The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-02-13


ThomasviIle Times Enterprise: 1t Is not
generally known that there is being raised
IN the upper portion of Thomas and IN Col
ton. Col. Wright received yesterday re-
turns from Savannah for two bales Of long
cotton which he had shipped to Butler a.
Stevens for T. J. Fields, Of Colquitt county.
The figures will stimulate the raising Of
long cotton, especially when the short
staple is 80 much depressed. The bales
weighed respectively 800 and 454 pounds and
nested Mr.. Fields S105 %, one bale bringing
49, and the other ID cents per pound. Mr..
Fields brought three more bales down yes
terday and had Col. Wright to ship them to
Savannah. He was very much gratifed at
the price realized for his t.O bales. The
gentleman says be can easily make an or
binary weight Tale of long cotton on two
acres. This beats cents short staple out Of
sight Long cotton will be planted largely
in Colquitt county this year.
Atlanta Herald: VIII Nunnally, who Is
now confined in the Fulton county Jail,
charged with the murder Of the BArretts in
Spalding county, is forbidden fruit 10 news
paper reporters and the public generally.
No one can see him unless armed with an
order signed by Thad Hammond. attorney
for the accused. or by J. II. Nunnally, his
brother. But few of these orders are given,
none 20 newspaper men. In fact Nun
nally receives very few visitors. He
is confined in common cell
on the second floor and occupies
bis time chiefly in reading. To the attaches
Of the jail aud the other prisoners confined
with him he has nothing to say whatever
concerning his case. Some members Of his
family, his mother or brother, generally
call to see him every day or so. His meals
are sent him from J. II. Nunually's home.
Every one connected with Nunnally's case
maintains the utmost secrecy, ana what
effort will be made to get him out Of his
predicament they alone know.
Lawreuceville Herald: There has been
for some time a controversy between Fair
View church and the Lawrenceville Presby-
terrain church over the title TO the church
building in Lawrenceville. The church in
town was formerly branch Of Fair View,
one Of the oldest Presbyterian churches in
North Georgia. A year or two ago it was
decided to organize a new church in town
and a number OF the members of Fair View
church withdrew from that body and were
organized into a separate congre-
CATION by authority Of the synod. They
accepted ana claimed the Lawrencevills
church. while the Fair View people claimed
that they had never surrendered the title 70
the building and that they still owned it,
We understand that proceedings were about
TO be instituted in court to settle the ques-
ton when an appeal was made to the pres
bytery. At its recent meeting commit
tee consisting Of DR.. Stricken, DR.. Barnett,
Judge Nesbet and one or two other leading
members Of the presbytery was selected to
visit the churches here and If possible settle
the question at issue.
On Phil Watson's place. near Winter
vile, Tuesday afternoon Tom Bates tcol-
ored and his fatheT-in-law, Glenn Gear.
quarreled, which resulted in Bates drawing
u pistol and shooting the old man. The ball
passed through his neck, and the wound re-
ceived will most likely prove a mortal one.
Gear bears the reputation of being a good
and orderly negro, and it is said
be endeavored TO avoid the difficulty.
After the shooting Bates left the
place. aud was not seen till about dark,
when he returned, pretending TO be drunk,
and asked as to the condition of the man.
Just at this point his brother-iu-law went
out to secure an officer to arrest Bates
Deputy Sheriff Suddeth authorized Edward
johnson to make the arrest. This gentle
man went to the place Of the disturbances
and Bates ran down the road. He was
closely pursued by Mr.. johnson and several
negro men. He showed fight, and gather
ing handful Of rocks began throwing at
his pursuers. Mr.. Johnson was forced to
shoot him. He died from the wound in the
Clarke county Jail Thursday morning.
Atlanta Journal. There's a very green
countryman out in Arkansas. who must
take the city treasurer of Atlanta for a
simpleton. He tried to work slick conf
dence game on the CITY for Sl1 %, but his
scheme proved a sad failure. In his mail q
few days ago Treasurer Wall received let
ter with an Atlanta bond coupon inclosed
In it. The letter was signed by J. A. d.
Wis, and he gave his postoffice address,
Boies, Scott county. Arkansas He asked
that the coupon DO paid by check. Treas
urer Wall smiled as be examined
the coupon. 1t had no number
upon it, was punched, which signifies that
it was paid. and across the face in bold red
type was the word sample" And that
countryman had had the nerve, the con-
summate cheek, to send the photographers
sample, which he must have picked up
somewhere, to the treasurer of Atlanta for
payment. 1t was merely a sample of
lithographing, but because he saw gil %
on its face he thought Of the bright scheme.
Mr.. Wall wrote back and asked for the
number of the bond. The count-yman
replied confidently that it was No. 2. This
made Mr.. Wall smile al tbs mere and he
will now see what the law can do for the
man who has such monumental nerve.