The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-15


In an unconscious condition he got to MIR.
Banks unable TO tell who he was or how he
got hurt A large pool Of blood was found
under his wagon where the accident Oc-
Cured. DIR. J. L. Selman was called TO
administer to bis injury and did every thing
to relieve his suffering. and at midnight
Monday he breathed his last.
Sam Mitchell. a negro man living on the
old Manning plantation, three miles south
satUrdsy night last. He and his wife aud
children sat around the fire making
brooms until 10 O'clock, when he rose and
walked TO the door, and while standing on
the top step some one in the darkness near
the front gate shot him dead with a gun
loaded with buck and birdshot. One buck
shot entered the temple and lodged in the
brain, producing instant death Some
btrdshot bit him on the head and in the
face and q number buried themselves In
the door facing. Sam fell out of the door
on his face and never moved or spoke. His
wife and children we're paralyzed with fear
and never moved or spoke for some min
utes. Word was sent out later and
neighbors came in, but no clew could be
obtained as to who the assassin was.
Certain erroneous aud misleading state
ments having found their way into the pa .
pers, the following is given to the ublic for
University: "Dr. George r. Mccall, for
mer treasurer. certifes that from June,
1882 20 June, 1892, there we're received by
gift in cash for endowment and hui lding
purposes, Sl9,4l6 SO. Col. L. d. HuSuenin, ,
present treasurer, states, in the report OF
the prudential committee, that be has re-
ceived since June, 1892, by gift in cash for
the same purposes, $685.; total cash,
S23,O5l y6. His report also shows that there
are in his hands In the form Of notes sub
scriptions, bequests etc. So, 22S, making a
total Of $77 ,279 S. from June, 1889, to Dec
"A, 1892. During the year 1889. at the end
OF which DR.. G. A. Nunnally accepted the
presidency, ninety-one students were en-
rolled in the four classes since that time the
average annual enrolment has been 1871
students 10 the same class.
Thomasville Enterprise: A paper,
dusty ana faded from many wears associa-
tion with some pigeon-hole, turned up in the
county court yesterday. It was a true bill
found by the grand jury at the June term
of superior court, 1869, against Zachariah
Carroll. The charge was assault and bat
terry. Lacy Adams is put down as prose-
cutor. His daughter Lucy was the victim
OF Zachariah's wrath The bill Is signed by
eighteen jurors, six OF whom, including the
foreman, Nj. C. Smith, have since
been relieved from jury duty by
deaths summons. The solicitor of quarter
of a century ago was w. B. Bennett, now
Judge OF the Brooks county court. The in
dictment has never been disposed of and IN
like similar old cases there is no entry of
death out of the state, etc., and so recently
this musty old paper was recovered from It's
resting place and handed down to Judge
Alexander's court for disposal. Zachariah
may yet, il he, too, is not numbered
among the silenb majority, be tried on the
charge Of long ago.
According to the way things are showing
up on the books at the state agricultural
department it seems that there will be a
great quantity of fertilizers used by the
farmers of Georgia this year. The follow
ing table showing the amounts OF fertilizers
used annually in the state for the past
twenty years Is interesting reading: Dur
ing the season OF l974-'5, 6,64S tons; dur
ing the season Of 1885, IS $500 tons;
during the season of 1857, 75.824OO tons /;
during the season of 1878, 93, IT'S. 90 tons :
during the season 1852 81, 049. 90 tons /;
during the season of 1S79lS0, 119, 1858 90
tons; during the season of 1901, 152, 424 90
tons; during the season OF lSS1-2. 1875, 327. 90
tons; during the season Of 1898, l25, Y7I. 90
tons; during the season Of 1884, ISL, $40 90
tons; during the season OF 16S4-'5. ITO. l53 90
tons; during the season Of 1856. 100, 705. 90
tons; during the season Of 1867 1865 07S O8
tons; during the season OF 1878, POS, 0O7. 80
tons; during the season OF lSS9-'9O, 1888, / ~ 80
tons; during the season Of 1901, 500, 734 90
tons; during the season Of 1912, l96, 342 90
tons.
Macon Telegraph: Two gentlemen COM
ing in from the country out in Warrior dis
triot reported what may we'll be called a
halrbrendth escape from horrible death
They said that out about six miles from the
city, on the Columbus road, they passed a
farmer with 2-mule team who, had II not
been for his forethought and calmness in a
very critical moment, would have been
found crushed beneath a 500-pound bale Of
cotton, instead of the seemingly uncons
cerned loser OF a good wagon and new set
of harness. besides having his best Sunday
clothes ruined. The farmer was driving to
town with a load OK cotton, and tust at a
point in the road where navigation is diff
cult for less burdened vehicle the mules
became frightened and dashed down a steep
bill with sheir ponderous drag. The farmer,
seeing that the cotton was about to fall with
him, leaped to the ground and barely
escaped the top bale as 1t fell The wagon
and harness were completely demolished
and every tire on one of the bales of cotton
was broken, scattering the lint in every
direction.
The failure of Lazarus &c Co. OF Macon
has given rise 90 legal tangle. Joe Fried
represents Claflin SJ Co.. Triest & Co. aud
Guckenheimer q Co., all New York cred
itors. and they have asked for the appoint
ment of receiver to secure their money
The exact amount of these debts Is not
known, but il is several thousand dollars
When Lazarus d Co. and Lazarus & Bro.
we're closed by the sheriff on Dec. 26 it was
on mortgages held by the following parties:
Jacob Lazarus 1886 60, II. Newman $3.50,
Dessau 81 Bartlett $1,000, Alex e. Harris
$1,000, a. :. Cohen $3.50 SO, Sig Lazarus
81 096, Ars. Eva Harris 81, S19 AZ, Exchange
Bank 81 ,744 %. The total amount Of the
mortgage was about $4,000, and the cred
itors claim that the assets will not exceed
$4,000. Sheriff Westcott has begun taking
stock but lie not yet able to give an idea as
to what it will foot up. The other debts Of
the firm outside Of the mortgages will proba-
bly, amount to over $4,000. The creditors
who Mr.. Fried represents object to the
numerous mortgages given TO relatives and
will urge that the creditors from whom
they bought goods should have showing.
DR.. &. A. Nunnally left Macon Friday for
Memphis, Tenn, where he will in the fut-
ure reside. A bit of characterization, the
result of which is yet unknown, occurred
at the college in the morning In tie early
part OF the morning DIR. Nunnally, the for
mer president, bid the college boys good
byn TO depart for Memphis They were eli
assembled in the college and the occasion
was very affecting one. When this in
cident was over Dr. Nunnally left the COLI
lege TO prepare for departure at 1890 o'clock
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