The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-02

| IHeQ at Augusta.
AT meeting Tuesday of the stockholders
! and directors of the Etowah Furniture
Manufacturing Company of Rome, Capt.
John j. Seay was elected president 1t was
voted to inc ease the capital stock 1900.
The additional capital will be used in push
ing the business and enlarging 1t. Already
the company has two drummers on the
road and Others will be sent out soon. One
drummer sent in orders for 3, 400 pieces of
furniture. He took orders for this amount
in two days.
William, son of Jack Cowart, who lives
near Reidsville, was dangerously hurt near
Statesboro last Wednesday morning He
is the mail carrier on the Statesboro and
Reidsville route, and had started to Reds
vile. when he somehow got collar
bone and several ribs broken, with, perhaps,
other injuries He was found in that plight
beside t1e road, insensible, and has been
kindly cared for. The sulky was found
unlnjured, but the horse had not up to Sat
urdly been heard from.
County Treasurer Sheppard showed the
Americas Republican quite curiosity on
Tuesday, in the shape of several bills of
county script which were in common use
two decades ago. The bills were all
of small denomination, five, ten and fifty
cent pieces. They were issued from the
court of ordinary in 1869, and were signed
by James w. Stamford as ordinary. and NJ.
Speer treasurer. The fVe-cent piece was
nearly as large as the dollar bill Of to-day,
and had evidently passed through many
hands.
John Pettiiohn is one of the most pros
porous colored farmers in Jackson county.
He has always run big farm, and does all
his trading with Athens merchants. For a
number of years he has been so prompt in
paying up his debts that he has established q
credit that few colored men can rival. Tues
day a rumor was circulated at Athens to the
effect that he had converted all his property
into cash and departed. Warrants were
issued and posse started in pursuit. Later
1t developed that the rumor was absolutely
false. Pettjohn says he will investigate it.
There passed through Macon, Wednesday,
from Atlanta, on his way to Laurens
county, Mr.. Weaver, brother of w. G.
week by Stephen d. New In Laurens county.
Mr.. Weaver has been to Atlanta see about
getting Gov. Gordon to offer a reward for
News arrest. Gov. Gordon being in New
York, a memorandum of the matter was
made, and it is supposed that the governor
will offer the reward on his return. Albert
Weaver, a brother of the deceased, has
already offered a reward of 800, and other
citizens have offered 500.
At Augusta, Wednesday, in the superior
court two brilliant legal examinations were
passed and Charles Edgeworth Jones, son
of Col c. G. Jones, and Alex NJ. Nicholson,
a young Russian of titled birth, son of the
mayor of St Petersburg, were admitted to
the bar. Mr.. Nicholson has been living in
Ellentol, S. c., for several years as
Christian church evangelist; but two months
ago hs quit preaching and studied law. He
is highly gifted, and speaks English
fluently. Two better examinations were
never had in the court room. Jones will
practice in Augusta and Nicholson in South
Georgia.
Deputy Sheriff Winn, accompanied by
B. c. Williams, left Oglethorpe Tuesday,
armed with a warrant for the arrest of one
Washington Porter, negro who lives on
the Harris plantation, in Macon county
Porter was found in a field picking cotton.
and when approached by the officers drew
his pistol and opened fire upon them, which
they at once returned, shooting the negro
down. Upon examination it was found
that his right leg and arm had been broken,
and that he had sustained some other in
juries. The physicians who examined him
think amputation Of the leg may become
necessary.
AT Tweed at cake-cutting and frolic,
given by negroes Tuesday night, Wiley
Stevens hailiug from Wadley, was danger
ously stabbed by Edward Wilson. After
the dancing, some of the. frolckers fell
asleep on the benches, Wiley among them.
As he nodded, Wilson crept up and plunged
a knife into Stevens back. The cause of
their trouble is said to be in the fact that
both loved the same dusky damsel. Stevens,
in his precarious condition, was arrested,
on warrant from Montgomery county,
charging him with attempted murder, and
he was taken to Mount Vernon Wilson is
still at large
At Brunswick Deputy United States Mar
shall Leavy on last Tuesday attached the
steamship City of San Antonio, of the NAL
lory line, in favor of the Brunswick and
South Atlantic Steam Towing and Wreck
ing Company owners of the steam tug Inca,
and the Pursey and Jones Company, own
ers of the steam tug Angie and Nellie. 1t
seems that some months ago the City of San
Antonio ran aground between Brunswick
and Fernandina, and the two tugs, the An
gle and Nellie and Inca. pulled her off.
There has been some dispute about the price
that was to be paid for the tugs services,
out of which the suit occurred A bond of
s., 900 was required from the ship for a
hearing Of the case in the United States
court on Nov. II.
Until this season, CRATES have been used
at the Wesleyan female college, at Macon.
DuU at tll0 meeting Oh Jue DOdru OF trustees,
last summer, it was decided to heat the
large and elegant building by steam. A
splendid new steam apparatus has just been
put in the college at an expense of about
81, 900. At a recent meeting Of the trustees
a resolution was adopted to issue s., 900 in
bonds of the college to pay for the steam
apparatus, and Trustees w. r. Rogers, N.
L. Harris and w. G.. Solomon were ap-
pointed a committee to negotiate and effect
the sale of the same. These DO DIS are of
the same series of the $40 900 bonds that
had been previously authorized to be issued.
Only $33, 900 of that amount had been
issued and $1,000 have been taken up from
the sinking fund.
Deputy Marshal Lewis Beech Of Bruins
wick has in his possession what, at first
glance would be taken for l-csnt piece,
but a closer inspection shows it to be some
kind of brass medal. 1t was picked up one
day last week on the boulevard, and is a
reminder of the days Of long ago. On one
side is shown the American flag, with its
folds streaming in the breeze, liberty cap
on its top, and 1868 in figures underneath
On the other side is an outer circle of
letters, making the words, "lf anybody
attempts TO tear it down. with n continue
tion of the sentence in smaller letters on an
inner circle set with stars, "shoot him on
the spot" In the center of a still smaller
circle is the word Dix" Nobody seems TO
know what this coin was for, or why it was
made, or for what intended
About fourteen months ago there re-
moved to Macon from Atlanta a jeweler
who formerly lived in Macon many wears,
but afterward moved TO Atlanta where he