The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-18

this news circulated about the hotel Hobbies the
/ other candidates made a desperate rally, ana
/ tried to lucert a deal which included the
Northern as well as the Southern district ZEN
ator Col1uitt who had hitherto backed VIM
barlv. cheerfully wrote the letter desired By the
President. but Senator Gordon absolutely TO
fused, and called on the President TINS aLter-
noon so do some hard work against Maj. cary,
but he failed, and was emphatcauy informed
by Mr.. Cleveland that he intended 20 appoint
Maj Gary
William II. Marchman, a neatly dressed white
man, was Thursday placed uudsr arrest at
Macon by Lieut. Wood and held at the barracks
for investigation. Against him will probably
be lOd ged wholesale charges OF cheating aad
swindhuR. Marchman has no business, but
claims to have q smaIlinterest IN a fish market.
For some time past be has been making extern
slve Out-ot-tOwn purchases, Using letter heads
and envelopes upon which was al
vertised his name in connection with
all sorts of business ventures.
They merely designated Macon as his
home. but gave no local address In his pOck-
cts we're found great deal Of correspondents,
indicating that he had had considerable bust
ness relations with various concerns. represent
ing himself as a big merchant. marchinan was
taken before Recorder Freeman, where the case
was called but Lieut.. Wood was instructed TO
make further investigations aud 10 hold the
man on the charge OF cheating and swindhng.
Marchman is about 80 years OF age, and says
that be came to Macon less than a year ago
from Southern Georgia.
Columbus EaQllirer-Sul: The oldest cont!n-
ousy used rRcs track in America is the one at
Columbus, on which McCaherty and WIshaFd
broke aud trained, in their yearling form. such
great racers as Helen Nichols, Hugh Penny and
others. IL was laid out hfty-ntne years ago.
and though the buildings have been destroyed
several times, the mile track has always been
ready for use. On this track, away back in
1886, John Bascomb, horse born and bred
at Fort Mitchell, Ala, only eight miles from
Columbus, belonging to Col John Crowell won
q great race From here he went to Augusta,
Ca, and there beat Argyle the champion Of the
south. In May, 536, on the Long Island IN. "
track defeated the great horse Of the north,
Post Boy, in four mile heats. It was there
that the saddle Of the great American
Eclipse, then dead, and who 20 the time
of his death, held the champion record Of
America, was presented to the owner Of Bas-
comb About six years ago the Chattahoo-
chez Valley Exposition Company erected ts
new buildings. With very slight variations the
present track was laid out on almost the iden-
teal ground as the old one and on the regula-
ton plan by City Engineer Hudson. On this
track last November Helen Nichols as a 2-year-
old, made her world wide record of one mile in
1:4114 The track is a perfect oval, the two cir
Giles measure quarter OF a mile each, and the
two straight stretches the same distance
There is but SIX inches fall from the halt-mile
post TO the judges stand. IL Is said that
movement will probably be put on foot 70 e5-
tablish an association to hold annual race
meetings in Columbus