The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-28

GEORGIA.
The CapitaI CITY Bank Of Atlanta has
leased the Gate City Bank building from us
present owners, the Nenaole brothefs. Ike
lease is for ten years
Bob Carr. the negro boy who attempted an
assault on Miss Cook at Coylngton Two or
three months ago. has been sentenced 10 the
penitentlary for 20 years
There are eight dissatisfied liquor dealers
IN Augusta. Council has raised the leehse
price on four Of them from SIPS to s@9O ana
Il Up other applicants were refused licenses at
any price.
Mrs. Martha Grant. widow Of the late John
T. Grant, died at her home at Atlanta Iuesday
at ripe old age. she was ne W cannes
woman in Georgia, being worth IN the neigh
borhood Of 100000
The United States court viii begin its fan
session at Atlanta next Monday, and me
grand Jury will meet. Two hundred cases VIII
Be tried before oct. 20 The district attorney
Is ready for the docket
Colauitt superior court has adjourned,
Judge Hansell was taken SICK and could not
get through with all the business. which. oW-
Ing to the rapid increase OF the population,
has grown considerably,
W. H Doyal was arrested at Atlanta on
the charge of murder. He is wanted IN FOR
syth for an alleged crime committed some
months. since There Is another party
wanted named Watkins, who has not been
captured.
t. r. Gibson. Of the Augusta Evening News
has decided TO accept the consulate al beirut,
Syria. He has so informed Mr.. Cow, the pro
pTietor of-the Evening News. and soon will
give up his pencil and assume the airs and
dignity OF a full tedged diplomat.
Freeman Mathews OF Howard has discov-
cred the party who broke open his store house
few nights ago and carried on large lot
of his goods. VIII Allison white boy living
near Carsonvilie, was arrested last Friday and
portion Of the stolen goods were found IN his
possession.
1t was rumored on the streets of Augusta
Tuesday that boys would replace the men as
70,.F 5or.n Of 40 gf railway
with the exception OF the SummeTville. Col.
Dyer said when interviewed or the subject
that he had not decided to do so except on the
Turpin Hill line, where boys viii De used dur
ing the winter.
Americas Times-Recorder: An old negro
carrying a dozen eggs in paper bag let them
fall upon the stone pavement near the court
house yesterday. and so hot was II that IN
few minutes the eggs were Tried TO the
queen S taste and made capital lunch for
couple Of bootolacks who passed that way
and found them.
The leaders in the last election for moving
the court house from bonneville to DCpont,
who we're defeated by the vote OF the people,
have flied bill OF Injunction against the
Manly Manufacturing Company TO stop
further work on the brick jail now in process
of erection at bonneville. The case will be
tried next week.
A negro named John Thomas shot and
killed his wife near Iifton Sunday. The
woman was walking along the road with an
other man. Thomas opened IRE on the woman
with pistol and shot her twice. The other
negro ran and Thomas hred at him, but
missed. The woman died at o clock. Thomas
is in jail at Nashville
The approaching city election at Atlanta is
already q subject Of discussion among those
interested The election O. urs on the first
Tuesday in December. but the matter Will be
settled some weeks before that time as the
white voters of the city will again carry out
their programme OF nominating ticket be-
fore the day OF election.
Emmett Mitchell, a bartender of Griffin
who was on his way home with go and q
watch on his person, was found Tuesday
morning at $3.50 lying on the Taylor street
bridl G in an insensi ole condition, his head
lying IN a puddle OF blood He was taken to
his home and medical aid called. He was
left alone for little while, and has not been
seen since.
Pension Attorney A. w BalIew, OF Rome,
has been debarred from practice before the
bureaus under control Of he interior de-
partment Attorney Ballew has been large
factor, II is alleged, in securing pensions for
those not entitled to them under the federal
laws. Last August he became mixed up In
transaction regarding the alleged retaining
OF u 800 pension money which had been
awarded "a client
Orders have been granted by the superior
court at Macon to incorporate the Farmers
Supply Company. and the nrm Of Burden,
Smith & Co. The supply company is com
posed OF A. N. Rodgers and A. c. FetOn Jr.,
with capital sto k of $4,000 with privilege
OF increasing II to s5s 600 The Burden mith
COMPANY is composed OF R. +. Burd n, Free
man Poihiu. a. j. Colbert and R. c. Jones.
with capital stock of $1,000.
Rome Tribune: II. J. Bradshaw is defend.
ing 5000 damage suit brought
against hi. him ~ Miss Ella White
parties live in the neighborhood of New Hope
church. Some time ago the plaintiff was
brought before her church on charges Of i'm.
moral conduct. One OF the witnesses at the
trial was H. J. Bradshaw. whose testimony
was damaging, and 1t is on this account. and
the fact that he talked Of her unchastity to
several parties the suit was brought
Augusta Chronicle: Private and authentic
information was received here Tuesday night
that the negro Calvin Stewart, who murdered
Charles Carter, at Bath on Saturday, the
10th instant, was lynChed by a mob OF forty
man in the lower part Of Edgeheld county on
saturday afternoon last Stewart was found
In his mothers house and carried anout two
miles to swamp and strung up to a tree.
The mob told all who inquired that they had
caught the wrong man and nothing was known
OF the lynchtng until Tuesday.
A meeting of the exalted rulers Of Benevo.
lent Protective Order OF ElSs Of the state
will be held ia Macon on or about Oct /. The
object OF the meeting, il is understood is to
form a grand 10 &c for the state The only
grand lodge that existed until recently was
enc for the United States and 1t is the object
OF the supreme council to have ca h state
In which there are sumo ent number Of
lodges form state organization. The Au-
gusta Elks who go will endeayor to have O
meeting OF the Elks held at Augusta some
time during the exposition. Ts'
Milledgeville Chronicle; Mr.. John w. Amos
prominent farmer OF DevereauX station, q
brother Of Mrs. Ben Cause of this city, and
wei known here, was the victim Of a terrible
accident last saturday. While cleaning out his
gin, his arm was caught in the fine teeth OF
the saws and was cut completely OF. Medi-
cal attention was summoned and opiates
were administered. 1t is said that an almost
eXhaustless quantity was ne, essary to pro
duce rest and that il required the finest work
20 arouse him after sleep came 1t was neces-
sary to amputate the arm at the elbow and
this was done.
Two negro men, Cato Jones and Peter Muir,
ray, got into a tight Monday ui-ht on w o.
Brtnkley place near Norwood Murray
struck Jones on the head with rock crush
ing the skull Jones went u Norwood in a
buggy to get DR.. W. Ii. Pitcher to attend TO
his wound. DR.. Pitcher found about two
inches OF the skull crushed in on top of his
head ana thinks there is no chance tor him "a
i've he wounded negro was unable TO re-
turn home, and Dr. Pitcher put him in house
IN his yard, as the negroes refused to let him
come IN their houses. having pre- ,udice tC
any one dying IN their homes. The difficulty
started about Murray refusing TO pay Jones
Tor picking cotton.
home rbune: Suits have been fled
against the Rome Street Railway Company
~ W l. DrehuUn and hlrs. I'LL his is fol
IN uries received when the buggy in which
they were driving was strdek ny an electric
car some time ago. he accident happened
about ii clo-k at night. on upper Broad
street, and was quite a serious one. The
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