The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-26

EOlV6G-Ile EleCJ4Ou VI q Ne~H % 4S4
the Supreme and Superior Courts
Rupaors of a Large Transaction at
Americas.
GEORGIA.
Mrs. Justice /. Q. {. Lamar, who has
been visiting in Macon left for W ashington
yesterday.
The Pjnev Woods Hotel at Townsville
has UPWARDS of $50 guests, and engagements
for quite number more.
.Josepb Chestnut, Of Hinesville, thinks
Eouirrels are better than chickens, but he is
getting tired Of them. He has killed over
10 this season.
At Macon an orchestra of seven pieces
has been organized for the purpose OF lead
ing the singers at all meetings of the Young
Mems Christian Association.
Turner q Ne son, of Eatonton, have dis
solved partnership, and Mr. Turner has
moved s., 900 worth of the original stock TO
the store room under the Masonic Lodge.
Mrs. Pate, mother of j. F. Pate, of Clay
county has pocket-knife that has been in
her family for more than 100 years, and it
is thought that the first weaver's sley that
was ever used in Georgia was made with
this knife
A negro boy II or 10 years of age tried to
effect an entrance in the store room of j.
W. McCrary, at Butler, Monday night,
about o'clock He was discovered in the
act by W ii. Carlthers, proprietor OF the
Cannon House, but made his escape The
keys to the court house were found at the
door where ne tried to enter.
At Griffin Tuesday fire was discovered
in the basement of the drug store Of S. w.
Nangham q Sons When discovered the
fire was under good Roadway, aud but for
the prompt response OF the fire depal tment
the loss would have been considerable. The
~ from fire * small lint the goods
are badly smoked. The loss is fully COW
cred by insurance
At Atlanta Tuesday the stockholders of
the Atlanta Home Insurance Company held
their annual meeting. r. 5. Lowry was
elected President; Joel Hurt, Secretary; 5.
NJ Inman. r. H. Richards, r. j. Lowry,
George Winship, Il. G.. HealY, Henry jack
son, T. j. Langston, j. H. Porter and Joel
Hurt were elected as directors. The COM
pany is prospering.
A rumor is current at Americas to the
effect that the Americas Investment Com
pany has bought the entire real estate and
land interests Of the wealthy firm of Har
rold, johnson q Co. of that city. Such
transaction should il be true, would ueCes-
state the changing hands of over $5O0,O00.
The officers of the investment company
deny the rumOr in toto.
w j. Matthews was severly injured
Monday in Americas He Is a conductor
on the Americas, Preston and Lumpkin
railroad, and was on his train having il
turned on the tun-table. While standing
on the platform of one Of the cars. and as
tbs table got near the proper position, the
train started and ran off, throwing Mr..
Matthews from the car TO the ground, dis
locating his knee and bruising him on his
face and back.
R. /. Bloomfield has purchased 80 acres
of land at Barnett Shoals, near the site he
has chosen for his new thread mills.
MeSsers. Bloomfield and Cheney now owns
several thousand acres of the most valuable
land in that section, including many fine
shoals and wood lands. Mr. Bloomfield is
now in Savannah in the interest OF his mills
and when he returns will begin to work on
the new building. The contract will be
given very soon.
Samuel Wright, of Albany, for want of
something better to pet, devoted mis- atten-
tions TO a kitten. He afterwards acquired
an owl and housed the two together IN the
same room, in the hopes of having nucleus
for happy family. One day last week he
went to look in upon his pets, but was sur
prised to find the room as silent as the grave
yard of some deserted village. Instituting a
search, he discovered evidences that the cat
had been devoured by the voracious owl
and that his owlship had died of too much
cat meat.
McDonough Weekly. There is an opinion
prevailing in the minds of the denizens Of
this quiet village that there is large
amount Of gold and silver hidden in the Old
houses and gardens around town Our peo-
PIE are thought to have hidden treasure
from the Yankee thieves in 1864, and in
many instances not to have found it.
Whether this theory be correct or not we
cannot say, but certain 1t is, while at play
young y ictor UpChurch uncarthed twenty
dollar gold piece, and the presumption is
that there is more of the same sort.
The election of Judges OF the Supreme
aud Superior Courts by the next General
Assembly is attracting considerable atten-
ton this far in advance of even the election
OF members of the General Assembly.
Many names are now suggested by partial
friends who are not, and will not, in all
likelihood, be candidates, or even allow
their names to be used. According 20 pres
ent indications, Hon. w. A. Little. Speaker
Of the last House, and Judge James r.
Brown, if they will accept the offices, will
be elected Associate Justices of the Supreme
Court of Georgia, if the constitutional
amendment IS ratified by the people.
Brunswick Advertiser: This is indeed q
free country, but there are certain thing,
not permissible in "a social way, and which
brings down vengeance upon the head OF
any one trying the same. Among these is
a game sometimes tried on the part of some
officious mulatto to palm off for pure white.
This game was played successfully last
week at Joselyn, on the Savannah, Florida
and Western railway, for several days by a
fellow from No 2 station. He was recog
nized finally and given one hour TO leave
but somehow he didn't leave, and forth
with the ind gnant citizens of that place
proceeded to wear out a buggy whip on
him When turned loose he tarried not in
ali that section.
At Augusta recently w. B. Lowe filed q
bill against J. p. Bondurant, personally
claiming that Mr.. Bondurant owed him
s., 800 and asking an injunction to restrain
him from disposing of his property. Mr.
Bondurant denied the Indebtedness, and
claimed that Mr.. Lowe was indebted TO hin
in some s., 900. On the application for in
junction. heard Tuesday, W. i. Lowe being
unable TO sustain his allegation, the injunc
ton was dissolved. This is a victory for
Mr.. Bondurant. The bill remains to bt
tried before "A jury at regular term Of
the court. Many construe this case a.
having direct bearing on the suits pending
between w. B. Lowe q Co. and the Angus
ia and Chattanooga railroad. W. j. Lowe
VS. J. P. Bondurant and w. b. Joplng
Superior Court Fall term 1SS7-Bill for
account. Relief and injunction. The above
stated case coming in to be heard under the
rule TO show cause why injunction should
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