The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-28

A Bold Theft at Albany-The Houston
County E1opers uccessful-Danger
of Race Conflict at Grantville-Cold-
blooded Murder at Hawkinsville-A
Boy Shoots Man at Wadley.
GEORGIA.
A negro boy, 10 years old, shot Grit
Calhoun of Wadley. The boy is now under
arrest.
child in Louisville on Sunday and made
good his escape.
At Macon DR.. L. B. Clifton, the well
known scientist, is preparing to take inter
esting observations of the eclipse of the sun
on Jan. !.
Augustus cotton factories are again at
work. The old hands are back at their
places, and new ones, too. Everybody in
good spirits, and all the mills in perfect
order.
At jefferson, Andrew Rakestraw, an
honest, upright and Woodworking coiored
man, had his house broken into Tuesday
night ald a trunk containing about 1925
stolen.
AT Macon Chief of Police Wiley and City
Clerk Blue ret red from Office Wednesday
night and their places we're filled by the
newly elected officers, Owen 7. Kenan and
Bridges Smith.
A telegram was received in Augusta
wednesday by Mrs. Ed. w. Hull, bringing
the sad intelligence of the death of her son,
Robert Hull, from injuries received in d
railroad accident.
Christmas daY, for the first time in six
weeks, Judge Richard H Clark of Atlanta,
was able to be out of his bed. He has been
suffering with a severe cold and what is
known as ''rising in the head"
Presidents A J. Battle and w. c. Bass,
of Mercer university and Wesleyan Female
College, have strong assurances of a large
attendance at these two institutions at the
opening of the spring term in January.
Last Friday John A. Born of Lawrence
vile went to Suwanee to attend a justice
court. He tied his horse in the street
When he was ready to return home he found
that the animal aud buggy had been stolen.
A missing tramp is suspected.
At Monroe a white man shot by drunken
negro; negro knocked down with rock
by some unknown party; barroom broken
open and robbed, and a small-sizsd riot in
which the marshal came out victorious,
were about all the Christmas casualties.
Moses Martin, doorkeeper at the House of
Repr esentatives, returned home to Law
ronceville about two weeks ago, suffering
severely with gravel, which had doubtless
been brought on or aggravated by his being
forced to stand so much in discharging his
duties as one of the officers of the House.
The elopement of Z. L. Reddy and Miss
LAME White, both of Houston county,
which was noticed several days ago, from
the latest accounts has proved successful,
the young couple being married at Knox
vile. The young lady's father has extended
the hospitality of the paternal roof in the
usual manner.
The action of w. E. Harp, justice of the
peace, in sentencing Alex Wilkinson to Jail
for an alleged contempt of court, has been
the general topic of conversation among
the people of jackson for the past few days,
and it is condemned by almost every one.
Mr.. Wilkinson has instituted suit for dam
ages against Mr.. Harp for several thousand
dollars.
A telegram from United States engineer,
Lieut.. Carter, received at Brunswick
Wednesday, stated that he couldn't come to
Brunswick, ut he advised that commit
tee of conference be sent to Savannah. In
response J. Z. Dart, j. NJ Madden and w.
F. Pc niman will go at once to Savannah
to confer with him touching the dredging
of the outer bar.
At LaGrange, last week was q great
week in the history of the military comp
any. Their fair opened Wednesday night
and continued until Friday night. when it
was brought TO grand finale by a military
bali. given in TRUTHS opera house. The
ldlf uebteu buo COiDpuuy SSoU, WHICH Will
go a lorg way towardsf buying the new
fatigue uniforms for the boys.
Robert Tanner was accidentally shot and
killed at Brunswick, Tuesday, by his friend
Charley Simms, both colored men. 1t seems
they were both together inspecting pistol
which Simms took from his pocket In re-
volving the cylinder with the hammer
down the pistol went off, and Tanner re-
ceived the bullet in his abdomen which re-
crlfod in his daath in chOrt 1uhila
Another shooting affair occurred at Coch-
ran Tuesday evening. John Watts, a young
man Whose father lives in Cochran, shot
w. T. Sanders, the ball striking him in the
breast and passing Just above the heart and
out at the back. Another shot struck San
ders's little son, who was standing by, in the
mouth. The result of an old difficulty, no
doubt influenced by Christmas whisky
Pelicanville is the name OF a new SUI
burban village contiguous to Brunswick,
located on the first high ground out from
the East Tennessee, Virginia aud Georgia
docks, heretofore the home of Capt. G. j.
Hall, who once had charge of the docks.
Then there were but one or two houses
there, but since the erection o a cotton
compress at that point a marked change
has come over the scene, and already there
are two stores and five or six residences.
At Hawkinsville Monday morning about
8 O'clock, Sell Gray shot w. /. Tison twice,
and the physicians say that 1ison will die
from the effects of the wounds. Both were
employed at the harness shops of Wilcox
Gray stole in stealthily and opened fire on
Tison, who was at his bench work. G, with
out any warning. Three SLOTS were fired,
two of which took effect. From all reports,
the shooting appears to have been unpro-
voked. Gray is in jail. Both are white
men, and Tison stands well.
At the state lunatic asylum, at Milledge-
vile, Christmas was real red letter day.
Col. Humber, the new steward, gave the
patients good turkey dinner, with nuts
and fruits. The fantasies went out and
paraded the grounds to the delight of the
patients. The asylum colored cornet baud
assembled at the fountain in the front yard,
and made some fine music, among which
the popular and historic air of "Dixie"
called forth three rousing cheers from the
large number of patients listening.
There was some excitement in Macon
Wednesday morning over the rumor that
in railroad accident near Madison seven
persons were killed. The report was badly
distorted, and grew out of the occurrence
that happened a day or two since. Two
negro workmen were in the caboose OF a
construction train. The caboose jumped
the track, the negroes became frightened,
leaped out of the caboose, and at the same
time the car turned over, and, falling upon