The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-06

several days Col. Hardeman win be kept
busy sorting them, and when they are in
order they will be stored in the lower vault
at the new capitol.
The Augusta exposition directors have
received an offer from John w. Ryckman,
manager of the last Augusta exposition,
and now manager and president Of the
international Maritime exposition, at
Boston, Of IS, 600 for the privilege Of giving
for them their proposed spring exposition.
This sum is to be paid the directors as rent
| for the grounds, and Ryckman is to take
| the responsibility and pocket the loss or
profits Of the show. He asks, of course, the
sympathy and cooperation Of the mer-
chants OF Augusta as exhibitors, and re-
quests that they aid him In making the
exposition success.
Joseph Dannenberg, Of Dannenberg &
Doodv, has just bought the large three
| story Waxelbaum building on Third street,
Macon. The property is 66x207 feet, and
the building covers the entire lot. It is
three stories in hight and built of pressed
brick Through the inter- has been built
solid fire wall, practically cutting it into
two buildings The consideration was
$4,000, and by all hands the property is
considered cheap at this figure, as the rental
nets over per cent on that value. The
building is leased for five years, with the
privilege of renewal for five years longer,
to the S. T. Coleman & Burden Company.
There lived substantial old farmer by
the name of Hugh Briant, In Monticello
county, upon the waters of Scarecrow creek,
who, by labor and economy, had accumu-
lated considerable property. He kept
part of his money in gold buried in the
ground during the war. Some of the scouts
hanged the old man to make him give up
his hidden treasure, but he refused to do So
They left vitality enough in the old man to
survive the hanging. He died soon after
the war, and his estate was administered,
but the heirs never found the hidden treas
ure until last Saturday. A party was
Flowing and digging. They unearthed
So, l76 in gold.
Daniel Bedgood Of near Wenona, on the
Georgia Southern and Florida railroad,
went to the plantation of Maj. James
Brown to Bee negro, who had been sick
for several days Mr.. Bedgood had the
night before left some medicine, with full
instructions as TO how to be given with one
George Leary and another negro. He went
to see the negro again and found him worse,
and none OF the medicine taken Mr.. Bed
good then began to abuse the two negroes
that he had left there the night before
for not having paid more atten-
ZION to their suffering fellow man,
and used some pretty rough language
to them, to which neither replied. During
the conversation, George Leary walked out
of the door, but Mr.. Bedgood paid no at
tention to him. just as Leary got outside
of the door he turned and shot Mr.. Bed
good, who was then standing by the bedside
of the sick man. The ball took effect in the
back of his neck, went through into his
mouth, striking his front teeth and knocking
two OF them out which spent the force of
the ball, and he spit out the two teeth and
ball together. At first 1t was thought that
he was fatally wounded, but since that time
it is considered that the wound is not neces-
sarily fatal. The negro escaped.
The superior court of Gwinnett county is
in session by order of Judge Hutchins to
try the murder case against Burrel Lock
lin (colored), who has been in Jail for sew
eral months The assassination of James |
H. Pierce occurred in July last, and the |
character of his killing created consterna- |
ton in the community He was called to |
his door by some party at night, and asked |
if he had any whisky. He replied no, that
finished his reply, his body was
filled with heavy load Of shot that
produced instant death. Frank Rice,
Buck, Adams, James Whitworth, Burrel |
Locklin and William Griffin were suspected |
with knowledge of the murder, and were
arrested. Upon the trial of the parties be-
fore the magistrates court Buck Adams |
and James Whitworth were discharged, |
and Rice and the negro were held. Subse-
quently Rice was released upon $1,000 |
bond but Locklin was refused bail. The grand /
jury, after weeks investigation, returned
bills against Griffin and Locklin for the |
crime, and also bills for perjury against
the negro Locklin and Buck Adams. Adams
left the county and has eyaded arrest, and
Locklin is now arraigned for trial. Pierce
had been an informer and was held in re-
proach by a great many in his community
and as the four original white defendants |
are extensively connected by relationship it |
is difficult to secure testimony.