The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-01-30


suits in Death-A Sleeping Car Rolls
ever On Its Side at Dalton.
GEORGIA
Less cotton seed than usual has been sold
In Perry this season.
Mrs. Paul Hamilton Hayue, widow Of the
poet died at Augusta Thursday.
The Georgia Avenue Presbyterian church
Of Atlanta contemplates erecting psrson-
age for its pastor A lot has been donated
and 81 500 subscribed.
Mr.. Alley Of Tennessee has purchased the
Russell homestead, on Thornton avenue, at
Dalton, for a., 600 and presented IL to his
son-in-law, DR.. F. o. Trevitt.
Houston farmers do not seem to be ex-
ceedingly anxious to buy guano on credit
this season. The indications now are that
less than the usual amount Of guano will be
sold this year.
A negro named Frank Myers, alias Henry
Brown, has been arrested at Augusta as one
OF three negroes who stole 1850 in money.
, watches, pistols and diamonds, the property
of Maj. Lamar OF Macon.
]. F. Hall & Sons of Adel have bought
the entire stock Of goods formerly owned
by r. @. Wildly. Mr.. Wildly has machinery
on the road for a large saw-mill TO be
located between Adel and Triton.
A woman in Americas is using a lamp
chimney that she has used for eight years.
She says she boiled it in salt aud water
when it was bought in 1882, and no matter
how large q flame runs through it, It won't
break.
A negro named John Clayton is now in
Floyd county jail TO save being lynched by
outraged citizens Of Gainesville and Bar
tow county. Tuesday morning about 2
o'clock Clayton, who is about II years old {,
entered the room of Miss Fannie Bett Jones,
the daughter Of Col r. II. Jones. She
screamed and be fed, but was captured.
Woodland & Morton, proprietors Of Stew
art county's alliance store at Richland,
have made an assignment in favor OF pre-
ferred creditors. The creditors prefer filing
a bill preventing the assignment and ask
that a receiver be appointed TO take charge
of the assets The liabilities and assets are
unknown. It is probable that receiver
will be appointed.
While the workmen were making the
necessary excavations for the foundation Of
the new Gordon street bridge at Dalton a
few days ago, rusty cannon ball was I'M
earthed at a depth Of about two feet below
the Z surface OF the ground. The iron
sphere is undoubtedly relic OF the war,
and was probably thrown by federal gun
when Dalton was besieged by that army.
Capt. Charles f. Irvine, captain of the
Irvine Guards Of Washington, who was re-
Gently appointed member of the advisory
board, will decline that honor. He intends
resigning his commission as captain Of the
Guards at an early day, as pressure of bust
ness matters will not permit him to give
his time to duties that would devolve upon
him as an officer in the company and mem
Der of the board.
Old confederate soldiers Of Macon who
are entitled to pensions from the state of
Georgia will be paid off at the Central
Georgia Bank in February on checks issued
by Col Wiley ps ordinary. The amount
distributed in Macon will be $40, 900 or SI2,-
600. As soon as the direct tax is in shape to
be refunded. claimants in Bibb county will
probably receive orders on the Central
Georgia Bank also, to the amount OF some
$4,000.
Mason Mills, oolored man who passed
through over 100 severe commissions at
Marietta, and whose life was despaired of, il
well again. One CONFUSION lasted FIVE hours
when it required three men to hold him on
the bed. For three days and nights be was
unconscious and unable 10 swallow food or
medicine. Mason has been in the employ OF
DIR. Tennent for thirteen years. and DR..
and Mrs. Tennent gave him the best possible
attention.
The county commissioners of Bibb held 2
special meeting Thursday to consider the
granting OF whisky licenses to parties who
desired to sell within three miles OF a church
The commissioners declined to grant the
license as il would be In violation of the Law
recently passed by the legislature. Hon. r,
w. Patterson appeared before the commits
sioners as attorney for the applicants and
argued that the bill is unconstitutional. The
commissioners declared that the legality OF
the law was for tho courts to decide, The
case may be appealed to the courts.
Marietta Journal J. T. Spinks Of thi,
county gave novel entertainment to ht
neighbors last Monday. 1t was not corn.
shucking but a wood ohopping. Som,
twenty men were present. A frienC
says when he passed there were fourteen
men with axes and saws on one tree at on,
time, making the chips and sawdust fly
while others stood around waiting for ,
chance to tackle a limb or two. Mrs
Spinks and lady friends we're killing chick
ems and preparing big dinner, aud every
body seemed to be enjoying themselves.
]. H. Huff of Nickajack had novel ad
venture recently. Hearing a disturbanc
among his poultry he stepped to the doc
just in time to see large hawk swoop dow,
and fasten his talons in fine Plymouth
rooster. Having nothing in his hands t
make war upon the daring robber his frs
impulse was to save his fowl from injury
and rushing forward to where the s,rup
cling pair lay he seized the hawk arounl
the neck with one hand and disengagin
his talons with the other, he easily efPecte
his capture. The hawk measures four fee
from tip to tip.
A case was docketed by the police a
Augusta Thursday against George Petty
john, the ticket broker at the Arlingto
hotel, for scalping tickets without licens,
Council the first Of this year fixed tn
license at $4,000 per annum. Mr.. Pettyjoh
considers the enormous tax as equivalent
prohibiting the business. A week or tw
ago he offered to pay the same tax as /
paid last year but the city refused to acceI
it. The case will be called on Wednesda
and Mr.. Pettyjohn will test the case
the courts and see if council hi
a right to fix prohibitory license on Il
business.
Monday morning, as passenger train
the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georg
railroad was passing the compress at DaltC
a misplaced or broken switch caused q
sleeper to leave the track, and, after rur
ming on the ties several yards, to turn owe
There was commotion among the passe
gers when they felt the car humping aloI
on the crossties, aud many Of them jump,
off, while others elung to their seats and r
signed themselves to their fate. Fortunate
all were more scared than hurt, and aft
they were transferred TO another car, &
train proceeded on its journey witho
much loss Of time.
Bailey Banner; A large shipment Of tn
pentine and rosin is made from this poi
SfrlAa 70 L.