The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-09


later the place has resumed its usual quiet.
| The policemen in another section OF the
city are in perfect ignorance OF the alterca-
ton that has occurred, and there is nothing
to indicate the cause OF the struggle or the
identity of the participants. There were
all the elements OF frst-class tragedy. The
whole affair, however, seems shrouded in
| impenetrable mystery.
Columbus Enqltjrer-Sun: Friday when
| the train from Macon rolled into the shed
and stopped, a gentleman holding a little
| S-months-old baby in his arms got of and
| slowly walked toward the waiting room.
| He was an entire stranger and yet there
was something that attracted the attention
OF the people around the depot. With
| sorrowfui heart he told OF the sad and
| sudden death of his young wife, and as he
| talked the little motherless one cooed and
| clapped Its little dimpled hands upon his
! tear-wet cheeks He said he wanted some
| milk for the little one, and dozen men
were ready to start upon the errand for
| him. Finally be went aboard the Columbus
| Southern train. In the baggage car was a
coffin containing the body Of the young
wife, The gentlemans name was w. z.
Daniel, and he was en- route from his home
| in Washington county to Ochillee, few
miles below Columbus, where his wife's re-
mains will be inferred to-day. She was
about 20 years of age and died suddenly
from congestion.
Some time ago owners Of fine water
power sites on the Ocmulgee, a few miles
above Macon, received inquiries from
northern investors and mill men. AS a
result several of them met together and
sent a representative north to lay the
claims OF Macon as a manufacturing center
| before the investors. AS a result manu-
| facturers Of milling machinery have been
! invited to meet with the committee OF
| water power owners on May II. The
proposition as it now stands Is to organize
| a stock company with capital of $3.50, 900.
of which 800, 900 will be paid in. Mills will
be built on the sites and large electric light
works will also be erected. 1t is also pro-
| posed to run wires to Macon and transmit
| electricity for motive power. 1t is claimed
| by those Interested that they can furnish
| electric power in Macon cheaper than
either gas, water or steam power. Several
Of Macon's leading capitalists have entered
into tue organization and will push it for
| all it is worth. IL carried out it will put
Macon In the lead of oil the manufactur-
ing cities of the south.
Augusta Herald: A sad story was picked
up at police headquarters Saturday. Officer
| Stringer came in about IL O'Clock bringing
a young and extremely pretty girl. Her
name Is Margaret Chapman and she was
| taken from house OF i'll fame in the city,
under the instructions Of her father, Will
| lam Chapman, who lives In West End.
| When interviewed by the reporter she ex-
| pressed her determination not to return to
her father, who, she claims. turned her out
| of his home some months ago. my
mother" she said, died three years ago,
and my father married again. l was then
working in the mill and my step-mother
| took every cent earned reproaching me for
not working harder and making more
I When 1 rebelled against this | was threat
ened with whipping, and finally turned
NJ Of h.,u,n 81
thenP II boarded with some people that
knew and tried to make living. but the
! life was hard and fell" The girl seemed
quite ashamed of her condition, and as she
told her story tears sprang into her eyes.
She will probably be sent to the home for
fallen women in the lower part OF the city.
Augusta Herald Mary F. Trotty, nice
looking young woman of about II or Is
years Of age, appeared before his honor Sat
| urday and in a most distressing manner
swore out a warrant for seduction against
her former sweetheart, William Williams.
After this most fearful operation Cons table
Ed Bennett armed himself with the au-
thority Of the court and proceeded on a
/ search for the delinquent lover. The young
man was easily found and on his production
| in court proved to be a very comedy youth
| OF about the same age as his accuser. A
| long discussion ensued when the parties to
| the warrant met, words of reDroof from the
| young woman and the denial OF Inconsistency
from the young swain. Cupid was getting
in his finest work. Williams, In an-
swer to the judges interrogstory.
responded that he was willing to
marry Mary and had always been
| Constable Ed Bennett was sent on another
| mission, but this time 10 was for a marriage
| license, as both had agreed TO end their diff
ferences by making themselves one, so that
| differences could not exist. Mr.. Bennett
soon returned. and as the judge, with his
most fatherly smile. was about to pronounce
| the words that would henceforth render
| quarrels strange, like the villain in the play,
the irate father appeared on the scene. All
expostulation and reasoning failed. He
will not allow the ceremony to go on. With
a fond look the twain that were on the very
verge OF happiness parted. The judge was
sorry that the troubles which were on the
eve OF settlement we're not allowed to be
quieted, but the girl took her parents ad-
| vice, and with him walked away. while his
honor remarked: ~ could make the man
marry, but women must always have their
way.n