The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-10


ing County-A Strike at the Stone
Mountain ouarries-Harvey john
sons Successor in the Georgia Leg
islature.
GEORGIA.
DR.. Etheridge of EatontOn. father Of Dr. J
j. A Etheridge- is dying.
The watermelon crop in Bibb county is doing
fine and the acreage is little larger than last
season.
Mr. and Mrs. W. NJ. Hun, two wclIknown
county. celebrated the 10th anniversary of
their marriage Saturday.
Senator John B. Gordon has arrived a At
lanta. The senator was called 10 Atlanta on
account of the illness of his granddaughter
the daughter of Hugh Gordon
A negro named Heard jumped on an excur-
sion train at Athens Monday morning as il
was leaving for Atlanta, Those who saw the
accident say the negrO'S head was crushed
The train did not stop.
c. G.. Holmes, the negro preacher who made
an assault on Miss Dora Webb. of l22 Glenn
street, was arraigned before Judge Calhoun
at Atlanta Monday afternoon. After hear
s saS the evidence Judge Calhoun lined him
Monday morning Sheriff Barnes took charge
of the grocery store of c. A. Hamilton on
Decatur street, at Atlanta Some time since
Hamilton gave a mortgage to Mary L. Ihomp-
son for 81 ,l12 80, and Monday morning it was
foTecloSed.
is making moro money raising and shipping
cabbage than can he made raising any other
crop He purchased 500 barrels to ship the
crop grown on eighteen acres, which he says
will net him s. 20
Mrs 3. A. Kelly is suing the Richmond and
Danville railroad for s. OO1 damages in the
superior court a. Atlanta. In making an en-
bankment on their line the railroad injured
the property of the plaintiff. They made
pond which covered five of her lots.
The Ocmulgee Land Improvement Com
pany, Of which j. c. McBurncy is president
mas Just signed up contract with 4. J. Car
ling, president Indian Spring railroad. to
build branch line of his electric road two
miles from College street at Macon up the Oc-
mulgee river into the lands Of the company.
Fifty or sixty negro ''drillers" who have
been employed by Nenable Bros. at the stone
Mountain quarries are holding their hands
these days They were getting 81 90 a dav
ana struck Tor =. The matter was sUmittcd
10 arbitration and then appealed by the drill
lers: ana Is now hung uS Meantime the men
are idle
Lothair was visited Sunday evening by a
heavy wind and terrific hail storm blowing
down trees and fencing. Inc hail stones COW
cred the ground, and being unusually large
generally the size OF peaches that were beaten
on the trees and some large as hens eggs,
the fruit was destroyed and the gardens and
crops badly damaged
The Georgia southern and Florida railroad
has been assessed by the controller general
az ;s@0g1a; The return mace by the road
was Sll54,l23, This was rejected by the state
ana now it seems not improbable that the as
sessment Will be disputed by the other side
ana arbitration called for, as tho Discrepancy
between the two amounts is great
The democratic primary to nominate a can
uldate Tor the legislature at Griffin Saturday
was very tame affair, as there was ONLY one
candidate Capt D. j. Bailey. The polls were
opened IN Mr.. Ba1ley'S building in that pre-
elnct and 3l5 votes we're cast. an for him. A
large vote was poHed in Mount Zion district,
all for Mr. Bailey with one exception
Jack Coins, desperater character OF Mon
roe county, was shot and instantly killed at
the High Falls picnic near Indian Spring
saturday by Gus Doyle, another Monroe
county man. whom he was pursuing with
murderous intent. Doyle turned and fired
three shots, one above the heart one below
the heart and one in the head. Several Others
arrested.
ment as consul to Antwerp was announced
Saturday, will probably sail for Europe June
= on the steamship Touraine. He goes by
the way OF Havre, which is four hours run by
rall to Antwerp. Mr.. Johnson will be accom-
panied by his wife ana sister. Mrs Mary !
Mcconnell OF Washington D, c. Jack Cohen
news editor or the Atlanta journal, has been
rendered the position of vice consul by Mr.
Johnson.
Richard Hutchins. an old negro was thrown
from trestle on the Decatur dummy line at
AtIanta sunday night and badly injured The
eeld man attempted to walk over the trestje
e9ut fell and was lying on the track when Inc
Dummy turned curve in the road and struck
MIN, The engine was stopped at once and the
old man was brought to Atlanta and taken M
the Grady hospital. His left Leg was so badly
injured that 1t was amputated near the knee
fatal ~
Sarah Johnson, the cook who poisoned the
Romare family at Atlanta, will 20 to the
penitentary. The supreme court Monday
morning affirmed the Judgment of the CONT
below in her case and she will gouD for five
years, This is the woman who on being
turned of by Mrs. Paul Romare served up
fough on rats mixed with the family dinner
and came near numbering the entire house
mold. Several Of the ROmares were desrer-
ately Ill from the effects of the poison mIf an
finally escaped with their lives The NEGRO
on her first trial was given ten wears Her
attorneys appealed the case and the supreme
eou[I sustalnSa the appeal ON account of an
erroneous rullng OF the trial judge. sarah
was then put on her defense second time he.
fore jury and the verdict in this Latter in
stance Was hVe years. IT stands
Harvey Johnson. having been amounted as
consul for the United states at Antwern win
resign as member Of the Georgia loeistatfrr
Ms successor is being talked OF. There are
many who think business man sbould 90 i'm
q the other two. Porter KIM and + ~
lartln' are lawyers. Capt. A. j. West has
been approached, hut he has not consented 10
ehtef me race. Joan Colyius friends ave
s SihsIIs nm 20 make the race /. Il. Rosscr
Ihonas r. Corrlgan and James +. O'Nciii
nave poen asked 70 allow the use Of Their
names. charlie NOrthcn has also bren re-
9uested TO ''lct his friends Dui min. tbcre .. 4
.. Oglesby 4. y. Block and III a. eoynton
pave peen mentioned ia the same connection
ne people outside the city tainl. thev are an
Ltleo 20 have representative ana some of
mem are urging the name OF b. H Bl0unt Of
Blount Bell, East Point.
w. i. Glessner OF Macon. comm issioner ~
Immigration for the GcOrgla ~oufusru AMI
Florida railroad, left Monday moruinp for a..
luuDls, o., ~ assist so the pauualeat or.
Fanization of the Iivola Orchara ana Land
company Ilyol0 Is q station On 600 Gcorsia
southern and Florida road ia I0usfon
county about thirty miles from Macon re-
seLl3 % number of OHIO people Dun. hnaed
~ hcrfs ~ Mnd from Hon. D. T. DenuaaI
~ houston enc The ilFoIa orchard Hud Land
tnMptny Hill be- organized tQ deyol0p On.
49, ipf ifNt growing purposes. Mr. Dfa-
$50 N"s employed y only Tor cotton planting