The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-18

The News Of the TT1 States Told
in p1TdSlDaS.

Building Hon. W. y. Atkinson q
Open the Political Campaign in a
Speech at Summerville-A Nezrc
Given a Bad Scare by Couple OF
Practical Jokers.
GEORGIA.
The Douglasyille New South has el-
tered the field with Jud Clements f1rcoy-
ernOr.
The convention of the Bible societies of
Sumter county met at tine Plains of Dura
Friday
There is a movement to send Editor
Holder of the jackson Herald, to the leg
islature.
A bed spring factory is one Of the latest
additions to the manufacturing enter
prises at Cuthbcrt
Several gentlemen prominent in boat
ing circles at Brunswick, are discussing
the matter of organizing a yacht club.
Cuthberts fruit and melon growers are
still actively engaged in getting
their products off to the markets. They
get good returns and their fruits are in
demand.
The negro Cato, who shot Columbus
Perry, also colored. at Americus few
days ago, and whose friends at the time
claimed that the shooting was accidental
was arrested Saturday and lodged in the
county Jail on a charge of assault with
intent to murder.
Judge Richard H. Clark has appointed
Henry Lewis receiver for the firm of Daw-
son, Borgstciu x Co, of Atlanta. manu-
factUrers Of confcctioneries and fancy
Rrocers. The firm had given the Fidelity
bank mortgage for 81 500 Other crcdi-
tors interviewed and had receiver APP
pointed.
All the bids for the excavation and tenn
pOrary drainage of the government build
ing at Rome have been rejected This is
not pleasant news, for it was hoped that
large force of hands would be at work
by this time. 1t is thought however
that the matter can be gotten in shape
sometime next month.
Friday nights express from Augusta
to Buzzard's Bay carried a large 20
pound Georgia rattlcsnako watermelon
which was consigned TO President Grover
Cleveland with compliments of Moore 4
Shewmake, of Augusta. This luscious
melon was booked to reach the Pr esident
IN time to be added to the bill of fare Of
his Sunday dinner.
Hon. w. Y. Atkinson, chairman of the
state democratic executive committee.
has received an invitation to address
big democratic rally at Summerville, Cha
tooga county, on Saturday. 22d instant.
MI. Atkinson has made no speeches this
year, and, but for the premature politi-
cal agitation, on the part of the third
party leaders in various portions of the
state, probably would not 90 SO now. He
has accepted the invitation TO speak ut
Summeryille, however.
Grovetown, Augustas prettiest subur-
pan town, where many city folks spend
the summer, was visited by destructive
fire Saturday morning at 4 O'Clock. The
lovely home of F. A Timberlake WAS
completely destroyed with all the furni-
ture and clothing of the family The fire
started on the back porch and is believed
TO have been the work of incendiaries.
Inc total loss by fire is estimated TO be
S@''OO Mr. Ilmberlake had about II, 800
insurance on the house and furniture.
At Macon Saturday Ordinary WILEY de-
clded that Mrs Herman BOhncfeld was
married tC Herman Bohnefeld. and that
she is entitled to twelve months support
out of the estate of her deceased husband
This, under all circumstances. and in the
light Of all the evidence is righteous
decision. There was no proof offered
whatever to contradict the declaration
that Mrs Bohnefeld was not the wife of
Herman Bohnefeld Mrs Bohnefield will
not get from the estate of Herman BONN
efeld near the sum Of money she gave
and loaned her husband during his life.
AT one time she gave him $500 of the
money received from the estate of Mrs.
BOhnefeld's mother.
James Irven was captured in Murgav
county, Friday, taken to Dalton and
thence TO Chattanooga. 1rven, with Davis
Lavender, some two weeks since, muir
dered Roll Reed, of Boynton, Catoosa
county, on the Rossville pike, near Chat
tanooga. IL was one of the most brutal
murders on record in that section Irvcn
says Lavender knocked Reed down with
brass knucks and held him while he Gr-
Ven) cut his throat and stabbed him sew
eral times. Reed begged for his life.
pleading piteously until life left his body.
Reed was very small man, and his two
murderers are pretty large men Irven
says Reed was too intimate with his wife
The arrest-was made by United States
Deputy Marshals Mauldin and Wright,
Mr.. }. II. McEntire, of Dalton, and
i've others. The reward was 500. or
Sl2.50 each for his captors. The general
impression is that both parties Qrven and
Cavender) will swing.
"A negro in Dougherty county dreamed
that he found bag of gold buried at the
foot ofan old oak tree. lie told the negroes
in his neighbOrhood of his dream. and
they, IN turn told two young men. That
IS where the fun comes in. The Young
men selected a very dark night. dressed
IN ghoStly fashion and repaired to the
negro's cabin. The poor fellow was scared
out of his wits when he faced his strange
visitors. Come on said the ghosts.
1--WE have come to take you to the tree
where the bag of gold is buried Get
spade and follow us Remonstrance
was useless, and the frightened old negro
trembling obeyed Arrived at the old
oak the ghosts said: Now 90 TO work
and dig for your lifeI" The negro obeved.
and for an hour or more he worked as for
his life. Seeing, however, that he was
In danger of becoming scared to death
the young men babe him run home and
then chased him bowling across the fields.
FLORIDA
A young brakeman on the s. S. o. & G.
railroad met his death Saturday by being
crushed between passing cars in ATTEMPT
ing 10 couple them at Dunnellon.
A night or two ago q white prisoner in
the Orlando Jail dug his way through the
brick wall of his cell and made his es-
cape His only implement was the han
die of a broom
Alex Miller, negro boy of JASPER. was
drowned at Bony Bluff ferry, on the Su-
wannee river, last Thursday while en-
deaVorlng to save some mules that were
on ferry-boat when it sunk
T. a. Davis is organizing a stock
company for the purpose OF establish
ing newspaper, of which he viii be
editor, at Umatilla. The FIRST issue of
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