The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-25

"a MARROW ESCAPE from a 5hark on
\ St. simon's-The Law Against Cigar
( cite smoking-A Negro Brutally
Assassinsted in Dougherty County
Ten Bushels of Wheat That Melted
: Profit of $3.50
GEORGIA.
- President Harrison will probably be
! the guest of the Jekyl Island Club in Jan
suary.
The confederate veterans are to have
= day set aside for them at the Piedmont ex-
position. They have selected Thursday,
Dot "a
At Lawrenceville, Monday, d. J. C.
Houston, son of Maj Houston of Decatur,
and son-in-law of Judge Peoples of Law
renceville, died Of typhoid fever.
There will be commenced Immediately at
Grant park, Atlanta, handsome building
over 100 feet long and 15 wide, TO be Occu-
pied by the animals. 1t viii be built on the
east sidefof Lake ALBANIA.
: j. w. Reid of Reds station was at Grif-
fla Saturday and sold two bales OF cotton.
After getting his money he paid cropper
on his place small amount and lost the
balance, $50.
Dr. Albert Arlington of Warm Springs
rconlmitted suicide Sunday by taking a
S0uan1iry of morphine. He was promising
,yotag man, and wrote a letter stating whab
i; be would do, but assigned no reason for
the rash act.
1t Is reported that an Atlanta lady is
bnsiiy engaged over book that will appear
at an early day, and will create a sensation.
Il will bear the significant title Of BLACK
Heels en- White Necks," and publisher OF
sbigh standing has agreed to handle the
work.
Shellman was in fever of excitement
Sunday. A ''damper" was thrown over the
anticipated pleasures of the day by the
murder of Allen Nipper of Dawson. He
was killed, presumably. by Wash Rober-
son OF Dawson. who put pistol ball
through his heart.
The death of Mrs. jesse Boring is an
%n0unced. The deceased lady was formerly
Mrs. Walter T. Coquitt. She was the
fmother Of Capt II. II. Colquitt Of Atlanta.
SHer maiden name was Harriet NJ. Ross, a
snlemb Der Of the distinguished Macon family
of that name, aud graduate OF the first
class that left Wesleyan Female college.
\ Large quantities Of Kieffsr pears are be-
ing shipped from Thomasvllle now. Dr. j.
NB. Watkins brought in a fine lot Monday
and sold them readily a. 81 per bushel.
This Is a very large and handsome pear,
splendid shipper, and so far has proved bhgat
proof and very profitable. Many youag
orchards are just beginning to bear, and
the Drop viii increase yearly.
Both the United States courts will open
( at Atlanta on Oct. z. There are now 800
/ cases assigned for trial, aud the caurts will
DO in session until they are all disposed Of
The three most important cases are the
Fitzsimmonsh bond case and the cases of
Bowe a. Howard against the government
for damages on account of being interferred
with while constructing the buildings at
the barracks.
Councilman A F. Austen of Augusta
was waited on Monday night by a commit
tee from the Clark Light Iafantry and ten
dered the captaincy of the company, re-
Gently made vacant by the resignation of
Capt j. A. Clark. He stated that he
/ would accept the office, and Gov. Gordon
/ will be asked to order an election at once,
/ when he Will receive the unanimous vote Of
| the company.
i The committee Of lawyers appointed to
confer with Maj. KIser in regard to the
erection of lawyers hall on the corner OF
Pryor and Hunter streets, at Atlanta, met
Saturday afternoon with Maj. Kiser and
I his architects. Maj. Kiser decided to build
the lawyers hall, and work will be hegun
( on it by April next. The lawyers are en-
Unused with the new plan for an Office build
ing, and that it Will be well patronizsd is
already an assured fact.
At Covington, Monday, the case against
William Simpson, charged with the muir
der of lsham Kelly, was submitted to the
Jury and in very short time they re-
turned verdict, finding him guilty of
! voluntary menslaughter. 1t is difficult to
determine how this verdict could have been
! found, as the evidence for the state showed
the killing to have been murder, and that
for the defendant, if true, established a
case of justifiable homicide.
Senator Shannon said Monday in refer
/ ence TO his bill to repeal the law against
carrying concealed weapons: 1.-THE law is a
dead letter, and it might MS well be repealed
1t is impossible TO enforce it literally, and
occasionally it gets good Citizen into trou-
Bile. haye known instances where mem
Der of the grand jury would go into store
and deposit pistol he had been carrying In
bis pocket, and then go up to the jury room
and indict some fellow who had been caught
with q weapon
In the city court at Atlanta, Monday. T.
w. Miller 81 Co. filed suit against the At
lanta Furniture Manufacturing Company
for 50, 500 The action is for breach of oon-
tract. 1t is recited that Messrs. Millerats
Go. were given entire control of the sab
scription books of the defendant. which
was undergoing organization. They were
TO receive 10 per cent. on all subscriptions
obtained, and 1t is claimed that 500 500
worth OF stock has been taken on which the
commission has been refused
Monday while Epson Thomas. a negro
well digger Of Elberton, was digging a well
on the plantation Of DR.. n G. Long. and
was about eighty feet below the surface
the well commenced to cave around him
and he gave the signal to draw him up. n
was obeyed, and he was drawn up abont
forty feet, but the dirt caved in faster than
be could lie drawn up, and when about half
way out he was buried beneath the earth
1t was many hours before the BODY was
reached, and it is supposed he was killed in
stantly. as he was buried about five feet
under the earth.
Judge John j. Gresham, who was re.
elected president of the board of trustees OF
the state university. has returned to Macon
from his summer trip north Judge
Gresham recently purchased nice house
and lot on Tattnal square and donated the
same TO the Second Presbyter church
1T is the intention of the congregation q
convert the house into O parsonage AND
build church on the front lot. The con.
gregation Intended to build a $4,000 church
but it is now rumored that Judge Gresham
has intimated that he would like the church
to cost $4,000 and the supposition is thai
be viii donate the requisite money to reach
this sum.
The new law against furnishing cigar
cites to minors does not seem to be gener
all