The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-10-04

A Negro shoots 8 v OHah 1S w a.
Infatuated With-The Alliance Mem
oers of the Leg Stature stand by Or
Raldwin-Old Paper Rules - The
Twelve-Rour Labor Bill
GEORGIA.
Rochelle is 30 have a bank.
Gaorge =. Clark, the youngest son Of
Judge Richard q. Clark Of Atlanta, died
--.,-,rAay.
Sstsciaimed sat $4,000 has been in
.ssts4d Ia new oIIdings a. Amerlcus IN the
past twelve months.
W. c. Hammock purchased II acres Of
land in IVES. Griffin few days ago end
has beeu offered $3.50 profit on his bargain.
The Houston county alliance will meet in
parry next Saturday. Col Livingston IS
expected to be present TO address the meet
ing.
The Douglasvills bank opened Thursday
with a capital stock Of S5O,OlO. Ihe de-
posits poured in rapidly until the closing.
Over 81. 900 was deposited.
The Macon Knights Of Pythias will keep
open house 20 the Knights VINO VIII vlsit
Macon during the exposition. Everything
will be done to make it pleasant for the Wis
itorS
Col. R. D. Hardeman Of Macon has
bought the residence formerly occupied by
Mai y. NJ. Hopkins, on Forsyth street, Ia
Vineville. and has removed there from
Clinton.
Hon. Thomas G. Lawson has been attend
ing the superior courts in the different coun-
ties ia his district in order that he might
meet and become better acquainted with his
constituents.
The contract for the county Jail at Doug
lasville has been let TO the Manly Manu-
featuring Company Of Dalton. Their bid
was s., 947. IL is TO be built of stone, and
the residence of brick.
Mark Arnold, who owns aud runs the old
Day mills near Crawford killed twenty
three wild ducks out Of about forty last Sat-
urdays He killed thirteen at one shot, seven
at another and three at an other.
Sheriff Howard arrested negro at Dub
lin a few days ago, for whom it is said a re-
ward Of $500 has been offered by certain
citizens Of Montgomery county. The negro
Is now in Jail, awaiting Identification.
Last Tuesday the panel mills of the Evans
Land and Lumber Company at EIlijay DEM
onstrated what could be done with North
inches long, 7-l6 thick and l02 feet wide.
Ben Swails, who was convicted Of the
murder Of Nathan Burch at the last term of
Laurens superior court, is still lying in Jail
at Dublin, awaiting the result Of the mo-
ton for a new trial. which his attorney will
argue in Irwinton next week.
Wall Cornet who hauled the biggest log
ever received at the lumber mills at Eliiay
recently hauled two more, one measuring
80 feet long, SO inches i'll diameter and con-
tanning 1000 feet and one 16 feet long, "a
inches in diameter, containing $40 feet.
A man named Durham, who was en-
ployed as a pile driver on the Georgia,
Carolina and Northern railroad, was killed
by the falling of a derrick pole about one
mile from Decatur Thursday. He was 2S
years old and had relatives at Wilmington,
N. C., and Athens.
arrangements TO open q steam laundry at
Athens on Oct. Is at a vacant building near
the check factory. Mr.. Jaukower has or
dered the necessary machinery. and by Oct.
10 everything will be in readiness for active
operations. He will employ six girls and
three men.
A lady living near Buena Vista was 50
years old last W ednesday. She has never
worn out pair of shoes in her life, neve.
been sick, has never had the headache nor
backache, never taken a pill nor tasted
quinine. She prefers TO go bsrefooted in
the scorching sun of summer aud the bleak,
cold winds of winter.
There are some ancient paper rules at the
Georgia depot in Crawford. A. Little owns
one that he bought while he was a conduc-
tor on that branch of tire Georgia railroad
in 1847. He took charge of the depot at
Crawford in 1857, and he has q rule which
was in use when he took charge. They are
old. but bid fair to last many years ago.
Judge J. g. Williams of Thomaston has
in his collection of curiosities tooth OF pc
cu.iar formation, which is said by Mr.. An
derson, the state geologist to be a hippota-
mus tooth. It.was found by f. g. 9. Will
hams on his place in the eastern portion OF
the county. According TO geolog:sts, it had
been thousands of years since such animals
dwelt in this country.
The twelve hour-labor bill has been made
law by the approval of Gov. Northen.
The bill was signed about a month ago.
Under the new law no railroad in the state
or Georgia can work its tralnmen more thar
twelve consecutive hours in one day. The
penalty for the violation of the law Is fin,
of not less than $50 nor more than $500 fol
each and every offense.
Crawford Herald: r. P. Tucker OF thi,
place tells how to keep worms Off of cab
bage this time of year. He says that if .
in the afternoon with the muz2le of the CUR
in among square of cabbage, that it viii
rid the plants of all the worms. Two or
three loads of powder will save many fine
cabbage worth twice the cost of the DOW,
der.
The Odd Fellows Of Atlanta have com.
pleted the fitting up of their new hall in tn;
Mcdonald building on Whitehall street
near Trinity church, and the first lodge
meeting to be held there will be by ID,
Central lodge tomorrow night. Fou,
other lodges of the Odd Fellows meet there
The equipment of the hall cost SO, 500, max.
ing one of the handsomest lodge rooms il
the state.
Dalton Citizen: Ed Harden. a colored
man, had a serious fall last Monday from
the roof of the new shops Of the Mani,
Machine Company. He was engaged il
painting the roof, when, in some way. h,
lost bis equilibrium and fell to the ground
distance of about twenty-five feet. Both
arms and two or his ribs were broken by
the fall. A horse, tied near the BUILDING
was given shower bath Of red paint.
Three warrants are out against G. D. Jet
of Atlanta, one for seduction, one for kid
mapping and the last one for assault Jet
is the man fonnd in a room with Loli,
Smith, little country girl whose home Il
near the Chattahoochee river. His trtal
was to have come up Friday. bur on account
of the girl being sick In bad il was post
poned until Oct. -. II he IS found guilt,
II the assault case he cannot give bond. a
the law does not allow il in case of thi,
kind
In the northern part NJ Upson county
Wednesday afternoon, Henry Bishop sho
Ap Daniel, son OF Biggers Daniel, in the in
eestlnes- The shooting took place in from
OF tenant house on W. ID. McKenzie1
place Mir. Daniel was riding along in the