The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-23

posed that some burglar, closely pursued,
I buried the watches there and then escaped
| to Florida.
Six Georgia Congressman voted in direct
| opposition to the administration Monday.
| They are Messrs. Barnes, Carlton, Glenn
ents, Crisp, Grimes and Stewart. Mr..
Stewart and Mr.. Carlton also made pretty
! vigorous speec hes IN opposition. So inter
ested was the latter that it brought him 20
his feet for the first time since he entere
! Congress. His speech was made under the
2-minute limit, but he spoke forcib.y and elo-
quently, eliciting frequent applause and
something like an ovation at the close OF
his brief remarks The question before the
House WIS the bill creating a department
out Of he Agricultural Bureau and thereby
making cabiIe. officer out Of its chief in
stead OF mere commissioner.
Mr.. Masury, of New York, the big dealer
in paints, bought 800 acres of land seyera.
miles from Thomasville, and is building
thereon S25, 900 residence as a winter re-
sort. The farm is being put in elegant con
dltion, and an expert landscape gardener is
now in c 'arge of the ornamental work
identifying the grounds. Mr.. Masury Is n
great believer in Grover Cleveland, and has
named bis beautiful Southern home Sleeve
land Park This same gentleman is erect
Mitchell House, known as the Masury build
Ing. 1t will be ready for the winter travel.
Macon furnishes the brick for this maguifi
cent structure. The doors arc of Georgia
cypress, and the mantles and wood work
generally OF Georgia pine. The hotel will
be heated by steam.
On July u, the Seventh Georgia regi-
ment Tho First Georgia regiment, the
Twelfth Georgia battalion and the Cowetta
County Veterans Association will have n
reunion at Newman. Several illus
taous Generals and other distin-
guished ex-Confederate soldiers have
been invited to be present. Among
those so far heard from who have expressed
their intention to be present are Gen. G. T.
Beauregard, Gen. james Longstreet, Gen.
John b. Gordon, Gen. G. A. Evans, Gen.
Cummings, Adj. Gen. John Mcintosh Kell
and Gen. G. T. (Tge) Anderson. Charles
Wells, OF Atlanta, private of the Seventh
Georgia, has been selected TO preside at the
meeting. Maj. w. A. Turner, OF Newman,
VIII deliver tho address of welcome, which
will be responded to 10y Col. Z. P. Howell.
At Rochelle, Saturday night, a Mr..
Walker, while walking with his friend, Mr..
Harold, shortly after dark, was shot in the
head by negro man with a shotgun. One
shot entered the head in front, and hitting
the bone glanced and made only a scalp
given him, and the shot was soon found
The negro was at once arrested and placed
Jn the county jail 1t is believed, both by
Mr. Walker and Mr.. Harold that the shot
was intended for the latter gentleman. In
riot at Eastman years ago, Mr. Harold
and the negro We're engaged on opposite
sides, and it is thought that the negro tried
this method of putting an end to his an
tagonist after this long time. At one time
lynching was feared When it became
known that man had been shot in so
cowardly a manner there were numerous
threats of making short work Of the would
be assassin.
A case showing criminal neglect on the
part of some of the city or county officials,
was brought to light in the City Court at
Atlanta, Monday. March 20 negro girl
was sent to the stockade for short time for
disorderly conduct and quarreling with
woman named Robinson. At the expiration
OF this sentence, she was taken to the JAIL
where she has been ever since Solicitor
O'Bryan has been working on this case for
some time, but can find no warrant nor any
other paper to justify the woman's incar-
ceration. Bailitf Grim has spent several
days searching for the Robinson woman,
but has failed to find her. Monday Mr.
O'Bryan called the attention of Judge Van
Epps to tho girl and informed him of his
inability to find anything more about her
than the date of her reception in Jail. Tho
grand jury should make an investigation
and find out what Officer has been so derelict
in the discharge of his dnty," said Judge
Van Epps. The girl stated that she had
been charged with stealing hat but didn't
know why she was in jail so long. Judge
Van Epps ordered that she be set at liberty.