aggregate
1000 or |, 100, which is divided between the
democrats and independents. IL the ne
groes should vote solidly for the negro can
dida e. the result is to be feared, but it is
stated on good authority that many of the
best negroes of the county will vote the
straight-out Democratic ticket.
w T. Reynolds was killed in Jefferson
vile Saturday by Sheriff Frank Pettis of
Twiggs county. The particulars, - far as
could be learned, are as follows: About
six weeks ago Reynolds and Pettis had
dispute over the recent hot and bitter can
vass for senator between George z. Glover
and l.. d. Shannon. Reynolds was sup
porter of Glover and Pettis favored Shan
non. After long contest Shannon was
nominated. Reynolds made some assertion
about Shannon which Pettis denied and
challenged Reynolds to the proof.
Reynolds did not prove the charge.
Reynolds and Pettis came near hav-
inn personal difficulty at that time, but
the matter blew over. Saturday Reynolds
came up to Walkers store and saw Sheriff
Petts standing on the doorstep and said to
him: "Pettis, | can prove that no " what
SAID about Saannon." Pettis replied:
That's all right, Bill, let it pass, l have
heard enough about The matter and don't
let US talk anv more about it," Reynolds
answered: but | want to prove it, ana if
you will walk back into Walkers store with
me, win prove.it. Come along" Pettis
said: "Well, just to please you,
will go and hear what you have to say.
The men had been at enmity since
the dispute six weeks ago, and last evening
was the first time they had spoken since
then. On entering Walkers store, Reynolds
drew his knife and started toward Pettis,
saying: "Now, I will prove it." Murder
was in his eye, AID Pettis saw it. Pettis
Immediately drew his pistol and fired at
Reynolds three tines, striking him in the
region Of the heart, and Reynolds fell to
the floor a corpse. The killing was con-
sidered iustifiable aud no attempt was made
TO arrest Sheriff -Pettis