The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-02-09


bus-A Boy Arrested for a Misde-
mesnor Proves to Be a BurgIsr-A
Warehouse at Rome Caves In.
GEORGIA.
The Fourth National Bank OF Columbus
will begin business to-day. Its capital Is
Sl5O.00O.
An examination Of applicants for posi-
lions Ia the civil service will take place IN
Macon on next Thursday.
Nearly ell Of the &C. COO sent 10 Ordinary
Wiley OF Bib county FOR the payment OF
the widows pensions has been exhausted.
At Macon Saturday Judge Miller passed
an order allowing B. C. Smith, receiver OF
Gibian & Co.. the privilege of executing
and signing an agreement with the creditors
of A. Backer Of New York. Backer owed
Gibian SIS, 600
Judge Speer, a negro man who has been
confined in jail at Griffin for some time
awaiting q hearing for a criminal otfense,
died Friday night. His case was set for
hearing Saturday. but before court ope ed
his case was transferred TO higher tribu-
nal.
The old McGhee building, next to the old
est structure on the lower end Of Broad
street at Rome. is being torn down. 1t Is a
landmark and was erected by A. q. Pitner
in 1852. forty years ago. DR.. Robert Battey
will build handsome business block on the
corner.
The death Of Arthur Payne, son of George
S. Payne, occurred at his home few miles
from Rome Friday night. He had been
sick but q few weeks with pneumonia. de
was engaged 10 a most excellent young lady,
Miss Mary Eastman, aud they were to have
been married next Sunday.
Johc Brady, who was shot by Page Early
at Favors' mill in Muscogee county Thurs
day night, died Saturday of his injuries.
Early was taken before a jury, Who refused
10 see that Brady's affection for his wife
was a mitigating circumstance, and bound
him over on q charge of murder in the first
degree.
Mr.. and Mrs J. H. Pummer left ITALIA
poosa Saturday for New York city, which
will be their place Of residence henceforth
Friday afternoon a number of Mr.. Plum
mer's friends. DESTROYS of giving him some
substantial token of their friendship, pre-
sented him ct his office with upward Of
500 IN gold.
The jury in the trial of the case of Hattie
helms lcolcredl for killing her sister at
Griffin few weeks since, returned a ver-
dict Of murder, with a recommendation tor
mercy. This verdict will send the murder
ess to the penitentiary for life, unless new
trial is granted aud the penalty reduced.
IL is said new trial will be asked for.
A day or two ago IL was reported in
Macon that J. I. Strickland of Bulloch
county had been robbed of $40 at the hotel
at Ty Ty. Iverson L. Ford the proprietor
of the hotel, emphatically denies that any
such man as j. T. Strickland stopped at his
hotel on the date In question. and says that
If any one was ever robbed or ever lost any
money In his hotel he has never heard OF 1t.
Willie McIver a small negro boy who was
arrested at Columbus for a misdemeauor,
proved at his trial Saturday TO be danger
Gus burglar. A bunch of keys found in his
pocket led to the suspicion that be had dur
ing the night burglarized the store of John
Pearce. On being accused Of the crime he
admitted bis guilt and told where the pro-
ceeds of the robbery were hidden in Ala
bama.
The new Vandyke g. Henley warehouse
at Rome caved in Saturday and over half
dozen people narrowl y escaped death. Four
negroes we're injured by pieces of broken
timber and falling brick. The crash caused
great excitement, as it was at first thong ht
that there were human bodies under the
great pile OF heavy timbers. Two pillars
giving away caused the tumble. The loss
about $4,000.
Macon Telegraph: Col. G. NJ. Wiley has
received aud accepted the resignation Of
First Lieut.. 7. E. Artope of the Southern
Cadets, who RESIGNS his commission on
account Of the pressing nature of other
business Col. Wiley has received from
Adjt. Gen. Kell the commission of Lieut..
s. II. Pearson of the Macon Volunteers
Adjt. Gen. Kell has issued an order to have
Capt. Wells examine r. w. Cubbedge as to
his qualifications for second lieutenant OF
the Macon Volunteers
A sailor on the bark Lauget met with q
fearful accident at Brunswick Saturday,
The Lauget was loading rosin at Bush's
wharf. ard as barrel was being swung
aboard he attempted to pass across the
gaDgway. The swinging barrel struck him
and knocked him headlong into the hold,
smashing his head and face and injuring
him internally. DR.. Butts was summoned and
did all be could to relieve the sufferer. The
injuries are not necessarily fatal, but II
will be some time before the man will bt
able TO go to work.
A series of caricatures on the Contra
railroads lease to the Georgia Pacific hal
made its appearance. The first cartoon
represents the Georgia Pacific in guise of
bootblack, making overtures to the Central
sturdy man. This is followed by car
toons Of train robberies, and the Georgi,
Pacific's flight to escape paying the dtvi
dend On the last page one represents thu
discharge of the employees. The title o
this work is: 1.-THE Central Railroad
Lease" illustrated by +. w. Edwardy. Mr.
Edwardy was formerly a Central EN-
ploye.
Since the sale Of the Brosus Motor Ma
chine Company's property at Atlanta OF
Monday last-the sale having been made q
auction to relieve the company's tinancia
difficulties-it develops that the sale i
likely to terminate in a big lawsuit. 4
misunderstanding over the disposition o
certain rights to the patents have ariser
between the local company and New Yorl
company which owns the largest share il
the Brosius patent rights. The New Yorl
company entered protest before the sal
was consummated but this was disregardeu
and now it is probable that the local stock
holders will have to answer for this sctlol
in court. Since the sale the name of tn
company has been changed TO the Southern
Manufacturing Company.
Bud Barry wants to be voluntary CUES
of the Fulton county Jail the rest of his life
And he is not over Is years old. He is
moonshiner whose term of Imprisonment
has expired, and all that remains for him
do TO get out of Jail is to either pay his fin
of $50, or swear that he is not able to pa
it. But he will do neither. And the rea
SONS for his refusal are that there are 81
charges against him in HARRISON county
He had rather remain in durance vile i
Atlanta than to face the music Of the Law
Sheriff Brown of HARRISON county came Z
Atlanta Thursday to carry Barry to th
Buchanan Jail, but Barry refused to &c
Sheriff Brown went back nome without hi
man. Barry reasons this way: There
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