The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-23

Sent to the Dead Letter Ofhce-A
Row in Augustus Couucil-A Mon
strosty Born Near Augusta.
GEORGIA
Frank Maxwell of Nacoochee committed sui
eide Monday morning by taking poison
Miss Mary Wimberly of Athens died very sud
denly Sunday morning while sitting In an easy
chair. She was ~ years OF age.
Capt Neeham Avery Of Monroe was stricken
with paralysis Friday, the left side being af-
fectsd.
A new device for holding cattle and horses
out to grass has Just been invented ny Johh
Vinson Of Americas. He has applied for a
patent
Jesse Newsom's house near Davisboro was
consumed by fire last Wednesday night. lie
had $3.50 insurance on the house and SlUO on the
furniture.
w. G Boiley, who recently moved TO Davis
boro, has formed copartnershlp with X b'
Thompson ia the general merchandise business.
The style of the firm is K. b. TboIl pson & 20.
The expenses of the recent March term OF
Washington superior court amount to less than
$1,000 The March term Of 1s92 cost the county
nearly 5000, over 900 more than the March
term OF 1898.
Judge Young L. G. Harris OF Athens was
considerably better Tuesday afternoon and was
able to be up in his room for Snort WhlIe
Mrs Nicholson, who has been very Ill at her
residence on Milledge avenue, was also reported
better Tuesday
Last week j. D. Edmundson bought the half
interest Of George E. Dallis in the warehouse
near the depot at LAGRANGE, but he owned it
only short while. (. G. Hood wanted the
property and MIR. Edmundson sold it to him.
A white woman in Grsniteville, near Augusta,
gave birth Tuesday morning to most horribly
deformed child. The monstrosity was born
dead, but il had two heads and four legs. The
body was normal and the two heads sprang
from the same neck. Two of the legs were per
feet and the other two protruded Just above the
hips.
Mitch Mitchell a colored driver at Mallard's
stables at Thomasville, was accidentally shot
Saturday morning. Mitchell drove Maj. Stan
bury, northern visitor, out for a days shoot
ing and while pulling the gun IN the wagon pre-
paratory to visiting another field the horses
gave jump and the weapon was discharged,
the whole load taking effect in Mitchell's wrist,
breaking the bone.
sam Rgsby, white man, was given pre-
liminary hearing before Judge Bibb at I Thomas
vile Monday on a warrant charging him with
burglary He was accused of breaking into the
store OF Wertz q Son, on Jackson street, and
taxing therefrOm several watches, pistols etc.
The evidence against him was purely crcum-
stantial and not sufficiently strong to warrant
the court in binding him over, and be was dis
charged
The Bellevue canning factory was organized
at the office of the American Investment Com
pany at Americas Tuesday. The capital stock
OF $4,000 has been paid up, and cnarter vii
be applied for. asking for the privilege to in
crease the amount to $4,000. The officers
elected were: President and treasurer, II. + q.
Smith; directors, G. B. WllngnRm, e. +, Mar
vim, R, Z. Park, H. F. Tillman, n. H. Smith, 7.
L. Merritt and Il. D. Adams
J. J. Mauck Of Americas was arrested Sunday
afternoon upon a warrant sent to Americas
from Macon charging him with assault and at
terry. Sir. Mauck promptly handed Chief La
mar 500 FOR his appearance, and left for Macon
10 anSWer the charge against him Inc RHair
Is explained by the statement that mauCk
thrasned negro man who had entered his
room for the purpose OF Tobbing him, and that
10 hQ~ Falrz -
matter Up and have charged MIN with assault
and battery.
The Ryan case came up again before Judge
Marshall j. Clarke at Atlanta Tuesday, aud
from present indications the argument viii last
a. least a week. Exceptions TO the auditors re
port the civil branch Il the case are being
considered. Cams allowed by Lin IN favor Of
creditors who insisted that goods were fraudU-
lently purchased from them at the last moment,
are being disputed by the other creditors as
are also the attorneys and receivers fees he
fixes. Under the law the judge must either ap-
prove the report or, in case Of doubt as to its
Justice, submit the case to a jury.
There is kick over the opening of the bids
for tue putting in Of the abutment on the west
side OF Hawks gully bridge at Augusta. An
investigation by council and red hot-times will
be the result, The kick comes from Wash
Adams. When the bids were opened Saturday
afternoon tie lowest bid was by Adams &
Rounds The other bidders were I. o. Brown
and A J. Twtggs. Wash Adams, member of
council from the Fifth, is the Adams in the
nounced that Adams & Rounds had made the
lowest bid. it was held that the bid was irreR-
uar. in that Mr. Adams, being a member of
council was prohibited from being bidder for
city work IN der section 796 of the state code.
1t is claimed that aldermen have teen getting
city contracts.
A few days ago there appeared in an Atlanta
paper a letter addressed TO Capt Connolly, the
chief Of police, and signed by a young lady, who
represented herself to be Miss Annie Barnhill of
Rock Hill, 5. G. The letter was highly sensa-
tional in its character, and was in the nature OF
an effort on the part Of the young lady in ques
ton 70 obtain a husband. 1t was modestly
written and the verbiage was excellent The
effect Of such a letter on large community OF
bachelors and widowers was easy to be imag-
ined. The letter was no sooner printed anc
read than the brilliant opportunity became
Nearly every one who in a posi-
tiou to give the letter consideration decided
that sn answer would at least do no harm, anC
possibly q great bonanza, capital prize" il
large number of individuals sat down aud pro
eeeded 10 tndite reply to the fair creature o
South Carolina. Unbappily, however, insteaC
OF addressing their letters to Rock Hill the,
were all addressed to Rose Hill This du
20 typographical error, and instead of goini
60 their intended destination in the Palmett
state, they we're rudely turned aside into tn
dead letter Office of Uncle Sam at Washington
city. Two hundred of these letters were turne'
into the dead letter Office last Sunday.
A lively shooting scrape took place Tuesday
at the notorious Willingham building at "Ty
bee" Just beyond the Central railroad shops a
Macon in which Jim Singleton, colored rail
road hand was shot four times and viii
probably die. His aSsaiant, John Reynolds
boarded a freight car and escaped Singleto
has for some time been working at the COG
shute in the Central railroad yards. Severa
months ago his wife left him and when mex
heard Of was living at Reynolds house. All ell
forts TO induce her to return were fruitless an
Tuesday morning ne went armed to where hi
wife was stopping, in the Willingham building
and drawing loaded pistol told the woman tina
he intended killing her. Before he could carr,
his threat into execution Reynolds appeared OF
the scene The apparently doomed negr
calmly folded his arms and in true Sparta
style announced that he was ready to die Hi
blum was successful Singleton stepped bac
70 fire and did so. He missed aim, however
ana before he could shoot a second tim
Reynolds had drawn revolver, and was rapid
pouring shot into his would-De slayer One @
the bullets entered his mouth. knocking out tn
row Of upper teeth, several of which togethe
with the leaden bullets, the wounded ma
swallowed. The second passed through Ia
right hand. The third shattered the right hip
The fourth was surer and more deadly, an
struck the head between the right temple an
the ear running back four inches The man
wife, after witnessing the bloody ARRAY ra
out screaming, attracting the attention {
Officer Bryant, who fastened to the plac
There be found the injured negro bleeding pro
tusely, but not dead. His assailant had Doarde
an outgoing local freight TO Brunswick an