The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-16

/ ChautauQua, where he is one of the chief
attractions. Accompanying him is his son,
Dewitt, Jr., young man of about Il;
| handsome fellow, but not OF the same stern
| disposition as his father. He was beguiled
into trying rice beer and got too mellow.
| Calhoun is fast recovering from the de-
| structive cyclone which demolished houses
/ and terrified people on the night Of March
| 20. Every building that was damaged has
! been repaired, and in many instance made
/ better than before, except the county court
/ house aud the Methodist and Baptist
| churches. The contract for the building of
q ne SIG, 900 court house is to be let soon.
| Contractors are now at work rebuilding tue
| Methodist and Baptist churches, which
! when completed, will be two of the hand
/ soonest churches in North Georgia, outside
tie tiles. Many new and handsome resi-
dences. as we'll as few business houses,
/ have a so been built during the spring and
summer. So it may be said that Calhoun
Is asst coming TO the front TO assume her
old ppSition-the best town on tie Western
and Atlantic railroad.
Irwin Curry is merchant at Wayside,
on the Covington and Macon railroad and
went 10 Macon Tuesday TO do souIe trading,
taking with him shot bag containing 50
in silver On his arrival in Macon he left
the bag on the can seat 10 carry out a tin
can or bucket He knew everybody on the
unsafe never once entered his head But
when he lad placed his can on the plltform
AMI returned Tor his money, it was gone
He had not been gone more than three
minutes, but the money had disappeared.
1t was some time before he could make up
his mind what 10 do. In the afternoon be
laid the matter before officer Brooks, and
it was thea determined to arrest a train
hand named Lee johnson, and the arrest
was made, Johnson denies knowing any
thing about the money.
Clebe Washington tclloredl, was killed by
another negro by the ma no of Abe Leamon
near the depot at Lumpkin Friday. The
suppO5ition is that after dinner they were
oil IN the woods playing cards and had some
words. Abe LeamOn went TO the house
where an old negro woman resides and
1ngton followed him, soon after
Lesmon entered his boarding
house, and going in demanded of Leamon
some money he Leamon) owed him, and at
the same time drew his knife and placed it
near his throat Then Leamon drew pis-
tol and shot him. The ball entered about
one aud a half inches from TIE left of the
stoma CHI Washington survived only thirty
minutes after being shot. The coroners
jury, after fully investigating the matter,
returned a verdict of justifiable homicide.
Report says Joe w. Roberts was shot and
killed by his neighbor Walker Nixon, in
Baldwin county, Monday. There are con
tlicnng statements as to the origin of the
difficulty, ono being dispute over some of
Roberts cows get ing into Mixon's field,
and the other, that Nixon had been saving
some harsh things about member of Rob-
erts' household. 1t seems tina. when the
reports reached Roberts ears he went cut
TO see Nixon and they met near the formers
gate. They both drew knives but Nixon
left the scene The next morning Mon
knives were drawn. They rushed at each
other, bu1 neither was hurt. In the second
assault Nixon drew his pistol and fired, the
ball taking effect in the back of Roberts
head lie fell dead near his own house.
Nixon, it is said, then went home. So far
as can be learned, he has not been arrested.
Bainbridge Democrat: From gentlemen
who have visited his plantation near Fowls
town, we are told of a very remarkable
piece Of corn grown by Col Daniel McGil
this year, and which is now ready to be
stripped of its fodder. The piece is bottom
land and contains seventeen acres, and it is
the unanimous opinion of several very com
petent judges that it will produce eighty
three bushels per acre, or more than
l, 400 bushels from the seventeen acres
One gentleman who is feet
tall sat upon horse 15& hands high and
with 32-inch umbrella could not reach
some of the bottom ears of corn upon the
stalks. Another gentleman stood in his
tracks and without moving from them
touched with his walking cane 105 ears of
corn averaging ten inches in length 1t is
planted twelve to fifteen inches apart in the
drill, In six-foot rows, and has been worked
but twice since planting.