The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-01

grown on the same vine, and that some Of
them were even larger than this II had no
| neck, and was just about as broad as it
was long.
A negro from about four miles north Of
Hartwell went TO town on Tuesday last
and, beng under the influence Of liquor,
spoke in a very insulting manner 70 a we'll
known young man, VINO knocked him
down The negro started to run, and sew
eral gentlemen followed and belAbOred him
| with buggy whips, ex-handles etc After
giving him enough to sober up on he was
| allowed 10 go home. which he did in double
| quick time.
At Hartwell last week q negro school
| teacher named Davidson gave a gentleman
an order on the school commissioner for a
bill he owed, and before it was present red
told the commissioner not to pay il. The
gentleman went to see him about II, and
the negro was very impudent. The gentle
man not wishing to bruise his fists prepared
himself, and, with several Others, went back
to see him, but the negro had disappeared,
and has not since been seen.
Several important changes were made by
the trustees Of Emory college when they
met at Atlanta Wednesday. Mr.. Gambler
was appointed financial agent of the college
instead of J. ". Roberts. Considerable
property is owned by the institution in
brunswick, and it was proposed to dispose
OF 1t. After discussion it was decided that
as Brunswick is a rapidly growing place it
would be the part of wisdom to hold the
property until it increased in value.
Muscogee superior court was engaged all
Of Wednesday until adjournment in the
trial of two cases in which the charge was
assault with intent to murder The first
case was that OF the state VS.. George L.
Abney, charged with attempting to murder
j. c. Hughes. In this case the jury re-
turned verdict of not guilty. The next
was the state against Joe Moore, charged
with attempting to murder Milford Moore
(colOred). He was found guilty aud sent
enced to two years in the penitentiary. His
counsel gave notice Of a motion for a new
trial and Moore was permitted to give bond
until January, when the motion wlll be
heard.
A wholesale merchant of Macon said
Thursday: Macon is getting to be the
largest wholesale center in Georgia, and il
1t continues to grow at the present rate it
Will soon rank with any other city in the
south In that respect. The houses of Macon
now have about 100 drummers on the road
and will, before long, have 200. 1t viii
probably surprise you TO learn that the BUSH
ness of several Wholesale houses in this city
has increased 50 per cent during the last
year. l know Of one firm which, in 1887,
did business Of s400, 600; for 1888 it was
S60OOOO and the close of 1889 will show
business of nearly 100000 for the current
year. The business Of one dry goods firm
doubled itself during the year. Some of
the wholesale grocery houses do an immense
business. One firm is reported, on good
authority, to have done a business during
the past twelve months of 81 GOO, 900, and it
Is constantly increasing"
A few years ago the late A A. Rolf
donated to Bibb county about forty-two
acres OF land, lying ten miles from the court
house, IN the rear of St. Stanislaus college,
IN Vineville, for the purpose of county
hospital. AT that time the land was in a
comparatively secluded spot and well fitted
for the purpose named. The county COM
mlssioners erected buildings after the cot
tage plan, and made various improvements,
to the amount of about $4,000 They
established large and fine hospital and
named it the Rolf Home" Since the
donation OF the land the surroundings have
built up wonderfully manufacturing plants
and mills have been established near by.
until the Rolf Home property has increased
in value to at least S40, 900 or $4,000. The
scheme is now being discussed Of selling the
Rolf Home property and buy a site in some
more retired place for about $1,000, erect
buildings TO the amount of $4,000, and the
commissioners will still have about SO, 900
surplus, which can be used as an endow-