The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-02

roads for Heavy Damages.
GEORGIA.
John Browne, of Doboy, left an estate
worth about 100000.
The Augusta street railroad has id. iared
semi-annual dividend Of per cent
John P. Brooks, of Quitman Killed ON
Thursday last three pigs which "elRhed
S,050 pounds, averaging nearly d" PouH''S
each
j. W. Hendry was shot by VIII Riley, at
Nlorven, on Saturday last, am died the
same night from the etf,,'s ol the hNe
wounds which he received
Eight hundred chickens 700 pigeons and
from 1876 TO $50 dogs are expected at the
coming poultry show al Macon, and there
is plenty OF room assign Vi or all.
During the wear closing Dec. 81, 1887,
there was shipped from the port OF Darien
TO foreign and coaSfNi>e ports a total of
about 100 000, 600 feet o. timber of oil kinds.
At Tocooa, Friday. torty bales of cotton
belonging to 5. NJ Mman 81 Co were burned.
They caught from a passing locomotive,
and were fully insured. The loss is between
$500 and s., GOO
The steam saw MIL to be erected by Pid-
cock & Co. a few miles northwest Of Quit
man is being shipped. A tram road will
connect it with the Savannah. Florida and
western at lIddp OF u rev mics west OF
there.
In the ex19 nation Of s applicants for nth the
tary Acad b, held at Calhoun for the
Seventh Congressional district last week.
Harry G. Cole, of Marietta, was the sue
cessful aspirant There were six applicants
for the appointment
Naylor is a beautiful little town situated
IA miles southwest of Savannah, on the
Savannah, Florida and Western railway.
1t has six stores, a large saw mill, cotton
gins etc. 1t is also a great shipping point
for the country villages surrounding it,
such as cotton, naval stores, hides, wax,
chickens, etc. Many new corners are set
ting there.
AT Atlanta J. w. Grow has instituted a
suit against the Central Railroad and Bank
ing company for IS, 900 damages. The COM
claimant alleges that on Dec. ?, last,
while trying to board passenger train
near the United State barracks at Atlanta
I he was severely injured by the train moving
off, he being in the act of getting aboard
He had bought ticket and had been in
formed that the train would stay at that
point long enough for him to board it,
A 5000 suit against the Western and At.
lantic Railroad company and the Georgia
Railroad and Banking company, has been
filed in the Office of the Clerk of the Supe-
rior Court at Atlanta for Mrs. Elizabeth
Shambly, whose husband, Moses Shamhly,
was killed in January, 1886, while walking
along the track of the Georgia railroad
near Bell street bridge at Atlanta. He was
killed by an engine of the Western and At
lantic railroad. The complainant asserts
that her husbands death was caused by the
carelessness of the companys servants
An interesting case will he tried in the
County Court at Quitman to-day The caSt
involves the large amount of 30c., the al
legged value of one chicken. On THURSDAY
Joe Elder MISSED chicken and in looking
around for it, saw one in a coop in front oil
Powers a. Co. S store which was so much
like the one he had lost that he went i'm tn,
store and demanded it. Powers e. Co. re
fused to give it up, stating that they ha,
bought it in the coop. MIR. Elder thereupol
had a warrant taken out for the recover,
of one chicken of the value of Soc Power
& Co. gave bond.
Bart Rogers, of Brooks county, wa
stabbed in the right breast in Valdosta OF
Monday last by an unknown negro TIL
negro escaped and is at large and unident
fed. Mr.. Rogers brother, Oh, was into
Roman candle skirmish with some negroe
and they were about TO get up difficulty
Several knives were drawn and sticks an
empty candles were fiourished around prt
miscuously, and Bart. who was standin
near, thought it was time to h Ii his brother
While pushing through the crowd negr
unknown to him and others who saw til
blow stabbed him in the right breast, nc
seriously, however.
Brunswick AdUetfiSer: We are alway
on the alert to gather information for OF
people that means good for Brunswick
Here is the latest: The old steamer Florid
has been bought by Hammond, Hull & Co
and converted into a barge, and is no,
loading with phosphates at Port ROYAL fo
this point, where this firm has established
branch office. This fertilizer will be di,
tributed through the interior via the Brun,
wick and Western and the Americas
Preston and Lumpllin lines In short
Brunswick is to be the distributing point fo
part of Carolinas phosphates. The barg
will bring 800 tons the first load.
A So, 000-suit for damages has been file,
at Atlanta in the office of the Clerk of tn
Superior Court for w. H. Dooy agains
the Georgia Pacific Railway Company. Ii
the complaint it is alleged that the plaintiff
whilst discharging his duties as a conductor
was thrown from the train upon, the trac
and was seriously injured. His right eV
was cut, his eye-lid was split, 1--WE teetl
were knocked out, his jawbone was broken
his chin was cut, his hand was cut in sevel
places, his left arm was disocated at tn
shoulder, two ribs were fractured, "a hol
was punched IN his left thigh nine bone
worked out his face, his leg became stiff
and his entire body was smashed am
bruised.
Jim Goldwire, of Valdosta, was shot o.
Thursday last. Joe Cox did the work. 10
and Jim are mulattoes-the one a barber
the other a local street drummer, 10
claims that Jim used ugly language towar
him some days ago, and he promised to Sc
him again. On Thursday they mer on tn
sidewalk, and Joe pulled 3S-cartridg
shooter and wickedly pointed it at Jim. Jill
said he thought the fellow was Joking. bu
he had best dodge though, and he did SO
when the flash of the pistol sent a bulle
singing across his side. lust below tn
waistband, granting the hide Jim grapple,
his man and prevented the firing of ,
second shot until Policeman Dinkins arrive,
upon the scene of action.
At Pendergrass last Monday, while the of
hcers were attempting to arrest Gus Hemp
hill lcolored), for cutting another negro. hi
brother, Edward Hemphill, interfered an,
tried to prevent the arrest in a bloody
handed style, when Deputy Officer Sim
mons shot him. The ball took effect in IN,
hip or thigh, and though not of a fatA
nature, 1t stopped his power of locomotion
The two negroes were then promptly ar
rested and brought before Squire front II
default of bail they were committed I,
Jefferson Jail to await the action of tb
Superior Court. Gus Hemphill RECENTLY re
turned from a five years term in the chain
gang where he was sent for killing a MAJ
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