The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-01-30

under arrest, at which ne resisted. Officer
Robbins was suspended for fifteen days,
having been found guilty Of loani g his
badge to a friend ~ get iuto the opera
house. Officer Bivins was suspended for
losing his belt and club, and Officer Bank
ston was Suspended for leaving his beat TO
return Bivins belt and CLUB, which had
been found by citizsn.
The interest on the $85 900 first mortgage
/ bonds Of the Alabama and Georgia Manufac-
/ turing Company of West Point. due July l,
| 1900, Is in default, and the bOndhOldsrs,
through their trustee, Judge J. J. Robinson
OF Lafayette, Ala, are proceeding. through
/ the federal courts at Atlanta to foreclose
the mortgage. The property of the Ala
bama and Georgia Manufacturing Company
was sold in January, 1899. 70 New YORK and
/ St. Louis people, subject to these first
mortgage bonds. and since the new owners
/ Of toe property. now the Huguly Manu-
| featuring Company, have failed TO pay the
| interest on then: for more than six moaths,
| q bonds have become due and collectible.
! The case will come up for hearing at the
| federal court in Atlanta, wheI the prob
abilities are that, unless settlement is made
with these bondholders, a receiver will be
| appointed.
The Atlanta Home Insurance Company
has just held its annual meetiag.
The total income for the year Is S1l9,-
1914. 369 IS, and liabilities S26l ,455 45: net
surplus, S62, 1888 IS, and net surplus as re-
CARDS policyholders, Sz52, 933 92 The in
crease is 81, 33f As over tie business Of 1888,
although strong competition decreased the
business somewhat as compared with the
year previous The report protests against
the bill pending before the legislature TO
prevent local companies forming associa-
tions, and other laws are referred to as in-
furious with the hope that they will be
repealed. The board OF directors was
elected as follows: y. N. Inman, T. G.
Healey, M. G. Kiser, Henry jackson, r. j.
Lowry, T. l.. Langston, George Winsaip,
Joel Hurt, J. II. Porter. The board will
probably re-elect the present president,
Robert j. Lowry. and secretary Joel HUT.
Miss Anna White, daughter of J. Il.
White, left her home in Atlanta one day
last week. She has just been brought back
by Detective Horace Owens. The girl, who
Is quite young and pretty, seems to have
been enticed away by Mrs. Perry, whose
home is near Greenville, s. e. Mrs. Perry
was at Atlanta during the last exposition,
aud while there MET Miss White A heavy
cotton buyer OF South Carolina, q man with
a family, but whose name 50 far has been
kept secret, was acquainted with Mrs.
Perry and met her during her stay in At
lanta- By Mrs. Perry Mrs. White was iu-
troduced 70 the cotton buyer. The cotton
buyer appears 70 nave become infatuated
with the child, ana at once began scheming
TO induce her TO leave her home. Soon
after Mrs. Perry went away from Atlanta
she returned and renewed her acquaintance
with Miss White. 1t is now asserted that
she was paid TO return to Atlanta, ingra-
tiate herself, into the girls confidence and
induce her 10 leave.
w. J. Davenport is a well-so-do farmer
living on Curry's creek in jackson county
His wife had IN her employ two negro girls
WHOM she bad almost raised from childhood
Tuesday Mrs. Davenport ordered them to
make her some soup, and they went to the
kitchen and soon returned with it. Mrs
Davenport took some of the soup and, de-
tecting curious taste, refused to drink any
more. Mr.. Davenport came home and his
wife told him about the occurrence He no.
ticed some very suspicious acting on the
part OF the negro girls. They APP
peared FESTIVE and uneasy Mr..
Davenport paid little attention to the
matter, thinking the soup had possibly been
tainted with some decaylng matter, but the
suspicious behavior Of the negro girl caused
the thought to flash across MS mind that it
may have been poison. He placed the
girls where they could not get away, and.
taking the soup, came to Athens to have
Prof. White examine 1t. Prof. White is
sick, and consequently examination has not
been made, but he will analyze it as soon as
he gets out again.