The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-14


This Week - Murder in Twigg
County.
GEORGIA
Liberty superior court begins next Mon
6Ay.
The Northeast Georgia fair is in full bias
at Athens.
Forty-three names are on the roll Of tn,
newly organized Sandersville Guards
John W. Cox, the Southern Expires
agent at Griffin, has ssnt in his resignation
after holding the position for twelve years
The three negroes supposed to have muir
dered old man Hughes and his wife with al
ak, have been caught and are now in Du
pout jail
H B. Erlisch Of Rainbridge, awoke Mon
day morning minus his fine watch anc
chain which a burglar had cut from thu
button-hole and pocket of his vest during
the night.
The Griffin NetoS reproduces the Rich
raond, VA Critics picture of Miss Mani.
: Dunbar of Augusta, and calls her The Belle
of Georgia" Several other cities, however
are yet TO be heard from.
William Hutchinson of Douglass Coffee
I county, was in Brunswick Tuesday looking
for his sister, Miss Susie Hutchinson. who
left her home about three weeks ago, and
has not been heard of since, except indi-
rectly.
James Fuller of Putnam county, died at
his home day OF two ago from the effects
of injuries received by jumping from the
second story IF the Central hote on Poplar
street, Macon, during the Schoiield fire of
eadays ago.
Monday night, at dance on Zeke VIM
berley's place, two mikes from Jefferson
killed his uncie, Harry Whitehead, with a
katie stab in the heart. IVerSon was drunk.
Both are negroes.
The Home Guards of Quitman have
changed their name TO the Quitman Greys,
and chosen ]. r. Barnes as captain, e.. W.
Avrett and E. II. Alcock as heueenants.
There are thirty six members, all hand
somely uniformed.
The Fort Valley camp of confederate sur
vivoFs has been organized with Gen
Charles D. Anderson as camp commander,
and J. M Gray as adiutant. All confeder-
ate veterans In the vicinity having honora-
BILE discharges from the service are invited
TO Join the camp.
A theological institute will be held IN
Tennile Baptist church Nov. 26 to %, in
elusive, conduceSd by Rev. W. H. McIn-
tosh, ID. D., of Macon. Besides Or. McIn-
toSh, DR.. Euu1ally of Mercer University.
DIR. Mccall DIR. Ryals and DR.. W. l.. Xii
patrick will lecture.
Charles Herbst. the librarian Of the
public library, has received from a friend
In Annapolis, Md, piece OF the keel of
the famous ship Constitution, which was
laid In 1874 The piece is of oak wood, in
flne state OF preservation, and has been
made into paper cutter.
The Confederate Veterans Association Of
NaWfOT1 fe E,,IH 4
rapidly increasing its membership TO 100
Judge E. I. Edwards is president; Capt j.
NJ Pace, vice president; T. ID. Quinn, treas
urer; Rev. Thomas h. tireer, chaplain: DIR.
j. G. Anderson, surgeon; Capars Dickson,
lieutenant.
Yellowstone Kit, the Indian doctor, has
habit of investing his money wherever he
makes it in real estate His Brunswick
lots, bought at. s., 900, are now said TO be
worth nearly double that sum. His prop
erty In Savannah, Rome, Atlanta, and
other points In Georgia, is already steadily
advancing in value.
Collier Pringle, negro section hand, was
struck and knocked off the track at the
1854 mile post, on the Chattahooches divis-
ION, three and half miles from Thomas
vilhe, Monday morning, by roadway train
No ~. His leg was broken in one or two
places. besides other injuries. which, though
serious, are not necessarily fatal.
At the sale of the fair grounds at La
Grange on last Tuesday the bidding for
that property was pretty lively, and it was
fiually bought by Mayor Pitmau for the
city, to be used as city park. The council
had agreed to appropriate 81, 40 for that
purpose, but the bidding was much more
spirited, and it finally became PROPERTY of
c. D. Hudson for 81, $50.
Fine T,laOc for Tho NAM Dtarf o
building at Macon are in the hands of The
architect. 1t will take the place Of the
burned Parmalee store, on the corner OF
Cherry and Second streets Ii will have .
frontage of 40 feet on Cherry street and ITO
feet on Second street. There will be threa
stories besides the basement The material
used VIII be Philadelphia pressed brick.
granite and terra Gotta
AT Forsyth last week 2. 775 acres of land
were sold at public sale, LIS acres Of
"nicn were administrators sale, and 1000
acres were sold for the purpose of distribu-
tlon among the owners thereof. These
lands brought reasonably fair prices. some
OF them bringing ten dollars per acre. The
l,oU acres farm had been accurately di
Vlded by survey into small farms and lots.
and brought an average OF over five dollars
per acre.
a case has been On the state supreme court
docket Tor over fifteen years, brought by
Ine state against the Georgia road, for over
charges o iron hAuied for the Selma. Rome
ana D44scn railroad. The iron was trsrs-
ported ever the Western and Atlantic
when TIE road was operated by the state.
Inc case las been tried four times, and the
the supreme court, Monday, in decision in
favor OF the Georgia road, sends it back for
a fifth trial.
Fillmore Bell (colore1), who has been con-
hned In the Bib county Jail for several
mouths for safe keeping, was taken out of
Jail by bailiffs of jefferson county Tuesday
and carried to Louisville, where he will be
tined for the murder of J. G. Evans. a
citizen of jefferson county. The killing
happened last May. Bell fed but was cap
tured ten days later at Dayisboro. Bel
shot Evans with shotgun. Bell said Evans
first tried to shoot him with pistol.
At meeting Of the trustees Of the Middle
Georgia Military and Agricultural College
at Milledgeville last week Capt. F. o. Spain
stated that he had been rendered the DO
sition Of assistant professor of mathematics
in the school q technology III Atlanta. and
asked 10 bs released from his contract with
tue college. Capt r. r. Crawford of
South Carolina, graduate Of the Citadel
at Charleston in the same class with Can't.
SpaiD, was elected to fill the VACANCY.
An interesting case was taken I'D i'm the
city court at Atlanta, Tuesday, II was
johnson VS.. the Bradstreet company for
damages. The case has haen in tho rso.,,.tc