The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-20

"a, 500 Go; manufacturers of stills, S25; man
utacturers of cigars, $I76; dealers in manu-
featured tobacco, SOS, $50; manufacturers OF
tIbacco, $40 so; peddlers of tobacco, 5000;
brewers, 500: retail dealers in malt liquors,
$3.50 06; wholesale dealers in malt liquors,
1919 80; total, S75, 500 IT,
At Atlanta Sunday, soon after the doors
OF the First Methodist church opened FOR
service six well-dressed negro men walked
up the steps to the main entrance, ana
opening the door on the right side OF the
church, started to enter TO take seat.
Tney were met on the eve of entering by
ono of the uSherS of the church, and The
spokesman Of the party, a tall, copper
colored fellow, well-dreSsed, and with an
educated air, asked: docs DR.. Morrison
preach here to-day If he does we have
the negative. The spokesman then asked
where he did preach, and was informed that
he would fill the pulpit Of Paynes Chapel
'Well, we will 90 there said another
of the party, and the delegation retraced
tie steps and left the church. They did
not go to Payne's chapel, however. They
were probably students from Clarke y nj
versity or Grammar School of Theology,
both of which are kept up by Northern
phiianthropists The scene made quite an
impress on upon tnose who witnessed it. If
Dr.. Morrison had filled tie pulpit, from the
question asked, it is inferred that they
would have requested the privilege of seats,
or would have taken them. and in that case
a forcble election would have probably
taken place, or a precedent would have
been set.
One year ago there lived in Butts county
near jackson man named McNair, a
farmer and blacksmith. McNair was a
reckless, careless fellow, and was involved
in many troubles and was almost constant
ly i'll the courts. Last spring he was in
dicted for burglary, and in May his trial
came off i'll the Butts Superior Court. The
evidence against him was not enough to Sc
cure a conviction, and at the same time it
was so damaging that the jury would not
acquit him. The new trial was considered
u victory for McNair, and when he left
jackson that afternoon he felt satisfied
That night he was called to his door and
shot dead by unknown parties. The Gov
ernor offered a reward r the murderers,
and for time a number of detectives tried
to secure the reward by finding them but
without success, and in a short time the
killing was thing of the past. But it was
not forgotten A few days ago the Butts
county grand jury was organized, and Sat
urday last evidence was dropped before the
body which caused indictments to be found
against eight citizens of the county. In the
indictment the parties are charged with
numbering McNair Just what the evidence
before the grand jury was no one knows.
The evidence, however, was voluntary on
the part of the witnesses and was entirely
new and a surprise to the memt ers of the
jury. The story before the jury ran this
way: When McNair was up for trial on the
bu glary charge, the witnesses against him
were angry, because he was not convicted,
and that night went to his house. While
one called him out another was standing
beside the house with shotgun In hand
ready to kill him. AS he stepped out the
fatal shot was fired. The four men de
scribed are supposed to have gotten wind of
the indictment and fed.