The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-05-26

be refuses to issue the license, they 90 across
the river in Alabama, and are married with
out any trouble. The ordinary wants q
change in the law.
Two old silver coins were found in the
upper portion Of Banks county a few days
ago. They were discovered by T. Wofford
Maxwell while blowing on his fathers farm
not long since. Both appear to be Spanish
coins-one "thrip," or 81 cent piece,
dated 1881; the other a Spanish milled dol
lar, l79S They are in a good state OF pre-
servation, and appear 70 have been handled
but very little The letters on them are
very plain. On the dollar is the word His
pamela stamped on the outside edge. sur
rounding two upright pillars with crown
between them: on the reverse side a woman's
head, wearing cap, with the date under
meath.
LaGrange Reporter: The first street car
| rolled up from the depot on Wednesday, a.
| 1880 o'clock a. N. Il was q long fiat car,
| drawn by two mules. and W. L. Evans held
| the reins. There was jolly crew Of colored
| men aboard and they made the welkin ring
with their cheers and songs, celebrating the
| event. When opposite tue First National
| Bank, the mules made a sudden twist and
dragged the car from the track, but this
| was soon rectified, and it continued its
| triumphant journey around the square.
| There was a crowd Of spectators TO look
| upon I0e UNUSUAL slRuI. Iue TRACK Will soon
| be finished TO the Ia0range Female College
aud regular schedule will be established
by commencement.
Hon. Jud Clements, who has been secur-
ing options on the Chickamauga national
park from the individual land owners. was
in Ringgold Saturday. He said that be had
secured options on about z, 800 acres, one
third Of the proposed purchase. The high
est laBd optioned was SIPS per acre, the
oh b.as1 lrt1
average OF fraction over S67 per acre.
Taking this as az example, the land for the
park would cost nearly $500 900. The price
Is SO high ne does not think it probable that
the government would purchase the
ground. However, the commission will
meet again on Friday to decide whether or
not they will proceed to condemn the prop
erty. He did not feel justifable in talking
further of the matter, but hoped for the
benefit OF the people aud for the pc 'petu II
ton of the great battlefield that the deal
would be consummated without the slow
proceedings of condemnation. II so, Ring
gold will have the eastern approach, a pike
or macadamized road eight miles in length.
On the jury which found Ed Banks
guilty OF murder, at Montezuma a day or
two ago, were Tom English and his sons,
A. N, w. l. and w. T. English. Banks
was sentenced to hang June 20. In Octo-
Der, 1889, Banks was running a restaurant.
He credited Willie Belvin (coloredJ
for As cents worth Of food
The Montezuma Record prints the
following account OF the crime: "Ed dunned
him time and again, but it was of no avail
Finally Ed went to Willie's father about it,
at which Willie was much offended 1t
was said that Willie made threats concern
ing Ed, but they were never proved to have
been direct. On the morning Of Oct IL
Willie came up and was sitting on a bench
in front of the beef market with q small
stick in his hand. Ed came out and re-
newed his opportunities for the money.
The conversation is not exactly known, but
it is certain that Ed said: Come in here
and wen settle this account right
here He went back in the shop and
returned with keen butcher knife. Will
lie rose up, but Ed was on him like light
ming, ana before any one could stay his
hand the knife was buried deep in Willie's
breast. severtng one or more ribs and pierre
ing his heart. Willie staggered about thir-
ty feet, fell almost in the middle of the
street and died. Ed deliberately put up the
knife, went out tbs back door and was Off
before any one could realize the horror of
his crime; but several were soon In pursuit.
Mr.. Hudson jumped on a horse, soon over
took him, and although Ed had pistol In
his hand, made him surrender and brought
him back" The banging will be in public.