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

I (Foskev) would swear never 20 reveal Il
he would tell Dim something. Foskey CON
[ sented. and to his utter astonlshmenl her-
sey said Dennis Mclean, a coal black
negro, beat MIN into insensibility. kersey
/ hesitated 70 name his essailant for fear II
/ be should recover that the negroes would
/ kill him There was a feud existing be-
I tween the accused and Kersey about horse
and OK. The negro promised to come and
I dig well for him )kerseyl III part pay
ment, but be never came. and Mr.. kerSey
went TO see him in regard % it. Il is said
/ they had few words. When parting the
/ negro told Kersey he would have revenge
/ sooner or later and he surely kept mis-
/ promise. Bailh Rogers accompanied BY
| David ellis and Mr. Afford. arrested
| Mclean at his house. He submitted quietly
and WAS taken to LOthair, where the cor
/ oner's Jury found a verdict Of willful muir
| der against him He is under a heavy guard.
| The body lay in the court house Tuesday IN
| full view of the jury. Public sentiment IS
strong against the negro. DR.. Sherrod said
that several of Kersey's ribs were broken
and his bowels injured. caused by stamping
on the stomach. Judge Montgomery com
mitted Mclean to the county Jail TO await
the action Of the superior court
Judge w. K. Hammond has prepared
bill amending the general local option
liquor law, and it will probably como up in
7
Hammond, who has had such a measure
under consideration for some time past,
called on DR.. w. H. FELTON, aud placed the
bill in his hands. DR.. FELTON, will have
charge of the bill, and will introduce it
whenever he thinks expedient. For some
time there has been quite a good deal of
talk about an amendment to the local
option law, and Judge Hammond's bill was
not much of a surprise to the leaders of the
prohibition side. 1t is in the shape
Of an amendment, and its object is
TO give the people chance to vote on
the question OF barroomssor no barrooms
His idea i'll making it this way was to obviate
all necessity for an extra election. If the
amendment passes it will 20 into effect at
once. The issue will be put squarely-for
or against barroOms-and the wholesale
trade will not be affected if it is the will of
the people The ballots will be divided into
three classes-against the SALE for the sale
and against barrooms, and for the sale In
counting the vote if a majority should be
for the sale the barrooms will remain, and
II majority are against the sale the bar
rooms and wholesale houses Will both have
to 60. But if there should be a larger num-
Der for the sale than against 1t, and
more votes against the barrooms
than for the sale, then the bar
rooms will be abolished and the
Wholesale trade will remain. In other
words, every man who casts a vote will be-
required to cast two ballots, one for or
against the sale of liquor and the other for
or against barrooms OF course, every
ballot cast against the sale will be against
barrooms, because it would be impossible TO
do away with liquor and still have bar
rooms. Every person who casts vote Tor
the sale will, as matter of course be COM
pelled to vote on the barroom issue. That
is what the bill contemplates. A man can't
vote for the continuance of the traffic I'M
less he express himself in regard to bar
rooms. There are great many men who
are opposed to barrooms, but are not
willing for the prohibition of the
wholesale trade. They are conscien-
tious in their views, and if the bill passes
the author believes the whole state would
vote against barrooms. If a trial of the
law, as amended, is made, it will prove one
of two things: Either that it is the true So
luton of the prohibition question, or that
nothing short of total prohibition will ac-
complish the aims of the temperance
people. Wholesale houses will not be allowed
to sell less than quart, and it will be
misdemeanor for both buyer and seller if it
is drank on the premises.