The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-02-17

The story of the Loss and Finding OF
q Diamond Ring at Columbus.
GEORGIA.
Americas has new Catholic church.
Judge c. c. Kibbee of Hawkinsville will
soon move TO Macon.
The trestle known as Chambers, few
miles above Gillsville, was burned few
nights ago.
One merchant in Fort Valley has sold
$40, 600 worth OF goods on credit since the
18th of January.
The firemen of Columbus will hold a
tournament in May. Surrounding com
panies win be invited.
There are fewer colored schools in Ogle-
thorpe this year than there have been for O
number Of years past
The factory stock of the Lagrange Man
ufacturing Company sold at 1861 on Tues.
day, Feb. s. at public sale.
Satilla Lodge, No. 5, K of p, win cele-
brate the 25th anniversary Of the order on
the evening Of February 10, at Jesup.
Fulton county has entered suit against
Cobb county for 1901 81, Cobb's pro rata
part for building bridge across Chatta-
hoochee river at Iceville, near Bolton.
Work on the new wooden mills at Bruins
wick has been delayed several days owing
TO the failure to obtain, for the present the
necessary amount of crossties to complete
the side tracts.
Editor Floyd Of the Senoia Sentinel has
closed his Office and discontinued the publ
cation Of his weekly at Senola, and will
move to Newman and start under a new
name and on a more extensive scale.
Prof. Layheld's school house, in Enter
prise, Webster county, was destroyed by
fire on Monday night. 1t is not known
how the fire originated, but evidences
indicate it the wo.k Of an incendiary.
At Griffin, Friday, after a short delibera-
ton, the jury In the case Of the state VS..
John T. Hathaway brought In a verdict of
not guilty. Hathaway was charged with
the murder Of Williugham at Sunnyside
A gentleman living at ,Crawfordville
married his first wife about thirteen years
ego Since that time be has had the mis-
fortune TO lose two consorts, and is now
living with his third He is the father OF
nine children.
At Griffin, Friday, in the case of the
state VS.. Emmett Bostick of Atlanta
charged with bastardy, the jury returned
q verdict of guilty. The only evidence
offered for the state was that Of the young
lady, who swore positively to Mr.. Bostick
Mr.. Bostick, realizing his guilt, skipped
while the case was going on. His bond was
forfeited. No testimony was offered in his
defense.
A fight on the construction train of the
Brunswick and Western railroad near Ty-Ty
friday resulted in Bob Childs (colored
stabbing another negro whose name is un-
known. He struck him ia the right breast
with a pocket knife. The wound is not
considered dangerous, though he is bleeding
prosusely. The wounded Negroes home IS in
Albany. The man that did the cutting took
TO his heels
1t is said that there is white woman Of
the" Boodoon profession working the negroes
Of Fort Valley for all they are worth She
tells them that for so much she will sell them
charm that viii insure their winning al
cards, cure any ailment they may have,
prevent their enemies from harming them
and win the affection and confidence OF the
opp site sex, either black or white and
many other things too numerous to mention.
A. Fl. Small, bookkeeper for Messrs Small
g. Mallory on Third street, Macon, had a
narrow escape Friday while he was engaged
at his desk IN the Office of the establishment.
large pile Of oats in sacks had been placed
close 20 the glass partition which divides the
Office from the store and when truck was
thrown against the pile by an employo,
the oatS went over and, crushing through
the glass, fell into the Office scattering the
pieces Of glass over the desk aud striking
Mr. Small, but luckily not injuring him.
A Reynolds special to the Macon Teie-
graph says: Mrs. Hill, of Macon county.
shot Ter husband Thursday. He is thought
to be very low. DR.. G.. w. Newsome Of
this place mas been called TO see him Mr.
and Brs. Hill have recently parted, and he
had gone to her house for his effects when
the trouble was brought on. Report SAYS
there were six shots aimed at him, one
taking effect in the abdomen. Mrs. Hill
was q widow when he married her. and has
several children, one of whom is credited
with fairi "a rf in fba off
Mrs. Helen johnson is going back TO At
lanta. She was arrested in Chicago last
October for shop-lifting, but through the
intervention Of friends she was saved from
being sent to the house of correction be-
cause of being addicted to the morphine
habit, and instead was sent to the Martha
Washington home for inebriate women,
where she was received as a charity patient.
While there her husband made application
for divorce on the grounds of habitual
drunkenness. She was discharged from
there short time since and intends re-
turning TO Atlanta.
A distressing accident happened last week
to Miss Hattie Moughon, a young lady
graduate Of Wesleyan and a daughter Of
Col. w. NJ. MonghOn, formerly Of Macon,
but now a planter Of Jones county, while
abe was visiting her sister, Mrs R. NJ
Baize, in Charleston, Tenn. Miss Moughon
was standing by an open fire and acct
dentaily turned from the fire, throwing her
skirts close to the fame. In moment they
were ablazs, and only by the prompt action
of the young lady's sister, who came to her
assistance II response to her cries, was her
life saved. She was terribly burned, but
her hands and face escaped
An improved pillow stock has been in
vented by Thomas Gavin OF Madison. The
improvement consists in a combination Of
levers connecting with the foot Of the stock
and having an adjustable upright lever be-
tween the handles, by which the operator
can instantly set the plow at any desired
angle for deep or shallow work, or to SUIT
the requirements of hard or soft ground.
all of which may be done without stopping.
Mr. Gavin claims that by the use OF his
improvement a great saving is effected
which is lost in stopping 70 make such ad-
1ustments in the ordinary plows now used,
besides having many other advantages.
A few days ago the substantial residence
Of Mrs Elizabeth Galloway, on the Lexing-
ton and Woodstock road, eight miles from
Lexington, was entirely destroyed by fire
The cause Of the fire is thought to have been \
q defective hue. Mrs. Galloway had It filled
with provender Of different kinds, greater
part Of which, together with most of her
household and kitchen furniture, was de-
stroyed. The house was really the property
of Joseph McWhorter Of Antioch, il having
fallen Into his hands by virtue Of mort
gage but he bad agreed to let Mrs Galloway
oor1.rsw n dftrinp her IfatimA The loss N