The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-04-01

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GEORGIA
Mason is getting up trades display.
A large cave has been discovered near the
Piedmont marble works in Cherokee
county.
B. Williams Of Schley county addressed
the Laurens county alliancemen on Friday
in Dublin.
Gen. L. ]. Gartrell Of Atlanta has been
confined to his bed for three or four weeks
with an abscess.
The state received, Saturday. through the
ordinary OF Mcintosh county, 81 900 for the
lease of certain oyster beds.
The Athens Banner came out in a hand
some sixteen-page issue Sunday. The
paper would have been creditable to any
city. The Banner is a hustler, and so is
its able and progressive editor, Remsen
Crawford.
Robert Price has bought OF d. j. Bser
certain property on Third street. nearly
opposite WIlder's factory, between Plum
and Pine streets, at Macon, for 5000. The
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erect feed and sale stable.
Commissioner S. d. Bradwell was at Fort
Valley on Saturday attending the session Of
the Southwest Georgia Teachers Associa-
tion. He delivered an address there. To
morrow he will be in charge of Educational
day at the Albany Chantauqua.
The only arrival at the Bib county jail
Sunday was James Galbreath, a white man
from Randolph county, who is charged
with Illicit distilling He is the first federal
prisoner OF the jail since the departure Of
the conspirators in the Hall case.
The Masonic Jewels found buried near
Ellilay a week or two ago were stolen from
a Masonic lodge room in that place by
federal soldiers during the war, and buried
IN order that the blue coats might not be
found out and punished for the theft.
Aleck Irvine, a negro lad aged thirteen
years, was drowned in the bay, foot of
Mansfield street, at Bruins wick, Monday. In
company with some companions he was
playing on the dock, and, yenturing too
near the edge, he fell overheard aud sank.
F. c. Ries. matchmaker Of Macon, has
received an invitation to be present at the
centennial celebration OF the American
Patent Association, which will be held in
New York in few days. Mr.. Ries is Co be
classed among the list of inventors, having
devised a very ingenious instrument for
plugging teeth.
c. K. Aultman of Macon, whose inven-
ton of a car coupler has been mentioned,
railroad men in the north and west who are
anxious to see the coupler or buy the patent
right. ETC., but Mr.. Aultman says that he
has a good thing, and that he will not sell
the whole right
Two young white lads were brought to
the jail at Brunswick, Sunday, from ia
maica, on the Brunswick and Western rail-
road, charged with thro wing bolts Of iron
through panes Of glass in a passing train.
Their names are Eugene Bunting and Sam
Crosby. Monday Crosby was discharged
from custody, and Bunting placed under
$50 bond, which he furnished.
At meeting Of the directors of the bank
ing firm Of Lofler, Green & Co. OF Ogle-
thorpe last week, the first years. business
was found to be profitable beyond the ex-
pectation OF any Of the men interested. All
the expenses attendant upon organization
and the commencement of business were
paid good balance added to the surplus,
and a dividend Of 10 per cent was declared.
Thomaston Times: 2. T. Crawfords
house at Yatesville came near being burned
on Saturday night. One Of his sons was
reading In bed, with lamp near by, and
means was overturned, setting fire TO the
pillow aud then to a basket of cotton in the
room. Mr.. Crawford heard the noise and
rushed into the room and managed to put
out the fire. -
Citizens are prospecting for gold at More
land, IN Coweta county. Many years ago
gold was found in several places in that
locality. and it is thought that rich veins
may yet be found by little prospecting. 1t
is only short distance from Chariesboro to
the celebrated gold mines near Granville,
ftom which it is claimed that as much as
500. 900 worth of the precious metal has
been taken, first and last.
The depot at Elko burned down Sunday
morning at o'clock. The fire originated
from rats coming in contact with box Of
matches on the agents table where his
stationery was The loss was the depot and
about 500 worth of freight, consisting
mostly Of hardware. The agent had carried
the money. amounting to $40, to his home,
so it was not burned. Two cars near the
depot were rolled down the track.
A year or two ago John f. Spivey re-
ceived at his store 10 Brooks county a So
cent piece, upon one side of which was this
inscription: "Charles Austin, Co, B., Vii A.
King, Forty-fourth Regiment, Nashville,
Block House. No. 2. Age 20 years. Mr..
Spivey kept the coin, and thinking the in
scription may have been made by some
soldier now dead, and that the coin might be
highly priced by the soldiers family, he is
ready to send 1t to the proper person.
At the annual conclave of the Coeur de
Lion Commandery No. 4. Knights Templar
OF Atlanta, held on the night of Good Fri
day, the following officers were elected for
the ensuing year: Eminent commander,
Sir h. G. Stockdell; generalissimo, Sir F.
NJ Fremont; captain general, Sir Ira NJ.
Swartz; prelate, Sir Samuel Hape; senior
warden, Sir VIII Haight; junior warden.
Sir George @. Bancroft; treasurer. Sir d.
o. Dougherly; recorder, q. B. Moon; stand.
ard-bearer, A. McDiarimid; sword~bearer
Sir Fofest Adair; warder, Sir H. F. Scott.
Brunswick Times: Jennie Pincham. a
denizen Of ''Hells Half Acre" was shot at
Waynesville by another colored woman.
named Rosa Mcclure, Monday afternoon.
The two women had a previous difficulty
some time ago, and the Pincham woman
met Rosa in Waynesville. as stated, when the
quarrel was renewed, and ended by the
former being shot, the bullet passing
through both thighs. The wounded woman
wac brought TO this city and carried to her
home on street, where her wounds were
attended to. The Mcclure woman was ar
rested.
Arthur Singleton. negro boy about II
years OF age, was shot and killed by John
Green, also colored, Sunday afternoon in
Unionville, about four miles from Macon,
Green had several times taken revolver
from his pncket and hourishad II q, Ar