The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-04-05

The population OF EtpeTLuh u HO" o'VI
mated at 1000.
The court house gallery at CovinZton
came near cavipC in with several hundred
colored people Friday night.
Fines to the amount of $50 were placed
upon five young men at Newton county su-
perior court for gaming at cards.
The citizens of Darieu will hold a meet
ing at that place to-morrOW, at which they
will try TO make arrangements for toe
establishment Of telephone communica-
ton bet ween Darieu and Brunswick.
On Thursday evening last fire was dis
covered in two Of the buildings at the ma
chine shops Of Henry Garbutt at Elberton,
and before anything could be done, the fire
had got such Roadway that 1t was impossi-
bic TO save either Of them.
Twas expected that the trial of the Ma
ZONES for killing the two Tylers IN Jasper
county last year would take place last week
at the Jasper superior court, but the hear
ing was postponed until August next The
case excItes considerable interest
A Dawson capitalist, who is In position
to know, says that bonds to build new
court house for Terrell county would sell
for l07. He suggests that the county issue
bonds to the amount of 900 for this pur-
pose, 81 900 to mature each year until the
debt is paid.
place, in Bulloch county, burned several
hundred rails for him, and also burned sew
eral panels Of fence for Benjamin Turner.
If it had not been for hard work the fire
would have be3n more disastrous, as the
wind was very high.
Mrs Amelia Moore. the widow Of the
late jim Moore, who met his death at the
hands of an angry mob at Macon on the
morning of Friday, Aug. 10, 1886, who
has since been seeking indemnity 20 the
extent of $4,000 from the county OF Bib,
died at Macon, Wednesday, of pneumonia.
There is cow in DouglasvilIe that is said
to have gone to a tree and knocked off her
horns so that she could get her head under a
buggy seat. 1t is said also that when she
finds bucket under a seat she will take off
the top aud eat what the bucket contains
then replacing the lid walks complacently
off to hunt other depredations.
Col William Wright, one of DeKalb's
Oldest and best citizens, died at bis home
in Mills district, last Thursday morning, of
pneumonia. The deceased was II years Of
age, and has lived in DeKalb county for
thirty-five years. He entered the con
Tolerate army a captain, and afterward
became colonel OF the Thirty eighth Georgia
regiment
Near StatesborO on Monday evening on
Foy & Cos. railroad, a negro named Robert
Clanton was killed by the engine running
over him. II seems that the negro was a
still hand, and was taking ride on the
front of the engine, aud took a notion to
! imp of, and did so, and the result was
at the engine ran over him and crushed
him to pieces.
Richmond Elder, a colored man Of
Athens, who was with Lieut. Joe Elder at
the second battle OF Manassas, wears "a cap
now that Q has worn ever nee He SAYS
that he was shot in the head with a
large grape shot ard knocked down, but
was not hurt, owing to tie fact that the
shot struck bis head. he saws If it had
struck in any other part of the body it
would have certainly killed him.
The Governors Volunteei 9, a negro COM
pany of Atlanta, are trying 70 Gust jackson
McHenry, negro polite an, from tue cap
taincY. McHeury collected funds to help
pay the expenses Of trip to Washington
by the company for the Inauguration pa
rade Sufficient money was not raised and
McHenry went alone. Some OF the mem
bers of the company claim that he has not
made satisfactory account Of the money
received
Efforts have been made for some time to
procure guns from Washington for the uni
versity cadets, at Athens, but so far with
out success The law provides 100 cadet
guns for colleges when there is a United
States army officer detailed. Georgia has
one such officer now, but be is detailed at
Dahlonega. There are only sixty details of
this character allowed from the army for
the whole country, and this state probably
has its share already.
Eberton is considerably stirred I'D on
the subject of water works and electric
lights. She wants both, but must have
water works Of some sort without delay.
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fire, and for this reason the rate of in
surance is very high. She has had two fires
within the last month, and the loss in Ell her
OF them was enough to pay the cost Of a
good system of water works, and there is
no telling how soon another will occur.
Work on the crematory at Brunswick has
been started in earnest. The foundation is
being rapidly laid, and the walls will soon
rise above the surface of the earth. and
with the addition Of a roof be prepared to
receive and destroy all the garbage that
can be found. The crematorv is located in
the extreme suburb Of the city, near the
chicken farn, and at a place where no foul
odors can reach the nostrils Of tho people
OF this there is no fear, as the builders of
the crematory agree to erect one from
which no offensive gases can escape. or
II not, they Will not require money for
their work.
Last Thursday even ing about sc. 600 feet
OF lumber were burned near FRANK Akins'
farm In Bulloch county, where Jarrel &
Brannen's saw mill was recently located
The fire was discovered about II o'clock in
the day, but before Anything could be done
to check the flames, nearly AL the lumbar
in the yard was burned. Francis Atkins
lost about So 600 feet, Sol Malard about
10000 feet, Mrs. Alderman about O1D
feet, and the balance was owned bv o:ner
parties. IL is thought to have been the
work of an incendlarY, as there was an
parently no chance for it to catch on Are
from any other source.
News reached Valdosta Wednesday Of n
sensation IN the lower part Of Berrien
county. woman named Caroline Barber
went to renters house and asked pernis-
sion TO stop awhile. The next morning she
didn't get up 30 breakfast and she was left
alone. Before noon she got up from led
and went out and buried her newborn baby
in fence jam. Her condition was soon
discovered and the affair reported. A iurv
impaneled charged the death OF the child
TO violence. The woman at once disap-
peared in the direction Nashville. IL is
said TO be the second child she has disposed
OF, and that she has several sisters Of a sim
liar stripe. The people around RAYS Mills
are very indignant over the matter.
Toccoa NetgS. Squire j. T. Mulkey has n
cat that possesses motherly affection.
though she has never had any children of
her own. The other day, in her rambles
she discovered a nest Of young rabbits
about the size Of little kittens. So pussy
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