The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-05

accepted the presidency only until the di
rectors could find the man they wanted.
On last Saturday week the sawmil Of
Jones Bros, near Spring Place, was totally
destroyed by fire, entailing loss - the
proprietors of some 1000. There was not
a dollars insurance on the property, and
the loss falls heavily on tha owners, who
are hard working young men, and depended
principally upon the mill tor their means OI
support. 1t Is said tue generous citizens OF
Spring Place will contribute q liberal sum
toward rebuilding it
On New Years day the Tribune Of Rome
secured nice home Of its own. The old
Courier building, at the corner OF Second
avenue and Broad street, was bid in at pub
lie cutlery by J. A. Rounsaville and t. F..
Howell, directors Of the Tribune Publishing
Company. 1t is one Of the best located
business lots in the city and is well adapted
to the purposes for which 1t was bought;
The building will be remodeled at once and
will be ready for occupancy by Feb l.
A large deposit Of superior ochre is found
on the property of John p. Stegall, fe"
rods south of the Emerson depot. After
careful tests, E. II. Cady, who has been OPP
Grating an ochre mill at Rockmart, was so
thoroughly convinced of the superior
quality of tho Emerson beds that he re-
Gently contracted with Mr.. Stegall TO work
his deposits under a lease for five years.
He will at once proceed 10 remove his Rock
mart plant to Emerson, aud expects by
Feb. to be mining and milling ten tons OF
crude ochre per day.
There ara III employees Of the Western
and Atlantic railroad who have been in the
service of the company fifteen years and
upwards, while a few time-honored con-
ductors have been pulling bell rope since
the first train ratified over the old fiat irons
of long ago. The Western and Atlantics
historic locomotive General is now doing
service in thu yard at tbs place as shifting
engine. Though the General was the first
locomotive that drew train over the line,
and was handled in a most reckless manner
10y Andrews bold raiders. she is still good
for several years Of honorable service.
Several days ago, Joshua Johnson of By
ronvile being old, decided to gather his
descendants together once more around his
hearth stone, that he might see them all at
one time. He accordingly notified them all
to dine With him. All but one family re-
sponded. Uncle Joshua, as be is famil-
iarly known, is in bis 74lh year At this
reunion there were present forty-nins Of his
immediate family and ten friends Of his
family. Uncle Joshua has twenty-nine
grand children and thirty great grand
children, and set them all a good example
on this Christmas day by having no wines
or liquors of any Kind on his table.
c. c. Wimbush, the colored delegate from
the Atlanta district to the last republican
convention in Chicago, and one of the
most prominent negro politicians in AT
lanta. was arrested Thursday night, hand
cuffed and carried TO the stationhouse by
Patrolman Ball A house on Ivy street has
been burglariZed several times lately and
Chief Connolly left Instructions for an Off
Ger to be left at the house to watch for the
burglar About o'clock Thursday night
the patrolman came in with Wimbush
The patroman states that Wimbush was
arrested in the back yard, but the polite
ian explains that he had gone to see col
ored girl on business.
There were two casualties on Little river
in Wilkes county last week in which three
negroes lost their lives. At Dave Moore S
mill, two negroes, a boy aged about IS
and an old negro woman were drowned
while trying to trying TO cross the river
above the dam. No one saw them when
they went down, but the boy and tho boat
were washed over the dam and found be-
low. The body Of the woman has not been
found. At Clay Hill three men were cross
ing the river in a bateau when they became
entangled in the rope used to pull the fat
across aud two Of them were thro vn out of
lu6 DdtGttI Ollt VAS Atotuots DuJ Lil6 OLutI
was drowned. His name was Henry Gar
nett.
George Shackelford, detective, has re-
turned to Macon from Butler. where he
went at the instance of NJ. Nuss5aum Of
Macon, to investigate the robbery of w. H.
Collins, merchant of But!er, of 81, l3l so.
Mr.. Collins made an assignment immedi-
ately on the scovery of the robbery. Mr.
Nussbaum is Mr.. Collins largest credit r,
the amount Of the Indebtedness being about
81, 100. He is also due Small & Mallary a
considerable amount. Mr.. Nussbaum was
not satisfied about o theft, and he en-
gagged Mr.. Shackelford to look into tn
matter. Mr.. ShackelfOrd investigated the
case thoroughly, aud he says he has found
sufficient evidence against two well-known
white persons in Butler to fasten the crime
on them, and that they will be presented to
the grand jury.
There is an old negro by the name Of
Grant, who has been obtaining money from
a number Of negro women in Americas by
protesting to have a knowledge of hoo
dooisn. HIS last victim is a Woman by the
name of Glover, who wanted TO retain the
love of her husba and also to keep peace
in the family. The old negro gave the
woman a lot OF some kind of herbs pounded
into a powder, and directed her to place it
in her husbands coffee. She did so and
came near running Nose crazy. Nose soon
detected something wrong with his coffee,
aud asked his wife what she was putting in
It. She told him all about it, He went for
the hoo-doo negro, and made him return
81 80 to his wife, and says if he ever catches
old ran Grant monkeying around his prem
ises again he will put him where the dogs
won't bark at him.
The most important enterprise thus far
inaugurated at Emerson is the Malleable
Iron Company. 1t is made up of party
Of Swedes from New Britain, Conn, and
the Emerson Land Company, an equal
amount OK stock being held by both parties.
Application has been made for q charter,
ana temporary officers appointed as follows;
Z esident, John Chatlin; secretary, John p.
Stegall; treasurer, E. Z. Pierce; general
manager, John G. Lang. Active operation
on the plant began on Nov. q, and already
the principal foundations are completed,
together with the most Of the brick work
for the foundry With favorable weather
the buildings can be finished and he work
in operation by March The company will
manufacture great variety of malleable
and grey iron castings, but builders hard
ware and saddlery hardware will be their
speciality.
News has reached Wrightsville from the
western portion Of the county of the finding
OF the dead body OF Nose Williams by the
roadside. The body was riddlei with
buckshot. It is not known positively who
committed the murder, but suspicion points
70 Jim johnson. 1t is known that bad
blood has existed between the parties for
some time, and that johnson has made re-
peated threats TO kill Williams. The i'll
liVt.