The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-02

dosta-Eastern Jobbers Making Bills
Payable In Gold Two Small Cases
Against the Central.
GEORGIA.
A third story and new cage are among
the additions 10 the Bibb county Jail.
Lexinton's ginueries are preparing 10
gin more cotton this fan than has ever
been ginned there.
The Athens Presbytcry will convene in
Hartwell on Thursday, August Il. This
viii be the first session Of the Presbytery
ever held there
Crops along the Georgia road, passen-
gers say, are very fine. Cotton is looking
quite well and corn gives every promise
of abundant harvosts.
A new postottice has been opened in
Macon county. II is at Pinta, generally
known as Pine Level T.. b. Johnson was
appointed post master.
On Wednesday night of last week the
store of L. Pizitz al SwainsborO was en-
tered by burglars and Mr.. Pizitz says
that about 500 worth of goods were
taken.
The election for mayor and alderman Of
MOntezuma passed on very quietly Mon
day Dr. T. f. Chambers for mayor and
Frank Holt, for alderman, were elected
without opposition
Tom Cochran. a negro who was working
as pillow hand on John Y. loves planta-
ton, q few miles from East Macon, on
the MilledgeVlle road, was kicked to
death by mule Thursday.
At Eastman last week trade was
closed in which Jesse Rogers sold his en-
tire interest in the sheep industry to :, T.
and ]. l. Rogers. This stock of sheep
consists of several thousand head.
Acme Denard, an old negro living in
Dooly county, went fishing several days
ago and was afterwards found drowned
in lime sink by some boys who went in
bathing. II is supposed he had fit and
fell in.
f. r. Schneider, the well-known Au-
GUSTAV. is dying at his rooms over his
store in Augusta. His physicians say
that he cannot possibly recover. He has
been suffering a long time from gangrene
in the foot.
There is a boy in Athens who lives al
most exclusively on ice. He goes TO the ice
house several times during the day, and
eats as much as six or eight pounds dur
ing the day. The boy seems TO be IN very
bad health.
The date Of the Cherokee county ALI
ance meeting at Fort Burlington has been
changed from Thursday, July Is, to
made on account of the date conflicting
with religious services.
A man giving his name as Josh Powers
arrived in Macon Thursday claiming to
come from Hohir a, Lowndes county, and
said that he was hunting for his wife,
Matte, who had deserted him about q
week ago. At last accounts he had not
found her.
The postoffice at Kceter, Cherokee
county, has been ordered discontinued, as
the present postmaster has resigned and
no one can be secured TO ill the vacancy.
All mail for keeter will hereafter be for
warded to and delivered from Canton as
the Office is only about four miles from
Canton.
Melons went forward by the thousands
from south Georgia last week. 1t is said
that the growers on the Albany division
can't get cars fast enough. When q tran
of empties rolls into a station or side
track a perfect scramble takes place
among the shippers to see who shall get
the cars.
AT Americas Friday s. M. Cohen pur-
chased the Minis stock of drugs and
fancy articles damaged by the recent fire
in the postoffice building. Many of the
articles were but slightly damaged and
can be sold to good account. The entire
stock, except the fixtures and soda foun-
tain, was bought for SO
Sidney Wise a mulatto woman, tried
hard to destroy the eye-sight of Ed Lewis
at Swainsboro last Tuesday night. While
Ed was sleeping she stole into his room
and poured a solution of potash over his
face and eyes One eye is out and gone
and If he does not die the chances are
that he will not see any more.
w. A. Baggett, Sr., of DOuglasville,
thinks his rpputntiOO has bppf1 nacrad
$4,000, by DIR. Z. h. Whitley, and has en-
tered suit. The trouble is caused by a
communication published in the New
South. MIR. Baggett objects to being
called a "Bob-Tailed Gyascutust" and
says Whitley has caused him to be
Stunned.
A colored citizen of Vallasta had his
funeral preached on last Sunday. There
was no corpse present to inspire the
preacher. The mouners and the pail
bearers were conspicuous by their alb
sence, but the minister was equal to the
occssion, and did full justice to his
subject. The future deceased is a young
and healthy fellow and will Outlive many
of those who heard his funeral preached.
A melon buyer for a Minneapolis house
was arrested and brought to Valdosta
Wednesday on account of a hitch in his
business arrangements. He bought cars
from w. ID. Peoples ana =. l.. Staten, Civ
ing drafts on his house which were not
honored The telegraph wires were used
freely until he was located, and after
reaching Valdosta he was not allowed tC
leave until he was rescued by the pay.
ment of the drafts.
The Miller property at No. GO Peach.
tree street at Atlanta, was sold Friday
at auction under receivers sale, for S27
1872. The sale was for cash, and the pur
chaser was Charles a. Davis, of Greenes
boro. The properly was sold at the rate
OF Sl,O O6 per front foot, which is regarded
as great bargain. The property would
have brought much more, perhaps al
any other time than in these stringent
days. A gentleman not long ago offered
$4,000 for it, which was refused.
Alfred Pennington, a well-known resi-
dent of Langley, S. c., was found deat
early Friday morning at the Smile pos
on the South Carolina railway. This is
near Augusta. The coroner of Aike1
county was summoned and an ia
vestigation was begun. Their,
are those who believe that Mr.
Pennington was murdered. Others holt
that he had lain down on the side of The
track and was struck and killed by
passing locomotive. The fingers of tn,
right hand We're cut off, and il appeared
that they had been removed after dealt
had ensued. No blood seemed to have
flowed from the hand when the finger.
We're cut. The left arm was bruised. The
body was in pool Of blood when found
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