The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-05-06


the Nezross at Elko-A Cold Blood
Murder at Lawrencevl.e 49, Some
thing About LeCon:e Pears
GEORGIA.
Convers has FIVE churches and no saloons.
Work on the new steam laundry building
IN Midway is now progressing.
There are s2)0O1O worth OF mules and
horses sold in Dublin annually.
T. L. Anderson OK Covington says he has
a hen which laid an egg every day for $50
days.
The cornerstone of the new Masonic hall
at Dublin will be laid with imposing cere-
monies on May H.
The prOtrectei dry weather IN Laurens
county has about ruined the few oats left
by the winter freezes.
The alliancemea of the second congress
Eional district meet in Thomas vile to-day.
Col. Livingston is expected.
o. S. Porter has purchased the material
and viii at once put up a telephone line
from Porterdale to Covington.
The Dublin Light Infa try are drilling
three times per week, preparing to 60 to the
Chickamauga encampment in June.
One million shad were put In the Savan~
nah river at Augusta Saturday night by
the United States fish commissioner.
completed handsome academy building,
have secured the services Of Capt. J. Hes
ter to preside over their school.
Conyers Solid South! 1t was thought bur
glars were trying to enter a house last
night near the depot, but it was soon dis
covered the noise had been caused by Zig
colored woman who fell out of bed on the
floor.
Between 1000 and 5000 pounds of fish
hava haaD faknD Rlaokabaarip Mill
pond in Laurens county in the last month.
People from several adjoining coun-
ties have visited this noted fishing
ground.
Hon. L. Foster, recently appointed rail-
road commissioner for Texas al a salary of
So, 900 per year, was born and reared in
Cumming. He left there about eighteen
years ago, going to Texas penniless, I'M
educated boy.
j. NJ. Watson, a new conner to Thomson
from Alabama, shot at at j. G. Watson, q
merchant of Thomson, in the stors OF the
latter, Saturday, with pistol, but failed to
hit him. They had a difficulty over a gallon
of syrup. Each side blames the other.
Boston World: There are in the neighbor-
hood of ], 900 acres planted within radius
of five miles of Boston, more than half of
which will be loaded at Boston. This will
Utmost, If not quite, make = oston the ban
ner shipping point of Southwest Georgia.
At Brunswick Monday A. L. Tucker,
negro, of Waycross, appeared before Judge
Atkinson Of the superior court for admit
lance to practice law. He failed to produce
the proper certificates. so the judge refused
TO hear an examination, and Tucker was not
admitted.
The Capital City Bank Of Atlanta has de-
clared semi-annual dividend, payable on
and after May 10. The bank has accumu-
lated surplus of $4,000 which, added to
its capital of S400, 900, gives a half million
capital. 1t will be the policy of the bank
from now on to pay per cent. dividend at
least
Alphsretta Free Press: W. s. Pace, In his
travels over the country, found in Double
Branch district an English coin which
bears the date Of 1875 On one side Of this
old coin is a crown and coat-of-a arms On
the other is q crown and the letter Nv. )"
To the left of the wv" is the figure /, and
to the right the letter G. The coin may be
valuable.
Capt Heaney Of the British bark Cath
crime, who is charged with having knocked
his first mate overheard q week ago, his
head striking an anchor, killing him In
stantly, appeared bsfore Spencer r. Atkin-
son OF the superior court at Brunswick, and
~asked TO be admitted to bail. IL was fixed
at $500. The bail was Immediately
arranged. 1t is thought he will be cleared
at his trial, as the mate was very unruly
and was preparing to assault the captain.
NJ. c. Masterson Of Macon, large real
estate owner and man of considerable
means, dropped dead while seated with his
family in his room, about 731 O'Clock Satur>
day night Death was caused from heart
disease. He was about seventy years of age
and had been in feeble health for some time
A few days ago he had a similar spell, and
death was expected then, Mr.. Masterson
fnrnariy q IN alIaru,ap
large livery business and for forty years
he's been prominently connected with Macon
enterprises He leaves two grown children.
The first commencement of Mercer Uni
verslty at Macon occurred in 1S4l the year
of Gen. William H. Harrison's inaugura-
ton to the presidency of the United States
The graduates on that occasion, four IN all
are still living: R. NJ. johnson, teacher
and author, Baltimore, Nd; B. F. Sharpe,
u. D., farmer and minister, Perry, Ga A.
X. Wellborn, M D., Atlanta, Ga, and p.
s. Whitman, teacher and minister, Toccoa.
Ga. The gentleman last named had nearly
completed his course in Brown University,
and intended to return and take his degree
but fell In with this class and received the
degree of A. B. at MERGERS first commence
ment, and was one of the speakers on that
occasion.
Albany NelCS and Advertiser: When the
hostler Of j. B. Beall's Hickory Level plan
tation went to the stockade to feed Satur-
day morning he found two of the best mules
on the plantation dead in the stockade. He
found, also, that the feed room had been
broken into and all the feed therein stolen.
An examination of the dead mules was con-
vincing that they had been poisoned. They
had only been dead a short time when the
hostler discovered them, but while their bod
les were still warm they were terribly swol-
len. Further evidences Of poisoning were
found when they were disemboweled. Mr..
Beau has no clue to the perpetrator of tine
deed, but will use every effort to bring him
TO punishment for his cowardly crime.
The negro population had a picnic
Saturday, and came into Elko about sunset
with seemingly plenty of fighting whisky
on hand. No serious trouble took place
until dark, when they began to swear and
use very offensive language The town
not being incorporated, no one interfered,
until MIR. JeJer, merchant, wanted
to stop the cursing, etc, In the crowd ear
his and DR.. Ladders residence. To do this
be asked them TO hush or 90 home At
this one negro, named Win Brown, took
exception aud asked Mr. Jeter to explain
himself, with his hand at his pocket. Mr..
Jeter explained himself, when the negro
called him ior Mr. -.