The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-10

stitute a Libel Suit Against a News
paper-Jug Tevern's Oil Mil and
Guano Factory Of Atlanta
to Organize a Cuba New Cotton
MIL Among the Probabilities at
Augusta,
GEORGIA.
MsyOr and aldermen will be elected at Sparta
q. \. Reid OF Augusta has been using the
same gold pen for twenty years.
GAINESVILLE will soon have a canning factory.
James BlslocE is pushing the enterprise.
The fruit crop in Pike county is in fairly good
condition and an average crop will be made
Americus bicyclists are talking Of organizing
party TO ride from there to the worlds fair at
Chicago on their wheels.
Henry Langham Of Warren county lost his
barn by fire last Wednesday night, with all It's
contents. Two mules and horse persisted in
the flames
Baby Vivian, +" daughter Of Mr.. Thurman of
Forsyth, is years old and weighs only thirty
four pounds. She plays 100 pieces on the piano.
many Of which she composed herself. She
knows no notes.
At Kirkwood. q suburb of Atlanta, there is
church owned by Presbyterians, with a Metho
dist pastor and the seats were originally owned
by Baptists and donated by EpiscOpallans.
They say great brOtherly love prevails.
The directors of the Newman cotton mills met
Friday and declared dividend of per cent.
The net earnings on the capital stock for the
year Just ended amount to p per cent. The
annual meeting of the stockholders will be held
on Monday April II.
There is still a chance for John b. Connolly Of
Augusta 10 be minister TO Nicaragua. Hon.
Fred Baker Of st. Paul chairman Of the Min
nesota democratic executive committee, who
was appointed to that Office last week by Presi,
dent Cleveland, has declined to accept.
large number of clerks and statesmen Of
Atlanta held a meeting Thursday night and
perfected n O~CRn1Tuttnn Vvil hs
known as the Clerks and Salesmen's Club. Its
membership win 10 composed exclusively OF
clerks and statesmen who wCrS Tor salaries.
Col c.. D. Wiley Of the Second Georgia repi-
ment has received the resignation of Shelby
Compton OF Columbus as commissary Of the
Second Georgia regiment, with the rank Of first
lieutenant. Lieut.. Compton resigns on account
OF business enEaRoments. Col. Wiley has not
yet appointed any one in Mr.. Compton's place
1t is highly probable that Macon will have a
fall race meeting az Central City PARK this year
at which purses amounting to $4,000 will be
offered and all the best known horses In the
southern circuit will be on the track Clin j.
Van Scooter, secretary OF the Bay City Driving
Park Club Of Akron, Mich, has made propo-
ton to conduct a race meeting
John W. Reynolds is an applicant for the
NaynesbOro pOstoftice, and q petition in his
interest is now being circulated. The petition
of Miss Lula Ga - cs has been forwarded The
commission Of Postmaster Hall does not ex-
pire until January. 1894. The salary Of the
Office is about s 200 year. out of which an
assistant and other expenses of the office must
be paid.
a party of young men from Americus while
rambling about the site of the old prison stock
ade at Andersonvilis day or two since, came
upon roc Of the stormy days of the 20 in
the shape OF q cannon ball The saot IS of
solid iron and weighs twenty-four pounds Il
was picked up inside OF the Old prison, whore it
Is supposed to have been fired along toward the
close OF the war
L. H. Chappeu has returned to Columbus
WaQhfnnfnv Ia Ios 1,.l4
draw his application for a consulate. as no
change viii be made for the present in ap-
pointment which he sought. There were sew.
eral other places that he could have applied
for, but as he didn't desire to embarrass the
Georgia delegation by attempting to divide up
the spois that will come to this state. be with
drew
An Atlanta reporter gives an amusing Incl
dent Of how damage suit was once filed
against his paper. story was written about
q merchant Skipping town. The merchant had
left the city that night. Next day he read the
paper containing an account of his flight and
he decided there was more money in q DAMAGE
suit than there was in GhscondlnR, and he re-
turned to the city by the next train and en-
filed Was
great triumph has been achieved in Paris
by a young lady Of Georgia-Miss Bessie Rogers
OF Macon. The judges of the Salon of Art in
the great French capital have accepted from
her brush beautiful little painting. None but
an artist ana those who have visited the salon
est OF honors-a tribute to genius that will be-
recognized among true artists the world over
Miss Rogers is 8 graduate OF Wesleyan Female
College.
A negro boy living on George p. KfnatricE's
place, near heysville, Burke county was very
seriously shot by q playmate Thursday The
hoy went TO acolored school house near by at
the dinner recess nOur to play. He took his net
pistol along in his hip pocket. One of Inc
school boys slipped 1t out, and while handling
IL accidentally caused it to fire, hitting the
owner of the pistol in the center of the back
Dr, Torbett attended the wounded boy and saws
ne may live, but the chances are doubtful for
his recovery.
Il is possibility that IN the near future the
hlng MIL company of Augusta may either
make big addition TO their present plant or
else build O new mill entire. The matter he's
oeen discussed among the officers and stock
hoIdeFs. Everything depends on the estimates
tnaC are being arranged. The King mill has
been one of the most successful cotton man.
utactorles in the south, and those interested be-.
heve that the past success can be duplicated
WIN the capacity doubled.
A desperate effort was made FRIDAY NIGHT nv
the prlNoners in the Hall county iail to escoDe
Ihey hled out into the corridor Of the jail, and
would nave made good their escape in a short
time nag not sheriff Mundy caught on the
racket. Two very important prisoners were in
tne gang, VIII Hawkins. charged with murder
ana Joe Berry, charged with stealing the
alIlance store in White county about two years
ago lock, stock and barrel. He was bonded out
on an $500 bond which he forfeited he was
caught IN Americas a few weeks ago and placed
III Han county jail for safe keeping
Just outside the incorporate limits of Toccoa
on the GAINESVILLE road is a house whose in
mates have borne an unsevory reputation. All
OF these are missing and there is no grigvng
among the good citizens on this account For
some time there have been complaints from
those who live near the house IN question. In
order to make out a case against these parties
Marshal Gribole strollei out on the Clarksville
road Sunday. He wes not disappointed but ia
order to make dead sure thlug OF it he took
Deputy Sheriff Keller with him Sunday night
and the two secreted themselves near the house
The inmates were having high old time, the
noise OF their reyelry being heard afor. War
rants we're sworn out against Bette aud Polly
Smith, Liz Chapman and Gordon Gray The
three girls were charged with misdemeanor aud
Gray with drawing q pistol on a man. lhe
women we're confined Ia q room in tn Voccoa
no ell 10 await their trial and about dark thew
succeeded IN making their escape.
FLORIDA