The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-20

! lO0 bushels of cora were saved, but III such
damaged condition the mules refuse 10 eat
Il and the hogs touch II We Y reluctantly.
The greater TART Of his Oat crop was lost:
The building was a frame structure and
valued at about 800. No insurance.
At Macon, last wednesday, petition
was fled in the superior court in behalf OF
ths United States Rolling stock Company,
asking that Receiver W. Is SPARKS Oh tue
Macon Construction Company be required
l. return all cars bought by tue company
on the ius.allment plan, but never pald fur
An order has beel arranged by the attcr-
neys concerned after good deal or dispute
in regard TO it. T order is that every car
must be brought within ths Georgia lines,
and left within them until the matter is t.
tied. The cars are scattered all over the
country. and II will require great deal or
trouble 10 recall them, but the work will be
begun by Receiver Sparks on Aug. II.
The Macon Gas Light and Water Com
pany prop SEES 10 increase its capital stock
from S5J0, 600 TO 81 ,000, 600 in order 70 carry
out contemplated improvements. Mr.. Jeter
said that 500 900 Of the new capital would
be paid in and that 100000 would be held
in escrow for future extension. Not alone
the buIldl Of new water works, but also
/ the extension of the gas works systAm says
I Nr. Jeter, will require the new capital.
Three miles or more of gas mains are 70 be
laid. and the producing capacity OF the
works will also be largely increased. The
lie $ stock will all be subscribed by the
Macon Gas Light and Water Company, no
outside capital being considered necessary.
Quite d sensation was caused during
! prayer meeting at swat sbOro Wednesday
night. While Rev. Mr.. Gilmore was preach
/ ing the loud snoring OF young man COM
I pietely drowned Lis voice and amused the
/ whole congreg stion. The good brother who
sat next the snorer could not sue eed 10
\ waking him, aud the meeting was almost
/ failure. One Young lady remarked that
| she thought thas owls had come out Of the
woods and gone to hooting around ths
church, and suggested to a gentleman sit
| ting near by to turn his pocket wrong SIDE
| outward and the distressing things would
/ leave, so SIZE had heard Id folks say. II
was hard to tell for while who was having
the most attention, the preacher Or the
| young man.
| Albany Netcs and Advertiser. Three or
| four years ago the inco ming c iunon ball
! train on the Central railroad raa into a
| freight train Of the Brunswick and Western
road resulting il big reck, and II. W.
Seville, the engineer Of the en- raj train,
sustained serious injuries As a result of
this wreck the Central railroad sued the
| brunswick and Western read for S25, 900
damages, claiming that the Brunswick and
| Western was responsible for the wreck b.
being on that track The Bru swick and
Western contended that the Central was at
fault, because its train. being late. the
Brunswick and Western WAS entitled to tbs
use OF the track, the delay in the C2n'rais
schedule having lost to 1t its priority A
verdict wa given in the superior court here
at the spring term Of 1890 in favor OF the
defendants, and the Central appealed this
case 10 the supreme court. That court has
~ tl. . L.,
The recent decision Of the supreme court |
IN a railroad case, to the effect that taxes on |
property should be uniform as to the time |
OF payment, and also as TO the penalty for
non-paylnent or delay in payment, is one Of
more practical importance than was first |
suspected. It's effect viii be that the $780,
600 railroad taxes due heretofore by Oct. !,
and the $4,000 Insurance taxes due
heretofore by April /, will not be
taxes are due on all the prop
erty. 1t will readily be seen how a change
in the time of settlement will work serious
inconvenience IN the controller generals
office. The railroad and insurance taxes
we're made to fall due a Just tho o times
when the state needed money. The treas
ury can be adjusted in time without diff
Guilty, as the amount of the income is not
changed at ell, but calculations based upon
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will be upset by this decision.
At Georgetown, Friday, negro by the
name Of John Jeens killed another negro, |
WI Newsome, by striking him on the |
head with rock. They were not on very !
friendly terms, and yesterday Jeems went |
into the field where Newsome was at work, |
carrying an ak. Newsome asked him what |
he meant, and Jeems replied that he meant |
to protect himself and wife. Newsome |
drew pistol and told him to leave. |
Jeans picked up a huge rock and
struck Newsome in the head, knocking
him TO the ground. AS soon as be recov-
cred he rose and ran off, Jeems following
him. Jeems made an attempt to strike New
some with the ak, but the latter warded off
the blow. Jeems then picked up Newsome's
pistol that had fallen from his hand aud
struck him with it. Newsome was carried
TO his house and physician called in, but
all efforts TO save him were of no avail. An
inquest was held over the body of the dead
negro, and the verdict was "jUB5iflable
killing
Macon Telegraph: The crops in some
portions OF Georgia are probably not 50 bad
as recent reports have made them out to be.
A gentleman who lives on the Savannah,
Americus and Montgomery road, and who
is familiar with the country along that line,
said Saturday that the crops are very good
JulS year. uo crops III hOntSOu5Ty anu
Laurens are very fiue; much better than
last year, in fact, the corn crop being eSpe-
cially good. In these two counties, and about
all the other counties on the Savannah,
Americas and Montgomery road, a great
deal more corn than cotton is raised. A
gentleman who returned Saturday night
from trip to Valdosta, Thonasville,
Monticello, Fla, aud through Southwest
Georgia, said the crops In that section are
very fine and are generally said to be better
have a good crop, and there is little COM
plant of poor crops. The gentleman said
the people generally seem very well pleased
with their prospects. In Sou Invest Geor-
gia, as in Middle Georgia, the corn crop is
said to be large.
Macon Telegraph: The story of murder
which was committed near the border of
Bibb last Saturday has just reached Macon.
Jerry May, a oolored mail carrier, who
brought the news TO bacon, says that Will
Hart, a mulatto. shot Emily HyIuan,
young negro woman, through the head with
pistol. On Saturday afternoon Hart and
another negro became involved in q quar-
rel. The woman tried to act as peace
maker, but her interference angerei Hart
so that he drew his pistol and told her that
he would shoot her if she would step TO one
dreaming that Hart would carry out his
threat. Re coolly took aim, however, aud
shot her through the head. Sire fell dead
where she stood, and the murderer stalked
away as though he had no fear Of capture.
He is still at large, although it is under.
stood that he is staying in the vicinity. The
billing tnnk IVY Cr mill ant r,f