The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-13


the fac smile Of a cheek for S57S, 345. rep
resenting the premium on an lnsura ce
policy The check was given by Theo. A.
Havemeyer of New York for Insurance.
upon his life, and that Of four others OF his
family. Il IS said 10 be the biggest iusur-
auce transaction the history OF the world.
The parties preferred TO make only one
payment and commute the costs.
The unusual sight of a tomcat and coon
\ fighting was seen at engine house No. l at
Macon Tuesday. A large cat strayed into
the engine house, and on looking around
found himself very close to the dig ret coon
kept theirs by one of the irenen- a sudden
i'll feeling rose between the two animals,
and the cat jumped upon the coon and gave
him a severe whipping before the sIrprised
animal could make any defense. After do
ing up the coca in fine shape the cat es-
capped.
Tuesday Dr. T. K. Mitchell of Lawrence
vile was called to visit brother physician,
DR.. Q. L. Brantly Of Snellville, to dress a
wound received by Brantly at the hands of
| W. Z. Lanier, the bailiff OF Snellville dis
trict. Brautly sued Lsnier as executor Of
his fathers will for a medical bill. 1t was
to be tried Saturday. The trouble grew out
Of this litigation, but was precipitated by
the use Of too much whisky. Lsnier hit
| Brantly with a large rock over the head,
fracturing the skull and making q painful
| anu SeIlOus WOuuu.
Greenville is still hopeful concerning
bringing the Macon and Birmingham rail-
| road through thu town. At a meeting of
the citizens IN the court house large fund
was raised 10 secure the services of the best
| legal talent in the state to test the right of
the construction company to run the road
around the town. Recent decisions in other
states announce the principle that con-
| struction companies caunot defect railroads
from old hls =l,,l
Of land near the towns already built, and
attempt TO start new towns and break down
the old ones.
Conyers Banner: Monday, a short time
after dinner, a Mr.. Harris from Sand
Mountain, Ala, who was on a visit to his
| hrother-in-law, Sam Sorrow, took $45
| from Sorrows trunk while the family were
| out. When it was found that the money
was gone, S rrow had Harris arrested.
Harris claimed that the money belonged to
his father and mother, who are on the poor
farm, and that he only wanted it to pay
their expenses back to his home in Alabama.
where he wished to take care of them. The
trouble was settled by Sorrow paying the
the cost and keeping the money.
Athens Banner: During the contest over
the Athens postoffice, complaints are made
that many Of the letters forwarded to GEN
tlemen who are opponents in Washington
City to Mat Davis are broken open, and the
work is evidently done by postal clerks, as
the Athens office is still in democratic hands.
Clumsy efforts are made to seal again some
OF the letters, while others are delivered
open. Every one received at both ends of
the line show they have been tempered
with. This IS a crying shame and outrage,
but is In keeping with the high-handed and
outrageous methods Of the Republican
party.
Alfred Livingston of Newton county
thinks he is the only man living IN the
county, if not in the entire state, whose
father was a soldier in the old revolution
airy war. Mr.. Livingston as about 81 years
of age, and is a well-preserved, hale old
gentleman. He is in tne enjoyment of very
good health, and seems to be assured of liv-
ing to the age of 100 20 ,rs His father was
born In Ireland, of Scotch-Iris parents.
and coming to America while young.
served as a soldier in the American revoln-
| ton of l776. After the war was over
he came to Georgia and settled in Greene
| county.
A meeting of the manufacturers of yellow
| pine lumber of tho state was held at At
laata Saturday Maj. D. C. Bacon, presi-
| dent OF the Atlanta Lumber Company, was
elected president of the permanent organi-
zatlon; A. b. Steele, vice president; G. J.
| Haden, secretary, and j. w. Pope treas
urer. The question Of forming a pool or
trust was suggested, but promptly voted
| down as impracticable. Mr.. Gress stated
that the purpose for which the meet
ing was called was primarily to regulate
| inspection, to agree upon sales on a mill
basis, and to secure for the railroads such
changes in the present method of ship
ments as would correct existing annoyances
| and delays in transportation. The follow
| ing members were enrolled in the new or
| ganization, and many other mills not rep
resented at the meeting having signifed
their Willingness to join: Empire Lumber
Company, Empire, Ga; Gress Lumber
Company, Atlanta, Ga; ]. s. Belts & Co.,
Ashburn, Ga; A. B. Steele Lumber Com
pany, Atlanta, Ga; PARROT Lumber Com
pany, Atlanta, Ca; Haunson 81 Golf,
| Longview, Ca; Atlanta Lumber Company
Atlanta, Ga; E iterprise Lumber Com
pany, Atlanta, GA; Foote s. Zuber Lum-
| Der Company, Atlanta, Ca; Williams
Lumber Company, Eastman, Ga; South
ern Lumber Company, Atlanta, Ca; DON
ovan & Perkins, Pinetucky, Ga; Hosch
Lumber Company, Atlanta, Ga.
Lieut.. o. NJ. Carter, United States en-
81 eer of this district, with headquarters at
| Savannah, visited Macon Saturday evening
to notify President j. E. Jones of the Cow
ington and Macon to proceed at once to
change the Covingtol and Macon bridge
/ over Tue OCu1ulBee at macon INTO q draw
| bridge, preparatory to the opening of the
| Ocmulges for navigation. The change in
| the bridge will cost about SO, 600 or $l2, 900.
| As President Thomas of the East Tennessee
road resides 10 New York, outside Of Lieut..
Carriers district, the authorities at Wash
ington City have detailed special officer to
| notify President Thomas to have the draws
made. The East Tennessee will have to
change a bridge i've miles below Macon and
one at Hawkinsville 1t is said that the
expense of each bridge will be from IS. 900
to $4,000. The draws must be made by
July l next. Lieut.. Carter will commence
| at an early date to clean the river. The
Secretary of War recommended that con-
gress appropriate $780, 100 for the first years.
work. The Macon Board of Trades com
mittee that recently appeared before the
river and harbor committee of congress at
Washington petitiDned for an appropria-
ton of 5000 The river can easily be
made navigeble from Macon to Hawkins
Vile for tnat sum. Congressman Blount
has been invited by the river aud harbor
committee to appear before them this week
to argue the Ocmugee navigation question.
Congressman Blount is loaded with facts
and figures.
| FLORIDA.
Charles Francis Adams, Jr., arrived at
Gainesville Tuesday.
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