The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-30


Changes in the Mercantile World of
the State Prisoners Escape From
the Douglas County Jail in Storm.
A Woman's Hands Badly LAGER ated
bya Dynamite Cartridge.
GEORGIA
Capt Frank Marcrum of Columbus suffered
stroke Of paralysis Wednesday.
The election for mayor and cOuncilmen OF
LAGRANGE will take place next Wednesday.
1T Gowan has retired from the firm Of
Crummey, Gowan Co, naval stores men of
Rochelle.
The Odd Fellows have organized lodge at
Chambce in Cobb county with membership
Of sixteen.
Charles Poland who was injured Tuesday
by falling from a scaffod in the Stuart house
at Thomasville, is improving.
higgins Bros of Blackshear have sold their
stock of groceries 10 Herbert L. higgins,
who will assume the liabilities OF the late
firm.
Mrs. f. X Smith of Roswell has a sugar
dish which has been in use over 100 years,
having been owned by her great-grandfather
in Scotland,
new postoffice has been established at
Woodland, on the ChattahOOChee branch Of
the Savannah, Florida and Western railway
between Climax and FOwltown, with c. H.
Thomas as postmaster.
The election for mayor and aldermen of the
town of Sparta will come off tomorrow. The
ticket is: For mayor j. H. Jordan. For alder
men, w. II. Burnett L. Baker, q. 5. Varde
man and w. p. Beman.
The report for the fiscal year Of the Sibley
Manufacturing Company ending March 81,
showed the mill in excellent financial condi-
ton At a meeting. of directors the mill was
authorized to retire $50 600 OF the bonds and
they will also declare 3 per cent dividend.
Mayor Hayes of Toccoa has purchased the
property Of r. L. GOode known as Goodeviue,
consisting Of house and lot. which brought
- lAn Lotto -1A
bought OF Rev p. S Whitman the Mann
place, paying SLIGO for the same.
Capt j. w. Love who lives on Anderson
avenue, at Fort Valley. has a small piece of
ground around his house on which he planted
a few years ago ninety LeConte and kieffer
pear trees. Last year he sold the pears from
this little orchard for 500 cash, and the pur-
chaser gathered them at his own expense.
Frank Glass, negro who went to Blakely
some weeks ago from Dalton, was accident
ally drowned ia Singletarys mill pond Thurs
day morning. Three or four negroes were in
a boat rowing, more or less under the infiu-
ence of liquor. and in some way the boat was
capSiZed and he being unable to swim was
drowned The others managed to get out.
Bailiff }. G. Head was at Griffin Thursday
with twelve state warrants, which he turned
over to the county court. against negroes who
had week before driven an old negro hoodoo
doctor out Of the Orchard Hill settlement. 1t
Is alleged that they whipped and otherwise
maltreated the man. ana may have killed him.
as he has not been seen since. All gave bond.
j. w McLaury of Toccoa has a hat brush
once owned by Henry Clay. Mr.. McLaurys
last wife was a relative of the great Kentucky
statesman. and at their wedding in the Blue
Grass state this little memento was pre-
sented to them by granddaughter of Mr.
Clay. The brush is well preserved. and bears
upon the back the words, printed on leather
Hon. Fl. Clay"
A serious accident happened few days ago
TO the daughter Of Charles Arlington, who
lives near Fair Play. Miss Arlington had got
hold Of dynamite cartridge cap and thought
lessly commenced TO pick it with hair pin,
and while picking il it exploded mangling two
fingers on her left and three on her right
hand and also decorating her right hand badly,
One finger on her right hand had to be ampu-
tated.
Harvey Owens of Cherokee county was
arrested last Saturday evening near Emerson
for selling liquor in violation of the United
States revenue laws The arrest was made
by Deputy Collector John Crawford, assisted
by Mark and Sam Scott and Bill PuCket
owens had been peddling the liquor from a
wagon during the day and five gallons was
all that remained of a fifteen gallon lfeg OF
corn whisky. This, with the wagon and team,
was seized. Owens was sent to Atlanta Jail
TO await trial before the United States
court where he will plead guilty to the
charge against him
A committee of insurance and cotton ware
housemen will meet at Atlanta in the Aragon
hotel on June q to award a big prize. A
prize of 81 600 in gold is offered by the German
American Insurance Company of New York
for the best plans and specifications for an
improved warehouse for the storage Of cotton
with view to the elimination or minimiza-
ton OF the fire hazard. and with view to the
safer and more convenient storage and hand
ling OF cotton for the benefit of shippers fac
tors and insurers. The plans and specitca-
lions must he forwarded TO James 4. Thomas
IN Nashville not latter than June Il. 1898
Three committees selected by the chambers
OF commerce of New Orleans Memphis and
New York, have agreed to serve as Judges to
decide upon the merits of all the plans and
specifications submitted and they will meet
at the Aragon hotel to consider them.
pouglasville New South & From the latest
information gathered by the New South re-
porterS II Is thought that the man that re
Gently committed suicide near this city will
finally prove to be one of gang Of counter
TO the New south office the letter published
below. His little girl found the letter in a
hole where il had been placed by the suicide
ana covered with rock 1t seems
that the suicide knew Marion Bar.
nett and was the cause of Marion being
convicted Of Counterfeiting. Fol
lowing Is the letter: Henry am going to
leave Atlanta this morning and so to Mont
gomery. Ala We are being watched every
day. | have plan. You take our molds and
slip them in Marion BaTnett's room. Fix it
so the suspicion win fall on him and we will
be clear. Do this at once. l also let him
have some bad money so they cannot help but
convict him on 1t. l viii let you know where
TO join me at. Make no mistake in the mat
tet. Do just as / told you ana we viii skip
all the detectives by it. Whatever YOU do
and the ilrst thing you do burn this note
Yours, Mack o."