The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-17

for Murder After Four Years.
GEORGIA
The average taxation price Of land in
Houston county is about 81 II per acre.
Postmaster Thomas Hardeman Of Macon,
who has been confined at home several
DAYS with "a severe attack Of sickness, was
able TO ride down to his Office Thursday.
A bale of cotton was sold in Perry Mon
day but it didn't grow this year Tie re-
markabe fact about IL is that IL was grown
last year, and belonged 70 a negro woman,
Dolly Toomer.
The first bale of cotton Of the season was
received in Augusta Thursday from Dan
lei. Son 81 Palmer of MIllen, and consigned
to 2. Daniel & Co. The cotton was grown
by ]. D. Parker, Of ScrIven county.
It is reported at Brunswick that Hon.
Thomas W. Lambs friends are going TO
run him at the next election for the state
Senate from that district A prominent
lawyer Of Brunswick wants TO run, but he
will not antagonize Mr.. Lamb.
At Decatur, a day or two ago, in the case
I of w, G. Brown versus the Georgia rail-
: road, the jury found for the plaintiff
$4,000 Brown was an engineer on the
Georgia railroad, and in 1856 was hurt
while switching some cars off a side track
near SCOTS guano works, on the Georgia
railroad.
A melon grower who has shipped ten car
loads Of watermel ms from Perry this sea-
son has received checks for Si76-for two
carloads he received nothing. These melons
were grown on forty acres, and there are
now two carloads of melons that are being
fed to his mules, cows and hogs. The high
est freight paid was Sl20 for a carload TO
Pittsburg, Pa, and highest net price, SIG
for one car.
w. G. Hay of Cuthbert shipped recently
TO Chester, Pa, a barrel Of vine, TO clti-
zen OF that place, requesting that he remit
for IL in New YorK exchange or pOstoffice
order. His reply came promptly with ex
change inclosed, and the statement that he
didn't propose to be skinned in the least
by the present administration and would
not patronize the postofiice under any cir
cumstances
At Augusta, Thursday, the coroner held
an inquest over the body of Jake Cotton,
who was chased into the canal and drowned
Wednesday night. he verdict was that
he came to his death by drowning while
being pursued by two parties. Seab Davis
and Please Bennett, who are under arrest,
charged with beating the negro and pursu
ing him into the canal, are still in Jail. The
body of Cotton was recovered Thursday
morning and bore several marks of vio-
lence.
Two small eggs were brought to the
Perry Home Journal office by Henry Ulm.
in the spring Of 1882. over seven years ago.
Apparently nothing but the shell of one
remains. while within the she'll of the other
is hard substance. The eggs were curl
osity when brought there, being about the
size of pigeon eggs, and laid by "a very
large hen. They are all that are left of
twelve laid in succession by that hem Her
eggs previous TO that litter were of extra
large size.
Claude Cook of the Ocean hotel, Bruins
wick, has in his possession an interesting
and valuable relic Of long ago in the shape
of a magnificently engraved, open-faced
gold watch. The timepiece is sixtY-six
years old, having been first put together in
1928. 1t was made In Liverpool expressly
for his grandfather, at a cost of $3.50 Ii
was bequeathed by him to his son and by
him given to Mr.. Cook. 1t is an immensely
heavy watch, full jeweled, with many of its
works made of gold.
Waycross Reporter: Last Saturday a
nice little dude, dressed to the last notch.
entered the jewelry store Of Messrs. Lanier
q Youmans, in this place, and after pur-
chasing heavy bill of jewelry rendered a
500 cou0terfelt note in payment Mr. La
nier detected the fraud and promptly had
the young man arrested aud jailed. How
ever, on Sunday morning about 10 o'clock
Mr. Laniers sympathy went out TO the
hayward boy, and he was released. Had
he been an old topper the result would have
been different.
Lizzie Walker, a coIored woman who
cooks for Judge Lambright, of Bruins
wick, cruelty broke her neice's arm, Thurs
day. The little girl was playing in the
street when Lizzie called her into the
house. She did not Immediately obey the
summons and Lizzie became enraged.
The child came in about five minutes after
she was called, when the woman seized
her and commenced TO administer a severe
drubbing. In endeavoring to hold the
child, Lizzie wrenched her wrist around
breaking the bone.
The county commissioners of Bibb met
Thursday to discuss the muck-vexed ques-
tion of opening proposed boulevard to run
from jefferson street to Crumps park, par
allel to the present Nineville road. Col.
Buford Davis is opposed to the right of way
being granted, and appeared before the
board to-day and filed his plea Owing to
the absence from sickness of Col r. X
Hines, the commissioners attorney, the
matter was not decided, but will be passed
upon next Thursday. The question excites
much public interest
E. J. Davis and Miss Mary Nickles, of
jackson county, were married in the court
hOhoo az AAOh1oL w OdASoddy D1 w. NJ. ASH,
Jnstice OF the peace, IN the presence of
about 100 persons. Miss Nickles was at
tending school at Hurricane Shoals under
the direction of Col. George Brown, II
was agreed by the couple that at intermis
sion MIR. Davis would be near the academy
with the conveyance and they would from
there drive to the county seat of Banks
county and obtain license and the gordiar
knot tied, which was done in modern STYLE
After few moments rest they started fol
home.
Near Dripping Rock, on the Flint river
man, who says his name is John R
Heaton, has been living for the last three
years. He married a lady in the commu
nifty. He has just been arrested and is al
legged to be Thomas Campbell, who i,
charged with the murder of Joe Hulsev q
special marshal, at & circus of Forepaugh &,
Robinson, about four years ago at Rock
mart, in Polk county Hulsey was killed
while trying to arrest Campbell The grand
jury indicted for murder Thomas Campbell
AID the York boys, all of whom had fed
A reward of $500 was offered for Campbell
and reward Of 500 each for the YORK
boys.
j. T. Avent, an attache of the Brunswick
Times, encountered two foOtpads Thursday
morning, and, but for quick action on HI,
part, would doubtless have been killed: Mr.
Avent was returning to his home near tht
hospital, and, while passing through tn,
dense woodland just beyond, he was startlec
to hear brick hurled past his head. Ii,
Immediately turned in the direction from
whence the missile came, aud saw two mer