The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-01-07

Fight of the Morgan Rioters to Stavt
on Execution-John G. Whittier Elk
plains His Position on the Slavery
Question = The Skin Of a Large
Rather.
GEORGIA
Last year the city stOckade Melted Atlanta
$3.50
DR.. John Paterson of Brooks county died
last Thursday night after q lingering illresi
Of several months.
A negro named Jordan Franklin was shot
and almost instantly killed at Gainesville
Sunday night b. unknow parties
Inatw5 day. hunt in the upper part of
Walker county, Orville Ewing and Monroe
Napier bagged 800 partTidges aud forty
seven rabbits.
At Augusta Saturday night burglars eff
fected entrance into the store Of V. A,
Hempstreet, Broad street. and got away
with about $50 worth of pistols.
Negotiations for the consolidation Of the
HARRISON Banner and the Southern MeSSsn-
ger Of Buchanan went into effect Dec. %.
The paper is out in O new dress, which is as
pretty as a picture.
Ringgold came near having big fire
Sunday morning Just before Sunday
school at the Methodist church that edifice
was discovered on Fl e The prompt re-
Spouse OF the volunteer fire department
prevented the building from being de-
stroyed.
Postmaster Locke Of Macon has for
warded his report Of the Macon postofice
for the quarter ending Dec. 81, 1891. The
gross receipts were $l4,212 80. For the
same quarter in 1889 they were Sl2. 09S 90
This shows an increase during the year of
$2,l1S 90.
A negro boy about IA years of age disap-
peared ON Dec. II from the plantation Of
A l. Patterson Of the Seventy-tirst district
of Burke county. His body was found on
yesterday in thicket on the place, showing
signs that his death had occurred fully two
weeks or more before. Foul play is suspected
]. A. Drnwoody has begun making
pressed brick at Virgin Station, on the
East Tennessee road, about four miles
from Macon. For sometime Mr.. Dun
woody and w. H. Virgin have been ex-
perimeDttng in the making of brick
from dry clay. The best OF material is
abundant on Mir. Virgil's land. and the
experiment. has so far proved highly salts
factory.
James W. Corbin of Griffin has an abiding
faith in the ultimate redemption Of con-
federate money. On Tuesday be sold four
pigs to a neig Dor for $4,000 each, in con-
the immense amount be has thus accumu-
lated since the war. MIR. Corbin has large
pond on his place, well stocked with fish,
and be Issues permits to any one to fi,h q
day for S25in this currency. He probably
has larger amount OF confederate ours
rency than any other man in the state or
south.
John Griffin, colored man living on the
Hines place, in Worth county, was in
Albany Saturday with the stuffed skin of
an Immense rattlesnaks which he
killed the day before. He was out squirrel
hunting, and was within foot of the
poisonous reptile when he discovered him.
Griffin Immediately stepped back a few
yards and shot the snakes head Off. The
reptile, before being stuffed, measured
seven and a half feet in length and nine
inches in circumference. This is the largest
rattlesnake which has been killed in Georgia
In or out Of the snake season.
Miss Mile Rutherford Of Athens. author .
ess Of a volume entitled America Au-
thors, rece.ved an interesting letter of ac-
acknowledgement from John G. Whittier, in
which he says: 81 beg thee to understand
that had no hatred for the Shareholders
or to the south. l never doubted that they
were as humane as any people could be and
hold human beings as property-negotiabl
commodies. But as Quaker, member OF
society which from sense OF duty set all
its slaves free 100 years ago. have always
hated slavery. No one can rejoice more
truly than myself in view of the increasing
prosperity OF the south"
A strange accident happened at Rome
Monday. Charlie Smith is foreman at
Junius Georges foundry and machine
shops. While working among some
heavy machinery he became entangled
In II. His clothing was torn from his body
In few seconds, and he was hustled head
long into q hole. Friends of the man
hurried TO his assistance. When they
reached him he arose and assured them tina g
he was unhurt. The men, who expe ted to
extricare him a corpse, are of the opinion
that he is mighty bad man for machinery
TO tackle. His clothing was soon gathered
up and Smith donned it, and, while he
looked little disagured, he was still in
the ring,n he said
Albany Net0s. Sol Rowell and Bob Rich
ardson, now in Jail in this city under sem
tence OF death for completely In the Morgan
riot of Jan. % last. have very little left on
which to hang hope of escape from paying
the extreme penalty of the law. A GORE
spondent Of the Calhoun County Courier,
writing from Morgan, says regarding the
motion for a new trial. Judge Bower to-
day returned the papers in the motion for a
new trial for Sol Rowell aud Robert Rich
ardson. The Judge refused to grant ew
trial, and the case goes to the supreme court,
provided the friends of the condemned
men get certain amounts of money which
have been promised Coils. Dozier and Royn-
ton. II they fail to do this the hanging
will take place on Jan. %. If, however, the
case goes to the supreme court and is
affirmed there can be no hanging under a
year." Their case, therefore, resolves itself
into only the bare possibility Of a new trial,
after their friends have succeeded in raising
the necessary amount for attor ey's fees
This may be as h4rd to accomplish as get
ting new t ial. Altogether their chances
for escaping from pulling hemp hang upon
very brittle thread.
FLORIDA.
j. G. jenkins has been appointed post.
master at Homosassa, Citrus county.
A lady was insulted in store at Apa-
lachicola day or two since by one of the
clerks. She resented the insult by smash
ing sachel over the head of the clerk.
Gen. a. w. Greeley, chief of the sigma
service weather bure 4u, arrived at Titus
vile Friday evening on an official visit in
specting the signal service stations through
out the state. The general is compelled *
shorten bis stay in Florida on account OF
urgent business III Washington.