The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-01
GEOHGIA

Tnoch Mincate. Minton, has been
granted patent for gudno distributor
Five hundred dollars worth Of fruit
trees have already been sold TO be dehV'
cred at Ashburn next winter.
A Terrell county negro is said TO pos
sess the power of charming snakes, ana
1t is said that there is not snake IN Jhe
county that will harm him.
A Lee county Negro. while fishing in the
Muckalee swamps hauled up TN can
containing several pieces OF OLD silver
money. Fishing in that secuon Is now
more popular than ever.
Bv August the seven buildings now
in course of construction in Perry "lll DC
completed. These buildings are ihree
brick stores, the Masonic temple, lncluo-
ing three stores and three Offices, TWO
dwelling houses and one hotel
Burglars have been plying their voca-
ton at Donalsonville, Decatur county,
and E. NJ. Putnam, merchant, had ms
store robbed of $500 on Tuesday night OF
last week Mr. Putin m offers 500 re-
ward for the arrest of the guilty party.
aunt" Agile a negro woman living at
Palmetto, claims TO be the mother OF
twentv-eight children, twenty-five OF
whom are now living, and her claim Is
substantiatad by others. She is now %
years of age, her baby being years old.
The Christ Presbyterian church at
Augusta have sold to the trustees OF the
Augusta Hebrew association, their prop
ertv on Cumming street, between Greene
and Telfair for 81 900 The association
will erect a new church on the site Of the
present one
The railroad commission of Georgia,
Hon. l.. n. Trammell. Hon. Allen Fort and
Hon Virgil Powers, have gone on trip
over the Marietta and North Georgia
railroad They will be gone for several
DAYS and will make thorough inspection
of the track, the roadbed and the depots
of this road.
At Macon Wednesday night, Yard
Master Charley Bull, of the East Tennes-
see railroad was fatally hurt while coup
ling cars He was struck near the lower
part of the stomach and frightfuly
mashed. His entrails protruded. At last
accounts he was alive, but the physicians
have pronounced him beyond all hopes OF
recovery.
Chas J. Denham, one of Augustus old
landmarks. died Tuesday at BOwcrsylllS,
Hart county, at the ripe age of 81. Mr..
Denham was well and favOrably known,
having resided at Augusta until quite
recently, when he took up his board tenn
porarily at Bowersville. The remains
were taken to Augusta for interment.
Mr.. Denham leaves wife, but no chill
dren
The veterans of the gallant 426 Georgia
regiment will hold their annual reunion
on July % at jug Tavern. This is theani-
versary of the battle of Atlanta, in which
this regiment took such a prominent part,
and the feature of this years reunion will
in all probability be that the veterans
will spend two days on the fields of peace,
sleeping in tents and dreaming of days
gone by.
Turnkey Frank Christophine was sus-
pended ut Atlanta Thursday by chief of
Police Connolly on the charge Of conduct
unbecoming an officer. Mr.. Christophine
had an alteration with one of the negro
janitors employed at the station house.
He struck the ianitOr in the face and the
janitor complained to Chief Connolly
about it. The suspension was the result
of the chiefs investigation.
Notwithstanding the hard times, a
building boom seems TO have struck Co
lumbus, and structures are going up all
around. The foundation of the public
building is gradually nearing completion.
How long before the work viii be fin
ished is not known. DiagOnally across
the street the sound of the saw and ham
mer will soon be heard, and work win
have commenced on the Columbus Invest
ment Company building.
The first fatal or even very serious ac-
cident that has yet happened on the cleo
trio car line at Rome occurred Wednesday
few minutes aftcr7 o'clock a. m. Eonus
Duncan, fourteen year-Old-bOy, was
ground and mashed to death near the cor
ner of Third avenue on Broad street. He
died after a few gasps, and not a sound
was heard from him after he was struck
by the car. He was horribly mangled,
and few whole bones were left in his body
He was a son of Joe Duncan, wellk-nown
carpenter.
The Clearing House Association of At
lanta notified depositors and correspond
ents of the banks composing the associa-
ton Wednesday that henceforth Checks,
drafts, notes. aCceptances and other items
will be received by the undersigned banks
and forwarded for collection at depositors'
risk only, until we have received final
actual payment This was signed by all
the banks in the association. This really
means nothing new 1t Is a practice OBJ
served by most banks and business houses
which waive protest on papers deposited
for collection
Harrison Towns, chief cook at Katten-
horn 4 Days French restaurant at At
lanta, dropped dead Thursday morning
in the kitchen of the restaurant, on Wall
street. Towns had been employed at the
place for number of years, and was in
his usual health. just after o'clock he
drank q large quantity of ice water and
in a few minutes fell dead. Towns was
one of the largest men in the city and
weighed PAS pounds. Coroner Padenywas
summoned and held an inquest, the jury
finding that his death was due to conges
ton of the stomach, caused by excessive
drinking of ice water
The wheelmen of Atlanta are looking
forward with much expectation to the
run of the Capital Cycle club to Newman OF
July 4. The run will be made in two di
visions-a slow division and a fast divis
ion, as proposed by its originator, Mr.
Piggott. The slow riders will leave Du
randi restaurant at I 80 o'clock on the
morning of the fourth and the fast bri
gade one hour later. The run will bt
made by quite a large number of wheel
men, as the club members extend a cor
dial invitation to all whcelmen in tn,
city to lOin them. The run to Newman i,
only thirty-nine miles, and is over a
smooth, hard and level path beside the
railroad.
Miss Julia Force, the slayer of her tw,
sisters at Atlanta, will be sen
TO the asylum within the mex
few days AS soon as the yer
dict of the jury finding her insane was
returned. Ordinary Calhoun wrote to Or
Powell, of the asylum, stating the case K
him and giving him all the particulars o
the sad affair. He urged the doctor u
make preparations for receiving hen, a