The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-10-27

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nose. He said he wouldn't trust any man
with such a nose, and the citizen was re-
jected."
At Macon, Miss Sarah Ann Allen stands
charged with the grave offense of obtain
ing registered letter under false represen-
tations. She was on trial Thursday in the
United States court, but the case was not
concluded. Over year ago her brother,
| Tom Allen, sent a registered letter contain
ing $40 to his sister-in-law, Mrs White, at
| Cox postofiice, Tefair county. Allen went
| to Cox, arriving there before the registered
| letter. He did not see Mrs White, but he
| told his sister, the defendant, that the
registered letter had teen sent her, and to
! get it out Of the postOffice. Miss Allen
| failed to give her brothers mes age to Mrs.
! White, but, 50 it is claimed, she went to
the postofice and got the registered letter
by representing herself as Mrs White.
Info nation was resolved in Mrcon
Thuraday that G w. Weaver, a well
known citizen Of Laurpns county, had been
shot in the stomach by Stephen II. New,
and XII led. Particular of the affair could
not be learned. The police ere on the watch
for New. Sheriff Scarborough wired the
| following telegram to Chief of Police WHEY:
Arrest Stephen +. New; heavy sat, black
| eyes, red faced, downcast, dlssipatod cOun
| tenance, hight 5 feet inches, weight l2J
pounds, wanted for murder" Weaver Is
well known in Macon. He farme in Laureps
county, and also sold guano and engines
quite extensively. He was by nature very
inoffansive and not man to seek u quar-
rel Had many friends, who will deeply
regret to hear of his death New fled after
the shooting, and has not been apprehended.
The Nassau GuanO Company is building
brancl works in Augusta, on South
Boundary street, and has applet to the
council for the privilege of running side
track into the yard.
rumor was prevalent in Columbus
Wednesday that Z. NJ Walsh, late dis
tinguished and respected citizen of Column
bus, had been arrested on his arrival in
Ireland and imprisoned for life on account
of poll ical offense in that country. The
rumor was strengthened by the report that
a lady in the city was apprised of the fact
by letter. The lady was seen. She denied
all about the letter. but stated that her
daughter was told by a certain mans wife
that her husband heard that Mr.. Walsh
was in prison for life. The husband was
seen. He heard the story from a guest
The matter was anxiously followed up and
the author of the guest" sought. He
could not be located by telephone, tele-
graph, fire alarm or dummy engine, or
otherwise, and the rumor, which caused no
little anxiety to his friends until the fact
was made known that, miserably crcum-
office does not come within the category of
life sentences in that ill-starred land. The
latest Irish exchanges were consulted with
out any mention Of the rumor.
Felix C)rput, president of the alliance
exchange, has left Macon for his home at
Cave Spring. He has his hands full, being
president of the local alliance, county alli-
ance executive committee and now he has
been made president OF the exchange. With
fNv- al he ,I..,n r h.,
ecutiye COMMITTEES, as well as the trustees
have returned home. The session was har-
monious aud satisfactory. Mr.. CoIput, like
all other members, declined to give any in-
formation as to what was done dur
ing the session, except to say that
the exchange was organized on an i'm
proved plan from that heretofore prop sed
On his return home, Mr.. Corrupt will
prepare circular letter giving the features
of the exchange, and these will be sent as
information to the various alliances
throughout the country. 1t is probable
that it will be located in Macon, owing to
her central position. The folio wing is the
| board Of directors: State at large, Felix
Corrupt of Floyd; First district, s. A.
O'Qurin of Apphng; Second district j. H.
Mcryre of Thomas; Third district, A. j.
Cheves of Macon; Fourth distrist, j. NJ
Kimbrough of Harris; Fifth dis
trict; l.. f. Livingston of Newton;
Sixth district, William Walker of
Monroe; Seventh district L. S. Leadbetter
of Polk; Eighth district, George Murrell of
Clark Ninth district, w. c. Dyal of Chero-
kee; Tenth district, r. A Kelly of Wash
ington. The board of directors will meet
at the call of the president. The next meet
ing will be about Feb l. No place for the
meeting has yet been selec ed.
The capital stock Of the ex
change will be 100000. So soon as
$4,000 cash is paid in the exchange will be
ready for business. The shares Of the OK
change are worth 800 each, and each
alliance can own as man shares as des red
on certain conditions. Tho shares will be
the property of the alliance and not Of indi-
viduals. There are !, 433 alliances in Geor-
gia with about 10000 members. The ex-
change is in the nature of n great trading
store where the alliance men will do their
buying OF supplies, etc., at reduced rates.
There will be a general manager Of the ex-
change to act as buyer, etc.