The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-04


GEORGIA.
Augusta is fairly oblaze with electric
lights.
The National bank Of Augusta has de
clared an annual dividend of s. per share
free of all taxes, payable on and after
Jan. g.
DIR. S. C. Edgeworth prominent physi-
clan and planter OF Fort Valley, died Mon
dav, after a four months Illness from
paralysis,
Sandersville's cotton receipts from Aug
l to Dec. 81, 1887, are upwards OF :. 800 bales
in excess Of the total receipts tor the entire
wear running from Aug l. 1856. 70 Aug. l.
iSS7.
A Texas pony died from lockjaw at San
cersvile a day or two ago n result Of
slight cut on thS leg near the hoof The
poor beasts IL nth was locked for four days
before it died.
Al Thompson, of the firm of a. j.
Thompson & Co. of Cochran, had an old
pin house not far from his new gin house,
with eight bales of cotton. wagon and
some other plumber, burned on Saturday
night at his Buckhom place, in laurens
county 1t was evidently the work of an
incendiary. The loss is about $500, with no
insurance.
a severe thunder storm passed through
the southern part of Washington county
last Saturday night. At Judge Young
blood's plantation, four miles southwest of
SandersVille, a corn crib containing about
200 bushels of corn was blown down, and
two valuable cows which were under the
building were killed. The crib was built on
high posts affording shelter for stock I'M
derneath.
At Thomson Monday, old man Harry
Bentley, colored, was struck by a special
train that came up just ahead of the regular
passenger train at II O'Clock and instantly
killed. He was crossing the railroad tGsck
Just below j. r Shields & Bros. grocery
store on Railroad street. He was knocked
from the track, his head butting against
some ties on the side of the road, making an
ugly wound and crushing his head in the
centre.
Katie Maxwell, a negro woman, gave
birth to a child on the Atlanta and West
Point train Monday morning, about ten
miles from Atlanta while the train was on
its way TO the city. She was from Alabama
on her way to South Carolina. She was
accompanied by her husband and several
children. Some of her friends who met her
at the train suggested her remaining at
Atlanta a few DAYS but she decided not to
do so and she continued on her way to the
Palmetto State.
a gentleman who was in Atlanta a few
days aga on his return to Cumming. said
that wniie there he was told that three rev.
enue officers had recently been sent into
Forsyth county to capture a blockade dis
tillery said TO be in operation within four
miles of Cumming, and that the three
officers had not been seen nor heard from
since they started on the raid, He further
heard that repeated efforts had since been
made to induce other officers to 60 and
break up the distillery, but none would
make the venture.
4 bold robbery was committed at the
store OF w. 2. Wilson, at Hampton, at a
late hour Friday night by unknown parties.
They carried off meat, shoes and cloth
ing, estimated to be worth $15. Strong srs-
plcion rests on certain parties, and they
will no doubt be captured. Other store:
were visited, but the burglars were fright
ened away before much damage was done
The tools were secured from W. w. Turnip
seeds blacksmith shop-being an ak, &
sledge hammer, auger, etc. The door tc
Wilson's store was battered down.
The recent balloon hoax in Fort Valley
was repeated at Sandersville Saturday af.
ternoon. During the week a number OF
dodgers We're circulated. advertising bal
loon ascension Saturday at p m. Many
people, attracted by the announcement
came to town. 4 few minutes previous Ia
the appointed hour, boy with a bell and
placard paladed the streets to announce that
the ASCENSION would soon be made at the
Augusta depot. Hundreds assembled there
quickly, and anXiouSly awaited the aero
naut's arrival, but he did not come. and
they after while learned the nature of the
game.
At Blakely Friday, upstairs in the ''old
Bird building, III an unfrequented room,
Henry Weaver shot Miles West in the neck
from which he died Saturday night. Two
other negroes, Bill johnson and II. Cole
man, were in the room at the time The
wounded man made a dying statement that
he thought they induced him to go up into
that room for the purpose of robbing him,
as be had in his satchel and on lbs person
about $ll9. 1t is an ugly transaction all
the way through, and the three others pres
ent at the time are in Jail. All except Cole
man are from or near Bluffton, and have
bad POPULATIONS
At Coyington Saturday night Abe Cope
land, Ben Avery and Calvin Dupree, three
negroes who were in Jail on chages of simple
larceny, made their escape 10y tunneling
Hnder the foundation of their cell. A heavy
sash weight was found in the cell, and it is
supposed that this was used in breaking
through the floor of the cell, which was Of
wood and in a decayed condition The
length of the tunnel made by the parties in
escaping was about six feet. Nothing has
been heard of them since their escape This
is the second or third time that prisoners
have escaped from the same cell in like
manner. The Jail has been for long time
In an unsafe condition, and in this and other
respects Is disgrace to the county.
Numerous thefts have been committed
upon the Savannah, Florida and Western
railway at Albany during the last three or
four years. and the authorities of that road
have not been very fortunate in apprehend-
ing and catching the thieves. During the
early part OK December a freight car was
robbed of nearly its entire load Of freight,
and j. II. Mowatt, detective Of the railroad
company, was sent to Albany to work up
the case. He secured the assistance OF OF
ticer J. W. Cooper and together they have
been keeping quiet watch on the yard
where the cars are loaded and unloaded and
side-tracked. On Friday night they flushed
two thieves and bagged them. They We're
two well-known negroes of this city,
Charley Solomon and Henry Williams
Milledgeville Union Recorder. One day
last week commercial traveller was telling
merchant to whom he was exhibiting his
samples that the man across the street, en-
gagged in the same business, was cross anc
impatient, etc, hoping, doubtless, TO gair
sympathy by adverse criticism of a rival
The C. t. was not little surprised and So
back when the gentleman addressed in
formed him that he was talking about hi
brother. He apologized and changed tn,
subject and remarked that coming from tn,
depot he saw some very pretty girls in tn,
omnibus, etc. The merchant replied tina