The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-04-29

5ome of the New Buildings Going Up
Rcme-An Atlanta Man Hurt by q
Rock Thrown Cut by an Explosion,
a Big Land Deal Falls Through at
Townsville.
GEORGIA.
A carload Of cotton standing on tho Gem
trars tracks at Macon was damaged to the
extent of 5000 by fire Tuesday night
Superior court will convene at Newton
next Monday. The most important case on
the docket Is against Turner Robinson for
the killing of his l2-year-Old daughter about
year ago.
There are over 800 Odd Follows in Athena
Politics are getting lively in Wilkes
county, so mucn so that political discus
sion down at Pierces Chapel day or
two age, resulted in a fight and broken leg.
L. J. Trout died very suddenly in
Scott & Liebman's real estate office at At
Ianta Tuesday His death was caused by
congestion. Mr.. Trotti was for years super
visor on the Georgia road. He was As years
old and leaves wife and children.
For some time Miss Minnie Mcclure has
been working in a job Office at Atlanta.
She possesses good voice and splendid
figure, and, seeing good chance to appear
on the stage. she sought and was given
place with the Deshon Opera Company.
The annual meeting Of the stockholders
of the Sibley Manufacturing Company OF
Augusta was held Wednesday. The presi-
dent submitted his annual report. in which
he announces ''that the business OF the past
year shows an Improvement over the pre-
ceding year, and the business OF the past
six months especially has been very graft
flying"
Dawson NetCS: S. V. Rudd OF Shellman,
who made such a narrow escape from death,
by swallowing a large piece Of meat skin,
was in the city on last Saturday. Nature
did for him what the doctors did not do,
eventually relieved him. The skin re-
manned in his throat until an ulcer formed
around it, when it was absorbed to a pulp
and swallowed without difficulty. For ten
days Mr.. Rudd suffered agony from the OBJ
struotion in his throat, and at times could
hardly breathe
prominent real estate agent Of New
York has been at Townsville endeavorinR
TO purchase a large tract Of suburban land
for the purpose OF laying Off into lots and
selling TO a number Of his northern Gus
toners who were anxious to start a colony
somewhere in the south The gentleman
referred to was acting at their instance.
Many improvements would have been made
and colony would have been quite an ad-
dition to the city, but unfortunately the
owner of the land would not sell and the
agent will locate the colony In another
place.
The affairs of the Consolidated bottliug
works at Atlanta seem to be in badly
mixed condition. w. H. Beaumont, Albert
Beaumont and Charles Brown. stockholders
in the company, have filed an injunction,
asking that D. w. Laddell, j. T. Hagen
and Lee Hagen, be restrained from issuing
an increase OF stock in the company. The
capital stock is $50 900, aud S22, 500 Of this
amount has been paid in. In the petition
for the injunction the petitioners state that
the majority of the board of directors is
attempting to perpetrate fraud by selling
stock in the company when the money is
not needed TO conduct the business.
R. II. MoomauRh was wounded on the
head by rock while he was walking along
Decatur street at Atlanta Wednesday
The telephone company has been laying
conduits on CORTLAND avenue for several
days Wednesday they had to blast
through rock in order TO lay the oonduits.
The blast was fired about noon and rock
four inches in diameter was thrown TO the
corner Of Decatur street and CORTLAND
avenue Striking the side of store IL
glanced off and struck Mr.. Moomaugh on
the forehead, cutting his hat and making a
very severe wound. He was taken to a
drug store where his wounds were dressed
and he was then taken to his home. A case
Will be made against the parties who did
the blasting.
county, has not ceased. So many depreda-
tions have been perpetrnted that the city
authorities have engaged watchmen for the
town. Everything went on quietly till
Sunday night when one Of the parties who
has brought terror to the peaceful denizens
OF Buchanan was shot ct by two of the
night watchmen. The watchmen were So
GREETED In a small cotton seed house In the
rear OF the Loveless hotel, and about 10
O'Clock Sunday night one man with a mask
on came out from the rear of the hotel with
small light in one hand. The men
said the light was a policeman's lantern.
The Waterman shot at the
follow, and he threw down his light and
some dY Mantle and ran for dear life. The
Waterman shot at the fleeing figure several
times, and they say they hit, for he gave
an unearthly shrek just after one OF the
shots. The man ran to a road nearby and
passed near q residence whose inmates had
been aroused by the shooting, and he was
heard to tell comrade, who met him, that
be was lady shot. They mounted horses
very soon, and the crowd, which consisted
OF a half dozen, rode off in the direction of
Iallapoosa. Excitement still runs high.
The people of the town do not know what
Will turn up next The Gentry boys. who
are charged with putting the dynamite
under the Loveless hotel, have not been
arrested.
In spite of the general depression Of the
money market and the wall of hard times.
Rome Is keeping apace with progress and
from present indications it begins to seem as
II she was enjoying an unusual liberal share
OF prosperity. r T. Wilkinson is prepar-
Ing to commence the erection of a large 81
story brick structure on Third avenue.
Capt. A. B. S. Mosley is making a 2-story
addition in the rear Of his large building on
Broad street. which will be occupied by the
Tribune Publishing Company. o. II. &W.
I. New Villains are having a large 2-story
building erected on Broad street. which
will be occupied by the Rome
Hardware Company. W. NJ. Towers is
erecting large ice factory on second
avenue, which will shortly be in operation,
The latest improved machinery will be used
for the manufacture of ice Work has be-
gun on large plant near the city for the
manufacture Of hard lumber of all kinda
Material is being received for the electric
street car plant, and as soon as all the
necessary arrangements can be completed
work will begin upon the plant. The levee
commissioners, recently appointed by the
city council, 20 investigate the cost OF
levee are arranging TO have the route sur
veyed, and as soon as estimates can be made
upon the work the levce will be built at
once. Negotiations are now pending between
local and foreign capitalists looking toward
the erection Of 500-spindle cotton factory
here. From recent renOrts the mRttar had