The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-06-06

heart on Ice-Peach Trees in a Sui
at Atlanta-A Fatal Fight in walker
County.
GEORGIA
Burglars are busy 40 Townsville
Cholera is playing havoc with the hogs IL
the eastern portion of Dougherty county
Hon. r. ID. Render has subscribed $50
toward the building OF new Baptlst chlfcl
in Greeuylle-
The Macon public library wants ABOUT sou
TO be on paying basis, wei supphcu Win
books and free OF debt
Hon A. Hutchinson has bought the Wtlker
son paper mill "a C&rrolltou ana Will organize
new company 40 once To operate IL,
a chicken with four legs and four wings
was Matched at Mr.. Remington S. near Ma
zeppa "a few days since. Its head was on the
side Of ITS body, aud it had only heart and
liver
The last grand jury Of Jefferson county
adopted and the county commissioners are
now putting in operation the new road law.
Many other counties are using the law sue
cessfully.
The Cherokee county singing convention
meets in Canton on the second saturday in
June. The session held there last year was
largely attended and quite interesting and
profitable.
The Bib county commissioners met Satur-
day 10 consider the appropriation to be made
by the county for public school purposes Tor
the year 1898 "a. The board of public educa-
ton asked for S45,s21 o., but the commits
sioners declined to give over $4,000.
During the past twenty years Darien has
had two hangings, Tony James ana Charles
Reeves. Both were negroes and hailed from
other counties than Mcintosh. Jim Lamar,
who is to hang June 30, is from Laurens
county, and arrived at Darien on a ratt.
Hugh Salter. the counterfeiter and green
goods man was arrested by Mr.. Oliver Of Tiff
ton and +. c. Dukes Thursday night. lie
was captured in a small house, near the line
fag npn "a ia
Adel Friday morning He had skipped, and
his bondsmen offered 800 reward.
A petition is being circulated in Macon
among the alumni Of the state university TO
be presented TO the board Of trustees asking
that they appoint Sylvanla Morris 10 the
chair of English recently made vacant by the
death Of Prof Morris. father of the gentle
man who is now being urged for the place.
The retail dry goods store OF the George w.
Greene Company at Macon was closed Satur-
day on account Of the death OF DR.. =. Timber
lake, father of J. II. Undertake, member OF
the firm. DR.. Undertake died at his home IN
Marshallville He was about 20 years old.
lie died of nervous prostration. he has been
in declining health some time. DR.. TIMBER
lake was q fine physician and most estl-
mable gentleman, highly respected by all
who knew him.
W. Z. Odom was in jail at Atlanta until
Saturday on "a charge OF burning his store.
The strongest circumstance III the case
against doom was the finding Of the goods III
there were supposed TO have been destroyed
when the store vas burned. After confer
ence Odom agreed to surrender his Two
policies. one for 5000 and the other for 300
This done the insurance men had no desire to
press the case further. The prosecution being
withdrawn the case was dismissed.
Deputy Sheriff Singletary of Thomasville
went over to Cairo Friday afternoon and
brought back win Harris (colored), who is
charged with assault with intent to murder
and lodged him in Jail, few days ago Har
ris came very near killing one OF his fellow
laborers at Nenters turpentine still about ga
miles from Ockockonee. i he negro name
is Mcleod. Harris laid open the fellows jaw
with turpentine AK and then attempted TO
cut his throat, stabbing him several times IN
the neck. Thinking he had killed Mcleod,
Harris fed.
Bishop Nelson will take active charge Of st.
Philips church at Atlanta. When he is not
there Rev, Albion w. Knight, the vicar, will
otiiciate. The bishop wants to put the church
on its feet and get it out of debt. He has an
nounced the following officers for the church:
Thomas Il. Walker, senior warden J. w.
'RuSsey, junior warden; Vestfymen, Charles
Arnold, H. j. Fear q. II. Noble, John A Fit
ten. Arnold Broyles and l.. L. MeClesky;
Charles Arnold, treasurer; II. j. Fear,
secretary; collectors Of aims, Thomas Il. Wal
ker, Charles Arnold, Ii. j. Fear and Arnold
Br0yles
The suit Of Mrs Hape, wife of DR.. S NJ.
Hape, against w, ID. Beatie for $3.50 damages
was heard by Judge WestmOreland at Atlanta
Friday. The verdict gave Mrs. Hape 1928
damages T he suit was about some peach
trees, and two of the peach trees were dragged
into court to bear silent witness for Mrs.
Hape Mrs, Hape claimed that Mr.. Beatie
had secured her permission to bud and graft
5000 peach trees on her place, provided that
he left her one half Of them for the use of her
land. This Mr. Beatie agreed to do. In her
bill Mrs. Rape alleges that Mr.. Beaue took
all but $500 of the peach trees and sold them,
hence the suit for damages.
IN the O1opp Of I Arnold Ir in Vi1lyes
county, on Tuesday night, two negro men
about 20 years of age had fight with knives
and pistols that will probably result in the
death of one Of them. Essex Baldwin and
Ed Evans had a quarrel. when the former
drew pistol and the latter q knife Essex
fired a shot which took effect in Ed. IS leg and
Ed made terrible cut in ESseXs breast,
seVering four ribs just over the heart. pOr
ton OF the lungs protrudod and Dr. FOrtsOn,
who attended the wounded negro, says he
could plainly see the hearts action. The
doctor does not think the man can live
though at last accounts he was not dead.
A negress on ice was arrested by Patrolmen
Beavers ana Jordan at Atlanta Sunday night
Securely locked within a strong ice box
freezing away on huge chunk OF the frigid
substance the prisoner was found and soon
exchanged her position for place in the
police cooler. About 10 o clock Sunday night
some one reported at police headquarters that
some negroes were having a high old time in
a vacant sleeper standing on the side track
near the Markham house. Parolmen Beavers
and Jordan went to the sleeper and went
through. they only succeeded in finding
Marcus Edwards, the porter who solemnly
affirmed that there was no one else in the car
besides himself. Il 'clar ter goodness" said
he, dat dey isn't nobody in dis yere car but
dis niger you see wild 70 own eyes Dey
amt" There was a loud rap,
ping from one end of the
sleeper, accompanied by a half-smOthered
cry. The officers looked around inquiringly.
Oats les dat dog o. mine, said the porter,
hastily, he les won't The rapping con
tinued- and running to the end of the car the
two patrolmen were aStonished to find that ii
came from the interior Of the big refrigerator.
AS the officers reached the place there was a
loud knocking on the inside together with a
faint crying. heavy paddock fastened the
big lid down securely. The officers ordered
Edwards to unlock the door, which he did
with trembling hands. When he raised the
lid the officers were astonisheo to see
stretched upon the blocks Of ice the figure of
a negro woman. She climbed out Of the box
and dropped Imply upon the floor. She was
half dead from sutfOCation. As soon as the
woman recovered the two were taken to the
police station. She gave her name as Ida
jackson. The ShreWd porter stated that he
locked his sweetheart in the ice box while the
officers were entering the car. He did it to
escape arrest.
FLORIDA.
De Soto county scrip is worth 100 cents on
the dollar.
A gentleman will soon arrive at Apalachi-
cola to operate ship yard there.