The morning news., 1888-07-22

if the governor and comptroller general fix
the rate, he forfeits all his commissions
At Berton, Rabun county, on SATURDAY.
/ july H. Coares Grant was in his store and
/ Thomas Met ouneil was with him, being
! very much intoxicated. Mcconnell went Il
Ora 4t'- desk and took out q pistol and com.
( meuceI 10 handle it in IA manner that
+ caused Grant to try 10 take it from him
. H found it impossible OWING TO NcCon
nails superior strength. He called in a mar
WHO as near by to help The two TOOK
hold of the pistol, but when Mcconnell saw
he would lie overpowered he took out his
| knife and cut Smith in the abdomen ir
several places till it Is doubtful as to his re
/ covery.
Mrs P. T, Tully, % years of age, of
/ Macon, lost her life Thursday afternoon,
/ by going over the American falls a
Niagara. She camn there with her husband
a few weeks ago from Macon. Unkn wn
10 her husband. Mrs. Tully &C eptad an in
! vltation 10 60 out sailing with VIII a. Bar
Der. The ia niiY OF Wm. Stephan of Macon
could not secure anything very definite
Friday Of the drowning OF Mrs. Tulley.
/ Teiegrams were sent, bu. tn, following is
the only Information received: Lille,
while sailing, boat accidentally capslzed,
and efOre help could reach her was
drowned, and body af,eward swept over
the falls. lae body is yot unrecovered.n
George W Averett If Qnitman left for
SLcibyville, Ind., On Thursday on rather a
pecUh r mission. A w. Strattau and wife
Speat the winter at Quitman AS guests Of
Mr.. Averett. MIR. STRAIT an was at tle time
suffering from consumption They returned
t. their home some time in March, Mr.
Strattan apparently b'Ing very much i'm
proved. He grew wor G, though, soon after
arriving hom4 and continued to sink. Mr..
Averett has be n kept advised Of his condi-
ton all along, and on Thursday received n
telegram announcing that Mr.. Strattan was
dying and reQuesting him TO come at once
as he was wanted 70 act as administrator
on tue estate. MIR. Strattan was quite
wealthy. He formed very strong attach
ment for Ma Averett, aud in his dying
moments singles him out as the man above
all whom he prefers to administer his estate,
notwithstanding that he has brothers and
friends living near neighbors to him.
A serious expense to the Masons of Au-
gusta, and setback on the work on their
Masonic flats, y hack of the new Masonic
temple, was OccasiCned Friday 1t seems
that I. w COskery claims that the Masons
were building inches too much on his land
in his alley, and he was afraid of its dark
ening the rooms on that side of his hotel
tho Arlington. The Masons claimed that
they were within their line and had a right
to build on their ground and were going TO
do so The WORK has been going on very
rapidly and with every promise of rapid
completion. Mr.. Coskery, upon arriving in
Augusta, and finding the state of affairs such
as mas been stated, demanded that the walls
be moved eight inches further off. He de
clared his intention of building a brick wall
in his alley and shutting off the light from
the windows of the handsome hall the
Masons have erected, and also closing the
windows of the prospective flats. This was
too much for the Masons, SO they held a
meeting and decided TO move the wall in
Difference to Mr.. Coskery's threats Accord
ingly the work of moving the walls on both
sides was commenced Friday.