The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-14

The News Of The Two States Told in
Paragraphs.

Near Cordele - n CrOcAery Her
chants store at Columbus Closed
By the Sheriff A Bicycle Thief
Caught After a Lively Chase.
GEORGIA.
Senator Gordon is at Atlanta.
c. C. Batey. a nurseryman, and the heirs
of the late Col. Nelson Tiff viii commence
at an early date to put out lOOacres in peaches
in Worth
AT Macon Just before midnight Saturday,
Wash Boston was found guilty OF the murder
of John Brasweu and recommended to the
mercy Of the court
The election for sheriff in TWigFs county
for the unexpired term OF w. II. Fitzpatrick,
deceased. resulted in "a majority for II. T..
Griffin OF 325 votes over j. II. solomon.
W. f. Smith was arrested at Cordele
Wednesday morning on warrant sworn out
by +. j. BiviBs charging him with violating
the local option laws Of Georgia. Mr.. smith
gave bond for his appearance at the next
term Of the county court
The city OF Seville is still without a NUM-
cipal government. The city authorities have
been euJoinCd temporarily from exercising
any authority. The injunction may be dis
solved in Deem Der or it may not In the
meantime the little city seems to be in bad
predicament
Last Monday night the gin house and Prist
mill Of A J. Fem, three miles north Of Cor
dele was destroyed by fire. Six bales Of cot
ton. and large amount Of cotton seed were
in the building. The origin Of the fire is un-
known The loss is estimated at about $1,000
with 81 800 insurance.
The city registry lists in all the wards Of
Augusta closed saturday afternoon The
total number OF voters registered in the five
wards is 1927 which is an'increase OF l7S over
last year but stun that number represents
small proportion Of citizens who are qualified
to register, but have failed to do so.
The Spalding Greys, which is Company d
In the Second Georgia regiment has been
transferred from the Second Georgia regi-
ment to the Fifth Georgia regiment by order
of the governor through the adjutant general.
The change was made in the readjustment
and reapportionment Of the state regiments.
1t is probable that the GAINESVILLE military
company will take the place in the Second
Georgia made vacant by the removal Of the
Greys.
The heirs of the Purgason estate in Frank
lin county have reached an agreement, and
the threatened big legal fight over the will is
avoided. he agreement was drawn up by
Justice Grain, and stipulates that Mrs. Etchi-
son shall receive one-ninth OF the whole es-
tate and additional Si25, and Mrs. Duke. the
other contestant, shall be equal heir with the
rest Of the family. h. d. Purgason is allowed
10 hold the special legacy set apart to him in
the will. The transaction is an important
one since II involves number Of cases sew
eral OF which nave been to the supreme court.
AL Of these are withdrawn. ana the PARTIES
share equally in the heavy costs which have
accrued
Columbus Enquirer-S Sun: Saturday after
noon the china, CrOckerY and glassware store
of l. L. Pollard was closed on a bin for in
junction and receiver, filed by Messrs. Little.
Wimbtsh & WOrrlll, attorneys. The rule nisi
was granted, ana Judge Butt appointed Nor
gan McMichael temporary receiver and set
the 25th Of this month as the day for hearing
the case. The bill was filed for four mort
cages: One for $4,000 held by the Third Ma
tional Bank: one for 81 coo held bv fbs Chat
tahoOchee National Bank; another for 500,
held by Francis d. Peabody and another. /.
/. Pollard executor, and Mrs e. G. Pollard.
executrix, mortgage to indemnify the estate
OF Carlisle Terry, deceased, against loss by
reason OF his securityshtp on two notes. one
held by the Third National Bank and the
other by the Columbus Savings Bank.
Susan Miller a colored woman. was one of
the most attentive listeners at the opening
session Of the Christian Workers convention
at Atlanta Thursday. She remained through
out the day. Friday she was back in her seat
in the balcony, just in front of a banner that
read: Him that cOmeth unto me [ will in no
wise cast out" The evening exercises were
concluded with stirring hymn, in which the
woman joined. It was then nearly mid
night. When the big audience had finished
singing she started to leave. AS she did so
She fell back, helpless. The woman's neigh
boris came to her assistance She was
speeches. and could not move. 1t was easily
seen that she was paralyzed. When all the
gathering OF people down stairs had filed out
the woman was borne below and sent in a
hack to her home. She died shortly after
reaching there.
Cordele Cordelean: Cordele had a mail
robbery Monday night Two pouches were
stolen, containing large number of letters
and checks amounting to several thousand
dollars. About o'clock Postmaster Davis
made up the two pouches for Macon and Val
dosta They contained all the mail, except
registered letters or packages, which had ac-
cumulated since clock. They We're thrown
into the large box in the front part OF the
office, where they are put every night IN or
der that they can be gotten by the mail car
rer and carried to the Georgia
Southern night trains The box was
securely locked. II was perhaps 10 o'clock
when the carrier came after the pouches He
was dumbfOunded 10 lind the box broken open
and the two pouches one. He informed Mr.
Davis about the matter, but nothing could be
done. The next morning the postmaster
posted a notice Offering a reward Of 50 for the
arrest of the robber. He has not yet turned
up. however, and the affair is St1ll o mystery
50 far as reported there were about S 900 worth
OF checks in the two pouches OF course they
viii not benefit the rob ser. ana will, in fact
help to apprehend him II he attempts to have
them cashed. They represent 40 loss to the
parties interested, except the loss of time in
getting duplicates.
Augusta Chronicle: The man who slipped
into the Arlington hotel ladies entrance. on
Friday and stole Mr.. VIII Pettyjohns hand
some Columbia bicycle has been captured
The thief is B. Il. Brumley. He is white
man. but who he IS and where he came from
Is not yet known. After Erumley got the
wheel he hid out until the Central train left
and he boa ded it. He carried the bicycle on
the train with him and tried to sell il to
several passengers for SO. but no one would
take the bargain. Finally the thief offered the
wheel TO the conductor who had heard OF the
theft, and suspicioned the fellow as being the
man who had Mr.. PettyjOhns wheel. The
conductor telegraphed TO Augusta to find
out the number OF the stolen blcycle
The number 1859 was wired back and
II Tailed with the number on the wheel As
the conductor was about to arrest Brumley
he jumped of the train at Munnerlyn station
with the wheel, and rode as fast as his feet
could turn the pedals through the woods. Mr.
Perkins and another gentleman mounted on
horseback and started out to.cateh the es-
cape, and after riding fifteen miles succeeded
IL overtaklng the man with the wheel The
prisoner was tied with ropes and carried to
Millen to-day, and the authorizes here were
notified OF the arrest Detective Kelly was
sent down to Millen last night 10 bring Brum-
ley back here. The captors will receive $50
reward, which is offered by the manufacturers
OF the wheel for the arrest Of any person
stealing one of their wheels.
Columbus Enquirer-Sun: Two hundred
weavers in mill No. Of the Eagle and Phe-
nix, occasloned considerable excitement
about O'Clock Saturday afternoon by leaving
their looms and demanding TO know of the
paymaster whether they were going to be
paid on IN the new issue OF scrip On being
told that partial payment OF scrip would he
made, they refused to return to work and
there was great Zig furry and and nutter
everywhere apparent 1t did seem that the
uenouement had been reached. and 'What are
you going TO do about 1t; was the question
1nYoluntarlly framed on every lip The news
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