The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-02-14


chaser before the agent at Harlem in orde
20 make it good 70 the return rip. Cham
bers had failed to do this. The conduc' o.
demanded his fare and refused IN accept TIN
ticket. Chambers refused to pay and of
fered his ticket for his passage. The con
ductor put him off the train and he says hC
will bring suit against the road.
Americas Recorder: We are informed by
prominent and reliable gentlemen from
Ahbevilla that he report OF a gentleman o.
hat town having three living wives S IN
founded, not one word Of it being true. Il
is case Of blackmall, circulated, no doubt
TO injure the gent eman and to extort
money from him. The gentleman Spoken
Of has b en- married only once, and tina was
to his present wife. His friends are looking
for the man who started the report, and il
they find him, whoa they get through he
won't circulate like re BORT soon.
The body Of the negro tramp who was
dashed off a G jlumbus passen ger train on
Thursday night by striking against wood
rack while attempting to junp or was
found lyi alongside the track by the ere "
Of the outgJ passenger train Fri lay
morning at a small station near Ha che
chubbee. Some person had previously ullt
a fire near l., pr baby thi king that the
man was frozen. and that the neat might
L
the train and removed to Hatchechubbee,
waeae 1t was subsequently buried.
A Young man about "a years of age, of
low stature, dark skin, down-cast look, was
arres ed by Sheriff Eauls at Miledgeville
day or two ag3 under>suspicion Of havi Z
a stolen stallion horse in his possession. He
says he was reared in KershaT county,
South Carolina, and has been in the livery
and sale stable business in Atlanta for two
years bat when questioned he did not
know a single man in Atlanta. He says
he u.ht ne horse in + anuel county on
saturday, ana reached Mill dgeyllle an
)ur before suud Jwn that afternoon.
NJ W B. Pnckard was once a Troup
county boy his fatler living at the old joel
VI. Chivers place, where Col. &. w.
Hlguey now resides. He read law and
opened an office at Opslika. He su5se-
quently married Mss Lucy Ryoarn, the
jnly daughter of Rev. p. NJ. RFourn, now
pastor of the Me hodist Church il Ma
rie5ta. He moved TO Birmingham a few
years nee, just as the boom was startin
in that magical city. He is now one of the
richest young men in the south-hls safe
being valued ct more than & million
dollars.
Secretary Hardeman, of the commission
on furnishing the new capito, has let out
The contract to fit up the vault in thu treas
ury to the Haul safe Company, Of Cncin-
natl, for $4,000. The power 10 contract for
the fitting up of the vaul. was delegated to
Secreta Hardemaa by the IN ssio h.
He has made the best possible a RI cement
to ave the work done pro lerly Mt tn low
est possible cost Col. Ha d8nan has sent
out over 200 )pies Of spacifcauo S for fur
nishing the building since the djournm mt
8 .. r@S al 81,
bidders will be numerous. No bids viii be
received nj er II o'clock on edIesday, the
20tn OF this month
Mayor Glenn is getting all of the city de-
Dartments Of Atlanta afrai1 of him He
dropped in on tse police commission and
exploded live bomb which startled that
body out of its usual composuce and will
cause them hereafter t. keep watchful eye
on his honor. During the meeting the
mayor was examining the chiefs pistol, which
be Thought Of course, was not loaded The
pistol went off, and only the kind provi-
denca which watches over Atlanta pre-
vented a vacancy in the commission, or in
the Office of chief. As soon as the commits
sion got its breath a vigorous brea1 was
made in the direction of retrenchment and
reform by reducing the city prisoners TO
two meals a day. This viii effect the great
it will only pinch its prisoners little.
Saturday Mr. McMichael of Sumter
county ate ded the circus at Americas.
When he purcha ed his Il ,kat at the wagon
he handed the agent a $50 bill. Harriedly
the agent handed him back t % ticket aud
the change. After the performance Mr.
McMclael looked at the change and found
that he had received only 81 50 instead of
$40 90, as the agent gave him 5 bill for a
$40, and a silver half dollar. He went to
the train and talked the matter over with
the manager, who refused have ANYTHING
TO do with it. NJ McMichael returned to
the city and took out warrant for the
money or its equivalent Sheriff Bias
vent down to Suitnviue, presented the
warrant and after some discussion the
manager paid all chat was de handed and
IS costs in the matter, altogether amount
ing to 81.
Monday rather peculiar divorce suit
was fled in Fulton superior court. Toe
petitioner claims bigamY. He be ewes he
was fooled for four years. Alfred f wards
says that on August 10, 1885, he intermar-
ried with AngelIle Choice, lie ieving that
she was an Unmarried wo nan. He says
she claimed TO have been un married aud by
that means induced him to make her bis
wife. The marriage occurred IN ConTers.
r ckdale county, and the husband and
wife lived together until rece tly, VIII n
made a startling discovery. He
learned that Angeine had intermarried
with Ferdinand c. Barnett on MAY 90, 1876,
and they mad separated, but that ,ruett
is still alive in the town Of C1nyers. s
soon as he learnei that-which was quite
recently, 50 he alleges-he brought suit for
divorce and now it remains to be seen
whether or not Mrs. Angeline Choice Bar
cit Edwards is a bigamist
The Davenport house at Toccoa and its
entire conte is were destroyed by fire Mon
day TIE fire originated In the Kitcnel
and that wing of the house was very near
burned down before any Of the inmates of
be house discovered it. The people had to
leave the house without dressing, in order
to save Themselves. Ed Schaefer saved one
sui. Of clio hes That was all that Uassaved
from the house. IL. w. Jones' store house
and livery stable we're also burned. Mr.
Jones saved his horses and carriages His
ok of'go9ds was very low, but very fe
OF them were saved Six other dwelling
houses belonging to Luandy Freeman, w
G Taylor, Spencer NJ. Smith, Mr. II cd
OF Athens were des royed. These houses
were mostly occupied by colored poop q.
and everything they had is now in ashes
The loss Is estimated al $l2, 900, with
Insurance. on the Davenport house to
the amount of $500 The Davenport
house was valued at ST, 600
The Harwell lScriven county, Alliance
has passed some resolutions which are
unlq e. In the first resolution Il is or
dered that II any me n Der be detected giving
away the secrets, he shall, on conviction
be immediately expelled, and shall not be
elig bic for membership thereafte-. a I'd that
We wall never thereafte' recognize any