The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-24

GEORGIA.
The corn crop of Newton county Is one OF
the finest made In years.
Mr.. Reid of Macon caught a sturgeon IN
the Ocmulgee that tipped the beam at 16I
pounds
Social Circle has organized bank, with
J. 0. Shepherd as president. 1t has capl-
tai of $4,000.
Mai. Robert Childs Of Newborn has COM
menced the erection Of large 2-story brick
building In that place. .
The public schools of Covington opened
well on Monday last, and the attendance
promises to be unusually large.
Dr. L. s. Ledbetter, the new alliance ex-
change manager, now occupies Col. feeks
desk at the headquarters at Atlanta.
Two negro convicts on their way to the
penitentiary made their escape from Dep
uty Sheriff Goodwin Of Albany, Monday.
Col. Daniel &. Hughes of Macon has re-
turned from a two weeks sojourn on his
plantation in Twiggs. Col. Hughes thinks
that cotton has been seriously injured by
the immense quantity of rain that has
fallen, but says that the corn crop Is excel
lent
The Thompson-H Houston company will
completely overhaul the street railroad sys-
tenn of Macon. 1t proposes to spend in
re-eQuipping the line In the neighborhood
of $500 200, which will give 20 Macon as
fine q system of street railways as exists In
the sonth.
Frank r. DAYS. and Il. F. Holmes Of the
6rm OF Davis s. Holmes, doing business In
Tennessee, filed petition in Judge Speer's
court at Macon Monday asking that the
Americus Investment Company be made
responsible for the sum of g. 461 IS on 40
count OF their Endorsement OF notes. The
case will be heard In October.
Albany NetOs and Advertiser; A great
deal has been said lately about AlbanY's
musical prodigy, Thomas G. Mayo, whose
wonderful voice has won for him quite
reputation. Mr.. Mayo has secured and is
now learning the song THE Parish Sexton"
This song is the lowest bass solo ever writ
ten, and 1t was necessary to transpose the
music two notes lower to suit MIR. Mayo's
wonderful voice. This will be a revelation
In musical circles.
K. J. Hawkins, editor Of the Gibson
Record, in lengthy article, calls Judge
Ben Gross a prevaricator, coward and
forger. The controversy grew out of Hawr
kins leaving the third party and returning
to democracy, for which he was severely
criticised by Judge Gross. Editor Haw-
kins informs the judge that his residence is
known to him, and any sort Of satisfaction
shat may be demanded will be cheerfully
accorded. AS Gross 10 not a man to tamely
submit 20 such a sweeping indictment 1t is
highly probable that more trouble will fol-
lov.
Albany Net0S and Advertiser: Col. J.
W. Waters went fishing Sunday out on the
Ball place. And a negro and the oolonels
horse had a very lively experience. The
negro drove into a yellow jacket nest and
brought down the wrath of the entire house
hold upon himself and horse. The horse
ran away, as well as the negro. The buggy
was considerably damaged and the negro
was badly used up by the insects. large
portion Of the lsh caught we're lost il tie
runaway. Ii took the negro about two
hours to find the horse, which broke loose
from the buggy.
Mrs. Matt House Of Watkinsville had
narrow escape few nights since After
dark she heard disturbance In the coop in
the yard in which she had gang Of chick
ems confined. Mrs. House went out and re-
moved the chickens 20 another coop IN the
yard. Next morning she went out in the
yard and looked into the coop from where
she bad removed the chickens and there In
his deadly coil lay huge rattlesnaks with
four dead chickens around him. Ii Ia sup
posed that the snake had q chicken in his
mouth the night before when Mrs. House
removed them and could not strike her with
his deadly fangs.
X. W. Price, prominent and prosperous
farmer of Jasper county, committed suicide
Sunday at his home, eight miles from Mon
ticello. At noon he went into his room, res
moved his shoes, took bis shotgun down
from the rack, and placing thel muzzle
Of the shotgun in his mouth he pulled the
trigger with his toes and blew the top of his
head of. The report Of the gun caused his
wife and children to rush into the room
when CHASTITY spectacle presented itself *
their gaze. He had done his job well. Scattered
around the room were particles of braiI
matter aud pools of blood had coagulatec
in spots on the floor. His features werl
unrecognizable, and his wife tainted whel
the revolving spectacle met her eyes. NJ
cause is assigned for his suicide. He haC
been drinking hard recently, and 1t is sup
posed this is the indirect cause OF his deed
The coroner's jury returned a verdict tina
the deceased came TO his death by his owl
hand.
Flora Ann Jacobs, wife Of Solomon
Jacobs, died very suddenly and under pc
culiar circumstances at Albany Sunday
There was a big baptizing out at Palmyra
and a great many Of the colored popula
ton of the city were in attendance. Coz
g. Livingston's big four-in-hand drag car
ried out a load, and among those who tool
passage In the crowded vehicle was ole
Aunt Flora Ann Jacobs. After tn,
exercises Of the day were abou
over. the driver of the big dras
back 70 the city. Old Aunt Flora Ann hac
made no complaints, and the crowd wal
jolly enough until they had proceeded
nearly half way home, when it was discov.
cred that the old woman was speeches. and
helpless. She fell over against a passenger
who sat next TO her and was dead almost
before it was realized by her fellow pas.
sengers that anything had gone wrong
with her Heart disease is supposed to havt
been the cause Of her death
The United States authorities at Macor
have just unearthed a sensation. Severa
days ago information was received to tht
effect that lot of contraband whisky wa
on the way to Macon If it had not ALREADY
arrived, and the authorities we're warned K
keep their eyes open for it, The authorities
did keep their eyes open and the result wa!
that they discovered that no less than two
wagon loads of blockade whisky had come
into Macon over the Houston road anC
been placed In the hands Of reslden
OF South Macon. Last Thursday night
the house was searched, but no whisky VA
found. so the job was given up as a bad one
and the information received was put dowr
a. mere rumor and nothing else. Sunday
however, It was learned that contrabanC
whisky had beyond doubt been in Macor
and that it had been sold and sent to out
side parties. The United States officers will
investigate this matter fully and they ex.