The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-12-31

test at COlLmDuS-Au Ola KNAPP
sack owned by An Alabem ian-At-
tansa's Most Expensive Residence
Sold.
Henry CAN'T Of Macon died Wednesday.
The snow at Union Point was eight inches
deep Tuesday,
Hon. Charles L. Bartlett has been sp-
pointed Judge Of the Macon circuit.
George n. Perry OF Millen fell and broke
one of mis- legs while dancing at Augusta a
night or two ago.
Jack Sailors. young man working In
the Athens cotton factory, had his hand
caught in the cotton cards Wednesday, re-
sulting in the loss Of two fingers
Sander Bros. have started new enter
prise at Dalton and will next week begin
the ma 1facture Of the NANCY Hanks" hay
press. This makes the fourth hay press
factory in Dalton.
The Crown cotton mills OF Dalton has re-
ceived two carloads of new machinery and
are putting in ], $50 extra spindles. 1t is al
ready a 5,000~spindle conce n and this in
creases its capacity one-fourth more.
The ballots voted in Monroe county at
the January election will have Endorsed
thereon For new court house." or
Against new court house." The grand
Jury nab pfOuOuuC6u bu6 DEGd60b DulluluR
unsafe and too small.
While examining some Of the old breast
works northeast OF Graysville a mile dis
tant, Walter Rhodes and Thomas Self found
one gold and two silver whatches much
rusted With exposure during the long years
since the cruel war was over.
Two criminals, Dave Brit and John
Brown, escaped from jail at Eastman
"Wednesday night by tearing up their cots
and. priEing the door of their cell up until
they reached the corridor, when they
punched hole in the brick wall and made
their escape.
Pope Leach, the 13-year-old son Of John
Leach of Zetells. Spalding county, fell from
freight car Wednesday, badly injuripg bis
head and spinal column. The little fellow
10 suffering from conclusion Of the brain.
his condition is rather critical, bus the ply
sicians are hopeful OF recovery.
Allen Burt, a negro contractor, was shot
and KILLED near Carlton Wednesday by Tom
Oglesoy: Burt owed Oglesby and refused
20 pay him and a quarrel ensued. The
negro who was shot has been hiring large
numbers OF negroes and working them
without paying them and they felt bitter
toward him. I
A few days since q negro stole some to- 1
bAcco In Athens and made Els escnpe. He
was arrested Tuesday at Maxeys and put on.
The train. He was tied to a window in the
baggage car, but at Crawford, az the train
was moving of toward Athens. he sue
ceeded In getting loose, jumping from the
car and making his escape. g.. !
The Macon committee on the navigation
ofthe Ocmulgee are still tugginR away to
have the river opened by the last Of JAM
uary. Nothing has teen learned OF the
snagboat Satilla, but lit is expected 10 ar
rive within the next few days. The span
on the Macon and Dublin bridge has been
removed, as ordered by the court.
The bearing Of the Athens water works
Injunction case occurred at Lawrencevile
Wednesday. The demurrer filed by City
Attorney Rucker was sustained, the bonds
held to be valid, and the Injunction DIS
solved. The case will now go to the supreme
court at once and be decided by that tribu-
nal There is no doubt but that that de-
cision will be favorable to the city.
At Macon Tuesday morning while Miss
Annie, the l4-year old daughter OF John
Russ, was standing near the fire her
clothing became igDited and In q few
moments she was enveloped In flames. On
hearing her screams her mother ran TO her,
and after much exertion extinguished the
flames, but not before the young lady had
been badly burned on her arms and hadns
and also about the body.
Willie Loo Chong, Augustus Oldest
Chinese resident, who has been in the
grocery business there nineteen years died
on Tuesday from consumption. He was
twice married, both times TO white women.
bis first wife was Miss Fulcher Of
Waynesboro, from whom he was divorced,
His present wife was Miss Lizzie Roberts
OF Columbea county. Loo ChOng has three
brothers at Augusta and they have shipped
his body by express t o Canton, China. for
burial. He had g., 900 insurance on his life.
The elegant mansion at the corner Of
Peachtree and Eighth streets, at Atlanta.
about which there is a sad romance. has lust
been sold for the bigges: price ever paid for
nome In Atlanta, with the single excep-
ton OF the governors mansion. The price
is $4,000. IL was built by Lee, Jordan of
Macon, one of the wealthiest planters in the
south. In the elegance of its appointments
10 has no equal In the city. The residenceIs
new and has never been occupied. 1t had
just been completed when Mrs. Jordan died.
She intended making it the scene of the
most brilliant social events ever given in
Atlanta.
ishmael Lonon OF Albany has been the
proud owner of an old knapsack for TWENTY
nine years, which he used during the war
when he was along with N. +, Tiff. The
sack was made Of confederate home-made
oil cloth and sewed with confederate home
made thread, and is quite a relic of those
bygone days. 1t was presented by IshmaeI
this Christmas to Mr.. Tiff, whom he called
his "young marster." Ishmael says he used
20 carry food in that sack for Mr.. Tiff and
his friends who cemped with him during
the campaign in Georgia, and he SAYS thai
while be gave 1t to Mr.. Tiff no one else
could have bought it for $780,
Brunswick Advertiser: At the instance
OF F. d. Aiken through his attorneys, Harry
#. Dunwody and Symmes & Bennett. a rule
was granted against Sheriff W. H. Berrie.
by Judge Sweat, at the December term of
court, for failure TO execute levy against
William d. Wheelwright q Co. Sheriff
Berry has filed answer 10 said rule through
his attorneys, Crovatt & Whitfield, under a
plea that said execution has not been forced
because Of bill of exceptions filed
by Wheelwright q Co., now before the su--
preme court, and praying a setting aside Of
said rule upon the ground OF his inability to
proceed with such levy during the pend
ing OF such hearing. The case promises to
be lively one, and somewhat complicated.
Old Mrs. Dowdle, one of the best known
old ladies Of Floyd county, met a tragic
death Wednesday morning at her home,
about four miles east OF Rome. She, with
her husband and daughter-in-law, were in
their little nome T. gether when she stopped
near the fireplace. When she arose her
dress was ahlaze aud, with a shrek of hor-
sha Ft,eh Cd Ofif mr. tho -a4,