The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-10-26

rules and bylaws Tor their government
The following is the organizations: Judge
w. r. Hammond, president; Joseph Stew
art, secretary; j. W. Roberts, treasurer
and directors, Rev. W. A. Gambler, j. Is.
McGehee, Isaac Hardeman, H. z. Myers, j.
M. Pace, C. A. Evans, c. G. Gray, Euclid
Johnson w. b. Hill, b. b. Crew, Moses
Speer. The object Of the association is TO
rid young men in securing an education.
The treasurer reported 900 already sub
scribed out of 100000 which is wanted.
Forty-three thousand six hundred and
sixty-three dollars were paid up Tuesday.
Over month ago j. E. George came to
Macon with seven bags of cotton, sold them
to English & Co., paid half of his account
with that firm and had about 500 cash re-
manning. He carried his team to Powers
stable, left it and mysteriously disappeared.
His father-n-law came to town next day
and got the team. Why George should
have left his wife and children and farm 80
suddenly was a mystery After so long an
absence lie has now returned to Macon as
unexpectedly as he departed. He says he
went to South Carolina, but will tell no one
why he went. One of his first acts on re-
turning was to pay English e. Go. the bal
ance of his account He says he was forced
to go away, and will keep the secret to
himself
The outlook now Is that there will be four
municipal tickets in the field at Atlanta.
The third party has decided to nominate a
ticket, but when they will do so they do not
know. A considerable element in the third
party is opposed to putting out ticket. 1t
has been understood heretofore that Sam
Small opposed putting out municipal,
ticket, but DR.. j. O. Perkins says Mr. Small
has given the assurance Of his help if the
party saw fit to enter tho field The ne
groes are rather non committal, but say
they will put out ticket and do their best
TO elect it if they are not given representa-
ton on some other The indications are
that they will not get the representation,
and will put out ticket. Some antis pro-
pose to withdraw if the conservatives will
guarantee no prohibition fight before 1890
Wedne. day morning when the porter of
the Augusta savings bank was cleaning up
before opening hours, he noticed a brace
lying outside one Of the windows. On closer
inspection he saw that AN attempt had been
made to enter the bank during the night.
The brace had been used to bore hole into
the lower part of the SASH where it was
thought the faStenings were. Whoever the
parties were, they must evidently have been
away by some unexpected inter
ruption or probably an alarm, for a new
bit was left in the hole begun into the SASH
A small, cheap screw-driver was found
= p
is attached to the attempt, for the manner
in which 1t was gone about, and the tools
left behind, do not indicate an expert craft
The inhabitants of West Pike are greatly
stirred up over the shooting of John Wilson,
on Tuesday morning, and several hundred
people are said to have assembled at Hollon-
vile Wednesday morning discussing tn
affair. The deceased was buried at O'Clock
in the family burying ground in the rear
of G.. X. Wilson's house, where twelve others
vice, but as the coffin was lowered Into
the grave the father stood over it and
swore that the death should be
avenged. John Wilson'S wife now lies at
the point Of death from typhoid pneu-
monis. The elder Mr.. Wilson and his son,
John Wilson, were having some angry
words with Clark Sullivan and his brother.
VIII Sullivan, seeing it started toward
them. John Wilson drew pistol and
attempted to fire at him, but the pistol
snapped whereupon Will Sullivan firel
grazing the top of his head. and the second
entering above his left eye and causing
instant death.
A shocking murder was committed last
Saturday night, about one and half miles
from Lothair, In Montgomery county, by
which Benjamin Minds, quiet, inoffen-
sive man, lost his life at the hands of Tom
Spiney. Math Minds, brother of the de
ceased, gives the following version of the
murder: For some Time" said he, 1--WE
have been expecting the negroes to rise, and
thinking such thing might occur, the set
Element thought best to prepare for the emer-
gency. My brother Ben, desiring to learn the
true state of affairs, went to Lothair When
he arrived there the people in the place
were very much alarmed, and soon reports
of pistols and guns were heard. The firing
was done unfortunately. Ben immedi-
ately wanted to find a place of refuge, and
ran to Mr.. Thomas Spilny's house over a
mile. Arriving at the gate he hailed, but
the answer was a load of buckshot, which
entered his breast, death ensuing immedi-
ately. Some say that Spiney imagined my
brother was one of the negroes, and, there
fore, shot him. The evidence elected by
the coroner's jury was Sufficient for that
body to find verdict of justiflable homi-
eide. Whether the accused will lie arrested
remains to be seen.