The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-20

the Dublin Post. I'VE paid the expenses Of
between thirty-fiye and forty days Of the
! superior court. Washington county, with
| over s., 500 900 worth of property, conducts
her courts with less expense than Laurens
with a taxable property Of Sl,750O00.
Il has just developed that the law firm Of
! Russell & Hughes Of Athens has had q check
stolen from them in the mails for 81 200.
II is suspected that young Bill Pie1ger got
the money. The check was drawn 10y the
| Now York Chemical Bank and made pay
able to B. A. Coleman Of Americas. 1t
was then made payable ID Russell q Hughes
aud sent off by he firm. Nothing has been
heard from it, and the thief, it is said can
not be prevented from collecting this check,
if he already Las not done 90.
Albany Advertiser: Capt. P Hobbs has
large tracts If land in Florida, aud since
the recent discovery OF phosphate in that
section has Kept his eye in that direction to
/ await developments. A gentleman who
lives on property adjoining Capt. Hobbs
land in Florida wrote him saying that he
was one of the fortunate parties 70 have
! deposits of the rock on his land. Capt.
| Hobbs wrote for samples Of the rock, and
! when they arrive will have item Analysed
TO ascertain the per cent. OF phosphate they
/ contain.
Griffin Netcs: Lieut. C. J. Lower was
| busy Monday collecting the guns and
| acc0utrements Of the defunct Griffin Light
| Guards, pursuant to an order from Adjt
Gen. KelL He succeeded in finding about
| thirty guns, many Of them in a very bad
condition, AID much of the equipments
worthless. They viii be shipped to the
department at Atlanta Immediately. The
| difference from the original number of
| forty gus which were furnished TO the
guards, will be made good to the state by
| the captain who was in command Il the
company when the last receipt was given
for this property.
Athens Banner: 1t is now quite prob
| able that the college boarding house on the
| campus will be closed the remainder of this
term. Mr.. Stilwell, the former proprietor,
says, good humoredly, he has been through
many raging battle storm; has been
blinded by the smoke of musketry and
stunned by the artillery, but never has
he been subjected to more blood curdling
death yells, or more rending war hoops
sthan these students would make some
nights. Mr.. Stilwell is unfamiliar with
college boys idea of fun, evidently. BOYS
will be boys. Meantime the domitory re-
mains in state Of tranquil vacancy.
The city councilmen of Atlanta are
divided over insuring the lives OF firemen
at the city's expense. 1t is contended that
the police and other employees of the city
might expect similar consideration. At
Mondays meeting Of the council Mr. Kings
resolution setting forth that the expendi-
ture of 81, 400 for insurance for the firemen
by the board of fremasters, for the current
year be acquiesced in, with the distinct
understanding this is done because we be-
lieve in the perfect honesty and good faith
Of that committee in having made the ex-
peadlture, but as an original proposion we
disapprove of it, and this shall not be ac-
cepted as precedent for any similar future
expenditure by this or any other commit
tee" The resolution was adopted.
Milledgeville Chronicle: Hester Cora
Mitchell, as she was known here after be-
coming the slave of ex-yov. Mitchell, is
buried in the cemetery in this city. She
was queen of some African tribe, and
came to this country voluntarily, bringing
with her all the insignia of her royalty
crown and robes and jewels, etc. She was
pleased with this country, and resolved to
lay down her robes of royalty and become
slave, as above stated. Every Christmas,
until her death, she would appear before
| the negroes in all the gorgeousness of her
queenly paraphernalia After this exhibit
ton, she would retire. lay aside her quesnly
| attire, and go into the kitchen as humbly as
any Of the other servants of Gov. Mitchell.
| When Hester Cora died, Gov. Mitchell had
her buried i'll her regalia in the cemetery of
this city.
The men arrested in the Sharon post
| office case were: Capt. s. j. Flint, Dr. j.
W. Barnett, DR.; l.. r. Brown, John T.
| Wright, f. +. d arden, w. Il. Flint, O. d.
Moore, George T. Wright, John P Moore.
Josh j. Moore, II. I. Corey, j. A. Ken
drick, r. T. Kendrick, w. b. Kendrick, L.
L. Wright, j. A Woodall. The witnesses
| against them are Il. L. Duckworth, his two
clerks, Wilson and Mitchell, Mrs.
Perkins, ]. o. Brooks and two negroes.
| A correspondent of the Macou TeLeqrnph
says: THE best people charge w. G, Ed
wards of Warrenton with all this trouble
by conspiring with negro politicians and
! sugaring them in order to override the bus
| mess Interests of Sharon by installing
Duckworth on them as postmaster. They
talk openly of giving him a coat of tar and
feathers and exercising him on a rail should
he visit Taiaferro county. His father-in-
law, an honorable old gentlemen, was
among the prisoners"
Dublin Post: Monday morning at an
early hour John w. Raffisld, in command
| of the convicts, took them out to the
| Dalton plantation, about two miles from
| town, where they were engaged in cutting
| wood for the Dublin Brick Company, owned
and operated by L. A. Chapman. At the
time for breakfast Mr.. Raffield had fire
built, i'll order that they might warm their
| breakfast. They all congregated around
with the meal, were told to go on cutting
wood. He Ratiield) proceeded to eat his
breakfast, and was stoo ling over, pouring
out some coffee, when viii Smith, a con-
vict from McRas, seized hold of his arms
and told him to be quiet, that they
intended to leave him. The an
nouncement came like a thunderbolt
upon the guard, and he being man of cool
close and determined bravery, jerked one
hand from the grasp of the negro. Having
a pistol upon his person he reached back a ID
| pulled it out to meet the exigency, when
| Charles Williams, noted desperate from
the Tar Heel state, VINO was convicted at
| johnson superior court and brought here
under sentence of eight months imprison-
ment, caught the pistol and held the hand
| of the guard until Others could overpower
and take it from him. Sam Reynolds,
convict, witnessed the entire proceeding and
! the only one of the five who did not try
| 10 escape, and would have aided Mr.. Raj
| field, but was fearful that to interfere would
cause them to use harsh means to obtain
their liberty. They did not in anywise in
! jure the guard and only used sufficient force
| to overpower him. Sam returned to the
| stockade, and as reward for his good be-
| havior, the shackles we're cut from his feet.
Sam is a misc lievous, wild boy, but more
| trusty one can't be found. A party from
town on hearing the news Immediately re-