The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-10

Sele or the Property OF t0e
American Marble Company-Macon's
Water SurplY-Legal Papers Stolen
at Atlanta.
GEORGIA.
The Bank OF Americas has declared a
semi-annual dividend Of per cent
Sam Jones viii preach at Ellaville next
Sunday morning be1eath an immense bush
arbor.
Engineer Church recommends that Neon
obtain its supply Of water from the river
and filter it.
The Macon district conference Of the
Methodist Episcopal church South met ct
Perry yesterday.
The recent advance in coal rates BY the
railways will result in an increase Of p per
cent. in the price Of gas at Macon.
The stockholders of the Conyers Institute
have organized themselves into t INT
stock company, with 5000 capital.
A. l. Branham declines to accept the
principalship Of the Etowah institute at
Canton. Rev. Mr.. Vaughn VIII have
charge.
A party Of twenty-five from R me, in
GLIDING the mayor OF that city, arrived In
Brunswick Wednesday over The East Ten
nessee, and took the coat for Cumberland.
They will spend a week there.
Oscar, little son Of v. f. Smith Of But
Ter, had the misfortune a few days ago q
having one Of MS legs broken between the
knee and hip joints by having large gate
fall on him.
A well posted grower told q reporter at
Americas wednesday that the melon CT p
would come up decidedly short this season.
He says that the yield per acre Will be moth
ing like what was ex pectei. he melons
are ali smaller than usual.
The Contra, Georgia Bank 81 Macon con-
tinues 70 pay out from 81 900 TO 5000
day in interest on various bonds. The
Southwestern bondholders did not come for
their money al at once, but are getting X
just as it suits their convenience.
President Ryder Of LeVert college. at
Talbotton, banded in his resignation % the
trustees last Tuesday, having decided TO
accept the position Of principal Of the Girls
high school in Columbus. Prof Ryder has
been conneo.ed with LeNert for SIX years.
At the last meeting Of the county COM
missioUers Of Talbot coulty a bid from R.
h England q CO. Of Columbus, Offering 70
do the repairing on the court house as per
specifcatio. for g. go, was received This
was the only bid received, and Of course Il
was not considered, as the price was en-
tirely out Of the question.
Marion County Patriot: MAJ. Miller
has in his Office and which ne uses every
day to drink 10 water land our people Know
how the major takes water an Old
confederate clay mug which was at the b4t-
tie Of Chance.lorsvllle. The old mug is
nearly or quite 30 years old, aud the major
says he wouldn't take s. for IL
The general council Of Atlanta has agreed
to re-elect al except three Of TIE old city
officers. Ernest Konzt was teaten by Andy
n. Calhoun for recorder, ana W. A. Bon
nell, who has many years been city sexton,
by Charles D'Alviguy. City Tax Collector
Griffin, having declined reelection. Caarles
&. Maddox was nominated 70 succsed him.
One day las: week Mrs. Is. 5. Wallace q
Butler decided y tear up and reGovate al
old pin CUSHION that she FRS. made over
thirty-lins years ago L Tad On i ul-e
coverings, TINT Esi been pat there from
time 70 time. From the inside Of the pin
cushion she COZ ninety whole needles, be
sides several broken ones and a number Of
pins
The some THAT famous old mica mine near
Gainesville has been sold. Tue price paid
was Only s@.j1l. Il IS probably worth
nearer S25, J01. y Mr. Aldrich Of Detroit is
the purchaser. he is engaged in the
electrical supply business, in which mica is
used II considerable quantities 70 MAKE in
sulasors : plant Will be erected to work
The mine.
William Maiden, the young white man
charged vi I Attempting to assault Miss
Maggie Fe.Te4l 20 olumbus a few days
ago, is auxi Is = Get oIt Of jail. Madden
was bound over by tae mayor in the sum
OF 81 CO.. AID was unable to give the bond |
Madden tlinks tne bod too heavy, and his |
attorneys have i-a.iIutei haUeRs corpus
proceedings.
Chief OF Police Connolly of Atlanta has
issued an order for eight of the mounted
men 10 report for parOl duty. This only
leaves three mounted men on the force, the |
twelfth place being untitled since the death
OF Officer r. II. Goodson. The reason of
the change is that the good done by the
mounted men is not thought to be enough |
20 warrant the expense.
Washington Gdzetts: A considerable !
whirlWind struck Gullytown the negro set
Element north Of the Jail day or two ago, |
tearing shingles off a house, de.trJying !
pig pen and taking the clothes that were |
hanging out to dry and scattering them for |
quarter of mile. The disturbance in !
the ar crea ID CONSERVATION among the in |
habitants of that quarter.
Griffin C0U: There ara numerous sub
and county alliances in Georgia indorsing
Col. W. f. II. Searcy for vice president Of
the state alliance. Epson county is enthu-
siastic upon this line. This is all right pro-
vided the bosses in Atlanta will allow him
to run. Produce a written permit that
Col. Searcy may be supported for that or
any other position, then fire in and elect
him. Until this is done it is useless to groom
him for any position.
Nathan Bree ster, an aged negro, re.
siding on the Brewster plantation about five
miles north Of Newman, was found dead
last Friday. He had been missing for a day
or a., and vixen discovered was living near
spri0g. This circumstance gave rise to
the supDos,tion that &c died from drinking
too rnuca water E1I.e overheated and the
theory is probably rrect. He was buried
at the cogngy expense.
The Tcccoa Ns1Cs announces a grand rally
OF allIslceDeu Of Habersham, Franklin and
adjacent counties at Toccoa, Aug. 5.
President LLFi gstOn will address the pe0-
pie. There viii also be grand rally at the
camp ground ia Taylor county on Satur-
day, July II, and Congressman Moses, Wat
son aud Livingston will speak The ALI
ancemen Of Floyd county meet at Rome on
July Is, to hear the report Of the directors
of the projected warehouse.
Statesboro Eagle: Last Saturday at the
Fourth of July celebration a young man
who got out of the laws grasp at the last
term of court got drunk, and when night
came on went into a crowd of peaceable
negroes and knocked down several Of them
without any provocation whatever. Sew
eral white citizens tried to capture him, but
hesgot into his buggy and escaped. The
people are indignant at his conduct, and
several warrants have been issued for him