The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-08


ing With success-Seoretary Car
isles Estimates Of Appropriations
for Georgia. Vessel Wrecked After
Changing Captains Three Times.
Convicts Who Served Three Months
too Long Owing to a Clerical Error
Unidentified.
GEORGIA.
Dec. l came with the cotton practically all
gathered in Talbot county.
b Z. RoUghtou has sold his home on Church
street at Sandersvllle TO Il. l. Harris
b. mutual consent the firm OF r W. Leben
& Co, OF Dawson. has teCu dissolved.
Edmund b. Almand OF COnyers, has been
Commlss -oEea by the Acknowledgement to be
major for The u bird regiment
a new steamer to ply the Oconee has been
launched at Dublin. When finished she win
he the large7t boat on the river.
The epidemic Of grip that has been raging
in Columbus for the past month is on the de
cline ana the physicians say il is wearing it.
self away. There have been at least $40
cases. bnt the ualady was not OF a fatal type.
N the numerous cases only two or three
deaths have resulted.
At the meeting OF the Fulton county com
missloners. wednesday, it was decided to
have an election on January lith for the pur-
pose Of allowing the people to vote for or
against = 0Jo 900 worth Of Gonds to be issued
for the purpose OF remodelins and adding to
The election at Augusta Wednesday re-
suited in the selection Of the following citi-
Zens who Will represent their wards in CoUn-
ell for the next three wears: George J. How
ard from the First ward. IL. ii. D'Autignac
from the Second ward, A. r. Austin from
the Third ward. =. NJ. Mulhsrin from the
Fourth ward. Audrew j. Barues from the
Fifth Ward.
The Georgians at Washington. D. c.. will
meet at the MetropCl tan hotel tomorrow
night IN order TO organize Georgia Club in
Washington. their idea IS to get clulrooms
here and have place where their friends can
be properly entetaiucd. While at first the
club Will PROBABLY e a modest affair. 10 may
grow and become one OF the leading clubs OF
Washington.
Five houses on Courtl2nd avenue. at At
lanta. are owned by Mrs. L. q. o Conuor who
gave them in for county taxation for SOS. 1000.
She was not long in discovering thar the city
had assessed her property at 10000. She
asked that the co Gtv's assessment o re-
duced accordingly. and that Sll 30 in taxes lie
REFUNDED 10 her. The county commissioners
did not allow the ann.
Rev. II. A. Hodges Of Sandersvire was shot
in the top Of his head thursday afternoon as
he was standing In his back yard. by some
careless boy. The weapon was probably q
parlor rife II Is supposed q a. the boy was
shooting lrds in the Venetery. as the bullet
came from that direction Ortunateiy the
force OF the bullet was spent, ana it only
produced a flesh wound. though it was quite
painful when hrst inflicted.
Six men were convicto Of misdemeanor a
Atlanta on oct H. Of last year. and sentenced
by Judge WestmOreianJ to six months each in
the county chain gang. Through the error OF a
clerk the men were sent up for nine months
They worked out the time looked up the err
ror and Judge amer ComprO missed by pay
ing lueLn lor tAclf surplus work tJtbC amount
OF sl2O The county COmmlssI 0uers agrced 10
pay the sum to the clerk, as suits we're com
promised there s..
At Macon Wednesday morning about 4.2C
O'Clock 1me one, alleged 90 have been well
known white man. entered a residence on
Pine street and purlOiued several valuaI lie ar
ucies and made his escape The case was
placed IN the hands of Detective Ford and m
lew hours he recovered the entire lot OF
stolen articles ana returned ibem to their
owner I he man whom The detective charged
win inert VIII not lie prosecuted, to keen
down HSatonal suit. The owner OF the
stolen goods said that all she wanted was her
isfed.
Dawson News: The Dawson Variety Man.
ufacturing Company, which has been of un.
told benefit 10 Dawson. cannot be success
fully operated in the future unless it is reor-
Canned, a movement was started some
tllhe since 10 form q stock company for the
purpose OF buying and operating this valuable
proper but the pro ect is not meeting with
the encouragement that il deserves It is
pro posed to capitalize the company at $4,000.
but only $1,000 Of the stock has vet been
tahen' ana IL now appears to ] e doubtful If
the remaining shares can be disposed Of at
nome. Unleas the company Is reorganIzed
this valuable property viii DO moved TO an
other city or operated on a small scale
SIX plumbers named J. F. Boatwriter, VIII
belcher, Charles BellngIath, c A. WILDLY.
j. w. Hamllng and w. Ii. Goody who have
been on gentle idg for a month or more and
nave dcvoured in that time not less than 1OI
quarts OF the finest rye and corn whisky
made, now rest bel nj the liars OF the police
station at Atlanta, While their names are en-
tered on the state docket with larceny" op-
pOslte them. j he detectives say that these
men stole the whisky from the wine cellar of
John w. Echols in luman Park IN tact.
four OF them, B1atwriter, Belcher. Wildly
and H5mling, have already confessed that
they did 1t. The theft resulted in a sad mis-
take OF Mr., EcholS. towit he COMPLETED his
wine cellar FIRST in building his new house.
Mr.. Echols had bought several hundred
if sale
In the book Of estimates submitted bv the
Secretary Of the Treasury to congress. the
following estimates foF appropriations in
Georgia are found For salaries and expenses
OF collectors and deputy cOl.eC ors OF internal
revenue, $4,000. For ga aries of district at
tofHeys Tor nOrther ana southern districts,
each s%CO. ees make up these salaries. For
continuing he improvement OF the harbor at
Savannah $4,000 or contin ing the i'm
proyement of the Altamaha river, $50 900. Tor
continuing the improvement Of the ChRtta-
hooChee river. Georgia ana Alabama 500 900
For improving the Coosa river. Georgia
ana Alabama, continuing the Improvement
between Rome Ca. and East tennessee Nir-
glnla ana Georgia railroad bridge. 5000 900 con
tluulng improvements between Wetuup a.
aIa., and the Eas5 Tennessee Virginia and
S5IoTgla railroad bridge eG coo. Total ST.
~OVJh amt river, below Albany. T3S 0)D;
JekYl creek ~ $50; &C n lGee river SO 90:
Oconee river. $1,000 for completing the i'm
PfoFemehl OF the savannah river above Au-
BusJa' $500 Tor continuing the improve
ment OF the savannah river rttvceu Augusta
ma savannah. $40 900. Tor completing the
improvement or the inside water route ne
Tween savannah, Ga, and Fernandiua, Fla.
Columbus Enquirer sun: It now aDrears
s-laI old man Guest. the custodian OF Capp's
factory, who was SO urutally feat@u bv the
negro Ipsnaw about hree weeksago. vas'roo-
bed and left for dead Mr.. Guest has regained
consciousness and Is able to throw some
Hght On the affair. He vs. .cturninr home
IRON the city where he ha0 made one or Two
purchases doriu the afternoon When near
aug ms nome about dark he was met in The
Ioau 10y lpshaw and his father The pegroes
were rldlng IN buggy. The son got ont and
SpPiodCheu ora man Guest, while the father
held the horse, Mr. t5uest claim
tnat without warning the negro
str-ck MIN several times clicked
nlra, robbed him Of his purchases ana Sl0 In
money, and then left him for dead Mr.
cues remem ers 10 have heard his assaii
IN remark as ne huTiedly ioined the negr,
N the buggy, Wen, dad I've killed him. .