The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-05

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time.
Quitman county appointed delegate:
SATURDAY. to the senatorial convention
which will meet in Lumpkin. The sena-
torial fight in that district promises to be q
! lively one. II is Webster's time to name
the man, hut it seems she cannot make q
selection She has three candidates., and
| the primary lat Saturday did not settle
! the question as t. who should make the
race, as each OF the candidates received
about the same nu uber of delegates. 1t Is
believed that Stewart will contend that she
! is enttle ! to the senator
! The Baptist church of Townsville has
called R,v. William J. Williams of Ken
lucky to the pastOrate. He IS son of the
! Rev. William Williams Of South Carolina,
a distinguished divine of the Baptist de-
nomination. The oder Mr.. Williams was
at ono time professor of theology i'll the
! Greenville seminary, and later filed the
same chair in Mercer university in Macon.
The new pastor Is graduate of the State
uuiyersit Y at Athens and has since taken a
thorough theological course at Louisville,
Ky. He is comparatively young man.
Hon Allen d. Gambler, nominee for
congress from ths Ninth district, addressed
the people at Maco Saturday. In his
speech lie condemned the bagging tru Il, as
we'll as all other trusts that are taking
money out Of the peoples pockets. He
favors free trade and desires the repeal of
the internal revenue law. His only oppo-
nent now is the Rev. Mr.. Pickett, indie
pendeat candidate from Forsyth county.
As Mr.. Canller has the nomination he will
be very rpt to 20 to Washington to serve
his fourth congressional term, after tn e
election this fall.
Coweta county was visited Sunday and
Monday by the heaviest rainfall ever known
the O. Great damage reported through
ont tn" county. All the lowlauds have
/ eel fl cded as never before Monday
Pearl . ,,rlnS lake 1859 rapidly, driving a
heavy force against the dam, which was
200 wards long by Is or 30 feet high, causing
the embaakme t t. give way on the south
SIDE, W ,shing out about one-third OF lie
dam, tearing up trees, destroying fences
and doing great damage to the corn and
cotton for miles below. The total loss Is
several thousand dollars.
While George Matthews was returning
from Columbus to Bonneville, Sunday
morning, before ght, he noticed three men
standing a g end OF the river bridge AS
he approached them one of the men called
him and purposelv began quarrel with
him, which resulted in Matthews receiving
an ugly cut, extending from the temple to
the throat. and several other gashes about
the shoulders and arms. The cutting was
done by man named George Wilson, who
was considerably i toxicated, and no cause
is known for the murderous assault
W ilson escaped, and Mr.. Matthews is i'll a
critical condition.
r. Z. Stokes, merchant of Abbeyille,
Ala, thirteen miles across the river from
Fort Gaines, was fatally stabbed by his
brother, Lee Stokes, on Friday night last,
nd 1taI Ss.f,
the stabbing. From what can be learned
of the affair at Fort Gaines, it seems that a
little child of the brother of the two men
was in the store of r. E. Stokes sitting on
the counter, when Lee, under tue influence
of whisky, let the child fall from the
counter. r. E. Stokes demonstrated with
Lee, whereupon the latter commenced stab
bling him " it'll his knife. Mr.. Stokes lived
until late Saturday night.
Capt. Horny jackson has had perhaps a
larger professional income than any Geor-
gia lawyer since Ben Hill died He received
$4O, 900 for his admirable management of
the vast HARDWOOD es ate. which he still
manages; 81, 900 for his Southern Mutual
case; 80, 900 for the tax cases he managed
for the nort9ern insurance companies. His
fixed retailers amount to more than $10-
900 per an um. He was lately employed by
q St Lou s client to argue a case in the
United States supreme court, and had al
offer Of 800, 900 year TO go to New York
as counsel for an insurance company; but
he will never leave Georgia.
Henry w. Boozer and Miss Mary Lee
Sivonson of Fogansville went to camp
meeting at Warm Springs, Meriwether
county, Saturday, and after attending the
services together, returned home via La
Grange, when all at once as is usual, here
they were each inspired by that love which
makes two one. The ordinary's office was
resOrted to, and In few moments Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry w. Boozer OF Hogansville, Ca,
were receiving congratulations as man and
wife from their host of friends who were
present in the parlors of the LaGrange
hotel, and who now wish them lust clouds
enough to make beautiful sunset"
At Macon, Sunday, a street car mule, one
of the finest Of the ninety or more owned
by the Macon company, was attacked with
severe sickness in the head. Recently two
fine street car mules died of similar trouble.
They foamed at the mouth, gritted their
teeth and gave strong evidence Of something
like hydropobia. The first mule that died
ran over "A mad dog, and some say the ami
NAL bit him, which led to hydropobla, and
it is thought that this mule may have bitten
the second mule that died and the one now
sick, which may have led to the peculiar
AuheSS. OtueIS Juitlh tne nlultS WdTo nlduS
sick by eating dirt. They don't seem to be
affected anywhere except in the head.
A horse thief was captured at Sparta
Sunday morning-H. II. McCannon of the
county of Tahall. On Aug. Is he hired a
mule from c. Padgett & Son of Tyson, and
ran away with him. d. C.. Padgett gave
chase, with friend, and spent nine days
in going through the counties of Mont
gomery, Emanuel, Washington, johnson,
Jefferson, Glascock and Hancock, and
travelling in all about 300 miles. In Glas-
cock the thief traded the mule for mare
with Ged Dickson, who joined the captur-
ing party and went with them to Sparta.
Mr.. Padgett, with his party, left with the
prisoner securely bound, for Tatnall county,
TO deliver him to the authorities for trial
Meriwether court has just closed A very
exciting murder trial of William G. More
land for shooting Warren Carter in April
1887, cl 1sed In a mistrial. Both parties were
young men. The deceased and his brother
were drinking and attacked Moreland, who
was stout and fearless, and after beng cut
on his neck he fired and killed Warren. 1t
was near Pine Mountain, and many drink
ing witnesses were there Spectators
and spectators. as well as attorneys on both
sides, expected a very early solution by the
jury Of al acquital, but the jury stood
eleven for manslaughter and one for acqmt-
tai. That one the defense were afraid OF,
and the state felt sure he was voting for
conviction.
knoxville was riding along in his buggy
near the Scott place IN the lower edge Of
the county, he saw dog coming toward
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