The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-21


The third session OF the Talbot County Teach
ers Institute for the year viii be made to-mOr
row.
Marion Keene, wall paper dealer at Macon,
ASSIGNED Tuesday to II. n. Brown. Assets
$4,000; liabilities S2,IOO.
Or. W. A. Heard has sold his drug store at
LaGranEe and viii hereafter devote his entire
time TO the practice OF his profession.
The negroes who assaulted James Mobey of
Stathan Saturday uight were caught Tuesday in
the Santa Fe district in Clarke county.
a The closing Of the clothing store of S. W,
Apta at Brunswick week ago eliminated in
the purchase of the stock by Mrs NJ. Nicholson,
and the store was opened Wednesday morning
a well-dresseI stranger named William Craw-
ford committed suicide at Seasons, in Ware
county, on Sunday morning. He cut his throat
with a razor. 1t is thought he had delirium
tremens
AS soon as his commission arrives DR.. How
ard J. Williams one Of ths most skilled aud
prominent physicians in Macon. will assume the
duties of surgeon Of the Second Georgia regi-
ment with the rank of first lieutenant.
The store OF Baum &, Montgomery at Patter-
son was broken open Monday night and $500 or
500 worth of goods stolen Two of the robbers
have been captured and are IN jail. 1t is
thought the Otner one VIII be caught. One Of
the thieves, boy, has confessed.
Monday night the gin house on A. r. jack
sons Lawton place, near Albany. was entirely
consumed by fire. About fifty-eight bales OF
cotton were destroyed, together with a screw,
gins, two horse buggy and several farming
implements of value. There was no insurance
The directors Of the Macon Construction Com
pany held meeting Tuesday at the office Of
Secretary IL. l.. Jewett ana elected officers for
the company. The name of Alex Proudft being
put in nomination, that gentleman received the
unanimous vote OF The board and was duly
elected.
Among the successful enterprises of Rome
the big steam tAnnery OF B. a. Conually out at
New Rome is conspicuous among the leaders
This concern gives employment to about thirty
five hands all the year round. 1t never stops
but is IN full operation 3t5 days in tho year, and
1000 pounds of leather is turned ont every day
a. NJ. Wolhin of Macon. grand secretary is
preparing for the annual convention Of the
grand chapter and grand council of the Royal
Arch MasOns OF Georgia, which assemblies in
Atlanta next Wednesday The session may last
for several days, The grand secretary, grand
high priest, grand treasurer and the finance
committee will meet on Monday and bs engaged
with the regular session Of the convention on
Wednesday.
At Brunswick Wednesday among the arrivals
on the Brunswick and Western tram was
Charles G Ford OF Cincinnati a shoe drummer
He brought with him two large sample cases
hlled with ali kinds of shoes. and at the Bruins
wick and Western depot he turned his cheek
over to negro boy VINO was driving a draw to
move the baggage TO the Ocean hotel Mr.
Ford looked for the drayman tor several hours
but his baggage never came He then searched
the city but could not locate the boy with
whom he had intrusted his trunks. He believes
his cases nave been stolen, and he says he will
parties
who made away with them.
Sid Lewis of the Sparta Ishmdetite, R. O
Engram OF Montezuma and Tharston of the
ButfS County ArglS, the committee represent
ing the Weekly Press Association, met at Macon
Tuesday to fix time and place for the annual
convention OF the association. The committee
consisted of five members, but two did not
come; The association had hoped to have Wis
tied the worlds fair, but the railroads have de-
cltned to give the editors free transportation
me COMMITTEES had conference with President
George duncan of the Cumberland Island Hotel
Company and decided to hold their convention
the first week in July on Cumberland. The Eass
Tennessee road will doubtless give free trans
portation and the Cumberland hotel will give
very reasonable rates.
Talbotton NeU Era: About Jan . last Don
Walker, a prominent negro of Crawford county
was murdered by some unknown person The
case was placed in the hands of Detective
Shackeltord of Atlanta, With little cleW he
followed up the mystery, and after several DAYS
of good work, was rewarded by the arrest az
one Nathan Smith in Griffin as one of the tiepd-
lsh assassins. At the last term of Crawford court
be was put on trial and convicted for
this heinous deed, and sentenced to pay the
penalty on the gaLoWs April IS. In order 10 ax-
tend his lie he conceived the idea of implcat-
ing Two others, ard one OF them is Ed Newton
employed by John 7. Parker. The promnepce
of this negro and the Nervousness CT the crime
caused the governor TO offer $50 reward for
each Of the culprlts, So on last Sunday J r.
Parker, DR.. Suggs- Riley Parker and r b.
Searcy arrested Ed Newton and delivered him
to the sheriff Of Crawford county and received
the reward.
Maggie Byrd, a young negro girl about ~
years of age, after suffering hours OF untold
agony, died at Columbus Tuesday morning
from the effects of horrible burns which She
received Monday night. The girl lived with her
father, Major" Byrd. at the Anthony Cook
place on Rose hill, and Monday night while
cooking supper her dress caught fire The only
persons present were two little children. who
were unable TO be of any assistance Ian her
frenzy she rushed out OF the house, the fire all
the Time licking her limbs and body, and sud-
uehly remembering that there was a branch
about nifty yards distant ran and threw herself
In 1t. Almost every shred of her garments had
been burned off by this time, but the water for
e few minutes gave her some relief The
cnndren, compromising what had taken rlgcp
ran out ana gave the alarm, and in a very shor5
while help was at hand. The girl was taken
from the water. carried back to the house and
Dr. I. S. Mitchell summoned. On an exami.
nation ne immediately saw that the burns we're
fatal and that all he could 90 woul1 be 10
maze her sutfcrngs bearabls until the end
which came about O'Clock Tuesday morning
Columbus EItqEtf sun: About ten wears
ago George Allen led bride 10 the altar whero
the marriage VOWS wer5 taken. and for five
years they lived together happy and contented
with each other, loving and being loved But
about five years ago dissenson began to mani
Test himself soon u became evident to both
Allen and his wife that It would be best for
them TO part, SO that the dIsagreeeble strife
that rad been engendered by uucgngeniality
might be averted, and. accordingly, a separa.
b4ph was csstrcu upon. fOF LV4 years thew
lived apart, and though in the same city. they
hardly ever saw each other. All this
time they were legally married however.
and they finally decided to ask the
courts Tor a divorce, and were legally
separated They were made aware Of this TACT
anouJ last Thursday a week ago, and meg
together 10 make Il fair distribution of their
belongings, and then par, TO meet no more
george was packfn- when he felt an irresisti-
Die desire 10 look at Aary, and turning saw
heF weeping. She attempted TO dry her eyes
and look naughty. but she didn't succeed
Ihen George thought If tho days when love
was young Hnu the world seemed CAV and MS
hearI was touched. As he thought he found
that love was one of those diyiue Qualities
whose hre might De smOthered bu. not ex-
ungulshed. anl now something seemed TO be
tanning anew the SPARK left in his breast for
the woman be had once sworn to love and
cherish ''as long as we both do live. J." In the
meantime. the same forces were working in the
when George was gallant and loving ana the
spark began TO kindle. Soon the blaze, so sud
denly famed, became evident in the eyes of
both. and each could see it IN the other. Ind
they struck hands while the Iron was hot
and rec neil alton was made Two DAYS there.
after they sought out a minister and once
more pledged the VOWS they took ten years be-
lore and now are living happily together
VIoHDA.
Several parties are prospecting at Mariana
WIN view OF putting "a cotton gicnerYs