The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-30

| in Atlanta, having eloped with the only
! girl he ever loved. The moth, r-in-law says
| sue will spend money To have Jim brought
! back, and will prosecute him in the courts
for de erting her daughter.
! There is on hand for the Improvement of
/ the Altamaha river the sum OF $4,000,
/ which is just one-third of the amount re-
/ quirsd to complete tho pre- ject usder which
/ the engineers are now working. This money
will be used in huiidiIg ring ms, re-
moving bars aud constructing bank reyet-
ments ut points not covered by tho FIRST
| estimates. II is claimed by the engineers
| that the completion of this Improvement
will / o highly advantageous to commerce
and nehcial to the commu lity generally
! bv reducing the cost Of transportation ami
/ by encouraging the further Development OF
the timber aud naval stores industry.
Secretary Nisbet, of the agricultural SO
| ciety, has petit.oned the board Of trade Of
! Maco to donate 81 ,000 to advertise tie
! stare fair in country papers and other jour
| mas Of Georgia. \ committee was appolutei
/ to so cit funds from merchants for the pur-
/ pose The council on motion OF Alderman
| Horne, autho. lied the mayor and public
property committee 10 make all necessary
repairs on The exhibition buildings at the
park preparatory tn holding the fair
Should tie city not have sufficient ready
money in the treasury, a loan OF the needed
amount must be effected. 1t may take
Sc 001 or 81 200 to cover this expenditure.
AT Harrison, B. J. Canty, { r Kennedy as
he is cailod by somel, a burly young negro,
much given 20 he use OF tue pen, rec antly
tried 10 deftaui "Unc Sam" out Of the
postage In l-cent card by using it twice
The matter was promptly reported TO Super
iuteMGeut SimpSo and so, on Saturday
ono at the ,ostc flee officials came dOwl to
Interview CAVITY. He was readily pointed
out TO the uiliter but he ins sel that he
was not B. j. CAVITY, though he would show
the oillcor where Canty was, asking him to
Just wait there moment till he cOuld re-
turn borrowed umbrella, 1t is hardly
necessary to say he has not yet returned,
nor las the officer been able 70 find any
other man answering TO the name of B. J.
CAVITY The negroes say Ben burnt the
wind"
Jamaica station, on the Brunswick and
Western railroad, sixteen miles above
Brunswick, seems to be coming in for all
extra share of improvements. The old side
track on the sou bern side has been length
ened to several hundred feet, and new
siding has been put in on the northern side
of the track 300 feet long, the depot build
ing moved across tne track to the other side
and heightened, waiting room put in and
the building otherwise improved. A tank
up, supplied by steam power. and now there
Is talk of a telegraph station being located
there. Meantime j. NJ Rice. the land
owner, has been trying to keep up with the
procession. He built new store a short
while ago, and has Ist finished two-story
residence 35 TO Is feet for B. f. Lewis.
b. C. Walker of East Dough-
erty county was arrested Tues
day by Deputy Sheriff Goodwin
on peace warrant sworn out by Mark
Smith, who claims that Walker had made
threats against him. On Monday, Walker
bought pistol, which, coupled with the re-
ported threats, caused Mr.. Smith TO have
him placed under bond to keep the peace.
Walker stated, Tuesday afternoon, that
while driving home Sunday, a negro
jumped from a thicket, just at dark, and
shot at him, but tho ball went wide Of its
mark. Walker returned the fire twice with
pistol he had borrowed from friend, but
does not know whether he bit his antagon-
list or not, and when In town Monday he
bought pistol in order to defend himself if
attacked again. He denies making any
threats against Mr.. Smith, and says he
would not harm him for anything After
being arrested he promptly furnished a
bond, N. +. Tiff becoming his bondsman.