The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-12-18

day night last. Coleman and Taylor we're
in attendance upon a public supper that
! was Ia progress at the house OF one OF the
negroes residing IN the little town. 10 ap-
pears Coleman was drinking and becoming
rather boisterous, Taylor. who was a minis
ter OF the gospel, asked him 10 be quiet
The request was made in a friendly spirit,
but 1t angered Coleman, and pulling his
pistol he pointed it at Taylor and pulled the
trigger. The ball took effect in the unfort-
innate negroes forehead, and passed sduarely
I through his head. Taylor sank to the floor
and died instantly. Coleman has not yet
been arrested but it is said that ne Is still In
| the neighborhood.
Lexington Echo: The friends Of ]. A.
! Booth OF the Salem neighborhood are re-
| GREETING heavy loss which befell him last
/ Monday morning. Before arising that
morning his son called for his stable keys
which he had In his pocket with his purse
containing a sum of money. In
4 getting the Keys the purse dropped unnotined
into basket of chips. which were used a
few minutes later In kindling a fire. Mr..
| Booth discovered his loss soon after be arose
and dressed. and a search failing TO find the
| purse he thought he had been robbed and
had negro he suspected Of getting 1t ar
rested, but during the day Mrs. Booth
| found the metal rim of the purse in the
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had been burned.
Blakely Net0s: B, NJ. George of Cuba
was In town Tuesday. He told us Of quite
an interesting experience which he had with
his mich COW. Upon going 20 her stable
one morning last week he found her frothtnR
at the mouth, with sides distended and
showing other signs Of being in great
agony. Having fed her on raw sweet po-
tatoes the evening previous be began 20 sur
mise that they were the cause of her
trouble he was not long IN discovering a
| tumor about midway her neck-a half swal-
| lowed whole potato in her esophagus.
| Having made several Intellectual attempts to
dislodge it he held billet of wood against
1t and crushed II with another by striking.
| Relief was instantaneous and complete. She
is now eating shucks
Augusta EUening NetUs: The W. II. Tut
Manufacturing Company has consolidated
with the Carter Medicine Company. The
combination is big thing for both these
medicine makers, but as the Tut company
is the oldest and has the biggest reputation,
that name will be retained. The consolida-
tion is made because OF the recent death of
Dr. TUFTS oldest son who managed his big
business, and because the doctor wanted to
remain out of active business and perman-
emily locate in Augusta. II is said
that he makes $1,000 900 by the
trade, turns over his business and
will regularly occupy bis beautiful
home on lower Broad street in future. He
has been away all summer and during the
fall settling up his affairs in New York since
his sons death.
Mrs. Mary Jenning, who lived at No. 62S |
Hale street at Augusta, was found dead In |
bed Friday morning by her husband. Mrs. |
JenninR was 62 years OF age. She was at |
one time possessed of considerable property. !
OF late years, however, she got TO drinking |
which was the indirect cause OF her death |
Thursday night when her husband returned |
home he found her in the act Of going to
bed. He spoke to her several times, but
seeing the condition she was in he quietly
went TO bed himself. When he awoke FRI
day morning he noticed that his wife was
unusually pale. Thinking, however. that
il was only the result Of the nights spree,
he went out to get her some wine, which he
thought would do good Upon returning
he spoke to Mrs Jenning and upon reosiv-
ing no answer he touched her only to find
that she was dead. She had died some time
during the night, as she was quite stiff when
her death was discovered. Coroner Clark
held an inquest later in the day, the jury I
bringing in verdict that death was caused
from heart failure. brought on by drink.
Augusta Chronicle: For the last week or
30 the cotton men have been leaving great
deal Of cotton ON the streets. This fact has
been the source of much contention be-
tween the authorities and the factors, and |
at one time il was discussed as to whether
or not cases should be made against the of |
tenders But affairs have taken a new turn,
and the police will not be bothered any |
more by the cotton obstruoting the street, |
for a very potent power IN cotton has taken |
hold of the matter. The Southeastern |
Tariff Association decided that unsheltered |
cotton was not very desirable risk and |
that adjacent property was also more |
liable to destruction. Insurance on cotton |
amounts to a large sum in Augusta, and the
greater the risk the more the companies
,hargs for carrying policies, and the tariff
has decided that II the storage
Of cotton in the streets is not promptly dis
the rate will be advanced not less
than per cent.