The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-07

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battle of Seven Pines, near Richmond, in
1867, and also in the famous charge Of
Longstreet on Knoxville.
The Hutcherson Manufacturing Company,
situated on the line of the Griffin and North
Alabama railroad. near Banning station,
close to the Chattahoockee river being a
| four-story building on the banks of 4 small
| stream i'll that billy country, is to be lit up
with electricity in few days, the necessary
outfit having already arrived from Atlanta.
| The people for miles around are looking for
ward to the event with unusual interest,
and large crowds are expected from the sur
rounding country to witness so grand a dis
| play of the electrical forces IN that romantic
| spot. The factory has been running day
and night for some time, but they are still
! behind three months on thread orders alone
| They ship their goods principally TO New
York, Philadelphia and Cincinnati.
At Atlanta, Monday, Ordinary w. L.
Calhoun heard the application of Mrs r.
Chambers for the setting aside of 81, 600 as
| a homestead from the property OF her hus-
| band, who was the senior member of the
firm of K Chambers & Co. The schedule
of the entire property owned by the firm at
tho time that the business was placed in the
hands Of a receiver footed up S., 400 against
which there was judgment in favor of B.
F. Walker The evidence showed that
Chambers left Atlanta Feb 4, and has not
since returned or been heard of 1t also de
veloped the fact that the day before he left
he drew out of tho bank 81 800, which has
not been accounted for Judge Calhoun re-
fused the application on the ground of a
failure TO make ont complete schedule
showing what had been done with the
money drawn out of the bank by Cham
bers.
The York City Pa Dispatch of n late
date published the letter of Col. w. II. Har-
risOn, having reference to the capture of
the old flag at Center Square, Pa, by Gen.
Gordon's command, and printed the follow
ing editorial comment: I'VE might add
that the conduct of the men of Glen Cor
don's brigade on the above occasion was
admirable, showing besides exc lent dis
cipine, that they were all, both officers and
men, as gentlemanly as they We're brave,
two strong characteristics OF the Confeder-
a;e soldiers whose bravery was undeniable,
and shows that the American citizens,
North and South, united in a common cause
would be an invincible host The bravery,
fortitude and heroic deeds of the soldiers of
both armies must ever remain the glory of
American citizenship The scars of the
fratricidal strife are healed; we are to-day a
united and prosperous nation, with one flag
floating over us-and that the old glory
the stars and stripes of a reunited people
Several extensive robberies were com
United in Monroe county Thursday night.
The victims were Woodward Il Colbert,
general merchants; j. o. Holmes, and G. M.
Norwood. Monday morning when Wood
ward 81 Colbert opened their store they
found their safe door had been pred open
and over $500 in cash taken. Two $50 shot
guns and some ammunition were found to
be missing. j. o. Holmes reported that
about 3 o'clock in the morning some one
had blown open his safe with powder and
taken about $50 in cash. Several shirts,
caps and other clothing were carried Off
Entrance was effected into both places by
breaking down the doors with a crowbar.
Work was at once begun to find out the
guilty parties. Upon investigation it was
learned that a $500 horse and good buggy,
proper y Of c. M. Norwood, had been taken
from his stable after prying three heavy
locks off the doors. At Wright's store,
which is twenty-five miles from Culloden,
the horse and buggy were found loose in
the woods, where it had been deserted.
Here all track of the thieves was lost.