The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-02

ern Express Company Presented
With Set of Studs-A Waywsrd
Wife Returns to Fer Parents-Fifty
Bales of Hay From an Acre of
Ground.
GEORGIA
Mrs. Blanche Aircarda, who refused to
leave a house OF i'll fame at Atlanta TO re-
turn 20 her husband, has returned TO the
home Of her mother, Mrs. Lunday Of
Sasser.
The negroes now in jail in Athens charged
with the murder of William Galloway,
deny the whole story told by Gholston, the
man VINO made q confession, and say they
know nothing about the affair at all.
Capt. Stephen D. Moblsy will succeed
Judge McGinty as ordinary Of Monroe
county. Capt. Mobley was nominated Fri
day in the second primary election held for
ordinary. In the primary held two weeks
ago Candidates Mobley and McGinty tied.
Glen Sweet has been arrested at Atlanta
for assaulting Henry Nobloch on the night
of the democratic jubilee last November
Sweet claims that Nobloch insulted him,
and was knocked down three times with
club. Nobloch claims that the assault was
unprovoked. Nobloch's recovery was
doubtful for many weeks.
This open and shameless corruption is
noticed by the Rome Tribune. 1t says:
"The open and shameless efforts OF hoaters
20 extort money from candidates in this
county has come TO be q scandal Of the first
magnitude. In most cases the corruption
of voters has been charged to candidates
for office, but in this instance 1t is the dead
beat voter who takes the aggressive, seeking
20 sell his vote in the open market, and, 10
effect the sale by duresan
The story has leaked out that a very good
young Albanian visited q neighborIng town
few days ago. He called on a young lady
with whom he was desperately in love. and
resorted to this novel manner of courtahip.
After talking few moments, he asked her
If she would have any objection TO his offer
ing a prayer. She said no, and he got
down on bis knees and told the Lord that
he intended to ask the young LADY then
present 10 be his wife, and hoped that he
would move her 10 consent After exbort-
ing fifteen minutes he arose 10 his feet, but
the girl had left the room, and has sturdily
refused 70 see him sver since.
Several months ago, as already stated In
the NEWS, William & William OF Annis-
Ton. Ala, offered TO give LaGrange Female
College $4,000 as an endowment fund for
the. education Of poor girls. provided friends
OF the college would raise s. coo by Jan. l,
1898. The North Georgia conferences also
friends Of the college got up the amount re-
quired 20 secure Mr.. Williams gift Euler
B. Smith, secretary Of LsGrange Female
College, reported Saturday that the college
had succeeded in raising the amount
required by Mr.. William, thus securing not
only the $40, 200 endowment fund, but Sl0,-
0o0 additional
Grsenesboro HerGld-Journal: Jack
Heard, the wel-knoWn eoiored politician
and leader, died E3dds0lE 81 his home in
Greensboro. JACK bad besn in unusual
good. health and spirits. and the news Of
bis sudden death was 8 great surprise to
all. About O'Clock Friday morning he
awoke bis wife, and telling her that he
was very sick. asked her to send for a
doctor. She ar Sc to do so. when be
stopped her, saying: Never mind. This
is death. Call the children that may tell
them good-by." His wife quickly gave the
alarm and his children rushed into the
room. He embraced them, and lying back
on his bed, was in q moment dead. But a
few minutes had passed from the time he
called his wife ur til he was corpse. Jack
was prominent leader among his race,
and was always a stalwart republican. He
held, at the time of his death position in
Washington city, and was at home spend
ing the holidays. He made speech to the
oolored people last Saturday in which hs
advised them to vote with the democrats
BE had some good traits Of character, was
peaceable and good citizen.
M. J. O'Brien. who has been for six years
route agent for the Southern Express Com
pany. with headquarters at Columbus, and
who recently was appointed assistant of the
general manager, with headquarters at
Chattanooga, was presented Friday by
Manager e. M. Couch and the employees in
che express office at Columbus with set Of
beautiful ruby studs as a token of their
appreciation Of the courtesy he has always
shown them, as well as their recognition Of
his worth and ability. Mr.. O'Brien has
been in the Columbus office for sixteen
years, working up from the lowest to his
present high and responsible position.
Charles M. Broome, who 10 now agent at
Americus for the company, will take the
position OF route agent made vacant by Mr..
sOBrien's removal, aud will make his home
In Columbus. The route agent has super
vision over the territory extending from
Atlanta, Fort Valley aud Albany on the
east 70 Birmingham and Montgomery on
the west. A. A. Martin, who has been
cashier In the Columbus office about five
years. will succeed Mr.. Broome as agent az
Americus, and G. Roberts, formerly mes
senRer on the Columbus and Rome railroad,
takes the place of Mr.. Martin as cashier.
Holiday times have been lively ct Month
cello. Saturday night Will Maxsy sport
OF the colored persuasion, shot into another
negro's house and fed. Monday negro
by the name of Reuben Hunter was ar
rested for drunkenness and cursing in the
presence of ladies' After the eommittal
trial he was being carried to the county
jail, when bis brother, win, and one or two
other negroes endeavored to take him from
the officers. A riot at one time was ex-
pected. Both the hunter negroes were
placed in Jail and are awaiting the action
OF the grand jury ia defaults of bond. Some
time since Sherman Stephens, a heavy black
negro, was booked for disorderly conduct
In the police court, but skipped the town be-
fore an arrest could be made. SATURDAY be
came In and was arrested. With some diff
Guilty be was carried TO the lookup. Jus.
before reachidg the lookup he had q tussle
with the police aud succeeded In wrenchin9
Marshal Penn's club from his hand and de-
lied arrest. They closed in on him and he
ran. AS be did 30 Chief Pope shot HIM in
the leg, bringing him 20 a very sudden halt
The wound is not dangerous and was just
such as Chief Pope wanted to give him.
The Marshallville Agricultural Club IL
the beginning OF the year offered $25 as a
premium for the best acre of hay. The
premium was divided between /. +. Murph
and Jasper Slappey, two of the clubs prog.
ressive farmers. Mr.. Murph made fifty
bales Of fine hay baled on an endless press
manufactured at Dalton, from one acre He
Furthermore made $50 bales from thirt,
ecres-on land plowed in after oats, thu,
p inn fruf In.