The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-07-10

insurance case ~ macon 4-Os pO.lC0
An Outracecus Assault or o CHIC
Near Dan.elsviue.
GEORGIA
The cutting Of rice on tho Aitamaha will
commence in a little over month.
Stuart's new hotel at brownsville, WHOM
it is completed, vii contain about tifty-five
rooms.
A green turtle weighing SIS pounds
passed tAr ugh Macon Saturday from Cum
berlapd IS and.
The Thirtv-ffth Georgia will hold a re-
union at Couyers July %, They will be
entertained by Company while there
joseph I Townsend, who is accused Of
the murder Of Joseph :. Nelson of Darien
Oh June Is, is stll! at large and his where
abouis are unknown.
II is understood that senator Bruce Of
Louisial has consented o. visit Macon and
lecture uudcr tho auspices of the Bruce lit
crary society, a cOl0rel organization.
An attompt was recently made near
R0ckmaTt 10 perpetrate a ieudI,h outrage
on the person Of a l0-vear old Rrl by an cid
ma OF three score years At Iast accounts
no legal STEPS had been begun.
At Dallas G. ". Howell, Thomas Griffin
ct al rave MED in the Office Il the clerk Of
the superior court their petition u incor-
porate the Dallas cotton mills. The ma
Chinery has been purchased and paid for
and the site located.
Allen u. Gambler is now assured Of re-
nomination in tho Ninth congressional dis
trict There are forty votes in the district
convention, and Gambler has already
secured a majority Of them. J dye Lester
Will nave TO wait two years longer.
The COUNTY convention assembled at Dub
lin " a faeflgy- 81 for tl.a r
nominating candidates for the senate and
house Of representatives. and the result was
the nomination of A. B. Clark for represen-
tative and c. L. Holmes for senator.
The Woman's missionary conference of
the Macon district is now in session at Mar
shallville. Most OF the societies in the dis
trlct are represented by delegates and
much interest is shown in the work. The
opening service was held Friday night at
the Methodist church,
Worth county did not send the President
Fourth Of July watermelon, but Capt.
John G. McPhaul of Poulan. sent him and
his wife last Monday, a couple of baskets Of
as fine grapes as cen be grown in any coun-
try. Some Of TIE punches in the baskets
weighed two pounds each.
1t is estimated that Capt John G. Nc
Phaul Of Poulan will harvest about 20. 900
pounds of grapes from his vineyard. He is
realizing cents per pound net. and it is
is safe to say he will average & cents per
pound net, or $4,000 for his crop. fhe
packer predicts the yield will be 100, 900
pounds next year.
At Americas Friday afternoon W. +.
Murphey closed a trade with Joseph Wax.
elbaum by which he became the owner Of
one OF the most valuable pieces Of property
IN Americas. He bought from Mr.. Waxei-
baum the vacant lot on Lamar street be-
tween Bugg Chapman's and Fitz-
gerald a Fusselrs balrooms.
Near Shellman, Georgia Ann Parham, n
negro woman, was killed by lightning
When struck she was standing in the yarI
between the house and China-berrv tree
Her clothing was nearly all burned from
her. A 3-year-old son Of the woman was
badly shocked and rendered unconscious
for some time, but he will recover.
The report of the commissioners TO assess
the valuation of the Western and Atlantic
railroad has been prepared and will he pre-
sented 70 Gov. Gordon on his return from
the north. 1t is probable that another
report will be made when the legislature
convenes, which may show some changes
from the report now to be presented
Tattnall county has had corporate exis-
tence OF elghty-seven years and has never
furnished a governor member of either
branch OF congress, no applicant for appoint
ment to either West Point or Annapolis.
out Of the thousands in the revenue ser,
vice, not one, and never had a representa-
tive in any Of the government departments
at Washington.
Annie Clarke is a remarkable colored
woman who lives down in Sumter county.
She IS in her 18th year, ans is probably the
smallest able bodied woma n in the country.
Her hight Is "A inches, and her weight sixty
n0nndG IL sol Fel,1 l.. i
Work with hoe as any man in the field
and when 1t comes TO cooking, washing and
ironing, she just can't be beat
At Augusta Policeman Monihan was
found lying senseless in pool of blood on
Green street late Sunday night. He was
carried to police headquarters and severe
cash in the top of his head was sewn up hy
the surgeon. 1t seems he was carving a
large negro TO headquarters, whea suddenly
his prisoner seized his club and dealing him
q terrific blow on the head made his escape.
The property Of the late John Browne
was sold at auction at Darieu last Tuesday
The steamer Crescent City was knocked or
at Sl2, 100, the steam yacht Nellie was
bought by James Foley from Dobov for
1925, and fifteen shares Of the capital stock
OF the National bank of Savannah was
bought by Jacob Adams Of Darien. The
total sum realized from the sale was
Sl5,0S0.
Bud Worsham was arrested at Augusta
late Saturday night, charged with stealing
SlO% oO from his roommate, Pink McDon-
aid. They are both factory employees. and
the money represented McDonald's savings
1t was in trunk in their room. Worsham
was suspected and watched. He went TO a
place on the river bank where he had the
money buried and was arrested on the SPOT
with S97 Of it,
Judge Richard Clarke OF Atlanta. before
whom the Cotton States life insurance case
was to have been heard in Macon Yesterday
Judge Dustin being disqualified postponed
the hearing, owing 20 the inability of Can't
Harry jackson of Atlanta TO be present
who has not rallied from prostration over
the recent death of his sou. An order was
taken 20 hear the case during court yaca-
tion, which begins very soon.
The Griffin NetCs remarks: Col 7 w
Thurmans grandfather and Allen O. Thur
mans father were cousins, both living III
Virginia. During the war Col. Thurman
was laid up in Virginia, and received much
kindness from the Humans there. DR.. J
r. Cleveland aud Grover Cleveland are also
distant connections. Thus we have the full
ticket Of Cleveland and Thurman right
here in Griffin, and local pride should cause
US TO give III large majority
The congressional convention Of the Fifth
district will meet in the city court room at
Atlanta tomorrow at noon. There is little
interest centerlng on the convention. as
Congressman Stewart has no opposition for
tho nomination II tuuy lo v,r,o, L "a .l,..