The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-04

an inquest Tuesday on the dead body Of
Levi Harper. Harper's brother testified
that more than one party shot. Other par
ties testified to SEEING Alfred Cone, Latair
Cone and a man whom he took to be Shade
Clay passing through field about a quarter
of a mile from where the shooting occurred
fifteen or twenty minutes after the
firing. Cone, in a statement, claims that
he did all the shooting, and that 1t
was In self-defense. After herring
the evidence, the jury returned the follow
| ing verdict: eve, the jury, sworn by the
coroner, B. C. johnson, find that the
deceased Levi Harper, came to his death by
wounds inflicted by shots with pistol and
gun, in the hands of Alfred Cone. and some
unknown person. We consider it man
slaughter Cone is out on bail, having
surrendered voluntarily.
Henry Collum was born in Hall county,
aud is now a citizen of White county. He
was born about the year 1872. He was
always a peculiar man, having strange
ways but upright in nis dealings with his
fellow man. Last week he called on the
law firm of Under wood & Son Of Cleve-
land, and asked that his will be drawn up
so that it could not be broken. The nature
Of the will is peculiar, from the fact that he
| is the father Of several children, and the
will debars them of any right to his prop
| erty, which amounts &c about $4,000, con-
sisting of farming lands and money. The
| entire estate is made over to the blind, one
| armed and one-egged soldiers of Hall and
| White counties-made so by the late war.
| No soldier of such disability is included
unless he has voted the democratic ticket
ever since the party was reinstated, since
/ the war.
| Athens Banner: At the last meeting of
! the university faculty very singular petit
ton was acted on by this sage body. 1t
was that of former graduate of the college
| who now resides within the confines of
Arkansas, and stated that, whereas the
humble petitioner was contemplating mat
rimony, and, whereas said contemplations
were frowned upon by an unwilling and
lrate father, petitioner prayed that the
honorable faculty would, in view of his
good department in college, commend him
to the favor of his future father-in-law.
Just what action was taken we do not know,
but it is currently reported that an order
was granted to the petitioner suing favor
from the Arkansas father and bidding him
a hearty God-speed in his serious contem-
plations. 1t is also currently reported that
several junior members of the faculty will
submit petitions praying for a similar God
speed at once.
At Adairsville Livingston q Hood have
in the past month been doing "A business of
renovating feathers. They ran two delivery
wagons and have done very good bust
ness since. Over 700 feather beds have been
cleaned, their charges for which were either
taken in feathers or money. Nothing APP
peared wrong in the mode in which these
men did business or their work until of
the feather beds which they had done over
out in the Cedar Creek district were exam
med. And 10 instead of the nice white goose
feathers which were originally in the
beds, there were every variety that covered
chickens, ducks, and even birds, besides the
feathers were seen. Since the first discovery
made of Messrs. Livingston g. Hoods way
Of doing business, the entire section In
which they have been working has been
examining feather beds; and the good
housewife now mourns loss almost ir-
reparable Warrants were sworn out and
served on these men, and at the pre-
liminary trial they were bound over to a
higher court.
Capt. Mcintosh Kell Of Atlanta has re-
ceived a letter from a gentleman In East
Tennessee named Moore, who is president
of the Confederate Veterans Association of
his county, which recalls the sufferings of
the war. Mr.. Moore states In his letter
that after one OF the battles in his state a
man was found in a field near his house
desperately wounded. He was taken In
and tenderly cared for, but his wounds were
mortal, and in two days he died. Before he
passed away, however, it was learned that
he was Lieut.. Heiskell of the Fourteenth
Georgia regiments He was buried in field
near where he died, and, in consequence Of
the troubled times which ensusd, the matter
was almost forgotten. The body of the
dead lieutenant was recently exhumed, and
Mr.. Moore says it was found in a wonder
fully well preserved condition. Thinking
that relatives of Lieut. Heiskell might wish
to place the remains near those of people
who once loved him. Mr.. Moore notified
Capt. Kell. He promises to keep the re-
mains a reasonable time, and if no friends
or relatives appear to claim them, they will
be Inferred In Mr.. Moore's private burying-
ground.
At Macon, Joseph Bond may sue the East
Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia railroad
for damages. The track of the road runs
through Rose Hill cemetery, near the base
of the Bond lot, which is very handsome.
quite elevated, and overlooks the railroad.
The lot is made ground, with perpendicular
sides, protected by brown stone walls. On
the lot stands the largesU and most elegant
marble private monument in Georgia,
| erected to the memory of Joseph Bonds
father, and cost $40, 900 in Italy. Owing to
the constant rumbling of heavy trains the
foundations of the lot are shaking out of
place, and have been loosened at some
| points several inches. The entire lot and
| its great monument are liable to fall down
into ruin upon the railroad track at night,
| and terrible accident may happen with a
wreck of the train and loss of life. The
damage to the Bond lot might be $50 900.
to say nothing of the dissertation of the
| graves The William B. Johnston twin lot
adjoins the Bond lot. When the East Ten
nessee road desired TO run the track through
| the cemetery, Johnston and Bond objected,
and were seeking to enjoin the road, but
| the road laid the track by the monument
on Sunday before legal proceedings could
| be taken. Johnston and Bond were appre-
hensive that the trains would do very great
| damage to the lots, which now seem to have
overtaken the Bond lot.
| Sandersville Progress One of the Prog
! reSs force has just returned from trip to
| The country, and relates the following little
| incident witnessed by him while fishing:
He was half reclining on the bank, watching
his cork for the evidence of bite, when a
rustling of leaves and cracking of dead
sticks to his right attracted his attention
| Turning his head IN that direction, he dis
| covered a rabbit cautiously making his wav
to the water. Becoming absorbed in the
capers Of the nimble quadruped, he relin-
pushed all thought of the Dreams he ex-
| pected to snatch from their beds, and
became interested in what the rabbit
was doing The little fellow at
length reached the water, where
he turned round and began gently and
| gradually to back into it In a few uinuteS