The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-27

/ Otner station, murder occurred On cALuF-
day, making five killings in that region in
| two DAYS. All the parties killed were white
men, and the killing occurred in each in
stance at the blind tigers, with which that
country is infested
A new wholesale grocery firm has been
organized at Macon The new firm will
I commence business on March !, with cap
ital Of about $40 900 The members will be
Mr.. Allan OF the firm of II. D. Adams 81
Co., Mr.. Thompson, bOokKeeper for the
same firm, and Mr. Dumas OF Forsyth, q
large merchant Of that place The new
firm will be known as Allan, Dumas &
] Thompson. II. ID. Adams OF the firm Of
H. D. Adanls& Co. will continue business
at the present stand.
Albany Ne,Cs and Advertiser: Col Mel
son lift, a few days since, received an offer
from J. NJ. Briggs of Connecticut, north
ern capitalist, for 100 acres of the grove
near his home place. The price offered was
$25, 900 for the plat of land, or $3.50 per
acre. Col. Tiff declined the proposed trade.
| That such a price was rendered, and that
the offer was refused, shows the value of
real estate near Albany. 1t is certainly
gilt-edge, but il Mr. Briggs is really de-
sirous OF locating hero, he can find a plenty
| of property adjacent to Albany, equally as
desirable, to be had at a smaller figure
1t is rumored at Americas that the ap-
! pointment of the negro Dudley as post
master at Americas has been Withdrawn.
| The report is based upon a telegram re-
ceived by a prominent white republican
who stands in high favor with the Buck
gang. A white man. claiming to be an in
speetor, has been at Americas for several
| days for the purpose OF investigating
| Dudley. So far as can be learned, this
work has been carried on entirely among
negroes, and in consequence the inspector Is
| quoted as saying that the charges brought
| against Dudley by prominent citizens were
not sustained. Little credit is given the re-
| port of the withdrawal of Dudley's name,
as it seems too good to be true
At the Methodist church at Madison Sun
day, as the pastor Rev. w. L. Wootten,
was in the midst of his morning discourse,
a man, a stranger, walked with unsteady
gait up the ailse, and took his seat near the
| center of the caurch, in the pew occupied
by J. S. Jeffries. No sooner had the man
| taken his seat than be threw his arms arou nd
the neck of Mr.. Jeffries, as though to en-
brace him. Mr.. Jeffries, seeing the mans
| condition, arose from his seat and, with a
look of disgust, marched out of the church.
| The man proved to be from Social Circle,
and his object in visiting the church was to
see Mr.. Wootten, but seeing him engaged
in preaching he had just sense enough left
not to disturb him, but too little to refrain
from embracing Mr.. Jeffries.
Sheriff johnson of Pickens county, with
| Deputy Marshal j. L. Mann of jasper.
brought to Marietta, Monday, for safe
| keeping, A. j. Lansdown and John Foster
| Of Pickens county charged with arson, aud
some time ago committed to Jail, but
| released from Jail by a mob few nights
/ ago. Seven prisoners are now in Pickens
| county Jail, arrested on suspicion of being
| parties to the mob who broke into the jail,
and for fear of some effort being made to
Il IN II Id
| Gober ordered them sent to Cobb county
| Jail, where they will remain until the April
term of Plckens court, unless Judge Gober
| calls a special court, which is probable on
| account Of the large number in jail Two
other prisoners who are in Jail for minor
| offenses were also released by the Infatuated
mob and have not been rearrested.
At Atlanta laborer named Harville oc-
cupies house on Davis street, few doors
| from Rhodes Two weeks ago his wife
died. Immediately afterward the people
in the house began to be disturbed by an I'M
canny intruder in the shape of man, who
| paid visits to the house, getting under it and
on the porch, and disturbing the family by
loud knocking on the floors and walls.
They were at first completely taken aback
| by the conduct of the visitor, and his re-
peated visits so annoyed Mr.. Harvile that
he waited for him with a shot gun. The
man came, and Harville was prepared
for him. At the first glimpse of his body
Harville fired both barrels in rapid success
sion, but to his surprise the man disap-
peared, apparently untouched by either
of the heavy charges of buckshot. The
| neighbors were told of the mys terious
affair, and they began to assist Mr.. Harville
in his endeavor to catch the intruder. One
| night the man got inside the house, but
escaped before the family could identify
| him.
Macon Telegraph: Macon took the lead in
| the subscriptions to the Davis fund and
| IS, 900 was raised, ali but $500 coming from
her own citizens The original plan, it will
be remembered, was to gather in all the
| subscriptions at Atlanta. Then the various
trustees were to meet and agree upon some
disposition to be made of the money
whether to invest it in the Davis land COM
pany, send the money direct to Mrs. Davis,
or invest it in good paying property and
| forward her the deeds. Col. Ross
was appointed the trustee for this dis
trict. Acting in accord with the wishes
of the subscribers to the fund
he took the initiative and did not wait for
the money to be collected in Atlanta, but
put himself in communication with the
friends Of Mrs. Davis several weeks ago
and learned that she would not accept the
money, but would accept the shares of stock
in the land company. Accordingly, last
week Col Ross forwarded the $4,000 to the
land company at Jackson, Miss, and re-
ceived certificate for 800 shares. This
certificate Col. Ross sent to Mrs. Davis, and
has received letter expressing her grateful
acknowledgements